Chapter 97 : Chapter 97

Chapter 97: The Unmet Fourth Roommate

I comforted Guan Qiuling and began helping her with the enrollment process.

Along the way, I gained a bit more understanding of her.

For example, she was originally supposed to go to Aphrodite Academy, but halfway there, she was snatched away by that senior sister.

What a pity.

So, in the end, she’s another academic prodigy, isn’t she?

Well, that’s true.

If she wasn’t a prodigy, she probably wouldn’t have been worth kidnapping.

I should understand that.

So, does that mean among the boys who became freshmen at Witch Academy, I have the worst grades?

Otherwise, what normal boy would willingly apply to Witch Academy?

They were all kidnapped.

But I have my advantages too, like…

My adaptability is strong, at least stronger than theirs.

Anyway, that’s how Guan Qiuling ended up at Witch Academy.

But that’s not even the worst part.

She said she had planned to arrive at school early.

Even though she was kidnapped, arriving at Witch Academy wasn’t too far off schedule.

So, she had already been at Witch Academy for several days.

As for where she had been staying, it’s obvious without asking.

She was at that senior sister’s villa.

As for what kind of inhumane things she went through there.

I didn’t dare ask, afraid of touching her sore spot.

So, I decided to hurry up and help her complete the enrollment process.

“Huh? You’re a freshman too, right? How did you manage to implant a Magic Power Source in her?”

The senior sister handling the dorm card looked at me curiously.

After all, this kind of thing was usually done by senior sisters with a lot of experience.

Freshmen couldn’t possibly do it.

“Another senior sister already did it. I’m just responsible for guiding new students to complete their enrollment processes. The club has had that volunteer activity going on recently… I got some benefits, so I came to help,” I explained, forcing an awkward smile for the senior sister.

I got asked the same thing at the registration desk earlier.

This was so embarrassing.

Anyone could tell I was a freshman too, right?

“Oh, I see. I feel for you. This job isn’t easy. For the dorm card, I’ll register it now.”

“Thanks, senior sister,” I said politely.

But then I thought of something and tentatively asked, “Um, senior sister, can her dorm be assigned specifically?”

“Assigned? You want a better one? That’ll cost extra.”

“No, no, I mean, can she be assigned with me? I have a regular dorm card too,” I quickly corrected.

“In principle, that’s not allowed.”

“Come on, make an exception, senior sister. Look at her, she’s so small and has such a timid personality. She’d easily get bullied. Instead of letting her face roommates with unknown personalities, it’s better to put her in my dorm so I can look after her,” I said, noticing the senior sister’s hesitation.

I immediately started acting cute.

If it worked, great.

If not, whatever. It was just a spur-of-the-moment idea.

Who wouldn’t want a group of quirky roommates with interesting stories?

That’d be so cool, right?

“Ugh… fine, just this once! Tell me your dorm, and I’ll arrange it,” the senior sister finally relented, unable to resist my cutesy voice and pleading.

“Thank you, senior sister. I'm at Xinmeng Li, District 2, Number 62,” I said quickly.

“Oh, that place? There are already three people living there. With her, it’ll be exactly four. Based on this year’s enrollment, a dorm usually gets four or five people at most. No more additions after this,” the senior sister warned me after checking.

“Got it, got it… Wait, hold on, my dorm only has two people including me!”

I nodded eagerly but soon realized something was off.

Since when did my dorm have three people?

Don’t tell me ghost stories.

“My system shows three dorm cards have been issued for that room.

If it doesn’t add up, did you report the wrong dorm?”

The senior sister asked curiously.

“No way, it’s definitely Xinmeng Li,” I said, comparing it with my dorm card.

“You’re right. Then it must be that someone got a dorm card but hasn’t moved into your dorm. That’s pretty common. Maybe you can find them in some senior sister’s villa. Could be that the senior sister guiding her was too enthusiastic and kept her there.”

“Uh, this…”

Why did this sound so familiar?

Wasn’t this exactly Guan Qiuling’s situation?

If I hadn’t come here today, I wouldn’t have known one of my roommates was suffering somewhere unknown.

My poor roommate.

“Um… senior sister, can I get that person’s information? I want to find her.”

“Hm… sorry, probably not. The data can be accessed through the Earth Vein Information Database, but I don’t have that permission. It’s private information, so casually checking it isn’t allowed,” the senior sister said, shaking her head.

“Alright…”

As expected, I couldn’t find out.

But speaking of permissions, didn’t I have some?

That senior sister gave me temporary access to find people.

Too bad I didn’t know if I could check through the Academy System.

After all, getting a dorm card didn’t seem to require registering much information.

Maybe it did, but not in the way I’d expect.

“Um, senior sister, when you issue dorm cards here, don’t you register information? Aren’t you worried someone might take multiple cards at once?”

I asked tentatively.

“No worries. The Earth Vein records all that information. I can’t see it, but if someone tries to game the system, they definitely won’t get a second card. Don’t worry,” she replied.

“Alright… okay…”

The Earth Vein again.

It’s terrifying how it can record such information, even my physical data.

“Um… Sister Xiao Han, are we done?”

At that moment, Guan Qiuling tugged at my sleeve from behind, asking in a soft voice.

“All done!”

Her calling me “Sister Xiao Han” made me feel absolutely delighted.

I finally understood what it felt like to be called “sister” by a cute little loli in her sweet, soft voice.

It was just too perfect!

“Um, senior sister, we’ll get going. See you next time.”

I hurriedly said goodbye to the senior sister and left with Guan Qiuling.

“Here’s your dorm card. Keep it safe. From now on, you’ll be living in the same dorm as me.”

“Thank you, Sister… Xiao Han,” Guan Qiuling said, carefully taking the card and thanking me.

“Hey, no need to call me sister. We’re both freshmen. Just call me Xiao Han.”

“Mm, um, Sister Xiao Han, can you promise me one thing?”

“Uh… tell me what it is first. I’m a freshman too, so I might not be able to do anything too difficult.”

Despite my correction, Guan Qiuling didn’t change how she addressed me.

But if she wanted to call me that, fine.

It sounded nice anyway.

“Um… can you not tell anyone I used to be a boy… I… I…”

“Oh, that? Of course, I can. But there’s no need to hide it so much. One of my roommates in the dorm used to be a boy too, and she doesn’t mind it much.”

I thought of Dongli Yiren.

With her personality, she didn’t hide it from me or anyone else.

That haughty attitude and behavior made it hard not to wonder if she used to be a boy.

Telling Guan Qiuling about someone with a similar experience might help them become friends, right?

“Huh? Really… it’s like that… but… I still want you to keep it a secret, Sister Xiao Han, please…”

A flash of surprise crossed Guan Qiuling’s eyes, but she still didn’t change her mind.

It seemed she didn’t want to connect with Dongli Yiren.

Her personality might be soft and timid, but she had her own ideas.

“Alright, it’ll be our little secret then,” I said with a smile, extending my hand.

After all, this world also had the custom of pinky promises, and Guan Qiuling should understand.

“Mm… a secret.”

Guan Qiuling gave a rare genuine smile and hooked her pinky with mine.