The Freshman Zone was located on an extremely small asteroid. Travel between the Freshman Zone and the Witch Academy relied on a teleportation array, which was conveniently situated within the souvenir shop.
Upon returning to the shop, Meng Lian found Tao Zhuo still diligently working. Impressed by the little girl's boundless energy, she bid farewell to Mo Du and left the shop.
"Hmm?"
Just then, Gabriel entered the shop. A flash of gold caught her eye, and when she glanced back, she caught a glimpse of Meng Lian's disappearing figure.
Is that her?
What's she doing here?
"What's wrong?" the Elf Girl accompanying Gabriel asked. Gabriel shook her head. "Nothing, just saw a classmate."
"Who? Do I know her?"
"Her name's Meng Lian. She lives next door to me. Oh, she successfully underwent Witch Transformation last night, so she's been on my mind."
"She got lucky, huh? Succeeded on her first try? Ugh, comparing yourself to others is just depressing."
The Elf Girl looked surprised at the news, then sighed mournfully.
Gabriel remained silent, her thin lips pressed together. A different possibility occurred to her.
Meng Lian had already undergone Witch Transformation. There was no reason for her to come here. Recalling the empty pockets she'd seen last night, and the fact that Meng Lian had successfully transformed overnight, a theory slowly formed in Gabriel's mind.
*Could she be the gifted one?*
"Hey, hey, what are you thinking about?"
The Elf Girl waved her hand in front of Gabriel's dazed eyes. Gabriel snapped back to reality, but kept her theory to herself.
"Nothing... Phoebe, let's go in."
"Alright! I want to see what this test the freshmen are raving about is all about!"
Phoebe, full of energy, dragged Gabriel into the small shop. As expected, the next moment, they were both drenched in Tao Zhuo's dog blood.
"I wonder where they sell clothes around here?"
Meng Lian couldn't keep going topless forever. After searching the Freshman Zone, she found that nearly all the shops sold witch potions, with not a single clothing store in sight.
When in doubt, ask Senior Sister,she thought. Since Mo Du was just idling anyway, Meng Lian pulled out her phone and sent her a private message.
Lian (Little Thunder Junior Sister):"Senior Sister, do you know where I can buy clothes? I've looked everywhere in the Freshman Zone, but there doesn't seem to be a single clothing store."
Mo Du: "You're right, there aren't any clothing stores in the Freshman Zone. It's only meant for the entrance exams. Once you're accepted into Witch Academy, you'll move to our area. No one would bother setting up a separate clothing store there. If you want to buy clothes, just tell me your sizes, and I'll get them for you." Find the original chapter at novelping dot com.
Sizes?
Meng Lian glanced down at her chest, estimating. At least a C cup, right? Hmm... maybe even a D?
She wasn't sure. Her knowledge of women's sizes was limited to hearsay, and she couldn't accurately gauge them by sight.
Lian (Little Thunder Junior Sister): "Sorry, Senior Sister, but my body is from after my Witch Transformation, so I'm not really sure about my sizes. How about I measure myself tonight and tell you then?"
Mo Du: "It's alright. Tao Zhuo told me you were a boy before your Witch Transformation, right? It's normal you wouldn't know these things."
Senior Sister is so understanding, Meng Lian thought.
Just then, Mo Du sent Meng Lian a pile of documents—basic knowledge about girls.
But Meng Lian's expression grew strange as she read them. The documents were too detailed, so detailed they didn't seem like they were written by a girl.
Could it be that Senior Sister Mo Du was also a boy before her Witch Transformation?
After a moment's thought, Meng Lian accepted the possibility. After all, countless boys at the Witch Academy had undergone Witch Transformation. She herself had been a boy before, so it was perfectly normal.
<i>Lian (Little Thunder Junior Sister): "Thank you, Senior Sister! You've been a huge help."</i>
<i>Mo Du: "No problem."</i>
Seeing the emoji Meng Lian sent, Mo Du's lips curved slightly, though a hint of regret lingered in her heart.
She hadn't gotten Meng Lian's measurements. She was genuinely curious about the data of this perfect, alluring elder sister. To be honest, she had never seen anyone like her before.
The Illusion Arts Academy seemed to be entirely composed of members from the Little Thunder Temple, even Mo Du herself being petite enough to fit in one hand. As members of the Little Thunder Temple, they all yearned for the Great Thunder Temple, which made Meng Lian's elder sister quite distracting for the Illusion Arts Academy students.
