Chapter 17: Valentine's Day Great War (Part 2)

  After sweeping the battlefield, sorry, after tidying up the messy clubroom of Ryori-sha, a group of soy sauce returned to their dormitories to fetch their textbooks and prepare for a new day.

  As for Cecilia who fell asleep on the bed, Eriol had no choice but to pretend that she had a fever.

  But today Eliya didn't have a chance to say this lie.

  When the eight o'clock bell rang, Chris appeared on time in the classroom of the first year A class of the Magic Department. The little loli stretched her neck and looked out the window with all her might, almost cramping up.

  Kurisu's eyebrows began to twitch wildly as she lazily glanced at the attendance sheet while sucking on a chocolate bar, saying "Eru Hārisu, don't look away, today the sun rose normally from the east."

  Alicia let out a long sigh of relief all at once.

  "Hey, what's with that relieved expression of yours, like you just escaped a disaster from the end of the world?" After Erihicha snickered and lowered her head, Kurisu raised the attendance sheet and said, "Alright then, let's begin roll call."

  Norman Kerry

  "Here!" The super big guy who just pushed the door and sat down beside Xiao Luoli replied.

  "Alright, roll call is over." Chris said, closing her attendance book.

  "Hey! Even if this big fool encounters all sorts of strange things on his way to class every day and is late every day, you can't just call him out like that! Today someone played hooky... no, someone took a sick leave!"

  "Alright, you guys." Chris clapped her hands to get everyone's attention and said, "I've been hearing that you boys are planning to do something with the first-year martial arts class A on Valentine's Day, right? Just to attract attention and get more chocolates? This has even made it onto 'Secret Garden' and caught the attention of the whole school. Are you guys trying to start the school festival early?"

  By the way, Coach Kris, how did you know about "The Secret Garden"... You're not a loyal reader of it too, are you?

  The classroom was silent. Eriol could even hear a mosquito that had been hiding in the warm air-conditioned school building and had narrowly escaped freezing to death land elegantly on Norman's nose, bow its body and say: "You're so handsome, your mysterious aura and good looks make my heart skip a beat. I have an impertinent request: may I kiss you?"

  Norman, this clumsy ox who didn't understand romance, stretched out his hand and slapped the delicate Miss Mosquito into pieces.

  Of course, the monologue of the mosquito that was slapped to death above is just Xiaoluo's brain supplement, but the crisp sound of the slap also made those boys who were scared by Keli come back to their senses and begin to make excuses in all directions.

  "Shut up, all of you!" Chris snapped irritably. "Since you've done it, just admit it with a clear conscience! You're now quacking and shirking responsibility like ducks whose nest has been blown up - are you guys men or not?!!"

  Coach Kris, you've been trolled...

  Looking at the boys who were lowering their heads and pretending to be good, Christine's forehead suddenly bulged with blue veins: "What's going on? Why aren't you guys arguing anymore? I heard that when you were negotiating with them, it was very intense, almost to the point of a big fight! Is this competition for girls' chocolates really fun?"

  Except for a few boys who didn't attend with expressions of "who provoked me", all the boys in the class fell silent. It is said that if you don't die in silence, you will explode in silence, and under the oppressive atmosphere, some people chose the latter.

  "Teacher! This activity represents the romance of us men! Compared to those enviable people who easily receive chocolates from girls, we ordinary boys rarely talk to girls in our daily lives. Can't we just sit back and watch those guys show off in front of us?! No, we must fight back! And this time's plan is our act of defiance!"

  Excited Joey said to the point of forgetting himself, waving his arms vigorously, and got a loud echo from all the boys in the class.

  "You're not possessed by the spirit of a German mustache or something, are you?"

  Cris held onto the podium with both hands tightly and hung her head down, her whole body trembling non-stop.

  Miharu leaned in and whispered, "Eri-chan, why does Coach Kurisu look so angry?"

  Alicia curled up the corner of her mouth: "You watch, she's not angry at all."

  Cristy slammed her hand on the podium and roared:

  "You're indeed my student, so full of spirit!! Since we're going to compete with those guys from the other school, we must win no matter what!! That being said, I won't force the girls in our class to give you these rascals chocolates, if you want them, you'll have to earn them with your true abilities!!"

  Alicia: "See?"

  Mishelle: "Really? You look full of energy."

  The boys were stunned for a moment, then they all cheered up.

  I know you're all excited, but whoever that is, please don't shout "Long live Queen Chris"!

  "I'll say it again, the chocolates you receive must be given to you by the girls themselves. If I find out that any of you forced a girl to give you chocolate, humph, you know what will happen to you?" Chris threatened, biting into her chocolate bar and cracking her knuckles, causing the temperature in the classroom to drop several degrees. "So, hurry up and make your move! Whether it's by raising your affection levels, making promises, asking them out to eat or go for a walk, begging on your knees, licking their shoes, enduring a whipping, or even resorting to brute force, I don't care what methods you use, just get the chocolates!"

