Absolute Fairness

"Hmm... I understand completely now." The rabbit-themed zookeeper, dressed in a tracksuit, sat cross-legged on the drum, eating a carrot and nodding earnestly as Igarashi slowly recounted what he had witnessed.

Although the headmaster appeared to be very wise, Jilan could tell from his shifty eyes that he hadn't understood anything.

All the circus members had gathered in a circle in the front yard. There were elephants, hippos, wolves, eagles, lions... Everyone looked listless, as if they had really suffered severe psychological torment yesterday.

"Anyway, it's because the zookeeper didn't give you anything to eat, right?" The zookeeper tilted his head at the culprits, looking puzzled. "Then why didn't you eat the carrots? My room is piled high with carrots!"

Not everyone is a vegetarian, and besides, who would dare eat the food in your room? Don't you want to live?!

Although no one spoke, Jilan seemed to sense that all the carnivores shared the same thought.

"Honestly, they really can't do without me. They even fight over something like this." The zookeeper jumped to conclusions and then offered his own solution, pointing at Aoi Hana and saying, "First, zookeeper! You go cook for them, Ogami, you go help out!"

"I didn't do anything..." A Werewolf wearing only shorts and covered in white wolf fur nodded with a wry smile.

"Shishido!" The director pointed to the large drum beneath him, "This is something we'll need for the performance, you have to fix it no matter what!"

"Tch, it's just a broken drum..." Shishido said dismissively, but still didn't refuse.

The principal pointed at Cheetah: "Cheetah, this whole thing started because of you. Go run ten laps around the Tottori Sand Dunes. Don't come back for dinner until you've finished!"

"No way!" Cheetah despair, knowing that the principal's decision was not going to be easy. With the speed of a cheetah, he rushed out of the House of Sand like a gust of wind and headed towards the Tottori Sand Dunes not far away.

Although the principal didn't quite understand what had happened, he managed to resolve the matter perfectly. The parties involved, though full of complaints, didn't raise any objections and accepted their punishments.

"Next... it's your turn." The headmaster did a 360-degree mid-air spin and jumped in front of Jilan, hugging him tightly and excitedly saying, "Planner, you've come at just the right time! I was just worried about not having anyone I could use!"

"Huh?" Jilan was stunned. When did she become a planner?

"Hehe, stop pretending. I know you came here to help me come up with ideas." The principal nudged Jilan's shoulder, smiling knowingly. "Did you hear we have a brand new performance and your inner performer couldn't contain herself, so you came all this way? Don't worry, if it's you, I can save you a performance spot. However, I still want you to see the script; I have some things to discuss with you..."

"Daddy..." Fran tugged at Jilan's sleeve, looking at the rabbit zookeeper with some dissatisfaction, "Is this the rabbit you wanted me to see? It's not cute at all!"

"We're discussing the plot right now, so no one else is allowed to interrupt!" The headmaster replied instinctively, then turned and saw the sulking Fran. He stopped his incessant chatter, leaned down to examine Fran closely, and said, "She's quite cute; she should be able to fill the vacancy left by the Snake Woman and take on the role of a wise woman..."

The headmaster suddenly realized something. "Wait a minute, who is this guy? Who was he calling 'Dad' just now? Was he calling me? Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm still a rabbit who's never eaten the grass near my burrow, no, I haven't even eaten the grass outside either..."

Jilan pulled Fran in front of her and said with a smile, "Director, let me introduce you. This girl is Fran, my daughter."

"Oh, so it's a daughter." The headmistress stroked her chin and nodded repeatedly. "I knew it! You're both blonde and look alike; you must be related by blood."

Aoi Hana seemed to have been watching the commotion closely. Seeing how easily the headmistress accepted Jilan's reason, she was incredulous as she slammed the frozen meat she was holding into the stream, shouting, "Wait... Headmistress, don't you sense something's wrong?! Jilan is only a teenager! Don't you think it's abnormal for her to have a daughter this big?!"

Just now, Aoi Hana didn't react when Jilan easily said the word "daughter" because she thought she had misheard and that Jilan had just brushed it off. But now... Jilan Jiyu so easily called this child their daughter. Didn't the headmaster find it strange at all?

In response to Aoi Hana's question, the zoo director replied, "It's just a daughter, isn't it? Ogami and Igarashi were just animals before, but now they can talk. Compared to that, what's so hard to accept about such a small thing?"

Seal Igarashi nearby, nodded in agreement. "Ordinary adult seals my size not only have babies, but they're probably about to have their third litter."

"... This is completely different!" Aoi Hana was extremely frustrated. She had almost forgotten that although these animals could talk to her, their way of thinking and lifestyle were completely different from hers!

"Fine, I don't care anymore, do whatever you want!" Aoi Hana gave Jilan a resentful look, then took the meat back from the Werewolf Ogami. She vented her anger on the meat as if it were the Ogami, leaving Oosuki stunned and unsure of what to do.

"What kind of meat is this? It's so hard!" Ten seconds later, Aoi Hana groaned, clutching her swollen, red hand. She didn't have Quirk, so her physical abilities were much weaker than those of people with Quirk.

Ogami swallowed hard. "This is rabbit meat sent by the government. They saw that our zoo has carnivores like eagles, wolves, and lions, so they specially sent a lot of rabbit meat... Of course, the zoo director didn't show his face at that time."

"Heh... rabbit meat, huh? What a coincidence." Aoi Hana revealed a sinister smile, picked up a kitchen knife that had been lying somewhere, and forcefully chopped at the frozen meat. "Rabbit meat is what I'm best at cooking!"

On the other side.

"Director, I'm not here to perform or act as a planner this time. I have some questions for you." Seeing that she could finally have a normal conversation with the director, Jilan finished speaking in one breath, adding at the end, "Of course, if you need my help reviewing the script, I'm always happy to help."

"Oh, I see... Why didn't you say so earlier?" The headmistress pulled her hand away from Jilan's shoulder and stretched. "Since you had something to discuss with me, let's go outside and chat. It'll be a good opportunity to keep an eye on Cheetah."

Jilan was more than happy to agree, so she naturally nodded.

"Dad..." Fran still seemed somewhat dissatisfied with the headmaster, looking at him with a wary gaze, and tugging at Jilan's arm, not wanting him to leave her.

Jilan crouched down and patted Fran, who was looking at her expectantly, and said with a gentle smile, "Fran, wait for me here for a while, okay? I need to talk to this rabbit uncle for a bit, I'll be right back."

Jilan raised his voice. "Mr. Igarashi, could I ask you for a favor?"

"Ah, leave it to me. I'm free anyway, and I quite like this child," Igarashi said gently.

"Since Daddy said so..." Fran, being very understanding, reluctantly let go of Jilan's hand and instructed, "But when Daddy comes back, you must tell me the next story of Conan!"

"Of course." Jilan nodded and followed the principal, who skipped and hopped out the door.