"Cursed Children? What kind of name is that?"
Misaka Mikoto and the other three were shocked when they heard Aihara Enju's words.
Cursed Children—just by hearing the name, they knew it wasn't a good title.
So, what exactly led to the entire Academy being full of Cursed Children?
They didn't think the children's designation had anything to do with Zhong Chen.
Because they could tell from Aihara Enju's attitude towards Zhong Chen.
They weren't afraid of Zhong Chen; instead, they were especially close to him.
"Actually, like you, we weren't originally natives of this world."
"Our world was destroyed by Chen Gege."
Aihara Enju casually uttered words that made the four's jaws drop.
"What!!! Destroyed?"
"Destroyed the world? Onē-sama, I shouldn't be hallucinating, right?"
Shirai Kuroko mechanically turned her head and asked Misaka Mikoto.
"Kuroko, you shouldn't have misheard..."
"Enju-chan, there must be some hidden reason for this. Teacher Zhong Chen doesn't seem like the type of person who would easily destroy a world."
Saten Ruiko looked at Aihara Enju seriously and asked.
Enju nodded gently, then began to explain:
"Actually, Academy City was initially built for us Cursed Children."
"Because in our original world, we..."
As Aihara Enju narrated, the four went from initial surprise to shock, and then to boundless anger.
Finally, they looked at the lively and cheerful little girl in front of them with heartache.
Saten Ruiko even embraced Aihara Enju with tears in her eyes.
"Wuwuwu... It's so good that you're all safe. The people in that world were truly detestable."
"Yes, thanks to Teacher Zhong Chen, otherwise you all would have... Wuwuwu..."
"I never thought there was such a world... It's truly a blessing from God that you met Teacher Zhong Chen."
"Wuwuwu... Enju-chan, your lives have been so hard!!!"
Haruue Erii looked at the little lolis coming and going around her and couldn't help but burst into tears.
"We're fine now... You don't need to worry about us so much... Hehe, come on, I'll take you to see Headmaster Torēni!!!"
Looking at the four people constantly wiping away tears, Enju showed a bright smile and, pulling Saten Ruiko, walked towards the Headmaster's office.
Knock, knock, knock... Aihara Enju, upon arriving at the Headmaster's office, reached out and knocked on the door, immediately followed by a gentle female voice.
"Enter."
Click... "Sister Toreini, I have some friends who want to see you!"
Aihara Enju pushed open the door and immediately saw Toreini, who still had potato chip crumbs on the corner of her mouth.
"Wow!!! It really is a Dryad, exactly as I imagined!!!"
"Haruue-san, that's very rude!"
"Ah! I'm sorry, I got too excited."
At this moment, Toreini, sitting behind the desk, had emerald green branches wrapped around her, and her dark green dress accentuated her already beautiful face, making it even more delicate.
It was no wonder Haruue Erii was so excited the moment she saw her.
"Hehe, these must be the ones Lord Chen invited, right?"
Toreini didn't mind Haruue Erii's rudeness; instead, she showed a gentle smile and spoke to the four.
"Ah? Yes! I am Misaka Mikoto."
"Saten..."
After they introduced themselves one by one, Toreini waved her right hand, and five chairs made of dark green branches emerged from beneath their feet.
"Hehe, don't be nervous, please sit down first."
"Lord Chen has already told me about your intentions in advance."
"If you have any questions, just ask Enju; this little girl knows many people."
Upon hearing Toreini's words, Aihara Enju awkwardly rubbed her little head.
"Oh, I'm not that amazing, Sister Toreini, really..."
"Thank you very much, Headmaster Torēni!" *4
"Oh my, how polite. Enju, take them for a tour. When they're tired, arrange a dormitory for them to stay in."
"Hai! (Yes)!"
"Alright, I still have things to do, so I won't keep you all."
"Yes! Then we shall take our leave."
"Mm."
As the Headmaster's office door closed, Toreini unhurriedly took out an unfinished bag of potato chips from under the table and continued eating.
"Headmaster Torēni has such a good personality."
"And she's very gentle."
"It feels like all the teachers in Academy City are very gentle."
"Indeed, I feel that way too."
Aihara Enju, walking ahead, heard them and turned her head to explain the reason.
"Actually, all of this was requested by Chen Gege, Sister Rimuru, and also Teacher Shizu."
"Teacher Shizu?"
The girls looked at Aihara Enju with puzzled expressions.
"That's the Chairwoman. You should have seen her in the live broadcast."
"Oh oh oh, the one who looked especially gentle."
Aihara Enju proudly puffed out her small chest and said to them:
"Hehe, Teacher Shizu is the number one most popular person in the Monster Country Federation rankings!"
"You've come at just the right time; tomorrow is the day the latest ranking will be announced."
"I wonder if Sister Shizu will still be number one this time."
Upon hearing the words "ranking list," Saten Ruiko's eyes immediately sparkled.
She was most interested in such things; as everyone knew, the urban legends Ruiko-sama spoke of were all true.
"Really? That sounds so interesting!"
"Hehe, Sister Ruiko will be able to see the latest rankings tomorrow. Come on, I'll give you a good tour of our school."
"Mm..."
..."Everyone, although the main force of the Rainbow Ninja Village has retreated to the Rainbow Country, no one can guarantee that they won't attack again."
"Moreover, they extorted such a large sum of money from our several ninja villages, and they will surely become even stronger in the future."
"If we don't find a way to curb them now, I'm afraid the Rainbow Ninja Village will become dominant in the future."
In a secret conference room, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff from his cigarette and spoke to the representatives of the other three ninja villages seated around him.
"I think it's you Leaf Village who are anxious, aren't you? Didn't you always pride yourselves as the number one ninja village? Now that your title is gone, you come looking for us, hmph!"
Chiyo of Sunagakure retorted impolitely. After all, their Sunagakure had always been at the bottom.
They truly didn't care who was the number one ninja village.
"Hmph, this old man doesn't want to provoke that madman right now."
Ōnoki still felt a lingering fear when he thought of the giant palm that had covered the entire village before. At that time, Iwagakure was truly on the brink of destruction.
"That's right, although I'm also very annoyed, it seems that we really can't afford to provoke that madman right now."
Third Raikage Ai, despite wanting to go to the Rainbow Country to seek justice, still knew his limits.
That madman's strength was probably not weaker than the so-called God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama.
"Are you just going to watch the Rainbow Ninja Village grow so powerful?"
"Then you Leaf Village make the first move..."
"This..."