Ch 89: If they become useless humans

A brewing argument abruptly ceased with Teacher Victoria’s arrival.

In class, Rui Bu Si unexpectedly received a note passed to her by Mi Ya Xing.

Oh no…

Teacher Victoria, though gentle, is very strict about classroom discipline.

Besides, she was terrified that if she suddenly sneezed and switched personalities at this moment, she would be in mortal danger.

In the end, she couldn’t resist her curiosity and opened the note.

What important matter needs to be conveyed during such a dangerous class—after reading the contents, her expression fell.

The note was an apology for his recent outburst.

…Is there some taboo about discussing this after class?

Teacher Victoria, engrossed in teaching, seemed oblivious to their exchange, so she whimsically asked: “If one day I, or Eric, or Jian Ni lose our magic and become ordinary humans, would you also look down on us?”

After waiting a long time without a response from Mi Ya Xing, she lowered her head and continued reading, her eyes falling on an empty page only to see a hand suddenly appear.

Looking up, the hand’s owner smiled gently: “Student Rui Bu Si, you need to pay attention in class.”

“Yes, Teacher Victoria.”

Not long after, she received another note from Mi Ya Xing: “That’s different.”

It didn’t explain how it was different, nor did it change his view that humans were weak and incompetent.

She didn’t ask further.

She tucked the note into a random page in the back of her book, intending to dispose of it after class. Although she wasn’t interested in Potionology, she still listened for a bit.

Mi Ya Xing, however, was even more absentminded in the second half of the class than the first.

“So you’ve spent these past few days trying to make diet cookies with Wu La La?” That night, after listening to Ya Ya proudly introduce her new cookie flavor, Rui Bu Si took a bite and swallowed it with difficulty.

“They’re quite effective for weight loss.” After eating the whole thing, she felt so awful that she felt she wouldn’t want to eat anything for the next three days.

“Not delicious?” Ya Ya and Wu La La hadn’t tried them yet.

Wu La La said she wanted to save the first bite for her sister; Ya Ya, after some thought, for different reasons, made the same choice of not eating the first bite herself.

“I think I need to go out for a walk.” Her stomach needed some comforting food from outside.

“Going out again? You went out around this time yesterday too.”

“Want to come along?”

“No, but please give these duck snacks to Wu La La. Yesterday, you tied them to a rope to pass them down, and her sister said that wasn’t safe.”

Rui Bu Si: …

In the male dormitory, Mi Ya Xing was still preoccupied.

“Eric, if one day I become a useless human…”

Eric, waiting in vain for the rest of the sentence, stopped writing and turned his head: “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing,” he thought, why would he suddenly ask such a question…

“Mi Ya Xing, whether you have magic or not, or whatever you become, we’re still good friends.”

Unsure of the reason for Mi Ya Xing’s recent unusual behavior, and unclear why he’d suddenly ask this question and then not follow up, Eric still decided to answer seriously.

Remembering Mi Ya Xing’s evasive manner earlier, he cautiously asked, “So, can you tell me what’s been bothering you these past few days?”

“I…” He pursed his lips, his gaze fixed on the bedsheet. “I’m going to sleep.”

“Alright then.” Until Mi Ya Xing was ready to talk.

Midnight, remembering last night’s events, Victoria stayed in her office instead of returning to the faculty and staff dormitory.

“Last night, when Mi Ya Xing was wandering around outside, the words he muttered were indeed in Spider language.” Unfortunately, she could only identify the language, not the content.

She had asked Eric to observe Mi Ya Xing more closely; she wondered if Mi Ya Xing would…

As she was thinking, the office door suddenly opened, and Eric rushed in, supporting Mi Ya Xing, who was bound by a Binding Spell.

“Teacher Victoria, please help! Mi Ya Xing suddenly attacked me for some reason.”

The bound person, having been rendered unconscious by Eric’s magic, regained consciousness upon its release, no longer exhibiting the confused state he displayed in the dormitory.

“How could I possibly attack Eric?”

In his memory, he was lying in bed preparing to go to sleep early, but when he opened his eyes, he found himself tied up in the Teacher’s Office, hearing Teacher Victoria say that he had suddenly attacked Eric.

He looked at Eric, seeking denial, but the other nodded.

Victoria: “Mi Ya Xing, can you still not tell us what’s been happening lately?”

“I…” Closing his eyes, he finally made up his mind. “I don’t know why I suddenly lost my magic…”

“Lost his magic?” Eric and Victoria exchanged a glance.

After a few seconds of thought, Victoria asked: “Mi Ya Xing, can you show us your Moe Knight Totem?”

Unbuttoning the top two buttons of his pajama top, beside the totem, a gigantic spider was gradually covering it.

However, despite the obvious spider pattern, Mi Ya Xing couldn’t see anything.

“It seems this is Poisonous Spider venom, and Mi Ya Xing has been deeply poisoned.”

“Then how can we detoxify him?”

“The only way now is to find the Poisonous Spider first and use it to refine an antidote.”

“Okay, I’ll ask the classmates to help find the Poisonous Spider tomorrow.” As long as there’s still a way.

With the Binding Spell released, Mi Ya Xing, after hearing their conversation, shyly pursed his lips: “Thank you for your help tonight. And Eric, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to attack you.”

“It’s okay, we’re good friends.”

Victoria looked at them, then turned her gaze to the office doorway: “There’s more than just the two of us worried about you tonight.”

She smiled: “Student Rui Bu Si, how much longer are you going to eavesdrop?”