I don't know how to do this either

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An Shiyaya walked briskly down the corridor, only to realize she had no idea how to get to the School Director's office—and her grand-uncle, Anshi Yilang, wasn't always at the academy. After all, Silver Mountain Academy was just one of his many business ventures.

"I'm lost." An Shiyaya stopped in her tracks. She realized this academy was exaggeratedly large, far bigger than the high school she used to attend. There were even buses and sightseeing shuttles within the campus.

"By the way, where is the classroom... it's so hard to find. I can't even read these characters," An Shiyaya muttered to herself. Just then, she spotted a petite girl carrying books walking toward her. Her eyes lit up, and she hurried over.

"Nee-how."

"Hmm? Hello." The person she approached was, of course, Tao Xiaotao. Since she had no other classes that morning, she was heading to the library early to work and study.

"Um... uh... can you understand what I'm saying?" An Shiyaya asked, looking a bit troubled.

"Yes, more or less," Tao Xiaotao replied with a gentle smile.

"Really?!"

"I've been studying foreign languages lately. I've mastered four so far, though I'm not very proficient in any of them yet," Tao Xiaotao responded.

"That’s amazing... could you take me to the School Director's office?"

"The School Director's office?" Tao Xiaotao was taken aback for a moment, but she warmly agreed to lead the way. She had noticed the girl's flustered appearance, which reminded her of how she felt when she first came to the big city for school.

Back then, she had received help from Ye Shuang and the others. In Peach's mind, helping someone who seemed vulnerable was only natural.

"But why are you wearing those clothes?" Peach noticed the black latex suit the girl was wearing.

Is that a raincoat?

Does this girl not even have regular clothes to wear? She actually came out wearing a raincoat.

Seeing this, Peach's gaze softened even more.

She must be a poor exchange student from abroad.

I should teach her how to survive in this academy.

Instead of introducing her to a job right away, it would probably be easier to start with collecting bottles, right? After all, you don't need to communicate with others to pick up bottles.

"What's your name?"

"Oh, my name? I am An Shiyaya." An Shiyaya said this sentence in the local language, though her pronunciation was a bit off.

"Oh?" Peach blinked. "I'm a ducky?"

What a cute name.

"Can I call you Ducky?" Peach asked.

"Eh?" An Shiyaya froze for a moment, looking a bit shy. "This..."

"What's wrong?" Tao Xiaotao pointed to herself. "You can call me Peach. My name is Tao Xiaotao."

"Peach."

"Yes, Peach. Like the fruit."

"That sounds delicious."

"You sound delicious too," Peach said.

An Shiyaya tilted her head. "?"

Is An Shiyaya something you can eat?

However, perhaps thinking it was just a difference in customs, An Shiyaya eventually accepted the intimate nickname. In her culture, people only used given names if they were very close friends; otherwise, using her surname, Anshi, was more standard.

Peach then chatted with An Shiyaya about things in the academy, acting like a senior student imparting knowledge.

Thinking back to the bottle-collecting idea, Peach asked tentatively, "By the way, Ducky, do you like bottles?"

"Bottles?" An Shiyaya’s eyes immediately lit up. "I love them! I super love them!!! I love collecting all kinds of bottles... and bottle caps!"

Peach was stunned for a moment, not expecting such a reaction.

Could it be... that she survived by picking up bottles in her own country too?

At this thought, Peach's gaze became even more tender.

"It must not be easy for you, coming all this way to study abroad. You're much stronger than me," Peach sighed. Moving from Henan to a strange city for school was hard enough for her. She couldn't even imagine going to another country.

"Yes, yes, yes! I'm here for revenge!" An Shiyaya said. "To carry out my Way of the Ninja!"

Peach didn't quite understand what An Shiyaya meant, but she assumed she was talking about working hard or following her personal motto.

"When I have time, I'll take you to pick up bottles. I know exactly where there are many and where there are few."

"Really?! Super rare bottle caps?" An Shiyaya asked.

"Uh... rare?" Peach thought about it. "Wahaha bottles can be sold for a bit more. Does that count as rare?"

"Wahaha?"

"Yeah."

"I want those!"

"Well, it's not guaranteed you'll find them," Peach couldn't help but say. "And you have to compete with the old ladies for them."

"Old ladies?"

"Yes."

An Shiyaya looked like she understood perfectly. "Oh, oh! Are they other collectors? I understand, I understand. After all, you have to be fast to get the good stuff. I had to compete with others back in Sakura Country too."

"Yeah, that's pretty much what I mean."

As they spoke, they arrived at the door of the School Director's office.

"Thanks, Peach."

"You're welcome."

Realizing she had to rush to her part-time job, Peach waved goodbye to An Shiyaya and hurried away.

"Your contact info—"

By the time An Shiyaya thought to ask, Peach had already disappeared.

"Oh well, I guess we'll meet again." An Shiyaya turned and knocked on the office door.

"Come in."

When she pushed the door open, Anshi Yilang was playing with a figurine. If Ye Shuang had been there, he would have recognized it as a small, chibi-style figurine of An Shiyu.

An Shiyaya spoke up, "Grand-uncle!"

Anshi Yilang's gaze fell on An Shiyaya. After a few seconds, he suddenly asked, "Who are you?"

"It's Yaya! I'm An Shiyaya," she said, pointing at herself.

"Oh?!!! Yaya! It's been many years. I didn't expect you to grow up so much." Anshi Yilang finally recognized her. "Anshi Goro told me you were coming to our academy. Sorry... aside from Shiyu, I'm a bit face-blind when it comes to other girls."

"Speaking of which, you were even shorter than Shiyu when you were little. I didn't expect... hmm."

Anshi Yilang sized up An Shiyaya's height.

"Hiss."

"That fellow Goro... he didn't get cuckolded, did he?" Anshi Yilang couldn't help but wonder. The Anshi family was generally around 1.6 meters tall. Where did this 1.8-meter-tall girl with long legs come from?

Seeing An Shiyaya tilting her head in confusion, Anshi Yilang cleared his throat and asked, "Is there something you need my help with?"

"Yes!" An Shiyaya said immediately. "I want to learn the Shadow Clone Technique!"

Anshi Yilang froze for a few seconds.

I don't know how to do that either.

How about you go research Chakra first?