Rebirth: The Universe's Hidden Heiress-Chapter 96: Falling Out (2)

[The Academy Tournament will commence next Wednesday. The event will be broadcast live across the Alliance. We welcome everyone to watch civilly and cheer for the students.]

The tournament was a major event in the Alliance, and the people enthusiastically discussed it, leaving messages on the websites of their favorite schools, urging them to send their best new students to compete.

Many, sensing an opportunity, began predicting the format and content of the Academy Tournament tests. Some even set up betting pools, inviting gamblers to wager on which academy would ultimately claim victory.

Yuka didn’t have much of a reaction to this, but Toru, still in the lab, became anxious when he heard about it.

He originally planned to finish his experiment at the Alliance Science Academy before the Academy Tournament and sneak out the evidence he found to give to Yuka. But just yesterday, he quietly slipped into Humphrey’s office during a 15-second surveillance gap, pried open Humphrey’s drawer, and prepared to take out the notebook Humphrey had placed at the very bottom.

After days of secret observation, he knew Humphrey valued this notebook greatly, and it surely contained important clues.

However, just as he opened the drawer, Humphrey’s voice rang out behind him, "What are you doing?"

Facing Humphrey’s smiling eyes, Toru broke into a cold sweat, but still not knowing how to lie, he stuttered, "I, I..."

Luckily, Tanaka’s student arrived in time, telling Humphrey he had asked Toru to come in to get a special reagent. Toru, unable to find the specific reagent, was searching around.

Toru quickly closed the drawer while they talked. Then he left the office with his head down, avoiding Humphrey’s gaze.

He didn’t know if Humphrey had noticed his intention, but his experiment, which should have ended today, was extended by Humphrey until next Thursday. freewebnøvel.coɱ

So now, he could only return to school on Thursday night at the earliest to give the evidence to Yuka. He hoped he could make it in time.

Meanwhile, Donny also saw the message released by the Alliance Army and the five academies. She had fully taken over the Horn family’s business and was busy every day, but she still wanted to participate in the Tournament, to prove her strength and earn recognition.

At first, her father disagreed, and Donny, facing his serious face, thought about giving up.

But she suddenly remembered the lively figure from the masked prom night, standing firm against thousands of parasites with a knife, unwavering.

Donny gathered her courage and told her imposing father, "I want to go."

She had to go. Her father initially wanted to refuse sternly, but seeing Donny’s determined eyes, he hesitated.

He remembered that the Horn family’s heir shouldn’t get failing grades in school, so he eventually let Donny go.

Back at school, Yuka encountered Kimiko in the cafeteria, looking sallow and disheveled.

"What happened to you?" Yuka asked in surprise as Kimiko sat down opposite her.

"Don’t mention it, it’s all because of studying," Kimiko covered her face, torn between pain and joy, unsure how to start.

After a pause, Kimiko gulped down a big spoonful of seaweed soup and then said to Yuka, "Here’s the thing. My teacher said if I can score full points in every subject at the end of the term, then next semester, I can join the big shots of our academy in researching the modern history of the Alliance."

"The modern history of the Alliance?" Yuka repeated, slightly raising her eyebrows.

That’s...

"Right," Kimiko swallowed a mouthful of rice, proudly saying, "After a month of hard work, I’ve scored full marks in all my classes!"

Then, leaning closer to Yuka, she whispered mysteriously, "Do you know about the Battle of Honor? The final showdown between the Queen and humans. There’s a bit of a blank in history before and after this battle. Especially before it, how the insectoids invaded and the initial responses, there are no detailed records in history books."

"Our academy’s big shots have been secretly collecting historical materials for a long time, interviewing many survivors from that era or their descendants, piecing together a rough history. But these are oral histories that need verification." Kimiko frowned, "For some reason, my teacher told me the truth might be hard for me to handle."

Kimiko shrugged, saying, "I don’t care, because there’s nothing I can’t handle. My goal is to pursue the most authentic history. If history is distorted and hidden, then speaking out for the truth and helping it be recognized by the public is our duty as historians."

Kimiko patted Yuka’s shoulder generously, "When the true history is revealed, I’ll definitely tell you guys. Remember to come and support me!"

Yuka nodded, "Okay."

She shared Kimiko’s words in their small group chat, and Ayoi and Alex both said they would come to support.

They were still focused on winning first place in the underground arena’s team competition. Ayoi said in the group chat, "The Tournament starts on Wednesday, and there’s not much to review at school on Monday and Tuesday. Let’s go to the underground arena instead!"

So, the three of them headed to the underground arena again and were shocked by the points of the first-place team. In the four days they were away, the opponents had reached a new high. Ayoi and Alex, as if energized, dragged Yuka to their room to earn points.

With their efforts, their points momentarily exceeded the other team’s total, but were soon overtaken again. The two teams were in a stalemate, both rapidly gaining points. The team in third place had quietly withdrawn from the competition.

After finishing their matches and coming out for a meal, Yuka approached the betting counter and asked Mr. Bald, "Mr. Bald, when does the competition end this year?"

Mr. Bald answered, "Today’s Tuesday, right? It ends tonight at nine."

Yuka and her friends exchanged glances.

"What a pity," Mr. Bald smacked his lips, "’Yeah, whatever’ and ’Swordsmen’ teams never faced each other. It’s uncertain if we’ll get to see them play against each other."