Zi Yan: "Are we getting the data on my adorable little disciple yet?"
Mo Du: "Shameless old hag! You know she's your disciple. What kind of mentor obsesses over their student's body all day? I despise you."
Zi Yan: "Tch, as if I don't know you. You'd love to cuddle her to sleep every night. Let's not pretend either of us is better than the other."
Mo Du: "Sigh, like master, like disciple. The Illusion Arts Academy has no future."
Zi Yan: "Pfft, we can coast for another year anyway. No need to panic. If the academy really shuts down, I'll just take care of you all. You just need to warm my bed every night, and my little disciple can make me face wash every day."
Mo Du: "......"
Sometimes Mo Du genuinely wanted to run this shameless old hag through with her sword. Zi Yan, as a mentor, bore half the responsibility for the Illusion Arts Academy's terrible reputation at the Witch Academy.
As for the other half of the responsibility, Mo Du felt inexplicably guilty.
Could she also be responsible for the other half?
Bai Wei: "Hello, is this Meng Lian?" Enjoying the story? Read on at g.com.
Meng Lian was still wandering aimlessly through the Freshman Zone when her phone vibrated. To her surprise, her homeroom teacher, Bai Wei, had sent her a private message.
Lian: "Hello, Teacher Bai Wei. This is Meng Lian."
Bai Wei: "I heard you successfully underwent Witch Transformation?"
The news spread that quickly?
Lian: "Yes, I got lucky last night and succeeded on my first try."
Bai Wei: "Don't be nervous, Meng Lian. Your Senior Sister Mo Du told me about you. She said you've agreed to join the Illusion Arts Academy, is that right?"
So it was Senior Sister.
Meng Lian breathed a sigh of relief.
Lian: "Yes, I did agree to join the Illusion Arts Academy."
In her office, Bai Wei's expression turned strange as she read Meng Lian's reply.
She was thrilled that Meng Lian had a talent for Illusionary Arts, but what Meng Lian didn't know was that the Illusion Arts Academy had a reputation that was... complicated, to say the least.
Take their instructor, Zi Yan, for example. She was a stunning beauty and a powerful witch, yet she was also a massive pervert and a complete degenerate.
Her favorite pastime was trapping attractive young couples in an Illusionary Realm, then manipulating them into... well, you know. She'd watch from the sidelines, her eyes gleaming with perverse delight. Even "degenerate" couldn't fully capture the depths of her depravity.
She even named the Illusionary Realm "Kou Kou Space," claiming it was designed to "foster intimacy between young couples." While it was true that the couples' relationships often deepened afterward, was that really something a teacher should be saying?
Her disciples, even more so, had surpassed their master. Mo Du, in particular, appeared to be a silent, aloof ice queen, yet Bai Wei had repeatedly caught wind of her scandalous exploits.
For instance, Mo Du would use Illusionary Arts to transform herself into a young couple's partner, then bind the other half, concealing her true form with illusions. Wearing the victim's face, she would then engage in intimate acts with the female lead, while the helpless victim could only watch and curse furiously. But because of the illusions, only Mo Du could hear the curses, which only fueled her excitement. Hearing the victim's curses, Mo Du fought even more fiercely, leaving the female lead unable to straighten her back for the entire night.
The most absurd part was that when the truth came out and the female lead learned she had been intimate with Mo Du, she wasn't angry at all. Instead, she was delighted and even tried to kick out her original partner to become Mo Du's girlfriend. Mo Du, however, lost interest and left the couple. The victim, having finally seen his partner's true colors, ended up being deeply grateful to Mo Du and even clamored to become her girlfriend as well.
The scandal caused quite a stir at the time. When Bai Wei first heard about it, she was stunned. How are these young people playing such wild games these days?
But when she learned Mo Du was from the Illusion Arts Academy, she was no longer surprised.
See? That's what reputation is—that's reputation.
Bai Wei sometimes lamented how such a mysterious and useful art like Illusionary Arts had been reduced to mere lewdness in the hands of these people.
So when Mo Du told Bai Wei that Meng Lian wanted to join the Illusion Arts Academy, Bai Wei felt like the sky was falling. She had only one thought:
Great, another pervert is about to be born.