Chapter 51: What kind of skill is it to bully girls? If you have the ability, come at me!

“Wait a minute, you’re going to join the team too, let’s go together.”

After feeling down, Leo immediately perked up and chased after Michelle.

Michelle stopped, the flush on her face faded, she lowered her hands, kicked at the pebbles under her feet, and slowly moved absentmindedly.

Leo came to Michelle’s side and walked alongside her.

“I handed over the materials for forging the sword to Master Jekes. I can pick it up in a month. I feel like he can forge a legendary-class weapon.”

Leo changed the subject, chatting aimlessly.

“Mm.”

“I found a part-time job, helping our class’s noble girl, Delisa, practice swordsmanship. The pay is 100,000 gold coins a month. Thanks to this 100,000 gold coins, I can pay Master Jekes the deposit for the equipment.”

“Mm.”

“I don’t feel good alone. Can you come with me? We can practice swordsmanship together, it only takes an hour a day.”

“Mm.”

Every time Leo spoke, Michelle nodded obediently.

On the academy path, the fragrance of flowers wafted through the air.

Leo and Michelle walked side by side through the shaded path, a gentle breeze lifted Michelle’s silver hair.

Leaves fluttered down, scattered on the ground, and students passed by, glancing at them curiously.

At this moment, it was peaceful and beautiful. Leo felt calm, it was the first time he walked with Michelle in the academy.

“Wait a minute.”

Leo reached out to touch Michelle’s head.

“What?”

Michelle became flustered like a startled rabbit, the remaining flush on her face slowly expanded, her heart wavered again, her body stiffened, she pursed her lips, and closed her eyes tightly.

“A leaf has fallen on your head.”

Leo said with a smile, holding up the leaf for her to see.

Michelle blinked, her watery eyes revealing pity, fluttering.

“Leo, do you want to bully me like the others?”

A soft, sticky voice came from beside her ear. Michelle’s shy cheeks, pink and white, looked like a frightened little animal. At this moment, the saintess had lost her usual composure, looking pitiful.

What to do, I want to bully her even more.

Leo’s heart raced violently.

The usually calm and elegant saintess, who handled everything with ease, actually showed such a side.

He leaned close to Michelle’s ear and whispered, “Saintess, you’re not still thinking about what just happened, are you? Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone.”

A tingling sensation came from her ear, and Michelle felt weak all over. She instinctively took out her staff.

Bang!

“That hurts!”

Leo covered his head, “Why did you hit me again?”

Wait, why did I say ‘again’?

Michelle skillfully retracted her staff.

Oh my God, I understand now. The holy staff is meant to purify Leo’s impure heart.

All her chaotic thoughts were thrown away, and Michelle felt relaxed, a smile blooming on her face, vibrant and colorful.

“We’ve wasted too much time, let’s hurry to the team.”

……

Arriving at the Crimson Flame team, all the members were present except for Yulis, who probably went somewhere to lose weight. They hadn’t seen him for a week.

“Today, two new members are coming, also freshmen. You might know them,” Nathan said.

“Great! Our team is too small. If we add two more, we’ll have nine. The academy ranking battle is coming in a month, the more people, the better,” Mona said happily.

“Are they also freshmen?”

Leo had a bad feeling. He showed a hint of a mischievous smile, “That’s fine, let me oversee the team entry test.”

“You kid probably has some ulterior motives,” Heles said with distrust.

“No, no, I just want to have a friendly exchange with the new members. I’m the weakest in the team. If they can’t even pass my test, they don’t qualify to join.”

Everyone: “…”

Nathan placed a hand on his shoulder, a dark smile bringing him pressure, and warned, “Leo, don’t mess around.”

“Of course not,” Leo quickly shook his head.

“By the way, what is the academy ranking battle that Senior Mona just mentioned?” Michelle asked.

Mona replied, “It’s a competitive event held by various adventure teams in the academy, ranked according to performance and strength. The higher the rank, the more generous the rewards. Members who perform well will also be valued by the empire after graduation. In short, it’s all good.”

“This ranking battle is particularly important for Senior Nathan and Senior Heles. They are already in their fourth year, and if they perform well, they might catch the attention of the top knight orders in the empire.”

Both Nathan and Heles were commoners, nearing graduation, so they valued this opportunity greatly.

Jin also agreed, “So the strength of the new members must be strictly evaluated. We can’t let the newcomers hold us back. These two probably joined because they saw your performance in hunting the young dragon.”

After waiting for a while, there was a knock on the door.

A red-haired boy walked in, “I’m Locke Ang, planning to become a warrior. I have decent talent in magic sword techniques.”

It was indeed Locke, probably here for Michelle. During the introduction, he intentionally or unintentionally glanced in Michelle’s direction, planning to join the Crimson Flame team to get closer to her.

For some reason, Leo felt uncomfortable in his heart as he looked at Michelle.

Michelle’s expression was a bit cold; she also noticed Locke secretly sizing her up.

First impressions are important. When Locke first met Michelle, he left her with an unsavory impression, and now seeing him again, she had no good feelings.

Leo was certain in his heart that he couldn’t let Locke join.

“Decent talent in magic sword techniques? Interesting, let me have a word with you.”

A voice came from outside, and Yulis walked in, accompanied by a girl.

“Yulis, you actually lost weight so quickly.”

The people in the room looked at Yulis in surprise. His current physique was the same as before, even more robust.

The little chubby boy had completely disappeared.

Subtly, everyone felt a bit regretful.

Seeing their expressions, Yulis’ brows twitched. He had undergone a week of intense training just to prevent these people from bullying him again.

Now it seemed worth it.

“You are the members of the Crimson Flame team? Just barely suitable to be my teammates.”

The girl beside Yulis said.

Her gaze landed on Leo, “You beggar is also here.”

After saying that, she immediately covered her mouth, realizing she had misspoken.

“Hmph! I won’t apologize. It’s a great honor for you to be my teammate.”

Leo rolled his eyes, pointed at her, and asked Yulis, “Can I kick her out?”

“She has nothing to do with me; we just happened to run into each other. Do as you wish,” Yulis replied coldly.

“Hey! I actually appreciated you, but I misjudged you. However, I won’t let myself be bullied. Michelle, I want to duel with you!”

“Me? But I’m not very good at fighting,” Michelle replied.

Leo stood in front of her, taking responsibility, “What kind of skill is it to bully girls? If you have the ability, come at me!”

Krista was a bit confused. Am I not a girl?

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Almost got led astray by him.

“It doesn’t matter, I’ll fight you first anyway. I’ll definitely defeat you.”

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