Is It Weird for a Guy to Apply to a Witch School?-Chapter 443 -

Chapter 443: The Academy Does Not Encourage Teacher-Student Relationships, Do You Understand?

“I'm back! Why is no one here?”

I pushed open the door, but didn't see a single person.

Surely they couldn't all have class right now?

They shouldn't be that busy, especially right after the Monthly Exam.

But since no one was around, so be it.

After all, I still had a lot of things to do.

It could be said that even without the tedious curriculum, the intensity of my daily studies was no less than those who were attending class.

Furthermore, there might be such a thing as lecture efficiency in class, but my self-initiated study and research stemmed from my own ideas.

With a different starting point, the efficiency of learning was naturally different.

My plan upon returning this time was to develop derivatives of the Reverse Summoning Spell.

With this technique in hand, I could accomplish many more things.

All the way back, my mind was constantly contemplating ideas in this area, occasionally bursting with a little inspiration.

Some spells, regardless of how easy or difficult they are to use, are worth the user going to great lengths to utilize, provided they are powerful enough.

Take the Reverse Summoning Spell I mastered, for instance.

Viewed solely by its effect, it is a very ineffective and highly restricted spell.

But what if it is fundamentally powerful?

This is a spell capable of inter-world travel within the Void.

With that foundation, its utility is destined to be more enduring than general Teleportation or Summoning Spells.

Therefore, it was worth my time to develop derivatives on it.

For example… I was contemplating whether the summoning ritual I provided could be set for delayed activation.

If so, the gap between the Reverse Summoning Spell and a Teleportation Spell wouldn't be so large.

Furthermore… what if this summoning ritual could attach itself to someone silently, much like a Cursing Spell…

This smooth series of moves would surely terrify anyone who witnessed it…

I silently gathered all these thoughts and ideas onto the memo of the Tree of Knowledge to avoid forgetting them.

The next period of time would be dedicated to researching the derivative applications of the Reverse Summoning Spell.

Teacher Ji Niang had already sent me the research documents, which was like having food spoon-fed to me.

If I didn't take advantage of it, my brain would probably be lacking.

Several days passed in a row.

The outside world's discussions about the Monthly Exam gradually died down, because this semester was already coming to an end.

In a short while, they would no longer be facing the so-called Monthly Exam, but the final exam.

After the exam, the students would have a period of vacation belonging to themselves.

The vacation period was the most convenient time to leave the academy.

They only needed to sign a temporary contract, which was sufficient.

In fact, they might not even need to sign a contract, as every student had already signed a contract at the beginning of the semester, and that contract alone was sufficient to achieve the desired effect.

There is no need to doubt the Transcendent Academy’s control over students after they leave the academy.

The mere fact that the outside world can maintain a relatively peaceful ordinary society is proof enough.

Of course, I had a very fulfilling few days, one could even say comfortable, as I poured all my energy into the research of the Reverse Summoning Spell, and the results were pleasing.

Leveraging the power of the Tree of Knowledge, I now felt like a genius, completely outperforming my former self.

However, as my knowledge increased, I was also consciously streamlining my own knowledge, because the Tree of Knowledge was not infinitely accommodating of all this knowledge.

Therefore, I was furiously self-studying, mastering these things completely so I could perform large-scale memory streamlining.

“Big Sis Little Han, time flies so fast… The Monthly Exam just finished a few days ago, and now there are already rumors of the final exam.”

“A month is still a long time. Why are we talking about this when we've rarely gathered together?”

“Just curious. Don’t you want to… uh, never mind… haha…”

Hong Chenyi suddenly recalled my situation, immediately stopped, smiled awkwardly, and prepared to change the subject.

“It’s fine. My family situation is special. Barring any surprises, I don't plan on going back. What about you all… your situations aren't much better than mine, right?”

I quickly waved my hand and shifted the topic to them.

Don't forget, everyone in our dorm used to be boys.

“Haha… I guess so. In that case, Big Sis Little Han, you’re the one who needs to worry the least, right? What about the rest of you?”

Hong Chenyi said, looking at the others.

“My whole family are Ascetics. I… was brought to the Witch Academy. Honestly, I don't know if they can accept my change.”

At this moment, Yu Yetian spoke about her own circumstances.

“Sigh Little Tian, your whole family are Ascetics. Didn’t anyone graduate from Holy Angel Academy and go home?”

“Yes, my grandmother was once a student at Holy Angel Academy. I heard from my grandmother that my parents were not ambitious and didn't even take the entrance exam for a Transcendent Academy, opting for a regular university instead, and finally gave birth to me. I'm afraid that if I go back like this, I'll infuriate my grandmother.”

“Wait? I remember students from Holy Angel Academy no longer have a gender, right? Can they still have a next generation?”

Hong Chenyi interrupted and asked.

