Becoming a Kindergarten Teacher for S-Class Spirit Beasts – CH40

Chapter 40

Although the panda cub seemed simple, it was still an S-level spirit beast with strong sensing abilities. If it wanted, it could know many things.

Seeing Bai Nuosi’s amazed look, the panda cub became proud and started to show off. But Chu Jiangting noticed the panda’s intention and immediately took control of its consciousness through their bond.

Bai Nuosi watched as the previously excited panda cub suddenly closed its mouth, gave a shy smile, and placed its paws over its belly, looking embarrassed.

Bai Nuosi: “…”

This child’s mood sure changes fast.

Bai Nuosi turned to check on the sleeping snake baby, who was peacefully resting. He gently stroked the little snake’s head, then opened the book and began telling the panda cub its story. “This story is about Naby the little rabbit and is called Naby’s Moonlight Knight.”

Chu Jiangting, staying within the panda cub’s consciousness, leaned against Bai Nuosi, not daring to move!

The panda cub had cuddled close to Bai Nuosi, its head resting on his chest, half its body snuggled warmly into Bai’s embrace.

The panda cub loved being this close, and Bai Nuosi enjoyed the soft, fluffy panda being near him too.

But!

Chu Jiangting was having a hard time.

He had never been so close to anyone before, let alone to an Omega who was about the same age, beautiful, and gentle.

Awkwardly, he placed the panda cub’s paws on its belly, huddled in Teacher Bai’s warm embrace, not daring to lift his head to meet Bai’s eyes. His small eyes were fixed intently on the book.

Bai Nuosi opened the first page and pointed to the illustration, saying, “Little Rabbit Naby is going to school, but the school is very far away. Every morning, she has to cross a hillside full of blooming flowers, a deep, endless river, and pass through a dark valley. Little Rabbit Naby is scared; she has never gone so far on her own before.”

Bai Nuosi’s voice was soft and gentle. Chu Jiangting thought Teacher Bai’s voice sounded so pleasant that he lifted his head slightly, sneaking a glance at the kind teacher.

Bai Nuosi, with his head lowered, had soft black hair falling over his forehead, and the warm yellow light cast a golden glow around his deep, dark eyes. He was smiling slightly, calm and serene.

Just as the panda cub peeked up while Bai was turning a page, Bai Nuosi suddenly looked over, catching it in the act.

Chu Jiangting: “…”

Reflexively, Chu Jiangting averted his gaze. He didn’t even know why he felt so nervous, but his heart began racing, and his cheeks felt hot.

The panda cub, embarrassed from being caught, looked too cute, and Bai Nuosi couldn’t resist reaching out to ruffle its head.

Pointing to the picture in the book, Bai Nuosi continued, “So, Naby’s grandmother took out a glowing, moon-shaped necklace and placed it around Naby’s neck. Grandma said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Naby. When you face danger, the Moonlight Knight will protect you!’”

“And so, Little Rabbit Naby put on her backpack, her boots, and brought along her Moonlight Knight for protection.”

“We’re ready to go, my Moonlight Knight,” Naby whispered, touching the glowing moon at her chest.

For the first time, Little Naby walked down this path. As she crossed the flower-filled hillside, she whispered, “I think this place is beautiful, and the bad guys will probably think so too. I’d better take a detour. What do you think, Moonlight Knight?”

The Moonlight Knight didn’t speak, but its gentle light seemed to silently support Naby’s decision.

At that moment, Naby didn’t notice the big bad wolf hiding in the flower bushes, watching her leave with disappointment.

Bai Nuosi turned the page, and the panda cub was completely absorbed in the story.

Chu Jiangting thought to himself, This little rabbit is pretty smart!

Bai continued, “Naby kept walking and walking until she reached the deep river. She hesitated and said to the Moonlight Knight, ‘There’s only one bridge here. If the bad guys block us on the bridge, we’ll be in trouble.’”

So, Little Rabbit Naby, with her Moonlight Knight, hopped from stone to stone upstream and crossed the river that way.

Bai Nuosi went on, “Finally, Little Rabbit Naby reached the dark valley. Staring at the pitch-black path ahead, she was terrified. But then, she saw that her Moonlight Knight was glowing brightly! The knight must have been encouraging her!”

Naby exclaimed, “Moonlight Knight, you’re amazing! Without you, I wouldn’t have the courage to cross this dark valley!”

Bai Nuosi continued, “Just like that, Little Rabbit Naby successfully completed the long journey and arrived at her school deep in the forest just as the sun was rising.”

