Chapter 769: Leaving a Dark History for Hong Chanyi Isn’t Unacceptable
After briefly explaining to the few of them what the concept of Self-Generated Magic is, I awaited their responses.
“Can you really create something so incredible, Xiao Han?”
“Hey, is it really okay for you to doubt Xiao Han like that? Xiao Han is the legendary Teaching Assistant who turns the impossible into possible! Do you understand the value in that?”
“If… let’s assume I had this kind of constitution, wouldn’t that mean I wouldn’t have to worry about the Magic Source anymore? As long as I have this constitution and learn the techniques for condensing the Magic Source… Wow! That would be simply…”
“Speaking of which, is that all you guys are hoping for?” Hearing their fantasy, I couldn’t help but chime in, “Don’t you want to elevate yourselves to become true Extraordinary Witches?”
“Huh? Elevating to Extraordinary Witches? Wouldn’t that be too far from us?” Upon hearing my words, Hong Chanyi instinctively spoke up.
“Is it?”
I glanced at Hong Chanyi; within this dormitory, Dongli Yiren and Yu Yatian seem to have become two individuals I need not worry about. One already has her own goals, while the other remains steadfast in her principles. Guan Qiuling is a little introverted, but currently, Hong Chanyi is the most outrageous in her expressions.
She is outrageous in mindset.
“Did I say something wrong?” Hong Chanyi felt a bit uncomfortable under my gaze.
“Can’t you tell? Xiao Han thinks your vision is short-sighted. After following her for so long, you still think elevating to Extraordinary Witches is too far?” Guan Qiuling, sitting next to Hong Chanyi, retorted gently and bluntly.
“Oh? So it seems… sorry! This is an issue with my attitude!” Hong Chanyi stood up, her tone becoming a bit “sorrowful.” She then raised her glass, “I’ll drink to this, Xiao Han, feel free. From now on, I will correct my attitude!”
“Alright, don’t make it so serious; meals should be enjoyable.” I picked up the juice beside me and gestured lightly.
“Hehe… thank you for forgiving me, Xiao Han. This year, I’ve entered the Witch Academy but haven’t really figured much out. I truly didn’t have the energy to consider such important matters…”
“Indeed, elevating to Extraordinary Witches isn’t simply about having a steadfast goal. Sometimes, clarifying your own life, your relationships, your friends, your family—those are also matters that must be addressed before elevating to Extraordinary Witches.”
“So… is this what you mean by Earth Vein Shackles?” Yiren spoke up, continuing the conversation.
“That’s just the manifestation and vessel of the Earth Vein Shackles; even I can’t escape it.” However, I knew very well that I didn’t cut it off in the conventional way.
From the very beginning, I didn’t believe in this, and my terrible family thoroughly lost the chance to trap me. What if I had started off in a happy, perfect family, compensating for all the flaws and regrets of my past life? Perhaps I would have taken a different path altogether?
Of course, I could directly sever the Earth Vein Shackles, and I must thank that “enthusiastic” Abyss Demon Lord for providing a fresh heart.
“Oh! I remember! Xiao Han, I heard you wanted to bring your younger brother over during the college entrance examination in the outside world. Is that how you handled your family relationships?”
“You know about this too?”
“Of course! This story spread like wildfire on the academy forums!”
“Actually, it’s even more complicated; I went home and sent my parents to jail at the Security Bureau, leaving behind a giant baby brother, along with bringing him to the Witch Academy.”
“Ah?”
“Ah? Is it that explosive?”
Upon hearing my words, Hong Chanyi and the others were immediately shocked! After all, without knowing the full story, it was hard to evaluate such matters, but at this dining table, I had no problem chatting.
Is this seeking sympathy?
Not really… and there’s no need. I was just reinforcing my heart, allowing the unhappy past to be spoken of with a smile at this moment.
Once we finished eating, I realized I had underestimated our collective appetites; it turned out we could eat quite a bit.
However, our eating and chatting eventually turned into a freely flowing conversation.
“Are you a bit drunk, Hong Chanyi?”
“Nonsense~ just slightly tipsy~ The fruit wine at this hotel has such low alcohol content; how could I possibly be drunk? This state is just perfect for chatting about juicy gossip with you all… Listen to me, let me tell you about my dad, that Sea King, and my three mothers’ love-hate relationships…”
“Tsk… Is Hong Chanyi really drinking low-alcohol fruit wine?”
