It's weird to apply for Witch Academy as a boy

After all, I also have a thread of destiny, and I can interfere with it, but the same cannot be said for Xia Li's, because it does not belong to me.

But my spiritual vision, after I understood the concept of the thread of destiny, I can see its existence, so... I should be able to touch it.

Chapter 183 The Deranged Manager Xia Li

After a brief chat, Sister Bai received a message and said goodbye to me with a slightly apologetic tone.

"It doesn't matter. It's so close to where I live. I can go home in two steps. There's no need for you to send me off specially, Sister Bai. Bye~" I pushed Sister Bai's back and persuaded her.

Since you have something to do, you can't waste time on my side, otherwise I will be really sinning.

"Oh... okay."

Bai Yu smiled and shook his head, but finally left reluctantly.

"You two have a really good relationship." Looking at the interaction between Bai Yu and me, senior sister Ying Shiqian exclaimed.

"Indeed, Sister Bai was the best to me in the Witch Academy, and it was she who brought me to the Witch Academy." I also gave a positive response to Senior Ying Shiqian's sigh.

But just as I was about to talk, I was stopped by Manager Xia Li.

"Xiao Han, come here for a moment. I have something to tell you."

"Hello? Okay, manager." I didn't expect the manager to talk to me suddenly.

In fact, I don’t have much contact with the store manager in the bakery, and sometimes I even keep my distance from him. It may be because of his identity, or because I don’t have much contact with him.

It seems that she cares more about Tan Han. Maybe others may think this is favoritism. After all, they are in the same club, and the president favors another person, but I understand this.

I am not particularly familiar with Manager Xia Li. At least I spend more time hanging out with senior Ying Shiqian and the others.

What's more, it seems that Tan Han was brought here by the store manager, so it is understandable that she cares more about him.

And now, when I see the thread of luck on her body, I seem to understand the reason.

"It's not convenient to talk here, let's go to the back." Xia Li looked at the situation in the store and finally took me to the back door.

Except for the kitchen, the rest of the area behind the bakery belongs to the bakery community. I would hang out here when I was working part-time.

"Manager, where are we going?" I followed Manager Xia Li silently, not knowing what she was trying to do.

I followed Senior Xia Li silently, but this seemed to be a good opportunity.

I carefully counted the silk threads on Senior Sister Xia Li's body. Although they were tangled in an exaggerated way, after counting carefully, there were only eight or nine of them.

The most eye-catching one was the one tied around her neck.

I carefully reached out and fiddled with the silk thread, and the end of the thread swayed a little under my fingers.

This feeling is magical. The silk thread of luck is not affected by external forces, such as wind, scratches from clothes, or swaying when walking, but it is moved in my hand.

I pinched the end of the thread and pulled it out like pulling out silk from a cocoon.

But at this time, Manager Xia Li suddenly spoke behind my back.

"Xiao Han, you must be curious about where I'm taking you, right?"

"Huh? Yes... yes, manager, where are you taking me? If we just want to talk about something that no one else can hear, just find a place here, right?" I was shocked by the senior sister's reaction, but I reacted quickly and pretended nothing happened.

After all, what I’m doing is really hard to say out loud, which is equivalent to doing something that is against my conscience, right?

"I'm going to take you to my little treasury. I'm sure Shiqian and Yihan have often mentioned my little treasury to you, right?"

"Oh? That's true." I nodded honestly. The seniors did often mention the store manager's secret piggy bank. I heard that there was everything in it, even the so-called "supernatural knowledge".

But...why did the manager suddenly take me to her secret treasury?

"I want to ask you for one thing, Xiaohan. It's not that I'm biased, but you joining my bakery..."

"And then?" I watched the manager turn around and was about to say something in that tone, but he paused.

Then, I looked at the thread of luck in my hand, which had gone from being stretched straight to being limp in my hand.

"Ahem...what were you wanting to say just now? Oh, you've joined the bakery for a while, and I ignored you before. You won't blame the manager, right?" At this moment, Xia Li's expression was a little strange, and even her speech was not the same as before.

I saw all of this. The store manager changed so much after he untied the thread of luck?

According to the previous sentence that starts with "It's not that I'm biased", the following sentences should be "So what if I'm biased?" This is the correct development.

Since the store manager herself admitted that she was biased, then think carefully, have I been treated unfairly?

If there is no comparison, then there is naturally no unfairness. If there is comparison... then there will naturally be unfairness.

Especially after comparing with Tan Han...

I remind myself all the time not to take the treatment for granted. Any benefits and preferential treatment given by others are initially given by others because they think it is profitable for them.

