A voice rang out suddenly in front of Greg, brimming with obvious anger and even trembling slightly with emotion.
It was Yelina.
The little upperclassman who had seemed so timid just moments ago suddenly stepped forward, placing her petite body just ahead of Greg.
She tilted her head up, her round face flushed with emotion. Her large, perpetually watery eyes were wide open as she stared unflinchingly at the arrogant noble girl, her voice much firmer than before:
"Greg is a temporary Disciplinary Committee Member personally approved by the Academy Head and officially appointed by the Student Council! His appointment fully complies with Academy regulations! You have no right to question the Student Council's decision, much less attack a Disciplinary Committee Member carrying out his duties with such rude language! Th-this alone already constitutes a possible violation of school rules!"
She delivered it all in one breath, her small chest rising and falling with emotion. Her hands were clenched into little fists, as though she were trying to bolster her own courage.
For a moment, everything fell silent.
The brown-haired noble girl froze, her face filled with disbelief.
She clearly hadn't expected this tiny girl to dare defy her so firmly, let alone in defense of that useless Greg Sass!
Greg froze too, looking in surprise at Yelina's slight back, which trembled with emotion.
He had never imagined that the little upperclassman he had frightened into fainting not long ago would step forward to speak up for him now.
Had she always been this brave?
Greg couldn't help wondering.
Sylvia's gaze also shifted suspiciously between Greg and Yelina, with no light at all in her pink eyes.
Victoria, meanwhile, held a fist to her lips and coughed loudly several times, forcibly steering the conversation back on track:
"Ahem! Well... you