Standing in front of her classroom door, Nami remained completely still. Breathing deeply, she finally regained her composure and decided to put on a serious and determined face.
" I decided to choose the option of total resistance! Normally, the rule would say that it is better not to react, this could make the attackers want to go after their victim more. Nevertheless, it is out of the question that I let myself be easily and without reacting. "
Finally, she grabbed the doorknob and opened it. Seeing her classmates, most of whom had already arrived, she saw them talking or giggling among themselves, and some barely noticed Nami's arrival.
"Huh?" The redhead wondered, expecting a very different reaction.
She thought the other girls would be waiting impatiently for her with a bucket of water. Or that they would give her mocking glances, showing that they had prepared an unpleasant surprise for her.
Being even more intimidated, Nami nevertheless eventually entered the room and headed to her seat. Looking at the ground, to make sure no one tripped her up, to make her fall, the redhead finally reached her place, without incident.
Then, inspecting her desk, which was perfectly clean, and her chair, which didn't have the slightest thumbtack, she finally sat down, heaving a sigh.
"I arrived at my chair...without any trouble."
Nami couldn't believe it.
"They don't bother me? Is it to give me false hope?"
Trying to think, Nami saw Robin sitting next to her. Silently taking a few things out of her bag, she grabbed a book, which she began to read. Looking at her discreetly, Nami noticed that the girl had a new bruise on her face. Before he could even join the classroom, Robin seemed to have already been annoyed.
" Why target Robin and not me? " Nami wondered.
In any case, one thing was certain, she shouldn't let her guard down, because she knew her turn would come.
Still, as the day passed, Nami had no problem. Whether it was during math, English, biology or music class, Nami had no problems.
Finally the lunch break arrived. Still sitting in her seat in the classroom while Robin left, Nami began to eat the bento that Bell-mère had prepared for her, while feeling lost. Around her, the other girls were also eating their lunch, while remaining in small groups.
"Of course, no one came to talk to me this morning but... I expected something else! Robin is being harassed! For my part, did the other girls simply decide to isolate me? is just that, I can take it."
While lost in thought, Nami didn't care what was going on around her and jumped when she saw a bucket land on her desk.
Being the one who brought the bucket to her, Speed said.
" Take this. "
Not understanding, Nami looked inside the bucket and noticed that it was filled with waste water.
" What is that ? "
Crossing his arms and displaying an authoritative gaze, Speed affirmed.
"You are F-rank! You must therefore undergo an initiation rite."
"A rite...of initiation?" Nami repeated, realizing that the bad news was coming.
Chuckling, upon hearing this, Valentine approached the duo, while declaring.
"Don't worry! It's nothing complicated! You just have to stick your head in there and hold your breath for a minute! That's it."
Looking at the two girls in turn, Nami felt a bead of sweat start to form on her forehead, as she knew perfectly well that they were serious.
"What if I refuse?" She asked, trying to stare at them seriously.
Hearing her question, Valentine chuckled in mockery, while Speed asked.
"Are you really serious? You don't know what will happen?"
Suddenly, another girl, with a medical mask, which hid her mouth, passed between the duo and grabbed Nami's hair.
"We'll just force you to do it." Ulti affirmed.
And before Nami could struggle, Ulti plunged her head into the bucket of dirty water. Seeing her begin to struggle, Valentine laughed at her.
"HAHAHAHA! You better have listened to us from the start."
Only able to make disorganized gestures, Nami eventually felt Ulti pop her head out of the water and immediately tried to catch her breath.
"F-rank girls are so stupid trying to play rebel." Ulti growled. "Speed, start the clock.
Then, again, she plunged Nami's head into the bucket. Still trying to struggle, Nami tried to move her arms and face, almost managing to knock the bucket over.
"Tsssss! Stop struggling." Ulti roared, holding the bucket with her other hand. "It splashes everywhere."
Suddenly, Nami's elbow hit her abdomen. Startled, Ulti took a step back, and loosened her grip on Nami's hair. Seeing this, Nami put her hands on the bucket, and threw it out of her office.
Having no time to take cover, Ulti and the other two saw the ground fall at their feet and splashed them.
"EURK!" Cried Valentine, feeling the dirty water wet her clothes.
"DAMN IT! I got it everywhere, BITCH!" Ulti roared, glaring at Nami angrily.
Not caring about that, Nami was now on her feet, with her face completely soaked. Breathing hard, she faced the trio in front of her, her fists clenched and her eyes showing anger.
F-rank or not, she wasn't the kind of person to let herself be intimidated without reacting. For his part, seeming to barely care about his wet clothes, Speed had stopped the clock, before declaring.
"19 seconds."
Then, returning to her place, she grabbed a plastic cup, before returning to take the bucket. Seeing that there was still some water left inside, she poured what was left into the goblet, before handing it to Nami.
