Upon hearing the voice from the other end, Komodal almost doubted that he was hallucinating.
“Ah, it’s like this, I’m so sorry, Principal Komodal… the little guy is throwing a tantrum, insisting he must go to Kleist… Sorry, it’s a bit noisy here. I’ll have my personal secretary contact you regarding the procedures!”
“Darn it, Dad! Give me the light brain! I want to watch it again!!!”
The noise on the other end reached a peak, with the faint sound of a child acting spoiled.
“Lord Raymond? Lord Raymond!”
Komodal tried to say more, but the call was hurriedly disconnected with a busy tone.
The next second, the “nightmarish” Kleist academy crest appeared on the screen before Komodal.
A tiny fairy inside a flower bud peeked its head out from the petals.
After a shy smile, it spread milky-gold wings. To the sound of wind chimes, it flew from the swaying Golden-Thread Peony into the gates of Kleist Kindergarten.
A barrage of bullet comments instantly covered the screen!
[AAAAHHH!! It’s starting!! My NNNN+1 loop!! The familiar opening crit, ahh, my little angel, I want a kiss!!]
[LOL, my younger brother is crying his eyes out, asking why I’m still competing with him to watch a kindergarten video when I’ve already graduated from the Senior Division. Hahaha, I was originally choosing a kindergarten for him.]
[+1, but I was lured over from the TV. My whole family was eating, and after watching it, we rushed to Star Blog for the official replay!! Now the whole family is on a re-watch spree!!]
“…What is this? What breed of carnivorous beast is this? Why wasn’t he on our list???”
Komodal stared in a daze, suddenly feeling that the list in his hand was a grave mistake.
“Principal, that doesn’t seem to be a carnivore!! It’s a herbivore! A plain, ordinary little golden bird!!!”
The admissions officer from the Imperial Academy responded in a slightly hoarse voice, as if the scene at the Prince’s Mansion that day was replaying in his mind’s eye.
“Then why didn’t you report it then? Do you think this kind of herbivore is normal!?”
Komodal slammed the table, feeling an indescribable surge of anxiety.
“Principal! But didn’t you say back then that our Academy would never recruit such weak herbivores!?? QAQ”
Looking at the aggrieved official, Komodal felt as though a nightmare that would last half his life was officially beginning…
K!L!E!I!S!T![mfn]exlamations were originally for per character but I made it into per letter in translation to keep the atmosphere :P[/mfn]
How despicable!!!
*
And everyone on the StarNet following this event had never seen such a massive online frenzy. Almost every time the footage from the kindergarten’s recruitment video was played, a new trending topic related to the content would appear!
The hashtag #KleistElfForest# even surged into the top three and never dropped out!
[Holy crap, the Forest of Elves!! It’s so majestic, my god. Cubs can actually fly and play in there!!]
[The little cub is really only the size of a palm… it feels like entering a mysterious fairytale world. I feel like this is a true childhood kindergarten [crying emoji].]
[+1, I actually feel a bit moved, damn it!! Can a three-hundred-year-old beast still go to kindergarten? Principal!!! Please accept me!!!]
As the cub flew into the gates of Kleist’s kindergarten, the camera showed almost all the scenery of the Elf Forest where the kindergarten was located.
The clear, tranquil lake in autumn had the vibrant colors of an oil painting. The little fellow flapped his wings and curiously dipped a toe into the water, creating ripples.
“It’s cool.”
“This is the kindergarten’s little lake. It’ll be autumn soon. The Principal said there can be boat races, and there will be little fishies in the water…”
Perched on a reed, the little guy introduced the place in a soft, earnest voice.
“And, a crab!”
His eyes widened as he looked into the water, spotting a large crab peeking out and blowing bubbles.
The cub seemed shy and nervous, but he wasn’t reciting lines; he was describing his feelings with pure innocence.
“Brother, can-can I touch it?”
So much so that he instinctively squatted by the water and asked the camera, clearly directed at the guardian waiting off-screen.
