Chapter 39: The Situation Calms Down
The battle that affected this area ended abruptly, and I, who had been trembling in the corner, hardly felt any sense of participation.
However, it is a wisdom to avoid meddling in matters beyond my power, and I wouldn’t get stuck in a bind over such issues.
I also managed to persuade Sister Bai, who was worried, to leave, and before she left, I had her buy something from me. Although I personally felt it was somewhat unfair.
But I wasn’t making any profit; I sold the little cookies I made myself. Senior Tang Yihan said I could dispose of them as I pleased, and these cookies weren’t going to be sold as merchandise upfront.
If I didn’t eat them or take them away, their fate would be the trash bin, and I absolutely cannot allow that waste to happen, so I accepted them.
My plan was to give these cookies to Sister Bai when I saw her.
But Sister Bai insisted on paying me. Looking at the ordinary and even somewhat deformed cookies, I could only accept the money with a guilty conscience. Of course, it was just a token amount, feeling just about the cost price.
Anyway, this wasn’t something to be recorded; consider it my extra income.
Sigh… When did I become like this, willing to do such things for money?
Next time, when I’ve learned better skills, I should make something delicious and give it to Sister Bai as compensation.
I guess… it’ll have to be that way.
However, it seems the situation outside is also approaching calm.
At least from the perspective of so many seniors flying down, it seems they may not need to come to assist anymore. It’s a pity my abilities aren’t enough; I have no idea what really happened out there.
It’s too far away, I can’t hear what they’re saying.
All I know is that there was a conflict involving two or more academies, primarily between students. By that look, did the Witch Academy win?
After all, they were fighting on home turf, so winning would be expected, right? But is it really okay that the academy’s main screen wall got such a huge hole?
Repairing it should cost a fortune, right? The academy really is wealthy.
But this damage was caused by students from other academies, so maybe the Witch Academy won’t even be the one footing the bill.
The wall was damaged by students from other academies; how can they not pay for it?
At this moment, I was dealing with some trivial matters in the store, like adjusting items that got misaligned or knocked over due to the aftermath of the battle.
I also checked for any safety hazards in the store, like cracks or anything, but as it looks now, everything here is quite solid.
There aren’t even any cracks on the walls; if this were a shoddy construction job from before, it would have cracked ages ago.
Next, I just have to wait for the seniors to come back and take charge of the situation. After all, I’m just a part-time employee here and can’t do much.
After waiting for a while, I finally saw the seniors return.
Seeing them come back made me so excited I almost wanted to cry.
But I should maintain my composure, so I directly opened the store door with enthusiasm and warmly welcomed them back, “Manager, Senior, welcome back.”
“Ah~ my new employee~” Shali immediately walked towards me quickly when she saw me come out to greet them, and it was clear her mood was quite good.
Or rather, extremely good!
With her returned the senior Ying Shiqian, but I didn’t expect Senior Tang Yihan to come back with the manager; did they meet while out buying materials?
At this moment, Shali reached out to pinch my cheeks, and it was apparent that she had a strong desire to interact with others, as if she had an immense joy wanting to be released in some form.
It would be even better if I ignored her tattered clothes; it was obvious the manager had been through a battle, and a fierce one at that.
She hadn’t even changed her clothes, sporting ragged holes and stains of bl**d. If it weren’t for her being so close to me, I wouldn’t have even noticed.
“Alright, Manager, don’t bully Xiao Han anymore,” Tang Yihan interjected from the side.
“Yihan, how can this be called bullying? Xiao Han, do you think the manager is bullying you?”
“Um… no.”
I hesitated a bit while looking into the manager’s eyes before speaking. After all, she is the manager, and Senior Tang Yihan was right; she is going to pay me, so it’s best to let her have her way.
At this point, it was just a matter of being pinched on the cheek.
Next, I need to think of a way to get the manager to give me a raise; that would be the true path to retribution.
“You see, Xiao Han doesn’t feel that I’m bullying her. I’m very happy today; I finally got to experience the sound of those bird people’s wings being broken again. What a marvelous sound… coupled with their agonizing wails…”
Before Shali could finish, she was interrupted again, and the way the manager looked at Tang Yihan was different now.
“Manager, Xiao Han is still a new student at the academy. Saying such things would scare her.”
“Hmm… that’s true, but you’ll get used to it, Xiao Han. You are already a preparatory witch now; you’ll encounter such things often in the future…” After realizing, Shali came back in front of me and started lecturing me.
To be honest, I wasn’t scared by what the manager said; I just found it very novel. The “bird people” the manager mentioned must be those so-called students from the Holy Angel Academy.
I didn’t expect the Holy Angel Academy to be similar to the Witch Academy; even the races have already changed.
The Witch Academy uses some unknown principle of Magic Source for witch transformation; what methods does the Holy Angel Academy use to turn people into angels?
Suddenly, I became a bit curious.
“Mm, mm.”
At this moment, I looked as if I was humbly listening to teachings with no discomfort, nor did I refute anything.
So, the manager was quite satisfied with me being such a obedient employee and gave me an extra reward for sticking around in the store.
This way of putting it seems like just casually finding an excuse to give the employees some money.
I must say, the manager looked the best when she said she was going to give me a bonus!
After chatting for a while in the store, the manager finally changed into a new set of clothes with the help of Seniors Ying Shiqian and others.
Meanwhile, a “temporarily closed” sign was hung outside the store. Honestly, if you ask me, it doesn’t matter whether that sign is there or not; the customers at this hour aren’t many, especially after such an incident just happened. There are even fewer customers now, but there are many seniors outside watching the show.
The earlier battle affected many places; don’t think that the bakery here is unscathed; nearby areas will need extensive reconstruction.
“Today we’ll be closed for business. Xiao Han, don’t worry; today’s attendance will be counted as a full day. Soon, I will announce something!” As the manager, Shali now had the biggest say in the store.
However, when it comes to the announcement, I was the only one who showed a curious look; the two seniors seemed to have already guessed what it was.
“Today at noon, let’s go out for a nice meal together! My treat!”
After hearing this, my enthusiasm gradually diminished. Should I say it was unexpected or not unexpected?
Going out for a nice meal is indeed great, especially with the manager picking up the tab.
But compared to this, I’m much more eager to hear them explain exactly what just happened.
After all, once the desire to gossip arises in one’s heart, it cannot be suppressed.