  "Hey, what's with the good feeling booster? And how does it get more and more absurd towards the end? By the way, isn't the last one completely contradictory to what you said earlier about not forcing girls?! Are you trying to stir up trouble or something, you bad teacher?!"

  "Oh~~~~~~~~~~~~!!" Suddenly, the classroom was filled with a chorus of wolf-like howls.

  I am a divider line

  After school, Eri came to the activity room and flopped onto the sofa: "This time it's going to be lively."

  Sophia smiled and said, "Isn't this better? On Valentine's Day, we can also use the popularity brought by the event to sell our goods at a good price."

  "I just hope nothing goes wrong when the time comes." Elisha shrugged, "Do you think those guys who fought over the girl's chocolate can stay calm and peaceful together?"

  No one responded anymore.

  Suddenly the classroom door was pushed open, and Li Hua and Ilya walked in. All of a sudden, Li Hua excitedly said: "I'm telling you, have you guys heard? Our class and your class's boys are going to have a big activity!"

  "Ah, I've heard," Eriol said weakly, waving her hand. "It was from our class's homeroom teacher, and she even expressed support for the activity."

  "Really, our class advisor also agrees with that." Li Hua said while finding a chair to sit down, "It seems like this chocolate collection contest is very popular."

  "Huh? Your instructor agreed to it too?" Little Lori couldn't help but be surprised, hoping that there was actually another martial arts teacher in Hope Garden who was just as out of touch with reality as Chris.

  "Yeah, although he agreed, but he seems to be somewhat reluctant. Li Hua thought for a moment and said, "Moreover, it looks like there's an injury on his face, I reckon he lost in a sparring match with someone and is in a bad mood, that's why he reluctantly agreed to this activity."

  Coach Kuri, you're really not a warrior...

  "It seems that everyone will have to prepare for the endless harassment by men then." Sophia said elegantly while sipping her red tea, "Actually, being gentle yet firm is also a good method, I wonder how many people can think of it."

  "If I had to deal with that guy every day, I'd electrocute him until he's well done." Eri said this while clearly glancing at Rihwa who was lying on the table, staring blankly into space and drooling.

  "Hey, why did I get shot even though I was lying down?!" Li Hua shouted loudly as he straightened up.

  "Because you're a warrior, and it just so happens that you've been ridiculed."

  "Alright, alright you two." Sophia intervened, then magically pulled out a roughly wrapped small rectangular paper box from somewhere and placed it on the table, "If you have time to play spit-roasting games, why not prepare your own chocolate instead?"

  "Is this chocolate?" The nearby Charley picked it up and examined it carefully for a moment before asking, "How much did you buy it for?"

  Sophia pulled out a small, exquisite silk folding fan from somewhere and half-covered her mouth with it as she smiled: "Ah-la, how could the chocolate I bought possibly convey my feelings? Of course, this is the one I made myself yesterday."

  Poor Charsi's beautiful silver hair suddenly turned into a brilliant snow-white color, even surpassing the whiteness of winter snow.

  "Throw it away quickly!" Li Hua yelled loudly, as if what Krasi had in his hand was a smoking long-handled grenade.

  Eriol couldn't help but say, "Even if you were to spread hot sauce all over the chocolate you bought, it would still be more reliable than handing out this dangerous thing. At least the former wouldn't result in loss of life!!"

  "Alright then, I'll just go buy one." Sophia said with a sigh and a look of disappointment.

  "Has it been acknowledged that I'm being smeared with chili sauce...?" Xia Xi couldn't help but have a black line on his forehead.

  "I don't understand why humans are so obsessed with sweets. What's the point?" asked Yue, who was sitting on one side reading a book and slowly raised her head to ask.

  "Ah, Tsukika, you're here?" Erihija exclaimed in surprise.

  "I shouldn't actually be here, but because some guy suddenly remembered that there's a role like me in the club members, I appeared at this time and place."

  "Can I take this as a veiled protest?" Eriol waved her hand, "Never mind, who made you an pseudo-three-no with infinite approaching zero existence. As for your question just now, Illya can tell you."

  No one answered him, and Ilya fell asleep on a table near the door.

  The little loli's face turned green with rage: "Hey, this guy wouldn't be a girl disguised as a boy, would he?"

  Li Hua's voice was inexplicable: "How can you say that? Mimi, Ilya and I grew up together since childhood, isn't it clear whether he is male or female?"

  "Is it normal for a teenage boy to fall asleep in a room full of beautiful girls except for him?"

  Mishelle tilted her head and thought for a moment, then suddenly raised her index finger and said, "Maybe he was up all night the day before?"

  "No, Michelle," Li Hua said seriously, patting Michelle's shoulder with a solemn expression. "He fell asleep because he was tired from playing with the girls in the room."

  Alicia silently walked up and gently grasped Li Hua's hand, turning her into a charred black object in the midst of her unexpected and delighted gaze.

  "It's your words that are prone to misunderstanding from the start!" Li Hua lay on the ground and protested.

  "There's no need to say that to a natural airhead! Do you want to turn the natural airhead into a natural black?"

