As the School Festival ended, all the students returned to their normal routines.
Only the boys of Class 2-2 were made to run five kilometers on the track for a week straight by Zhong Chen, on the grounds that they needed further physical training.
During this time, Takumi Usui still managed to get a photo with Misaki Ayuzawa in her maid uniform.
However, because Zhong Chen was at the school, just as Takumi Usui was about to jump from the building, like in the anime...
Zhong Chen suddenly appeared downstairs, holding up the dropped photo and waving it at the two of them.
This prevented Takumi Usui's action.
And the peaceful days continued until... "Misaki, over here, over here!"
Misaki Ayuzawa looked at the crowd gathered in a circle and, panting, asked Hanazono Sakura and Kaga Shizuko:
"Who got into a fight?"
Kaga Shizuko replied with a serious expression:
"Students from Oka Academy."
Hanazono Sakura also explained with a worried look:
"It's a super-aristocratic school full of rich people, and they just happened to provoke the most troublesome ones..."
Hearing the two mention Oka Academy, Misaki Ayuzawa's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.
This was a true aristocratic academy, with students who were scions of conglomerates and high-ranking officials.
"This is troublesome..."
Just as Misaki Ayuzawa was about to inquire about the situation, Zhong Chen's voice suddenly came from beside the three of them:
"Oh, what makes our Student Council President Misaki look so troubled!"
"Headmaster!"
Hanazono Sakura looked at the suddenly appearing Zhong Chen with a surprised expression, and her worry instantly vanished.
No matter what, Zhong Chen was their school's Headmaster, and he would handle things more reliably than they, as students, could.
"Headmaster!"
Kaga Shizuko also breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Zhong Chen; although Headmaster Zhong Chen was often unreliable day after day...
But for some reason, the moment she saw Zhong Chen, she felt that even if the sky were to fall, he would be able to hold it up.
"Why are you here, you guy?"
"Thump..."
"Ow! (That hurts!)"
"How many times have I told you to call me Uncle!"
Misaki Ayuzawa clutched her head, looking at Zhong Chen with a wronged expression.
Meanwhile, Hanazono Sakura and Kaga Shizuko, who were seeing their interaction for the first time, looked astonished.
They hadn't expected Misaki Ayuzawa to know the Headmaster, and by the looks of it, their relationship was quite unusual.
"Misaki, you handle this. Remember, don't be afraid of anything. If anything goes wrong, I'll back you up."
"A mere Oka Academy is nothing in my eyes."
"Wow!!! The Headmaster is so domineering!"
Hanazono Sakura, standing nearby, looked at the domineering Zhong Chen, her eyes filled with adoring little stars.
Misaki Ayuzawa, on the other hand, felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing Zhong Chen's words.
Although this guy always teamed up with his sister to annoy her, he always stepped up at critical moments.
Thinking this, Misaki Ayuzawa's face showed a determined expression. She nodded heavily at Zhong Chen, then ran into the crowd.
"Excuse me, please let me through."
Misaki Ayuzawa had just squeezed through the crowd.
She immediately saw two male students in Seika High School uniforms glaring at several students in extravagant uniforms from the opposite side.
"Hey! What are you doing causing a ruckus on the street!"
Hearing the voice, the two quickly looked towards its source, and upon seeing her, they immediately started sweating profusely.
"Student Council President!!!"
"Why is the Student Council President here!"
"How would I know?"
Just as Misaki was about to say something more, the leading student from the opposite side looked at Misaki Ayuzawa with an arrogant expression and asked:
"Who are you?"
Hearing the question, Misaki Ayuzawa turned around, looked at him, and introduced herself:
"I am Misaki Ayuzawa, the Student Council President of Seika High School."
"Did our students offend you in any way?"
Upon hearing Misaki's self-introduction, this Oka Academy student pointed to the swelling and redness on his right cheek and said with a sinister expression:
"I was beaten, unilaterally, by your students."
Hearing him say this, Misaki Ayuzawa quickly turned her head and loudly asked the two boys:
"Is that true!"
The two, hearing the question, pouted unhappily but did not deny it.
"I only used to hear people say that Seika High School was barbaric; now I finally understand."
Hearing him say this, Misaki Ayuzawa turned back, her face showing a hint of anger as she looked at the Oka Academy student.
"How do you intend to apologize?"
At this moment, Hanazono Sakura, watching from the crowd, tugged at Zhong Chen's sleeve with a worried expression.
"Headmaster, is it really okay to leave it to Misaki-chan? It feels like they intend to pursue this to the end."
Zhong Chen reached out and patted her head, saying with a smile:
"Don't worry, I'm still here, aren't I? Besides, Misaki can handle this much."
"Is that so...?"
Although still a bit worried, Hanazono Sakura still nodded obediently, looking at Zhong Chen's smile.
"What a joke!"
"Why should we apologize to you!"
The two Seika High School boys shouted indignantly, and Misaki Ayuzawa immediately gave them two knuckle-raps on the head.
"Apologize!"
"What are you doing?"
"If you hit someone, you must apologize!"
"Sigh..."
Watching the two boys being constantly scolded by Misaki, the Oka Academy student, who had been ignored, spoke with a displeased expression.
"Sigh, it seems useless to say anything more now. We await your presence at Oka Academy at your convenience."
"If you still don't intend to apologize, then it will become an issue between schools."
Hearing him say this, Misaki released the two scolded boys, turned around, and looked with a grim expression at the departing Oka Academy students.
"Tch, what's the big deal?"
"Exactly, why should we apologize!"
Seeing her two students behaving this way, and sensing there was more to the story, Misaki asked them seriously:
"What exactly happened?"
The two looked at the serious Misaki, exchanged glances, and then one of the students explained the reason for the fight.
It turned out that while they were by the roadside, they saw an international chess set in a shop window through the glass, and immediately began discussing it with envy.
Just then, the Oka Academy students came out and said it was their family's shop, and even mocked the Seika High School students as inferiors.
Finally, they even directly called them flies and told them to get lost. The two, unable to stomach it, then resorted to violence.
After hearing their explanation, Misaki Ayuzawa's eyes were also filled with anger, but remembering that the other party had threatened to escalate it to an inter-school issue, she still suppressed her rage.
"You two, come with me to Oka Academy tomorrow to apologize."
"You are not allowed to refuse!"
"Tch, who wants to go!"
"Exactly!"
After saying that, the two ran out of the crowd with displeased expressions.
"Hey! Stop..."
"It's alright, let them go. They'll come with you obediently tomorrow."
Watching Misaki Ayuzawa about to chase after them, Zhong Chen walked out with Hanazono Sakura and Kaga Shizuko.
"But..."
"It's okay, I'll go with you tomorrow. Don't worry about anything; do whatever you want to do."
"Uncle will cover for you for everything!"
"While I was initially touched, you, you guy, stop calling yourself 'Uncle'!!!"
Hanazono Sakura, watching Misaki Ayuzawa yell at Zhong Chen, leaned closer to Kaga Shizuko with a teasing look and whispered:
"Shizuko, what do you think Misaki-chan and Headmaster Zhong Chen's relationship actually is...?"
Kaga Shizuko merely pushed up her glasses and replied expressionlessly:
"I don't know..."