For Witches of the Joy Sequence, fun was more important than life itself.
Hu Mei had long ago seen through the relationship between Tao Tao and Adela.
There was already little fun to be had during the break, so with such an easy source of entertainment available, Hu Mei naturally wouldn’t let it go.
Hearing Hu Mei’s words, Adela and Tao Tao nodded frantically.
Although they knew Hu Mei definitely didn’t have good intentions, one didn’t want to be bled dry of her money, and the other didn’t want to join the Loli Path, so they were giving it their all.
As for the so-called Record Keeper — well, the beautiful and kindhearted Su Ling would probably agree, right?
“So that’s how it is. Please, save me!” Su Ling looked at the two lolis kneeling in front of her, feeling a bit weary.
‘Why is it the Student Council again?’
Just because of the Student Council, she owed Tian Tian 500,000 in debt.
She hadn’t even decided whether to pay it back slowly or go back to her old ways and become Tian Tian’s girlfriend.
After all, she still owed Ji Lingyuan over forty days of being her girlfriend!
“Well, Junior, you live quite close, so you can observe them from a short distance. If you agree, our Student Council will provide a reward~”
Hu Mei crossed her legs, admiring Su Ling’s appearance.
She had been deeply impressed when she saw Su Ling at the Student Council before.
Unfortunately, she was a step too late, and that girl Tian Tian had bailed her out early.
Tian Tian was an old acquaintance.
Magic Cabin 07 just happened to be in her jurisdiction, so they had dealt with each other often.
“For example, those 500,000 you owe Tian Tian.”
Hu Mei’s tone was tempting, and Su Ling’s pupils constricted.
“I know you owe her 500,000 because of the Student Council, but I originally intended for you to be the Record Keeper for these two so that the 500,000 bail could be waived. Too bad Tian Tian got there first. But her behavior is just highway robbery. You don’t have to pay her any mind at all, as long as you agree to my request.”
Hu Mei’s crimson eyes narrowed slightly, a smile playing on her lips.
This was, of course, complete nonsense.
She simply felt annoyed seeing Tian Tian succeed.
Su Ling’s scalp felt numb.
‘I only reported the Student Council once. How did I end up being targeted by both the Student Council and the Witch’s Hut at the same time?’
‘Ugh, I should have listened to that senior.’
Su Ling was filled with regret. At the same time, she realized the deep truth in the saying “respect the Destiny of others.”
“I…”
To be honest, she was tempted.
500,000… she really didn’t want to pay it back.
During that one month in the Lower City, she had already developed stress over debt.
However, although Tian Tian seemed to have an ulterior motive, she had helped her after all.
Besides, even if things were as Hu Mei said, why didn’t the other party refuse when Tian Tian paid the 500,000 bail for her?
She felt so weary.
“Tao Tao is my friend. I’ll agree to be the Record Keeper, but I still want to pay off that debt myself,” Su Ling said, steeling herself.
Choosing between the Witch’s Hut and the Student Council, she seemed to lean more toward the Witch’s Hut.
There was nothing more to say; the Student Council had truly disgusted her today, and her impression of them had reached an absolute low.
“Fine.”
A flash of displeasure crossed Hu Mei’s eyes, but she still agreed with a smile.
Hu Mei gave Su Ling a deep look before walking out of the room.
‘Heh, interesting. She’s refusing a kindness only to be forced into a hardship.’
Just now was actually a choice she had given Su Ling: whether to choose the Student Council or the Witch’s Hut.
Obviously, Su Ling preferred the Witch’s Hut. Then there was nothing left to discuss.
“Investigate that Su Ling for me. Since she’s one of the Witch’s Hut people, we need to pay close attention to her,” Hu Mei instructed her subordinate at the door.
‘Hehe, things are about to get fun.’
Su Ling watched Hu Mei’s retreating figure and rubbed her brow.
She could sense Hu Mei’s displeasure; she had essentially offended her.
But she really didn’t dare to gamble.
At least Tian Tian had a clear price; she just had to pay back the 500,000.
But what about the Student Council?
She didn’t believe that an organization that dared to shamelessly extort an innocent freshman would do her any favors.