Otherwise, I am afraid that my heart will be completely shattered by the imbalance, but I know very well that the only one who can hurt my heart is myself. As long as I ignore some things or even watch them coldly, then it has nothing to do with me.

It seems that most things can be solved this way. When facing other people's sarcasm, nitpicking, mockery and slander, you just need to reply lightly with an "oh", and the other party will be so angry most of the time.

But I wouldn't be so cold to the store manager.

"It's okay, and thank you to the manager for helping me when I was in trouble. I don't care about the other things." I responded with standard nonsense.

Then I threw away the silk thread that I had just untied from the store manager. I didn't know what the difference was between this thread of luck and the one that I couldn't get rid of. Since it could entangle store manager Xia Li, maybe it could also entangle me.

But soon I found that I no longer lost it. Now it followed me like the good fortune before.

"That's what you think. We didn't have many members in the past. I've been a hands-off boss for a long time and haven't fulfilled my responsibilities. Recently, some good members have joined us. It seems that they all came because of you and Tan Han. I'm so scared that I don't dare to promote my club like before. I'm really afraid that I can't manage it."

As Xia Li spoke, she took me to a place I had never been to.

"Wait."

Xia Li took me to a wall. At first glance, this wall looked no different. It was just a wall deep in the corridor.

But since Manager Xia Li stopped here, it means there is something mysterious here.

Without waiting for the manager to make any move, I used my psychic vision to see through the place. Sure enough, this was not a normal wall. It seemed to be some kind of alchemical item?

It’s very big, as big as a door, or is it a door integrated into the wall?

There is a huge space behind the door. It is not that there is a dark room behind the door of this wall, but that there is a superimposed space behind this door. Even if you look at it from the back door of this wall, it is still a wall.

The key is to enter the space behind through this door.

It feels somewhat similar to the entrance of Fengqing Street, but the differences are also obvious.

As Charlie took out her magic wand and pointed it at the wall, the shadow of a door appeared on the wall.

In fact, I have already seen this wonderful method through clairvoyance. It’s like watching a magic trick whose techniques I already know, but I still feel a little amazed at the moment it happens.

"I really didn't expect that you and Tan Han both made it to the finals of the freshman competition this time. Especially the first match between you and Tan Han, I didn't expect it and it surprised me."

"I was somewhat unprepared for what happened in the arena today, but after all, I was the one who brought Tan Han to the Witch Academy, so I would like to ask for your help."

"Can you help me?"

I looked at Manager Xia Li, and a bad thought came to my mind, especially when she said that she brought Tan Han to the Witch Academy.

She can't ask me to hold back in the next game... No, most people think that Tan Han can beat me, maybe she wants me to help Tan Han? Or should I not fight with Tan Han for the first place?

I quietly waited for the manager's words. Were these words from her heart or were they the result of interference from fate?

"Yes, the next exchange competition between more than 20 colleges is a rare event in the entire history of the college. Although I feel that it was held a little hastily, you can't deny that so many colleges are indeed participating."

"So..." I continued.

"So...Xiao Han, you are the only one among this class of freshmen who can stand beside Tan Han at this stage. I would like to ask you to lend a helping hand to Tan Han in the exchange competition, if possible?"

"Uh... ahem, haha, manager, what are you talking about?" I coughed softly and then smiled awkwardly. How come the development of the plot turned out to be what I predicted?

"what about me?"

"Xiao Han, I'm sorry. I know this college exchange competition is a very important event, but it is also a game between colleges. Tan Han is the most likely to become the first in this exchange competition in our Witch College. If there is no infighting among you, even with your help..."

"Manager...what about me?" I leaned against the wall, gradually slid down and squatted in the angle between the ground and the wall, then emphasized again.

"Xiao Han, I think I made myself very clear..."

"Why can't I be the winner? Actually... I'm not necessarily that much worse than Tan Han, am I?"

"But the battle between you..."

"I just used some standard-cost spell books. The most commonly used spell book is even Fireball. But Manager, if you follow my games, you at least know that I have more spell books than these. I even have high-cost spell books. I didn't use those methods."

I interrupted Manager Xia Li directly. I wanted to see how shocking her words would be.

Then I wanted to see what prompted Charlie to say such a thing.

"But your source of magic power..."

"It has reached more than 700 pieces. Please don't bother the manager with this." I interrupted the manager again with a smile.

Then I stood up, and I felt that I had a new idea at this moment.

To be honest, I actually have a pretty good impression of Xia Li. I would rather believe that this was the interference of fate, just like what Tan Han said to me at that time.

Didn’t he come to me and apologize in the end?

I guess the store manager is speechless at this moment because of my rebuttal. She should be thinking of other ways to persuade me, or will she use tough measures?

