"Ah, this?" Ailu was slightly startled, but she replied casually: "In fact, we received a commission to drive away all the students in Abydos. It was also to deal with those people that we spent all the money to hire daily labor mercenaries. Normally, we are not that poor."
".......I see."
The unexpected situation made him hold his forehead with one hand and fall into deep thought. He was already starting to have a headache about how to end it next.
Kayoko, who was standing next to Airu, couldn't help but interrupt the conversation between the two and asked, "President, is it really okay for you to tell me the commission like this?"
"It's okay. The teacher definitely doesn't know those people in Abydos. There are no such coincidences in the world~" Ailu waved her hand with a smile on her face, and looked at Mo Lu again and glanced at the girls beside him.
It would be fine if she didn't look, but once she looked, she found that those girls were silently pulling the bolts and loading the bullets. She couldn't help but look at Mo Lu again and asked suspiciously, "Teacher, why do these people seem to be suddenly hostile to me?"
"...To be honest, they are from Abydos."
"So that's how it is, they are Abaido--Hey hey hey?! You, you you! What did you say?!"
Ailu smiled and nodded, but halfway through her words she suddenly realized something, her eyes widened and her mouth opened, giving Mo Lu a vivid interpretation of what it meant to be dumbfounded.
But this scream was like a signal to start a war, causing the girls on both sides to stand up and point their guns at each other.
This expected scene made Mo Lu rub his swollen and aching temple, but he sat back silently. After thinking it over again and again, when everyone was looking at him, he silently pulled Ai Lu out and instructed without turning his head:
"... Let's go outside and talk first. Don't shoot until we're done talking."
No one responded to him, but the girls unexpectedly maintained the tense atmosphere and no one fired the first shot.
Chapter 35: The Adult's Mediation Method: Win-win? No, it's a win-win-win situation for all three parties!
Outside the store, Mo Lu leaned against the wall, ignoring Ai Lu's protests, and took out his cell phone to flip through the photo album.
Ailu looked betrayed, and complained angrily beside him: "Teacher! You clearly said before that you would support me! I have always regarded you as a mentor in life! Now you are standing on the side of my enemy!?"
"Now you want to bully others."
"It's just a commission! Just a job! Also, can you please respect me a little and stop playing with your phone while I'm talking?"
"Wait a moment, I'll find it soon." He quickly scrolled through the photos without even looking up, causing Ai Lu to be dissatisfied but also curious and looking over: "What are you looking for?"
"Your old photos."
“…Huh?”
"Ah, I found it."
While speaking, Mo Lu's fingers paused, and a photo of Ailu holding a book in a convenience store more than a year ago appeared on the phone screen.
The young girl wearing glasses was none other than Airu when she was a good girl with short hair. She half covered her face with a book and was obviously a little shy in front of the camera.
The Airu in the photo was shy, but the Airu next to him looked as if she had been struck by lightning: "—Whahahahahaha, what!? Why do you still keep this photo!!"
"Well, judging from your expression, you really care about it, right?" This attitude made him nod slightly in satisfaction, but Ailu rushed over crying and tried to snatch the phone to delete the black history: "Of course! Delete it quickly~~!!"
"Although I don't want to threaten anyone, I don't want to see cute students fighting each other, so..." Mo Lu turned around and dodged the attack lightly, shaking his phone and smiling: "Ai Lu, you don't want this photo to appear on major forums in Kivotos by accident, right?"
"Just, just grab it...!"
"It's useless. I know how weak I am. Cell phones can break down at any time, so the content inside is backed up in the cloud to the Shiting Box in real time... I mean the cloud, so even if you smash my phone, it's meaningless."
"Despicable! Are you still a teacher like this?!"
"When weighing two benefits, choose the greater one; when weighing two harms, choose the lesser one; I have no choice, and my heart aches." He handed her the phone with a smile, and ruffled her hair: "So, please also be a little considerate of your teacher, right?"
"....You don't look heartbroken~!"
"Well, I'm actually quite proud of being able to avoid disputes among students."
"Even if you use this method to achieve your goal, can you still feel proud?!"
"I can't help it. I'm not a child anymore. I can't always be upright and correct. I have to resort to extraordinary measures occasionally. Don't learn from me, okay?"
"....You clearly used this method on me, and you asked me not to learn it?"
"Okay, okay, stop complaining and continue eating noodles together. I'll give you the barbecued pork."
He ignored the fact that Ailu looked like she had suffered a mental shock, and happily put his arm around her shoulders and brought her back to the noodle shop, and quietly took back her cell phone.
........................
Compared to the tense and explosive atmosphere in the store, the two people who returned seemed to be just passing by.
