novelkee Chapter 102 The Great Attack: School Days
Chapter 102 The Great Attack: School Days
The next day, in the early morning before the sun had fully pierced through the clouds, the gates of Laichan High School slowly opened, as if this hall of knowledge was welcoming the students.
At that moment, a figure appeared at the school gate. Minghuai was carrying a thick stack of books, walking slowly and steadily into the school.
The morning light shone on him, outlining his slender figure and slightly thin face.
“Well, I casually mentioned to Mr. Woodman last night that it was related to the DEM project, and I didn’t expect it to be completed the next day…” Ming sighed with his head down.
Just then, Ming sensed someone approaching from behind. Excluding Shido and Tohka, who had left a full ten minutes earlier than him, and Origami, who usually came to school as soon as the door opened unless waiting for Shido, who else would be approaching him?
'No... judging from the shadow beneath my feet, it's not Xiaozhu... she's not that tall.'
Just as the hand was less than the distance of a pen from his back, Ming slowly revealed a corner of a scalpel from his sleeve, ready to immediately save the person's life once the cognitive barrier was broken.
Hey! Klein brothers, missed me?
Because of the sound, Ming hesitated for a moment, and just like that, he slapped himself hard on the back. Ming turned his head unhappily and said:
"Hyakumu no Ou?"
"Hehe, it's me! Isn't that a surprise? The boss said he wasn't comfortable with you fighting DEM alone, so I came. Although I was wanted before, there are no more than five people with Japanese residency in Asgard Company."
Ming nodded and silently put the scalpel back into his sleeve, while simultaneously reaching into his pocket with his other hand to put away the wire.
"After all, it's a company based in the US, which is understandable, but what are you doing here?"
"Huh?!"
"Didn't the boss tell you? I'm here as a teaching assistant. Don't be shy, buddy. I'm a professional. Before I get knocked down in the rankings, I'm an undercover agent guarding the world's top ten magicians!"
Ming didn't say much. If he still complained after the man had come, he would be disrespecting Woodman.
Moreover, Bai Mu finally knew that he was an elf, and he had been investigated by Bai Mu before. Bai Mu was very clean and even had extremely strong hacking skills. It was indeed possible to cooperate with him.
After Ming put on the specially made black contact lenses to hide his heterochromatic eyes, the two walked into the school gate together.
Shido's neighboring class, Class 4 of the second year.
As Bai Muzhong went to the school gate to pick up the new transfer student, Ming stood on the podium, holding a book in his hands, and the people below were all talking about it.
The students in the classroom were whispering about the new teacher.
"Where's the homeroom teacher? Who's this handsome guy...can I add him on Twitter?"
A girl muttered something under her breath. Ming heard this, but just smiled slightly and didn't pay any attention.
"Nice to meet you all. My name is Shan Daming. Because your homeroom teacher is sick, I will be temporarily taking over today."
Just as Ming finished speaking, a sudden commotion erupted from the classroom podium.
"Huh?! Teacher Du Yuan, I just saw him going to the gym yesterday, how come he's here today..." said the male student in front.
"Wow, this acting homeroom teacher is so handsome! Although his skin is a bit pale, he's totally my ideal type!" another female student whispered to her deskmate.
Just as the students were discussing this, the classroom door was suddenly pushed open.
Everyone turned to look, and saw Bai Muzhong leading a young-looking girl with brown hair into the room.
"Director Ke...Ming, this is our new classmate who came to our class ahead of schedule, Mikie Okamine!" Hyakume called out inappropriately.
Ming glanced sideways at the doorway, then looked directly at the girl, avoiding Bai Mu's gaze before subtly withdrawing it.
"Oh, a new student? Let's have this student come up and introduce themselves. Welcome, welcome."
Miki looked at the teacher on the stage, lost in thought for a moment, comparing them in her mind for a long time.
"Miki-kun, why are you staring at me like that? Have we met somewhere before?"
Upon hearing Ming's words, Miki's expression turned flustered, and she kept gesturing incoherently.
"No...no...of course not, haha..."
Hyakume finally noticed Mikie's nervousness and smiled to defuse the situation:
"Miki is probably a little shy because she's in a new environment, so let me say a few words and introduce myself."
"Okay, teacher!"
After picking up the chalk, Mikie neatly and efficiently wrote her name on the blackboard.
"Hello everyone, my name is Mikie Okamine. I transferred here today... Please take care of me!" she introduced herself earnestly.
Just after Hyakume Omega finished her introduction, he immediately added in a very professional manner:
"That's right, and Gangfeng-kun skipped a grade!"
As for why this girl was able to successfully skip a grade and enter the second year of high school, what was the reason?
Let us turn our attention back to yesterday's harrowing attack.
When Ryoko Shimobe heard the news of Mikie's attack that day, her face showed disbelief and horror. After all, such a thing happened too suddenly and unexpectedly.
However, the situation was urgent and could not be delayed. In order to ensure Mikie's personal safety and enable her to better cooperate with the crucial origami activity, after careful consideration and weighing the pros and cons, AST made a decisive decision—to forcibly arrange for Mikie to skip a grade and enter the second year of high school.
