Chapter 12.1

Crocodile Child (1)

On the second day, after finishing lunch, Mu Le had planned to explore the unfamiliar art supplies she had in the house. However, her plans were disrupted by an unexpected visitor.

The visitor was Kong He’an, someone Mu Le was already familiar with. He appeared slightly more tired than the first time they met, but his exhaustion couldn’t hide his beauty.

“Good afternoon, little one,” Kong He’an greeted Mu Le gently.

If he were a beautiful sister, Mu Le might have lunged forward and buried her head in his chest. But she obediently responded, “Good afternoon.”

Kong He’an seemed like a friend that Gu Mingyuan had brought over to feed and take care of their pet cat. He accompanied Mu Le for lunch and chatted with her.

Before leaving, he asked Mu Le, “Gu Mingyuan may not be able to make it back tomorrow. I’ll be the one taking you to school. Will you be scared?”

“No, I won’t,” Mu Le shook her head. “Can you… talk to him?”

Kong He’an looked at Mu Le affectionately and said, “Yes, I can. I can communicate with him.”

Mu Le became happy and said, “Then, tell him to rest well and not to worry.”

I can be alone.

In fact, I feel happier on my own.

Kong He’an: “…”

Not to mention Gu Mingyuan, even hearing Mu Le say that made him feel deeply moved. Humans are truly remarkable. In just a few days, this young creature has already learned to care for others. Sob…

On that day, Kong He’an messaged Gu Mingyuan, asking him, “Don’t you think your pet has grown?”

Amidst his busyness, Gu Mingyuan replied, “?”

Kong He’an quickly typed, [Yes.] [She has become even more well-behaved and sensible. And… it seems like she has grown a bit taller.]

Gu Mingyuan: [.]

Gu Mingyuan: [She has always been well-behaved. She hasn’t changed.]

Kong He’an: “…”

What a response, filled with joy, pride, and a hint of showing off!

He annoyedly turned off the screen and went to rest.

Early the next morning, Kong He’an arrived as agreed to pick up Mu Le.

Mu Le’s school uniform had been prepared in advance. Gu Mingyuan had set up the housekeeping robot to wash and iron her uniform, placing it neatly beside her bed.

If Mu Le hadn’t hidden in the bathroom to change, the housekeeping robot might have extended its mechanical arms to help her get dressed.

She wondered if Gu Mingyuan might be secretly watching from the other side through the robot.

That man is so wicked.

Mu Le changed into her school uniform by herself.

The climate in the capital of the empire was pleasant, like spring all year round.

At the elementary school she was attending, students had the option of wearing a long skirt or shorts as part of their uniform.

Mu Le had both options.

On the first day of school, she chose to wear a long skirt.

The top was a white short-sleeved shirt, layered with a knee-length navy blue pinafore dress.

As the temperature had dropped slightly recently, Mu Le didn’t know if it was Gu Mingyuan or the considerate and intelligent housekeeping robot, but they had prepared a pair of white tights for her.

After putting on her clothes, Mu Le adorned herself with the delicate dragon horns and stood in front of the mirror, turning around to admire her own beauty.

Her body appeared to be that of an eight or nine-year-old.

Being a child, her skin was as smooth as a baby’s.

Her eyes were big and round.

She looked absolutely adorable.

Even Brooke sat on her fake dragon horns and happily exclaimed, “Let’s go! Let’s conquer those elementary school students!”

Although Mu Le didn’t think there was anything to conquer about elementary school students, she still happily headed out.

Kong He’an stood at the entrance, waiting for her. Before he could even hold her little hand, he saw the child trotting in her small shoes towards the car.

Looking at her appearance, Kong He’an suddenly… also wanted to raise a human.

So adorable.

Cute and well-behaved, and even caring for others!

Knowing that it was something rare and hard to come by, Kong He’an smiled and shook his head, opening the car door for Mu Le.

On the first day of school, the parking lot of the capital elementary school was crowded with all kinds of vehicles.

As their car passed by the school gate and slowly entered the parking lot, Mu Le glanced out of the window.

In an instant, it felt like entering a gathering of sentient animals.

A rhinoceros mother passed by their car, towering and muscular, with characteristic pointed horns on her nose and forehead. Clearly, she was using brute force to drag her child towards the school gate.

A little further away, an alligator father had a row of sharp spikes running along his back, a bit hunchbacked. When he smiled, he revealed a row of sharp teeth. His child, who didn’t have a hunchback, was bouncing around, full of energy, and had a smile with the same set of sharp teeth. It was clear that this child would become a little bully in school.

There were children with various types of ears, as well as those with wings and tails.

Through her observation, Mu Le noticed something else—many adult beastmen had the ability to control their appearances. They could retract their tails, and some could even retract their wings, not displaying any distinctive animal features.

However, children couldn’t completely change their appearances. Some children, who seemed a bit slower, still had arms or legs resembling those of animals.

There was a little elephant who had been crying since he came out of the car. His head was deep blue, with a complete elephant trunk for a nose, and large elephant ears hanging on both sides of his head, making him look even more foolish.

And as an elephant.

Although he was still very young, he was already 1.7 meters tall.

This strong and tall “elephant baby” cried out loud.

He continued crying until they entered the classroom.

He cried all the way to the seat next to Mu Le’s.

Mu Le: “…”

The loudest crying child in the whole class turned out to be her desk mate. What’s even stranger was that her desk mate looked at her halfway through crying and then… cried even louder.

Mu Le was completely dumbfounded by his crying.

The teacher came over and tried to persuade and soothe him, but the little elephant didn’t listen. They had no choice but to change seats. They switched seats several times, but no one wanted to sit next to Mu Le. In the end, the one who was switched to her seat was the “little bully reserve” she had seen at the school gate.

Mu Le tried to greet him: “…Hello?”

The little bully actually seemed a bit scared of her and didn’t dare to show his teeth when speaking: “You… hello.”

Mu Le: “…”

She hadn’t done anything.

On the first day of school, the teacher didn’t teach much. They only handed out textbooks in the morning, followed by a free communication session.

Mu Le also noticed that the children seemed to be closer to their own kind. Those without their own kind were probably divided into several small groups of herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.