[Inside the Classroom]
After Mobius finished her self-introduction, Theresa's actions also came to an end.
After jumping down from the bench, Theresa looked satisfiedly at the now-quiet classroom and nodded her head.
Then she cleared her throat and pretended to be dignified as she said, "Then, Teacher Mobius, the class will be handed over to you. If there's anything you need, you can contact me anytime."
Mobius, on the other hand, smiled and nodded, saying softly, "Thank you, Principal. I will."
Watching Theresa's gradually departing back, Mobius had a faint smile on her face.
On the other side, after turning the corner of the corridor, Theresa stopped. After confirming that there was no one around, Theresa slowly lifted her skirt…
Then rubbed her calves that were slightly sore from standing on tiptoe.
In her heart, she thought maintaining the dignity of a school principal isn't easy, but she also felt happy because of the students' attitude toward her.
After a while, as if she suddenly remembered something, Theresa couldn't care about the soreness in her calves anymore and quickly ran toward her office.
"Almost forgot, I still haven't watched the latest video of Honkai 3!" Theresa thought while running.
Her reckless rushing along the way indeed saved her a lot of time. But it also made her almost crash into Himeko, who had just finished her work, at the corridor corner.
"H-Himeko?!"
Theresa hurriedly braked to a stop, panicked as she said, "You... what are you doing here?"
Himeko, holding some documents in her hands, looked at the slightly guilty-looking Theresa and said,
"Theresa, where are you rushing off to in such a hurry?"
"W-What else could it be... Of course back to the office to work!"
Saying this, Theresa put her hands on her hips, straightened her back, and her voice unintentionally rose by eight degrees.
"As the principal of St. Freya Academy, slacking off to watch videos or something... I definitely wouldn't do such a thing!"
Right after saying that, Theresa regretted it.
When she looked up, she saw Himeko looking at her with a half-smiling expression. Recalling how she had just exposed herself, Theresa's eyes instantly started drifting.
"Ah, um... that... right, Himeko, have you eaten lunch?"
Himeko crossed her arms, her tone full of teasing. "Theresa, it's just the start of the second morning class..."
Looking at Theresa, who had fallen into a frozen state because she couldn't come up with a cute excuse, Himeko shook her head with a smile and didn't continue questioning.
Then, she changed the subject and asked, "By the way, is there some teacher activity at school today? I just passed by the office and it was completely empty."
"Ah, you're asking about that..."
Hearing that Himeko wasn't pursuing the issue anymore, Theresa clearly let out a sigh of relief. Then she cleared her throat and resumed her principal demeanor.
"Those teachers who don't have class, as well as the school leaders, all went to listen to Mobius give a lecture. After all, she's so famous in the academic world, this kind of opportunity is rare!"
Hearing this, Himeko felt a tightness in her chest. She really hadn't expected Mobius to move this fast. She had only just received the news this morning, but unexpectedly Mobius had already arrived.
Thinking this, Himeko pondered secretly in her heart,
"Looks like I need to find a time to talk with Mei..."
On the other side, Theresa seemed to remember something and suddenly said, "Right, I forgot to tell you, your class's biology teacher took a leave of absence. He probably won't be back for a while."
"Mr. Niu took leave?" Himeko, nearing Theresa's words, in Himeko's mind immediately appeared the image of a middle-aged bald old man.
As their class's biology teacher, Mr. Niu had always been the model of diligence and rarely took leave for personal reasons.
But now he suddenly took leave, Himeko suspected there might be some trouble.
Thinking of this, Himeko asked with concern, "Did something happen? Is there anything I can do for him?"
"No, no, don't worry, Himeko. He didn't take leave because of that kind of thing."
Theresa quickly waved her hand and said, "The reason he took leave is because he suddenly received an invitation to the Berlin Academic Conference last night, so early this morning, before dawn, he rushed straight to the airport."
Hearing this, a bad premonition suddenly flashed through Himeko's heart. 'So sudden? Right then the substitute teacher... have you decided?'
She thought about all the abnormal things that had happened today.
First, Mobius suddenly came to work at the school. Then the most dedicated biology teacher in her class took a long leave.
These two things happening one after another, no matter how you look at it, it didn't feel like a coincidence.
Facing Himeko's question, Theresa puffed up her non-existent chest and proudly said, "Himeko, don't worry when I'm handling things! The new substitute teacher for your class has already been arranged. It's the new one, Mobius…"
"And you know, although Mobius has long been in a research environment, she really has a knack for dealing with students."
"As soon as she entered your class, all the students were suppressed by her aura and couldn't say a word..."
Theresa continued talking to herself, but Himeko was already no longer listening. Because she suddenly remembered the meaningful smile Mobius gave when leaving last night, and the line that sounded like a declaration of war, "See you tomorrow."
Thinking of this, Himeko clenched her fists and cursed in her heart, 'This woman… so she had already made her move back then!'
Looking at the gritted-teeth Himeko, Theresa instinctively shrank her neck.
"Himeko? What's wrong? Your face doesn't look too good..."
"It's nothing. I just suddenly remembered I haven't taken my lesson plan!" After speaking, Himeko stretched her long legs and strode off in the direction of the classroom.
Watching Himeko's departing back, Theresa tilted her head and muttered in confusion, "Wait... isn't the lesson plan in Himeko's hand... And also, that direction isn't the way to the office?"
But soon, this confusion was thrown to the back of her mind.
Theresa, humming StarFall, pushed open the office door. After confirming three times that no one was around, she decisively locked the door.
After sitting on her honorable principal's throne, Theresa fished out the little snacks she had hidden deep in the drawer and happily opened Bilibili.
"Hehe~ Honkai 3, here I come!!!"
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