After signing the contract with the landlord, they successfully moved in.
They paid quarterly, which immediately drained 60,000 from their funds. Su Ling’s heart bled at the sight of it.
“By the way, I live right next door. If you have any trouble, I can come help,” Tao Tao said.
“Thank you,” Su Ling replied with sincere gratitude.
Tao Tao truly was her benefactor.
She hoped this cute little girl could live a good life as well.
“Bleeeh! Bottom-tier Tao Tao, are you going to press your ear against the wall tonight? Gross, pervert Tao Tao—!”
As soon as Tao Tao entered her room, the home projector turned on.
That Mesugaki’s voice appeared right on time.
Tao Tao felt a surge of irritation.
Ignoring the foul-mouthed Mesugaki, she walked to the computer and began searching.
“Oho, what’s bottom-tier Tao Tao trying to do now?”
The Mesugaki appeared on the screen.
She paused when she saw Tao Tao browsing the Witch’s Hut website and various loan services.
“Hmph, even if I have to sell myself to the Witch’s Hut, I’ll find someone to finish you off!”
Tao Tao had completely lost it.
She kept muttering, “Kill you… kill you…” her entire demeanor becoming quite terrifying.
“Sigh, I told you that you were an idiot, but you didn’t believe me,” the Mesugaki sighed.
“The Witch’s Hut doesn’t take little girls.”
The Mesugaki brought up a page for Tao Tao.
Sure enough, the first line stated: No little girls.
Tao Tao finally broke.
“Ahhh! What did I ever do to deserve this?! Please, Great One, have mercy on me! I’m really going crazy! How did I offend you so much that you’re torturing me like this?”
Tao Tao rolled around on the floor, completely collapsing.
However, the Mesugaki didn’t mock her this time.
On the computer screen, the chibi image was gone, replaced by the face of a beautiful black-haired girl.
She looked sorrowful.
Watching Tao Tao wail on the floor, her heart felt heavy.
‘Did she… truly forget me?’
—
The soundproofing in this house was quite good.
The room had been cleaned and was very tidy, but Su Ling and Su Yao tidied it up again regardless.
On the balcony, they used cardboard boxes to make a simple cat bed.
They poured some cat food for Hajimi, who ate hungrily as if she were starving.
However, she used one paw to push her doll aside, acting as if the toy might steal her food.
Su Ling petted Hajimi for a while.
She had originally adopted the cat for Miao Miao to play with, but she hadn’t expected to be the one playing with her the most.
Night had fallen, and Su Ling found herself missing Miao Miao again.
Su Yao had finished her shower and was currently drying her hair.
Since the place was only 50 square meters, they had to squeeze together to sleep.
Fortunately, the bed was large, so it didn’t feel crowded.
In this completely strange place, at least they had each other.
On the nightstand, the maltose candy representing their four families stood quietly.
—
A giant sword cleaved through a hideous Starry Sky Ancient Beast.
This creature had smuggled itself over from the Second Universe, terrorizing a remote Agriculture Planet and making life miserable for the local Witches.
Wiping the blue blood off the giant sword, a cold voice drifted from beneath the tall, massive suit of gray armor.
Standing before her was a girl with white hair and red eyes.
“I am Xing, a member of the Comet Knights Order.”
This was the same person Bai Wei and the others had met before.
Xing reached out, seemingly wanting to shake the girl’s hand.
However, the girl merely gave her a dull glance before ignoring her.
She walked to the mountain-like corpse of the ancient beast and began to feast.
“You aren’t a Witch.”
“Correct.”
“Zerg?”
“Yeah. Want to kill me?”
The girl looked up, a hint of coldness flashing in her crimson eyes.
With blue blood smeared on the corners of her mouth, she possessed a certain wild beauty.
“No. We Comet Knights only swing our swords against injustice.”
Xing sheathed the giant sword. She looked at the girl and spoke in a flat tone.
“Even though you are Zerg, you didn’t choose to harm the local residents. You even prepared to help them deal with this ancient beast.”
Xing had joined the battle halfway through.
Although the girl in front of her was strong, the ancient beast possessed strength nearing that of a Great Witch, leaving the girl at a slight disadvantage.
“I was just hungry.”
The girl swallowed a piece of flesh, and the sound of vibrating wings echoed.
“Those Witches would have been easier targets, yet you didn’t touch them.”
“Ha. I just didn’t want to alert anyone. This is Witch territory; I’d have to be crazy to eat them.”
The girl seemed full.
She even grabbed the cloak behind the knight to wipe her mouth.
The knight didn’t get angry.
“Your eyes tell me you didn’t have those thoughts.”
“Oh, my eyes? Which ones?” the girl teased.
In the next moment, three pairs of crimson eyes appeared on her face.
The knight didn’t react at all.
“Hah, I give up. You’re just a tin can.”
The girl returned to normal and raised her hands in surrender.
She turned to leave, but the knight followed.
“Why are you following me?”
“We are going the same way.”
“Heh, the same way? Do you even know where I’m going?”
“The Witch Academy.”
“Hmm?”
The girl stopped.
“This is the only path to the Witch Academy,” the knight explained.
“Tch.”
“You still haven’t told me your name.”
“K424.”
“I want a name, not a serial number.”
“I was born without a name.”
K424 was finally getting annoyed.
If this tin can hadn’t helped her, she would have eaten her long ago.
Well, she probably couldn’t win anyway.
Ever since her Nirvana talent triggered, she had quickly regained her original strength and even surpassed it.
Moreover, she seemed to have escaped the control of the Insect Hive.
Her reason for heading to the Witch Academy was that she had caught a Communication Bug on the road.
After hacking the transmission, she learned that a massive swarm of Zerg was heading for the Witch Academy, and their target was Hope.
She could have ignored it.
She had undergone Nirvana and escaped the Insect Hive; she could have started a different life.
Yet, she had still set out on the journey to the Witch Academy.
“You can choose one for yourself,” the knight said.
K424 stopped.
She looked up and stared intently at the knight.
The knight was over 6 feet tall, and she barely reached the woman’s chest.
“Why?”
“I can see that you are a special existence. You should have a life of your own.”
“Tch, annoying.”
K424 curled her lip.
But the knight’s words continued to echo in her ears.
‘A life of my own…’
—
“K424…”
Under a different part of the starry sky, K423 looked up at the stars, a tear rolling down the corner of her eye.
The once lively girl now seemed incredibly lifeless.
She wiped away the tear and silently followed behind Bai Miao.
In her backpack, there was a small bag of frozen dumplings.
She had saved them for K424, but it seemed they were no longer needed.
“Drink this.”
Up ahead, Bai Wei took out two vials of potion and handed them to Bai Miao and K423.
“Take these.”
Immediately after, two student IDs were tossed over.
“This is Mimicry Potion. It will help you pass the train inspection. You will mimic a pair of Witch Academy students and sneak into the academy.”
Bai Wei looked at Bai Miao.
“Don’t think about looking for Ling Ling. If you don’t want her to be in trouble, don’t go near her.”
Bai Miao gripped the vial tightly, her petite body trembling beneath her black robe.
She said nothing, only leading K423 silently toward the station ahead.