“Wake up. Only the Witch Academy cannot conceive the next generation; the other academies can. Moreover… Witch Academy students are the fewest in the outside world. Most graduated seniors choose to stay at the academy for the rest of their lives.”

“No, Yiren, how do you know so much?”

“Is it a crime that I deliberately researched it?”

Dongli Yiren said, subconsciously glancing in my direction.

It was obvious that her knowledge on these things also had something to do with me.

After all, when she was first brought to the Witch Academy, she had quite a temper, and I had comforted her before.

But the more she learned about the Transcendent Academies, the less angry she became.

At that time, she even entertained the thought of having just graduated and worked a manual job, but now she found it increasingly ridiculous, and she realized she was subtly beginning to accept the fact of becoming a witch.

“Alright, alright, let’s not talk about that. Qiuling, what about you?”

Hong Chenyi immediately changed the subject, proactively asking Guan Qiuling.

Guan Qiuling's sense of presence in the dorm was the second lowest; the lowest was naturally me, as I had been absent from the dorm for a considerable part of the semester and was even rarely seen in class.

“Me?”

Guan Qiuling, suddenly called upon, immediately put down her cutlery, clearly startled by the question.

“I… I don't plan on leaving the academy.”

“Oh? Is it because you have an arrangement with a beautiful senior?”

Hong Chenyi lowered her voice, leaning in with a gossipy expression.

“Mhm…”

Guan Qiuling hummed softly, essentially admitting it.

“I envy you! Envy…”

“Hong Chenyi, don't you have Shi Huiyu? Why are you envious? How is your progress with her?”

Seeing Hong Chenyi's expression, Yu Yetian also asked.

“Sigh… don't even mention it. She treats me like a gal pal and won't give me a chance. I kind of miss the days before the semester started.”

Hong Chenyi sighed and said helplessly.

“The days before the semester started?”

“Oh, let's not talk about it. Um… let’s change the subject. Big Sis Little Han, what do you think?”

“Why are you asking me? You all know I'm not good at chatting or bringing up topics.”

“Oh, my goodness… I’m seriously defeated. I’m the one lively and cheerful girl in this dorm, and I can't even get you all going. I really can’t!”

Hong Chenyi complained.

“Little girl? Hong Chenyi, you’re not little anymore. Stop pretending to be young.”

I glanced at Hong Chenyi’s chest and said.

“Yuck Big Sis Little Han, are you starting to take an interest in me because you don't have a girlfriend?”

Hong Chenyi quickly crossed her hands over her chest to protect herself.

“I have a girlfriend. Who would go after you?”

I rolled my eyes at her and said.

“What?!”

My statement immediately shocked all of them.

“Big Sis Little Han, you actually have a girlfriend? Who is it? Who is it? Could it be… could it be that Yao Beijuan? It can't be, right?”

“We’re two academies apart. What are you thinking? She's the last person you'd guess, right? How long ago was that?”

“You’re right… Big Sis Little Han, the girl you targeted back then, Yao Beijuan, you made her cry from the abuse. But since it’s not her, then who is it?”

Hong Chenyi asked curiously.

“Forget it, you won't guess anyway. I’ll tell you straight. Her name is Bai Yu. And now… she has already graduated.”

“Graduated? Shouldn’t graduating mean leaving the academy? I heard that every graduating senior leaves the academy forever and goes to an unknown place. Do you think there’s some kind of conspiracy theory behind this?”

“Graduation does mean mandatory departure. As for a conspiracy theory, I think it's nonsense.”

I shrugged, indicating I wasn't sure.

“Big Sis Little Han, do you know something? You started dating a graduated senior without saying a word. You must know some inside story, right?”

“Dating? No such thing. We just confirmed our relationship.”

“Ah? Then that's a long-distance relationship? Big Sis Little Han, how can you be so at ease? What if she meets someone better outside?”

“She will come back.”

I said firmly, then changed the subject, “By the way, do you all still not know about the things related to graduation? Do you want me to tell you?”

“Okay, then tell us about that! I really want to know this!”

Hong Chenyi stopped pursuing the previous topic and, following my lead, eagerly awaited my answer.

This time, it wasn't just Hong Chenyi.

The three others were also very curious about this, as such things were generally not discussed in class.

To learn about it, they relied entirely on their personal connections.

“You all should know what counts as graduating, right?”

At this moment, I organized my thoughts and asked.

“I know this. You have to advance to become a Transcendent Witch, right?”

Guan Qiuling spoke up.

“Correct.”

I looked at Guan Qiuling.

I hadn't expected her to know, but considering she had good relationships with many seniors, I somewhat understood.

“Advancing to a Transcendent Witch is considered graduation. Regardless of the year, if you advance to Transcendent during the ten-year curriculum, you graduate immediately.”

“Then what happens to the missing courses?”

“The Witch Academy only has courses for the first three years. After that, it's just guided by a teacher, idiot.”

