Miss Riddler just wants to level up in peace.

"Are you okay?"

As Bronya reached out to help Mei up, she froze for a second and then fell into his arms.

It was as if the game had disconnected, and the light in their eyes disappeared.

"Bronya? Wake up!"

Mei asked anxiously, and quickly checked the girl's pulse.

"..."

As if waking from a hangover, Bronya stood up, rubbing her throbbing forehead. She was about to summon Heavy Bunny when she discovered the battle was over.

"Bronya, how did you do that? Teach me!"

Kiana happily hugged the weak girl, relieved that everyone was alright.

The dark area just now was truly astonishing, and Mei had the same question, but the most important thing right now is Bronya's physical condition.

"No, it's not Bronya..."

Bronya looked out of the training field, her gaze wandering, searching for a familiar figure.

It wasn't Seele, but Nightingale.

She is the one who helps everyone.

Bronya was surprised to find that her old thigh injury had healed considerably, and she was able to move it freely again.

More than ten minutes later, Theresa and Rita returned.

"It's good that everyone is alright. Let Grandpa worry about the repair costs."

After confirming the situation, Theresa breathed a sigh of relief.

Thanks to Ms. Nightingale's prior changes to the exam schedule, no students were injured or killed.

They fought in a well-defended training ground, so there was no damage to the academy's infrastructure.

Bronya briefly awakened a strange power... Could this also be part of her plan?

Theresa was amazed by all the foresight.

I feel like I'm almost catching up to my shrewd and calculating grandfather, the bishop.

If the other party were the school principal, they probably would have done even better than I have?

Where is Teacher Nightingale?

Theresa asked, "But Ziyao is nowhere to be found."

"Mei-nee, please."

Bronya reviewed the surveillance footage and was shocked to discover that Ziyao had been abducted.

Instead of retreating with the main force, the twins made a move and ran in the opposite direction.

"Ah."

Mei nodded and picked up the katana again.

..

Ice cold.

The air conditioner is on full blast, and even my clothes are cold.

"Rosalia, it's all your fault. You were only looking at Bronya."

"No way, you were clearly engrossed in watching it too."

"What do we do now? We've knocked them unconscious."

"It's clearly Rosalia's fault."

A cold, electronic voice sounded, and the tram slowly started moving.

Surprisingly, there were hardly any people riding the tram today; the three of them were the only passengers in the carriage.

Do you think we might get caught?

"I don't know, they'll probably prioritize chasing the mechs."

"When did Lilia become so clever? Let me think... this is called shifting the blame, right?"

"You have a good vision."

The girls' chatter woke up Ziyao, who was still in a daze.

When she woke up, she found herself lying on the laps of two men with her hands tied with rope.

These two idiots actually kidnapped her?!

It exceeded the range of her control talent, and she was immediately disconnected, the consequences of which were quite severe for her.

No wonder the system specifically noted that the puppeteer is most vulnerable when controlling the puppet.

"Hey, she's awake."

"No need to repeat it, Lilia isn't blind."

"Why did you faint? Are you feeling unwell?"

Rosalia helped untie the ropes, since it felt quite uncomfortable, and they didn't think Ziyao could run away.

"Let me make this clear beforehand, I don't have any money to compensate you."

“Lilia wanted to report it, but Rosalia only paid for one ticket out of the three people.”

Fragrant strands of hair brushed against Ziyao's face, making her feel itchy.

The scenery outside the window kept changing, moving away from the suburbs and gradually into the mountains.

"Thank you both for your hard work. I'm getting off at the next stop."

Getting up from the girls' soft lap pillows, Ziyao was more concerned about St. Freya's condition.

"That won't do. We can't go back empty-handed."

Rosalia blocked Ziyao's path, wagged her tail, and shook her pink greatsword.

"That's right, you are a prisoner now, please surrender obediently."

As she spoke, Lilia blocked the other path.

If slacking off leads to mission failure, and I can't bring back any results, I'll probably get scolded.

How much money do you want?

After a moment of contemplation, Ziyao gave up on her plan to deceive him.

Compared to empty words, tangible benefits are more reliable.

"The Vodka Girl looks down on such vulgar things as money, give up on her!"

Ziyao sat down in another seat and glanced at the scenery outside the window.

"This is a golden opportunity, are you sure you don't want it?"

"Of course, we won't be bought off by dirty money."

"Rosalia, you seem very excited."

It said no, but its tail was wagging happily, though the big sword it was holding was a bit scary.

"Well, lately... I'm a little short on money... hehe."

"I have some things to take care of, can you let me go first?"

"After it's done, I'll have someone transfer the money to you."

"Hmph, I'm not stupid. There are clearly hostages. Why don't you just have your family members obediently hand over the money first?"

Rosalia put her hands on her hips and said.

"Rosalia, we are not robbers."

Lilia muttered to herself, suddenly having a bad feeling.

"Swish swish..."

He took out his pen, and there happened to be a check stamped by Otto in the system space.

Fill in the amount, sign the name of the person handling the transaction, and a legal receipt that can be exchanged for tens of thousands of US dollars is complete.

"Lilia, look, it feels fake to me!"

"Destiny Trust... Nightingale...? Sorry, I don't understand, the stamp is crooked."

"Then it's fake. They think they can fool us? It's not that easy!"

“…”

Ziyao sighed, rubbing her forehead, lamenting that rotten wood cannot be carved.

In the afternoon, the two vodka girls will regret it; they cleverly avoided the treasure chest and thus lost their precious opportunity to achieve snack freedom.

The tram was running smoothly, and just as Ziyao was wondering if she would be abducted to the Entropy's lair, something happened.

The ceiling suddenly shook.

Then, the sharp blade pierced through, easily breaking through the special waterproof membrane.

This was just the beginning. The long blade cut along the weakest point, and in the blink of an eye, it opened a gash.

"Teacher Nightingale, I'm here to save you—"

Volume 1: Chapter 51 Investigation

Upon seeing the lightning flashing on the katana, Rosalia unconsciously took two steps back.

"Vodka Girl, prepare for a strategic retreat."

"I'm hungry, I'll go home now."

Lilia nodded, agreeing with Rosalia's idea.