Furthermore, while Hu Mei was in the room, she had been casting intermittent glances toward Su Yao.
In the worst-case scenario at the Witch’s Hut, she could just return to her old profession alone.
If she went to the Student Council, who knew if both she and her mother would end up dragged down?
“Dammit, you! Couldn’t you have made it clear? Now look what happened — you’ve attracted the Student Council! What are we supposed to do now?”
Once Tao Tao saw that Hu Mei was far away, she stood up and complained to Adela.
Adela didn’t indulge her either; she grabbed Tao Tao’s neck, looking as if she wanted to choke the stinky loli to death on the spot.
The two started fighting again, leaving Su Ling completely speechless as she watched.
“But Su Ling, it’s a good thing you didn’t agree to that woman’s deal. She was just waiting for you to fall into her trap.”
Tao Tao sat on top of Adela.
Since Adela was currently possessing a near-broken Automaton, her combat power naturally wasn’t very high.
She looked at Su Ling with a face full of lingering fear.
“It’s an old trick. First, they lure you into the Student Council, then they use all sorts of excuses to cheat you out of your money and your body.”
Tao Tao glanced at Su Yao, her meaning self-explanatory. Hearing this, Su Ling’s brow furrowed.
‘Is it really that dark? Doesn’t the Witch Academy care?’
“Then what about this Record Keeper business?”
Hu Mei wanted her to report Tao Tao and Adela’s daily lives every day.
It was no different from surveillance.
Su Ling looked at Hu Mei’s manual; it actually had quotas for *that* kind of thing.
She looked at the two of them.
“There’s also this. She actually wants me to record videos.”
“Is she insane?!”
Adela immediately shouted.
Tao Tao’s face turned green with anger.
“You want me to do *that* with this hunk of metal? No way, no way, absolutely not!”
“You think I want to? You short, pathetic bottom-feeder, who the hell would want to do *that* with you?”
“I’ll kill you!”
These two buffoons started at it again.
Su Ling picked up her phone and aimed it at the two of them.
“Hurry up.”
The two immediately froze. “Nooo!”
—
The door next door opened, and Su Ling walked out with a calm expression.
*That* sort of thing definitely couldn’t be done in her room; it had to be done in Tao Tao’s place.
Tao Tao’s room was currently a mess, with faint sounds of panting and cursing still audible.
Even at a time like this, the two rivals didn’t forget to trade insults.
Su Ling glanced at the video in her hand.
She felt no emotion, and even found it a bit amusing.
Two flat-chested little lolis — doing that kind of thing was just like fighting; there was absolutely no blood-pumping sense of seduction.
She sent the video to Hu Mei.
She saw that Hu Mei received it, but no reply came for a long time.
Meanwhile, Hu Mei stared at the video on her phone and fell into a silence.
‘What is this? Are these two actually being serious? Dammit, as I thought, lolis really aren’t worth watching.’
She somewhat regretted seeking out this “fun.”
It wasn’t enjoyable at all.
Helpless, she could only send back “Good, keep it up,” before hurriedly deleting the video.
She wasn’t some kind of perverted lolicon; the sight of two lolis getting intimate was honestly a bit painful for her to watch.
“Chief, we’ve finished investigating Su Ling’s information and have sent it to you.”
Hu Mei received a compressed file containing Su Ling’s information from the Azure Star.
Lower City, Zerg, Recommendation Letter…
Hu Mei’s brow furrowed as she looked over Su Ling’s information.
‘Is she actually a student under the Recommendation Letter system?’
But when she saw that the Recommendation Letter was given to Su Ling by Meng Lingneng as compensation, her brow relaxed.
‘She scared me. I thought Su Ling had some heaven-defying background.’
Then, she scrolled to the part about Su Ling’s experience as a Fuli Ji in the Lower City, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
‘Oh? No wonder she chose the Witch’s Hut. Turns out we’re all family. So what was she pretending for?’
Her subordinates were truly efficient; they had actually listed out all ninety-eight of Su Ling’s guests from that month.
However, when she saw some of the names on the list, her expression changed drastically, and her pupils constricted.
‘Wait, why are they on here too?!’