I Became the Academy's Pink Airhead

Chapter 80

At some point, a famous line from a movie villain comes to mind. He said that if you break the established order and create chaos, chaos itself is fair.

Indeed...

Although it was a line from a fictional character, seeing this mess made me understand the sentiment.@@@@

‘Though, more than fairness, it feels like everyone’s just equally going mad...’

The kidnapped girl was trembling in fear as she clung to the bike’s throttle. Her hands, gripping the handle like a lifeline, were turning white.

“Ugh... Ughhh...!”

Vroom—!

“Hahaha...☆”

I looked back at the increasingly chaotic situation, feeling a mix of embarrassment and amusement.

Vroom—! Vroom—!

Hundreds of students were chasing us. The pursuit, which had long lost its original purpose and rules, was turning more intense, with students colliding and fighting among themselves.

The red-haired girls, following their burning instincts, were rampaging. Their rampage turned into violence, released fiercely.

-Hiyahhhh—!! -Fight!! War!! Race!! Hiyahhhh—!! -I’ll be the leader—!! -Who are you?! Get lost!! Hiyahhhh—!!

The sound of metal clashing began to echo everywhere. Unable to contain their excitement, they drew weapons and started preventing others from getting ahead.

“Let’s blow them up all at once instead of poking around—!!” “That’s what I wanted—!!”

Ether skills from students burst forth. Flames erupted violently from the weapons they wielded.

“Take this—!!” “Bring it on—!!”

Boom—!!

Flames flickered over the tracks left by the bikes. Countless flames blazed red all over the wilderness. Together, they formed a hot sea of stars.

Another star exploded in a supernova.

Boom—!!

This place had become a red universe of madness.

Now, the goal of rescuing me was forgotten.

The festival of fighting had turned into a festival of pursuit, And the festival of pursuit had turned into a festival of defeating others.

Everything was just an excuse to fight.

Among this chaos... Someone was running faster than anyone else.

Vroom—!

Eir was desperately holding the lead. In one hand, she wielded a magenta flame-covered sword, and with the other, she gripped the bike’s handle as she sped ahead.

Eir skillfully dodged the hundreds of bikes and steadily closed in on us.

“Move!! Get out of the way—!! I was supposed to participate in the Combat Festival—!!” “There’s no such thing!! On this battlefield, the leader is just another warrior—!! Isn’t that right?!” “What did you say?! You little...!”

Had she heard the shout? A fierce response from Fiona echoed from the distant airship.

[That’s right!! Everyone is equal on the battlefield!! The leader taught us that, so we follow!! Therefore, attack the leader too!! Hiyahhhh—!!]

And like wolves howling, the red-haired girls screamed in unison.

“Hiyahhhh—!!” “Hiyahhhh—!!” “Hiyahhhh—!!”

At this moment, with everyone from rampaging, a fair chaos was unfolding. And of course, this chaos also reached Eir.

Vroom—!

Dozens of students were driving their bikes to overtake the strongest leader. They shouted with joyous smiles.

“Hiyahhh—!! Take this—!!” “Hahaha!! I’ve always wanted to beat the leader—!!” “If we all stab her at once, even the leader will hurt, right?” “She’ll graduate next year anyway!! Just attack her!!” “Hiyahhh—!!”

Dozens of bikes, with flames lighting up the weapons in their hands, approached. Eir’s eyes burned with competitive spirit as she saw them.

“You think you can take me lightly because I’ve been away for a while...!! Fine!! Come at me—!! I’m right here!! I’ll show you why I’m your leader—!!”

Eir shouted bravely.

“Hiyahhhh—!!” “Hiyahhhh—!!” “Hiyahhhh—!!”

The students charged. Hundreds of pursuers changed direction to chase just one person. That one person was the senior who had been running with them.

They were now racing to win.

One girl, brandishing a spear like a serpent, launched a threatening flame.

“This is the flame the leader taught me—!! Now I use it better than the leader—!!” “Don’t talk nonsense! Did you forget I told you not to rely only on flames?!”

