Unspeakable bubbles

Initially, this space was empty; it was just an unstable little space.

Fill in the soil, plant grass, plant trees, dig ditches...

Even with the help of the Black Unicorn, who created a knock-off sun in this space, the Ninomiya family still spent an unknown amount of manpower and resources to develop this space into what it is today.

Having paid such a high price, the Ninomiya family should naturally receive a reward worthy of such a sacrifice.

Did they really expect this Chaos Lord to give them something out of consideration for their hard work? The Ninomiya clan never even entertained such a delusion.

Perhaps, if we really sign a contract with this Chaos Lord, we can receive some rewards.

But the Ninomiya family would never do something so dangerous and thankless!

All they did was build an academy directly above the underground space.

Then, periodically, some students who fit the Black Unicorn's tastes are selected from the academy to accompany this Chaos Lord in doing things it likes.

Over time, the black unicorn naturally came to regard the academy above it as an extension of its territory.

Although the black unicorn doesn't appear at the academy because it prefers solitude, since it's an extension of its territory, it won't allow any situations it doesn't like to occur.

The moment the Chaos Lord unleashed his mysterious power throughout the entire academy, the Ninomiya family had already obtained what they desired.

A school where no blood is shed, a refuge protected by the Lord of Chaos!

The Chaos Lord is incredibly powerful. With the sanctuary and the Unicorn Academy, the Ninomiya clan has the best way out.

No matter how chaotic things are outside, as long as the Ninomiya family seals off the school gates and hides inside, who can do anything to them?

To try to harm them or destroy the academy is tantamount to directly provoking the Chaos Lord.

That is why Unicorn Academy is the Ninomiya family's biggest backup plan.

Section 227, Chapter 226: Routine Investigations

Unicorn Academy is the Ninomiya family's biggest backup plan. It is because the Black Unicorn in the underground space is in charge that Ninomiya Sui dared to put Bubble in her own academy.

Judging from the current situation, her decision at the time was not wrong. The girl attended classes at the academy normally and did not cause any trouble.

However, with the start of her off-campus internship, Ninomiya Sui faces a thorny problem.

"A terrible infectious disease broke out on the Kuntila Grassland not long ago. Going to the grassland this year would be playing with the students' lives. You should try this."

Ninomiya Sui took out the last item from the sack: a small, transparent bag filled with grass.

"This is grass from the Kuntila Grassland. To ensure the taste, I specially bought a food storage bag made by Qiqiao Workshop. With this bag, the taste should not change even if it is transported over a long distance."

After saying that, Ninomiya Sui tore open the transparent plastic bag and placed the tender grass inside in front of the black unicorn.

"How about it?"

The black unicorn opened its fiery red eyes, leaned closer, sniffed the grass in front of it, and then blew it aside.

"...Is that not allowed?"

Ninomiya Sui frowned; this was troublesome.

This lord has a habit of carrying a girl from the Unicorn Academy to graze on the Kuntira Grassland every November.

Even without the Black Unicorn, its mystique permeating the Unicorn Academy for months will not diminish.

Considering that the black unicorn's grazing time is no more than a month each time, and that this short period of time would not have any impact on the stability of the academy, the Ninomiya family had never thought that this strange habit of its was a big problem.

But this time it's different.

Once the black unicorn goes out, Ninomiya Sui has no idea whether the remaining mystery in the academy can suppress that little girl.

So, should we let Bubble go to the Great Plains with the Black Unicorn?

As long as the little girl and the black unicorn return together, even if any trouble arises in the meantime, the Great Plains will bear all the consequences, and the Federation will have nothing to do with it.

As a patriotic federal citizen, Ninomiya Sui didn't care at all about the grasslands.

The problem is, based on what she knows about this Chaos Lord, bubbles aren't exactly its type.

Compared to young lolis and mature women, Black Unicorn prefers youthful and energetic girls!

Presumably, it wouldn't want to carry Bubble to the grassland.

Ninomiya Sui pondered for a moment. She had originally planned to try feeding the black unicorn tender grass from the grassland, hoping that it would stay at the academy and not go out again.

It seems we still need to use another approach.

