Raised by Monster Royalty - Chapter 17.4

Gu Mingzhou couldn’t be certain if it was just his imagination, but he always felt a hint of sympathy in Kong Yu’an’s gaze towards him.

Sympathy.

No one would look at a dragon with such eyes.

…Except for this audacious human child.

Gu Mingzhou looked at the child he was holding hands with.

The child smiled at him, appearing innocent and harmless.

Gu Mingzhou: “Tch.”

He glanced at the light screen and emotionlessly said to Mu Le, “My brother is coming to pick you up.”

Mu Le knew that her afternoon classes started late, and since she lived nearby, she could take a nap at home.

She looked up at the two boys beside her and asked, “Aren’t you going back home?”

“We have extracurricular activities in middle school,” Kong Yu’an patiently explained. “During the lunch break, we usually have activities or rest in the club.”

Mu Le showed an envious expression and asked, “What club are you in?”

Kong Yu’an replied, “I’m not telling you.”

Mu Le didn’t dwell on it and turned to look at Gu Mingzhou. Gu Mingzhou kept his lips tightly sealed and refused to tell her.

…Teenage boys can be so difficult.

Kong Yu’an waved goodbye to them midway. Gu Mingzhou quietly told Mu Le, “He’s going to play Star Trek.”

Mu Le: “…?”

Gu Mingzhou furrowed his brows, “You don’t know what Star Trek is?”

He quickly realized his mistake, “Oh, right. You’re just a human.”

Mu Le: “…”

“I really don’t know what my brother was thinking,” Gu Mingzhou said expressionlessly, “bringing a human to an orc school.”

Mu Le silently translated his words in her mind.

According to human understanding, this statement might mean – bringing a pet cat to a human school.

Mu Le really wanted to tell them that such recommendations exist in the human world too.

And it’s not just a pet cat, but rather a stray cat found on the street.

There are several stray cats in university campuses that would sneak into classrooms and attend lectures, some even come at specific times and behave as if they were regular students. Humans not only don’t look down upon them but also don’t charge them, and some even feed them.

That’s the right way to treat cute little animals.

While Mu Le was contemplating this, she heard Gu Mingzhou suddenly call out, “Brother.”

His voice sounded somewhat different from before.

His tone became more respectful, and even a little hesitant.

…Gu Mingyuan is truly a nemesis to teenage boys.

Following Gu Mingyuan’s gaze, Mu Le happily reached out her hands towards Gu Mingyuan and said, “Yuan Yuan.”

Gu Mingyuan: “…?”

Gu Mingyuan bent down and lifted Mu Le, his expression unchanged, as he asked Gu Mingyuan in a calm tone, “Is everything okay?”

“No,” Gu Mingyuan answered somewhat reluctantly, “but this kid is making friends recklessly outside, so we should keep an eye on her.”

Gu Mingyuan: “?”

“They are my classmates,” Mu Le said, “the crocodile and the elephant. Are they very different from dragons?”

Gu Mingyuan furrowed his brow, “Who told you all these things?”

“No one,” Mu Le quickly replied.

Gu Mingyuan’s gaze was already fixed on his younger brother.

Gu Mingzhou immediately distanced himself, saying, “…It wasn’t me.”

Gu Mingyuan patted Mu Le’s head and said, “You are classmates, there is no distinction.”

Gu Mingzhou: “…”

Mu Le chuckled a few times, noticing that Gu Mingzhou was staring at her with a look that probably said:

What a troublemaker.

Misleading my dear brother, is this what humans are like?

Humans are so cunning!

She maintained a smile.

The rebellious teenager indicated that he had other activities and left in anger.

Gu Mingyuan had come by car, so he held Mu Le and headed to the parking lot to get into his own car.

Mu Le obediently sat in his arms. She was very curious about what Gu Mingyuan had been doing at noon, but he didn’t say anything, and Mu Le didn’t dare to ask him.

“Just now,” Gu Mingyuan asked her, “was there anything unexpected?”

Mu Le: “…”

He actually asked her again. How little trust he had in his rebellious younger brother?

She smiled and replied, “No, really.”

Gu Mingyuan nodded.

Mu Le was curious in her heart. “Um, Kong Yu’an, Kong He’an, aren’t they the same… peacock?”

That was her guess.

Mu Le noticed that the species of these beastmen were also based on animals from Earth, with little difference. Even within the same animal species, there were different breeds, like cats and dogs. Pure-blooded and well-bred individuals naturally held higher status than those considered “mixed.”

Gu Mingyuan’s friend was also a peacock, yet Gu Mingzhou seemed to look down on Kong Yu’an.

Mu Le speculated that perhaps Kong Yu’an, being a relative of Kong He’an, had a less “pure” bloodline.

Gu Mingyuan’s frowned brow didn’t relax.

“He’an is a green peacock, while Yu’an belongs to the blue peacock,” Gu Mingyuan patiently explained, “Other than that, there are no differences.”

Mu Le nodded vaguely, as if she understood.

She vaguely remembered such classifications on Earth as well.

Green peacocks were much rarer than blue peacocks because their egg production and hatching rate were significantly lower, and the survival rate of their offspring was comparatively lower…

So Kong He’an’s bloodline was considered more noble than Kong Yu’an’s?

However, Gu Mingyuan seemed to disagree with such thinking. When he explained it to Mu Le, he emphasized the phrase “no differences.”

This fierce man seemed to place great importance on children’s education.

Mu Le wandered around with him for quite some time, and it was getting late. Gu Mingyuan asked her if she wanted to go back and rest. Mu Le sat in the passenger seat and lazily yawned, “It’s too far, I don’t want to go back…”

In reality, she wanted to go see the clubs at the beastman school.

Unexpectedly, Gu Mingyuan pressed a few buttons on the car’s control interface. “Then rest here.”

The back seat of the car quickly transformed.