Mage Manual-Chapter 102 - 95 I will be watching you

Chapter 102: Chapter 95 I will be watching you

Jiale City, Sword Flower University.

Three dazzling stars gradually sank in the west, and a young professor was walking along the campus path when he suddenly changed his pace upon seeing a lively young female student coming towards him, trying to speed away.

“Professor Librom…”

“Miss Sevi.” The young professor stopped, reluctantly saying, “I have to admit, your sincerity has moved me. After all, if you keep bothering me like this, I won’t need my reputation anymore—my old-fashioned and stern father even came to warn me not to do anything that might damage the reputation of Sword Flower University, such as entangling with a female student.”

Sonia’s eyes lit up, “Then—”

“But I really don’t have the authority to change the host at this time, either you just disappear, and if I can’t find anyone half an hour before the party starts, I will launch the emergency plan, but you’ll have to take a warning.”

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Librom said, “Or you can go directly to the chancellor. As long as you can get the chancellor’s permission, the school regulations can make an exception for you, even if you refuse to give any ‘proper reason’ and want your hosting position canceled.”

Sonia shook her head repeatedly.

“The chancellor mostly keeps to herself, and since she’s a four-winged Legendary Mage, I dare not approach her. If I anger her, even Professor Trozan can’t protect me.”

“Aren’t you afraid of making me angry?”

Sonia immediately covered her mouth, but her voice still leaked through her fingers, “Because you’re just a two-winged Alchemist specialized in academic research—with no offense to you, getting on your bad side doesn’t really affect my interests.”

After saying this, Sonia looked pitifully at Librom, “Professor, I really can’t help it; this is my heartfelt truth, and I can’t lie.”

Librom’s face became stiff with anger, and he took a deep breath, “Thank you very much, Miss Sevi, for your honesty. You’ve shown me my true worth in the eyes of an ordinary student, which is most enlightening.”

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“But since you’re too scared to approach the chancellor, you’re left with only two choices: fulfill your duties or receive a warning. It’s almost dinner time now, please make up your mind quickly; I’ll be waiting for you backstage at the evening party.”

Watching Librom leave, Sonia felt helpless. She wanted to shout to the Observer to discuss strategies, but knowing today was also an action day for the Observer, she dismissed the idea of disturbing them.

Wondering if the Observer was now breathing the air of freedom…

Sonia sighed and gloomily returned to her dormitory.

At that moment, Lois and two others came back from dinner and were shocked to see Sonia still there, “Why are you still here? People from Truth University have arrived at the school gate; aren’t you going to change into your gown and do your makeup?”

“I don’t want to go.”

“What’s with this childish tantrum? Your absence tarnishes not just your own image, but also Professor Trozan’s and Sword Flower University’s. Don’t think just because you are a swordsmanship prodigy you can do whatever you want!”

Lois was stunned; as roommates living under the same roof, they knew something had been off with Sonia these past few days, but hadn’t expected it to be this serious.

This was the inter-college friendship evening!

The friendship evening was about more than just a party. Under the gaze of Dazzling Star, both schools would each send excellent students for a ‘friendly match’ that stopped at the point of acknowledgment—it was essentially a warm-up for the annual Jiale City College Championship, where everyone gets a glimpse of the current year’s contestants from other universities, grasping the strengths of their competitors.

Although in modern society, Combat Mages weren’t as crucial as before, and Production Mages gradually took more sway, universities had reduced combat courses and added many produce-oriented subjects—students also favored studying production-valuable Technique Spirits, Miracles, and Magic Factions.

Still, mages skilled in combat continued to receive the most resources, and those proficient in fighting gained the most respect!

It wasn’t because everyone feared a mage’s violence, but rather for a mage, combat prowess equaled potential! The more adept at fighting, the more one could harvest in the Void Realm, go further, and have a higher limit!

Among One-winged Mages, those specializing in production even outnumbered Combat Mages.

However, by Two-winged, Combat Mages far outnumbered Production Mages.

By the time they reached Three-winged, even mages who had specialized in production had an impeccable combat system; otherwise, they simply couldn’t survive or adventure in the Void Realm!

To encourage Mage Apprentices to enhance their combat abilities, the Jiale City College Championship was created, now held 167 times, becoming the highest-rated program in Jiale City and the Kingdom of Stars!

For Mage Apprentices, performing in the college championship and scoring a place were the quickest ways to stand out and make a mark!

Given its role as a prelude to the championship, the status of the friendship evening naturally rose, further emphasized by this time’s counterpart being Truth University—leaving no room for slack!

Yet, there Lois found Sonia still lazily sprawled on the desk, motionless, and realized that this village girl was truly in trouble.

“Adelle, rummage through her wardrobe for the school-designated gown; Ingrid, hold her in place while I do her makeup.”

“Alright!” “Okay.”

Adelle and Ingrid followed orders, and Sonia let them fuss over her without any resistance.

Her mind was still wavering because she couldn’t decide which would result in worse consequences, ‘being honest at the evening’ versus ‘receiving a school warning.’

If ‘receiving a school warning’ equated to a loss of -100, then ‘attending the evening’ ranged from 0 to -1000.

Perhaps Sonia could keep the situation under control and perfectly fulfill her duties as a host, but there was also the possibility that she would speak recklessly and offend professors from Sword Flower University and Truth University, becoming the most infamous university student in history.

