Unspeakable bubbles

It was another sunny afternoon. After cleaning the classroom, Eve stretched.

She looked out the window and saw the children chasing and playing on the playground, and couldn't help but drift off into thought.

"It's so good to be young."

"Ms. Eve, please don't say that. If even a young person like you says such things, what are we old men supposed to do?"

"Captain Araki?" Eve looked at the middle-aged man who walked into the classroom in surprise.

Araki Mamoru had always given her a serious impression, and it was rare to see him in such a good mood.

"Did something good happen to the captain?"

“Good news…yes, it really is good news.” He took out a thick paper bag. “The blood test results from last month are in, and there’s good news.”

"Good news?" Eve's heart began to race. "Yes, what kind of good news?"

"Congratulations, Ms. Eve!"

The man stopped beating around the bush, saying, "With one child, the pollution rate has fallen below the warning line, so we can leave."

"The teacher's five years of hard work have finally paid off!"

Eve felt dizzy and took a few steps back, supporting herself on the wall with her left hand.

Excitement, joy, heartache...

At this moment, Eve felt a mix of emotions.

In a trembling voice, she asked, "Who...who is it...?"

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"After playing football, you should have a glass of cool boiled water!"

With a gulp, Xingzi finished the water in her glass in one go, basking in a small moment of happiness.

"apricot"

"Teacher?" Kyoko was startled, only then noticing that Teacher Eve had quickly walked in.

"Go and call everyone over, the teacher has something important to say." Eve forced herself to suppress her excitement and instructed Kyoko.

Kyoko felt that the teacher was different from usual, but she couldn't quite put her finger on why.

Finally, she let out a long "oh" and ran towards the playground.

"Back to the classroom, everyone, back to the classroom!"

"The teacher has something important to say!"

Before long, the classroom was filled with students again.

"I'm so sorry to interrupt everyone's activities, but I have some good news to announce today!"

Ms. Eve's face beamed with joy. "Just now, I received a notification..."

After a pause, Eve took a deep breath and announced loudly, "One student has recovered and can go home!"

The classroom was quiet, completely unlike the lively atmosphere Eve had imagined.

The children just looked at each other, as if they didn't think the news was something to celebrate.

Eve frowned and repeated loudly, "Children, one of you will soon be reintegrating into society!"

Still no one spoke. Many children looked blank, seemingly not understanding at all, like Bubble.

Those who understood, like Xiaoshan and Xingzi, all looked preoccupied.

Xiao Shan was silent for a while, then returned to her original indifferent expression.

"Great! Congratulations!"

She said casually, then raised her voice slightly, "Teacher, who is that lucky person?"

Eve was very unhappy; the children's reaction deeply disappointed her.

'What's this? What's this? Didn't you see my efforts?'

'This is such a meaningful event, such a memorable day, why is the reaction so lukewarm?'

'Where is the applause I deserve for my feelings, my efforts, and everything I've put in?!'

Eve gritted her teeth, her chest heaving violently with intense emotion.

After a long pause, she managed a stiff smile: "Yang Jun"

"Huh?"

The boy stared blankly at the teacher, completely unable to react.

Congratulations!

"Teacher..." He was so surprised he couldn't close his mouth. "Is it... is it me?"

"Ms. Eve!" Kyoko exclaimed, jumping to her feet. "There must be some mistake!"

"Yang Jun, Yang Jun, no, it can't be Yang Jun," Kyoko's voice was full of panic as she repeated again and again, "It can't be."

"Not a foreigner"

It wasn't him.

"Impossible"

"Won't....."

"Kyoko!" The sharp voice snapped Kyoko back to reality. She looked at the angry teacher with a blank expression.

"Enough! Get out of here now!" Eve's voice was icy cold, devoid of any warmth, and her gloomy gaze sent chills down one's spine.

'How scary, the teacher's eyes are so scary.'

Apricot stood there shivering, motionless.

"Smash!" Eve smashed the teacup to pieces.

"Get out!"

The classroom was deathly silent, and then...

"Ughhhhhh"

"Hiss, ugh, ooh ahhhhh"

"Waaaaaah"

The younger children wailed loudly, while the rest of the children were deathly pale.

Eve's face was ashen, while Kyoko finally walked out of the classroom with her head down and without saying a word.

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"Apricot" Bubble was very worried, looking at her friend with great concern.

Three days have passed since that day, and the teacher has returned to normal, becoming the kind and gentle Ms. Eve again.

The very next day, she apologized to Kyoko in front of the whole class: "I'm sorry, Kyoko."

"It's the teacher's fault; they're too childish."

“You are still young and don’t understand anything. How can the teacher take it to heart?”

So, please forgive the teacher.

Ms. Eve lowered her head sincerely.

“It’s alright, Ms. Eve,” Kyoko replied obediently.

Bubble thought it was all over and everyone could be happy again like before.

Clearly, the little girl was wrong.

For several days in a row, Xingzi did not smile.

She ate very little every day and stopped playing football, as if she had turned back into that girl who was troubled by her feelings.

But this time is different from the last one.

Even a child like Bubble understands perfectly well that this is a completely different matter from last time, and that Kyoko is acting very strangely now.

Bubble wanted to do something for her friend, but she couldn't come up with a solution no matter how hard she tried.

The foreigner is leaving; that's a done deal.

I heard from Teacher Eve that Yangjun will be leaving next week.

'What should I do? What should I do?' While Bubble was racking her brains, someone patted her on the shoulder.

"Xiao Shan?"

"Don't keep your head down and think about it all by yourself. Ask your reliable Xiaoshan for help right now."

"Xiaoshan, do you have a solution?" Bubble asked, both surprised and delighted.

"Well, now it all depends on that guy." Following Xiaoshan's gaze, Paopao saw the boy who also looked worried.

Section 15, Chapter 015: The Whispers of Chaos

"buzzing"

"Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz"

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle gurgle"

Unable to hold it in any longer, Xingzi leaned against the wall and vomited in the toilet.

She hasn't eaten much these past few days, so she's only vomiting up some watery stuff.

"So noisy!" Various kinds of tinnitus accompanied by dizziness left Xingzi bewildered.

"Are you sick?" Xingzi looked at herself in the mirror. The girl's eyes were unfocused. She hadn't eaten properly for several days, but her complexion was rosy and she looked very healthy.

"What exactly happened?"