Chapter 468: From now on, Xiao Han is no longer a student of this class
“Well… Sister Bai, is she just leaving like this?” I glanced reluctantly at the classroom and the complex expressions of the instructors and senior students waiting in the area.
Even though I hadn’t spoken to them, their gazes seemed to convey a lot.
“Of course, Xiao Han, do you still want to stay here and watch them fight over you? If you’re that much into seeing this kind of fun, be careful not to get beaten up~” Bai Yu said with a smile, clearly in a good mood, completely lacking the earlier imposing demeanor. “Xiao Han~ If you were even a bit more outstanding, I’d be afraid you’d get kidnapped by other witches.”
“Hey~ In the eyes of those instructors, what’s the difference between me being taken away by you and now? But… Sister Bai, the interview isn’t over yet, is it really okay for you to leave like this?”
“What’s wrong with that? Wasting time here? Who would care about such trivial matters?” The interview was meant to fulfill the needs of the witches, and as her body cultivation instructor, she only valued Xiao Han, the only one who met the requirements in this batch. Was there any problem with that?
Not at all.
“Hey~ Sister, is your interview over?”
Just as Sister Bai accompanied me downstairs, a leisurely witch sitting at the entrance noticed Bai Yu, took a look at me, and then asked.
“I found a really good student and finalized it on the spot.” Bai Yu said, her smile barely concealed.
“Congratulations then~” This witch waved her hand to see us off.
Every teaching building in the Witch Academy generally has a witch as a part-time building manager, usually requiring an extraordinary witch to serve, and they tend to be the type that doesn’t have much to do, sitting there all day.
The building manager has many responsibilities, being in charge of various issues within the teaching building, such as room renovations, and being the first to respond if a classroom or laboratory experiences an explosion or fire, etc.
The barrier that separated this building from the outside world was also set up by her, to prevent students from wandering in and crashing the interview location.
As soon as we stepped out of the barrier’s range, we saw a group of senior students waiting outside.
Seeing an instructor come out, the senior students warmly greeted her. For them, building a good relationship with the instructors had its advantages.
However, they were instantly stunned when they saw me following closely behind.
Being taken away by an instructor during an interview… doesn’t this mean I’m set?
After a brief moment of disbelief and surprise, they quickly recognized me.
“It’s Yang Yuelan, she’s really locked in this time…”
“Still calling her Yang Yuelan? Now she should be referred to as Teaching Assistant Yang.” Whispers spread through the crowd.
“Should we still call her Teaching Assistant Xiao Han? That sounds more natural.”
“She’s really stepped up in the world… I’m envious, why didn’t I meet such a senior to help me out?”
Although these whispers were quiet, Bai Yu still heard them. However, she didn’t mind. Whether it was expressions of envy or jealousy, they couldn’t change the reality that they would only complain.
The truly capable ones focused directly on advancing to extraordinary witches, while teaching assistants… according to normal procedures, were intended for students who were confident in becoming extraordinary witches and willing to return to the main world’s Witch Academy to teach. Even if they go to teaching at other world’s Witch Academies, this teaching assistant experience would be the best credential.
After distancing ourselves from the area, I took the initiative to bring up a topic.
“Sister Bai, about the spirit vision thing mentioned earlier… Is it really that serious?” I shook Bai Yu’s arm, asking.
“Of course, I was just bluffing them~ With those new witches bouncing around like that, they think they can take you away from me? They’re still too naive.”
“Eh? Aren’t you afraid of them retaliating?”
“Who told you to be such a genius? If they come over to steal you away, then I’d have to deal with them directly.”
“Ah? Is that really okay?” I widened my eyes, surprised at how straightforward Bai Yu was in handling matters.
“Just kidding. At most, we’d spar a little, vent our frustrations. Besides… Xiao Han, what I said earlier wasn’t just baseless, you know? You’re very likely to encounter such situations in the future.”
“Really?”
“Of course it’s true, but it’s not as serious as I made it sound. A person’s five senses are a cohesive system, and when one is out of balance, it can indeed cause some trouble. But as long as you adapt, it’s fine.”
“So it basically means there’s not too much trouble, right?”
“Yeah, we should head back.” Bai Yu nodded, indicating that I was about right; it wasn’t really a big deal.