“Oh, I almost forgot…”

“In short, it is indeed as you thought. Graduating students must leave the Witch Academy, or rather, not just leave the Witch Academy, but leave this world of ours and go to the world outside.”

“Is it really to the world outside! What is the world outside like?”

“How should I know? I haven't been there.”

I shrugged helplessly, indicating I didn't know, but I had been to another world outside this one.

“But I know the place outside the world is called the Void.”

“The Void? Shouldn't the world outside be the Sea of Stars?”

“I… I’m not sure about that, but that's what the teachers say.”

I shook my head, indicating I wasn't entirely clear.

I didn't understand what kind of existence the Void and the world were.

Just like the ruins where Ninglan New City was located, it wasn't anywhere on the global map of the Main World's planet, and there was no unknown area on the planet's global map.

So, it was clear that Ninglan New City and the planet I was on were not in the same location, yet it belonged to the Main World.

Thus, the relative position of this "world" might be more complicated than I anticipated.

“Alright… let’s just believe that for now. By the way, Big Sis Little Han, do you know what it’s like beyond the Void?”

“Hmm… I’m not too clear about that either, but I estimate there are countless worlds: Large Worlds, Small Worlds, and so on. Maybe some worlds are ruled by Elves, and maybe some worlds are ruled by Demons.”

“Then is there a world entirely ruled by witches?”

Hong Chenyi interjected and asked.

“There definitely is. Because I learned from Big Sis Bai that the first thing students who graduate and achieve Transcendent Witch status do is go to the Witch World to register or something like that. That’s essentially it.”

“It’s real? Then do you think there’s a possibility that the Transcendent Academies in our world were actually caused by an invasion from those worlds outside the Void?”

Hong Chenyi suddenly asked, her tone carrying a hint of conspiracy theory.

“Maybe? But what are they after? We can't resist something like that anyway, so it's just for fun.”

“You're right. No matter what, the Transcendent power we possess is real, and that’s enough!”

This meal lasted for a long time, and we talked about many things.

It could be said that much of what I knew was news to them, and they listened with great enjoyment.

This meal was originally meant to celebrate my obtaining the full score and first place in this Monthly Exam, so I was treating.

With my name absolutely dominating the top of the leaderboards with a full score in first place, all the unpleasant words on the Academy Network previously were extinguished at this moment.

This phenomenon truly reflected that in the Transcendent world, strength is the foundation of discourse.

On the real-name Academy Network, absolute strength also means absolute right to speak.

It could be said that the most thrilled people on the Academy Network now were the members of the Little Han Support Group, who had been wronged in the previous days.

With my theoretical score tying for first place in the entire grade and the absolute advantage of completing the kill target in the final stage of the practical combat test within five minutes being announced, no one dared to nitpick, and no one dared to say that Little Han’s opponent was herself, or that it was unfair.

After all, if I deliberately held back, simply to get a full score on the Monthly Exam, and yet no one could defeat me even when I held back, then what did everyone else count for?

Even the most vocal supporters of Tan Han had suddenly shut up, because the Tan Han they supported also didn't get a full score.

Moreover… many core students in the support group learned that the non-full-score results didn't even include a victory over the opponent…

At this moment, this great mountain clearly blocked the path of all the newcomers, letting them know that even the person they championed could not cross this peak.

She overshadowed the brilliance that should have shone on all the Witch Academy newcomers, as if the other party was no longer on the same level as them.

And just as I thought this leisure time could continue, I felt a connection from a summoning ritual.

Having mastered the Reverse Summoning Spell, I could perceive this very clearly.

When I answered the summon, wondering who in the Main World academy was summoning me, my figure disappeared from the spot.

Not long after, I appeared in a familiar place.

“Hmm? The Academy Head’s Office?”

I looked around curiously, surprised that the one summoning me was the Academy Head.

I looked up at the Academy Head, who was not far in front of me.

With just one look, I could tell this was an avatar.

As for the Academy Head's main body… if I remembered correctly, she had gone to press-gang Dana as a conscript, right?

I didn't know what they were going to do, but it certainly wouldn't be easy work.

Could this be what Dana meant: that after grabbing her as a conscript, the Academy Head was now coming after me?

“Academy Head, is there something you need me for?”

I took the initiative to ask this time.

“Of course, there is. In two more days, the Witch Academy will welcome a batch of teacher rotations. This is a regular occurrence, but it's generally not mentioned to students. During this rotation, some witches who feel they are no longer suitable to stay in the Main World can leave directly, and another batch of Transcendent Witches will arrive at the Witch Academy from outside the Main World to fill the vacancies and maintain the dynamic balance of the total number of Transcendent beings in the Main World.”

“Huh? Then does the Academy Head mean Big Sis Bai might also be in this batch…”

“I can’t guarantee that point. I’m only giving you a heads-up. Furthermore… I must remind you of one thing: the Witch Academy does not encourage teacher-student relationships, do you understand?”

“Eh?!”