If this were in a formal film, it would definitely be a scene that needs to be cut, but! As a promotional video for a kindergarten, it has just the right amount of childlike innocence!
It wasn’t polished or perfect, but it was authentic and soft.
[AAAAHHH! Touch it!! Touch it now!!! If it won’t let you, sister will hold it down for you!! This water is so white—no, I mean, these little feet are so clear!!! My god, a little elf touching the water!!!]
[Darn it, why do I have a wicked thought of wanting that crab to pinch him? A crying cub, hahaha!]
[Person above, you’re so cruel!!! Stop it! As the cub’s brother, I won’t allow you to think like that!!]
The official promotional video’s comment section was instantly flooded with interactions, with a large number of older brothers and sisters giving replies out of nowhere, creating a mini-climax!
“Crap, these people have some nerve! How can they all call themselves his brother??”
Qiu Yiming, who had been grinning foolishly while watching on the sofa, suddenly jumped up and howled.
I’m clearly the real brother, okay!?
“Hahaha, my goodness, the promotional video for Kleist’s Kindergarten is truly excellent!!!”
Although the principal seemed rather unreliable when we first met.
Qiu Chongshan, who had been staring blankly at the video, didn’t know what to say.
He knew his cub was good-looking, but he didn’t expect him to look this good on the big screen!
It was like he was glowing in the sunlight!
Watching the mindless “rainbow farts” [mfn]excessive flattery[/mfn] in the comments, the beast father, who usually hated new technology, was becoming addicted to operating the light brain.
He had to admit, as a parent, he loved seeing his cub being praised!!
It felt better than all the fights he’d been in over the years!
Fighting was so boring compared to raising a cub! He was a fool back then!
Leihman sighed deeply as he watched the father and son, who had been smiling like idiots all afternoon.
As long as they didn’t get so excited that they transformed into beasts and ran around the house, everything was fine.
Back in his office at the Council, Qiu Jingyu was also seriously looking at his light brain. Even though the secretary stood tall and professional, he couldn’t help but hear the video.
Good Heavens, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard that wind chime intro today.
When I went to the break room to get tea, I heard someone hiding inside watching…
He never expected that upon returning to the office, he’d have to keep watching it with the Speaker!
“The little guy really likes that lake.”
Hearing the word “brother” in the video, Qiu Jingyu recalled the scene and let out a low laugh. He toyed with the small candy on his desk.
After the filming that day, the cub couldn’t help but walk around the lake.
At night, there were even fireflies.
“Ah? It does look cute… ah, no, I mean the scenery! It’s beautiful!!”
The secretary cautiously echoed the sentiment.
But with my boss here, I don’t dare to look closely! Oh well, I’ll take a good look when I get home after getting off work…
However, these little wings…
The image of the little dumpling that had landed on the Speaker’s screen during that late-night call flashed in the secretary’s mind.
!!
Damn, I think I’ve stumbled upon a huge secret!! So, the Speaker started acting strangely back then!?
[Shocked, clutching head]
And did he just grow up cute? He’s even cuter after transforming!?
“Cole, I remember there was a proposal this year about increasing the greenery in the Central City?”
Just as the secretary began to mentally calculate the clues at lightning speed, Qiu Jingyu tapped on the table and inquired about a proposal.
“Ah, yes. Proposal No. 1323821. But because the budget was too large and it doesn’t directly generate political or economic benefits, it was temporarily shelved, wasn’t it?”
Cole remembered that proposal. It was submitted by the “Green Alliance,” a public welfare organization on Imperial Star. They brought it up every year, and it got rejected every year.
Such proposals were always seen as naive or impractical.
After all, the situation is tense right now, and there are many eyes watching the Speaker in the shadows. If there are any errors or accidents in certain policies, they will be seized upon and used against him.
Furthermore, the reputation of the Prince’s mansion was a natural constraint.
After all, most people, upon hearing the name of the Prince’s Mansion… are easily led to believe a series of dark rumors about its abuse of power and bullying.
