Book 4: Chapter 39: Do It Openly
âHow did you end up walking all the way here to the menâs bath?â
Lucia choked on her words. This bathhouse was near the male dorms, but it was far away from the female dorms. No matter how one looked at it, it was impossible for a girl like her to take a walk all the way here.
âI was just⦠taking a walk, and somehow⦠I ended up here.â
âYouâre trying to peep, right?â
â!!!â
Lucia shuddered when she heard that. âHow did you know?â
âBased on the way you were reaching for the window, youâre either trying to prison break or peep. Since this isnât a prison, itâs quite obvious what youâre trying to do.â
Lilith put her arms in front of her chest. âI didnât expect to run into a female pervert whoâd want to peep into the menâs bath. As the vice president of the Disciplinary Committee, guess I canât catch a break with the declining morals in this academy.â
Itâs over. I really got caught red-handed.
Lucia couldnât help shuddering. Being labeled as a female pervert who was peeping into the menâs bath wasnât something that a fragile girl like her could bear.
She almost felt like she could see herself being outcast, insulted, and despised by everyone. Sheâd have to spend the second half of her life in misery being labeled as a pervert.
âWhy are you here, Vice President Lilith?â
âHuh? Why do you ask?â
âIf Iâm going to lose, I need an explanation at least. Iâve taken into consideration the Disciplinary Committeeâs patrol time, the boysâ bathing time and even prepared the best escape plan. My plan shouldâve been foolproof. I just donât understand why Vice President Lilith would suddenly appear here, at the menâs bath, at this hour! That simply doesnât make any sense!â
ââ¦â¦â
Lilith was speechless. She didnât expect to encounter a professional female pervert on top of that.
âWell⦠Itâs not like I canât answer you that question.â
Lilithâs eyes were darting around. âI came here to patrol as part of the Disciplinary Committeeâs duty of course. Although Iâve just become the vice president and I donât really know my way around the academy yet, I could already sense the negative vibes here. As the vice president, I naturally have to be responsible for the academy! So I didnât hesitate to venture into the male dorms in order to extinguish the negative vibes and bring a bright future back to my academy!â
The more Lilith talked about it, the more righteous her voice became. The dazzling image of an upright and fearless vice president stood tall in front of Lucia.
Ah, how dazzling⦠How disgusting my behavior is in front of the honorable Vice President Lilithâ¦
Such thought involuntarily surfaced into Luciaâs mind.
âIs that so? I see.â
Lucia fell to her knees in despair. âSo what Iâm doing has already affected the atmosphere of the entire academyâ¦â
âYes, thatâs right. Iâm here because your actions have already seriously affected the atmosphere of the academy.â
âIn that caseâ¦â Lucia offered her trembling hands and balled them into fists. âArrest meâ¦â
âHuh?â
âWhat are you waiting for? Arrest me, Vice President Lilith! Arrest this pervert named Lucia in front of you! She is no longer worthy to be a student of St. Caroline Academy! Arrest me!â
Tears of regret rolled down Luciaâs cheek involuntarily. âI couldnât bear the overwhelming pressure so I found psychological comfort in peeping. A pervert like me doesnât deserve to exist in this world.â
ââ¦â¦â
âArrest me! Put me in prison and never let me out!â
ââ¦â¦â
âIâm trash of society! The scum of mankind! Iâm not worthy to breathe the air of this world.â
ââ¦â¦â
Does this girl⦠have a screw loose in her head? If thatâs the caseâ¦
A sinister idea suddenly struck Lilith.
âWhat are you talking about, Lucia?â
Lilith crouched down and looked directly into her eyes. âNo one is unworthy to exist in this world. Every existence must have their own reason and meaning to exist.â
âBut⦠But someone like meâ¦â
âStop talking!â
Lilith delivered a slap across Luciaâs face. âYou still donât understand yourself? You just want to find excitement from an opposite sexâs body! You just want to unwind! Whatâs wrong with being a pervert?!!â
Lucia clutched her cheek in a daze and mumbled to herself, âWhatâs wrong with being a pervertâ¦? Whatâs wrong with being a pervertâ¦? Whatâs wrong with being a pervertâ¦?â
âThatâs right! Thereâs nothing wrong with being a pervert. Itâs not a crime to be a pervert.â
âBut⦠But⦠Didnât Vice President Lilith come here to extinguish the negative vibes in the academy?â
âI wasnât talking about you.â
âNot me?â
âYes. Although I came here to extinguish negative vibes in the academy, you arenât my target. Itâs more like I ran into you by coincidence.â
âBut⦠But that wasnât what you said just now.â
âLucia, you havenât got it?â Lilith shook her head and then continued impatiently, âWhat did I say just now? I said you are a female pervert who is peeping into a menâs bath and has seriously affected the atmosphere of the academy.â
âYes, I am the one who seriously affected the atmosphere of the academy. I am a criminal!â
âIndeed. As far as the result is concerned, you did affect the academyâs atmosphere. But you havenât gotten the point yet!â
âP-Pointâ¦?â
âThe fact that youâve affected the academyâs atmosphere has nothing to do with the menâs bath. Itâs because youâre peeping!â
âHuh?â
âYou still donât get it? It doesnât matter whether this is a menâs bath or not, the important thing is that you are peeping!â
âAs a student of St. Caroline Academy, the best academy on the main continent, why are you peeping?â
Lilith flung her arm and spoke righteously, âIf you want to watch, then do it openly!â
âDo it openlyâ¦â
At that moment, Lucia almost felt like she could see a door slowly opening to a new world before her eyes.
âLet me ask you this first just in case⦠Lucia, are you strong?â
âWell⦠Iâm probably ranked in the top thirty among the fifth-year.â
âThen have you beaten a scene kid named Gut?â
âGut?â
Lucia was surprised. âHeâs also a member of the Student Council, well in name only. Strength-wise, I can single-handedly suppress him.â
âGood then.â
Lilith breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that she could fight him off, at least her efforts in tricking her wasnât a waste.
âWhy do you ask, Vice President Lilith?â
âDonât ask and donât think about it either.â
Lilith then suddenly grabbed Luciaâs hands affectionately. âYou just have to listen to me next.â
âOkay.â
Lucia nodded in confusion.
Lilith pulled her up. She faced the wall of the menâs bath and asked in a serious tone, âAre you ready, Lucia?â
âR-Ready⦠for what?â
âWellâ¦â Lilith turned her head around and smiled sweetly at Lucia. âTo do this openly, of course.â
After saying that, Lilith kicked the wall with the last strength left in her.