Chapter 127: The First Class Meeting
I silently distanced myself from her. Is this person really not very sharp?
But if what she said is actually her experience, then that’s just too terrible, and the place she mentioned seemed very inappropriate.
“Wait, did you just say that place… is it called the Street of Elegance?” I asked tentatively.
“Ah? Sister Xiao Han, you know about it too? But that place isn’t officially called the Street of Elegance; it’s just something people say. It has a formal name. The seniors there speak so nicely, and the beds are really soft. I love that place!”
“Okay…” I sighed with one hand on my forehead. She wouldn’t have been sold out by some senior and is counting the money, right?
Or has she been brainwashed?
“But yesterday, that place suddenly got shut down. A lot of seniors in uniforms rushed in and ordered the place to close. I had no place to stay. That’s when I remembered I was assigned a room card, so I came back.” Hong Chanyi’s expression suddenly turned sad and her tone was resentful, as if she wanted to fight back for her rights.
“…”
I silently got up. Sure enough, there wasn’t a single normal person in this dorm!
Do I even need to live with these guys anymore?
“Ah? Sister Xiao Han, aren’t you listening?”
“No, it’s getting late, and I have things to do tomorrow. Don’t stay up too late watching TV here. I’m going to take a shower.”
I quickly made up an excuse to prepare to sneak away; I wasn’t going to linger in the living room with someone who clearly wasn’t all there. How did this kind of person score so high on exams?
Is it possible they just got their brains messed up from studying?
“Oh right, we have a class meeting tomorrow. So, just like that, Sister Xiao Han, don’t turn off the lights after you shower. I’ll keep washing after you!”
“Mhm.”
I casually agreed and took my things back to my bedroom.
After a nice shower, I went to bed early.
The next morning.
I specially groomed myself, but I still wasn’t used to using cosmetics. Although Sister Bai bought some for me, I hadn’t used any.
My inner self still thinks like a guy; cosmetics should just go in the trash.
Isn’t being completely natural better?
Witch Transformation is the best skincare!
Today I wore an all-black outfit with a moderately long hem. In front of the mirror, my attire wasn’t too flashy, giving me a refreshing style.
There was a sense of androgynous coolness, yet it didn’t lose the softness of a young girl.
After casually tying my hair into a ponytail, I was ready to head out.
“Ah? Sister Xiao Han, why are you up so early? Wait for me! We still have so much time before the agreed time…” At this moment, Hong Chanyi hurriedly began speaking.
She was afraid I’d leave her behind, continuously begging me to wait.
“I’m the class leader; how can I be the last one to arrive? That would make it look like I don’t take the class seriously.”
“Shouldn’t the class leader be the last one to show up? A heavyweight figure should arrive last.” Hong Chanyi retorted.
But I couldn’t care less; doing that would be equivalent to acting grandiose. I’m not going that route. I’m taking a friendly approach, trying to build good relationships with everyone in the class.
I’ve never managed a group of people, let alone over a hundred.
But I know that if everyone has a good relationship with me, they should listen when I speak. If troubles arise in the future, we’ll deal with them then.
For now, I want to play my role well; I need to maintain the surface image properly.
After a while of Hong Chanyi postponing, I finally got on the bus heading to the teaching building.
Along the way, I saw many cheerful young girls, gathered in groups, laughing and chatting on the bus.
Looking at their innocent expressions and their single magic source, which they hadn’t been beaten down by the academy yet, it was easy to differentiate between new students and seniors.
It seems the seniors hadn’t lied to me; most new students have their dorms assigned here. The closer we got to our destination, the more people there were on the bus.
Looks like I’ll have to come early in the future.
However, each counselor has a different class schedule, so today’s class gathering time is also different, which I’ve confirmed with Dongli Yiren.
So I’m feeling really relaxed; our Class 14 hasn’t arrived at the gathering time yet.