"Okay, everyone put away your guns. The commission has been terminated. Let's eat noodles happily together now?" Mo Lu clapped his hands and stepped forward to suppress the guns of everyone.
Although most of the girls were a little surprised, they were relatively cooperative and silently put down their guns.
After all, whether it was the convenience house or the people in Abydos, they were basically all his acquaintances.
Only Kayoko seemed at a loss. Looking at Airu who seemed to be badly bullied and about to cry, she couldn't help but confirm: "President....?"
“Give up… Let’s eat first…” Even though she was unwilling, Ailu still waved her hands dejectedly: “Anyway, our principle of not collecting deposits is to avoid being restricted by employers… I just didn’t expect that this principle would come in handy at this time…”
"Haha~ Xiao Ai, if you are threatened by the teacher, just blink~" Although his childhood friend was in trouble, Mutsuki's face was full of joy, which made Ailu turn her head away in dissatisfaction, just like a naughty child.
But the more this happened, the happier Mutsuki was: "--Oh! He blinked! As expected, he was threatened by the teacher! Oh my~! The teacher really deserves to be the mentor of our convenience store who has become an outlaw~"
"....A normal person would blink, right? We were just having a peaceful talk." Mo Lu glared at her speechlessly, not wanting to pay any attention to her and sat back in his previous seat.
But their conversation made Xingye curious and lean over: "What? Teacher is also guiding others to become lawless criminals?"
"...Stop talking. That wasn't what I meant. It's just that Ailu misunderstood it." Mo Lu didn't want to answer this question. He just lowered his head and ate his noodles.
But Qinxiang thought of something and looked at Baizi suspiciously: "...Come to think of it, it seems that Baizi senior was also taken care of by the teacher in the past, so that's why..."
"It's not my fault, it's just a misunderstanding!"
"Wow~ Teacher is so unfortunate~ He actually encountered so many misunderstandings~" Hoshino teased, as if he really believed him, but his eyes looked... that didn't seem to be the case at all.
But what can he say?
At least he really thought it was an unfortunate coincidence. Although the probability of this coincidence was a bit high, it made him somewhat doubtful whether it was really related to him.
Just when he was doubting, Ailu ran to his side without knowing when, and popped out the upper half of her head from his side, and whispered like a bullied child: "Teacher... I agree to give up the commission, but ah, can you also..."
"If you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten. Here, I'll give you the barbecued pork."
She was only halfway through her sentence when Mo Lu remembered his previous promise and picked up the barbecued pork from the noodles and stuffed it directly into her mouth.
This made her expression stiffen. After swallowing it hesitantly, she hesitated and said, "Teacher... I don't want barbecued pork..."
"Then what do you want to do?"
"....You know what I mean, right? We have used all our money to hire people, and now we don't even have money to eat. Can you give us some travel expenses..."
Ailu complained and stretched out her hand to him with grievance.
Bai Zi suddenly pointed in the direction of Gehena: "It's okay, as long as you walk in this direction and work hard for 500 to 600 kilometers, you will reach the Gehena Autonomous Region."
"....Are you kidding me? Six hundred kilometers can be solved with a little effort??"
The remarks were so beyond common sense that Ailu suspected that this guy was making fun of her.
But Mo Lu put his hand on her head and shook his head, saying, "Don't get me wrong, this child has no ill intentions, she just...has a different sense of distance than normal people."
"What kind of sense of distance is that?" Ai Lu felt like she was about to explode, but Mo Lu pressed her head down and suggested:
"Your words have given me some inspiration. Since you guys have already hired someone, why not lend it to me? I can also hire someone else. This way, your travel expenses will also be solved. It's a win-win situation, right?"
"...A win-win situation? It seems so?" Ailu nodded blankly, tentatively agreeing with this plan.
Kayoko, who was staring at him, popped her head out from behind Ailu and reminded him, "Win-win? No, it means the teacher wins twice, right?"
"how you said that?"
"Are you going to reimburse us for our services?"
"I'm so familiar with you guys, it would hurt our relationship if I quibble with you guys."
"Let's put it this way. Now you are using our money for your own business, and you only need to pay one part of it? ... Isn't this like paying one part for two things?"
Kayoko, who saw through his plan, stared at him closely, as if she would terminate the cooperation with him if he didn't give her extra benefits.
"Okay, okay, then..." It's not good to take advantage of your students all the time, so he pondered and said, "I heard that you are often hunted down by the discipline committee of Gehenna. If there is a need next time, I will talk to Hina when I return to Xialai and ask her to go easy on you... How about it?"
"Are the teacher and Hinata familiar with each other? Would that strict guy be partial to you?"
"...To be honest, I'm not sure, but I will try my best. If I can't do it, I can only sell my body for you."
