Quadruple split.

Chapter 2712 [Special Class]

Game time: 15:19 PM
Academy City, Isaac Comprehensive Academy, [Special Teaching Area - Classroom A1]

"That concludes today's lesson."

Wearing a pair of exquisite gold-rimmed glasses, the handsome and tall elite teacher Tian Xingdao clapped his hands, looked around at the students below the podium who were a bit too big, and said in a calm voice: "In a little while, everyone line up and go with the dormitory teacher to get your extra meal. After eating, you will rest for half an hour before having a physical education class to warm up. After class, you will have dinner."

"Well!"

Upon hearing that there would be extra food, several burly men sitting in the back row immediately stood up with their eyes shining, rubbing their big feet restlessly on the ground, looking like they might break through the wall at any moment.

This is not an exaggeration. In fact, on the third day of classes, the cannibals, who already knew that there would be a snack after the first class every afternoon, broke through the classroom wall and excitedly rushed out to eat.

But now——

"Kururu, Moriri."

Sitting in the last row, the ogre, who didn't look much stronger than his companions but wore a small badge on his chest, frowned and said slowly, "You, sit down. The teacher hasn't said to disperse. There's no greeting either."

"Well……"

"call……"

The two ogres, named Kururu and Moriri, exchanged a glance, seemingly hesitant.

"Hurry up and sit down."

The cannibal wearing the class monitor badge glared at his two comrades and said in a low, gruff voice, "Otherwise, if the teacher gets angry, I, the class monitor, will punish you by making you copy your names fifty times!"

"Douglas".

The ogre called Kururu clenched his fists angrily and said, "How annoying!"

"Douglas, squad leader."

The cannibalistic class monitor suddenly stood up and said seriously, "You should be grateful to the teacher and not cause any trouble."

Finally, under the glare of squad leader Doug Ans, the two cannibals wiped their drool and reluctantly returned to their seats.

After the class monitor sat down, Tian Xingdao, who had been silent at the podium since the beginning, nodded slightly and said solemnly, "Well then, goodbye, classmates."

"stand up."

Doug Ans, who had stood up again, immediately stood up once more and led the way in bowing to Tian Xingdao on the podium: "Goodbye, teacher."

Goodbye, teacher!

Immediately afterwards, a group of cannibalistic students stood up and bid farewell to Tianxingdao in a completely disorderly manner.

"Go eat. If you line up in an orderly fashion and walk quickly and quietly on the way, I will tell the cafeteria to give you an extra sausage as a treat."

Tianxingdao smiled faintly and nodded to the 'children' whose eyes immediately lit up, saying, "Kururu, this time you will take everyone to the cafeteria. Be careful to maintain order. Doug Ans, stay behind. I have something to talk to you about."

Kuru, who had just felt like insects were crawling all over her body, immediately stood up straight and said loudly, "Teacher, I understand."

"The word order is wrong. Next time, remember to say 'I understand, teacher.' It's okay to be slow, but try to be as accurate as possible, otherwise it will be bad to develop bad habits."

Tianxingdao simply corrected him with one sentence, then waved his hand and said, "Go."

And so, a large group of cannibals rumbled out of the classroom. Although they walked very fast and in a hurry, with Kururu's efforts to maintain order, they managed to keep the line neat and marched all the way to the cafeteria.

Then--

"Sorry for keeping you from having dinner."

After stepping down from the podium and closing the classroom door, Tian Xingdao casually pulled out a chair and sat down. He looked up at Doug Ans, waved for the latter to sit opposite him, and said casually, "If you don't mind, I'll take you to the faculty cafeteria later."

Doug Anns nodded timidly, and after several seconds he mustered up the courage to nod again and say, "Okay, teacher."

"Relax."

Perhaps because the 'child' in front of him was too innocent, even Tianxingdao, who was usually perceived by students as overly serious and rigid, gave a helpless wry smile and shook his head, saying, "Am I that scary?"

"No...no."

Doug Ans immediately shook his head like a rattle-drum, stammering, "Seven... Doug Ans is just a little nervous. Teacher Tianxingdao is a good person. I'm not afraid, not at all."