“Naby grew very fond of her Moonlight Knight. Whenever she made a new friend, she proudly introduced her knight to them.”

“With the Moonlight Knight by her side, Naby grew up day by day. But one day, suddenly, her Moonlight Knight disappeared!”

Bai sighed and pointed to the illustration, showing the heartbroken Naby crying in her grandmother’s arms. “Naby sobbed, ‘Grandma, Grandma! My Moonlight Knight is gone! What will I do without it?’”

“Naby was devastated. She felt she could never cross that flower-filled hillside, the deep river, or the dark valley without her knight.”

Bai Nuosi turned to the next page. “Grandma hugged Naby and smiled. ‘How could that be? You’ve been walking just fine all this time!’”

“It wasn’t the Moonlight Knight who walked those roads for you; it was you, Naby.”

“The Moonlight Knight only stayed by your side, and when faced with the unknown, it didn’t give you any advice or help you through the tough spots. The one who decided which path to take was you, Naby.”

Bai Nuosi turned to the last page, showing a grown-up Naby, wearing her boots and backpack, with a determined look in her eyes. “Little Rabbit Naby had grown up and learned to walk her own path. The journey ahead was long and full of challenges, but sometimes Naby still thought of the Moonlight Knight who once accompanied her.”

“But from then on, whether or not someone was by her side, Naby decided she would rely on herself and walk her own path. She would become her own knight.”

Bai Nuosi closed the book and looked at the quiet panda cub. He whispered, “I hope Qiuqiu can be brave too, and not depend on anyone or anything. Those things can accompany you for a while, but they can’t stay with you forever. To grow, you must decide how to walk your own path. Only by becoming your own knight can you keep moving forward on this challenging journey.”

The panda cub nodded somberly, though Bai wasn’t sure if the cub fully understood these lessons.

But even if it didn’t understand now, that was okay. Picture books were meant to bring joy, teach about colors, and expand the imagination. It wasn’t realistic to expect little ones to grasp such big life lessons right away.

Bai Nuosi put away the picture book, reached out to rub the little panda cub’s head, then kissed its forehead and softly said, “Alright, the story of Little Bunny Naby is over. Qiuqiu, it’s time for bed now.”

The panda cub nodded obediently and watched as Teacher Bai gently covered it with a small blanket.

It stretched out its little paw, pulling the blanket up over its belly, then quietly said to Teacher Bai, “Goodnight, teacher.”

Bai Nuosi softly replied, “Goodnight, Qiuqiu.”

He dimmed the lights, turned on some soft music, and expertly tucked a plush bunny into the panda cub’s arms.

Hugging the little bunny, the panda cub murmured to the toy before closing its eyes, “Goodnight, Naby.”

The panda cub soon fell asleep. After making sure the cub wouldn’t wake up, Chu Jiangting, who had been silently observing, finally left after hearing the teacher’s ‘nonsense.’

He exited the training ground and returned to the dormitory, where he noticed a message on a second-hand website from someone interested in purchasing his mental power enhancer.

Chu Jiangting looked at the buyer’s transaction record, silently returned to his room, and retrieved a box of brand-new mental power enhancers from his storage locker.

Farewell, my knight.

Watching the mental power enhancers being sent off to the Star Shuttle delivery station, he suddenly felt a weight lift from his heart, as if something that had been burdening him had left along with the enhancers.

At that moment, he remembered the words of the grandmother in Little Bunny Naby’s story: “The one who walked those mountain roads was not the Moon Knight, but you.”

Chu Jiangting couldn’t help but feel that Teacher Bai had told the story on purpose, just for him. But Bai Nuosi didn’t know anything about his spirit animal or his past, so maybe it was just a coincidence.

Coincidence or not, the story brought him great comfort and guidance.

All these years, it was him who had walked this difficult road and reached his destination. The mental power enhancers didn’t play as big a role as he had thought.

For as long as he could remember, his mother had instilled in him the importance of the mental power enhancers.

She told him he had to take them on time every day, or his mental power would stagnate, and he would fail to undergo his transformation. Even after he successfully became an S-class, she insisted that without the enhancers, his mental power would deteriorate, and he wouldn’t be able to maintain his S-class status.

Although Chu Jiangting had always felt his mother’s emotions were unstable and her words unreliable, deep down, he believed her. So, despite knowing he was allergic and that his sense of taste was deteriorating, he never stopped taking them.

As he watched the mental power enhancers disappear into the delivery station’s transport system, he recalled Teacher Xiaobai’s words: Only by being your own knight can you keep walking down this difficult path.

From now on, he would be his own knight.

