"And there are so many ponies here who can testify; clearly, if you stay here throwing a tantrum, it will only expose you to higher legal risks. I can understand your perspective; you surely don't want to make things that troublesome, right?"
Aurora's thoughts on this sudden situation were simple.
First, the senior sister is right; second, Fluttershy cannot be wrong; then, who the heck are you, sir? Finally, Aurora just needed to politely ask the other party to leave.
"I... I didn't mean it... I'm very sorry, I was just... um... I really only meant to tease her at first..."
Fortunately, even for a scoundrel, after being educated with some legal knowledge, he understood the value of retreating when facing difficulty.
Having his spirit crushed by Aurora's persuasion, he left the place quickly, even faster than the speed at which he had cut in line.
"Your mouth is still the most formidable."
Sunset Shimmer had watched everything, and she couldn't help but swallow hard. She felt that when Aurora dealt with her back then, she must have shown mercy.
How did she manage to strike at the opponent's weakest point using the most gentle and polite tone? Even if that politeness seemed a bit sarcastic.
"If I hadn't come back, would you have ended up fighting him?"
After the troublemaking pony left, Aurora changed the subject, turning her focus back to Sunset Shimmer.
"I definitely wouldn't have come out on the losing end; you know that."
"I know. But I don't like you doing that."
When dealing with problems, Aurora preferred peaceful solutions to avoid adding unnecessary trouble. If Sunset Shimmer had actually started a public fight with that pony here, the incident could have escalated into mutual assault.
Even if they were both minors and not at fault, Aurora didn't want to make a trip to City Hall because of this, especially during mealtime when everyone was hungry and irritable.
Being watched by Aurora with a detached gaze, Sunset Shimmer guiltily looked away, not daring to meet her eyes. She knew very well that Aurora was quite terrifying at moments like this.
"...Um... thank you for helping me..."
Finally, things had quieted down, and Fluttershy's soft, thin voice was able to reach their ears.
"Oh! Hello, sorry I didn't notice you just now. Are you okay?"
Just a moment ago, she had been a bit annoyed with Sunset Shimmer, but upon hearing Fluttershy's voice, Aurora immediately responded with a beaming smile, performing a complete change of expression right in front of Sunset Shimmer.
Fluttershy nodded slightly, most of her face hidden behind her long, soft pink mane, but one could still tell she had delicate features.
As expected of a pony who would become a great model in the future; she's so cute.
"Can't you be that gentle with me too..."
"Am I not gentle enough with you?"
Aurora felt that Sunset Shimmer was being a bit greedy, actually getting jealous of Fluttershy.
After their daily bickering, Sunset Shimmer didn't forget to give Fluttershy a few words of advice.
"In the future, if you encounter things that are unfair to you, you can be a bit tougher. Blindly yielding will only let those ungrateful jerks push you around."
This was easy to say, but if Fluttershy could actually do it, she wouldn't have encountered this kind of thing in the first place.
"But... I'm not very confident that I can do as well as you two..."
Fluttershy said quietly.
The current Fluttershy was still in a phase of lacking confidence; not to mention when she was being harassed just now, even now, she kept her head down while talking to Sunset Shimmer and Aurora, which was clearly a habitual reaction formed over a long time.
"It's okay, you're still young now; you'll definitely change this habit of lacking confidence slowly in the future."
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