I Became A Third-Rate Villain In The Hero Academy [On Hold]

Chapter 31: All Eyez On Me (4)

"Hmm, umm~ hmm."

Irene seemed excited, oblivious to Mina and the surrounding gazes.

Occasionally, she even hummed through her nose.

"...Irene, what's been going on with you lately?"

Mina couldn't contain her curiosity and asked.

"Ah, no? Noth-, nothing? Nothing's going on."

Irene stuttered, her behavior quite strange and far from her usual confident demeanor.

'Something's definitely up.'

Mina immediately drew a conclusion.

'It's most likely a guy problem. Who could make Irene wear such terrible makeup? Could it be her handsome fiancé from that time?'

It was a reasonable deduction.

No matter how sudden love could be, there was no way Irene would have a fling with someone from the Knight Department out of the blue.

'She did look rather unusual when watching the match last week.'

Mina held back a chuckle.

Irene reminded her of a 10-year-old girl secretly using her mother's makeup to impress a boy she liked.

'I'll let the makeup slide for now, but if she comes like this tomorrow, I'll have to say something. That face... No, she ruined her pretty face.'

Having made up her mind, Mina nodded.

Time passed, and all of today's classes came to an end.

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Both the Knight and Hero Departments finished their classes at 4:30 PM.

However, even after 5 PM, many students were still in the classrooms.

With group project presentations approaching this Friday, the students were busy reading books and engaging in heated discussions with their teammates.

Like them, Mina was also having a discussion with her teammates, including Irene.

"Yeah, so I think if the opponent tries to avoid a fight, there's no need to pursue them. What does everyone else think?"

"Um, I think it's fine."

"But what if they run away and bring back more enemies? If we get surrounded, I don't think our group can break through."

"Ah, that's possible. Irene, what do you think?"

"Huh? Oh. I think it's okay too."

"......"

Mina sighed inwardly. Irene seemed to be lost in her thoughts.

'This girl is completely smitten.'

Throughout the lecture and even now, Irene's mind was filled with flowery fantasies.

This was not the Irene she knew.

Feeling somewhat jealous, Mina decided to move the conversation along.

"Since we probably won't make any progress today, how about we wrap up here? But let's each come up with one more idea by tomorrow."

"Sounds good."

"Yep~!"

The other two group members responded, but there was no answer from Irene.

Mina asked with a puzzled expression.

"Irene, what's really going on─"

However, Mina's words were cut off.

Suddenly, the sound of bustling voices came from outside the classroom.