"Eh?" Kayoko was so frightened that she leaned back, but Mo Lu smiled and waved his hands: "I'm just kidding, I'm a teacher, how could I do that? The most I can do is harass her for a while at the risk of being sent to the detention center, maybe that will make her a little more tolerant?"
"...Is that something a teacher would do?"
"In order to protect important students, it is necessary to make some sacrifices occasionally." Mo Lu looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, with a trace of helpless sadness on his face.
This moved Kayoko somewhat, but Hoshino interrupted with a smile:
"I heard that the discipline committee member is very short. Is the teacher really looking for an excuse to harass her? In this case, it's actually a win-win situation, right? Uhei~ The teacher won three times! As expected of a teacher, what a dirty adult!"
"...I will not comment on this kind of slander."
He spoke with certainty, but his expression... looked a little unnatural for a moment.
Selling miserable feelings and formal reward
Yes, this is another miserable speech, but this time it is really miserable...
I feel like the first order will be terrible if nothing unexpected happens. Anyway, let me cry for a while... But don't worry too much. I really don't plan to cut it in half. I'm just worried about whether to open two accounts at once...
The reward is tentatively set at a minimum of 4K updates per day; 2000 recommendations, 200 monthly tickets, 200 blades, and 24000 rewards for one chapter. One chapter will normally be converted into (2k) words combined. In addition, there will be 20 chapters for the gold treasure chest. Although it is unlikely that anyone will get it, you have to have a dream.
Also, I wrote it wrong at the beginning and it was 12000 rewards, but before the correction, it was already 26812, so that part is calculated according to the previous error, but if possible, please give priority to the blade~
By the way, because I'm often reported for the subject matter, I'll replace the title of "teacher" with "sensei" in the following chapters to avoid unnecessary trouble. After all, she's not a real teacher, and it has nothing to do with a normal teacher-student relationship. But, the reviewer will misunderstand if they only read one chapter. No matter how much I emphasize the difference, it may be removed, so I'd better just change it to be safe.
Then tomorrow’s update and the ones after that will be at 12 noon…if possible.
According to the previous agreement, I will update 20,000 words intermittently tomorrow. Hmm~ That's about it....
Although the surface data looks very good now, but, I almost fainted when I asked about the follow-up reading... However, with such a small number of people, I can be on the new book version and the monthly ticket version for a short time. Now I just hope I can survive a little longer... I have to thank everyone for their support! Really, it is not for this reason that I can't cut it off... So there is no need to worry about cutting it off or eunuching it.
Oh, by the way, many people said that they didn’t see the story before Hina.
This is of course, because this aspect has not been written yet, and everyone has probably forgotten it. At the beginning, we talked about two friends who met at a convenience store, but now only one Alu appears from beginning to end, right?
Because the other one that I haven't written about yet is Hinata! I'll write about this one when I meet her later. Um...I'll meet her soon.
Finally, in order to avoid anyone missing the reminder of the change of titles, I will mention it again at the end of the next chapter, so the title change will be officially implemented starting from the next chapter.
Chapter 36: Mu Yue fell in love at first sight?
Others may not be able to see the subtle changes in Mo Lu's expression, but Xingye keenly captured it, making the smile on his face even more interesting:
"I feel guilty, teacher."
"A person with a clear conscience has nothing to fear! I know you are prejudiced against me, but I will definitely prove with my actions that I only took the most reliable approach!"
After saying this, he lowered his head and slurped the noodles. He finished his ramen at a very fast speed, then stood up, paid the bill in a casual manner, and left after saying "I'll wait for you outside".
After all, he now understood that there was no way to explain this kind of thing clearly, and it would only make things worse...especially when he had just held Hoshino on his lap and stroked him.
The graceful figure leaving and the confident words made everyone a little unsure... Was he planning a win-win-win solution?
.........................
When the girls came outside the store, wiping their mouths, Mo Lu looked like he had been waiting for a long time and cast his eyes towards Ai Lu:
"Tell me, who is the person who commissioned you?"
"What are you talking about... Termination of the commission can be explained by confiscating the deposit, but if the client is betrayed, what will happen to the reputation of the convenience house...!"
"It's Caesars Credit, right?"
Afraid that he would use the photos to threaten her again, Ai Lu retorted excitedly. Before she finished speaking, Mo Lu directly mentioned the employer and stared at her expression to see if it was the same person who instigated her.
But... this name made Ai Lu look confused: "Uh... Caesar Credit?"
"Well, it seems like you don't know anything."
"I, at least I know that's a big shot!"
"Forget it, I won't let you show up openly, just relax~"
Seeing that Ailu didn't look well, Mo Lu took out a hood with the number 6 written on it from Baizi's backpack and put it on her head.
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