magic high school

Chapter 32: Night Talk in the Girls' Dormitory

Today, after Xiaoye and Valerie returned to their dorm, they saw their two other roommates chattering and even laughing occasionally.

The moment I pushed open the door, returning from the detached courtyard of the Blue Dormitory to this 40-square-meter shared apartment felt a bit cramped. To make matters worse, even turning off the lights here was at the dormitory manager's discretion.

Besides the accommodation, students in the blue dormitories can earn more points. The school distributes points to the corresponding students every month. If the points are used up, they have to earn more themselves. The blue dormitories earn about 100 points a month, while the yellow dormitories earn about 60 points a month.

Therefore, Li Ge can spend lavishly on seeds and fertilizers, and then buy fine wines as gifts for others. Yi Lian can also keep stirring things up in the intelligence circle, occasionally producing some big pieces of information, such as the news that the monthly exam is a combat-type trial, which probably cost a lot of money.

They are not really able to spend money extravagantly, but at least they have enough to eat and wear. If they use their 60 points sparingly, they can even have a surplus at the end of the month.

Those in the red dormitory will probably have to be very careful with their money within the school.

Saya and Valerie's two roommates are also from the Noble Phantasm Department, but they are in a different class, so they basically don't interact much in class, and they only nod to each other in the dormitory.

To put it bluntly, there are four people in this dorm, and at least three of them are in group chats.

Today, they seemed to be having a great time chatting. When they saw Xiaoye and Valerie return, they greeted them and even asked, "By the way, Xiaoye, are you in the same team as Li Ge and Yi Lian?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Xiaoye didn't respond, nor did she bother to. Valerie, on the other hand, replied carelessly.

"Could you give me your contact information? I'd like to get to know Li Ge," the short-haired girl said.

Another long-haired girl laughed and said, "Give me Yilian's contact information. If I could fall in love with a morph elf, wow, how romantic!"

Xiaoye and Valerie: "?"

Are you crazy?

Xiao Ye no longer cared about Valerie's bewildered expression. She genuinely couldn't believe that anyone would be interested in Li Ge and Yi Lian, these two like-minded idiots.

Your eyes are indeed a bit blind.

One of them, a riddle maker, said, "Those who know, know; those who don't, can't say. Don't underestimate my intelligence network." Another, with eyes wide like saucers, said in a childish tone, "Damn Jeep monster..."

Valerie suddenly felt very embarrassed. She didn't want to give out her contact information, feeling it would be disrespectful to her friend, but she didn't know how to refuse.

Xiaoye said directly, "We won't give you our contact information. If you want it, go ask them yourself. We can only let them know beforehand."

"That's fine too."

The two roommates didn't hesitate and happily agreed.

Then they continued chattering away, having a wonderful time discussing it.

Xiao Ye also listened in secret. It seemed that there was a "Freshman Popularity Ranking" or something similar on the freshman forum. Li Ge and Yi Lian were both at the top of the list, one first and the other fourth. So, they might want to show off, or they might want to hook up with rich guys, so they came here to ask for contact information.

There was no love whatsoever; it seemed more like they just wanted something to show off.

It's similar to boasting to your best friend, "Look, my boyfriend is number one on every scale!"

It seems that because her boyfriend is awesome, she can also rise in rank, without thinking about how to improve herself to get into the blue dormitory and improve her ranking.

"Lights out! Lights out!" the dormitory supervisor's voice rang out.

All the yellow dormitories turn off their lights, which is one of the inconveniences here. The blue dormitories don't care about these things.

However, even after the lights are turned off, some people still play with their watches, and many gather together to chat at night.

They talked about their dreams based on the list of popular freshmen.

The one with short hair wants to become a high-ranking mage and then return to his hometown to elevate his family's status, while the one with long hair wants to secure a stable clerical job in the school's executive department.

The two chatted for a while, and then asked their other two roommates.

"By the way, Xiaoye and Valerie, what are your dreams?" they asked.

"Dreams?" Xiaoye was silent for a while, then suddenly thought of her past.

He defected from the organization, stole the Shadow Cloak, and used the information left by his parents to find the school...

What do I really want?

Valerie, seemingly oblivious, said, "My world is constantly at war, and life is very difficult. At the very least, I want to finish my studies and return home to share some of the burden with my hometown, and ideally, to end the war."

Valerie spoke of her dream without any hesitation.

"And what about you, Xiaoye?" her roommate continued to ask curiously.

"Me?" Even lying in bed, Xiaoye didn't take off her mask. Looking at the ceiling through the faint starlight, she slowly said, "Maybe I just want to live a peaceful life."

"Huh? What kind of dream is that?"

"Never mind, I don't want to say never mind."

They quickly moved on to talking about other people, including those on the Freshman Ranking, while Xiaoye simply lay quietly on her bed, gazing at the starry sky.

She had no interest in that so-called "Newcomer Popularity Ranking" and felt that anyone who could rank Li Ge, a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) sufferer, at number one must have some serious mental illness.

As for dreams...

She wasn't lying. Her real dream was to retire from the life of an assassin, live a peaceful life in a world where no one knew her, and eventually marry an honest man.

Just like my parents, they ran away with their spouses, running and running until no one could find them.

However, in his original hometown, this dream is a luxury that he can never fulfill in this lifetime.

I seem to be wallowing in the past again, feeling sentimental. Maybe I should think about the monthly exam instead. Forget it, time for bed.

……

The next day, Li Ge arrived at the classroom looking listless.

"What's wrong? Did you two have a fight?" Xiao Ye noticed that Li Ge and Yi Lian didn't seem as close as before. They used to be like brothers, but now they seemed a bit distant.

"I don't know, Li Ge seems to be having a relapse." Yi Lian shrugged, not caring about the matter.

"Yes, I've lost myself on the path of life," Li Ge continued, spouting nonsense.

"Nonsense," Xiaoye immediately retorted, tearing him down.

That's how they get along; if Li Ge ever becomes serious, she'll feel uncomfortable.

"Where's Valerie?" Li Ge seemed not to have seen the silly girl.

As the saying goes, when a child is quiet, he's definitely up to no good.

Xiaoye didn't say anything, but just gave a meaningful smile.

Soon after, Valerie led her two roommates inside at their urging, then gave them a look that said, "That's all I can do."

Li Ge: "..."

He had a bad feeling.

"Li... Li Ge, let's exchange contact information..." The short-haired girl, who was usually outspoken and dared to say anything in the dormitory, was now stammering.

Li Ge: "..."

My premonition came true...

On Yilian's side, the scene was exactly the same.

"Sorry, I have to go to class now, I'll just write it down for you by hand." Li Ge gave an awkward but polite smile and quietly wrote down Yi Lian's contact information for her.

The short-haired girl happily accepted the contact information and skipped away from the classroom.

Meanwhile, Yi Lian scratched her head awkwardly, then the dog furtively wrote down Li Ge's contact information and handed it to another girl.

I'm not considering humans for now; their lifespans are too different. Mutant elves can basically live to be a thousand years old, while I'm still in my infancy. This girl will just have to go to Li Ge.

After the two girls left the classroom, they looked at each other and then turned their heads away guiltily at the same time.