“Where to?”
“Of course, we have to complete the final assistant assessment. After the instructor is chosen, there will generally be a test assigned by the instructor, and ultimately I will write a report and application, so your assistant identity can be recognized by the academy.”
“That’s so troublesome?” I hurried to keep up with Bai Yu.
“It’s not that bad, just going through the process. But Xiao Han, you’ll have to practice body techniques with me for the next few days! A teaching assistant has power, but it also comes with responsibilities. If you don’t have a certain level of body cultivation and experience in body techniques, you won’t be able to assist me in teaching the courses.”
“Sure! I can definitely practice body techniques with you, Sister Bai!”
After all, I now have many things on hold, and it’s no problem to spend some time practicing body techniques with Sister Bai. After all, I’ve already embarked on the path to the extraordinary and I want to experience the joy of dual cultivation, because who wouldn’t want to “suppress firepower from afar and punch power up close”?
Let those fragile mages be who they want to be~
But before that, we celebrated the success of today’s interview.
The celebration took place at Senior Isha’s place.
Sister Bai had taken me there before, and this senior runs a private invite-only store. Because she chose to stay at the Witch Academy instead of advancing to become an extraordinary witch, my impression of her remains from when she said she was a fan of mine during the exchange competition.
Sister Bai came here mainly to see this friend, and I naturally had no objections since the restaurant had no outsiders, was less crowded, and the dipping sauces were quite interesting.
…
A few days later.
As the academy announced a joint combat test comprehensive final assessment involving all lower-grade students and students from outside institutions, it sparked a heated discussion among many students.
The academy’s online forum was suddenly flooded with news regarding this matter, drowning out previous slanders and rumors in anticipation of the upcoming test.
It seemed like the academy’s forum had no memory, or perhaps the so-called public opinion was nothing more than castles in the air, lacking the support of trolls, and hence had no chance of claiming a foothold in the academy’s forum.
Once it was confirmed that this would involve all students, excitement spread among them; of course, many students lacking in strength were anxious about their situations.
But the ones who truly felt threatened were the senior sisters, who were excluded from this multi-school joint exam!
Clearly, they were the ones who had truly grasped extraordinary powers, a group free to wield great strength, and they had long been contemplating how to “bully” the students from other academies in reasonable ways. However, the academy had not organized many activities or competitions for advanced students, which made them quite uncomfortable.
The lower-grade students referred to those in the first to third years, who were still under the guidance of mentors and had no dedicated instructors. Due to prior reforms, the Witch Academy had slightly increased the allocation of resources like spellbooks, magic sources, potions, and alchemical items for lower-grade students, at least offering more ways to obtain them.
So after this semester ended, even though the reforms had started just in the last two months, if two months wasn’t enough for students to develop a certain level of combat ability, it would be quite irresponsible of them.
After this matter was announced, many lower-grade instructors gathered their classes for temporary meetings to explain the points to note for the joint exams.
Therefore, in the past few days, a multitude of news and information regarding the multi-school joint exam was circulating, with various interpretations, leaving those classes that hadn’t held their meetings feeling itchily curious about the rumors.
At this time,
Students continued to arrive at a certain teaching building.
Some of them gathered in small groups and found a good spot to sit.
This was the classroom where Teacher Ji had called for a temporary class meeting for Class 14.
“Our instructor finally held a class meeting, I was about to get worried to death!”
“Yeah! Other classes had meetings yesterday and covered some points of note already.”
“By the way, do you all really want to go? I heard that since it’s a collaboration with other academies, it’s actual combat! If even a scratch happens, you’ll be crying for a long time.”
“Is it really actual combat? Can’t we use our Witch Academy’s dream realm? At least there wouldn’t be any life safety issues; even if it hurts, it’s fake. The most that could happen is some phantom pain for a few minutes after coming out.”
“You think the Dream Realm chambers at the Witch Academy are limitless? This is involving many academies! We can barely get in one batch for a monthly exam; how could that be the case?”
“Seems so, I was being foolish.”
“Sigh~ Why do you think our instructor is so busy every day? We hardly see them, and the agreed time is almost here, and most students are here.”
“Are we all here? Are we short a person here? Do you all think our former class leader will attend this important pre-exam meeting? It feels like we haven’t seen her in a long time.”