"You're carrying the girl you like to graze, so it's alright if she carries some things with her, right?"

Seeing the black unicorn flick its tail, Ninomiya Sui spoke again: "Also, as I just mentioned, a terrible infectious disease is currently breaking out on the Great Plains. If you take the students there, you must ensure their safety."

The black unicorn flicked its tail again and snorted impatiently.

"Okay, okay, I'm leaving now. One last reminder: remember to tone down your imposing manner in front of the girl you like, or you'll scare her."

Having received the Black Unicorn's assurance, Ninomiya Sui felt relieved.

No matter how terrible the infectious disease is, as long as it exists, the students who want to go together will not have any problems.

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Bella stood in front of the notice board, looking at the list of teachers who would be sent to Lily of the Valley Academy for a month-long academic exchange next month, her face showing displeasure.

Every time it's almost time for off-campus internships, the college always sends a group of teachers to other mysterious colleges for academic exchanges.

It was ostensibly for academic exchange, but Bella was certain it was just an excuse to remove untrusted professors from the college.

Bella had thought that after working diligently for so many years and recently actively completing the observation tasks assigned by Ninomiya Sui, her name would not appear on the list.

Where did you think...

'Still don't trust me? Ninomiya Sui is way too suspicious!'

What shady things is Unicorn Academy planning to do during students' off-campus internships, that they're trying to kick out all the teachers they don't trust?

'Damn it!'

Bella grew angrier the more she thought about it. She turned around and strode back to her office.

After calming down a bit, Bella opened her notebook and wrote a line on it with a special pen.

I will be leaving school next month for an academic exchange in Suzuran.

Soon, the words disappeared from the paper.

Hmm, this is certainly not an ordinary notebook, but a mysterious item.

After writing in the notebook with a special pen, the words Bella just wrote will appear in the identical notebook at the headquarters of the Hand of Redemption.

It was through this that Bella maintained a clandestine yet smooth communication with the organization.

After writing this line, Bella was about to close her notebook when a line of text appeared on her own notebook.

"Hmm?" Generally speaking, the organization issues new instructions at 4 PM on Friday, but it's only Wednesday now.

Someone is investigating your background; be careful.

"..."

Bella was not surprised at all; instead, a smile slowly appeared on her face.

Without even thinking, it's obvious who's investigating me – it's someone from the Seventh Ring Tower.

It seems that Ninomiya Sui, though cautious, does indeed keep her promises.

Ninomiya agreed to let her join the Seven Rings Tower, so she must thoroughly investigate her background beforehand.

His own background was certainly questionable, but the organization had already covered it up.

Unless the Seven Ring Tower is convinced that it has a problem and investigates thoroughly, it will definitely not find anything.

"It's just a routine investigation for peripheral staff to be promoted to permanent positions, no need to worry." After writing this, Bella waited a while, and when no new messages appeared, she closed the notebook with a smile.

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stare

stare--

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Bubble turned her head strangely, noticing a peculiar gaze that had been fixed on her since this morning.

At first, Bubble didn't pay attention, but the owner of the gaze kept secretly watching her, which made the little girl feel a little uncomfortable.

"Misato!"

"Huh? Ah!" Misato Toda turned her head away guiltily.

"Miri, why are you staring at the bubbles?" the little girl asked as she walked up to her.

"Really? Bubble, you're overthinking it, hahaha."

“Yes, the bubbles are definitely right.” The little girl asked earnestly, “Miri, is there something you need?”

"Um, I have a question."

Miri stammered, "Last night, you...did you suddenly disappear under the big tree?"

Section 228, Chapter 227: The Trio

Bubble was taken aback by the question.

Speaking of last night, it seems she entered a shadowy space under a large tree.

Seeing that the little girl didn't speak for a moment, Toda Misato asked in fear, "You, have you been eaten by a monster?"

"The bubble wasn't eaten."

The little girl looked at her strangely: "Miri, if Bubble gets eaten, how can I talk to you now?"

"That's hard to say. I read in a book that if a person harbors resentment and was a master of the mystical arts in life, it could very well trigger supernatural phenomena."

“Paranormal phenomena… Misato, you’re really overthinking it.”