Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva

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Three days later, the students arrived with their nurtured ducks, filling the entire venue with quacking sounds. Many could be seen chasing after their own ducks, afraid of losing them, and to differentiate their ducks from others, everyone had tied their names and numbers around the ducks' feet.

"Look, look, even though they flew up into the trees and I couldn't reach them, these few look really robust, don't they? My little darlings have always been eating well," a chubby boy said while standing under a tree, hands on his hips, speaking to his companion and occasionally calling out to try to coax the ducks down from the trees.

"I really don't get it, ducks' webbed feet are clearly not suited for grasping branches, yet they just stay up there and won't come down," the chubby boy said, his face losing face after calling out for a while and his ducks not complying.

"Maybe it's because you're down there, haha," his companions laughed heartily, but they could also tell that those ducks were indeed well-nurtured. Being able to fly onto trees, in good health, and with bright white feathers was commendable.

"Alright, next," the teacher, having finished grading a student's duck in the center of the venue, called for the next student.

"Here I come," dressed in a grey-blue winter coat, Qiu Shu jogged over, followed by three large white ducks quacking away—clearly he had often taken his ducks out for runs.

"Good, let me have a look and check," the teacher smiled and beckoned him, then weighed one of the ducks on the scales.

"Hmm, the weight is impressive, the wings strong, the voice clear and crisp, and there are no signs of disease or pests—looks like I have no choice but to give a '3A' grade," he said.

"Hehe, thank you for the compliment, Teacher," Qiu Shu put down the duck he was holding and scratched his head.

"Next, Hexia," the teacher finished the evaluation and continued down the list.

"I'm here," on a bluestone at the scene, the grey-haired girl was sitting, watching the three white ducks walking around her feet.

Hexia hopped down from the bluestone, leading the three wobbling creatures over to the teacher.

"Hexia's nurturing isn't bad either," the teacher looked up at the three ducks with their snow-white feathers and couldn't help but praise, but then his eyes narrowed in disbelief.

"Did you advance their Sequence?" he asked. Continue reading at empire

"Yes, you said before that our purpose of studying was to help many animals with insufficient Talent or those not so smart to advance their Sequence, so I tried for a while and barely managed to nurture them to Sequence 2. It's just a pity that it's difficult to go any further," the girl shook her head regretfully. Although the large white ducks were somewhat cute, those at Sequence 2 had a lifespan only slightly greater than ordinary ducks and couldn't accompany people for a very long time.

Seeing the girl's reluctant expression, the teacher wanted to say something comforting.

"Actually, it's already quite remarkable, no, no, no, it's record-breaking. Hexia, you may not be aware, but typically, the first-grade is centered around familiarization. You have not yet been exposed to various secret techniques that help Transcendent creatures advance. Training a Transcendent animal is not exactly feasible... It's you, being able to do this in your first year, that is the surprise," he shook his head.

"The lifespan of animals inherently varies, and parting is an inevitable fact," he continued.

"Initially, the Academy's plan was, after you finished raising them, to find suitable owners for these Kol ducks, to let them live on as pets. However, your three are rather special, and it definitely wouldn't be feasible to keep you raising them—this would impede your studies and energy in life. If you don't mind, the Academy will adopt them for you, placing them in a small lake in the back mountain where other mild-mannered birds reside," he explained.

"Thank you for your arrangements, Teacher," the girl bowed, knowing this was already making an exception for her, causing the teacher some inconvenience.

"No bother at all, it's just astonishing how every generation brings forth new talents. Back when I was in school, I too was a little genius. But now, it seems, I can't quite compare to your generation," he sighed.