Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 1260 Is this the reason?

Ding dong, ding dong!
The school bell rang for the end of get out of class. The clear sound like wind chimes was mixed with one or two cheerful laughs. The fairies in charge of ringing the bell were playing with each other, competing for the next bell ringing quota. They seemed to regard it as an interesting game, volunteering to help, enjoying the relaxed expressions on the students' faces and the lively words when they heard the bell for the end of get out of class, as if it was actually their own credit.

Driven by vanity, some naughty goblins would ring the bell for the end of get out of class one or two minutes in advance. However, for those who did not follow the rules of the game, their companions would spontaneously condemn their behavior and forbid them from continuing to participate in the game without waiting for Lingge or Saint Xia Liya to reprimand them, unless they truly repented and never committed the same mistake again.

This newly established school is full of vitality, and the teachers have not yet been infected with the bad habit of "staying late" as described by Alice. Therefore, after the bell rang three times, the students left the get out of class on time and, led by the physical education teacher Xinuo, walked to the playground outside the teaching building. There they were going to learn a set of aerobics called "The 70th Set of Radio Gymnastics", which allowed them to exercise their bodies and relax their minds after the tense and serious classes.

It is said that even in the faraway West Continent, only a few schools in big cities have such treatment, not to mention that this is the East Continent where the education system is extremely conservative and backward. These war orphans who receive education in schools understand how hard it is to get their treatment, so they cherish it even more. Except for those who need to take leave due to physical discomfort, almost no one is absent.

Perhaps at first, when Alice suggested to Lingge that the children learn the so-called "70th set of extensive gymnastics", it was just out of bad taste, just like she had taught the children of St. Lowood National School. But its effect was immediate. With the combined effect of a sufficient food supply, a relaxed growth environment, and appropriate physical activities, these children who were still malnourished before entering school finally looked like what they should be at their age.

The color reappeared on the pale cheeks, and a smile reappeared on the gloomy corners of the mouth. Even the heart that was always worried gradually calmed down. Whenever he saw them reading in the corridor, walking in the courtyard, or playing ping-pong on the playground, Xino would sincerely feel that his efforts were not meaningless.

Although she seems to have not participated in a single battle since leaving her hometown, and the Holy Spear White Thorn, who accompanied her on the journey in pursuit of the glory of her ancestors, has not even shown his edge once. But she is no longer the competitive self she used to be, and no longer thinks that only victory can prove anything. On the contrary, if there is a way to usher in a happy ending without fighting, she will have no regrets even if she takes off her armor and seals up her weapon.

Unfortunately, this may just be a wishful thinking.

What started with fighting will end with fighting.

Gazing at the flowers blooming in the courtyard and the young lives, the young knight felt a sense of sadness for no apparent reason, thinking that they would one day wither away in a small or great fate.

But a burst of laughter interrupted this sudden sadness and brought her back to reality.

When Xino heard the sound, he looked and found that a few children did not go to the playground for some reason, but stopped outside a classroom, looking curiously at the scene inside, whispering from time to time, with expressions of confusion or curiosity.

"What's wrong?" Xinuo walked over, tapped their heads with a smile, and asked, "Why are you looking at this place instead of getting ready for exercise?"

"Teacher Shino!"

When the children saw her, they were not afraid. Instead, they started chattering: "Are teachers Aoweila and Lorena locked in the classroom to copy homework as punishment? Or are they being supervised by teacher Saint Xia Liya? Did she make a mistake?"

"And Sister Alice, Sister Ieta, and Sister Gloria!"

"Wow, that Leticia is here too. I didn't expect that Saint Shalia-sensei could suppress her."

"Of course, because Saint Shalia is more terrifying..."

Ok?
In the classroom, the blue-haired girl who was standing behind the podium and supervising her sisters to copy as punishment seemed to have noticed the noise outside and looked over. The few children who were chattering just now were silent instantly, especially the one who said "Teacher Saint Shallia is more terrifying", who even buried his head under the windowsill, fearing that she would find him.