“She ordered several kinds and ended up mixing her own to drink…”
“Well, it’s fine. Should we head back? Are you guys full?”
“Yeah, pretty much. I want to get this embarrassing person back quickly. I should record this for her to see tomorrow, and send a copy to her dad, let him see what his daughter is doing out here.”
“Alright~ then I’ll go settle the bill first. Take your time.” I glanced at Hong Chanyi, chuckling and shaking my head helplessly before getting up to settle the bill.
Before long, this process was completed; although there were some minor interruptions during checkout, they didn’t take too much of my time.
I glanced at the business card the hotel manager handed me. It was obvious that it wasn’t just from the general manager; another card belonged to a fellow student from the Witch Academy, probably indicating the actual owner’s card of the hotel.
It didn’t really imply any obligation; the other party likely couldn’t come right away and wanted to use this opportunity to establish a connection.
“Alright~ time to head back.” I called to the few of them.
“Huh? You’re leaving just like that? How about… enjoying the night view of the Magic Capital a bit more? It’s wonderful…”
“I think it would be more convenient to knock Hong Chanyi out and carry her back,” Dongli Yiren suggested.
“I think that’s a great idea,” Guan Qiuling chimed in.
“Forget it, I’m directly locating to the dormitory. Let’s go.”
Using a teleportation spell, I tore open a rift in space. As I developed and mastered it, I became increasingly proficient with its application. Since I also had a large number of Magic Sources, bringing others along during teleportation was quite the basic operation.
With just one step, we returned to our familiar living room.
“Finally back, Xiao Han’s teleportation spells are really convenient.”
“Ah~ I need to take a shower; otherwise, I’ll smell like the wine Hong Chanyi made me reek of.” Dongli Yiren said, while also sniffing her clothes. After transforming into a girl, she found her sense of smell became noticeably sharper.
“By the way, I have a hangover cure spell; do you need help?” I plopped onto a nearby sofa and asked.
After all, the hangover cure spell is just a small spellbook, one of many I’ve collected. I didn’t think I’d ever use it since I rarely drink, and even this time, I substituted juice for wine.
Of course, it’s essential to occasionally try for body cultivation, but I knew I wouldn’t get drunk like this.
“No, no, Xiao Han, just let Hong Chanyi be. Leaving her with a dark history isn’t bad either; I’ve already recorded it.” The Great Knowledge Seed thought to herself.
“Yiren, are you serious? Send me a copy!” Guan Qiuling remarked, somewhat gleefully.
“This is a lovely record between friends; send me a copy, and I’ll treasure it properly.” Even Yu Yatian chimed in at this moment.
“Send me a copy too!”
I also joined in on the fun, but this atmosphere quickly passed.
Dongli Yiren and Guan Qiuling dragged Hong Chanyi upstairs, leaving only Yu Yatian behind.
“Xiao Han, are you staying over tonight?” Yu Yatian inquired.
“No.” I shook my head decisively.
“I knew it… But thanks, Xiao Han, for remembering us during such a good time.”
“Not necessarily a good thing~ It might just be getting used as a guinea pig~”
“That’s still better than mindlessly following a routine to study. Compared to our peers, we have no advantages, so when opportunities arise, we need to seize them.”
“Little Yu, your awareness is really high… If only everyone were like you.”
“But we can’t force everyone to be like that, can we?”
“True… Alright, it’s getting late, I should head off.” I got up, brushing off the creases in my clothes, then looked back at Yu Yatian, “Please say goodbye to Dongli Yiren and Guan Qiuling for me. The small-scale testing for Self-Generated Magic isn’t happening for a while, but if you guys want to prepare early… you can try to engage in body cultivation.”
“Body cultivation? I’ll tell them.”
After bidding farewell to a few in the dormitory, I left the place that held memories of my past.
Although we only gathered for about one dinner, I found them quite interesting.
Since the gap has widened, and peers can no longer catch up with me, I accepted reality and sought to help them through a different approach, which is also helping myself.
In the night sky.
I rode my broomstick, soaring through the air, feeling the night breeze, and the scenery of the Witch Academy at night is also beautiful.
