The Complaint

A person comes running from afar, breathless, heading straight toward Raven.

“U-h… u-h… uh… RAVEN!!!”

Raven turns slowly, clearly annoyed. “Why are you shouting, Tim?”

Tim, who was practically Raven’s shadow and acted like his personal bodyguard, bends forward, trying to catch his breath.

“You… you didn’t hear it yet???”

“Hear what?” Raven asks calmly.

“Your name… it’s on the noticeboard. You’ve been marked for investigation for bullying students in school.”

Raven raises an eyebrow, his expression unreadable.

“Mmm… interesting,” he mutters. “Do you know who complained about me?”

“T-that’s… Lia. It seems she filed it.”

“Oh.” Raven lets out a small chuckle. “I get it. She saw me while I was choking Liam.”

A cold smirk forms on his lips.

“I didn’t expect her to complain.”

Before Tim can say anything else, a teacher appears at the door and calls Raven inside.

At the principal’s office, everyone has already gathered.

Lia.

Bryan.

The school principal.

Two teachers.

The victim—Liam.

And Raven’s father.

The room feels far more tense than Lia had expected.

That’s when she realizes why.

Raven’s father is one of the board members of the school.

Her heart sinks.

“So,” Raven’s father begins, his voice firm and authoritative, “what happened, and why was a complaint raised against my son, Lia?”

Lia freezes for a moment.

She is a scholarship student. The last person she wants to go against is a board member. But she also dreams of becoming a lawyer—and injustice has never scared her for long.

“S-sir,” she begins, steadying her trembling voice, “Raven was choking Liam behind the school and threatening him to give his money.”

Raven’s father’s eyes turn cold as he slowly shifts his gaze toward Raven.

“Raven,” he calls out.

“Dad… we were just playing, isn’t it, Liam?” Raven says sharply.

“W-we… w-we were…” Liam stutters, nervously glancing at Raven.

Raven’s eyes narrow, silently threatening him.

“J-just p-playing,” Liam finally says, though the tremble in his voice is impossible to miss.

Raven places his hand casually over Liam’s shoulder.

“See, Father? We were just playing. It may have looked like I was bullying him.”

He then turns his cold gaze toward Lia.

“Isn’t that right, Lia?”

Before she can speak, Raven’s eyes flick toward Bryan—

A silent command.

Bryan understands instantly.

“N-no!” Lia protests as Bryan quickly covers her mouth and drags her out of the room.

He bows his head apologetically before closing the door behind them.

“What are you doing, Bryan?” Lia cries, pushing him away.

“Stop it, Lia,” he snaps, gripping her shoulder tightly.

“Why?! You clearly saw him choking Liam! You saw how scared he was!” Her voice cracks with anger.

Bryan sighs heavily. “We can’t do anything. He’s the only son of a board member. And Liam isn’t even complaining against him.”

“That’s because he’s threatening him, Bryan!”

“So you want to go against them?” Bryan asks. “Don’t forget—you’re in this school on a scholarship. At least think of your parents.”

Before Lia can respond, the door opens.

Raven walks out, his arm casually around Liam’s shoulders, a lollipop between his lips. He throws Lia a sarcastic smile and walks away confidently, as if he owns the entire corridor.

Lia exhales sharply, frustration boiling inside her.

“I hope I don’t see this jerk again…”

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