| Author: Nan Sheng’s Fish | Original Source: SFACG |
| Translator: Silva | English Source: Re:Library |
“Rumble!” The old van’s engine roared to life as Jenna turned the key.
“Boss, Xiao Huang just called. He said that the guys from Beizhai actually gathered our people under your name without authorization…” Jenna couldn’t wait to speak as soon as she got in the car.
“Alright, I already know what it’s about. It’s regarding Sylvia, right?” Nancy, buckling her seatbelt leisurely, gestured for Jenna to be quiet.
“Uh… Boss… how did you know?” Jenna scratched her head in confusion.
“Humph, it’s a secret!” Little did she know, the silver-haired young girl in the passenger seat gave her a coquettish smile, almost making Jenna’s heart explode from overload.
The boss is just too cute…
“Alright, let’s go. They probably haven’t started yet.” Nancy, unaware of Jenna’s inner thoughts, closed her eyes and spoke softly.
The incident just now was, of course, told to her by the girl in her mind, but Nancy couldn’t possibly tell Jenna. Pretending a bit in front of her underling seemed quite good.
“Uh… Oh!” Jenna, feeling guilty, responded absently and quickly started the vehicle.
The original owner, being a cannon fodder character, naturally played the role of a plot catalyst to the fullest.
In the story, the original owner offended two heroines right from the start.
One, naturally, was her sister Nina.
As for the other… it was because the original owner, over some trivial matters, entangled her underlings to prepare for school violence against the heroine, Sylvia.
This incident… was intercepted and stopped by the male protagonist, Su Xiaoyu, who then investigated the original owner and discovered the sale of her sister Nina, eventually personally pushing the original owner into the abyss.
She certainly got her just deserts, didn’t she?
Two crimes, I’ve already absolved one, and next…
Sylvia, huh, the school violence incident? Next, Nancy will show those who play dirty tricks what real violence is.
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Around ten in the evening, the van entered the boundary between Tianzhou City and the Academy District.
This is where the twelve cross-island bridges connect the main part of Tianzhou City to its twelve subsidiary islands, on which are located the twelve superpower academies famous throughout the Earth Federation.
“Boss, we’re here. This is the place they mentioned on the phone.”
Jenna hit the brakes, and Nancy in the back seat rolled down the window to look around. It seemed to be the entrance of some factory, with an imperfect road system. The only light came from drone indicator lights and dim streetlights on either side of the road. The entire industrial area was quiet, and from a distance, Nancy could see the bustling city area beyond, with its huge commercial advertising balloons and holographic projections.
“They haven’t arrived yet. Julie just messaged saying they’ve intercepted Sylvia and are on their way here,” Jenna said, glancing at her phone and turning back.
Julie, according to the original owner’s memory, was one of the original owner’s underlings, a small fry who didn’t even have dialogue in the game.
Nancy, seeing the serious expression on Jenna’s face, couldn’t help but find it amusing: “Jenna, you rushed over here in such a hurry, you’re not here to watch the fight, are you?”
“Uh…” Jenna was momentarily stunned by Nancy’s question, “Boss, Julie and the others went with Lily without your permission. They’re not taking you seriously.”
“So, you came here to pick a fight?” Nancy shook her head with a bitter smile.
“Uh… what else?” Jenna tilted her head.
“…” Nancy said nothing more. No matter the reason Jenna brought her here tonight, she had to deal with Sylvia because, just now, the girl in her mind had issued another mission.
【Mission #2: Save the character about to be forced into villainy: Sylvia. Mission Requirement: Ensure Sylvia does not sustain serious injuries in the upcoming school bullying. Mission Reward: Random.】
Nancy looked at the mission displayed in her mind and shook her head with a wry smile.
“What exactly are you trying to do? Keep saving people?” Nancy frowned and asked.
【No comment… If you still want to go back, then follow my instructions.】 The girl’s tone was calm.
【Complete this mission, and I will reveal the truth behind your transmigration.】
Nancy was slightly taken aback, then chuckled softly. Was this considered a deal?
Although Nancy didn’t know why the girl chose her, her intuition, honed in the military, told her that the tasks issued by this girl were definitely related to her survival in this world, and she wasn’t lying.
Simply put: fail to complete it, and you die.
Although this sounds ridiculous, Nancy trusted her instincts.
According to the original story’s opening description, Lily, a cannon fodder villainess like Nancy, decided to have her gang rough up Sylvia because Sylvia got too close to the boy she admired…
According to Sylvia’s first-person description in the original script, Lily’s attack was a group beating, meaning Nancy needed to deal with at least ten people and couldn’t be lenient, as the mission required that Sylvia not sustain more than minor injuries.
Just herself and Jenna… They were completely outmatched. Nancy, distressed, held her forehead. She needed outside help.
Right! Lubbock’s briefcase!
Thinking of any possible help she could get, Nancy opened Lubbock’s briefcase as a last resort.
