Bullying Little Orange?

Aemeath and the others quickly settled into the academy, and their arrival brought plenty of life to the place.

The academy's older students secretly ranked the five new beautiful girls on the forum, and Little Ai claimed the top spot without question.

After all, Little Ai was an idol with real talent~ It was only natural for her to rank first~

As for the other four, opinions varied. In short, each girl's supporters thought their own goddess deserved second place, but none of them disputed Little Ai's place at the top.

Of course, the fans were all certain of one thing.

Xiao Ling absolutely deserved first place on the "This fiend must die" list, and there should be a bounty on his head too!

They'd heard Xiao Ling was two-timing with five girls, but nobody had said the five boats he was riding were fucking aircraft carriers?!

What, did he get all the good things to himself while they could only look on enviously?

As a result, Xiao Ling's reputation visibly went to the dogs. When he saw what people thought of him now, even he felt a teeny bit like dying.

Still, this was a society governed by law. Everyone talked tough, but who wasn't polite when they actually met him? And if anyone really was blind enough to pick a fight, he wouldn't mind letting them experience what absolute authority meant.

(Absolute! Rider!)

"Little Ai, catch!"

"Coming~!"

The shuttlecock traced a beautiful arc through the air, neatly evading her opponent's prediction. Aemeath scored another point.

"Amazing... It hasn't even been half an hour, has it? Little Ai, you're already this good?" her female teammate exclaimed.

"I'm just average~" Aemeath said modestly.

Badminton tested physical fitness, reflexes, and strength. As an outstanding former student of the Lahai-Roi Development Department, Little Ai had always ranked near the top in those areas.

All Little Ai needed was to learn the rules and how to serve, and she could quickly pick up the game.

Only those who played against Little Ai understood how terrifyingly fast she improved. She had gone from serving a little clumsily at first to playing rallies of more than a dozen shots, and she'd even learned techniques like smashing just by watching them. She was practically born with a sacred badminton physique!

What was more, this girl was terrifying. She really didn't hold back when she smashed, so her opponents never dared return the shuttlecock recklessly.

Don't misunderstand. It wasn't that they hadn't tried; their entire arms had gone numb from the impact when they did.

Heaven knew how someone with such a delicate little frame, who looked as though she'd topple over at a touch, could put so much explosive power into a smash.

"I'm done, I'm done. Someone else take over. Lynae, you go. I really can't beat Little Ai anymore..."

Little Ai had successfully worn her opponent out. After the girl waved her hand and stepped off the court to rest, Lynae took her place.

"Little Ai, want a match?" Lynae challenged her.

"If the stakes are the same as last time, I'm in." Aemeath smiled slyly.

Seriously, girl, was she ever going to let that go? Did she really want to see Lynae humiliated that badly?

"It's still too early to say who'll win!" This time, Lynae didn't get all girly about it like last time. The fighting spirit in her eyes only burned brighter.

"I'll take that as a yes. All right, you serve."

"Okay! Here I go!"

Before long, the two girls who had been on Aemeath and Lynae's respective teams quietly made their way to the spectator seats and started sipping milk tea.

Why weren't they playing anymore, you ask?

Just listen to this.

"Bang!" "Smack!" "Whoosh!" "Bang!"

You tell me how the fuck they were supposed to play! Huh?! Answer me! Look in my eyes!

The match was no less intense than the time Red Archer and Ahoge King played beach volleyball.

Clearly, both sides had long since become completely absorbed in the match, oblivious to everything around them.

The girls were having a blast, but their rackets had had enough.

And so, after another violent smash from Little Ai, the badminton racket in her hand gave its life in the line of duty.

"Ah, it broke." Aemeath looked regretfully at the racket in her hand, its strings completely snapped.

What the fuck were you two doing?! That's not how you play badminton, hey!!!

Let's turn our attention to the other three beautiful girls.

