Five minutes later, Lu Ze was kneeling on the ground, earnestly repenting. What was he repenting for?
It was a massive cross, the Oath of Judas.
He absolutely wasn't kneeling and repenting because he was scared of this thing; it was purely because he had realized he had gone a bit too far just now. Yes! That was it!
"Lu Ze, do you know you were wrong? If you don't, you can keep kneeling."
Theresa crossed her legs, her eyes fixed on Lu Ze. One hand rested on the Oath of Judas, its numerous chains writhing as if they could lash out at Lu Ze at any second.
"Theresa~ I was wrong! I shouldn't have called you a child. In my heart, you are a noble Academy Head, how could you possibly be a child?"
If not for that cross, Lu Ze wouldn't have spoken such insincere words. However, for the sake of his feet, he had to be a little weak when it was necessary.
"That's more like it! You don't know what's good for you when I give you a reward. Hurry up and get up! Go process those documents on the desk, using the method I taught you yesterday. If you don't finish them tonight, you're not leaving."
Looking at the towering pile of documents on the desk, Lu Ze instinctively swallowed. He glanced at Theresa beside him, a sigh escaping his lips. Who could he blame when he couldn't win?
She was a veteran S-rank Valkyrie, not someone he could contend with now. Someday! He also wanted to turn the tables and become the master!
Dragging his slightly numb feet, he sat on a nearby stool. He opened the first document and saw densely packed text. Well, with this much, even staying up all night wouldn't be enough.
Meanwhile, Theresa, with her legs crossed, was engrossed in a comic book, taking occasional sips of bitter melon juice. How leisurely!
After a long while, Lu Ze slumped onto the desk, his eyes almost turning into spirals. His vision was starting to blur; he must have overused his brain.
"Our student Lu Ze has worked hard! Here, have some orange juice, eat a chicken nugget, and continue your work!"
Theresa seemed to have transformed into a supervisor, her smile like that of a devil. How to describe it? It looked so frightening.
"I... I really can't anymore. I've really got nothing left... If you make me keep working, someone will actually die!"
He suddenly regretted why he had come to Theresa's office when he had nothing better to do. If he hadn't come, he wouldn't be suffering like this.
"Hmph... you do look very tired. In that case, eat these things, and then you can go back. You'll come back tomorrow! I'll be waiting for you here."
Hearing that he had to come back tomorrow, Lu Ze suddenly felt exhausted. It was all too late; he could only passively accept such heartless exploitation.
Looking at the fried chicken nuggets and the glass of orange juice on the table, he thought Theresa had a bit of conscience, at least knowing to prepare him some late-night snacks.
He picked up a chicken nugget from the bowl and put it in his mouth. After a slight chew, it tasted quite good, especially with the orange juice. He even wished he had a cola.
One nugget after another went into his stomach. In no time, the bowl was empty. Seeing Lu Ze finish, Theresa's eyes narrowed with a smile.
"It seems my cooking skills haven't regressed! Good, good... Next time, I'll make you fried chicken. As long as you work hard for me, there will be plenty of benefits!"
Lu Ze: ...
This person from that small country, please calm down!
"Then I'll head back now?"
Theresa, sitting on the sofa, didn't reply. She was still engrossed in her comic book. When she heard Lu Ze leaving, she also put down her book.
"Hmm... Why did my heart race a little just now? No, no! This is my student; how can I think like that? Theresa, Theresa, you need to be serious! Don't get any strange ideas just because of some romance novels!"
The room was silent for a while. Theresa glanced at the clock on the wall, realizing it wasn't too late. She could read comics tomorrow; she should tidy up first.
Looking at the empty cup and bowl on the desk, Theresa suddenly let out a soft chuckle. Perhaps this was also good...
Meanwhile, perhaps due to mental exhaustion, Lu Ze's vision was blurry as he walked. Fumbling in the dark, he returned to his dormitory. The moment he opened the door, he saw someone sitting on the sofa. All the lights in the living room were off.
He couldn't see who was sitting there at all, and Lu Ze asked with some confusion:
"It's so late, why aren't you sleeping yet? And sitting here, why aren't you turning on the lights?"
The person didn't reply but looked up in the darkness before walking towards Lu Ze step by step.
"Huh? It's so dark, why aren't you turning on the lights?"
Just as Lu Ze reached out to flick the light switch, he was pulled back. The person directly hugged him. The body was unusually warm, and he felt something on his right arm.
"Teacher Himeko! You haven't been drinking again, have you?"
The other person didn't answer but held him tightly, as if trying to dispel the heat from her own body.
How did he know it was Teacher Himeko? After all, she was so large; besides her, no one else in this dormitory was that big. The sensation was also quite good...
But now was not the time to ponder this. Lu Ze wanted to push away Teacher Himeko, but she was holding him too tightly to push her away.
So, the two of them remained locked in a stalemate until Teacher Himeko slowly fell asleep, and the struggle finally ended.
This left Lu Ze's legs numb again. Kneeling and standing all day was too uncomfortable. All he wanted now was to lie in bed and get a good night's sleep.
But he couldn't just leave Teacher Himeko there. With a sigh, he picked up the person in front of him, adjusted his grip slightly, and in a bridal carry, walked up the stairs step by step.
"Teacher Himeko... you really need to lose weight. You're so heavy, I can barely carry you."
With great difficulty, he reached Teacher Himeko's room and placed her on the bed, tucking her in. Just as he was about to leave, Himeko grabbed him.
"Hmm? Teacher Himeko! Stop fooling around, I want to go back to sleep."
He pried her fingers off one by one, and Lu Ze finally managed to leave the room. Downstairs, he turned on the light and, as expected, saw bottles of alcohol strewn everywhere. With Mei's persuasion, Teacher Himeko had been drinking less frequently.
He didn't expect her to sneak drinks in the middle of the night! It seemed he couldn't keep too much alcohol in the refrigerator next time.