Tissues… credit points… lip balm…
Contracts… a photo of Nina… and…
When Nancy saw the last item, her pupils suddenly contracted!
It was a handgun.1
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Waiting is tedious, and amidst this unbearable tedium, Nancy finally saw the notorious Lily.
Just like the original owner, she sported a non-mainstream style, wearing a tattered leather jacket from who-knows-where. Nancy couldn’t make out her face due to the darkness, but judging by Jenna’s reaction, it had to be Lily.
“Boss, they’re here. Should we go over?” Jenna whispered.
“Is there anything in the van that could be used as a weapon?” Nancy pondered, then asked.
“There’s a baseball bat in the trunk…” Jenna hadn’t finished speaking before Nancy had already pushed the door open and gotten out.
………………
Lily looked at the dark alley in front of her and nodded in satisfaction; this place had the perfect vibe for a brutal beating.
“Alright, this is the spot. Bring her over.”
At her command, several minions surged forward, surrounding a blue-haired girl in Rolan High School’s uniform.
Lily turned around, grabbed the blue-haired girl by the hair, and slapped her face hard, the force knocking the girl to the ground.
“Sylvia, who did you think you were flirting with, going after Bowyer like that?”
“Ah? Speak up! Where did you get the confidence to think Bowyer would take a liking to you?”
With her arms crossed, Lily looked down at Sylvia, trying to get up, and kicked her directly in the chest, pinning her underfoot.
“I told you to speak!”
“…Cough, cough,” Sylvia reached for the corner of her mouth, touching a bright red smear.
“I’ve said… Bowyer and I are just friends, not what you’re imagining…”
“Slap!” Lily bent down and slapped her again, “That’s not the answer I wanted. Say…”
“What do you really want to do! Want to kill me? Come on!” Sylvia looked up at the gang in front of her and shouted angrily.
“Oh, got brave, have we?” Lily wasn’t annoyed by Sylvia’s interruption; instead, she chuckled and said:
“Kill you? Oh, we wouldn’t dare. Do you think I’m like that idiot Nancy, always quick to pull a knife?”
After Lily spoke, a few of the younger girls behind her stirred. They were Nancy’s minions lured by Lily to make up the numbers. However, with a cold glare from Lily, none dared to step forward.
Lily turned back, pinching Sylvia’s pretty face: “You love to flirt, don’t you? Today, I’ll let you wear the emperor’s new clothes2, flirt all you want, how about that!”
“How dare you!” Sylvia’s face finally changed upon hearing Lily’s words, and she began to resist fiercely.
“Pin her down. Today, let’s open our eyes and see what kind of girl can bewitch Bowyer.” Following Lily’s words, four minions moved to restrain Sylvia’s limbs, while Lily chuckled and reached for Sylvia’s collar.
And Sylvia, who had been struggling fiercely, suddenly calmed down.
Sylvia had figured out the situation; although she had learned some martial arts due to her military family background, she couldn’t match the dozen or so people in front of her. Whether she resisted or not, the outcome wouldn’t change much.
Half an hour ago, when Lily covered her mouth and nose with a scarf laced with anesthetic, she used her last bit of strength to activate her watch, which recorded everything Lily had said.
And just as Lily kicked her down, she took the opportunity to use her watch to call the police; if the watch wasn’t broken, the police would arrive within five minutes.
Given that… Sylvia looked up at Lily, who was smirking coldly, and clenched her teeth before closing her eyes.
This bunch was just going to take some videos and photos. Once the police arrived, those could easily be deleted on the spot. After tonight, she wouldn’t let Lily off!
Seeing Sylvia giving up resistance, the smirk on Lily’s face grew colder. She was about to rip off Sylvia’s school uniform when she suddenly felt a burning pain on the back of her neck!
Reaching back, she found it was a half-smoked lady’s cigarette!
“Damn it! Which son of a b̲i̲t̲c̲h̲ did that!” Lily burst into rage, thinking it was one of her underlings causing trouble, so she turned around and started cursing at the dozen or so people behind her.
But when she turned around, Lily saw all the people behind her looking confusedly at something above her head.
Lily quickly looked up and saw two figures crouching on the wall.
“Click…!”
The flame from the lighter was conspicuous in the dark. Nancy leisurely lit a new cigarette and placed it in the equally bewildered Jenna’s mouth next to her.
“Nancy?! Did you just burn me with that cigarette?”
“Damn you!”
Lily cursed without restraint, only to be met with a baseball bat coming straight at her.
“Tap…” Nancy lightly jumped down, her petite body landing smoothly in front of Lily, who had been knocked down by the baseball bat.
She picked up the baseball bat that had fallen to the side, glanced at the few minions wanting to step forward, and smashed the bat directly into a nearby lamppost.
“Bang!”
The loud noise and the dented lamppost finally deterred the dozen or so people from acting rashly.
Then, Nancy looked at Lily, who had gotten up from the ground and was holding her head.
