The Rebirth of Evelyn Knox

Evelyn gritted her teeth before standing up. To dare make an attempt on Bree's life, Rufus had no other punishment than death. Unfortunately, that would have to wait until she had a suitable opportunity.

Rufus almost cried out in joy despite his broken ribs and aching back. 'I'm alive!' was the only thought running through his mind.

Prince Craig snorted as he saw the pathetic look on the boy's face. How can a Terran behave like this? Not to mention, he even had such close ties to their royal family. It was absolutely disgraceful.

"Rufus. Do you have anything to say for yourself?"

The boy broke out of his daze as Prince Craig's words rang in his mind. Although the tone of his voice was chilly, Rufus thought that perhaps at this time, even if the prince did not like him, he would side with a fellow Terran in front of outsiders.

Besides… no one saw what he did. All anyone saw was the pink haired girl's retaliation!

"P-Prince Craig, I was just feeling suffocated after cleaning the bathroom all day, and was taking a walk to refresh my mind. But who knew this crazy girl would attack me the moment I passed by!"

Although his voice was slightly wheezy from pain, his words rang clear in the compartment.

As the commotion created by Evelyn while taking Rufus down was quite short, most of the students had simply remained asleep due to getting used to the sound of monsters fighting in the forest. Even Vivian and Bree hadn't woken up, although Amara was now silently standing at Evelyn's side.

There were still a few commoners who did get roused from their slumber, some from the commotion and some from the later confrontation. So far, they had been staring meekly from their beds, but the way they looked at Evelyn changed greatly after hearing the Terran boy. 

If she's so crazy, doesn't that mean she can attack them at any moment too? Wouldn't they just get squashed to death in that boy's place? But none of them dared to gossip or whisper. No one wanted to invite disaster, after all.

However, as the commoners were shaking in terror, the green haired female prefect snorted.

"I guess that settles the truth of the matter, then. Right, Prince Craig?"

Contrary to the shining eyes of Rufus, however, Prince Craig's expression was dark as the bottom of a wok.

As the young Terran boy turned around in confusion, Prince Craig's reaction wasn't the only one that made little sense to him. That biased prefect who had punished him earlier was also giving him a condescending look, as if he was nothing but a clown.

"Stanley, drag him away and ask the chefs for a key to one of the empty storages in compartment nineteen. He'll be locked in there until we get to the academy, the professors can decide his true punishment then."

Stanley, who had been silently standing behind his prince all this time, bowed and swiftly made his way over to the young boy on the floor.

The young Terran boy's expression went from elation to terror in a matter of moments as Prince Craig's sentence rang out, each word striking like a hammer to his head.

"W-What, wait, why?! Didn't I—"

Before he could speak any further, he was knocked out by Craig's aide and dragged away.

Prince Craig did not leave after them immediately, instead closing in on Evelyn before lifting her chin up with his index finger.

He chuckled at her disgusted face.

"Now, just because I'm letting you off this time, don't think you can go around doing whatever you want in here, alright? This time Rufus was in the wrong, but your actions were also a bit overboard."

Evelyn's eyes remained cold as she slapped his hand away, unable to bear his touch anymore.

The older boy chuckled, as if more amused than offended. 

"I wonder if he keeps coming back to bully you because you're so cute? I have to say, you've managed to catch even my interest."

Evelyn's face twisted, and even Cecilia couldn't help but frown in disgust.

At this moment, the green haired prefect cleared her throat. "Prince Craig, I would request you to please not harass the students anymore. I've given you enough face already, haven't I? I'll have to file a formal complaint against you if you keep this up."

The older boy did not respond to her at all, completely ignoring both her words and existence. His gaze remained focused solely on the pink haired girl in front of him.

"It's a pity that you won't be strong enough for the companionship tournament by the time of my graduation. How about this, then, if you do manage to win, I shall take you as a wife. Can you imagine… being a Terran Queen?"

Although Evelyn wanted to spit on his face, she had a feeling that this boy's words and his intentions weren't quite in the same place. Did he think he could fool her with just a few words?

On the surface, he seemed to 'favor' her, but the mission she received said something else entirely.

[ Red Mission: Craig's Will ]

- Source: Worldly Threat

- Clear Condition: Fulfil any one of the following conditions…

— Prevent injury or death from source Craig Maenhardt for the next two years.

- Rewards:

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— Physique +10 points permanently.

— Spirit Power +10 points permanently.

The green haired prefect from before stepped in between them, blocking Craig's sight.

"It's not nice of you to ignore me, you know. And I think it's way past the time you leave."

Prince Craig's expression was hard as stone. "Are you very interested in having your legs broken again, Eula?"

Eula haughtily flicked her hair, almost hitting the girl behind her in the face.

"I'll have you know, every time my bones break, they grow back stronger! So, you may not be able to break them this time. Also, princess Arial told me that she will have you skinned alive the next time you show your face in front of her."

Prince Craig's expression fell, his tone becoming chillingly cold. 

"That Aquan princess of yours is as insolent as ever. I suppose it's not shocking that you would take after her manners as her lackey. I guess I should have broken the legs of that little bitch instead, right?"

Eula turned up her chin proudly. "As if you can? Keep dreaming."

This stupid little prince didn't even dare to squeak out a single word when the princess called him a toad, but he acts all high and mighty in front of those younger and weaker than him.

But she knew that if she really said that, he might really explode, and Eula knew she wasn't strong enough to handle him.

The Terran prince sighed. "Why the hell are you here, anyway? You're supposed to be in compartment ten, aren't you?"

The green haired girl smiled, although there was no sincerity anywhere on her face. 

"And Stanley is supposed to be in twelve, but I don't see him there, do I? In fact, he seems to have completely abandoned his duties, instead going around serving you like a toady. Last I heard, it was this little prefect who handled all the work in his compartments."

Prince Craig chuckled, though his anger was still palpable despite his 'eased' expression.

Evelyn could tell he was the type to hold a grudge. And she knew that this green haired prefect was definitely going to suffer for standing up to him today.

Maybe that was why she had initially backed out, hoping she wouldn't need to step in.

But the more she thought so, the more she couldn't help be impressed. 'This Eula girl is really quite brave, huh.'

"Hey now, don't go making baseless accusations against my aide just because you're an ignorant fool."

Once they knew that there was a Lavinian prefect on board, neither Craig nor Stanley considered it their responsibility to take care of the Lavinian compartments.

Anyway, they should have been informed that the little girl was promoted ahead of time, yet this little bitch wants to blame this on Stanley?

"I let you live last time despite your insolence, not because the professors came by, but because I took pity on you for being young and weak. Do you not appreciate that?"