"Ah."

Tianxingdao chuckled and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, alright, if you keep going, you'll only make things worse."

Then Doug Ans obediently shut up.

Tianxingdao didn't rush to speak, but calmly looked at the 'student' in front of him.

Of course, it's also possible that he didn't know what to say at the moment.

The 'student' in front of them was one of the dozens of ogres that Anthony and Mo rescued in Anka Market. Like his companions who were sent to Academy City, this ogre, who used to be called '715' and named himself 'Doug Ans,' was a slave with no human rights until recently.

Born slaves.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will spend his entire life as a slave in the dark mines.

Even Tianxingdao, who was usually extremely calm and composed, was speechless after learning about the details of the [Earthworm Excavation Site]. After all, as a person who grew up in a civilized society, he should never have to face such cruel acts in his entire life.

The fate of these cannibals was completely unacceptable to Tianxingdao, an educator. In fact, if Tianxingdao hadn't known very well that Dabus was even less tolerant of such things than himself and would do his best to facilitate this 'cooperation', he would never have sat idly by and watched coldly as before.

After all, the fiery passion within this Primordial Serpent, who roamed the heavens amidst thunder, had never cooled even slightly.

So, after these bewildered and timid ogres arrived at [Isaac Comprehensive Academy], Tianxingdao almost single-handedly took care of all the work that could accelerate their formal entry into academic life. With the principal's unreserved support, he built this [Special Teaching Area] in the shortest possible time. At the same time, he collaborated with colleagues like Dabus who were concerned about the ogres' condition to develop a teaching plan suitable for these big 'kids'.

This is no easy task. After all, unlike normal students, these ogres are natives of the [Innocent Realm]. Although Tianxingdao and Dabus are both elite teachers at the [Shuhai No. 7 North Campus], their expertise lies in imparting knowledge, not in 'coaxing children'.

It's no exaggeration to say that, just as Teacher Chen said at the last meeting, early childhood education professionals would be more suitable to take care of those cannibalistic children.

Unfortunately, the North Campus of Shuhai No. 7 Middle School did not have any teachers specializing in early childhood education. In addition, Dabus and Tianxingdao felt that most of the existing teachers would have difficulty adapting to these "big kids". After discussing with the principal, they abandoned the idea of hiring professional early childhood teachers part-time and decided to teach this "special class" themselves.

With fellow cannibal Dabus serving as homeroom teacher and dorm supervisor, and Tianxingdao developing the curriculum and teaching multiple subjects, the class, though struggling, eventually got back on track thanks to their tireless efforts. [At least it seems to be on the right track...]

Looking at Dogans, who hadn't chosen a name in the traditional way of ogres but instead strung together a character from each of the three names—[Tianxingdao], [Anthony], and [Dabus]—Tianxingdao revealed a gentle smile.

Perhaps this smile isn't suitable for those mischievous, arrogant middle school students, but for a cannibal like Doug Ans, whose mental age is quite young, a smile is the most reassuring and the most suitable expression for him.

Both Dabus and Tianxingdao were very satisfied with this 'class monitor' who used to be called Number 715 but now had the new name Doug Ans. Although he was not the fastest learner, the most talented, or the strongest among the ogres, he was the most understanding of other people's feelings and knew best how to help the two main teachers solve their problems.

Unlike those "traitors" who liked to tattle on others during their school days, both Dabus and Tianxingdao show that although Doggans is indeed very obedient, his actions are never to highlight how "well-behaved" he is, but to enable his companions to grow as much as possible.

He knew that 'order' was right.

He knew that 'studying' was the right thing to do.

He knew that being 'polite' was the right thing to do.

He knew that 'humility' was the right thing to do.

So Doug Ans shared these traits that he considered 'right' with his friends. He would be happy if they were willing to follow them, and he would be unhappy if they didn't want to improve, and he would try to find ways to get them to do the right thing and become better.

Doug Ans was so sensible and obedient that Tianxingdao even wondered if his sensibility would create a rift between him and his friends, or even lead to bullying or isolation.

