Unspeakable bubbles

"Here's the thing, in order not to delay everyone's time, the company has dispatched two vans from nearby locations," the driver explained to the teachers after making a phone call to clarify the situation.

"Didn't you just say that 'the other car' had already set off? So you were just saying that to fool us?"

"Uh..." The driver's face stiffened, realizing that the teachers here were really not easy to talk to.

"Forget it, the van is the same," Bella advised.

It was quite cold outside, and all she wanted to do was get into the car as soon as possible. She had no desire to argue with the driver outside over such a trivial matter.

"Since Miss Bella has said so, humph, then let's just forget about it."

"Get in, get in, let's get going!"

Bella waited a while, and only after most people had gotten into the first van did she walk toward the second one.

"Could you please turn on the air conditioning, please?" Bella said to the stern-faced driver after getting into the car.

"Okay," the driver said expressionlessly.

Section 238, Chapter 237: General Relationship

There were eight teachers in total who went to Suzuran for academic exchange. Five of them got on the first van, and the remaining three, including Bella, got on the second van.

The car was quiet, and no one spoke. The gradually comfortable temperature after the air conditioning was turned on made Bella drowsy.

She closed her eyes and relaxed back in the chair.

I was right to choose the second car. If I were in the first car, which was crowded and noisy, I wouldn't be able to take a nap.

Half asleep and half awake, Bella felt as if not much time had passed when the car suddenly stopped.

'Have we arrived yet? Wow, that was fast.'

Bella opened her eyes and looked at the scenery outside the window.

"Hmm?" Her expression hardened. What she saw was not a school building or a playground, but an unfamiliar wasteland.

"Driver, has the car broken down again?" Bella asked in a complaining tone.

"The car didn't break down, this is our destination."

The driver opened the car door and got out first, followed silently by the other two teachers.

"..." Bella narrowed her eyes, the unspoken understanding between the three of them giving her an extremely ominous premonition.

No matter how you look at it, this seems like a trap set for me!

Bella calmed herself down, feeling that she hadn't given anything away at school.

Perhaps there's some misunderstanding?

"Can anyone tell me what's going on?" Bella asked the other two teachers as she got out of the car with a calm expression.

“Miss Bella, I don’t know the specifics either. I just received a notice from the school before I left, instructing me to cooperate with this gentleman to settle things with you.”

A teacher spread his hands and pointed to the driver: "You'll have to ask this man for details."

"Oh?" Bella's gaze shifted. "Driver, can you give me an explanation?"

“The Hand of Redemption,” the driver said bluntly.

Bella remained silent.

Have I been exposed?

How could something have been wrong all this time, and suddenly be exposed?

“There must be some misunderstanding here. What is the Hand of Redemption? I’ve never heard of it!” Bella cried out, accusing herself of being wronged.

"I'm warning you, don't do anything reckless!"

"On the surface, I am a teacher at Unicorn Academy, but in reality, I am a member of the Seven Ring Tower."

"I am currently carrying out a top-secret mission personally ordered by the CEO. You want to mess with me? You'd better think twice."

"Hmph, you all know the consequences of offending the Seventh Ring Tower in the Federation, don't you think?"

Bella made a big boast, leaving the two teachers opposite her completely bewildered.

"The Seven Ring Tower? This..."

"Bella, a former peripheral member of the Seven Rings Tower, you have been expelled."

The driver frowned and said, "The orders from above are to take you back to the Seventh Ring Tower headquarters for interrogation. Cooperate well; things aren't as bad as you think."

After a pause, the driver continued, "Generally, the Seven Ring Tower only has one way of dealing with hostile elements like you who have infiltrated the academy: kill them on the spot."

But this time is different!

"Although I don't know what the higher-ups are thinking, the only order I received was to bring you back to headquarters for interrogation."

"Bella, stop resisting! You have no chance against three of us!"

The driver took out a black bracelet from his clothes. "Put on this mysterious restraint device and come back with me to be interrogated."

Bella assessed the current situation and gained some insight.

He knew the strength of the two teachers opposite him; they were probably at the level of ordinary awakened beings.

As for the driver, Bella didn't think the Seventh Ring Tower would send the Fifth Ring to deal with her; that would be giving her too much credit.

