As a male, he naturally had to show a certain gentlemanly manner. Even though Himeko Murata, as an A-rank Valkyrie, was undoubtedly a strong person in St. Freya Academy and wouldn't encounter any danger, Evan still escorted her home.
It was already late at night, but the other people in Himeko's residence didn't seem to want to sleep.
Kiana was still studying seriously, working hard to pass history. Raiden Mei was preparing a midnight snack for Kiana. The girl, who had accidentally witnessed Himeko and Evan's late-night rendezvous and been forcefully kissed, still hadn't calmed down. Every time she thought about what just happened, her face flushed red.
As for Bronya, having completed her promised character Metal Gear Bu Lang Ya, she was playing Honkai Sword Art Online with her netizen friends, tackling ultra-high-difficulty dungeons. Staying up late to play games was her routine, yet she still managed to maintain her academic performance, achieving a good third place ranking upon first arriving at St. Freya Academy.
Kiana expressed her inability to understand this.
The girls, each with their own thoughts, changed their original attitudes when they saw Himeko return home and greeted her.
"Why are your eyes all red, Himeko? Did Evan do something bad and make you cry?"
Even Kiana, who didn't pay much attention to details, noticed Himeko's somewhat swollen eyes. While asking this, she looked at Evan with a strange gaze.
This guy actually made Himeko cry so badly. What exactly did he do?
Bronya and Raiden Mei also looked at Evan, their eyes showing surprise and inquiry.
This development was something Evan hadn't anticipated. He never expected that escorting Himeko home out of politeness would cause such a big misunderstanding.
Late at night, a male escorting a female home, and the female had clearly cried a lot—this matter indeed invited deep thought.
If not for the considerable trust Raiden Mei and the others had built from Evan's past actions, Evan would probably now be treated as a scoundrel who harassed Himeko.
Himeko had always appeared so mature, steady, and reliable before, yet now she had cried until her eyes were swollen. What heinous thing had Evan done?
"Um... I just tripped..."
Sensing Kiana and the others' meaningful gazes, Himeko also realized the current situation was extremely prone to misunderstanding and tried to find an excuse to brush it off.
As a result, having just experienced huge emotional fluctuations not long ago, she was obviously still a bit slow-witted, actually wanting to say she cried from falling.
Really just a child, huh.
Evan beside her couldn't help covering his face. Knowing Himeko didn't want to reveal the truth, he tried hard to think of an excuse with fewer holes.
"Earlier, Himeko asked me to drink with her. She accidentally broke a wine bottle, and the wine splashed into her eyes. Ahem, that's what happened."
Although this explanation was also full of holes, Raiden Mei and Bronya, who could spot them, wouldn't continue questioning. As for Kiana—
"Huh? You turned out like this because of that, Himeko? That's too funny, hahaha..."
Kiana, who had been tortured by the mountain of books for a long time, found a little pleasure in life and couldn't help but let out a gloating laugh. Then she quickly held it back and carefully glanced at Himeko, afraid the other party would hold a grudge and find an opportunity to get revenge later.
The current Kiana feared nothing in heaven or earth, except teachers assigning her extra homework.
However, what surprised Kiana was that Himeko actually smiled back at her, and Bronya and Raiden Mei beside her also smiled.
It was a smile of caring for the intellectually challenged.
Evan struggled to put on a serious expression.
"Speaking of which, Kiana, you've been studying for quite a while now. Have you made any progress?"
"Uh... I just finished reading a history book."
Siegfried only taught Kiana some basic and potentially useful knowledge. Although Kiana wasn't a completely ignorant person, there were indeed many gaps. In the history subject, she probably needed to finish reading nearly ten history books.
Each one wasn't too thick. Reading them like stories would be easy, but having to remember the various details—causes, processes, and results of events, as well as the years they occurred, the number of people involved, and irregular numbers like losses—was somewhat headache-inducing for anyone.
If Kiana hadn't been shocked by Kallen's performance in the virtual reality before, she wouldn't have much patience now.
Hearing the girl's answer, Evan was slightly surprised.
"You already finished one book? That's pretty fast. How about I quiz you? Consider it checking your learning results."
"Eh?! Let's not do that..."
Kiana showed a considerable degree of resistance to this kind of thing, but Evan didn't give up. This wasn't Evan deliberately making things difficult. If he didn't properly confirm Kiana's learning status, who knew whether she could pass in the end?
"If you can't make significant progress in the makeup exam, your vacation will be occupied by remedial classes, you know? Speaking of which, it's already vacation time. Students who don't need makeup exams have already started leisurely lives, like Bronya. She plays games until late at night every day, and it doesn't matter. Don't you feel envious watching?"
Saying she wasn't envious would be a lie.
Kiana puffed out her cheeks. Although she was annoyed, she couldn't refute.
And Bronya expressionlessly added fuel to the fire at this moment.
"Bronya believes this situation will continue for a long time. After spending an entire vacation on remedial classes, the idiot Kiana should get used to it."
"I won't end up like that!"
Kiana shouted angrily, then pulled Evan to the study. While closing the door, she said.
"Since you want to quiz me, Evan, then the others aren't allowed to peek from the side. Otherwise, I'll be distracted. If I'm distracted, I won't be able to remember knowledge I originally mastered. You all go do your own things."
Hearing these reasonable words, Evan was a bit surprised. He certainly wasn't surprised by Kiana's language organization ability, but was startled that she could find such an impeccable excuse this time.
Ultimately, Kiana just didn't want to be too embarrassed in front of everyone. From that book, she probably hadn't really remembered much. Time was ultimately too short.
Evan had already prepared himself mentally. How much content from that book would Kiana master? Fifty percent? Thirty percent, or even less than thirty percent?
Although Kiana wasn't truly an idiot, this girl who didn't like using her brain was still quite troublesome.
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