"Why do you complicate things? Because of that, you have failed! Drink this, it will be your token."
"No way." Nami roared.
"Tsss! You really are an annoying, stupid girl." Ulti asserted, grabbing Speed's glass. "But don't worry! I'm going to teach you a lesson that will make you understand where you belong."
Then, walking over to Nami's desk, she knocked her glass over and sprinkled Nami's barely started bento.
"There, with this, I'm sure your lunch will be much more appetizing like this."
"Hahaha! Anyway, you have a real sense of creativity." Valentine affirmed, clapping her hands.
"Now eat." Ulti ordered her.
Suddenly, Nami's bento vanished from her desk and was slammed into Ulti's face. Surprised, all the girls in the room fell silent. As surprised as the others, Speed and Valentine had turned their faces towards Ulti, while her face was still hidden by Nami's bentō.
Eventually, the dish ends up sliding slowly, before finally falling to the ground. And what stuck to Ulti's face was just a mixture of rice sprinkled with dirty water.
Dusting her hands, Nami affirmed.
"If you liked my bento that much, just ask me politely."
Then, displaying a mocking smile, she looked at Valentine and Speed, before affirming.
"And if there are other volunteers, I can distribute a double portion."
Feeling numerous veins of rage appear on her forehead, while her pupils now resembled those of a snake, Ulti roared.
"Grab her."
Ten minutes later
Vomiting, Nami was kneeling in a toilet cubicle, while she still had an awful taste in her mouth. Despite struggling like a tigress, she hadn't managed to face the trio, who had managed to immobilize her and make her swallow the bentô that had fallen to the ground.
Gritting her teeth in rage, remembering their laughter, as they forced her to eat the dirty food on the floor, Nami affirmed.
"They'll pay me for it."
Finishing spitting out what she had in her stomach, the redhead staggered out of the toilet.
"Tssss! I knew they were going to do something...but it's beyond what I could have thought! These girls...they are completely crazy."
However, what enraged her had been the behavior of the other girls. Even though they hadn't helped Ulti humiliate Nami, they hadn't done anything to save her either. Worse than that, they continued to eat, as if nothing had happened.
"When you see their attitude and the fact that no one reacted to a scene like this, it proves that this kind of thing happens frequently and that they have ended up ignoring them."
Hitting the wall next to her, she will whisper.
"Think, Nami! Do you really want to go through this ordeal for a whole week? Besides, there is no evidence that someone will vote for you on Thursday, to allow you to leave rank F. "
Painfully trying to find a way out of her unhappiness, Nami eventually found what looked like a solution.
"Wait a minute...I'm not the only one in F-Rank."
Thinking of the other person being persecuted by others, she affirmed.
"Robin...if I offer her my vote, to get her vote...I might quit F-Rank."
Nevertheless, Nami ended up being skeptical, remembering her behavior the day before.
"Yesterday, she was the one who warned me to go to class, before the vote started! However, I still can't understand why she decided not to go too! her that useless knowing that no one would vote for her?"
Reflecting on this last hypothesis, Nami supposed that Robin must have stopped fighting in vain, against the harassment of which she was the victim.
"How long was she the target of her class? And why is she the one who ended up in rank F? Did the rest of the class hate her before this damn game was created?"
Eventually shaking her head, Nami eventually left the room and found herself in the hallway.
"For now, let's just focus on getting his vote! Once I stop being the target of these crackpots, I'll take care of the details."
Arriving at a bend, she stopped, seeing a person in front of her.
"Oh? Hello, Nami-san." The adult in front of her greeted her.
"Monet-sensei." Nami recognized her.
"How is your life in your class? Is everything okay?"
"Huh...yes." Nami affirmed.
Preferring to lie, Nami stared at the professor. She knew it wouldn't be stupid to talk about her problems with an adult. However, she preferred not to trust just anyone.
" Yesterday's vote was the thirteenth since this game was created! That means this game has been around for more than three months! Have any adults noticed the bullying since that time? "
Wondering if the adults were ignoring what was going on, Nami didn't want to talk about her problems with Monet. In any case, not before trusting him.
"I'm glad to hear that! It does sound like you've made a few friends already, like Conis and Valentine."
"Yes, indeed…" Nami asserted, as she actually felt like strangling Valentine.
"That's good." Monet assured, walking away. "If you need me, please don't hesitate."
" Thanks. "
However, as soon as she saw Monet disappear, Nami stopped smiling stupidly, before leaving as well.
" Above all, don't hesitate if you need help? The teachers always say the same thing! otherwise, it only makes things worse. "
Thinking back to her old school, as well as the troubles she had been in for a while, she remembered the faces of the people who had truly helped her.
" Guys ... "
Suddenly, a foot appeared in front of her and Nami almost tripped over it.
"Hey, silly." Roared Ulti, who had just appeared, along with Speed, Valentine, and Perona. "You wanted to step on my foot, didn't you?"