“Don’t say it, we really haven’t seen her in a long time. Sigh~ Getting exempted from classes is truly indulgent!”
“But she got full marks in theory; we can’t compare ourselves to someone like that!”
“Why can’t I become the person I hate among all the geniuses?”
“I think she will come; this is emphasized for all lower-grade students! If she dares to skip the monthly exam, does she still want to skip the final exam? This goes on her record, not taking it means failing, and there’s no chance for a retake.”
“Ah? Is it that serious? No chance for a retake?”
“Of course! I’ve checked on this.”
“Are you sure it’s not because you just barely passed each time in your Elements Theory class?”
“Could you stop ruining my rep? Just barely scraping by every time is also my skill; it’s called being prepared, understand?”
As those girls chattered at the front, Luxien, sitting at the back, fell silent. She didn’t want to tell these gossiping girls that the former class leader they were talking about was actually Yang Yuelan… who probably would never have a chance of failing again nor would care about the opportunity to make up for missing an exam.
She clearly remembered the words that Senior Daphne had told her, and that chance meeting had left a deep impact on her!
While she was still proud of her little progress, she looked up and saw the towering peak of someone far above her. That person had simply come and gone without a trace, leaving behind a deep psychological shadow.
She felt she wouldn’t want to compare herself to anyone for at least the next few years.
She just wanted to gradually accumulate strength and, with Senior Daphne’s help and the backing of the All-purpose Association, at least ensure she could stay ahead of her peers.
Everyone was equally obstructed by that mountain named Yang Yuelan.
However, after being “enlightened” by Daphne, she also put aside that heartache. Daphne was right; from here on out, they were two different worlds. So, she didn’t need to pull her down or compete for attention.
She shouldn’t deceive herself into thinking that just because they were classmates once, they were on the same level now; that was the biggest form of self-deception.
Leaving facts aside, among her peers, aside from Yang Yuelan, she was still one of the strongest!
Moreover… she had never considered that this witch academy, once an unremarkable place, could be so terrifying, its depths so profound, and strength so easily obtainable… if she encountered those reserve wizards who used to be classmates, she vowed she could beat them up without mercy!
Her brief stint at the Wizard Academy brought her many hard-to-accept realities, and compared to this, she even felt that becoming a witch and joining the Witch Academy wouldn’t be unacceptable…
Thinking of this, Luxien hurriedly shook her head to reject such terrifying thoughts. How could she acknowledge the superiority of the Witch Academy this way!
She used to be male in the Wizard Academy!
With the ability to carry on a legacy for other girls, and now it was her who had to do it for others…
Just the thought of it was scary.
But tossing these thoughts aside, the image of Senior Daphne reappeared in her mind…
That graceful figure… alluring curves and… cough cough…
Luxien silently slapped herself, feeling her cheeks inexplicably flush as she sat alone until a figure hurriedly entered the classroom, snapping her out of those trivial thoughts and drawing her focus back to the person.
And that figure was, of course, Teacher Ji, who had come in to hold the meeting. Her arrival immediately quieted the somewhat noisy classroom.
Looking at the almost full classroom, she focused on a few key students she had paid attention to, like Luxien and Ninglan Qiuyue. In the new student year at the Witch Academy, no other class had such a configuration with two children of fortune.
Then, Ji Nian took a deep breath, letting it out slowly.
“I’m glad everyone is here. For this temporary class meeting, I’m sure you all know what’s going to be discussed.”
“However, before I talk about these important matters, I also need to tell everyone something.”
As Teacher Ji finished speaking, many students were curious about what else she had to say at the beginning of the meeting.
“That is, our Class 14, student Yang Yuelan has officially left the class, meaning from now on Yang Yuelan is no longer a student of Class 14, and her enrollment information with the Witch Academy has been canceled, making her no longer a registered student.” Teacher Ji paused here, seemingly gauging the expressions of the class before continuing.
“Additionally… I must congratulate student Yang Yuelan for passing the academy’s teaching assistant assessment process and becoming a teaching assistant.”
With a big breath from Teacher Ji, she managed to drop two heavy announcements on the class, and after a few seconds of silence, the entire classroom was overwhelmed by the sound of astonishment from over a hundred students.