  "That's not bad at all, I'm just teaching Michelle some relevant knowledge." Lying down, Li Hua suddenly lifted up Eriol's skirt and stuck his head in, "Oh, today is a lovely, charming, and seductive pink lace edge. En, it's really good taste."

  Eirlys pulled out the Oath Victory Sword, which was enormous compared to her height, from her wrist and pressed it against Li Hua Yin's neck: "Want to die once?"

  "Hey, hey, hey, isn't this your line? And your voice is totally unsuitable for such a cold tone!"

  "Fine, I'll change to a line that suits my arrogant tone - Go die twice!!"

  "Huh!? The frequency has actually increased!?"

  Sophia watched as the two lively ones were about to start their usual quarrel, and hastily stopped them: "Alright, you two. For now, let's wake up Ilya and have him answer Yuege's questions instead." Michelle, go call him over."

  Mishka responded with a sound and came to Ilya's side, who was fast asleep, and gently shook him: "Ilya, wake up quickly."

  Then something happened that left everyone in the room stunned and unable to react.

  Only to see Ilya, who was sleeping in a dream, suddenly stretched out her right hand and pulled the dizzy Tianran into her arms after being shaken by Michelle for a few times. Then she began to feel her up and down. Michelle, who reacted half a beat slower, stared blankly at Ilya, who was apparently sleepwalking, as she put her hands on her high twin peaks and round buttocks.

  Just as the little loli thought she would smile and say "Ah-la, Ilya you're so naughty even when sleeping", Michelle's face suddenly turned red as if blood was about to drip out, her head steaming with vapor, shouting "Wuuu" and started struggling. Although this appearance is also cute, the scene in front of her still shattered the little loli's fantasy about natural idiots.

  "Ah, I've trained her well. Muxue has finally come to realize the difference between men and women." Li Hua puffed out his chest with a "look at me, I'm so great" expression, saying proudly.

  "Give me back my natural silly dream!!"

  Mishelle struggled desperately to break free from Ilya's grasp, but it was a futile effort. As a male warrior and a female mage, the difference in their physical strength was like heaven and earth. It was as if the big bad wolf had caught Little Red Riding Hood, or the creepy uncle had grabbed hold of little Lori, or the Golden Star woman had seized the pale-faced boy, or the strong-willed older sister had grasped the weak-willed young man, or even Akmondo, who was just passing by in the newbie zone, had casually snatched up a hapless rookie who was still leveling up and doing quests.

  Just as Misha was about to get emotional under Eliya's unconscious "caress" and no one came to rescue her, Eriol thought that this guy was actually a big bad egg who pretended to be honest on the surface but had a perverted mind, and he was having some unmentionable scenes in his dreams.

  "Oh, so many hamburgers and roast goose..."

  "What did you think Misha's beautiful and curvaceous figure was for, you glutton?!" Elisha casually grabbed the metal tea tray on the table and threw it with force.

  With a "thud", the tea tray accurately hit Ilya's head, causing the two of them, who were already shaking on the chair due to Michelle's struggles, to suddenly fall to the ground, forming a classic push-down posture with Michelle at the bottom and Ilya on top, gazing deeply into each other's eyes.

  Ilya finally came to. When he found Michelle under him with her hair disheveled, clothes in disarray, and face flushed, on the verge of tears, and his right hand still pressed against her left breast, Ilya was stunned speechless for a long time. He even forgot to get up, just standing there silently staring at the girl.

  What a great and profound sentiment this pair of eyes holds! It contains the noble, elegant, and eternal loyalty between Altoria and Gilgamesh, as well as the passionate and intense collision between Atlas and Wiz-Khalifa; inside, it not only wanders with the beautiful base of Akane and Shishiyou, but also emits the faint lily fragrance between Shinsei and Suigin.

  Alright, what I said above is nonsense.

  Just as the male and female leads of this romantic comedy, along with its egg-pained audience, fell silent, the door to the room was opened. Standing outside was Cecilia, who had just woken up: "Sorry everyone, I'm... late..."

  Her gaze focused on the two people huddled together on the floor, her face suddenly turned red.

  "Sorry to disturb you!" Cecilia said hastily as she closed the door.

  After a while, the door was pushed open again. Cecilia shouted: "Hey, isn't that wrong! Why are there still so many people watching and loafing around inside?!"

  "It's just an unexpected turn of events that those two have become like this now." Eriol said with a shrug.

  "What kind of accident would have to happen for it to end up like this?!"

  "No way, who made them have the halo of being the master of the divine beast palace?"

  It wasn't until then that Ilya reacted and hastily got up, then helped Michelle up as well: "Sorry, Michelle. Are you okay?"

  Mishelle lowered her head, her small face flushing red as she hastily adjusted her clothes and shook her head lightly.

  Alicia glanced at the two people who were awkwardly silent between them, and her mouth corners slightly curled up.

  I am the dividing line of the end.

  "Speaking of which, this chapter has ended and no one has answered my question yet."

  I've forgotten about you again, I'm really sorry...