Eir swung her spine-like sword decisively, cutting through the long flame. She kicked away the approaching bike, subduing it.

Thud—!

So... What exactly did I do?

Caught up in something strange in the middle of the night, I had a feeling I had dragged everyone into a massive game of tag.

‘I’m sorry...’

As I touched my forehead, wondering if I should offer a naked apology in front of ...

“...Senior.” “Yes?”

Albite, riding her bike beside me, smiled. Her thick eyebrows slightly raised in a troubled yet warm smile, like looking at a mischievous younger sibling.

“Hehe. This time too, as expected.” “Uh, what...?” “You wanted to give Eir senior a chance to grow again, didn’t you? Really... if you’re going to do this, please give us a heads-up.” “....”

There wasn’t a hint of doubt in the eyes of the brown-haired girl looking at me. Kara and Lota, who had arrived in the following vehicle, also nodded, accepting her words.

“Oh, was that it? I didn’t know...” “Well, it makes sense. Senior always acts first when a solution comes to mind, pretending it’s a joke.” “Haha, come to think of it, even at and ... you were always the first to step up.”

...

Indeed... There wouldn’t be anyone who’d want to see a scarred pink head naked apologizing, right?

‘Yeah, let’s go with that.’

I smiled brightly and answered.

“Hahaha☆ You got me—☆ It was a sudden idea... Ah, haha...☆ Hey, you shouldn’t judge a person by their appearance♪ And as a fair lady, you shouldn’t take hostages either—☆” “What, really?!” “Yes♪” “Then, please ask them to let me off! I’ve decided to quit my delinquent life and transfer to !” “Sure♪ Of course—☆ I’ll explain it so everyone can understand—☆”

...

Anyway, let’s go with that.

We all gathered and rested at the delinquent students' camp where the kidnapper had holed up. It seemed they hadn’t used the place much, as it was a surprisingly clean campsite.

“Haha! So that’s what it was!” “Hehe, well... it doesn’t matter. It was fun.” “Ah, I want to do it again next time.” “What should the prize be?”

Filled with the satisfaction of a rewarding fight... No, they were such heroic and gallant girls that they accepted my flimsy excuse generously.

Like well-fed beasts, The students of were full of leisure.

They even patted the back of the girl who had kidnapped me, suggesting they go measure her uniform size.

Eir was showing off a new technique she had awakened during the fight in front of her juniors.

Her sword technique had evolved into a ranged weapon. Now, Eir could attack from mid-air and medium distances by throwing her sword.

“Yah!! [Circular Fire Wheel]—!!”

Buzz— Buzz— Buzz—!!

“Wow!! It’s like a floating wheel!” “Hiyahhhh!!”

Clap clap clap...

“...Hehe.”

Albite snickered as she watched the scene. She sipped tea brought by other school students who had arrived and calmed the lingering excitement of the game of tag.

“Really, I can’t keep up with this school’s atmosphere.” “Well... but♪ Isn’t that the charm of ?” “That’s true. Living by following your heart without any thoughts... seems romantic.”

That’s undeniable.

If I weren’t Clara, I probably wouldn’t have come here. But I didn’t say that out loud in front of my juniors.

‘Living by your heart is nice, but I should restrain impulsive actions next time...’

Anyway... I was relieved everything ended well.

“I’m glad it ended well—☆” “What do you mean by ended. Lara?” “...?!” “Rushing here because I heard you were kidnapped...” “...?!”

...

No way. No way...

“....”

I slowly turned around.

“....” “....”

A silver-haired girl was staring at me blankly. Beside her, a wolf-eared girl was mumbling, ‘To receive the president’s favor...!’ and glaring at me.

“....” “....”

Ah. Is this going to end with my lips getting smashed in kisses? Or should I offer a naked apology? Maybe both...

“....” “....”

An awkward silence.

“....”

I scratched the back of my head and winked.

“Tehe...☆”