Seeing this, Xinuo couldn't help laughing. However, as a considerate teacher, she still stepped forward to help her students out: "Okay, okay, what are you all doing here? Why don't you get ready for exercise?"

She leaned down slightly, winked at the students, and whispered, "If you keep staying here and Teacher Xia gets angry and comes out to teach you a lesson, I won't care."

They shuddered again, as if recalling some bad memories. They quickly apologized to the teacher and hurried to the playground. The student who was left behind looked back from time to time, as if to confirm whether Teacher Xiao Xia would suddenly leave the classroom and ask them to stay in a calm tone. As we all know, when Teacher Xiao Xia appears very calm, there are two possibilities: one is not angry, and the other is very angry. The problem is that, except for a certain young man, no one can specifically distinguish the difference between these two emotions.

Teacher Xiao Xia is very scary when she gets angry. Although she neither scolds nor punishes, she always makes people feel inexplicably guilty and under tremendous psychological pressure. It is better to be taught a lesson.

After watching those students run away until they disappeared at the end of the corridor, Xinuo retracted his gaze and looked into the classroom through the glass. He saw those familiar guys were still writing furiously under the supervision of their elder sister, striving to finish the 10,000-word confession she required before the end of the morning class. He couldn't help but sigh, "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place."

……

Last night, a good show broke out on Yunjingkong Island... ahem, it should be more accurate to say a major case.

The main participants were the guys in the classroom. Well, it doesn't seem too much to describe it as catching them all in one fell swoop. In short, it was actually unnecessary to distinguish the identities of the murderer and the victim, because Saint Xia Liya treated everyone equally and arrested everyone except Lingge.

That's right, Lingge was also involved in this big case, and it seems that he was the motive for the crime. Xino didn't know the specific situation. After all, she had fallen asleep at the time. After waking up, she heard from a bartender who did not want to be named that at first, a certain princess who did not want to be named used a certain little bat who did not want to be named, and then the little bat who did not want to be named was used as a gun and foolishly faced several other good sisters who did not want to be named. Finally, the two sides broke up for unknown reasons and fought in the middle of the night. The battle reached the border of Sky Island and even the girl's royal power was wiped out...

Well, the above is an exaggeration by the bartender. The truth is that Leticia chased Lorena while shouting "Big Liar, Big Liar", but she never caught up with the latter in a wheelchair. The two people's disturbing behavior late at night accidentally woke up the hidden boss Saint Shallia who was sleeping in the hotel. After learning the whole story, she was furious and changed her image of a gentle and amiable good sister. She decided to severely punish the person involved and would never tolerate it! Although not everyone is convinced by this penalty result.

"Damn it, I'm obviously the victim, why should I be punished?" Leticia gritted her teeth while writing furiously. For the little bat whose academic performance was not very ideal, a 10,000-word letter of repentance that required rich emotions and full feelings was indeed a difficult challenge. She racked her brains and squeezed out 800 words but could not think of the rest. She could only focus on describing her unwillingness and grievance in her heart, trying to win some sympathy.

The reason why the little bat was fined was that "his actions were understandable but he was too impulsive. He knew he had been cheated but he did not ask for help. Instead, he chose to seek justice alone under the drive of anger, thus disturbing everyone's rest time."

"Damn it, I'm just an innocent person affected, why should I be punished?" Olvera said as she was copying. That's right, Princess Beman seemed to be very talented, but in fact she was just cheating with her royal power. In fact, a 10,000-word confession was not a difficult task for her now, but she believed that she had done nothing wrong, so of course she would not sincerely write a confession.

The reason Princess Beman was sentenced was that "although she noticed Leticia's abnormality, she easily indulged her trust for her own selfish interests and failed to fulfill her responsibilities as a sister."

In fact, if Ovilla had said "I didn't notice anything", she might have been able to escape punishment, but she just didn't want to admit it. After all, compared to "dereliction of duty", she felt that the charge of "incompetence" was more unpleasant.