"Three fourth-rings? You think you can take me down with that?" Bella's words made the three people opposite her change their expressions.

"Speaking of which, how did I get exposed? I've never given myself away before."

Bella muttered to herself, "It must be a recent problem. Let me think... Hmm, that 'routine investigation'?"

"Sigh, they swore to me before that as long as it's a normal investigation, even the Seven Ring Tower wouldn't find anything wrong."

"Hmm, was it because you were too eager in front of Ninomiya Sui that time? If that's the case, then how suspicious must a woman be?"

"No, that's not it, it's not that Ninomiya is paranoid... it's because of Bubbles!"

Having finally figured out the crux of the matter, Bella let out a long sigh, feeling somewhat like she'd been caught in the crossfire.

Given how much Ninomiya Sui values ​​Bubbles, wouldn't she thoroughly investigate the backgrounds of the people around the little girl?

Unfortunately, I was too enthusiastic back then...

"I'll ask you one last time, will you fight or surrender!"

Seeing Bella's arrogant attitude of not taking the three of them seriously, the driver issued an ultimatum.

"Do you want to know why the order wasn't to kill them on the spot this time?" Bella suddenly asked.

"..." The driver didn't speak, but a look of curiosity appeared in his eyes.

There were some things he hadn't said earlier; the order he received this time actually had an additional clause.

This operation will primarily rely on persuasion, with force as a secondary measure.

This is indeed quite different from the usual style of the Seven Ring Tower. If he hadn't been thinking about how to persuade Bella, he would have started the fight long ago!

Despite Bella's boastful claim of taking on three opponents single-handedly, he didn't believe the woman was that powerful.

“There’s a really scary girl in Bella’s class. Bella can’t quite put her finger on how scary she is, but at least she makes the Seventh Ring Tower very wary.”

"Absurd!" the driver sneered.

The Seven Rings Tower, backed by the Federation, is the only officially recognized legitimate secret organization.

As the undisputed authority of the Federation's mystical side, the Seventh Ring Tower is home to numerous experts, and even someone like myself, at the fourth ring, can only be considered average.

You should know that if it's a small to medium-sized mysterious organization, the Fourth Ring is already the top expert in the group!

Would such a behemoth, which overwhelms other mysterious organizations within the Federation, care about a little girl?

Bella sensed the disdain in the driver's words. She smiled and continued, "If I don't resist and obediently go back with you for interrogation, the Seventh Ring Tower will imprison me for a while."

"After all, I was that girl's homeroom teacher and spent some time with her. I suppose Qi Huanta couldn't possibly know how much I meant to her."

"If the girl reacts strongly when I don't return after the off-campus internship, I might be able to return to school after signing a strict contract with Qihuan Tower."

"But if the girl doesn't react much, I'm afraid I'll be in trouble after I lose my usefulness."

Bella gave a wry smile: "The most regrettable thing is that although I see Bubble often, my relationship with her is only so-so."

Hearing this, the driver's eyelids twitched, and he shouted, "Do it!"

Section 239, Chapter 238, Five Rings

The driver rushed forward first, his body rapidly expanding, instantly transforming from an average-sized person into a giant nearly three meters tall!

Beneath the torn civilian clothes, bulging muscles were revealed.

'The mystery of the physical body is indeed the most popular mystery.'

Bella breathed a slight sigh of relief as she thought about it.

At this point, the only one among the three whose background she didn't know was also revealed to have the true abilities of.

The driver was initially going very fast, and he charged toward Bella with unstoppable momentum.

But soon, his speed noticeably slowed down.

With each step, the driver exerted all his strength. When he was only three arm's lengths away from Bella, the veins on his forehead bulged, but he stood still, not daring to take another step forward.

He knew that this was the limit of his body's ability; if he took another step forward, he would be crushed to death by the gravitational field surrounding Bella!

'Gravity manipulation!' the driver thought to himself, sensing the enemy's mystery.

He had received detailed information about Bella before setting off to complete the mission, and his focus was naturally on her mystery.

As her name suggests, Bella possesses the power to manipulate gravity.

If given enough time to prepare, she could push the gravitational field to its limit, even a fifth-ring expert would have a headache.

It's a tricky skill, but its weaknesses are also obvious.

Since time is a crucial prerequisite for fully utilizing this ability, then we should simply not give her time!