Unspeakable bubbles

She drifted off into her own world, unaware of how much time had passed. Just before her eyes were about to close, someone tapped her on the head with a book.

"Huh?" Wiping the drool from the corner of her mouth, Misato looked up and saw Bella's expressionless face.

"Come to the teacher's office after class!"

Section 214, Chapter 213: Reasoning

Generally speaking, Bella prefers to be called Miss Bella.

When she calls herself "teacher," it proves that Bella is angry.

"Okay, I'll go after class," Misato said obediently, and then listened attentively for the rest of the class.

"Miss Bella." Upon knocking on the office door, Misato immediately noticed a suspicious object tied to the desk with a white cloth.

"Ah! My Chase!" Miri rushed forward in a panic, trying to rescue her little baby who was bound with a white cloth, leaving only his head visible.

"Hmm?" Bella reacted quickly, tossing the red lizard into the drawer.

"Be gentle, don't hurt it!"

“Miss Bella, how can you be so rude? If anything happens to Chase, I’ll never forgive you!” Miri yelled, glaring at Bella.

“Miri, haven’t you figured out the situation yet?” Bella said slowly and deliberately, “What were you thinking, keeping such a dangerous thing in the dorm?”

"If you don't think about yourself, at least think about the other students."

"If you're not watching it closely and it sneaks out, the consequences will be..."

“Chas is so well-behaved, it never bites!” Miri argued.

"Never bites? Just because it didn't happen before doesn't mean it won't happen in the future."

"As a teacher, I have to take precautions."

After a pause, Bella looked at Misato, who was clenching her teeth and refusing to speak, and said, "It's not just these lizards, but also all the messy things in your room."

“Owls, three-legged toads, two-headed turtles, scarecrows, wizard books…”

“I think all of these things need to be cleaned up.”

"No!" Misato said anxiously, "I've spent countless hours collecting these over the years, I will never abandon them!"

"Miri, what do you think a girl like you would need these for?"

"Be good, Miss Bella will buy you a few dolls in a few days."

"I don't want a doll, I want my Chase!"

"hehe"

Seeing that her kind words were ineffective, Bella put on a stern face: "Toda-kun, I'm not going to discuss this with you or ask for your opinion anymore."

"Now, I am officially informing you!"

"Three days! Get rid of all that mess in your dorm room within three days!"

"Miss Bella, she was fine before, why is she like this all of a sudden?"

Miri made a futile effort: "I promise I will keep a close eye on my little ones and won't let them run away."

“I used to turn a blind eye, but I can’t do that now.”

"Because of the instructions of a powerful person, I, Bella, have to pay more attention to the safety of my classmates."

"Can't we... discuss this?"

“No discussion.” Bella said resolutely.

"call--"

Misato shook her head, her expression suddenly relaxing.

"Since you're so unforgiving, Miss Bella, then I have nothing to worry about."

"Hmph, I'll tell everyone Miss Bella's unspeakable secret in a little while!"

"...A secret that cannot be told?"

Bella's gaze sharpened, and she slowly stood up, her hands behind her back.

"You can't just say things like that. I do have some little secrets, but I don't have any 'unspeakable secrets'."

"Jiujiang went for a morning run today."

Hearing this out of the blue, Bella paused in her work, startled.

'Am I overthinking it? Or is that what she was talking about not even that?'

“A morning run is great, is there a problem?” Bella asked tentatively.

"Morning runs are great, but if there are traps on the way, then it's not so good."

"A trap? It was probably the work of those students on the lower floors."

Bella said calmly, "This kind of thing is very common among unicorns, Misato, don't make a fuss about it."

"But it doesn't make sense."

Misato Toda chuckled: "Hisae hasn't gone for a morning run in a long time. How would the guy on the ground floor know that she suddenly had the idea to go for a run with Bubbles today?"

Before Bella could speak, Miri added, "Moreover, the trap was definitely not set up in advance."

“I know Jiujiang’s running route; she won’t run in remote areas.”

"If the trap was dug before everyone was asleep last night, someone else might step on it."

"Miss Bella..."

Miri stared at Bella's face: "You used to wear light makeup, why are you suddenly wearing heavy makeup today?"

"Could it be because I slept too late last night that I have two big black smoke rings?"

"Miri, what you're saying is confusing me."

"What traps? Why would I, Bella, dig a trap for Jiujiang?" Bella frowned.

"I noticed you seemed distracted today; it turns out you've been thinking about these nonsensical things."

"Uh, no, actually I went to bed late last night and was woken up early this morning by Jiujiang."

Misato shook her head. "Miss Bella, you said you didn't set a trap for Hisae, and I agree with that."

"Because the trap wasn't dug for Hisae... Bubble, am I right?"

"This is getting stranger and stranger. Bubble is a new transfer student. Why would Bella do something like this?"

“Miss Bella, you’re taking extra care of Bubble. That’s not like you at all.”

Misato said thoughtfully, "Pao Pao said that she came to school with an older sister named Ninomiya."

"Ninomiya...could it be that Ninomiya?"

“That makes sense. As you just said, Miss Bella, you can no longer turn a blind eye to me because of the instructions of a powerful person.”

"In the end, you just don't want Chase to run out and accidentally bite Bubble, right?"

"You have quite the imagination. Misato, do you want to be a detective?" Bella's expression wasn't very pleasant.

"Hmm, no, there's still something that doesn't make sense."

"Since Miss Bella was instructed to take good care of Bubble, why did she set up that kind of trap?"

Misato stroked her chin: "Let me think... Or, Miss Bella, you were asked to do more than just take care of Bubbles; there might also be some observational tasks?"

"excuse me!"

Bella raised her voice: "Two people were jogging in the morning, what makes you think the trap was aimed at the bubbles?"

"Bubble said yesterday that she runs fast, jumps far, and is very strong."

"Based on her performance yesterday, who do you think will get ahead, Bubble or Jiujiang?"

"Of course, it's also possible that Bubble was running right behind Hisaie."

"In conclusion, digging a trap on the only road was a spur-of-the-moment idea, not a premeditated plan."

"Since it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, it makes sense that it's full of flaws."

"Sigh, it seems that no matter what you say, Misato, you've already decided on me."

"However, now everything must be based on evidence..."

"Listening device," Misato suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Bella's expression truly changed.

"My previous speculation was based on the premise that their actions were controlled by someone."

"To protect students' privacy, the dormitory building was protected by a barrier early on, so any attempt to spy on them through mystery is completely futile."

"However, just because secret methods don't work doesn't mean that technological methods don't work."

"Bubble just moved in yesterday, so there are plenty of opportunities to make a move here."

Section 215, Chapter 214: The Great Principles

"Xiao Meili, you really have a divergent mind. You actually came up with so many things from such a small trap."

"Am I just overthinking things? Wouldn't it be clear if we all went to the dorms together and took a look?"

Misato said confidently, "But if we really find a bugging device in some corner of the dormitory, wouldn't your position be in a very bad way, Miss Bella?"

"My position is bad?" Bella smiled.

"Even if we do find the bugging device... what does that have to do with me?"

"Miss Bella, your motive is the strongest!"

"So?" She sat down again, showing no sign of worry.