Exposed Secrets

  "Teacher, what are you doing?" Hayami Kaede was the first to speak up and ask, but her expression seemed somewhat cold.

  "What's up?" Mu Xiao Xiao looked at her curiously, shaking the PFP in his hand, "As you can see, playing games?"

  "Of course, I knew the teacher was playing a game," said Sonoda Kaede with a deep breath. "What I want to ask is why the teacher wants to play this kind of game? As a teacher, shouldn't you set an example for your students?"

  "......" Mu Xiao looked at Yuan Tian Hai's serious face in shock, her eyes wide with surprise. "Is... is he lecturing me? "That student Hai? I think I'm the teacher..."

  "I knew it, but since the teacher did something wrong, we have the right to speak out," said Sonoda Kai, "Moreover, the teacher actually played games under the eyes of his own students, and it's this kind of game that only a nerd would play. Is the teacher an otaku?"

  "Hai Wei, are you saying you really dislike otakus?"

  "This isn't right, I really didn't expect it, the teacher is actually an otaku..."

  "This sentence should be said by me," Mu Xiaoxiao suddenly put down the PFP in her hand.

  "Huh?"

  "I didn't expect you, Hai Wei, to say something like that. Yes, I'm a NEET (a person who doesn't work or go to school), but what's wrong with that? You suddenly said you dislike NEETs, but when you all wanted to become idols, I not only didn't oppose or mock you, but also actively supported you. And this time's live helped you resolve a huge crisis, however..."

  "Huh? No... I'm not..." Upon hearing Muxiao say this, Yuntian Haiwei didn't know how to respond and was stunned there. The three girls behind her all had aghast expressions.

  "But you actually said you dislike me," Mu Xiaoxiao clenched her fists, looking heartbroken and indignant. "Is this the kind of return I get for dedicating myself to helping you all? It's really heartbreaking..."

  "Uh... teacher, that's not what I meant..." This time it was Sonoda Kai who was taken aback, stuttering as he spoke, "What I wanted to say is..."

  "No! Don't say anything more," Mu Xiaoxiao cut her off fiercely, "Since Hai Wei doesn't like me, I don't have anything to say either..."

  "No, that... teacher, I didn't say I don't like..."

  "So you like me?"

  "I...I..." Sonoda Kaede's face turned bright red as she muttered, "Saying I like something...that's too..."

  "Still don't like it? Don't worry, I won't force you," said Xiao Xiao, shaking her head and sighing, "After all, I'm not qualified either..."

  "It's not like that!" Kaede Sonoda shouted with her eyes tightly closed, "I... I don't dislike the teacher, to be honest, there are some... some..."

  "Is there some?"

  "There are some..." Sonoda Kai's body trembled, her face flushed with red, her crimson lips slightly parted, "I like..."

  “Stop——！！”

  Just then, Nishimura Maki and two others rushed up, blocking the way in front of Sonoda Kaede. "What's going on? What's with the atmosphere? Why did it suddenly develop into a confession scene? Are you guys planning to perform some kind of trashy soap opera here?!"

  "...", was interrupted by Nishimura Maki, and Sonoda Kaede, who had just reacted, quickly turned around, her eyes wide open, her face red to the base of her neck.

  "Alright alright, let's get down to business, what did you come to see me about..."

  "Waaaah!" Behind her, Koizumi Hana suddenly let out an unusual shriek and rushed to the front of Tachibana Umi, not just surprising Misono Sachiko and a few others, but also startling her friend Sorano Aoi.

  "Hua Yang? What's wrong with you? So sudden..."

  "Uh..." Sonoda Kai shook his body slightly and forced a smile, "What's up?"

  "This... this is..." Suzumiya Haruhi's eyes sparkled as she stared at the manuscript in Sonoda Umi's hand, "Isn't this a manga of Light Music Girls?"

  "Huh?" × 3.

  Muxiao was stunned and looked at the hand of Yuntian Haiwei, who had been unnoticed until now, "What is that..."

  "Is this a K-On! manga?! I didn't expect to see it here, so you're also a fan of K-On?!"

  "Light Music Girl?" Except for Minami and Houkago, Nishikino Maki and Hoshizora Rin were looking at Koizumi Hanayo with puzzlement, "What's that?"

  "It's a manga, and it's even a girls' idol manga!" said Koizumi Hanayo with a sudden blink of her eyes. "Wait, strictly speaking, it shouldn't be called an idol manga, but it's close enough. It's gained immense popularity right after its serialization, not just among students, but also among some adults who really like it. This manga is currently extremely popular!"

  Muxiao touched his nose, being praised like this made him feel a bit embarrassed.

  "Hey~" Nishimaki Maki became somewhat curious, "Idol manga, huh......"

  "Hua Yang's expression changed completely as soon as he mentioned this," Xing Kong Lin said with a hint of sadness on his face.

  "Of course, the author of this manga, YzM, was originally someone nobody had ever heard of. Now, because of the huge success of K-On!, he's become a household name, but still nobody has ever seen what he looks like... not even whether he's male or female is clear...... And looking at this manga...... it seems to be the original manuscript! Could it be that Yui Hirasawa doesn't know YzM?" As she said this, Ui Hirasawa suddenly looked at Yui with an excited face.

  "...not just me, you also know..." Yuna Tanaka sighed at the information that Koizumi Hanayo had just revealed.

  "Do we know each other?" Everyone was stunned, and for a moment, they were all bewildered. Nishikino Maki said in doubt, "Are you kidding me? How come I don't know? Who is it?"

  "And that person is also here now......" Makoto Kaede added another sentence, then looked at Mu Xiaoxiao with a complex expression.

  "Is that... could it be, you're Sonoda-kun?!" Koizumi Hanayo covered her mouth in surprise, her eyes full of incredulous expression, "So... Sonoda-kun was..."

  "It's not me, it's the teacher!" Sonoda Umibe shouted in a mixture of laughter and tears.

  "Teacher......" Koizumi, Hana and You were all stunned by this news at the same time, speechless.

  Knowing that she couldn't hide it anymore, and there was nothing good to hide anyway, Mu Xiao nodded slightly and stepped forward, "That's right, it was indeed me," she said, turning her head to look at Yuan Tian Haiwei, "But I didn't expect that the original manuscript I lost would be picked up by you......"

  "Hmm," Hana nodded slightly, her face reddening like a small chick pecking at rice, and said in a low voice, "Last time, your thing was lost on the street, I saw it, but because of many things to do with live, there was no time, so I could only return it to you now...... Sorry......"

  "Haha, no need to apologize, it was my own carelessness anyway. Although I've already made up for this part now, thank you Haiwei for bringing it to me. Now that I don't need it anymore, I'll give you this original manuscript instead."

  "Huh? But..."

  "What's the big deal," Mu Xiao Xiao said with a smile, "it looks like you like it too? Leaving it as a memento isn't bad either, and this is an original manuscript personally drawn by YzM, something that can't be bought with any amount of money."

  "Since the teacher said so...... then......"

  "Wait, wait, wait!" Nishino Maki jumped out again to interrupt them, "You're saying that Xiao Xiao is the cartoonist?" They finally reacted, this bomb-like news had shocked them so much that they almost couldn't react, looking at Xiao Xiao's eyes which were full of incredulity.

  "That's right, isn't it? It's me."