Chu Jiangting smiled slightly, turned around, and walked toward his dorm in the cool breeze of the night.

*

After settling the panda cub, Bai Nuosi checked on the little black snake. It was still sleeping soundly, with no signs of anything unusual, but Bai Nuosi felt it had gone to sleep too early and too deeply today, so he decided to take it to the doctor tomorrow just to be safe.

He quietly closed the nursery door and returned to his own room. First, he took a shower, and after that, he started cooking some instant noodles, adding a few homemade fish and meatballs, along with tomatoes and vegetables. Setting the timer for the gas stove, he filled his watering can and headed to the windowsill to water his two little rose plants.

The roses were growing beautifully, with a few new leaves sprouting, and they looked full of life. Bai Nuosi was delighted. 

“Drip, drip, the rain is falling. 

Drink up, little roses. 

Grow more branches tomorrow 

and bloom the day after.”

The little roses, now well-watered, had tender leaves and firm, upright stems, looking like they would bloom soon.

After watering the roses, Bai Nuosi went to the small garden in the yard to check on the white rabbit.

Earlier, he had made a simple shelter for the rabbit with branches and plastic. Though he could’ve made something better, he didn’t have the time. He had ordered a proper one from StarNet, but it wouldn’t arrive until tomorrow.

From the kitchen, he took some fresh vegetable leaves and fruit, chopped them into small pieces, placed them in a glass bowl, and put them in the rabbit’s nest.

He also changed the rabbit’s water.

The little rabbit was already asleep, but as soon as Bai Nuosi arrived, it woke up again. For some reason, this little fluff ball never seemed to be afraid of people. When it saw Bai Nuosi, it didn’t hide or run away. Instead, it just sat there. When Bai Nuosi put down the food, the rabbit ran over and eagerly began munching on the fruit.

Bai Nuosi affectionately reached out and patted the rabbit’s back gently. He whispered, “You don’t have a name yet. Qiuqiu said you’re Naby, so should we call you Naby from now on? If you don’t like it, just shake your head.”

The little rabbit paid no attention to Bai Nuosi and continued munching away, clearly very hungry today.

Bai Nuosi withdrew his hand and nodded to himself, “Since you’re not objecting, we’ll call you Naby from now on, okay?”

Naby: Chomp, chomp, chomp.

Ah, sweet fruit really is delicious, so juicy and full of sweetness. Naby’s mouth was soon smeared with red fruit juice.

Watching small animals eat is truly stress-relieving. Bai Nuosi, who rarely had time to himself after the two cubs went to sleep, found this moment of peace.

He squatted in the garden, propping his chin up with his hand, and watched the little white rabbit eat. He ended up watching for over ten minutes.

Suddenly inspired, Bai Nuosi opened his smart device and recorded a video of the rabbit munching on the fruit, posting it to his StarNet livestream account: [Caught by the snake, named by Qiuqiu, and almost returned by the little black panther: here’s Little Naby’s first mukbang! Heart emoji JPG.]

Beneath the title was a twenty-second video of the little white rabbit eating a sweet fruit.

There wasn’t anything particularly special about the video. It simply showed a fluffy white rabbit crunching away at a small red fruit. With every bite, red juice spilled from its mouth, smearing the rabbit’s face.

The little rabbit seemed to really love the fruit, continuously munching on it with an oddly mesmerizing sound. It was the kind of video you couldn’t stop watching!

The viewers, who had been patiently waiting in the livestream, suddenly found themselves entranced by this rabbit’s eating video. Instantly, they filled the chat with comments:

[Even though I was hoping for a livestream of the spirit cubs, I can’t seem to stop watching this little rabbit! Why is this so addicting? Crying soybean emoji.]

[Is this Little Naby? Wait, did Qiuqiu the panda cub really name it? No offense, but… did the silly Qiuqiu really come up with such a cute name? Dog head emoji.]

[Oh no, this video is weirdly addictive. I’ve already watched it at least five times! Little Naby is so adorable. Auntie’s going to buy you more sweet fruits! Gift x5.]

[Whether it’s the cubs or Little Naby, please, Teacher Xiao Bai, update more videos! Every day I wait for the livestream, and it’s torture! Please give us more content, I’m begging you!]

…

Bai Nuosi hadn’t intended to update a video. It was just a spur-of-the-moment idea because he found Little Naby so cute while eating the sweet fruit that he wanted to capture the moment as a keepsake.

He never expected that his fans would enjoy it so much or even start demanding more updates.

After posting the video, he shut down his device and made sure the little rabbit’s nest was warm and dry. Only then did he close the small side door to the nest, leaving the rabbit to rest on its own.

