Vol 4. Chapter 113: ‘Welcome’

Boss, what are you doing, Boss?!

Under the stunned gazes of his three lackeys, Buqieke, who should have been spewing abuse, suddenly underwent a complete 180-degree change in attitude.

The unruly arrogance, intense hostility, and disdain that had filled the dragon boy’s eyes just moments ago vanished without a trace.

At this moment, Buqieke seemed like an entirely different person.

His whole body radiated an approachable, amiable atmosphere, and the smile on his face was so dazzling that it looked as if he wanted to carve the word ‘friendly’ directly onto his forehead.

“Sorry about that, I was speaking a little... a little too loudly just now...”

“Hm?”

The black-haired girl tilted her head.

She seemed rather confused by the situation before her as well.

After all, Buqieke had still looked extremely aggressive just a moment ago, so why had he suddenly become so friendly?

Perhaps noticing the black-haired girl’s confusion,

or perhaps because of the anxiety gnawing at his own heart,

the moment Buqieke saw the girl tilt her head, he immediately interpreted it as a sign of ‘dissatisfaction.’

He hurriedly added an explanation.

“S-sorry. This... this is actually my normal speaking volume. What happened just now was because I got too excited after seeing our new teacher. Sorry, sorry...”

“??!”

Seeing Buqieke, who was usually loud and carefree, suddenly speaking with the softness of a frail scholar, the red-, yellow-, and blue-haired lackeys couldn’t help twitching their eyebrows.

Even the other students began looking at Buqieke strangely.

People always said dragons were naturally lustful.

Could it be...

that this new teacher had really stolen his soul?

...

Suspicious gazes shot toward him like sharp swords.

However, Buqieke no longer had the energy to care about what impression he was leaving on his classmates.

He had only one goal now.

Defuse the crisis before him!

The mission of saving the Dragon Race had fallen onto his shoulders!

“In any case... Teacher Yu, you don’t need to worry about such a small matter.”

“Hm? Then what about... those things you were saying just now?”

“Huh? Those things?”

Buqieke laughed awkwardly and patted his own head.

“Oh, those. What I meant was that even if you have no experience, and even if you might have entered the academy through connections, we would absolutely never refuse to welcome you! Ah... yes, that’s exactly what I meant!”

As he spoke,

Buqieke himself guiltily bit his lip.

“No experience? Entered through connections?”

After hearing Buqieke’s words, the black-haired girl narrowed her eyes slightly.

Then,

she continued asking curiously,

“Enmmm, although I’m not sure how you found out about that, you’re actually not wrong?... Would you really welcome someone inexperienced who got in through connections like me?”

“O-of course! Of course... we’d welcome you!”

Cold sweat began dripping down Buqieke’s forehead one drop at a time.

“What’s wrong with having no experience?! Everyone has to start from zero, right? Hahaha... Besides, this is Yexinlian Royal Academy! It’s not the kind of place where just any random nobody can walk in and become a teacher! Since you were able to become the teacher of a... uh, Star Source-level class like ours, you must possess some extraordinary ability. The vice headmaster must have known that, which is why he approved you as our new homeroom teacher... uh... And besides, with such a beautiful woman coming to teach our class, we should be thrilled!”

Faced with the crisis,

Buqieke went against his own conscience and said countless things he would never have said even if someone beat him to death before.

If the vice headmaster, whom Buqieke mocked practically every day, found out about this, he would probably show an expression of complete disbelief.

After Buqieke finished twisting his words around,

the black-haired girl tilted her head and briefly fell into thought.

Seeing this,

Buqieke, feeling that his explanation still wasn’t enough, immediately turned toward the red-, yellow-, and blue-haired lackeys who were standing beside him like wooden statues.

“So, Teacher Yu, there’s no need for you to worry. We really do welcome you! Right, everyone?!”

As he spoke,

taking advantage of the moment when he turned his head, Buqieke immediately bared his teeth at his three lackeys.

The vicious look in his eyes sent chills down their spines, making all three of them shudder.

After exchanging confused looks, the trio still chose to follow their boss’s lead.

And so,

the three lackeys instantly wiped the hesitation from their faces and put on extremely strange, cheerful smiles.

“Yeah, yeah! Of course! We all welcome Teacher Yu very much!”

“That’s right! That’s right!”

“Exactly!”

...

...

Watching Buqieke’s bizarre behavior and his three lackeys eagerly echoing him, the rest of the students couldn’t help showing expressions of complete confusion.

No matter how they thought about it, they simply couldn’t understand why Buqieke had changed his stance so quickly.

The students began hesitating and instinctively turned toward several of the other influential figures in the class, intending to observe their reactions before deciding what to do.

