Chapter 105: The Promise with Sister Bai
“Um… I’m sorry, Sister Bai, I was too willful…”
As soon as Sister Bai led me out to a location she remembered, I immediately apologized.
“As long as you understand. Anyway, don’t come here again, okay? Promise Sister Bai.” At this moment, Bai Yu’s expression was serious, her tone even carried a hint of authority.
“Mm!” I quickly nodded.
“And, promise me, can you quit the baking club?” Bai Yu spoke up again, taking advantage of the current atmosphere.
“Um… Huh? Why?”
Suddenly, I realized why Sister Bai had shifted the topic to this.
The previous topic was completely unrelated, and I looked at the still-serious Sister Bai with a hint of confusion and bewilderment.
“What? Is it difficult for you?”
“This… I… The store manager of the baking club treats me well, and both seniors are nice to me too. Suddenly telling them I want to quit the club… I…” I stammered in response, then turned my gaze back to Bai Yu, “Sister Bai, I believe you wouldn’t make me do something for no reason, especially something against my wishes. So, can you tell me… why?”
“Can’t do it? Then let me change the condition. This time, you must agree with me.”
Bai Yu looked at my reaction, not surprised. She thought it was unlikely that I would obey her simply because she couldn’t explain herself, so she deliberately proposed such an unacceptable condition for her next request.
“Mm!”
I nodded. Since Sister Bai wasn’t forcing me to choose on this matter, changing the condition must mean it was something she believed I could accept.
But Bai Yu was a bit mistaken; if she insisted, I would agree to quit the baking club regardless.
However, I didn’t explain this and directly agreed, even though Sister Bai hadn’t yet revealed what the condition was.
“Promise me, don’t have any contact or interactions with Tan Han, okay?”
“Huh?”
I looked at Sister Bai in shock, not expecting her words to catch me off guard again. It seemed she understood my situation, including what was happening at the baking club and my relationship with Tan Han.
“Want to know why? But sorry, I still can’t say that.” At this moment, Bai Yu preemptively interrupted my impending question but also gave me an answer.
That was, she couldn’t give me an answer to my question.
“Is that so?”
I bit my lip, my heart weighing the balance between how to justify letting go of what I once had.
Things like my life in the past, my family in this life, and that old phone I had been meaning to throw away yet still hadn’t given up.
And right now, my wealthy and beautiful academic friend.
Letting go of a friendship is hard, but this was just the beginning. On the other side was Sister Bai, and I was willing to do this willingly; otherwise, if I didn’t cut it off decisively, who knows, I might end up with nothing in the future.
So I chose Sister Bai; she was everything to me right now, and I could sacrifice anything to ensure the longevity of our friendship.
“Okay, I promise Sister Bai.”
“You… Huh?” Bai Yu didn’t expect me to agree so readily; she was already thinking of how to provide me with psychological counseling.
After all, this world was no longer like the usual one where anything could turn if someone was missing.
In the worst case, without the “protagonist” in the script, it was not impossible for the world to stop.
She had previously paid such a high price to extract Xiao Han from her early cannon fodder role precisely so that she wouldn’t be dragged by the plot, right?
Xiao Han was an “Innate Spirit Vision User,” and she was still awake. Such a bug-like existence would surely be eliminated after the script appeared as well.
If it weren’t for the Inferior Demon Academy discovering it, which drew the attention of the Witch Academy and intervened in the plot, such an Innate Spirit Vision User would have disappeared quietly from history, leaving no ripples.
“Xiao Han, you agreed, right!”
“Of course.” I confirmed once again, meeting the incredible and shocked expression on Sister Bai’s face.
“Good… Good, Xiao Han, let’s go back.” After repeatedly confirming my answer, Bai Yu couldn’t help but express her emotions and wanted to hug me.
Whether Xiao Han’s response was perfunctory or genuinely obedient, as long as she agreed, Bai Yu was willing to believe it.
“Huh? We’re going back so soon? Today is the first day of the new semester.” I pushed the overly enthusiastic Sister Bai away a bit, feeling that she was lost in her world, emotionally moved.
Saying this might seem a bit harsh, but I didn’t quite understand what had just happened and couldn’t resonate with her. Surely Sister Bai wasn’t trying to change my tragic future since her rebirth?
That kind of thinking seemed absurd!
“Sorry, Xiao Han, I got a bit too excited. Let’s go, where else do you want to go? Sister Bai will take you!” Bai Yu wiped away the small pearls of tears that hadn’t fallen yet, “But you can’t go back there!”
“Don’t worry~ I won’t go there again.” I immediately assured her.
“Mm, remember your promise to me. Also, I know you can see many things that ordinary people can’t because of your Spirit Vision. If you see such places again, don’t be curious and try to find a way in.”
“Oh, got it. Are there many such places in the academy?” I listened carefully to Sister Bai’s advice, but I didn’t know if it had a counterproductive effect; as she said that, my curiosity surged again.
“Many… Do you think the Street of Elegance is the only one? Too naive. There are many such places in the academy that can be called the Street of Elegance. Even I don’t know how many of these places exist throughout the academy, so Xiao Han, if you see one in the future, you definitely cannot go in. If you can, it’s best to report it anonymously. Of course, if you can’t report anonymously, then just leave it alone, okay?”
“Huh? I can report it?” I clearly seized the key point.
“Mm, the academy explicitly prohibits such places from appearing, but… there’s always a ‘but’—it’s an unspoken rule I can’t reveal. In short, just stay away, especially as a new student like you.”
“Got it, I’ll definitely stay away!” I walked alongside Sister Bai and reassured her again.
Since it was prohibited, then I wouldn’t go. I used to think these were academy features.
I’m a law-abiding good person; I don’t smoke, don’t drink, and don’t hang out at clubs.
This was just the first time, and I was already blushing through the whole process; how could I handle that?
In the future, every time I see such a place, I’ll report it!
I certainly don’t want to suddenly black out at the academy and wake up somewhere like that. It’s scarier than a horror story.
“Let’s go. On the first day of new student enrollment, it seems it’s also time for class assignments, and you should meet your teacher; she will accompany you for many years.”
Bai Yu pulled out a broom and spoke to me as she mounted it. After sitting on the broom, Bai Yu glanced back at the already invisible Street of Elegance, her eyes flashed with a hint of coldness. Anyone who dared to tempt Xiao Han would have to think of a way to close this place for a while.
She would report it right away. Although she felt it was a pity, after all, it was one of the few streets she knew, some matters couldn’t be allowed to start.
She still understood Xiao Han very well. If there weren’t any hints and guidance in this series of events, she wouldn’t believe it. Although it was impossible for new students to open the passage, in the end, Xiao Han did go in.
Consider it an undeserved disaster that befell this place; it was better to exercise some restraint. She was also considering the wellbeing of those indulging in it inside.
The protagonist trusts Bai Yu too much.