Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva-Chapter 616 - 260: The Academy in the Green Mountain Gorge
After finalizing the consultation with the Tri-Phase Moon Academy, Tilan stayed at the academy for two more days. During that time, she spent most of it answering questions from the curious witches there and participating in some relatively relaxed experience exchanges.
That day, Tilan found herself surrounded by a large group of witches again. She stood in the shade of the trees in the woods, explaining combat skills to everyone, while demonstrating with a wooden sword in her hand. Although it was not likely to cover more advanced topics due to the limited time, some tactical thoughts and experiences in actual combat still thrilled many students. Those with stronger abilities listened with great interest, as they could appreciate the underlying principles and reasons behind these experiences more than the average student could.
After an hour or two of explanation, Tilan sat down under a tree to rest. Her white and black layered skirt spread out among the grass and leaves while everyone else sat on the grass around her, eager to listen to the girl’s words.
"That’s all I’ll say about combat," Tilan said, indicating she was a bit tired after a day of explaining and demonstrating.
"Thank you for your hard work, senior Tilan," replied many witches with gratitude and empathy. Despite Tilan’s own strength, her attire today and her current posture did indeed have a charming and lovely quality that elicited sympathy.
Afterward, the conversation shifted toward everyday matters, such as what kind of TV shows the girl usually watched and what she did in her leisure time.
"I do watch TV shows occasionally. I sit on the couch or cushion at home, and sometimes I take a nap under a blanket when I’m tired," Tilan said, her fingers lightly tapping her chin as she reminisced.
She was quite relaxed when not studying. If she was at home and felt slightly tired, she would choose to sleep—falling asleep on the sofa, in the bathing pool, in bed, or under a tree in the yard. She had done the same back in the first year, in the club activity room, where that little office belonging exclusively to her had pretty much become her designated napping spot.
Maybe it was best not to mention that part. It felt a bit embarrassing. She smiled and skipped over the sleep-related topics, continuing to talk about other things.
At this moment, not far from the woods, Xiu Lin and two others were observing this scene from the path nearby.
"What do you think," she said to the two standing quietly and obediently beside her, Wei Ke and Elena who were usually somewhat arrogant. "After these two days of interaction, do you understand where you lost to her?"
"My talent is inferior, and I haven’t learned as much as she has," Wei Ke said with a glance to the side.
"My attitude isn’t as good as Tilan’s, and indeed, my talent and strength are far behind hers," Elena added more softly, candidly acknowledging her shortcomings.
"Talent is indeed one factor, but I was there at the grand competition to witness it firsthand. In terms of talent, Sevia La is not much better than either of you, yet she managed to fight Tilan until the very end, only falling short at the finish because of a slight difference in talent," Xiu Lin said.
"Don’t always use talent as an excuse to cover up other issues," Xiu Lin shook her head.
"We witches have never been a rigid group, nor do we believe that hard work can change everything. The question is whether you have the will to seek out the reasons for the differences between you and then act to change them."
"Following the books and learning as they instruct is very easy; no need to think for yourself or reflect. Every secret technique and skill was created based on the environmental context and reasons of the time. If you only learn by rote, without considering why things are done that way, then you naturally won’t achieve the ultimate level of mastery."
"There were no peers with greater talent than you two in the academy. You didn’t need to delve into mastery; simply following the curriculum allowed you to easily surpass everyone. But is that truly your limit? Or have you been deceived by the illusion of adulation, believing yourself to be good enough and so contentedly leading a monotonous life?"
"If you really were not talented or strong, I wouldn’t forcibly demand that the foolish students reach the heights you have, but that’s not the case. Therefore, I hold higher expectations and demands for the two of you," Xiu Lin concluded.
After a conversation, both of them slowly lowered their heads. Today, Xiu Lin wasn’t as stern as before, but patiently explained why he had high expectations for the two of them.
Another ten or so minutes went by, and Xiu Lin’s voice gradually faded. The three of them looked again at the scenery within the forest before Xiu Lin turned and left.
"You should also go and exchange a few words with Tilan. She will be leaving in a day. Although you weren’t familiar with each other before, it’s always good for peers to communicate more."
After that, Xiu Lin’s figure disappeared on the path, as if he had never been there.
If it had been before, the two of them definitely wouldn’t have understood the deeper meaning behind their teacher’s words. But after two days of training, they had come to roughly grasp that the teacher’s subtext was to build a good relationship with this girl, as it could be very helpful in the future. However, Xiu Lin, as a teacher and a senior, didn’t want to speak too utilitarianly.
"Such a hassle," Wei Ke muttered.
"Oh? Then I’ll go over," said Elena with a smile, and she walked into the forest.
Seeing Elena take action, Wei Ke frowned, stamped her foot, and followed. She might have looked down on such behavior as fawning over others, but she didn’t want to fall behind Elena.
Before long, a surprised chatter arose from the forest, followed by the sounds of greeting and introducing oneself. With Elena’s affability, she quickly included Wei Ke into the group gathering under the tree, and they sat on the grass, listening to the interesting stories and experiences shared by the black-haired girl.
Time passed leisurely, and two days later, the agreement was officially finalized, and Tilan said her farewells to Tri-Phase Moon Academy with Mel.
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"Remember to come back~," Ivey said while holding a gift box, standing at the school gate to bid them goodbye. In her hands, the box contained gifts from Tilan and Mel, which included a feather book for her, as well as gifts for her companions, among other things.
After entering the station, Tilan changed her hair to gray, put on a light black beret, changed her clothes, put on glasses, and then entered the train carriage with Mel.
Taking the train, their next stop was ’Hot Surge Breakthrough Academy.’ They chose this one because it was the least difficult. Having persuaded Tri-Phase Moon Academy, the Academy with the greatest influence in the Northern First District, the order of other academies wasn’t that important. They could proceed from the least to the most difficult.
The train went through a long forest and mountains, and then Tilan and Mel transferred once more to arrive at Hot Surge Breakthrough Academy, situated in the stacked pine mountains of Northern First District.
Following the stone steps up between two mountains, the gate and the school entrance were situated high between the two mountain gorges.
After climbing the long staircase, when the two turned around at the gate, the plaza behind them was already overlooking, nearly a hundred meters above the mountain foot, with the wind rushing through the gorge loudly.
Shortly after interacting with the security personnel in front of the mountain gate, a competent-looking woman in a white suit approached from inside.
"Welcome, both of you." She first explained to the security personnel and then had them issue passes for Tilan and Mel, leading the two inside the mountain gate.
