The delinquent girls, seeing Kaixin Min surrounded, decisively jumped out to back up their big sister.
Because they had quietly followed Kaixin Min after she left the classroom.
It was obvious that Kaixin Min’s stealth ability was zero, and even her counter-surveillance was nonexistent.
She didn’t notice so many sisters tailing her all the way.
The scene instantly grew tense and restless.
The delinquent girls collectively confronted the Sword Club sisters.
A large-scale group standoff drew the attention of other sports clubs nearby, who paused their training and watched the unfolding drama in secret.
A group of fashionably dressed delinquent girls and a bunch of girls wearing training robes from the Sword Club formed a striking contrast, making quite a pretty sight.
Unfortunately, contrary to the bloodthirsty spectators’ hopes, no fight broke out between the two sides.
“Classmate, wait a moment. I’ll go get Senior Qingwen.” a Sword Club junior said.
“…………”
Kaixin Min said nothing.
But the junior had already gone back to the dojo and called out Ace of Swordsmanship Saki Haruka.
As soon as the Swordsmanship Ace Saki Haruka appeared, the delinquent girls’ momentum was immediately suppressed.
They couldn’t keep up their swagger in front of the Swordsmanship Champion Saki Haruka.
Even Kaixin Min felt a twinge of jealousy toward Saki Haruka, let alone the other girls.
How many times had it been said before?
Saki Haruka was the kind of woman who looked beautiful and cool no matter who looked at her—she was equally admired by both men and women, which was not easy to achieve.
It was easy enough to win the recognition of the opposite sex, as long as you looked good.
But to win the admiration of the same sex was extremely difficult.
For example, those idols who melt the hearts of thousands of girls would often be seen as effeminate by men.
The once arrogant delinquent girls were instantly frozen in place, shrinking back behind Kaixin Min.
“Junior, what do you need from me?”
Saki Haruka recognized Kaixin Min; they had just faced off moments ago.
“Where’s Li Zuhao? Hasn’t he come to find you?”
Kaixin Min looked around but saw no sign of him.
“No, I’m waiting for him too.”
Saki Haruka replied.
With nothing else to say, everyone exchanged glances.
Almost at the same moment, both Kaixin Min and Saki Haruka felt a sharp pang in their hearts—a sense of crisis.
“This isn’t good. Everyone, scatter and find out where that guy has gone! The Student Council might be after him.”
Kaixin Min reacted first, turning sharply to her delinquent girlfriends.
The delinquent girls acted quickly, nodding in unison and dispersing immediately.
In contrast, Saki Haruka and the Sword Club sisters were slower to react.
They were still dithering, dawdling, and hesitant.
The Sword Club’s position wasn’t as free as the delinquent girls’; they were bound within this large dojo.
Although Kaixin Min had taken a bit of a hit in front of Saki Haruka, she did whatever she pleased.
An unstoppable rebellious girl, Kaixin Min decisively turned and left the Sword Club behind.
This time, it was Saki Haruka who felt a bit envious of Kaixin Min.
Unlike herself, Kaixin Min was a true leader.
Those delinquent girls obeyed Kaixin Min’s orders without question, but they weren’t in a superior-subordinate relationship—just pure friendship.
Saki Haruka didn’t have any friends she could call her close girlfriends.
The Sword Club sisters treated her well, but they respected her so much that there was always a distance between them.
She carried the responsibility of guarding Ji Huang Academy’s Swordsmanship honor, and to live up to that admiration and expectation, she couldn’t afford to slip up.
“Junior, can I help with anything? I’m happy to assist.”
Saki Haruka also felt the crisis but had no reason to stop Kaixin Min, so she called out to her, sounding somewhat humble.
“Help? Senior, why would you help that cripple? Don’t you hate him? You even publicly scolded him, saying you’d beat him up every time you saw him.”
Kaixin Min suddenly took the upper hand, retorting.
“I…”
Saki Haruka was speechless.
She wasn’t unable to refute her junior’s doubts but was instead blocked by her own past words.
The words she had spoken before had now become a boomerang.
She had publicly declared, in front of everyone, that she would beat Li Zuhao every time they met.
That phrase had almost become the Sword Club Ace Saki Haruka’s signature line.
Much of her accumulated prestige and dominance came from these fierce remarks.
Now it was too late for Saki Haruka to change her tough image.
As a public figure on campus, the Swordsmanship Ace was bound by gender expectations; countless eyes watched her.
She couldn’t become a gentle, cute girl, couldn’t act coquettish toward men, had to remain independent and strong, and couldn’t enjoy a normal romance.
The wooden sword was stuck in her hand forever—she could never put down the sword and become a cute girl.
Even practicing swordsmanship in modern times couldn’t be about protecting the weak, only about strengthening the body and competing.
“Don’t bother worrying about us, Senior. I’ll come find you for a spar when I have time.”
Kaixin Min said coldly.
With that, she left the dojo entrance to search for someone.
Saki Haruka stood at the dojo entrance, watching Kaixin Min’s back with a mix of sadness and helplessness.
But at that moment…
A Sword Club junior returned to the dojo after eating.
Seeing Saki Haruka, she quickly approached and whispered, “Senior Saki, I just saw that Li Zuhao was surrounded by Student Council members while eating in the cafeteria.”
“What!”
Hearing this, Saki Haruka couldn’t help herself.
She swung her wooden sword and rushed toward the cafeteria.
The other Sword Club sisters hurriedly picked up their wooden swords and followed Saki Haruka.
Well, although Kaixin Min had faster reaction, it turned out Saki Haruka had better luck and a stronger intelligence network in the end.
“…………. What’s going on? Where’s everyone? Haven’t eaten dinner yet?”
Half the Sword Club was suddenly missing, leaving the Sword Club captain Huang Mang stunned.
Back at the Ji Huang Academy Cafeteria.
Li Zuhao was still eating slowly, mouthful by mouthful.
Suddenly, a group of Student Council members wearing distinctive black uniforms stormed into the cafeteria.
Their cold, sharp gazes swept around, frightening the surrounding ordinary students into pale faces.
Soon, the Student Council members locked onto Li Zuhao, who was eating alone in a corner.
“Wh-what… what do you want?” Li Zuhao started playing the coward, used to acting pitiful.
The Student Council members suddenly parted to make way.
“Heh, this doesn’t sound like the kind of tone from someone who managed to beat up four seniors single-handedly.”
The confident and arrogant Vice President Hao Tianhui stepped forward and sat opposite Li Zuhao.
“Vice President? What can I do for you?”
Li Zuhao continued his act of weakness.
But in truth, he was deeply disappointed.
He had hoped that President Lei was in a hurry and had sent someone to the cafeteria to arrest him and beat him up.
That would have allowed him to launch his general’s move ahead of schedule.
But it was just a visit from the Vice President.
Well, that was nothing.