"Are there many boys like Dan?" Mike asked Lena while guiding Paige to a seat in the middle of the first row.
"Let me check~" Lena, sitting in the second row, flipped through the documents on her desk.
Moments later, she organized several application forms and came to Mike, saying, "Quite a few boys are seeking protection. Of course, there are also some who are your genuine followers..."
Mike's performance over the past year was obvious to all. For high school boys prone to hero worship, it wasn't surprising that he had some fervent fans.
Looking at the documents in front of him, Mike didn't read them. He pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, list the boys who want to join the fan club and let them form a separate group..."
Given the ability, Mike didn't mind helping marginalized groups in school like Dan.
You know, energetic high school boys are also at an age where they don't know their own strength.
Therefore, never underestimate the malice in human nature, especially when facing simple-minded and impulsive American high school students.
"Okay, I understand~" Lena revealed a bright smile, seeming to get Mike's intention.
Just then, a commotion suddenly erupted from the back of the classroom.
Two tall boys who didn't look like good students seemed to be bullying a female student.
The commotion came from the students watching the excitement around them.
This situation was common in school.
Seeing Mike frowning slightly, Lena explained, "Those two boys are Arthur and Davis. They seemed to have a good relationship with Georgie before..."
"As for that girl, I think her name is Mia. If I remember correctly, she seems to be a member of your fan club."
That girl named Mia always wore big black-rimmed glasses before, coupled with fluffy and messy curly hair, making it impossible to see her face clearly.
Her usual dressing style also revealed a shabby air, and she loved carrying a strange big schoolbag all day long.
A proper marginalized look.
At this time, with the arrival of the new semester, this girl had an extra wide bucket hat on her head, looking even easier to bully.
After introducing the basic situation of the three people in the center of the conflict, Lena didn't say more, seemingly wanting to see how Mike would handle such a thing.
"Look at our ugly duckling, actually bought a new hat..." In the back row, Arthur spoke pretentiously, like a villain performing in a stage play.
Looking at his smug mouth, he seemed to enjoy this feeling of being in the spotlight.
And Mia, who was targeted, shrank into a ball hiding behind the hat and shivering, looking weak and easy to bully.
The girl's reaction further fueled Arthur's arrogance: "What? Is our ugly duckling afraid to see people?"
Saying that, Arthur was about to take off the girl's hat.
At this critical moment, a strong and slender hand grabbed Arthur's wrist, making him unable to move.
"Fu..." The good show was interrupted, Arthur was so angry he wanted to curse. But when he turned his head and saw who it was, he forcefully held back his words.
The arrogant look on his face also turned into an ingratiating smirk.
At this time, Arthur realized that the classroom was terrifyingly quiet.
As for his accomplice Davis beside him, he had long lowered his head pretending to be a quail.
"Is it fun?" Mike asked with an unhappy expression.
"No, not fun~" Arthur, whose wrist was pinched painfully, realized he had done something wrong and remedied with a grimace: "I just wanted to joke with Mia, never thought of bullying her..."
Joke? Fooling ghosts.
Mike stared at Arthur with an unkind expression for two seconds until the other party couldn't speak, then said, "Then how about I also make a joke with you guys? I bet you and Davis will become bald before school tomorrow. What do you think?"
Repay kindness with kindness, repay grievance with grievance.
Mike punished Arthur in the same way, and of course didn't forget Davis pretending to be a quail beside him.
"I think bald head suits me very well." Arthur capitulated quickly, while silently mourning for his hair in his heart.
Davis on the side also nodded desperately, indicating that summer is the time for a bald head.
"Can you let me go?" Although he had become a clown in others' eyes, Arthur still dared not offend Mike.
It could be imagined that if he offended Mike, who had super high popularity, he would likely be isolated by other students and become a marginalized person in the next semester, and might even lose mating rights with girls.
"Did you guys forget something?" Mike didn't release Arthur's wrist immediately but reminded, "If you do something wrong, you should learn to apologize."
