Malice, to put it bluntly, exists in everyone's heart.
It's just that for most people, they choose to hide this malice within.
Of course, some people choose to spread their malice on the internet, but no matter what, that's at least a tiny bit better than unleashing it directly in reality...
Well, at least that's what Leo Ash thought.
As for the scene before him now, all he could say was that school bullying wasn't a strange occurrence in the Far East.
No, you couldn't even say just the Far East.
Before he transmigrated, he himself had been bullied by his classmates for being an orphan.
His elementary school classmates might not have had truly malicious thoughts, but the purest form of malice emanating from children was, in a sense, the most disgusting.
Fortunately, he was a good fighter when he was young. After beating up that bunch of idiots, Leo Ash, at the cost of a few minor injuries and a warning from his homeroom teacher, successfully made those idiots dare not cause trouble again.
As for Raiden Mei's situation...
To put it bluntly, the girl was too gentle.
Even without awakening the power of a Herrscher, Raiden Mei, who had achieved Menkyo Kaiden in Hokushin Ittō-ryū at a young age, didn't even need a weapon to easily take down these annoying flies.
As for getting disciplined later, that was a matter for later.
Yet, even when treated with such an attitude by this group from her class, Raiden Mei never intended to use violence to respond to their malice.
At this moment, the conflict between Raiden Mei and these few classmates had naturally attracted the attention of others around them.
However, considering Raiden Mei's ruined reputation, the other students of Senba High School chose not to step forward at this time.
After glancing around and confirming that the white-haired paramecium wasn't nearby, Leo Ash let out a helpless sigh.
[Make your move! This is the best time! As long as you can save her now, in the future, this woman will be yours to command... hehehe.]
I'm telling you, why are you thinking about this stuff all the time?
But no matter what, I do have to consider stepping in to help her out now.
This isn't for her, it's for myself.
Both Cocolia and Otto were looking forward to the large-scale Honkai Eruption in Nagazora City.
In other words, even if they started to annoy each other, they wouldn't tolerate anyone else interfering with the outbreak of this eruption.
What I can do now is probably just try to delay the timing of the eruption.
As for how to delay it, upon careful thought, the only way is to put Raiden Mei in a better mood.
The awakening of a Herrscher's personality signifies the collapse of the Herrscher Host's own personality. The reason Raiden Mei fully awakens her Herrscher powers in the original story is, when it comes down to it, largely thanks to this group of people.
With a hint of disgust, Leo Ash ignored the astonished gazes of others and walked up to the group of girls.
He didn't know if he was good with words, but at a time like this, if he wanted to make Raiden Mei feel better, just coming out to mediate would definitely be useless.
For these trashy people who unleash malice on innocent people and engage in school bullying at the drop of a hat, Leo Ash still felt that, at this moment, he should just...
"Eh?!"
Give her a couple of punches and see if she still dares to act crazy.
The female student, who was still curious about what Leo Ash was approaching to say, was completely unprepared as Leo Ash grabbed her by the collar and threw her out on the spot.
Under the watchful eyes of the nearby students, this high school girl, who had been so arrogant just a moment ago, was slammed heavily onto the ground at the entrance of Senba High School by Leo Ash.
If it were just an ordinary person's shove, the girl would probably still have the strength to yell at him after landing.
But the current Leo Ash had mastered a certain degree of fighting techniques, and his strength was much greater than before his death.
Under the controlled force of his attack, the girl immediately let out a miserable wail.
"You you you you you... how dare you!"
Seeing their leader suddenly sent flying by Leo Ash, the other girls instantly looked at Leo Ash, filled with rage.
Then, accompanied by a few dull thuds, Leo Ash easily beat them into a pile, then decisively took Raiden Mei's hand and dragged the bewildered, unfortunate girl away from the scene.
As for what would happen next...
What did that have to do with him?
Anyway, if things went south and Nagazora City blew up, no one would be able to hold him responsible.
And it was only when he touched her right hand that Raiden Mei realized what had just happened.
Leo Ash, as an exchange student, was different from the other students in the class.
He didn't know the Raiden Mei of the past who was a young lady, only the Raiden Mei who was the 'daughter of a criminal'.
But as an exchange student, Leo Ash hadn't gone along with the other students in the class before.
Although he hadn't actively shown kindness to Raiden Mei, he also hadn't looked at her with contempt or mockery.
For the innocent girl caught in a vortex of malice, even just this attitude was enough to move Raiden Mei deeply.
But before today, she had never imagined that he would do something so drastic to help her out.
After the two of them walked quickly in silence for a while, Leo Ash took the initiative to let go of Raiden Mei's left hand.
And at that moment, Raiden Mei felt that...
—Her heart felt a little empty.
.......