Most of these children had asked to attend classes themselves, so they treasured the opportunity to learn.
Soon, the small classrooms were all full. Only then did the two teachers who had gone out to search for the missing children hurry back. Each entered a classroom and, as usual, taught the students who had made the most progress, who then taught the other students to reinforce their own learning.
Edward followed the male teacher throughout to familiarize himself with the teaching procedures that would follow.
Lilith lay on his shoulder, her wide eyes studying these "little big cats" (students). She discovered that these "little big cats" were different from the children she had encountered before. Normally, everyone's attention would be on Miss Lilith, but these children were clearly more interested in Edward.
"Mr. Lyle, why isn't Daisy here tonight?"
A girl with an empty seat beside her raised her hand and asked.
"Oh, she-something came up at home, so she asked for leave."
The teacher named Lyle looked somewhat unnatural. He evidently rarely lied.
"Huh? But wasn't she about to become a student tutor? Why would she take leave now?"
He was somewhat at a loss for words.
Edward interjected, "Daisy is ill. She should be back tomorrow."
"Oh."
The girl nodded dubiously, then asked, "Sir, are you a new teacher at the school?"
"More or less."
A stir-
The children in the classroom immediately began whispering among themselves.
Lyle cleared his throat. "This is Mr. Edward. He's an outstanding student at Backlund University of Technology. He'll be teaching you Loenese and mathematics over the next few days."
"Wow!"
Their eyes lit up, and they looked at Edward as though he were a treasure.
"Hello, everyone."
Edward greeted them.
Lyle said, "Mr. Edward and I will be making rounds through