At 12:15

As they walked down the school hallway, they encountered Sagara, who was drinking canned tea while staring out the window.

Sagara accidentally glanced at the four of them and said,

"Ah! La—Anindya, where are you going?" Sagara asked Anindya, almost calling her 'Lady'.

They stopped walking, and Anindya replied with a sharp gaze.

"I'm going to the garden!" Anindya said with an angry expression and tone.

Sagara, with an regretful expression, said

"A-ano, I'm sorry about earlier" Sagara said with an regretful expression.

"Yes, yes, I forgive you" Anindya said with an indifferent expression and tone.

Anindya said to her friends.

"Let's continue walking" Anindya said.

The three of them walked away from Sagara. Sagara watched Anindya leave, muttering.

"Looks like she's still mad at me" Sagara muttered softly, slightly disappointed.

As he said that, Sagara glanced to his left and was surprised to find Desy smiling mischievously at him. Desy approached Sagara and said,

"Sagara... Is it possible you like... Anindya?" Desy asked mischievously.

Instantly, Sagara's cheeks turned red, and the tea can he was holding became dented from gripping it so tightly. Then, Sagara said,

"H-HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE!!!" Sagara replied nervously.

Desy laughed at Sagara's bluntness.

"Ahahahaha, I'm just a—" Desy said, not having finished her sentence.

"HOW IS IT POSSIBLE I LIKE LADY ANINDYA!!!" Sagara shouted at Desy, cutting her off.

"Eh? L-lady?" Desy thought to herself, taken aback.

Suddenly, the atmosphere fell silent. The students passing by the hallway stopped walking, as did Anindya and her two friends. They glanced at Sagara and Desy.

"What are you doing, Desy?" Anindya asked with a blank expression.

Desy looked at Anindya and said,

"N-nothing" Desy replied with an awkward smile and shook her head.

The atmosphere returned to normal, and Desy whispered to Sagara.

"You should be honest with your feelings" Desy whispered with a mischievous smile.

After saying that, Desy left Sagara and walked towards where her three friends were. Sagara muttered as he looked at Anindya.

"W-what's that? How could I possibly like my boss?" Sagara muttered, his cheeks still slightly red.

On the way, Desy thought to herself,

"Did I hear that right? Sagar called Anindya 'Lady Anindya' earlier?" Desy asked herself, confused.

When she arrived in front of Anindya, Wulan said,

"What's wrong, Desy? Why do you look so confused?" Wulan asked.

Desy looked at Anindya and said,

"Anindya... Why did Sagara call you 'Lady Anindya'? Isn't he your childhood friend?" Desy asked suspiciously.

Anindya was immediately taken aback, then quickly answered.

"AHHH!!!... T-That's because when he was little, he... he always called me 'Lady' when he... he came back from abroad!" Anindya replied in a panic.

"W-why are you so panicked, Anindya?" Desy asked with an awkward smile.

Anindya found a more plausible excuse.

"Ah! Remember? He's rich and just came back from abroad a few days ago, so maybe he was absent because he was attending a fancy party while abroad. S-so he still hasn't lost his habit of being polite to women!" Anindya said in a panic.

Desy stared deeply at Anindya's panicked expression. Then, after a moment, she sighed, then put her right hand on Anindya's right shoulder and said

"Alright~, Alright~, whatever, but remember, you have Julian. Don't have a crush on your childhood friend" Desy said with a mischievous smile.

Hearing that, Anindya immediately understood

"Hmph! Isn't that obvious?" Anindya pouted and raised her head confidently, her cheeks slightly flushed.

"Hihihi, good, let's continue to the garden" Desy said with a chuckle.

"Okay!" Anindya replied with a smile.

Delima and Wulan, who saw that, simply smiled, after which the three of them continued walking—while Anindya turned to Sagara. Sagara, noticing Anindya's gaze, immediately turned to her. When their eyes met, Anindya's expression immediately turned angry—and she glared at Sagara. Sagara was taken aback by Anindya's sharp gaze and immediately apologized, feeling that if Anindya was angry, she must have done something wrong.

After apologizing, Anindya immediately turned to the front and began walking after her three friends. Sagara, watching Anindya leave, could only sigh.

On Julian's side, at the same time, 12:15.

Julian finally came to. As he slowly opened his eyes, he heard people arguing.

"... I told you... I became a motorcycle taxi driver because Lady Anindya told me to take the day off!!!" Bonang said, trying to explain to Lia.

"Hmph! I still don't believe it!" Lia said with a pout and her arms crossed.

Bonang, who was behind Lia, continued to explain, while Julian, who had opened his eyes wide, could only see the neck and chin of a woman who was looking at Bonang and Lia.

"A-Anind... ya?" Julian asked weakly.

The woman turned her head, then lowered her face toward Julian.

"Ah!... Thank goodness you're awake!" the woman said happily.

