A Private Talk with the Director

Although the Tottori Sand Dunes Festival is still a few days away, visitors are still flocking to the area. As soon as you step into the desert, you can see footprints everywhere. One side of the dunes is desert, and the other side is the coast. Whenever the sea breeze blows, these footprints disappear again.

At that moment, many tourists touring the desert stopped and watched with great interest a person running rapidly along the coastline with both hands and feet on the ground. The person's running posture was very much like an animal, and the speed was too fast for the naked eye to see, like a cheetah in full flight.

The tourists were simply amazed by the speed the man displayed, assuming he had encountered someone with a "speedy running" Quirk, never imagining that it was actually a cheetah running at full speed.

Jilan and the headmaster stood on a fifteen-meter-high sand dune. Just as he had said, the headmaster was using binoculars to observe Cheetah was slacking off. The headmaster nodded in satisfaction when he saw the sand kicking up several meters high. After putting down the binoculars, he pulled out a carrot from somewhere and started munching on it while nodding in satisfaction.

"That guy Zhiduo wasn't slacking off at all! Cheetah how fast he runs, I really want to race him to see who's faster!" The headmaster snapped out of his reverie and said to Jilan, "By the way, Jilan, what did you want to see me about? My time is very precious, and I'll get angry if you don't pique my interest."

Although the headmaster said this, he still showed a big smile.

Jilan smiled and said, "Of course I won't disappoint the director. I took a cruise to I-Island a few days ago, and on the ship I was on, there was a resident circus, Cirque du Soleil..."

"I've heard that name from other audience members!" The rabbit's eyes lit up, and it took a big bite out of a carrot. "They say this circus is ranked number one in the world, but our show isn't much less entertaining! That means we're only one step away from being number one!"

Jilan was taken aback, only then remembering that the zoo director had always had a goal: to make the Oumagadoki Zoo the number one zoo in the country. However, due to mismanagement, it was far from being number one in the country, and it didn't even have any visitors every day. It was in a serious survival crisis and had to rely on the money earned by the Pro Hero Snake Woman, to subsidize the zoo's expenses so that it wouldn't go bankrupt.

After Jilan suggested starting a "circus," they now not only have ample funds but have also gained recognition. This time, they even performed as special guests at the Tottori Sand Dunes Festival, a remarkable transformation.

In the eyes of the audience, they were not far from being the world's number one circus, "Cirque du Soleil." Perhaps it was these factors that made everyone at the Oumagadoki so enthusiastic. Not only the director, but even Cheetah, who had always wanted to slack off, was working hard.

Although Jilan understood all this, she still poured cold water on the director's excitement. "Actually, in my opinion, although the Oumagadoki Circus and Cirque du Soleil are both named after circuses, they are actually two different performance styles and are not very comparable."

"Huh, what's the difference?" The headmaster was stunned.

"Actually, you should be aware of this, Director. Cirque du Soleil mainly uses humans to perform various complex and elaborate movements, while while the performance style of 'Oumagadoki' is similar, our main performers are animals. Therefore, the smoothness and splendor of the performance cannot be judged by the same standard. The audience is actually adding a filter when comparing the two."

Before the director could process what she had just said, Jilan continued to reassure her, "Of course, that doesn't mean we're worse than them. We have something they've given up on—'animal circus.' From that perspective, we're better than them."

"..." Seemingly because Jilan used too many technical terms in one breath, the director didn't react at all. He nodded with feigned profundity, "I understand. In short, you mean that although Cirque du Soleil is more famous than us, we are actually the number one circus in the world?"

The principal patted Jilan on the shoulder and sighed, "Young man, don't be too proud. Although we are already number one in the world, we can't be overly ambitious. We'll have to compete to see who is truly number one."

Who's being so arrogant here? They have a history of over a hundred years, how could anyone compare to them!

Jilan was both amused and exasperated. "Um... anyway, let me continue."

"Mmm." The rabbit was completely captivated by the topic Jilan had brought up, nodding repeatedly. "Even though we're number one in the world, we still need to understand the enemy's situation. Please continue."

Jilan began by recounting the Cirque du Soleil performance she had witnessed, vividly describing their spectacular show and capturing the director's attention. Suddenly, Jilan abruptly changed the subject. "Just as the Magician was performing, in that instant, the heavy door was kicked open with brute force. The door spun and severed the ropes suspending the heavy object above, which crashed down, slamming the unprepared assistants to the ground."

"Hey, how could this happen!?" Jilan's sudden change of topic caught Rabbit off guard, making him jump up and down in frustration. "Just keep going! Don't change the subject all of a sudden!"

"I didn't change the subject; that's how the story unfolded," Jilan continued, recounting to the rabbit what happened after the Voyager.

The headmaster stopped eating his carrot, and his usually smiling face turned serious as Jilan spoke.

"Hmm...? You mean you met someone who wore a submarine-like mask and called themselves Isana?"

Jilan nodded, noticing the emotional fluctuation in the principal's expression, and a smile appeared on her lips, "That's right, he said I have your aura on me, and he's been causing me trouble."

As expected, the headmaster knew Isana, and they even had a close relationship.

What Jilan wanted to tell the headmaster was about Isana; everything before that was just preparation.

"That guy's still alive... his vitality is really tenacious." The headmaster sighed, his eyes gradually turning cold. "I didn't kill him back then, I just banished him back to the sea. I never expected him to dare attack someone I know! Jilan, what happened next? He didn't kill you, did he?"

"Isn't I standing here perfectly fine?" Jilan waved his hand and smiled bitterly. "That person was very strong. After defeating me, he didn't kill me directly. Instead, he wanted to take me back to the sea and tell my companions that if they wanted me to live, they had to find me. Fortunately, there was a very strong captain on the Voyager I was on. He rescued me from Isana."

Jilan completely concealed her actions, attributing all the credit to the captain.

Jilan stared at the headmaster's face and continued, "Isana couldn't beat the captain, so in order to escape, he transformed into—a giant sperm whale."