Teacher and Student (Continued)

"Cough, cough, cough."

For once, Theresa did not joke around.

"After all, you'd already boarded the ship and started carrying out missions... that meant you'd grown up."

"Oh."

It was really hard on Theresa to understand these things.

Zhao Bai shook his head and spread his arms. Xuanyuan Sword dropped into his embrace at once, as though they had practiced it countless times.

"What did you need from the great principal?"

Theresa regained her smug expression. Her faint sadness vanished without a trace, and even the sky seemed to brighten. Zhao Bai paused, then explained his purpose in full while Theresa nodded as she listened.

"You want your squad members to grow... you've finally reached this point too."

Theresa crossed her arms.

"My help doesn't come without conditions. Hurry up and call me Teacher."

"Teacher Theresa."

The title delighted her immensely. Even after their conversation ended and Zhao Bai took Xuanyuan Sword away with him, Theresa was still smiling.

Rather than a conversation, it had been more like exchanging pleasantries.

They had not discussed anything important at all. As for helping students grow, it had only been mentioned in passing. Theresa stood up beneath the slanting sunlight by the riverbank, dusted off her nun's habit, and planned to work in her office for half a day before playing games.

"Wait, where's Xuanyuan Sword?"

"It was right beside me. Such a huge Xuanyuan Sword?"

She stared in shock at the empty riverbank, gritting her teeth in anger.

"Hmph!"

The real People's Teacher—the one Zhao Bai had pinned his hopes on—was Squad Leader Fu Hua. No matter how reassuring Theresa was, she could not compare to the Squad Leader.

Fu Hua always worked part-time at the bar, so Zhao Bai found her easily.

"Teaching and nurturing people?"

Fu Hua was polishing