Julian's vision was still blurry, and he couldn't see the woman's face clearly. Julian tried to rub his eyes with his hands. After finishing rubbing, he saw that the woman was Lavendina, who was smiling sweetly at Julian.

"M-Ms. Lavendina?!" Julian asked, looking at her with a surprised expression and a weak tone.

Lavendina only smiled softly at Julian. Julian, still confused, tried to think, but embarrassed to look at Lavendina, Julian chose to turn his body to the left.

"W-why is Ms. Lavendina here?" Julian asked himself with a shy expression.

While thinking, Julian began to feel his pillow.

"I thought I—"

"Ahh~"

Hearing that, Julian immediately fell silent, his eyes slowly rolling toward Lavendina—who was staring at Julian with reddened cheeks.

"Ju-Julian... D-Don't touch my thigh... I-I'm sensitive there..." Lavendina said nervously.

"E-eh, yo-your thigh!?" Julian asked, shocked by Lavendina's expression and voice.

Unconsciously, Julian felt Lavendina's thigh again, and the sound came out again. Seeing this directly made Julian stop, his face slowly turning red until it resembled a steaming boiled crab. Without thinking, Julian immediately sat up with feeling embarrassed

"UWAAAAHHHH!!!... S-SORRY, MS. LAVENDINA, I-I DIDN'T KNOW!!!" said Julian, his face burning with embarrassment.

Lavendina didn't answer, but turned her head to the right, her cheeks red with embarrassment. Hearing Julian's shout, Lia, who had been pouting, immediately turned around.

"Oh, he finally woke up!" Lia said, looking at Julian.

Julian stopped screaming and slowly turned to Lia.

"Si-Sis Lia?" Julian asked with a confused expression and tone, watching Lia walk towards him.

Once they reached Julian, Lia breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"Haa... Thank goodness you're awake," Lia said, breathing a sigh of relief.

"... If she hadn't woken up, Lady Anindya would have finished me off" Lia continued.

Lavendina, who had been shy, immediately turned angry at Lia.

"It's your own fault—why did you shoot him without giving a reason first!?" Lavendina asked.

While Lia and Lavendina were arguing, Julian, still shocked, thought to himself.

"S-Sister Lia, didn't she shoot me earlier?!" Julian thought to himself, holding his neck where the bullet had struck him.

As Julian held his neck where he'd been shot, he was a little surprised to find that it had been bandaged. In Fact, it wasn't just his neck that was bandaged, but both his cheeks, forehead, and chin were also bandaged, and Julian hadn't noticed yet.

"Don't worry, Julian, I've taken care of all your wounds" Lavendina said gently.

"OII! I'M TALKING TO YOU, LAVENDINA!" Lia shouted in annoyance.

Unfortunately, Lavendina ignored Lia—she focused on Julian instead.

"T-Thank you, Ms. Lavendina" Julian said with an awkward smile.

Lavendina was pleased to hear this and smiled back. Bonang, who was to Lia's right, tried to calm her down.

"... C-Calm down, Lia. If Lady Anindya tries to kill you, I'll protect you, then we can escape—" Bonang said with an awkward smile.

Hearing this, Lia became even more irritated and finally punched Bonang in the nose.

"PUNCH!" Lia hit Bonang's nose with her right fist.

"UKHH!" Bonang groaned, immediately holding her nose.

Julian, who saw this, could only laugh awkwardly and then asked.

"Oh right, Sis Lia. You shot me earlier, so why am I still alive?" Julian asked with a confused expression and tone.

"Oh, that's because I only fired a tranquilizer gun at you" Lia replied casually.

Julian narrowed his eyes and tilted his head slightly to the right.

"A tranquilizer gun?" Julian asked, looking at Lia with a confused expression.

Lia began to pull her handgun back out of her right skirt pocket and held it with her right hand—intending to show it to Julian.

"Yes, do you really think I would have the heart to kill you? I just wanted to make you faint so you could rest and your emotions could calm down" Lia replied.

"Uwahh... That handgun is so cool~" Julian thought to himself in amazement, looking at the shape and color of the handgun Lia was holding.

"... Besides, if I kill you, Lady Anindya will definitely kill me" Lia continued.

"Like I said, relax, Lia. I'll definitely protect you—" Bonang said, smiling, blood gushing from her right nostril.

"PUNCH!" Lia punched.

"UKHH!" Bonang winced.

"O-ohh I see, I thought I was really going to be killed hahahaha" Julian said with an awkward laugh.

"Come here, Julian. I'll check the wound again and give you some vitamins to help you regain your energy~" Lavendina said gently.

"Okay, ma'am!" Julian replied.

Lavendina took a cotton ball from her first aid kit, poured antiseptic on it, and applied it to Julian's bullet-infested arm—so the wound would be clean and ready to be covered for a speedy healing.

~To be continued~

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