"Grrrr! You again?" Nami growled.
"Hahaha! Look at that stupid tigress." Valentine sneered. "I feel like she still hasn't learned her lesson."
"Don't worry." Ulti affirmed, putting her arm around Nami's shoulders. "For the next hour, we're going to have fun."
Struggling to remove her arm from her shoulders, Nami felt Ulti's hand grip her face and press her fingers to her skull.
" I hate bitches who think they're smarter than me. " Ulti affirmed. "But don't worry! Like I did with Robin, I'll make sure you leave me the soles by the end of the week."
"Grrrr! You can still dream." Nami retorted.
" HEY ! "
Surprised, the girls jumped when they saw Robin behind her, with a book in her hand.
"You're on my way." She asserted, fixing Ulti's gaze. " Get away. "
"WHAT?" Ulti roared, pushing Nami aside. "Hey, bitch! Who do you think you are talking to me like that, stupid F-rank? Look down, immediately."
In response, Robin walked past Ulti and the others, completely ignoring them, while grabbing Nami's arm.
" What ... ? "
"Come with me." Robin ordered her.
"HEY! What are you...?" Ulti began.
Ignoring her, Robin walked away with Nami.
"Am I hallucinating?" Ulti asked. "She dared to ignore me?"
"Oh? Is she trying to play rebel thinking she'll find an ally?" Valentine asked. "What a stupid way of thinking."
"Do you want to catch them?" Speed asked.
"No." Ulti growled. "If Robin wants to play heroes with the new girl, we'll wait until they become friends! And when Nami feels protected, we'll humiliate Robin in front of her to make her understand what happens to those who dare challenge us."
For her part, Perona just watched the scene, saying nothing, and just thinking.
No longer seeing the tape at Ulti, Robin let go of Nami's arm. Still surprised, the redhead stared at her, while thanking her.
"Th...Thanks! But...why did you help me? The other girls will surely want to get revenge on you because of this. It's only going to make it worse..."
"Idiot." Robin said suddenly.
Leaning against a wall, to resume her reading, she affirmed.
"During break, the other girls are wandering the halls, looking for their toys!
If you want to escape them, I advise you to find a safe hiding place and stay there until the afternoon classes start ! Otherwise, you won't survive."
" What ? "
Barely glancing at her, Robin sighed.
"Damn it! Why are you F-rank too? I warned you to go to class though."
"I did." Nami retorted. "Nevertheless, Valentine reported to others that I helped you and refused to consider you inferior to others! Surely this is my punishment."
Hearing this, Robin looked at Nami, while seeming surprised at this answer.
"But then... is it because of me?"
"Tsssss! Why would that be your fault?" Nami growled.
Feeling tremendous anger towards Ulti and the rest of her gang, Nami declared.
"I don't know anything about your relationship with them but... seeing how much fun they seem to harass me, it shows that they are not nice people! Besides, it is thanks to you that I I was able to know about this game and its rules."
"Are you trying to say that just to console me?
Crossing her arms, Nami retorted.
"I'm not the kind of person who tries to play nice! I just make sure to live by my values! If I got rank F for protecting you, whatever."
"Are you telling me you don't mind being the class' new victim?"
"Of course it bothers me! And I don't intend to stay in rank F until I finish my schooling here! Currently, we have to figure out how to get rid of this rank."
" We ? "
"Of course! It is enough that you help me, so that I can also help you to stop the harassment of which you are the victim! During the next vote, it will be enough that you vote for me and that I vote for you and our ordeal will be finished! Only those who are absent during the vote or who have no votes are in rank F. "
Looking at her, Robin ends up resuming her reading, while declaring.
"Sorry, but I'm not interested."
"What ? "
Being alone on the roof of the school, Vivi seemed to be thinking when she heard Valentine's mocking voice.
"Hey, princess! Would you have come with us? You would have seen something funny."
"Huh?" Vivi wondered, barely giving her a look.
"Nico Robin seems to want to become Nami's friend and she protected her, just now! It's strange, don't you think? Usually, she always makes sure to be invisible to avoid to be the target of Ulti."
Barely seeming to care about Valentine, Vivi asked.
" So what ? "
"Nami seems rather stubborn and stubborn while Rlbin is a very smart girl! Don't you think that both of them could pose a threat in the upcoming vote?"
Hearing this, Vivi smiled, before retorting.
"No risk! Since I've already made a pact with Robin! She'll never do anything against me."
" An agreement ? "
Nami's class:
A: Live
B: Hiyori / Yamato / Ulti
C : Valentine / Belo / Perona / Home / Lake / Porch / Speed / Be / Sarahebi
D : Conis / Pudding / Kaya / Makino / Carrot / Koala / Daisy / Domino / Ginrummy / Pascia
F : Nami / Robin