I hadn't even finished a single word, yet these long-eared elves were scared off in an instant.
This is way too exaggerated, isn't it!
"I say, teacher, they all ran away..." I turned to Adina.
Let alone welcoming or mutual understanding, they didn't even want to hear my voice.
"This, um..." She looked embarrassed by my words, and suddenly noticed something, "Wait, look!"
No, one person is still here.
A black-haired, noble-tempered girl sat helplessly, collapsed between the tables in the aisle.
"Elissa, you're still here!" Adina's eyes lit up. "See, Bloch, there are students who want to communicate with you."
No, she clearly just fell down and couldn’t run!
The girl called Elissa sat on the ground with her eyes unfocused, staring at me, trembling, and showing no reaction to the call.
I don't think my face is that terrifying, right?
"Elissa?" Adina called her again.
"Huh?" Elissa finally reacted, shivering her shoulders,
"It's okay, it's me, Elissa, it's your teacher." Adina tried her best to comfort her.
Hey, does that mean my words were the problem?
Don't you clearly know why she is lying on the ground?
"Are you okay? Can you stand up properly?" Adina asked with concern.
"I'm fine...umm?" Elissa tried to stand up while saying this, but as soon as she moved her foot, she frowned and groaned in pain.
This must be... She sprained her foot when she fell - I noticed her unnatural reaction.
In this situation, this female teacher should handle it, right?
Thinking this, I glanced at Adina in front of the podium.
But then I suddenly found her leaning on the podium with both hands, and her legs were constantly trembling.
Has this girl been scared since I entered the classroom to the point where her legs have gone weak!?
"Elissa, don't worry, the teacher will be there soon!" Adina said, but she couldn't even take a step—if not for the podium, she would have collapsed.
No, I can't count on her now.
But this situation... It doesn't look good for me.
On the first day of school, I scared off all my classmates and even caused one to get hurt... This totally goes against changing the elves' impression towards beast-people. It
seems like the entrance exchange plan can be declared a failure on the first day.
I need to remedy this quickly.
Since I can't rely on anyone else, I have to rely on myself. Fortunately, I have some experience in dealing with ordinary bruises and injuries.
Without hesitation, I walked over to that girl with big strides, and then squatted down in front of her.
"Ahh! Wh-what do you want to do!?" Elissa was shocked by my sudden approach.
She tried to distance herself but twitched again due to the pain in her ankle.
"Don't move, if your bone is injured, moving around will make it worse." I deliberately lowered my voice to not scare her.
"Huh?" Elissa was stunned as she blinked.
"I know a bit about treatment, let me take a look." I reached out and grabbed the hem of her skirt, lifting it slightly to observe her ankle.
The joint seemed normal, although it looked a bit red and swollen, but it wasn't serious. It would recover quickly with proper care.
"Okay, it isn't too bad. It’s best to apply a cold compress first. Do you need me to help you—"
I looked up and stopped halfway, a sudden numbness hit my body, making my tongue stumble.
What, what's going on?
After a few seconds of convulsions, my body fell back uncontrollably. Then what I saw was Adina, still leaning on the podium, holding a startup crystal in her hand, her face full of horror: "Why are you lifting her skirt!?"
I was just trying to check her injury on the ankle, at least let me explain first, please...
Although I wanted to speak, my tongue couldn't move due to the electric shock.