Second Contact

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  Since entering the student council room, the blonde-haired student council president had been staring at her. Mu Xiaoxiao couldn't bear this silence that was like torture and spoke up first, "I say, what did you call me over for? You're not just going to have us stare at each other here, are you?"

  "How is that possible," Hanae Hiroto showed a stiff smile, "Actually calling Teacher Mu over was just to improve the relationship between students and teachers, after all many schools have generation gap problems now..."

  "This guy is really good at dragging things out," Mu Xiao sighed and didn't expose her, but instead asked, "So, how do you plan to deepen your feelings?"

  "Ah, well..." said Hanae, glancing casually at the vice president of the student council, Tōjō Nozomi, and exchanging a look with her.

  "Ah, cough, cough," said Tōjō Ki as he stepped forward with a smile, "In that case, let us lead Teacher Mu on a tour of how Otonokizaka Academy works? I think Teacher Mu is still unfamiliar with many places here. The student council also has the duty to help teachers get familiar with the campus."

  "What else can I do? Looking at their attitude, they definitely won't let me go easily. This is troublesome... "Alright, alright, then you bring me to tour this school..."

  ......

  "Good morning, Xiaoxiao!"

  "......Good morning......" Looking at the girl who was approaching and greeting her, Mu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but cover her face. It was all because of that guy Suzuno, ever since she first called her like this, not only in class, Mu Xiaoxiao estimated that basically the whole school was calling her like this now. After all, there were only six classes at Otonokizaka Academy, and it only took a short break to spread the news.

  "Little Little?" Upon hearing this nickname, both Akane Hoshi and Tōjō Nozomi couldn't help but glance at Mu Xiaoxiao. "It's really a fitting nickname, isn't it? Teacher Mu?" Akane Hoshi said with a teasing smile, pretending not to see Mu Xiaoxiao's beet-red face.

  “......”

  "Little one, good morning..."

  "Good morning..."

  One after another, several girls walked by, and almost everyone who saw Mu Xiaoxiao would greet him, which surprised Akane Hoshi and Tōjō Nozomi next to her. "I didn't expect Teacher Mu to be so popular in school, it's quite unexpected."

  "Hey, wait, why are you guys calling him..."

  "Ah! Stu......student council...oh no, it's senpai!" The girl who was about to greet Muxiao Xiao was about to say something else when she suddenly saw Hoshino Eri calling out to her. She immediately stopped in her tracks and said "Sorry, excuse me, I'll head back to the classroom first," before bowing hastily and running off in a fluster.

  "...Ah," Hana's hand stopped in mid-air, looking at the girl who was now just a distant figure running away, "So...I just wanted to ask..."

  "Wow, I didn't expect the student council president to be so popular," Mu Xiaoxiao smiled slyly at the scene before her, "so majestic."

  "Hmph! As the student council president, isn't this a given?" Akane Hoshi, who had been caught off guard, turned bright red and looked away, stubbornly humming, "I'm not like some people, who don't even have the appearance of a teacher."

  "I'll just pretend you're proud, Mu Xiaoxiao pouted and said that she wasn't a teacher to begin with. As they walked along with Rie Hoshizaki, Mu Xiaoxiao suddenly stopped in her tracks, staring at a fence up ahead and something inside..."

  "My god! Holy cow!" she yelled, and before Akane Hoshi and Tōjō Kei could react, Muxiaoxiao had already rushed to the fence, staring at the two llamas inside with their mouths agape. "Divine beast, oh my god! A divine beast has appeared!"

  "What's a divine beast?" The two people who came over, Ayase Eri and Tojo Hikari, were both confused. "Isn't this just an alpaca? What's a divine beast? And what kind of horse is a grass mud horse?"

  Nonsense, of course I knew it was a llama. Mu Xiaoxiao's face turned red with sweat, "The Grass Mud Horse is one of China's mythical creatures, never mind that, but how did llamas end up in our school?" Looking at the two llamas, one white and one brown, inside the enclosure, Mu Xiaoxiao asked.

  "It's just some students raising them here, nothing special."