This is not an exaggeration. In the "Innocent Realm," which is no different from the real world, this situation is very likely to occur, especially in an environment where everyone is relatively ignorant. Someone who behaves differently in various ways and is sometimes even perceived as 'meddlesome' is actually very likely to be bullied.

Being overweight, underweight, too tall, too short, too outgoing, too introverted, too poor, too rich, too naive, or too mature can all become reasons for being isolated or even harmed.

It is precisely at this pure and innocent age that such pure and innocent malice is prone to occur, because in a child's world there are not so many twists and turns or social niceties.

Therefore, if expressing malice doesn't even require a reason, then there's even less chance of having a sufficient reason.

This is why Tianxingdao kept Doggans behind; he wanted to talk to the class monitor to find out if any other 'kids' were isolating or bullying him.

In Tianxingdao's eyes, these tormented children might be forgiven for most of their mistakes, but if bullying of their peers really occurs, no matter how reluctant he is, he and Dabus must use ruthless methods to suppress it and guide everyone to establish correct values.

Admittedly, even in Tianxingdao's eyes, who is extremely picky about education, the results he and Dabus have achieved during this period are quite good. But even so, he still gets more troubles after solving one problem, and feels uneasy about it.

Just now, when he realized that Doug Ans's maintenance of order might cause dissatisfaction, Tian Xingdao was almost scared to the point of having a stomachache from his own speculation.

Despite maintaining a calm and collected demeanor on the surface, Tianxingdao, whose mind was filled with wild thoughts and fears that these 'kids' might start bullying their classmates, remained silent for a while before slowly speaking: "I am very satisfied with your sense of responsibility as class monitor, Doug Ans, and I am also grateful for your work during this period. To be honest, Dabus and I are very grateful for your cooperation."

Although he didn't quite understand, Doug Ans knew very well that the other person was praising him. He immediately smiled and nodded vigorously, just as Dabus and Tianxingdao had taught him, saying, "No, you're too kind, teacher."

“Well said, Doug Ans, but you’ll find out someday that I’m not being polite with you.”

Tian Xingdao leaned forward slightly, patted the other person's overly broad shoulder, and then carefully chose his words: "Also... I'd like to know if you've encountered any difficulties during your time as 'class monitor'?"

"difficulty?"

Doug Anns paused for a moment, then thought it over carefully for a few seconds before finally answering with great certainty, "No, it's not difficult, Doug Anns. I'm very happy and honored."

"I know I know."

Tianxingdao pinched his brow and asked, "What I mean is, when Dabus and I weren't around, did you... have any unpleasant encounters with other people?"

Doug Anns was taken aback again: "No, pleasant?"

"Let me put it this way, Doug Ans."

Tian Xingdao pursed his lips and said seriously, "If you feel very tired, very stressed, or under a lot of pressure, or if you feel distant from others... I mean, a sense of distance or... uh, anyway, if you feel exhausted, you don't have to be the 'class monitor' for the time being. I can make proper arrangements. In fact, I think I might have been a bit inconsiderate before..."

"teacher?"

Seeing Tianxingdao's unusually incoherent speech, Douglas asked somewhat dejectedly after a long while, "Yes, Douglas, did you do a bad job? Were you incompetent?"

"what?"

Tianxingdao immediately widened his eyes and shook his head, saying, "Of course not..."

"of course not."

Just then, Dabs and Anthony walked into the classroom together, and then walked up to Doug Anns, who looked a little lost, and patted him hard on the shoulder: "Mr. Tian and I both think you've done a great job, Doug Anns, so what he means is that if you feel happy being the 'class monitor,' we'll be very happy."

“Great! Doug Ans is glad to be of help…”

"Don't think about us, just talk about yourself, Doug Anns. Putting aside helping and all that, are you happy?"

"...Yes, I feel very happy."

"That's fine then. Go eat. I asked the cafeteria to save you a large portion."

"Thank you, Dabus."

"Go."

"it is good."

"..."

“So, Jarvis, you should know what I was just doing…”

"Douglas was not bullied."

"you sure?"

"I am not sure."