“Isn’t this the opportunity you’ve been longing for?” Lois asked as she applied false eyelashes to Sonia’s eyes, puzzled, “Two months ago we signed up together, stood out from over a hundred female mage apprentices, and it was you who finally beat me and the other senior students to earn this opportunity.”

“You know that league hosts are often selected from party hosts, which is why we both value this opportunity so much. If you really become this year’s league host, just having that on your resume will be enough to apply for hosting positions on various channels, not to mention the exposure among millions of people nationwide… There’s no easier shortcut than this!”

“Although you are now Professor Trozan’s research apprentice, you surely don’t just want to be a sword master who practices diligently every day, do you?”

“What’s wrong with being a sword master?” Ingrid retorted discontentedly.

“For you, Ingrid, it’s certainly fine since you neither excel at socializing nor like the spotlight; being a sword master is indeed your most comfortable and happiest choice,” Lois applied Sonia’s eye makeup and continued, “But Sonia, like me, you are not a simple person.”

“Dazzlingly brilliant, the center of attention, followed by admirers, famous across the starry sky…” Lois’s mouth turned up slightly as she spoke, “First become famous at school, then act in dramas, release albums… like Dedarose, become the brightest and most shining star in this starry sky.”

Sonia blurted out, “How did you know Dedarose is my favorite?”

“Who wouldn’t like Dedarose?” Lois replied.

Dedarose Shiva, the most famous actress in the Kingdom of Stars, started acting in dramas in her teens and starred in nearly every classic such as ‘The Empress Returns,’ ‘Gorgeous Rebellion,’ ‘Don’t Apologize to Strangers’—shows that are broadcast yearly. She has received the ‘Holy Grail for Best Actress’ five times and is known as ‘the First Beauty under the Starry Sky.’

Moreover, she is also a powerful mage; last year, her entry into the Three-winged Holy Realm caused jubilation throughout Jiale City.

Wealthy nobles even spent a fortune to hire mages to launch fireworks into the sky for three days straight, allowing the residents of Jiale City to look up whenever they went out and see the words “Celebrating Dedarose’s Promotion to the Holy Realm.”

For Sonia, Dedarose was undoubtedly the most beautiful aspiration of her childhood.

As a young girl, her only entertainment besides studying was watching the Meteor Channel. When she saw Dedarose’s radiant presence in dramas, her acceptance of awards, and her singing on stage—it gave her endless motivation.

Back then, she didn’t even dare dream of becoming her, but she knew that if she didn’t study hard, she wouldn’t even have a chance to be like the radiant beauty on the light screen.

Lois was right; Sonia was not content with just being a sword master.

Power was important, but it was not everything to her, not even her goal—it was merely a tool.

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Although no longer a child, Sonia’s desires were still superficial: she wanted to step into the light screen, become a Shadow Actress, sing, become brilliantly radiant, and enjoy the admiration and praise of countless strangers…

She also wanted to be someone others aspired to be.

Sonia took a deep breath: “Thank you, Lois.”

“You’ve become much more forthright lately, honestly, it’s kind of disgusting,” Lois said with a laugh.

“But why are you trying to persuade me?” Sonia asked, “Seeing me about to miss this opportunity, shouldn’t you be secretly gloating and then mocking me with other classmates?”

Ingrid’s mouth twitched slightly, Adelle snorted and then covered her mouth, laughing wildly. Lois, somewhat embarrassed, muttered, “I didn’t… didn’t you mock me openly and secretly after you won the selection?”

Suddenly entering a phase of dredging up old grievances, Lois secretly calculated her ammunition, ready to shut Sonia up with a more ancient case as soon as Sonia retaliated—

“Because only by belittling you do I feel confident enough to treat you as an equal.”

As soon as these words came out, Sonia herself was stunned, and the dormitory fell into an eerie silence.

Lois was also caught off guard by Sonia’s words and blurted out, without thinking, what she had prepared in her mind, “You, you even seduced my admirer…”

“It’s because I wanted to catch your attention; I hoped you would look at me, I wanted to keep competing with you. If even you were to start dating, I would feel very lonely.”

Lois was dumbfounded.

“I’m sorry, I…” She didn’t even know why she was apologizing, “Then why did you oppose me when we first enrolled? I genuinely wanted to be your friend, and had you not repeatedly rejected my kindness, I wouldn’t have…”

“Because you come from a noble family, a wealthy household, you had a wonderful childhood with everything provided for you, while I was just a wild village girl with nothing—I envied you to the point of feeling inferior. Your kindness back then felt like charity to me, so to protect my last bit of dignity, I could only resort to my only defense mechanism—stubbornness.”

By this point, Sonia felt utterly dejected.

This was too embarrassing; even wetting the bed as a child wasn’t this embarrassing.

There was no longer a place for her at Sword Flower University; now she just wanted to carry a train and flee back to her hometown.

This definitely wasn’t her true sentiment, it must have been the Observer controlling her mouth!

It doesn’t count, it absolutely doesn’t count!

After a long silence, Lois suddenly said, “Alright, change your clothes, there’s no time for dinner, let’s head straight to the evening event.”

Sonia was pulled out of the dormitory, and as they went downstairs, Lois leaned in close and whispered a phrase.

“I’ll be watching you.”