Upon arriving at the school gate, they saw Liu Ming really standing there.
Xiao Lingyin's face lit up with joy, and she quickly ran over, throwing herself into Liu Ming's arms.
"Xiao Ming Ge, Suzune missed you so much!" Xiao Lingyin said excitedly.
"I've been thinking of my Xiao Lingyin too," Liu Ming said gently, rubbing her head. He somewhat understood why Xiao Lingyin was so excited.
Xiao Lingyin truly regarded him as family, and how could Liu Ming not feel the genuine affection she showed from time to time?
She couldn't help it before, but now that she had a rare chance to experience familial affection again, Xiao Lingyin was probably very worried about losing it once more.
Her heart was filled with anxiety about gains and losses.
After all, she was just a ten-year-old girl.
Xiao Mai quietly watched the harmonious group from the side. From their expressions and actions, she noticed that Liu Ming and these children shared a very deep bond.
"Lolicon!" Xiao Mai couldn't help but mumble in dissatisfaction.
With Liu Ming's current hearing, he easily caught what she said and couldn't help but glare at her fiercely.
He was just giving these adorable children the care they deserved. What kind of lolicon was that? He, Liu Ming, was not a lolicon.
The group standing there was a bit conspicuous. Liu Ming looked at them and noticed one was missing. He asked, "Where's Miyu? I don't see her."
"Miyu should be at the gymnasium," Xiao Lingyin explained.
"Then let's go over and check. If she finds out I came but didn't look for her, she'll definitely be angry later."
After Liu Ming finished speaking, he led the group towards the gymnasium.
On the way, Liu Ming took out three more bags of snacks and distributed them to Xiao Lingyin and the other two.
Kanna saw them and also asked for some.
Liu Ming had no choice but to give her a bag as well.
As for Kanna's friend, Saikawa Riko, they had parted ways not long ago.
After all, Liu Ming didn't know how long he would stay there, and if she stayed with him, it would be quite dangerous for her to go home too late.
Led by Xiao Lingyin, Liu Ming and the others quickly arrived at the gymnasium.
Even just standing outside, they could hear bursts of laughter coming from within.
The gymnasium here did not prohibit people from entering or exiting; other students could freely come and go.
Of course, if they hadn't applied for usage rights, they could only watch from the sidelines and not use the court, otherwise, it would affect those who were training.
Therefore, Liu Ming and his group did not seem too out of place after entering.
Xiao Lingyin was about to call out to Miyu, who was on the court, but Liu Ming stopped her.
Since he had come all this way, it was a good opportunity to observe Miyu's school life.
There were five small figures on the basketball court, constantly chasing a basketball.
Exclamations and laughter emanated from their mouths.
What Liu Ming found amusing, however, was that apart from the pink-haired girl, the others had no idea about basketball rules.
Every single one of their actions was a foul.
However, looking at Miyu's bright smile, he felt that none of that mattered.
They weren't participating in some important competition; it was just a club activity, and as long as everyone had fun, that was what counted.
Although Liu Ming and his group weren't making noise, his height of nearly 1.9 meters made him stand out like a crane among chickens in the crowd.
Soon, he was noticed, and gazes turned towards him.
Miyu, who was still playing, also stopped and followed the gazes of the crowd.
Then she froze, before a look of surprise and joy appeared on her face.
She dropped the basketball in her hand and quickly ran towards Liu Ming.
Her actions were even more exaggerated than Xiao Lingyin's; she jumped up and directly hung onto Liu Ming.
"Xiao Ming Ge, you're finally back! I missed you so much!" Miyu said happily, blinking her beautiful big eyes.
Feeling Xiao Mai's strange gaze again, Liu Ming couldn't help but give a wry smile; he really wasn't a lolicon.
He looked at Miyu, who was clinging to him, and said irritably, "There are other people around. Pay attention to your behavior."
Miyu, however, didn't care at all, clinging to Liu Ming and showing no intention of letting go.
At this moment, the five adorable girls who had been training with Miyu also walked over.
They all blinked their cute big eyes, curiously looking at Liu Ming and his group.
Xiao Lingyin and Kanna were in the same school as them, and Miyu had already introduced them.
As for Xiao Hina and Xiao Mai, it was their first time seeing them.
However, compared to the two girls, they were clearly more interested in Liu Ming, the male.
From Miyu's actions, it seemed their relationship was quite extraordinary.
Liu Ming patted Miyu's back again, and only then did Miyu reluctantly get down.
"Miyu, who is he? He's so tall!"
"Yeah, he's almost twice as tall as me!"
"I wonder if he can play basketball."
"Ta-da! Let me introduce everyone! This is the super amazing person I've always talked about, my most respected Uncle!" Miyu solemnly introduced Liu Ming to her friends.
Then she turned back and introduced her good friends to Liu Ming.
The one with pink hair tied with a purple hairband was Tomoka.
Like Miyu, the one with blonde twin tails was Maho.
The one with light blue hair and goggles on her face, giving off an impression of an academic, was Saki.
The one with long curly pink hair and reddish-purple eyes, giving a very natural impression, was Hinata, and she was the smallest of them all.
The one with light orange hair and the tallest among them, despite being only in fifth grade but already over 1.7 meters tall, was Airi.
"Hello," Liu Ming greeted them.
"Hello, Big Brother," the girls also smiled and greeted Liu Ming.
"Big Brother, can you play basketball?" Maho jumped in front of Liu Ming and asked curiously.
The other girls also couldn't help but stare at Liu Ming. Someone as tall as Liu Ming must be very good at basketball.
Liu Ming was stunned for a moment. He knew a little about basketball, but he wasn't very good.
But that was only in the past. As for now...
Liu Ming secretly checked his current character attributes.
Strength: 7+100
Intelligence: 7+30
Agility: 5+50
Constitution: 8+100
(Note: The maximum value for each human attribute is 10)
With these abnormal attributes, even if his basketball skills were terrible, he would become very powerful.
After all, in the end, basketball was just a game relying on physical confrontation.
If it was just a difference of a few points, the distinction might not be significant, but now it was a difference of several, even ten times, and it was the multiple of human limits.
With such strength and speed, if Liu Ming wished, he could even easily dunk the hoop and run with afterimages.