They don't want me to try anymore.

The three women and one man each used their skills to climb onto the windows and the roof.

It's neither polite nor ladylike, but everyone does it willingly.

Just as Zoe was about to take out the spiked club, Tom stopped her.

"Look, the manager seems to have had quite a bit to drink. Maybe we won't need to do anything..."

As he spoke, he took out a scroll from his pocket, which contained recording magic—although there were no tape recorders in this era, such small gadgets could still be made.

An hour passed.

After spending the night in the cold wind, the four set off back to school with a full load of goodies.

"It's actually like this!"

On the way, Zoe's face was full of anger: "I need to tell Richard all this right away!"

But when they crossed the south of the city again, a group of burly beggars and thugs blocked their way.

"Ladies, it's the middle of the night, and you don't even bring a guard. You just drag around in front of us with a skinny male servant. You're really looking down on us!"

The leader brandished a dagger, trying to intimidate the four people in front of him.

Perhaps when he saw the petite Zoe take out the spiked club, he suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

"First of all, Tom is not a male servant! Secondly... you've come at the perfect time, I've been wanting to use this tonight but haven't been able to, I've been holding back for so long!"

Tom sighed, not considering himself a hero, and unable to bear looking at the dripping blood, he closed his eyes.

Sigh, you street thugs, why did you mess with her?!

Another hour later.

The four of them finally returned to school.

Zoe and Katyusha couldn't wait to rest and quickly ran to Richard's hospital room to hand him the recording reel.

"Richard, you have to see this!"

"what?"

Richard, who was about to take a break, was slightly surprised, but after taking the scroll, he immediately realized what it meant.

But at that moment, he smelled a foul odor and couldn't help but sniff.

Zoe and Katyusha suddenly realized that they hadn't showered at all since they got back. There was poop on their feet from accidentally stepping in it, their clothes were covered in dust from the roof, and there was blood on the hem of their skirts from teaching the thugs a lesson.

The little girl immediately blushed and tried to leave with the maid.

Richard grabbed them and pulled them back.

"Richard, don't come near me..."

"Your Highness, I am too dirty."

"No, it's okay."

Seeing the disheveled girls, Richard smiled and forcefully approached them, ignoring the bloodstains...

He held them in his arms.

"...Thank you all."

"Mmm!"

"Don't worry, with this evidence, I'm sure I'll win at tomorrow's hearing!"

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Dissent, Ali! (I object!)

This night.

Many people are still awake...

The afternoon of the second day.

Hundreds of students arrived at the auditorium behind the school's main castle, chattering excitedly as they awaited the start of the hearing.

"Quiet."

It was Kalanish again. As the teacher who usually oversees school discipline, he walked onto the stage with a serious expression, silencing the murmurs from the audience.

"The purpose of this hearing today is to resolve the incident in the illusory world the other day and to uphold school discipline..."

Basic pleasantries omitted.

Then he had Hamilton, who was sitting on his left, stand up and restate his accusations.

Hamilton finished speaking, glanced at Richard across from him, and Linda in the audience, and then sat back down uneasily.

Yes, these days it's not just Richard, the one who was falsely accused, who is suffering; Hamilton is suffering the same way.

According to his original estimate, with Linda's cooperation, they should be able to solidify Richard's crimes within a small group of teachers, thereby leading to his expulsion or punishment.

Unexpectedly, the princess from another great power, Vanderbilt, and the witch principal who was rarely seen, both stood up to support Richard, who had no background in the empire, which led to the matter being brought to a hearing!

She's broken out of her comfort zone, stepped on the scale, and started to escape his control...

Damn it!

"Richard, do you agree with the above allegations?"

"I object."

Richard stood up from his seat and questioned a female student in the front row of the audience—the witness who claimed to have seen him looking at the Shocking Scroll in the library.

I vaguely remember she was a descendant of nobility from a small southern kingdom, and also Hamilton's ex-girlfriend...

"Hello, classmate, did you see me sitting by the window at 5 PM on Wednesday, eating caviar pie and looking up books?"

"Yes."

Are you sure this is real?

"confirm."

"No, you're lying!"

Richard said coldly, "I never eat caviar pies, not even once. The owner of the library café can attest to that."

"what?!"

The students in the audience immediately began to whisper among themselves.

Since caviar pie is the signature dessert of that coffee shop, and has always been a favorite of many students from aristocratic backgrounds, there should be no one who hasn't tried it!

...But Richard was the exception.

As a transmigrator, he actually preferred the common food from his previous life. He had only tried caviar briefly when he first transmigrated and had never tried it since.

Caught off guard by Richard's resolute statement, the witness quickly said, "Perhaps I saw it wrong..."

"Shut up!"

Amid the boos from the audience, the witness's credibility undoubtedly plummeted.

Richard shrugged, knowing this was just an appetizer.

He glanced gratefully at Hepper and Tom in the audience, as well as Katyusha and Zoe, whose faces were covered in dark circles, and presented his crucial evidence.

That recording reel.

"Teacher, next I would like to play a recording, which is from the shopkeeper of the pointed hat shop."

In an instant, Hamilton's men panicked, while Richard activated the scroll after Kalanish nodded.

At the beginning...

It was an awkward, noisy outburst about spring's arrival and the revival of all things, which drew laughter from everyone present.

But soon, the real drama began.

"...I recently got in touch with the Dulles family. Do you know who Dulles is? He's the Duke of Firehorse!"

“You bitch, don’t you believe me! This time, all I have to do is tell a few lies and get St. Goethe to expel a student, and I can get a brand new shop and supply chain from them. Then, I’ll have the money to buy you a manor in the countryside… Hey, you should kneel down now…”

Yes, this is what Zoe and the others have gained!

To be honest, this was an unexpected surprise.

They broke into the store manager's mistress's house last night and waited patiently for most of the night, intending to interrogate her when she wasn't looking...

As it turned out, this shop manager was surprisingly big-mouthed. After having a few drinks, he couldn't suppress his primal urge to brag in front of women and spilled everything out!

...However, to be fair, this did save him from a beating.

At this moment, the venue was completely silent.

No one had ever imagined that this matter might involve Dulles!

Everyone was happily watching the foreigners fight amongst themselves, how did the big fish get involved?

The store manager was so frightened that his face turned ashen.

Before the other man could react, Richard demanded, "Mr. Manager, what explanation do you have for this?"

"I...I don't know! I only had a little bit of alcohol, how could I possibly tell you everything..."