Chapter 98 : Chapter 98

Chapter 98: Bringing the New Roommate Home

After I finished handling everything for Guan Qiuling, it was already evening.

I treated her to a simple meal by the roadside, then prepared to take her to my villa.

She was now one of my roommates, so naturally, I had to bring her back.

I wondered if Dongli Yiren would be surprised.

I wasn’t sure if Dongli Yiren was still there, since she didn’t have much to do and usually stayed quietly in the dorm.

After all, to her, the outside of the villa was full of perverted senior sisters, and going out for fun was too risky, so she wouldn’t leave.

At this moment, Guan Qiuling was neatly dressed in the Witch Four-Piece Set.

The slightly oversized brim of her hat almost completely hid her small frame, but the large Magic Wand in her hand was quite eye-catching.

I had helped her pick out this large Magic Wand.

At the time, Guan Qiuling didn’t know which one to choose and asked me for advice.

In the end, I suggested this Long Wand.

At least such a big thing in her hands should give her some sense of security, right?

That’s what Dongli Yiren had said, at least.

As for her student card, she could have changed her name to start a new life, but in the end, she kept using Guan Qiuling.

As for her awakened talent it was item-based.

The moment she awakened, an object appeared in her hand, a broken piece of a weapon, like a fragment of a cold weapon damaged in battle.

I specifically used Spirit Vision to check it.

It was just an ordinary object, without even a trace of transcendent energy.

But Guan Qiuling treated it like a treasure.

She didn’t know what it was for, but since it came from her talent awakening, it held great sentimental value to her.

I had no objections to this.

After all, if I were in her situation, I’d make the same choice.

No matter how ordinary something was, once it was given value, it held a unique significance.

Back at the villa or rather, the dorm the residence naturally made Guan Qiuling’s eyes widen.

She hadn’t expected the dorm assigned by the academy to be an independent villa like this.

She thought the place she had stayed in before was rented or bought by those senior sisters.

She hadn’t realized it was assigned by the academy.

Opening the door, I saw Dongli Yiren watching TV, lounging lazily on the sofa.

She was wearing clothes I hadn’t seen her wear before.

It looked like she had bought some clothes herself.

I hadn’t expected her to go shopping for clothes.

That was a bit surprising.

I thought she might buy some men’s clothing.

After all, the academy was so big, there had to be places selling men’s clothes somewhere, though I hadn’t seen any yet.

Looking at her outfit now, while it was somewhat gender-neutral, the patterns and the cut of the clothes clearly showed it was women’s clothing.

“Hm? You’re back?”

Dongli Yiren turned her head, her tone casual.

But when she saw the stranger beside me, she jolted slightly and quickly sat up properly.

“Uh, this is…”

“Oh, her name’s Guan Qiuling. She’s another roommate in our dorm. I brought her back with me,” I said, pulling Guan Qiuling over and placing a hand on her shoulder to explain to Dongli Yiren.

Then I introduced her to Guan Qiuling.

“Guan Qiuling, this is the other roommate I mentioned in the villa. Her name’s Dongli Yiren.”

Hello, Dongli Yiren.

“Y-You… hello…” said Guan Qiuling.

At this moment, Dongli Yiren had lost her earlier laziness, and her greeting carried a hint of stiffness.

Guan Qiuling wasn’t much better.

For a moment, the atmosphere was quite awkward, to the point where even I couldn’t stand it.

“Alright, alright, neither of you are the talkative type, but you’ll get used to each other with time. Guan Qiuling, come on, I’ll take you upstairs to pick a bedroom. You’ll sleep there tonight. The bedrooms come fully equipped with bedding.”

I pushed Guan Qiuling toward the stairs.

Since they had nothing to say, I figured we might as well drop it.

Seriously, they were going to be roommates.

Why was their relationship so stiff?

Couldn’t they liven up a bit?

Were they still suspicious of each other?

I hadn’t told Dongli Yiren about Guan Qiuling’s situation since I promised her I wouldn’t.

And since Guan Qiuling didn’t like talking, this was the result.

Ugh whatever, let it be for now.

It seemed our dorm currently had four people, and all four were probably boys originally.

As for the fourth roommate, who had a dorm card but hadn’t shown up yet, they were probably a boy too.

After all, no senior sister in the academy would be interested in a girl, right?

The one who was kidnapped was most likely a boy, and their situation might be as miserable as Guan Qiuling’s.

But I was powerless to help, since I couldn’t find them.

It was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Might as well let it go for now.

After taking Guan Qiuling upstairs, I started explaining things to her.

“The second floor is mostly guest rooms. The first room here is my bedroom. If you need me, just knock. The one at the end is Dongli Yiren’s bedroom. You can pick any of the others.”

“This… I… I’ll pick this one.”

Guan Qiuling said after thinking for a moment.

I had thought she’d hesitate longer and ask me, but she chose quickly.

“Huh? This one? You picked so fast?”

I looked at the guest room, which was right next to mine.

“Mm… I’ll pick the one next to Sister Xiao Han… um, is that not okay?”

“It’s fine, of course it’s fine,” I said.

Seeing her look like she thought I was making things difficult for her, I couldn’t say no.

Besides, I had no reason to refuse, so I took her to open the bedroom door.

The bedroom had no strange smells, and the layout was similar to mine.

I wasn’t surprised, but Guan Qiuling was shocked.

It seemed she had never stayed in such a large bedroom before.

Actually, bigger bedrooms weren’t always better.

Too large, and they could feel hollow and oppressive.

But the bedrooms in the villa, though large, were decorated just right, with enough space to feel comfortable.

“This is your bedroom now. Want to get familiar with it? This is where you’ll be living for a long time. Treat it like your home and relax, like Dongli Yiren in the living room. She adapted quickly, and she didn’t arrive much earlier than you.”

I comforted Guan Qiuling, since being so reserved in the dorm would be too uncomfortable.

“Mm, thank you, Sister Xiao Han.”

“Just call me Xiao Han. Adding ‘sister’ makes it too formal.”

“Okay, Xiao Han…”

“That’s better. Get settled in. Oh, and keep the key on the door safe. I’ll head downstairs now.”

After reminding Guan Qiuling, I ran back to the living room.

Staying in my bedroom wasn’t much fun.

Besides, I could talk to Dongli Yiren about the dorm situation, like energy consumption, recharging, and my guesses about the fourth roommate we hadn’t met.

Since Guan Qiuling didn’t want me to share her secret, I wouldn’t.

I’d just tell Dongli Yiren about the fourth roommate to put her at ease.