Now, the camera switches back to the present.
Just as Miki had finished her self-introduction and was about to leave the stage, the once light and agile girl suddenly seemed to lose all her balance and fell straight to the ground.
Seeing this, Ming on the podium felt his heart breaking, but he restrained himself from rushing forward because he only wanted to watch from the shadows.
"Ouch, I fell down~"
She fell to the ground, clutching her head, and said cutely.
"Are you alright, Gangfeng?" Ming asked with concern.
"It's alright, teacher!" Miki replied, still lying on the ground.
"That's good. Since everything's alright, let's introduce the other transfer student who's come!" Bai Mu pointed to the door.
Before he could finish speaking, the door was pushed open with a bang, and a girl with light green hair and a figure similar to Mikie appeared before everyone in a boisterous manner. She then introduced herself loudly and boldly:
"Well, it's finally my turn. Nice to meet you all. I'm Ashley Sinclair, a transfer student from England. I look forward to meeting you all!"
Ashley walked into the classroom with her back straight, and the students who had been focusing their attention on Miki all turned their attention to her.
Upon seeing the newcomer, Miki felt a surge of alertness and instinctively shouted:
"Ah! It's yesterday's... bomber?! What are you doing at school?!"
"Huh... what bomber?" A classmate who was closest to where Mikie fell asked her in surprise.
"Ah...uh, no! It's 'explosion rice,' uh, it means 'cotton rice.'"
Miki knew she wasn't good at lying, but she still wanted to try and make an excuse. However, another classmate next to her immediately criticized her:
"Oh dear, your attempt to change the subject was so abrupt."
Despite this situation, the students around them did not delve into or question the matter in detail.
"As expected of my niece, she didn't inherit my bad habit of lying!" Ming thought excitedly from the podium.
Hearing the sound, Ashley turned to look, and her eyes met those of Mikie, who was intently observing. Her eyes were filled with tension.
Just then, Ashley, who had been keeping an eye on her surroundings, suddenly spotted Miki.
A flicker of excitement and defiance flashed in her bright eyes, and she strode forward without hesitation.
"Oh my gosh~ Isn't this the person who cried and begged me to let her go last time?"
Ashley's lips curled up slightly, revealing a teasing smile, and she pinched Miki's cheek with her hand.
"No...no...that's..."
Mikie tried to argue, but Ashley remained unmoved. The two argued endlessly about their fight yesterday, who was more like a child, and even their heights.
The students all laughed when they saw this, and looking at the two girls, they all thought the same thing:
"Hmm, they really are like little kids, ah, no, they're just like little kids."
Bai Mu looked at the two new classmates and seemed quite familiar with them. With a wave of his hand, he arranged for the two to sit in adjacent seats.
"Director Ming, what do you think?"
"up to you."
After everyone was seated and Ming finished his lesson, Miki felt a sudden pang of unease upon seeing this scene, remembering the AST team rules that Ryoko had told her:
"First rule: always be vigilant, no matter what!"
A surge of passion welled up within Miki, and she slowly stood up, then shouted loudly:
"The next class is physical education, which is with the class next door. As an AST member, I have to report this to Origami-senpai."
"Oh~ I'm going to have class with Origami Tobiichi next time."
ah?!"
Seeing Mikie looking at her with surprise as she remained, Ashley slowly stood up from her chair.
"Physical education class? Perfect... Although Sesil didn't find out who attacked me, at least he confirmed it wasn't from AST, so I can rest assured and meet Origami Tobiichi, who was defeated with a single blow!"
After class started, Ashley and Miki left Class 4. After they left, Hyakume followed Mingcai back into the classroom.
"Your lesson was really terrible, you were like a robot, just like you were simply preparing a lesson. It's a miracle that none of the kids fell asleep."
As soon as he entered the classroom, Bai Muzhong started complaining, but Ming ignored him and handed him a design drawing that exuded spiritual power just by looking at it.
"What is this?!" Upon seeing the design, Bai Muzhong only glanced at it before his brows furrowed.
"DEM's new manifestation device, created by Artemisia Ashcroft, currently the world's second-best magician, is called [Phantom Beast]."
Ming looked at Bai Muzhong as if he were trying to convey something.
“Interesting. To split the consciousness of a person with exceptional magical talent into five parts and stuff them into this kind of thing... I’ve seen it before, but it’s unheard of for a world-class magician. Tell me, Klein, what are you trying to say by telling me this?”
"You're very smart. I've heard you're a world-renowned hacker. Can you do me a favor and develop a computer virus that can control the consciousness of [Phantom Beasts]? Can you do that?"
"oh?!"
Bai Muzhong looked slightly disappointed, and Ming, realizing there was no chance, was about to put the design back when...
"Who do you think you are? Although you're turning consciousness into AI, theoretically, as long as it can be converted into numbers, there's nothing I can't hack into after I've calculated it. What I'm curious about is what you're planning to do."
"You don't need to worry about it. This will be useful to me, but it will affect the boy who can seal the elves. Do you dare to accept it?"
"This is so exciting, we have to come!"
The two approached each other and shook hands to express their friendliness.