At this moment, Hong Chanyi was also very excited, dressed beautifully with quite a bit of exposure. Although compared to those seniors in the Street of Elegance, who dress conservatively, you could still see some of that design style.
After all, everything that should be revealed was revealed.
Moreover, she herself looked great and easily attracted attention.
“Ah, Sister Xiao Han, today there are so many new students.”
“Yeah, indeed, it’s the first day of school. I wonder if there’s some new student welcoming ceremony, but from the looks of it, there doesn’t seem to be any notice, so maybe not.”
“Ah? That’s too bad; Extraordinary Academy doesn’t have a welcoming ceremony? That’s so unprofessional!”
As Hong Chanyi and I bantered back and forth, we quickly arrived at the teaching building of the Central Teaching District.
There isn’t just one teaching building here; there are many, after all, there are many seniors attending classes as well. With so many new students every year, how could there not be many teaching buildings?
“Sister Xiao Han, which teaching building are we going to?”
With a slightly confused expression, Hong Chanyi looked at me as if she thought she could turn her brain off by following me, the class leader.
“Ah… follow me.”
I sighed, and in the end, I guided Hong Chanyi to recognize the teaching building number before walking straight toward it.
As for remembering this classroom number?
Not necessary; this is just a temporary room for gathering students, and classes don’t necessarily have to be in this room. What’s the point of remembering it? Plus, I’m exempt from classes anyway.
After climbing a few flights of stairs, I found the classroom that Teacher Ji had assigned for gathering.
This classroom is very large, particularly large, with over a hundred seats, sufficient for a class meeting and such.
Even if everyone squeezed in, two classes could fit.
“Ah? Is this it? Someone got here earlier than us?” Hong Chanyi was very lively at this moment. After entering the class, she spoke loudly.
I walked in too, and saw a girl sitting in a corner. She looked up at me, but after meeting my gaze, she shyly looked away.
“Hello, classmate, I’m Yang Yuelan, the class leader of Class 14. You arrived so early!” I paused briefly, but still formally introduced myself to that classmate.
“Ah? Class leader? You’re that class leader? Um… hello, my name is Feng Yuzhen.” She seemed quite surprised, but after her initial shock, she simply stated her name.
“Feng Yuzhen, right? I hope we can get along well in the future.” I smiled gently, talking to her in a warm tone. She seemed like the introverted type, in some ways similar to me, but I was working hard to change myself.
After casual greetings, I took a seat in the front row. After all, I’m the class leader, and Teacher Ji will definitely have something to say. It would be inconvenient to sit at the back, wouldn’t it?
However, spending this long period of time here was quite boring, but I brought the paper Teacher Ji gave me yesterday.
I hadn’t read much yesterday since that day had exhausted me too much. After taking a shower, I quickly fell asleep in bed.
Now was just the right time; after a night’s reflection, I could review, allowing me to grasp the knowledge more quickly.
Moreover, while analyzing that spellbook yesterday, I had many ideas I wanted to try, but I hadn’t had the opportunity.
The spellbook can extract magic and release spells beyond one’s limit of magic manipulation.
But that requires mental power and the spellbook to establish a connection to cast spells.
If I mastered a method to modify the internal structure of the spellbook, wouldn’t that mean I could change the spellbook’s effects?
Although such a change would likely weaken the spell’s effectiveness.
But that’s still progress! It’s an enhancement of means!
One fireball spell can create a crater before me, but my fireball spell can be extinguished with a single hand, now that’s an advanced display of one’s power.
Just thinking about such a scene is fun; it’s much more interesting than playing games and casting skills.
While I was still looking at the papers, Hong Chanyi sitting beside me hadn’t given up on the idea of dragging me to sit at the back.
She wanted to sit at the back but also wanted to sit with me, so since I didn’t agree, she hard-headedly sat with me in the front row.
“Sister Xiao Han, stop studying! What are you looking at? I’m getting dizzy!”