Chisa was playing tennis with some classmates she had just met. Her match was clearly less intense than Little Ai and Lynae's, but perhaps because her usual JK uniform was inconvenient for exercise, she had changed into a black sports outfit with short sleeves and shorts. She had also tied her hair in a high ponytail, giving her a more heroic look.

Dania, meanwhile, had found a shady corner to nap in. She wasn't interested in any sports, and it was hot outside, okay...

Still, she occasionally took a moment to see what her friends were doing.

Hmm... Aemeath and Lynae were planning to get another racket and play again, Chisa was still playing tennis with her classmates, and Ling had been roped into being a basketball substitute.

As for Xixi... Wait, what? Why was she in a tree?

From a distance, Dania saw Sigrika climb into the foliage and disappear from sight. Then, for some reason, she suddenly fell out of the tree...

?????!!!!!

Dania was wide awake in an instant and rushed over to check on Sigrika.

Sigrika was climbing a tree.

As a beautiful girl born and raised in the Roy Tribe, climbing trees had been an essential part of her childhood. Sometimes, she and Riling would climb up together and play with the cute birds.

Although she had grown up, started school, and learned to be sensible, she hadn't forgotten how to climb trees.

So when she accidentally kicked a shuttlecock up into a tree while showing her new friends how to play jianzi, she climbed up without a second thought.

The girls below were worried that Sigrika might suddenly fall, but she was nimble and climbed up in no time. She retrieved the shuttlecock caught in the branches and waved to the classmates below to show them she was fine.

But just as Sigrika was about to climb down, she suddenly spotted an orange cat trembling at the end of a branch. He looked very scared.

Sigrika was a kindhearted girl, and she immediately decided to rescue the poor orange cat too.

"There, there~ Don't be afraid. Come into my arms, and I'll take you home!" Sigrika smiled sweetly and gently beckoned to the orange cat.

The orange cat seemed to get what Sigrika was saying and edged closer to her.

Everything seemed to be going well...

And then...

"Hiss!!!!"

Damn, that wasn't some adorable kitty. That was Emperor Geezer!

Sigrika was caught off guard as the geezer raked his big paw across her face. Startled by the sudden pain and the attack, she lost her footing and fell from the tree.

Oh no! Sigrika cried inwardly as she felt herself falling.

The girls below cried out in panic, scrambling to catch Sigrika with their bare hands as she fell.

But that man would always arrive when his family was in danger! (Applause if you got that!.jpg)

Sigrika slowly opened her eyes in the warm embrace she had fallen into. The first thing she saw was Xiao Ling smiling teasingly at her.

"What happened? How did you manage to scratch up your face just fetching a shuttlecock?" Xiao Ling looked at the claw marks on Sigrika's face, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Sigrika looked at Xiao Ling, who had suddenly appeared before her, and her face turned red.

"I don't know either... I wasn't mean to that big orange cat, so why did he suddenly attack me?" Sigrika asked, blushing and puzzled.

Xiao Ling looked up at the tree. The geezer was leisurely patrolling his territory, his eyes fixed on Sigrika and Xiao Ling below.

Why did Xiao Ling feel like the geezer was laughing? It was as though he were mocking the unsuspecting Sigrika for falling into his carefully prepared trap.

Oh, so he was bullying Little Orange, was he? Xiao Ling really had to control him now!

But Xiao Ling wasn't a cat abuser, so of course he couldn't just hurt him directly. Cat lovers would label him an abuser for that.

So he decided to call on the senior tabby cat. Matters between senior cats should be settled by the senior cats themselves.

For now, though, he would take this slightly injured Little Orange to the infirmary.

"Senior, why don't you put me down fir- eeeehhhh!!!"

Mandarin Orange was just about to ask Xiao Ling to put her down when, to her surprise, he fired up his little motor and ran straight for the infirmary.

Sigrika swallowed the words she had been about to blurt out.

This seemed pretty nice too... Hehe.

She snuggled a little deeper into Xiao Ling's arms, like a big orange cat cradled against him.