Unspeakable bubbles

“Oh,” Misa Ohara nodded, “we’ve arrived.”

She opened the door and led Bubble to the blackboard. "Classmates, this is our new transfer student."

After saying that, she gestured for Bubble to say something as well.

"Hello everyone!" Bubble shouted at the top of his lungs.

"..."

The response was lukewarm; some people were sleeping on their desks, some were staring blankly at the blackboard, and only a very few were paying attention to the bubbles.

"That, that one."

"I, I am Bubble." The little girl suddenly became a little nervous and began to stammer.

"Together, yes, we need to get along well!"

Bubble was very frustrated, feeling that she had let her teacher down.

She hung her head in dejection, even pulling down her two little braids.

"Well, the new student has finished introducing herself. Let's give her a round of applause," Misa Ohara said calmly.

A sparse clapping sounded, completely perfunctory.

"Alright, Bubble, you can sit there. There's an empty seat next to Kimiko."

Misa Ohara pointed to the last row of the classroom, and regardless of whether Bubble, being short, could see the blackboard from the back, she gave the order.

'Kimiko, it seems the class monitor's name is Kimiko.' Bubble thought to herself, and perked up again.

The little girl was inexplicably happy, but stopped halfway through her walk.

She looked down, somewhat confused, at the foot sticking out from under the desk.

"Um, that might trip someone up, be careful."

"Huh?" The owner of the foot was a beautiful girl of twelve or thirteen years old. She had long, light yellow hair and a hot figure that was not in line with her age.

At that moment, a wicked smile appeared on her face.

"Little thing, you..."

"Ikuko Sakakihara!" Teacher Obara shouted sternly.

"Okay, okay." She slowly withdrew her foot and started playing with her bangs, looking somewhat bored.

Bubble continued walking forward, and after reaching an empty seat, she flashed a big smile at Kimiko, who was sitting next to her: "Hello, I'm Bubble!"

Kimiko looked several years older than Bubble, and seemed startled when Bubble greeted her.

"Hello," she replied timidly before burying her head in her textbook.

Seeing how serious she was, Bubble stopped talking and listened attentively after putting down her schoolbag.

"Alright, let's begin the lesson."

Today's content is...

Bubble listened attentively to the lecture, even though the student in front of her was very tall and blocked her view. But it didn't matter; Bubble would overcome this little difficulty!

If you can't see, listen even more attentively, take careful notes, and be even more diligent...

Soon, a confused expression appeared on the little girl's face, and her eyes were filled with blankness.

Hmm, Bubble is listening attentively, but what is the teacher saying?

I don't understand, it's too advanced, Bubble can't understand it at all!

The little girl listened in a daze, and still couldn't make sense of it by the end of get out of class.

Kimiko

"Ah, um, what is it?" Kimiko looked timid and fearful, and her voice was so soft that even with her ears perked up, Bubble almost couldn't hear her.

"Bubble, I didn't understand."

The little girl was a little embarrassed. "Kimiko is the class monitor, right? Bubble wants to ask you something."

"It's probably because the pace of your previous school was different from here. Also... you're too young, it's okay if you don't understand."

Kimiko thought for a moment and then said this.

"But Bubble is going to be a hindrance."

Remembering her teacher's instructions, the little girl stood up: "The teacher said to ask her if I don't understand something. Bubble, go over there for a bit."

"Hey, let's not go, it's pointless."

Before she could finish speaking, Bubble had already run up to Misa Ohara.

"Teacher, Bubble didn't understand what was taught in class!"

"What don't you understand?" Misa Ohara asked absentmindedly.

"I don't understand anything!"

Misa Ohara glanced at her watch. "The teacher has something to do. If you don't understand something, ask the class monitor, the one next to you."

“Kimiko?” Bubble asked.

"Yes, that's her."

After saying that, Misa Ohara hurriedly left the classroom.

Chapter 27, Section 027: I'm Still the One to Rely On

Almost at the same time that Misa Ohara left the classroom, the classroom erupted in chaos.

The sleepy students suddenly became excited, and they gathered in twos and threes to discuss different topics.

Several people walked to the back of the classroom and surrounded Kimiko.

"Kimiko, I'm counting on you for this assignment."

"Ah, me too, me too."

"Oh, right, I have something to do after school today, so I'll leave the cleaning to you first."

They casually gave orders to Kimiko, as if it were perfectly normal.

Kimiko resigned herself to her fate and said weakly, "Okay, okay."

"Kimiko" bubble walked over.

"Ah," Kimiko's eyes flickered, wondering what her current deskmate would think of her.

Are you going to bully me too?

She lowered her head, adopting a submissive posture.

"Yes, is there something you need?"

"Amazing!"

"Huh?" Kimiko blinked, wondering if she had misheard.

She couldn't help but look up, only to see the little girl gazing at her with adoration.

"Everyone is asking Kimiko for help, Kimiko is amazing!"

Kimiko blushed instantly, and she stammered, unsure of what to say.

"Pfft!" At this moment, a girl couldn't help but laugh.

She looked at Bubble and noticed that the little girl looked serious, not at all like she was being sarcastic.

"The newcomer"

“My name is Bubble,” Bubble corrected her.

“Okay, Bubble.” She forced a laugh. “Are you serious?”

"Huh?" The little girl was confused.

"Ha, the class monitor is truly trusted by everyone." She looked at the bewildered Kimiko with a mocking laugh.

"Kimiko is trusted by everyone... Is there a problem, Naoe?"

"Yuko!" Akimoto Naoe was startled and immediately stopped talking.

Not only her, but the entire classroom fell silent because of the girl's words.

The students surrounding Kimiko dispersed, and Ikuko Sakakibara walked straight up to Kimiko.

"Class monitor, please continue to be this reliable." She looked at Bubble with interest, then sized up Kimiko, and patted her shoulder heavily.

Kimiko's face drained of color, and she even trembled slightly: "I... I will try my best!"

"I definitely won't let Yuko down," she said, her voice trembling.

“No, no, no,” Sakakibara Ikuko slowly wiggled her index finger, and smiled meaningfully: “It’s more about not disappointing the bubble next to you.”

“...Yes,” Kimiko lowered her head even further.

"Okay, that's settled then."

Seeing her submissive demeanor, Sakakibara Ikuko seemed to lose interest in speaking.

She returned to her seat, propped her head up with her hand, and began to daydream.

.................................. ............................

Misa Ohara walked briskly down the corridor.

She slowed down in front of the office. She took a mirror from her briefcase, looked herself over, and, finding nothing amiss, knocked on the door.

"Come in."

The interior is simply furnished with three sofas, a small tea table, and a cabinet full of documents and books, quite unlike the staff room in a typical school.

An elderly man with gray hair sat on the sofa, wearing reading glasses and flipping through a document.

"Professor" Misa Obara bowed deeply.