As he slowly stood up, he looked around and suddenly spotted Huo Ranchuan!

Bai Nuosi was startled. When did Huo Ranchuan arrive? He saw the head of the nursery walking toward him, looking a bit uneasy and hesitant, as if he had something to say but didn’t know how to start.

Bai Nuosi quickly walked over, feeling a bit excited. He hadn’t seen Huo Ranchuan in a while.

“Director Huo!”

Bai Nuosi smiled. “Are you here so late to check on the panda cub?”

Director Huo had seemed quite concerned when the panda cub had an allergic reaction recently.

Then again, Huo Ranchuan had always been a responsible director. When the little black panther had fallen ill and been hospitalized, Director Huo had shown similar concern.

This sense of responsibility was one of the things that made Bai Nuosi like him.

Huo Ranchuan hesitated for a moment, glanced at the rabbit’s nest in the corner of the garden, and asked, though he already knew the answer, “Is that your new pet?”

Bai Nuosi nodded, a bit embarrassed. “Yes, it’s a little white rabbit.”

He suddenly remembered that this was a nursery, and since he only worked and lived in the staff dormitory, keeping a pet required permission.

Not wanting the director to question it, he quickly explained, “The little rabbit was caught by the snake baby. I asked Supervisor Mons, and he said it was fine to keep it, so I brought it back.”

Huo Ranchuan nodded, and seeing how cautious Bai Nuosi was, he softened a bit. “If you like it, keep it. If you ever need anything, just let me know. It’s not a problem.”

Bai Nuosi felt a little shy. He really appreciated how great the nursery was, and both the director and supervisor were so kind. At most nursery, teachers weren’t allowed to keep pets.

Usually, it was out of concern that pets might affect the health of the babies.

But perhaps because this nursery was full of beastmen, the rules weren’t as strict here.

Bai Nuosi led Huo Ranchuan back to the dormitory, lowering his voice as he said, “Director, the panda cub is doing well today. It fell asleep right after drinking its milk. Do you want to check on it?”

As they entered the small living room, Huo Ranchuan was immediately hit by the strong aroma of instant noodles.

His brow furrowed slightly. He recalled that the last time he visited this late, Teacher Bai had also been eating instant noodles.

He takes such good care of the cubs, working so hard every day—why is he living on instant noodles?

This really isn’t healthy at all.

Although Mons sends food and supplies regularly, Teacher Xiaobai must be too exhausted to cook. But what could he say? As the director, it wasn’t his place to interfere with Bai Nuosi’s personal life as long as he was doing his job well.

Huo Ranchuan was torn as he stared at the instant noodles in the kitchen, unsure of how to address the situation.

Meanwhile, Bai Nuosi had already opened the nursery door, and Huo Ranchuan could see a soft, warm light spilling out, along with the gentle sound of music. His heightened senses confirmed that the two cubs were fast asleep.

Bai Nuosi was dressed in pale blue short-sleeved pajamas, his white arms and straight legs exposed. In the dim light, his half-damp hair hung softly over his forehead, and his bright, starry eyes twinkled as he spoke quietly, “Both cubs are asleep, but something seems off with the snake baby.”

Frowning slightly with worry, Bai Nuosi continued, “The snake baby hasn’t been in high spirits today. It seemed unusually tired and fell asleep over an hour earlier than usual. I didn’t even have to coax it. I suspect it might not be feeling well, but since it’s sleeping so deeply and peacefully, and it ate and drank normally before bed, there weren’t any other abnormal signs. I figured I’d wait until tomorrow morning to take it to the doctor.”

Although that’s what Bai Nuosi said, deep down, he was still anxious.

After all, these beast cubs weren’t like human babies, and he was worried he might overlook something important, which could delay their treatment.

Now that Huo Ranchuan had arrived, Bai Nuosi felt a wave of relief wash over him—finally, someone he could consult with! After all, the snake baby was raised by Huo Ranchuan himself, and no one understood its condition better than him.

Seeing the worry on Bai Nuosi’s face, Huo Ranchuan’s tone softened as he said quietly, “You don’t need to worry; this is normal.”

Huo Ranchuan paused for a moment, looking into Bai Nuosi’s bright black eyes, his voice unusually gentle: “The snake baby is shedding its skin. I came over today to take it back home.”

Bai Nuosi: “…”

Bai Nuosi’s mouth opened slightly in shock and confusion. “S-shedding its skin?”

This was beyond anything he had imagined.

Though he knew snakes shed their skin, he had never connected that concept to a beastman baby!