Chapter 3: Ch.3
Emi was nervous. She angered a noble girl on the first day without meaning too. Making a noble mad was a bad idea for a poor commoner like her. She had no idea what would happen to her. With her low level, Emi couldn't fight back even if tried. If she popped up the help screen that showed her level, stats, available items, etc, Emi had nothing to save her in this case.
The noble girl menacingly walked to Emi, grabbing her shirt collar enough to nearly choke her.
"Say something trash, are you going to pay for ruining my jacket? I know you're not nobility, you don't have a broach to identify your family meaning you're a poor scholarship student." Her grip ran tighter, her fingernails practically scratched Emi's neck. "Well, trash how will you repay me."
Emi thought she was done for. Her first day and all of Seth's efforts and kindness down the drain just like that.
"Oy, what are you doing to her!" Emi recognized that voice from anywhere. Her eyes lit up, and her smile glowed. It was Ramírez.
The girls looked stunned at the sight of him, he stood 6 feet tall, his lean build and short spikey hair. He wore a custom gun belt and a short vest with no shirt exposing his muscles. He didn't have his guns with him, most likely since it's a school he didn't want to make trouble.
"Ra….Ramírez? What are doing here?" The girls asked.
"Huh? Why else, I'm here on business for the Academy but also, I'm here to see my childhood friend." He looked at Emi making the girls look frightened and dumbfounded at the same time. The fourth-ranked Adventurer at level A in the kingdom, known for killing a minor dragon by himself was friends with Emi. The girl holding Emi let go of her shirt collar before she angered Ramírez anymore. Emi fixed her jacket and wiped off the wrinkles on her collar. Ramírez walked to her with an affectionate smile fixing up her messy hair.
"How are you little Emi? It's been two years has it since we saw each other last?" He couldn't help but smile. They have been best friends since they were kids. He owed a lot of his courage and strength to her helping him when his family died too. Unlike her he enlisted in the Adventurer's guild as an apprentice first chance he got and grew through the ranks quickly, establishing himself as the Adventurer he is now. He glanced down at her, Ramírez never knew just how great she looked from all the grease and rough clothing. He even blushed after accidentally seeing her chest. He looked away at the last second before she could notice.
"Seth helped me enroll. He even adopted me so I could get the scholarship."
"Ho, so that stubborn old goat finally went through with it. Hard to believe that he actually would commit to it with his old age haha."
The girls' confusion grew more, and so did their resentment. Emi not only knew Ramírez but she was already in his favor something they all wanted.
"You better hurry up than you'll be late for class. I need to see the principal. She hired me for a job earlier. Later little Emi." Ramírez waved her goodbye before taking his leave. Emi smiled and waved back, The noble girls gritted their teeth in disgust, a commoner who had one of the most beloved men at her side while they had known none angered them. The one that choked her wanted revenge, she began whispering what to do to Emi later in the night.
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Emi's first day went somewhat smoothly. She made it to her classes fine, she struggled a bit with the ones involving magic, but her classes involving crafting and history were easy for her. She even impressed the other students and her teachers with how well and incredibly fast she was at fixing the practice Golems. The girls she met earlier were also in her classes and couldn't hide their disgust. They messed with her by drawing on her desk with obscenities, hurting her with spells with just enough force so the teachers wouldn't notice, trashing her dorm room, everything a typical bully would do they did. Emi didn't budge though, she was in her dream school she didn't want to ruin her chance. The girls though wanted their revenge, and it was coming soon, they were just bidding their time until the night came.
Emi went to the shower hall, the luxury wing for the girls to conduct their hygiene. The hot water hitting her skin felt more amazing than the one used at Seth's place. Emi was still stunned by how well she grew up when she looked in the mirror. It wasn't like she was conceited, she was just amazed at how well her body adjusted despite the hell she went through.
Emi wrapped the towel around her and grabbed her shower shoes. She heard a noise in the shower room then the lights went out. Emi went to investigate the cause, but no one was around, and the clothes she picked to sleep in were gone.
"Hello? Is someone there?"
Emi looked around but nobody was there, it was pitch black too so her field of vision was useless. She held tightly to her towel, walking carefully down the hall to find her room. Suddenly she felt a hand grab her from behind covering her mouth and holding her arms together so she couldn't fight back. She couldn't mistake that feeling wrapped around her even if she was half-conscious, her eyes widened with intense fear and all of her trauma came back at once, the arms holding her tight were from a Strayer.
The Strayer dragged her outside, Emi tried to break free as best as she could, but she couldn't do anything with her weak level as it was.
The girls were far away but could still see everything going on.
"You sure it won't kill her? Ramírez knows her. If anything happens he'll shoot us without hesitation?"
"Oh shut up, I'm not gonna kill her. Soiling my family's name with the blood of a commoner like her would be disgraceful. I ordered that hunk of junk to drop her off somewhere deep in the forest but enough to find her way back. I'm not that heartless." She was lying to them. Of course, the lead bully didn't have intentions to kill Emi but she wasn't going easy on her either. She ordered the Strayer to hold her down till the morning then she would pick up Emi and smack her around a bit just for fun.
"But don't you have a Golem you could have used? How did you get that abomination under your control? Strayers hate all biological life. They'll even kill Golems just to upgrade themselves to be stronger for their survival" The lead bully smiled wickedly. She wouldn't tell but she had a source, It cost her a lot of money but she had something up her sleeve. She couldn't help but laugh at what was happening to Emi. Her disgusting heart was enjoying everything.
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