“I don’t understand.”
Arcana flipped through the mandatory enrollment books sent by her homeroom teacher, Lydia, looking confused.
“Is there no magic?”
Arcana looked at her mother, hoping Mother Starshine could give her an answer.
“There isn’t any~”
Starshine shook her head, and Arcana looked back at the textbooks laid out on her desk.
History, Mathematics, Ideology and Morality, Law.
Four subjects, but none of them were magic.
Isn’t she a witch?
Why do witches go to school and not learn magic, but instead study these four subjects?
Mathematics was one thing; her mother said that even after entering university, math is an absolute mandatory course.
Learning to use many types of magic requires a solid foundation in mathematics to master.
History…
well, that was understandable too; she only had a superficial understanding of the Witch Empire’s history.
Since coming to this world, she hadn’t really looked into the history of the Witch Empire, and she guessed many other Little Witches were in the same boat.
But why Ideology and Morality, and Law?
Especially Law, a subject that should appear in university—why was it in the Young Witch Academy?
“Why?”
“Because it’s not necessary.”
Starshine looked at her daughter with a smile.
“Mom can teach you magic.
Astral Magic, Elemental Magic, Mental Magic—Mom knows them all.”
“Mm…”
Arcana pursed her red lips.
To be honest, knowing she wouldn’t be able to learn magic at the academy for the next year made her a bit disappointed.
Even if her mother could teach her magic, it couldn’t completely make up for her current disappointment.
“Alright now, Rui Rui Baby, don’t feel down over such a small thing.”
Mother Starshine pulled her beloved girl into her arms.
Arcana hugged her back, burying her face in her mother’s chest to vent her slight inner frustration.
Afterward, Starshine explained to her beloved daughter the reason why the Young Witch Academy doesn’t teach magic.
It wasn’t that they couldn’t or wouldn’t teach it.
It was simply unnecessary.
Newborn Little Witches only stay at the Young Witch Academy for one year, whereas after entering university, even the fastest-graduating witches stay for 20 years.
And some witches stay for centuries, or even a lifetime, to delve into the study of magic.
Therefore, there was absolutely no need to feel sad about not being able to touch magic for this one year.
Furthermore, the parents of Little Witches, regardless of their status or power, would more or less teach their daughters some magic during this year.
And there was a reason behind the Young Witch Academy’s approach.
According to research by the ‘Education and Training Witch’—the first witch in the history of the Witch Empire to realize the importance of education and who spent her life researching educational policies—
Newborn Little Witches undergo varying degrees of regression in psychological age after transformation, which is strongly correlated with their post-transformation body size.
Moreover, newborn Little Witches are born with a heart full of longing and expectations for the world of witches.
The following year is the optimal time to educate and cultivate the newborn Little Witches’ moral values and character.
Whether in the Young Witch Academy or the university institutions, there is a warning that constantly reminds the witches:
Great power can only be used for the right path when harnessed by excellent moral character.
In the history of the Empire, without exception, all recorded witch criminals were individuals with twisted views and corrupt moral qualities.
Arcana found this explanation convincing.
There were similar warnings in her past life.
Power itself is neither evil nor good; only the person controlling the power is.
And Arcana had indeed noticed changes in herself.
After becoming a witch, many of her behaviors and gestures had become feminized.
Furthermore, for some reason, her heart frequently welled up with the urge to throw herself into her mother’s warm and soft embrace and never leave.
But Arcana managed to control it with her decent self-restraint.
However, her mother frequently threw herself at her anyway.
As for the decrease in psychological age…
Well…
she didn’t feel any decrease at all.
Arcana felt that her current figure and height were quite in line with the normal level of a 16-year-old beautiful girl.
Her current physique was already starting to manifest the superior genes of her two mothers.
Especially her chest; she was only 16, yet she already had a C-cup.
Although her height was only 1.55 meters, her mom’s height was only 1.65, while her mother Luna was 1.85 meters tall—taller than many men in her previous life.
Averaging it out, her future self should reach at least 1.7 meters, right?
“Now then, Rui Rui Baby, read your books in your room for a while.”
“Mom is going to prepare dinner.
Tonight, I’ll help you contract with a star.”
“Hehe, our daughter is truly popular.
Only a short while has passed, and several hundred stars have already responded, wanting to resonate and contract with you.”
“But there’s no rush.
Wait until tonight, and Mom will find the strongest star for you!”
Having soothed her daughter’s emotions, Mother Starshine gave her cute daughter’s cheek a big ‘mua~’ kiss.
“Our daughter must contract with the best and strongest star!”
With that, Starshine let go of her and vanished with a flash, appearing in the kitchen.
She took out ingredients ordered from the academy from her Space Cube and began preparing today’s dinner.
Arcana, treating it like reading a novel, began flipping through the textbook in her hand.
…
After enjoying the delicious soup dish her mother had cooked with care…
It wasn’t long before late night arrived.
In front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window in the dormitory living room, Mother Starshine sat on a wide beanbag chair, holding her daughter Arcana.
Tonight, there were no clouds in the sky, and a stunning celestial canopy adorned with brilliant stars unfolded before them.
Mother Starshine had already filtered out two very special stars.
The first star was a brilliant golden star.
Its surface was constantly burning with scorching golden flames.
Beneath the golden flames that enveloped the entire planet, molten magma as brilliant as gold flowed across the surface.
Those constantly burning, torch-like flames turned into a conspicuous golden light, illuminating the entire The Galaxy / Milky Way.
That’s right, the entire The Galaxy / Milky Way.
Mother Starshine had also discovered it by chance.
This golden star was very, very far away from the planet they were on.
But at this moment, the mother and daughter could see it with the naked eye among the stars, shining with an exceptionally brilliant light.
Out of curiosity, Mother Starshine had conducted observations from various angles before this and even contacted friends at the frontier of the The Galaxy / Milky Way to observe it.
Then she discovered that the light of this star could be clearly observed even at the edge of the The Galaxy / Milky Way.
Therefore, the description of this star also used the term ‘Torch’.
And it was the only burning torch in absolute darkness.
Hearing her mother’s specific description, Arcana felt a strong sense of déjà vu.
But she couldn’t quite place it.
The reason Mother Starshine picked this star was definitely not just because of its torch-like light.
It was strong, very, very strong.
It was the strongest star Mother Starshine had seen in all these years.
This perfectly met the criteria for selecting her daughter’s first resonance contract star.
Power!
Immense power!
After contracting with a powerful star, it would bring her daughter powerful blessings, and her daughter could also borrow the star’s immense power through Contract Magic.
And her daughter’s growth could also make this star even more powerful.
As the star became stronger, her daughter’s blessings and the power she borrowed would also become stronger!