Rai stood beside Lyube, who lay helpless on the grass of the field while clutching his stomach.
"It seems I was wrong for underestimating you," Lyube said.
Rai took his cellphone out of his pants pocket. "You'd better not breathe too deeply so the pain in your stomach will subside more quickly."
Lyube smiled. "I'm getting even more curious. What kind of case made you end up being punished?"
Rai shook his head. "How many times do I have to say it? I don't like small talk with you."
Hearing that, Lyube immediately fell silent. Rai then began to claim what they had previously agreed upon.
"According to our agreement, I want you to abolish the free-bullying regulation and replace it with punishment for bullies," Rai said.
"Is that all?" Lyube asked.
Rai showed a video recording on his cellphone. "I want you to punish these three female students properly."
Lyube remained silent upon hearing that. Rai then began to walk away, leaving Lyube still lying in the middle of the field.
"I trust that you'll keep your promise, right? I'll be waiting for the announcement tomorrow morning," Rai said as he continued walking away.
Lyube stared at Rai's back in frustration. "Damn… how could I be defeated with just one kick?"
As Rai was climbing the stairs, Xeno arrived while carrying Aveline on his shoulder. The two of them looked past Rai and saw Lyube still lying in the middle of the soccer field.
"Rai…" Aveline said in shock.
Xeno remained silent, saying nothing at all. Rai walked past the two of them.
"It's already late. Don't you want to go back to the dormitory?" Rai said.
Hearing that, Xeno and Aveline glanced back at Lyube for a moment before finally following Rai back to their dormitory.
Meanwhile, Lyube slowly got up and took his cellphone from his pocket. He searched for Liora's contact and began to call her.
"In the end, Liora will definitely like it," Lyube said while staring at his ringing phone.
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Nighttime…
Mr. Yuto came to the Opportunis dormitory to check on Aveline after hearing news that a student from the Opportunis class had been taken to the infirmary.
"So, how is her condition?" Mr. Yuto asked Xeno in the left-side common room.
"She's starting to get better. You don't need to worry about her so much," Xeno replied.
"Thank goodness. Besides, the perpetrator can't be punished since this place allows students to bully each other freely," Mr. Yuto said.
"Yeah, that's how it is…" Xeno said briefly.
Mr. Yuto looked around the room. "Where is my favorite guy? Is he hiding in his room?"
Hearing that, Xeno tried to hold back his laughter. "He and the Head Butler went to Aveline's room on the third floor."
Mr. Yuto looked confused. "What is he doing entering the girls' area?"
Xeno let out a brief sigh. "Because Aveline only wants to eat food cooked by Rai… for now."
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On the third floor of the girls' dormitory area, Rai walked along the corridor together with the Head Butler, moving quietly so as not to make any noise.
"Sorry, this must be troublesome for you," the Head Butler said.
"It's not a problem," Rai replied coldly while carrying the tuna jaw dish he had prepared for Aveline.
They stopped in front of Aveline's room. To avoid suspicion from other students, the Head Butler decided to stand guard outside.
"For security reasons, it's better if I stay outside while you go in alone," the Head Butler said.
Rai nodded and carefully opened the door, then stepped inside quietly.
The Head Butler quickly closed the door from the outside. Rai turned his gaze toward Aveline, who was lying on the bed. She appeared to be sleeping peacefully.
"If she's sleeping like this, it seems she's already fine," Rai muttered while holding the plate of tuna jaw.
Rai woke Aveline so she could eat first before taking her medicine.
"Hey, can you wake up for a moment?" Rai said.
Faintly, Aveline heard Rai's voice and slowly opened her eyes. However, she was immediately shocked when she saw Rai standing nearby.
"Rai?" Aveline said.
Rai helped Aveline sit up. "I heard you haven't eaten since this morning, so I came to bring you this tuna jaw."
Aveline looked confused. "But I'm not hungry…"
Without saying much, Rai cut the tuna jaw with a knife, scooped a piece with a spoon, and brought it directly to Aveline's mouth.
"Do you like it?" Rai asked.
Aveline chewed slowly and was immediately surprised. The tuna jaw meat was incredibly tender.
"Wow… this tuna jaw meat is very tender. Who cooked it?" Aveline asked.
Rai handed the plate to her. "It doesn't matter who cooked it. What matters is that the Head Butler told you to eat it and take the medicine he gave you."
Rai then handed her the medicine entrusted to him by the Head Butler.
"Alright…" Aveline replied.
While eating, Aveline stared at Rai, who was sitting nearby while playing on his cellphone.
"How did he defeat Lyube?" Aveline muttered in confusion.
With growing curiosity, Aveline finally asked, "How did you defeat Lyube this afternoon?"
Rai answered quickly, "We made a deal. I wouldn't break his record in that game again, and in exchange, he surrendered."
Aveline became even more confused. "You're not lying, are you?"
Rai shook his head slightly. "Logically speaking, I wouldn't be able to defeat Lyube in a one-on-one fight."
Aveline began to feel that Rai's explanation made sense.
"Why is he so afraid of you breaking his record?" Aveline asked.
"I don't know…" Rai replied briefly.
Suddenly, two soft knocks sounded on the door. Rai immediately understood the signal—it was time to leave.
"Well then, I'll take my leave," Rai said.
He then exited the room. Aveline stared at the door with a confused expression.
"Just now… was he with someone?" Aveline murmured softly.
-- End Chapter 10 --