They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 514: I Blinked and Missed it!

She was calm, strangely so, and her beauty made more than a few glance twice.

Isn’t that...?

She doesn’t look like a Year 1...

Whispers began to stir, but no one dared say anything directly to Nicholas.

Still, a few could not help wondering

Why was he going this far?

If she is really lost, just show her the way... why block her like that? Unless... was he picking on her on purpose?

But silence ruled.

This was Nicholas, after all. And Stephanie was standing nearby, arms crossed, face twisted in a satisfied little smirk. The kind that dared anyone to interfere.

As for Nnenna

Her eyes flicked from Nicholas... to Stephanie... then to the silent crowd watching like an audience unsure whether to cheer or hide.

So this is how it’s going to be...?

She straightened her back. Her voice came out cool and even

"Move over," Nnenna said calmly.

Her voice wasn’t loud, but it cut clean through the growing murmurs in the hallway like a knife through silk.

Heads turned again.

Wait, was she... staying?

Whispers spread like wildfire.

"She just told Nicholas to move?" a girl whispered, her voice caught between disbelief and secondhand fear.

someone else murmured, leaning

twin. Elder Knox’s grandson!" a guy said sharply, eyes narrowing as if

groveling, not standing there like some final boss character!" another added, half joking,

like wildfire. No one could decide if this girl was fearless... or just

eyed, waiting for the drama to unfold. This wasn’t something you saw every day, a year one student staring down Nicholas and Stephanie like

as the chatter filled his ears. The confidence

now, huh?" he taunted, stepping forward. "Let’s see what you can do now that

her side. Do I really have to deal with

of an eye, so fast most people missed

it wasn’t just a

hand barely moved, but Nicholas staggered sideways as if pushed by an invisible force. He tried to resist, but his stance broke and

The students gasped.

blinked and looked up, Nnenna was already seated at the front, casually adjusting her bag like nothing

stood frozen

eyes widened. "H-How... how did you break

he was shaken. He was a trained martial artist, not some pretender. His body had reacted on

had moved like

erupted again, this time with a mix of

did you see that?" one student gasped,

What even happened?!" another cried, twisting around in their

legit redirect technique. Subtle, clean,

weighed nothing. Is she... trained? Like,

A long pause stretched.

is she?" someone finally muttered, quiet, but loud

She simply pulled out her pen,

wasn’t the only one stunned by what just happened. But most of the year

caught off guard. That’s the only explanation."

no way a year one girl just... tossed Nicholas like that. Not possible." another muttered,

three is like heaven and earth." a girl scoffed, folding her

ridiculously lucky. Or maybe he tripped?" someone else offered, voice uncertain, trying to convince themselves more

continued, dismissive

his jaw and stormed toward

spared

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