But compared to these, I still want to try something else.

"Manager Xia Li, I am also a layman. I know you care deeply about Tan Han, but Senior Xia Li, you also need to understand what you are doing now. You are killing the desire of a freshman who is as enterprising and hopeful as Tan Han to be number one."

"Manager, when you told me this, I should have been very angry, but you are the manager and I respect you very much. You want me to give up the path I am on, which is impossible in itself. And you brought me to your small treasury. Your meaning is actually very clear, right? And I understand what you mean."

I took the initiative at this moment, and what I said made Manager Xia Li, who was listening, feel a little overwhelmed.

But all of this is my own fabrication. The path I took, the killing of my ideals, all of this is made up. I don’t yearn for these things. After all, all these honors are false. When I knew about the existence of the script, I should have known that it was meaningless to fight for these things.

Even if those are fake, only my understanding of the extraordinary and the power I hold in my hands are not fake.

Of course, I am serious about the last sentence about the manager's secret piggy bank. Under the influence of my senior classmates, I am indeed very interested in the manager's secret piggy bank.

Especially the so-called [supernormal knowledge]!

In fact, I also have some extraordinary knowledge, but I don’t know what this thing can do now. But I know that it is "sleeping" in my body at the moment. I usually don’t dare to touch it, for fear that it will cause me trouble. When facing unknown things, it is naturally better to be careful.

"Manager, there is only one thing in your little treasury that I like."

"What is it?" Charlie also asked at this moment, but she soon got the answer.

"[Supernormal Knowledge] Oh." I said with a smile, "The store manager thinks highly of Tan Han. I'm sure you can do a lot for her, right? [Supernormal Knowledge] is just a thing after all. If you give it to me, I am willing, even willing, to help Tan Han."

I said this to the store manager. Actually, I was measuring the value of [Supernormal Knowledge] in the eyes of the store manager. The [Supernormal Knowledge] that Sister Bai talked to me about before was like a flood or a beast, but now that I have come into contact with the second [Supernormal Knowledge], I don't mind seeing how important it is in a person's heart.

"This... this won't do..." At this moment, Manager Xia Li's face was full of entanglement and struggle, "Change it, I have a lot of mana sources, and I also have spell books! High-consumption spell books! Over-consumption spell books! Yes! Over-consumption spell books, this is the most important reward this time! I can also give it to you in advance!"

"Manager, you're being too polite. That's a unilateral reward from the Witch Academy. This is an exchange competition held by so many academies together. The reward is definitely not calculated that way." I smiled and gently denied Xia Li.

At this moment, Xia Li felt a little crazy, and she looked a little like Tan Han at that time, which made me more convinced of this matter.

I looked at the thread of luck that was gradually becoming tighter. At this moment, Manager Xia Li really looked like a puppet.

But without the one on the neck, it now looks a little absurd and ridiculous.

"Manager, [Supernatural Knowledge] is just a collection in your hands, but in my hands it can play a greater value."

"No... No... That's for Tan Han... I, what am I saying..."

"Is that so..." I felt a little sorry when I heard the store manager talking incoherently. It turned out that this was really prepared for Tan Han. Is this a future script that he discovered himself?

"Then Manager, if you give this to me, I will help Tan Han, and I will find a copy of [Supernormal Knowledge] to return to Tan Han in the future. Manager, you know my strength, and I will be able to find another copy in the future." I continued, "I can sign a contract, otherwise, I will return the copy of [Supernormal Knowledge] that you gave me to Tan Han."

"Contract?" This seemed to touch Xia Li.

"Yes, store manager, we can sign a contract. Can you let me see the so-called [supernatural knowledge]? After I see it with my own eyes, we will sign the contract, and the content will be as I said just now. With my assistance, Tan Han, I think no one should be our opponent in this exchange competition, right?"

"Okay! But you can't go back on your word!" Xia Li said with a conflicted look, as if she had made up her mind. However, her body was more honest than her mouth and she came to the huge safe at the innermost part of her small treasury.

And I followed the manager into her small treasury. Although it was a small treasury, it was surprisingly large!

There were all kinds of things there. It was just as the manager had said, there were mana sources, spell books, alchemical items, extraordinary items, and so many things, so many that I was overwhelmed. I even saw a safe that was specifically used to store arcane and mithril coins.

I can also see the inside of the safe clearly through my spiritual vision.

But I shouldn't be like this at the moment. There are more important things to do, which is to help the store manager untie the thread of luck.

When all the answers are revealed, I'm sure the store manager will also undergo some miraculous changes, right?

"Huh? Xiaohan, what are you doing behind me?" Xia Li asked after seeing my abnormal behavior.