"Sorry~"
Arthur and Davis, receiving the hint, looked enlightened and bowed their heads to apologize to Mike simultaneously.
"What's the use of telling me?" Mike looked speechless, indicating the two found the wrong target.
At this time, the girl in the seat had stopped trembling, revealing a delicate and fair chin under the slightly raised hat brim.
"Sorry, Mia. Please forgive us~"
Arthur and Davis apologized again obediently.
Seeing the girl nod slightly, Mike released Arthur and let him leave with Davis.
"Thanks~" The girl thanked in a low voice. If Mike didn't have superhuman hearing, he almost wouldn't have heard it.
This personality is too soft!
After shaking his head, Mike turned and walked to the first row.
Accompanying the end of "hero saving beauty," sparse applause rang out in the classroom.
It turns out that high school students are not completely unable to distinguish between good and evil.
Lena here also smiled and watched Mike leave, then went to Mia, pulled the girl up, and invited her to sit in the second row together.
A storm subsided just like that.
Then, as time passed, Ms. Victoria walked into the classroom with the bell.
On the first day of the new school year, as the homeroom teacher, Ms. Victoria needed to get reacquainted with her students.
This was also an important moment for the homeroom teacher to establish authority in the new school year.
After the long speech on class rules, school rules, and precautions, Ms. Victoria scanned the students below and said sharply, "Student in the hat in the second row, do you know this behavior is disrespectful to the teacher?"
There was no rule in the school regulations that students couldn't wear hats. Obviously, Mia was caught as an example.
It could only be said that the girl's seat was too conspicuous now.
"Sorry, teacher~" Mia, specifically named, stood up immediately, looking like she had done something wrong.
"Take off that ridiculous hat for me." Ms. Victoria's expression carried unhappiness.
This was clearly picking a soft persimmon to pinch, killing the chicken to scare the monkey.
This feminist homeroom teacher already had a bad attitude towards boys, who knew her attitude towards female students would also become so bad now.
"Teacher, as far as I know, neither the school rules nor the class rules say students can't wear hats in class." Mike leaned back against the chair back and looked at Ms. Victoria.
Their gazes met in the air, making the atmosphere in the classroom heavy.
A moment later, Ms. Victoria, occupying the higher geographical position, flickered her eyes a few times and looked away first.
"Although it's not written in the school rules, wearing a hat in class without special circumstances is disrespectful to the teacher..." Ms. Victoria still argued unconvinced.
"Whether the situation is special or not is a very subjective question. Maybe some students wear hats because hats bring them a sense of security." Mike put forward his understanding.
It's not necessarily because of physical defects that one covers up. There is a possibility of "The Man in the Case" situation.
Due to personality and mental reasons, some people need a "hat" as a spiritual sustenance.
"Let's ask the person involved for her thoughts." Ms. Victoria knew Mike was difficult to deal with, so she turned her gaze back to Mia.
"Sorry for causing trouble for everyone~" Mia seemed very afraid that Mike would continue to quarrel with the teacher. After apologizing, the girl took off her hat.
Unlike imagined, the girl had an angelic face. Her fair skin was tight and delicate, as if it could be broken by a blow.
Even when not smiling, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, invisibly radiating sweetness.
A pair of big eyes like autumn water were agile with a few points of gentleness. Like a deer in the forest, making people unconsciously develop a desire to protect.
"Whoa, is this the Mia we know?"
"So beautiful!!!"
Goddess Muse~
As the girl revealed her true face, bursts of exclamations immediately rang out in the classroom, some envious and some shocked.
Mia seemed very unaccustomed to everyone's gaze, and a faint pink rose on her fair face.
Just as she habitually lowered her head, she happened to meet a pair of bright eyes.
To be honest, Mike, who turned his head to watch, was also a bit surprised by the girl's looks.
Being stared at by Mike, the girl put away her timidity instead. Raising her head again, she stood straight.
[Temperament +5] ... [Etiquette Experience +20] ...
The girl who calmed down had an extra elegant temperament about her.