Chapter 21 (1/2)

Fii’s mocking turned their faces bright red.

“Hmph! I act modestly to give you face, and look at you getting ahead of yourself!”

“Yeah! Look at this scrawny thing.”

“Hmph.”

Fii had no recollection of him ever acting modestly, but given that these boys were broken track records, she had concluded that it was stupid to spend any more time on them.

She turned away.

“Can you get out of my way already? Talking here is a waste of time.”

Fii had no intention of spending any longer on them, but because their bodies were in the way, she was finding it hard to leave.

Although the two glared at her, they didn’t have the nerve to actually attack.

It was at that time that a large shadow appeared behind them.

“The h.e.l.l are you two doing?”

A muscular body unthinkable for a boy, and a scary face like a gorilla. It was Gorms.

The moment they caught sight of him, the expressions of the duo turned joyful.

“Gorms-san! This midget is acting cheeky even though he lost to you in the first round. He’s getting all ahead of himself because he entered the 18th!”

“That’s right! Please teach him his place!”

Despite saying all that, in the end they were too afraid to act themselves, and pathetically borrowed somebody else’s strength. Fii was astounded that they made it through the entrance exams.

But as expected, with Gorms here she wouldn’t be able to win.

She had planned on giving her best if the argument with the boys had turned into a scuffle, but she already knew how strong Gorms was.

Even with a wooden sword in hand, Fii had been unable to beat him. Now that they were barehanded, she had absolutely no chance of victory.

Not only that, the other two would be able to surround her.

Well, she was still going to struggle as best she could though.

(Is he going to attack?)

Or so she was wondering as she looked straight up, when she found Gorms looking right at her as well.

Gorms went for the collars. Of the two boys, that is.

“Why the f.u.c.k do I have to listen to you? f.u.c.k off.”

Glared at by his scary face, the two boys ran away in tears.

Fii stared at him blankly.

Just like when they first met, Gorms gave another mocking smirk.

“Honestly, you find their type everywhere, huh. Making fun of you because you’re small even though they don’t know the first thing about you.”

“You know, that sounds a little familiar…”

Seeing Gorms talk to her so familiarly, Fii raised her eyebrows, and narrowed her eyes into an astounded stare.

“Don’t be silly. I made fun of you because I was strong. It wasn’t because you were tiny.”

“I see. Well you certainly are.”

That wasn’t something she could deny.

Because of various coincidences, she had managed to put up a long fight, but it wouldn’t have been strange had he taken her down right at the beginning. And even with luck on her side, and even after she had given her all, in the end she couldn’t win against him.