  Can you raise llamas in school? My god, this school is awesome, such a cool school is actually going to be abolished, it's really unreasonable. And why didn't I notice this when I was watching anime before...

  "Sister Xue? And Teacher Mu as well?" At this time, a soft voice suddenly sounded from beside her.

  "You are..." Mu Xiao turned her head and saw a gray-haired Nan Xiaoniao, "The little bird classmate who is always with Suona?"

  "Minami Kotori, what are you doing here?" asked Ayase Eri with curiosity.

  "Ah, I just came to take a look," said Nan Xiao Niao, pointing at the llama behind Mu Xiao Xiao, her face slightly red. She was surprised that the teacher had called out her name, wasn't that something only close friends were supposed to do? However... it seemed like Teacher Mu didn't mind, maybe it was just a cultural difference after all, since the teacher wasn't Japanese.

  "Look at it?" Mu Xiao Xiao twitched the corner of her mouth, "Could it be that... Little Bird classmate, you really like alpacas?"

  "Of course," said the little bird from the south, with stars shining in her eyes. "Just look at how cute it is! The fur around its neck is so fluffy and soft to touch. Do you want to try too?"

  "Let's just forget it," Mu Xiaoxiao and Ruri hastily shook their heads in refusal, with a subtle feeling that the big sister who liked llamas was a girl, thinking of this made Mu Xiaoxiao lose her composure.

  "Ah——" Another cry of surprise came, and Mu Xiaoxiao and several others turned their heads to see a yellow-haired short-haired girl wearing glasses standing over there, covering her mouth in shock as she stared at them, "Senior... senior sister..."

  "Huh?" Little Nan Bird was stunned and asked in a low voice, "Who is that?"

  "Sprinkle," Mu Xiao's small hands fluttered, but in her heart, she was strangely thinking, "Isn't that Hua Yang? Why is she here? Does she also like alpacas? No way..."

  "Koizumi Hanayo, a first-year student," said Ayase Eli, the student council president. I suppose most students in school remember her? "Don't worry, we're just here to take a stroll. By the way, why is Koizumi-san here?"

  "Mine..." Xiaoyang lowered her head and glanced at a few people including Mu Xiaoxiao, "Those children are all being raised by me here..."

  "What did you say?" Hearing her words, Mu Xiaoxiao was the first to shout out, and at the same time rushed up to grab Xiao Quan Huayang's shoulder and shook it violently. "You said these...cough, these yaks are raised by you?"

  "Ah...... uh...... hmm......" Stimulated by Muxiao Xiao, Suōuō Huāyáng's body trembled and lowered his head, muttering for a long time without saying anything.

  "Teacher Mu, you scared her," Dongtiao Xi reminded from beside him.

  "Ah...... sorry," seeing Koizumi Hanayo on the verge of fainting, Mochida Mochi hastily let go of her, "You're just too excited, Hanayo, are you okay?"

  "It's... nothing," muttered Hana in a low voice, "They're... really mine..."

  "It's actually true," This world has gone crazy, Mu Xiaoxiao felt a sense of despair in her heart. The weak and introverted Huayang actually liked alpacas. Indeed, it's no wonder they're called divine beasts? "Right, I seem to have forgotten to introduce myself, my name is Mu Xiaoxiao, what about you?"

  "I... I'm Koizumi Hanayo, and... I know... you're... you're the popular teacher Minori from school..."

  "Really? Ahahahaha——"

  "My name is Nan Xiaoniao," Nan Xiaoniao also came up, with a somewhat excited expression, "Those adorable kids are really raised by Senpai Koizumi? They're so cute..."

  "Do you think so too?" Hearing Nan Xiaoni's words, Hua Yang raised his head and looked at her excitedly. "Right? I'm just because I like them very much, so I raise them in school. After all, it's not possible to keep pets at home..."

  No, no, no, llamas aren't even considered pets, are they? Mu Xiao Xiao wiped the sweat from his forehead as he watched the two cute girls who loved llamas discussing this topic. He patted his forehead and thought it was better to leave, he really didn't want to get involved in this conversation. As he turned around, he saw that Akane Hoshi's expression seemed to be the same as his.