“I’m looking at a shallow analysis of the internal integrated structure of the fireball spellbook—using the standard fireball spell model spellbook as an example. Do you want to see it? I have nine different versions here.”
“Ah, um… give me one copy; I’ll pretend to read it…” In the end, Hong Chanyi took one fireball spell paper and placed it in front of her.
At first, she excitedly read the overview in front, but she soon grew tired, probably because she had a late night yesterday. I wondered how late she stayed up watching TV.
Time passed gradually as more and more students arrived early for class, and I memorized each student who entered the classroom. These are all my classmates, and even though I might not attend classes with them later, I still need to remember their faces.
At the same time, I mentioned all members in two groups again, so no one would forget in the morning. Otherwise, it’s hard to imagine how angry Teacher Ji would be.
If someone is absent and didn’t show up, I imagined Teacher Ji would be quite upset, but I hope she won’t give them any trouble. Still, they must bear the consequences of their choices. If they’re absent, just letting me know in the group would be nice, so I can explain it to the teacher.
As the time approached, I looked back at the class. Most people had come, but obviously, it hadn’t filled up completely.
I checked in the group once more and discovered someone took the wrong bus and was on their way. Well… that was a reasonable excuse.
While I was still waiting for messages in the group, a figure walked in through the door.
As soon as she entered, the previously chatty classroom instantly fell silent. Indeed, the voluptuous woman with a strong presence was Teacher Ji.
“It seems most people are here now—let me introduce myself. My name is Ji Niang, and I am also the counselor for Class 14. My office is in 8405. If you have any issues, you can find me there.”
As Teacher Ji spoke, she turned to face the blackboard.
At that moment, my attention was drawn to this massive blackboard, which wasn’t the chalkboard I remembered.
It’s a huge Earth Vein Operating System; the blackboard resembles a display screen.
I could feel the surge of Earth Vein Energy.
Then Teacher Ji waved her hand, and her name appeared on the board, causing quite a few gasps.
After all, most of the people here had seen blackboards or something combining multimedia computers.
Who’s seen an Earth Vein System? So, its debut certainly amazed them.
This podium is the core of the Earth Vein System; once activated, a design border pattern around the blackboard gathers Earth Vein Energy.
“The designated time has arrived, but some students are still missing. I dislike latecomers. I hope you all remember this in the future.”
“Now, this is our Class 14’s first gathering for a class meeting, and I also welcome all the new students into our Witch Academy!”
As Teacher Ji initiated the meeting, the reaction below was quite lukewarm. However, there were noticeable enthusiastic supporters, including myself, mingling in the false excitement.
But Teacher Ji didn’t mind; it was her first time as a counselor, and she wasn’t too familiar with many things. However, that’s okay; even an unqualified counselor is still a counselor, and she won’t be too concerned about it.
“Let’s end the welcoming speech here. I know many of you are very excited to come into contact with extraordinary representatives, but I must remind you that the extraordinary world is different from what you imagine. Those novels you usually read are just novels—no one can achieve everything at once, nor is anyone born the protagonist.”
Teacher Ji’s quick shift abruptly dampened the fervor of many, but she didn’t care. After all, those affected by her words were destined to not stand out in the future.
However, near the end of her speech, her tone lacked a bit of conviction, though not enough for the students to notice.
After all, these are just platitudes; if this weren’t a special period, such statements would be a common trope.
But among the ordinary students in the Witch Academy, even if they become extraordinary witches, they would still be ordinary extraordinary witches.
“Now, let’s begin with your first requirement for enrollment: signing a confidentiality contract. From now on, all important matters in the Extraordinary Academy are not allowed to leak or spread in the outside world. From today, you and the outside world will become two completely separate realms.”
With Teacher Ji’s declaration, not a single person made a sound; she wasn’t negotiating with the class but stating a directive.
This contract must be signed.
Don’t naively think you can go back to a normal life without signing; the teachers will force you to sign it.
Don’t forget, any extraordinary academy is a place that devours its students whole!