“It can be reconsidered.”
Qiu Jingyu pictured the little guy with wide eyes being chased and surrounded by a swarm of fireflies, and a smile inexplicably flickered in his eyes.
“The nights on the Imperial Star haven’t seen fireflies for a long time. I remember seeing some when I was a child.”
Caught off guard by the sudden announcement that his Speaker had decided to reconsider the bill, Secretary Cole looked at Qiu Jingyu with genuine surprise for the first time.
“Reconsider, the fireflies as well?? Speaker, you…” you’ve really changed a lot.
“Changed a lot?”
Even though the secretary didn’t say it, Qiu Jingyu spoke the words, asking in a rare, non-serious tone.
“Ha? N-no, I wouldn’t dare…”
Cole hugged his documents tightly.
He never imagined such a joking conversation could happen between him and the Speaker, whom he used to find terrifying.
“Then you might be even more surprised soon.”
Qiu Jingyu smiled and looked back at his light brain.
Cole: ???
Sure enough, at 5:00 PM, with a crisp *ding*, several new official responses appeared on Kleist’s official account.
[Kleist Kindergarten V: Hi~ Thank you all for the enthusiastic applications! We have received over 100,000 applications in the backend!! However, after our staff’s hard work, we found many forms that don’t meet the requirements!!]
[We urge all adult citizens not to register in a state of excessive excitement, and absolutely refrain from falsifying their age! Any violation will result in immediate disqualification!]
As soon as these first two messages came out, the comment section was filled with wails of despair.
[Oh no, this is awful!!! I was filtered out! Which step went wrong? The feedback said I don’t look like an underage cub. Everyone, look, do I not look like one?? I’m clearly still a cub! [Aggrieved] [Screenshot of application]]
The top-voted comment featured a photo of a member of the Sarkos race, a notoriously ferocious, carnivorous beast tribe in interstellar. The monstrous, scarred face in the photo was a direct hit to the eyes once the image is clicked.
[Hahahaha, brother, how do you have the face?? You look like you haven’t killed someone in at least five minutes!!]
[LMAO, I thought my six-hundred-year-old self applying secretly was bad enough. Damn, I didn’t expect someone to be even more outrageous!!!]
[Bro, if you were admitted, would any cub actually dare go to school? Don’t you know you look like a space pirate??]
The onlookers, who had been shouting in complaint, almost all burst out laughing after seeing this comment, and the related hashtag #Which step went wrong# even made it to the tail end of the trending topics.
Once you open it, you’ll find almost all sorts of hilarious screenshots of people being rejected by Kleist in various creative ways.
However, just as everyone was excitedly discussing how to successfully sneak onto the application form, Kleist released a new recruitment promotional video as a bonus.
[Crest Kindergarten V: Yay! Of course, in addition to the previously released enrollment promotional video, we also invited a guardian as a surprise guest for an interview!!]
[Click the link below to watch the bonus interview with the kids and parents about choosing Kindergarten (Part 1): #This is the kindergarten beasts animals should go to!#]
As soon as the latest news from the academy was sent, the link was clicked almost instantly.
[Holy crap!! A Guardian??? I’m going to see whose family this little cub came from!!! I’m going to steal him tonight!!!]
[Good grief, this guardian actually dared to show their face??? I’m so jealous, I wish I could take their place right now!]
[+10089, what audacity! I’m going to see who the guardians are today; I’m not leaving until I see them!]
“Wow, the response is really enthusiastic!”
In the principal’s office, Sylvester smiled as he held his personal terminal. The registration forms and files that had been empty beside him had piled up into a small mountain in just one afternoon.
Nevertheless, the six printers on the side continued to print out the latest forms.
“…”
Meanwhile, Amos and his group, who were helping to process the documents, were completely speechless at the sight of their principal’s sly smile.
This was clearly intentional…
The moment these people click in and see that guardian… they’ll probably cry and go back to delete their comments.
