Chapter 46
“I get it now. The Evocation school is what I imagined a mage to be. The Enchantment school is Gandalf. And the Transmutation/Illusion school is metaphysics.”
—Lian Qi said, as we were walking out of the classroom after class.
“The concept of the Evocation school is to change the properties of magic power, for example, to make magic power mimic ice, or mimic fire,” I said, holding my notebook and walking beside Lian Qi, answering her based on the knowledge from the textbook.
“The Transmutation/Illusion school is not ‘metaphysics’… The Transmutation/Illusion school is the materialization of a mental image,” Qifeng said.
As luck would have it, as the three of us were walking, we ran head-on into Sister Aijieliya, who had just finished teaching her own class.
Qifeng was startled and quickly hid behind me. She’s already graduated, she’s not a student at the Magic Academy, so she’s most afraid of being seen by Sister. Unfortunately, it’s useless for her to hide; the ponytail sticking out from behind me had already given her away.
“Qifeng, stop hiding. I saw you a long time ago,” Sister Aijieliya said with a deadpan expression.
“Sister, it’s really not Qifeng’s fault. It was… It was me who had her dress up as a student to come to school with me,” I said quickly. I hoped that by taking the blame on myself, Sister would go easy on her.
“It has nothing to do with Fei’er, it was my own idea…” Qifeng said in a weak, meek voice from behind me.
“Silly girl, don’t contradict me…!”
Sister Aijieliya sighed— “Alright, you two. I wasn’t blaming you.”
“Eh? Really?”
“Just finished class?” Sister asked Lian Qi. Lian Qi nodded. Sister turned to look at Qifeng and me, and smiled faintly— “You two really are eye-catching when you walk together, so I saw you at a glance.”
“Eh? Us?” I pointed at my own nose, a little surprised.
“That’s right. I hear Qifeng was the recognized school flower of the last graduating class. And Fei’er, even though you’re just a study partner, you are definitely the school flower of this year’s class,” Sister Aijieliya said with a smile.
“Huh? What? This… M… is actually the school flower?” Lian Qi looked at Qifeng with total disbelief. Qifeng just gave her a silly smile and flashed a victory sign.
Qifeng really is the type who is very pretty among girls. It’s just that, because she’s my childhood friend, I’m just too familiar with her.
And me, a boy, being called the school flower… Should I be happy? No, no, no, only a real girl would be happy about that, right? I should be feeling extremely embarrassed. But on the other hand, I feel gratified to have received others’ approval. I’m truly hopeless. Do I like being seen as a girl that much? And I’ve recently become obsessed with uniforms, I’m so shameless. My dignity as a boy feels like it’s being stomped on the ground. Uwah… So shameful!
If my identity is discovered, it’ll be a miracle if I’m not spat on for ten thousand years…!
I had started blushing without even realizing it. I hope they just think I’m being shy from being called the school flower.
“I heard that on your first day of school, you shoved the head of the Royal Capital’s guard captain’s son into his noodles? And the next day, you viciously beat the school director’s son with a chair?” Sister Aijieliya said to Lian Qi.
“You… you know about all that?” Lian Qi scratched her cheek, a little embarrassed.
“How could I not know? The Board of Directors has already filed a complaint with me.” Sister said, then blinked. “But I’ve suppressed it all.”
“Sorry… we’ve caused you trouble,” I said apologetically to Sister.
“That director’s son was hitting on Fei’er, that’s why I hit him,” Lian Qi said.
“Is that so? Then he deserved it.”
Ha…? Even Sister is saying that!?
“However, I suggest you two settle this on the tournament stage in the upcoming Graduation Festival ranking tournament.”
Lian Qi nodded. “I understand. I won’t cause you any more trouble in the future.”
“Mhm, the Graduation Festival is in a few days. Keep up the good work.”
It seems Sister Aijieliya has given her tacit approval for Qifeng to sneak into the school. Seeing Qifeng’s relieved expression, she must have thought she was going to be sent back to the Church, right? After saying goodbye to Sister, we walked out of the castle. Lian Qi suggested we go to the woods on the training grounds to pick up branches to continue experimenting with “Explosion Magic.” Since she wasn’t experimenting on our clothes, Qifeng and I of course readily agreed.
We ran to the woods. As we were picking, I found a patch of white powder on the ground.
“What is this? Chalk dust?” I asked Qifeng.
Qifeng came over, bent down, and glanced at it, not paying much mind at first. But when she grabbed a little and sniffed it, her expression turned grave.
“What did you find?” Lian Qi walked over and asked.
“It’s drugs.”
“Drugs!?” Both Lian Qi and I were shocked.
There are actually drugs… in Sister’s school? I’m a bit stunned.
“To think that drugs have actually flowed into the Magic Academy. Fei’er, it looks like I must make a trip back to the Church.”
“Mhm… Um… I’ll tell Sister about this right now.” I hurriedly took out the Sound Transmission Conch that Sister gave me. I’m really feeling how convenient this birthday present is right now.
In a flash, Sister Aijieliya appeared in front of us like a gust of wind.
“Fei’er, what did you say? Drugs have flowed into the Magic Academy?” Sister asked, her face grave.
I pointed to the white powder on the ground. Sister’s eyes instantly darkened.
“I can’t believe students at the Magic Academy are taking drugs,” Lian Qi said.
Sister was silent for a moment, then said, “This act of taking drugs is no longer an ordinary violation of school rules. It is thoroughly and completely sullying the Magic Academy’s name.”
She turned to look at Qifeng. “Qifeng, the Magic Academy will cooperate with the Church and fully submit to an investigation.”
“Mhm.” Qifeng nodded firmly. When she’s in her serious mode, you really can’t tell that she’s someone who enjoys being bullied in private.
“And you two—”
Sister Aijieliya looked at Lian Qi and me with a serious expression.
“Lian Qi, remember that your mission is to take first place in the Graduation Festival ranking tournament. Therefore, leave this matter to me to handle. You two are not to get involved and are to focus on your magic training. Starting tomorrow night, I will conduct special, one-on-one training with you.”
Eh!? One-on-one training?
It’s clear that Sister Aijieliya really doesn’t want us to get entangled in this campus drug scandal…