However,

to their shock,

Shaina, the Elf Princess who had previously spoken loudly in agreement with Buqieke about driving the new teacher away, suddenly stood up.

Everyone assumed the Elf Princess was about to condemn Buqieke for betraying their cause.

But unexpectedly,

under everyone’s completely unprepared gazes, Shaina abruptly abandoned her usual lofty demeanor.

Then, from who knew where, she pulled out two pom-poms resembling cheerleading props and started waving them around nonstop.

At the same time, the Elf Princess used an incredibly sweet and gentle voice to echo Buqieke.

“That’s right, that’s right!! We’re really welcoming you! We were actually very happy when that greasy old uncle left, hehehehe! Also, Teacher Yu, you’re from the Sadik Empire, right?... I just love people from the Sadik Empire!...”

Everyone: ??!

Huh?

Big Sis,

that was clearly not your attitude just now?!

And besides...

didn’t you always say that people from the Sadik Empire were all animals?!

How did they suddenly become your favorite people?!

Watching Shaina’s words and actions completely contradict her earlier behavior, most of the students became even more confused.

They simply could not understand the thought processes of these two major figures in their class...

Of course,

because they were too shocked, none of the students noticed that Shaina’s legs were trembling slightly.

For somewhat similar reasons,

as the Elf Princess, Shaina’s panic was no weaker than Buqieke’s.

In fact, in some respects, it was even worse.

As for the reason...

naturally, it was because, generally speaking, the Black Rose Family seemed to enjoy ‘visiting’ the Elf Race even more...

“What the hell is going on?!”

The dumbfounded students could only turn their gazes toward the silver-haired girl sitting in the back row of the classroom—their class president.

At this moment,

the silver-haired girl had similarly dispersed her usual unapproachable aura.

Instead, she wore a sweet, beautiful smile filled with holiness.

While smiling, Mengxi also raised her hands and began applauding in welcome.

There was not even the slightest trace of resistance toward the new homeroom teacher in her expression or movements.

Seeing this,

although the remaining students were still utterly confused, they ultimately chose to cooperate with the major figures in their class.

Thus, in an instant, the slightly oppressive atmosphere in the classroom was completely swept away.

Applause surged like a tide, cheers erupted from every direction, and a lively, excited energy filled the classroom.

And just like that,

the intimidation meeting prepared by this fifth-year Star Source Comprehensive Class...

officially transformed into a welcome party for their new homeroom teacher.

...

...

And as the main character of this ‘welcome party,’ the black-haired girl standing at the podium—our beautiful and adorable Miss Yumo—couldn’t help staring at the scene before her in surprise.

Her azure-blue eyes, disguised through the Veil of Deception, were filled with disbelief.

“Wow... seriously?”

No matter what,

Miss Yumo still had at least some self-awareness.

She really had never been a teacher before.

She had absolutely no experience.

And she really was someone who had gotten in through the back door thanks to connections.

When that dragon boy first said those things, Miss Yumo had already mentally prepared herself to be despised by the students.

After all, if she were in their position and suddenly encountered some nepotism hire who had come in through the back door and pushed out their original good teacher, she definitely wouldn’t treat that person kindly either.

However,

to her surprise, these students actually welcomed her so enthusiastically?

Especially those two from the Dragon Race and Elf Race?

Enmmm...

But their movements and words weren’t exactly smooth.

They probably weren’t sincerely welcoming her, right?

Then why were they doing this?

Considering that the Elf Race and Dragon Race had always been gentle, friendly, and considerate races, a bold guess slowly emerged in Miss Yumo’s mind.

Could it be...

that they were worried about hurting my feelings and embarrassing me, so they’re welcoming me like this?

Yumo couldn’t help thinking about the possibility.

But,

no matter what,

it seemed she had successfully become this class’s homeroom teacher~

At that thought, an enchanting smile gradually appeared on Yumo’s beautiful face.

At the same time, her gaze instinctively moved toward the girl sitting in the back row of the classroom, who radiated a holy and dignified aura like an angel.

After sensing Miss Yumo’s gaze, Mengxi gently raised one small hand to her chest and happily waved at Yumo.

Ahh~

You finally came, Sister Yumo~

Looking at the black-haired girl on the podium whom she had been longing to see day and night, the Child of Destiny’s calm exterior concealed emotions that were already overflowing with excitement.

I never expected you to come in as a teacher~

What a surprise~

Well~ being a teacher isn’t bad either.

Since I’m the class president, I’ll be able to openly go find Sister Yumo because of official class business~

...

But...

As if suddenly thinking of something, Mengxi frowned slightly, and a trace of doubt rose in her mind.

“But... if Sister Yumo is going to be a teacher... what can she even teach?”

Don’t tell me she’s going to teach us how to wipe out humanity?!