Moreover, it’s still the new student enrollment phase, with images from the root network adorning the Witch Academy; after all, nothing is more ceremonious for a school than the enrollment of new students…
The academy seems like a person who has just woken up from a light slumber, with many things unfolding alongside this energy. Nightlife is the most vital calling card of the Witch Academy at night.
And I lazily returned to Sister Bai’s villa. Although this is Sister Bai’s home, returning here feels just as familiar as coming back to my own home.
“Sister Bai~ I’m back~”
“Coming back so late, where has Xiao Han been playing?” Sister Bai appeared before me, seeming to catch a whiff, “Oh, I detect the scents of several other girls; did you go to see your roommates?”
“Sister Bai can even sniff that out?!”
“Mm~ I’ve met them, and I’ve roughly sensed their life essence, and… I also caught a smell of alcohol.”
“Oh no~ Sister Bai, you know me, I don’t like drinking that much, I only had juice.” I quickly explained, then noticed Sister Bai’s expression seemed a little off, “Huh? Sister Bai, why do you look a bit disappointed? Were you hoping I’d come back slightly tipsy and then burrow into your arms to act cute?”
“That wouldn’t be out of the question?” Sister Bai said with a smile.
“Eh~ Sister Bai, you’re not even trying to hide your true nature anymore, are you!”
“If we have to hide our true natures between us… it becomes rather insincere, doesn’t it?” Sister Bai said, walking behind me and nudging me inside.
“That’s true, so what are we going to do?”
“Take a shower~ If there’s a scent, I might find it a bit hard to enjoy tonight~”
“Huh? I can just use a Cleaning Spell! There’s no need for all that hassle, right?”
“Hassle? How could this be a hassle? I’ll help you wash; that way, Xiao Han won’t find it troublesome!” Sister Bai eagerly said while she expertly went about her task.
The buttons at the front, the ties at the waist… the bow she tied on my back herself…
We had just arrived at the bathroom door when Sister Bai bent to pick up the fallen clothes, single-handedly stuffing them into a nearby laundry basket…
With the bathroom door closing with a soft click, the door of our shared world was completely opened.
With soft lighting casting our intertwined shadows on the floor, the shower spray blurred the boundaries between the two.
……
The days of new student enrollment quickly passed.
A brand new world of the extraordinary awaits the newly-enrolled students to explore.
And during these days, I spent enjoyable times with Sister Bai; the relief of body and mind helps alleviate fatigue and smooth out stress.
Compared to earlier, I was notably more spirited today than in the past few days.
Without the heavy experiments and knowledge deduction, fully relaxing and not thinking about anything truly enhances mental efficiency.
“I have to say, the self-sealing technique I learned from Sister Natalie really works well~” I lay in Sister Bai’s embrace, enjoying her hold from behind, “But I feel like I’m going to have things to get busy with after today.”
“Yes~ time really flies; it’s almost time to lift the sealing technique, right?” Sister Bai remarked with a hint of emotion.
However, she truly enjoyed the carefree Xiao Han after all those experiments and worries were sealed away. That feeling of being carefree wasn’t an act; it was genuine. But… she also knew that this was not Xiao Han’s choice.
“Xiao Han, even if you don’t remember anything, do you not have any thoughts of living such a carefree life without a goal?”
“Mm… if it were really like this, wouldn’t that be irresponsible to my life? Alright~ hurry up and lift the seal for me.”
“Mm.” Sister Bai didn’t say anything more, creating a de-sealing rune ritual to point to my forehead.
“Uh…”
At the moment the memory seal was lifted, the sensation did not feel like memories rushing in like a tide, but rather like waking from a deep slumber, leaving me in a daze…
“Ah… the Self-Generated Magic project experiment…”
“Are you alright? If you’re feeling uncomfortable, you don’t have to use this memory sealing method next time…” Sister Bai asked with concern.
“Ah… no, I don’t feel bad. I was just thinking, if I live without a goal and just enjoy life, would I really become this indulgent? Sister Bai, did you just focus on your own pleasure and deceive me like this?!”
“Is that so? I don’t think so… Clearly, you agreed very quickly…” Sister Bai turned her head with an expression that seemed to say it was none of her business, as if this had nothing to do with her.
