Chapter 98: Bringing My New Roommate Home～
After I arranged everything for Guan Qiuling, it was already evening.
I casually took her to the roadside for a meal before preparing to take her to my villa.
She is now one of my roommates, so I naturally wanted to bring her back. I imagine Dongli Yiren would be quite surprised; I wonder if she is still in the dormitory since she has had nothing to do and should be quietly staying there.
After all, for her, the outside of the villa is filled with perverted seniors, making the risk of going out too high, so it’s impossible for her to go outside.
At this time, Guan Qiuling was still neatly dressed in her witch’s four-piece set, and the slightly oversized brim completely covered her figure, but the large magic wand in her hand was very eye-catching.
I helped her pick that big magic wand; at that time, Guan Qiuling didn’t know which one to choose and had to ask me.
In the end, my advice was for her to have this long wand. At least holding such a large item in her hand should give Guan Qiuling some sense of safety, or so Dongli Yiren said.
As for the student card processing afterward, she could have chosen a new name for her new life, but in the end, she didn’t change her name and continued to use Guan Qiuling.
And her talent awakening… was for items. At the moment of awakening, a thing dropped into her hands – it was a broken piece of a weapon, like a fragment of a cold weapon destroyed in battle.
I specially used Spirit Vision to take a look; it was just an ordinary item with no traces of extraordinary energy. However, Guan Qiuling treated it as a treasure, even though she didn’t know what it was useful for. Nevertheless, it was something acquired during her talent awakening, so it held significant sentimental value for her.
I had no objections; after all, if I were in her situation, I would make the same choice. No matter how ordinary the object is, as long as it is given value, it carries its own unique meaning.
Upon returning to the villa, or rather, the dormitory, Guan Qiuling’s eyes widened in surprise as she didn’t expect the so-called academy-assigned dormitory to be such an independent villa!
She thought that the place she stayed at before was rented or bought by the seniors themselves. She had no idea it was assigned by the academy.
As I opened the door, I saw Dongli Yiren lounging on the sofa, watching TV. At this moment, she looked quite lazy in a set of clothes I hadn’t seen her wear before; it seemed she had purchased some clothing for herself.
I didn’t expect she had actually gone out to buy clothes?
That was a bit beyond my expectations.
I thought she would buy some men’s clothing since the academy is so large; there must be places selling men’s clothing, but I haven’t seen any so far.
Now looking at her outfit, although it was somewhat androgynous, the patterns on the clothing and the curves still made it apparent it was actually women’s clothing.
“Hmm? You’re back?” Dongli Yiren turned her head casually, but when she saw the stranger beside me, her demeanor changed. She quickly sat up straight.
“Uh, this is…”
“Oh, her name is Guan Qiuling, and she is one of our roommates. I came back with her.” I pulled Guan Qiuling closer, placing a hand on her shoulder to explain to Dongli Yiren.
Then I began to introduce them to each other.
“Guan Qiuling, this is the other roommate in the villa I told you about; her name is Dongli Yiren.”
“Hello…” that was Dongli Yiren.
“Y-You… hello…” that was Guan Qiuling.
At this moment, Dongli Yiren had shed her earlier laziness, and her greeting had a hint of stiffness.
Guan Qiuling was not much better off either.
For a moment, the atmosphere felt quite awkward, and even I couldn’t stand it.
“Alright, alright, you both aren’t the chatty type, but you’ll be fine once you spend time together. Guan Qiuling, come on, I’ll take you upstairs to choose a bedroom; you can sleep there tonight. The sleeping supplies in the bedroom are all complete.”
I pushed Guan Qiuling upstairs. Since they had nothing to say, then there was no need to force a conversation.
Honestly, even though they are already roommates living together, why is the relationship so awkward? A little more lively would be nice!
Could it be that they are still wary of each other?
After all, I hadn’t told Dongli Yiren about Guan Qiuling; I had promised not to speak about it.
And Guan Qiuling’s own dislike for talking led to this situation.
Sigh… Whatever, let’s leave it like this for now.
It seems that currently there are four people in the dormitory, all of whom are probably boys.
As for that fourth roommate, who still has the room card but hasn’t appeared, he is likely also a boy.
After all, there shouldn’t be any seniors interested in girls at the academy…
The one who was taken away is most likely a boy, and perhaps his experience right now is as miserable as Guan Qiuling’s.
But I am powerless in this regard; after all, I can’t find him. It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack.
I guess I’ll just let things take their course.
After taking Guan Qiuling to the classroom building, I began to explain to her.
“The second floor here is mostly guest rooms. The first room is my bedroom; if you need me, remember to knock. The last room is Dongli Yiren’s bedroom, and you can choose from the rest.”
“I… I’ll choose this one.” After thinking for a moment, Guan Qiuling gave her answer. I had expected her to hesitate a bit more and then ask me, but she chose so quickly.
“Eh? This one? You picked so quickly?” I looked at this guest room, which happened to be right next to mine.
“Hmm… I want to be next to Sister Xiao Han… Is that not okay?”
“Of course it’s okay.” Seeing her look as if I was putting her in a tough spot, I couldn’t say it wasn’t acceptable. I wouldn’t refuse her either, so I took her to open the room.
The room had no strange odors, and its layout was very similar to mine. I’d found it rather normal, but Guan Qiuling was very shocked; it seemed she hadn’t lived in such a large bedroom before.
In truth, bigger bedrooms aren’t necessarily better; overly large ones only create a sense of emptiness, which can feel quite oppressive.
However, although the bedroom in the villa was large, after being decorated, it felt just right. The space was also ample, making it look very comfortable.
“This will be your bedroom now. Do you want to familiarize yourself with it? This is a place you’ll be living in for a long time. Treat it as your home and feel free to settle in. Just like Dongli Yiren in the living room earlier; she adapted very quickly, and she didn’t arrive earlier than you.”
I comforted Guan Qiuling because if she remained so restrained in the dormitory, it would be very uncomfortable.
“Hmm, thank you, Sister Xiao Han.”
“Just call me Xiao Han; adding ‘sister’ makes it too distant.”
“Okay, Xiao Han…”
“That’s more like it! You can get acquainted here. Oh right, remember to keep the key on the door safe; I’ll go downstairs now.”
After reminding Guan Qiuling, I dashed to the living room below. After all, there was nothing fun in my bedroom.
Coincidentally, I could discuss the current dormitory situation with Dongli Yiren, including the energy consumption issue, the charging problem, and my speculation about the fourth roommate we had yet to meet.
Since Guan Qiuling didn’t want to reveal anything, I wouldn’t push it and would casually talk to Dongli Yiren about the fourth roommate, just to provide her some reassurance.