"What happened? Why am I writing a confession here?" Yieta thought blankly as she stared at the blank paper. Yes, she didn't realize what was going on at all. Her mind was a mess: Was Leticia's request for help fake? Did she have another purpose? Was Leticia also deceived? Was it Rorona who deceived her? Did Olvera also fall for it? She looked so smart!

So, the reason why Miss Angel was punished was "Be more careful, Iyetta."

"Asshole! I won't let you go, perverted Linger!" As the only innocent person in the whole incident, Gloria had to take responsibility for the mistakes made by her inner personality with a sad face, while Bai Ye gritted his teeth in his consciousness and pushed all the faults onto the young man. That's right, she didn't blame Lorena, the instigator of everything, nor did she blame Leticia who defeated her. Instead, she pointed the finger at the real culprit Linger with an extraordinary intuition. If it weren't for him, there would be no bad luck today. I will make you pay the price!
Bai Ye is a special case. There are two main reasons why she was punished. One is that like Olivia, she did not fulfill her responsibilities as a sister. The other is that her gaming level is too low. She can't even beat Leticia, so she needs to improve.

"That's not right!" Alice scratched her head. She had spent her entire life's learning to finish only one tenth of the confession. In the midst of pain and despair, she suddenly realized something: "This has nothing to do with me at all, so why should I accept the punishment?"

Saint Xia Liya certainly had a reason, and it was very legitimate: "Your room is right next to Ling'er's, how come you didn't hear any movement? If you had discovered it earlier, would things have developed to this point? So, you are also wrong, Alice!"

Ah this.

What else could Alice say? She lowered her head silently and continued to wander in the ocean of words. Although it was an unexpected disaster, she accepted the reality surprisingly quickly. This was certainly not because she was open-minded and optimistic, but simply because lice are not afraid of itching and dead pigs are not afraid of boiling water.

The only person who was willing to accept the punishment without any dissatisfaction was probably Rorona. After all, this incident was originally caused by her. Princess Haiqi felt that she was lucky enough to be able to save her life. She should not ask for more. What if she upset Sister Xiaoxia? She was very angry now. She refused to give in even to Lingge's pleas. Was this prank too much?

Sigh, I was too careless. I should be more cautious next time and make more plans to take all unexpected situations into consideration. It would be best if I could distance myself from the matter after it is exposed...

She was thinking aimlessly, but her hands were moving at all. The tip of the pen rustled on the paper, and smooth and emotional words were spread out. She was more skilled than alchemy. One could imagine how many letters of repentance she had written in the past to develop such a skill.

From this, we can see that this guy has not repented at all. He is just upset that he acted carelessly and exposed himself...

Standing outside the classroom, Shino watched all these guys' behavior and couldn't help but sigh again. At first, she felt a little sympathetic towards them, thinking that a 10,000-word confession was a bit too much. Wouldn't it be enough to just give them a few scoldings and ask them to apologize as they did in the past?
But now she felt sympathy for Saint Shallia. She was able to endure until now before exploding. She was indeed a very good sister.

When she thought of this, she felt that she should do something for this sister who was working so hard, at least to let her know that not all sisters were unreliable, at least she was very reliable.

So she walked into the classroom, ignoring the pleading looks from the guys below, and said to Saint Xia Liya with a smile: "The children have all gone to the playground to do exercises. Xiao Xia, you should go over there too, and supervise them with Ling Ge. As for this, how about leaving it to me?"

It turns out he wasn't here to rescue people.

Alice and the others looked away in disappointment. Saint Shallia thought for a while and nodded slowly: "Okay, but remember to keep an eye on them and don't let them sneak around."

"Don't worry." Xinuo said confidently, "When have I ever disappointed you, Xiaoxia?"

This sentence made the blue-haired girl pause in her steps. She turned around and stared at Xino with an extremely complicated look until the latter's smile could no longer be suppressed. She asked stiffly, "What, what's wrong, Xiaoxia?"

"You won't betray me, will you?" The shepherdess asked faintly, "You won't do the same thing as them, will you, Xino?"

"Uh……"

Xino suddenly realized that the reason why Saint Shallia punished her sisters seemed to be... different from what she thought?
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