Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva

"The new member of the student council, I've heard about it. Is there anything else, Kolter?" She put down her cup and continued to look at Kolter.

With a slight frown, Kolter continued, "This time, I'm not only here to help Miss Tilan get familiar with the procedures, but also to inform Serasilence that the behavior of the members of your club in the South First District, showing off their wealth and booking venues exclusively, has been too ostentatious."

"Ostentatious?"

"Kolter, do you understand your position?"

"Whether it's me or the members of my club, it's not your place to point fingers. I've warned you before, if it weren't for President Amors, you would have been taught a lesson long ago."

"Yes, it's true that I'm protected by President Amors, which allows me to speak in front of you, but the behavior of your club, including but not limited to booking the busy streets of the South First District, ordering thousands of cakes then extravagantly wasting them, inviting some celebrity actors to perform on a private stage only to humiliate them in person, reserving all advertising billboard spots at the Helix Leaf Plaza for a live birthday celebration, and so on."

"These actions only serve to show outsiders an impression of Edith Academy's students as extravagantly wasteful and decadent."

"Enough!" The other party raised an eyebrow and then waved her hand, signaling her steward behind to send the guests away.

"I thought that with a newcomer present today, you would be much more polite, but it seems I was mistaken, Kolter. You're still that impulsive monkey who knows nothing of manners, deserving to be eliminated by the Academy like your friend."

"Jianyan, send them off. I don't want to see any outsiders today."

"Yes, Miss Serasilence." Afterward, the capable female steward approached Kolter and gestured for him to leave.

Taking a deep breath, Kolter calmed down, apologized to Tilan, and then led the two of them out at a slow pace.

On the way down the elevator, Kolter began to explain the conflict he had had with that president before.

"At that time, after my classmate withdrew from school, I confronted Serasilence, but she mocked him, saying it was his own fault for making a big deal out of nothing and having poor psychological quality. I was very angry at the time and almost came to blows, but I was stopped by a companion sent by President Amors in the end."

"I thought I had gotten over the incident, but seeing Serasilence today, I was provoked by her tone of voice and couldn't help but lose my temper. I'm very sorry," Kolter explained the reason.

"Don't worry, we can communicate with President Serasilence separately in the future," Tilan shook her head, realizing that Kolter was the type to be calm and rational, but his behavior had indeed been irregular, showing that the past incident had left some shadows on him.

"'Indigo Cornflower' club might need a visit from Miss Tilan herself in the future. Next, I'll take you to the 'Black Cloak Wanderer' club. This club has the largest membership within our school, about 200 people."

"I don't seem to have heard much about it?" Tilan recalled briefly.

"Because their club is quite special, you have to be at least a sophomore to join," Kolter led the way.

"Do you know about the Aijieka network, Tilan?"

"I've read up on some of it."

"The Aijieka network is an information channel established across the Aijieka Sea and is one of the rare means to communicate faster than light. However, due to the vast amount of information between Star Domains, interstellar networks typically synchronize every three days. For example, if a star from the Emerald Moon Star Domain releases a new album, ordinary people usually find the information online three days later."

"But since I mentioned ordinary people, there are naturally extraordinary means to obtain information instantly, which is to project one's consciousness into the Aijieka network, instantly traverse space, and browse other Star Domains' interstellar networks. This method of delving into the Aijieka information network is also known as immersive deep diving. It's somewhat similar to watching immersive movies. It gathers information at an extremely fast pace but is also more prone to side effects."

"Generally, only adults over the age of 20 and above Sequence 3 are allowed to enter this network, and the equipment for immersive deep diving is very expensive, unaffordable for ordinary people." Find your next adventure on empire

"However, for Edith Academy, this type of equipment is quite common. As long as the students are above Sequence 4 and at least 17 years old, they can apply to use this equipment ahead of time."

"Members of the 'Black Cloak Wanderer' club are all those who regularly delve into the Aijieka network. They gather to exchange tips on using immersive deep diving, such as how to recover quickly, how to maintain a normal mental state, how to alleviate side effects, how to protect one's consciousness while deep diving, and how to battle within the Aijieka network, and so forth."

"It's worth noting that no matter how one alleviates the strain, maintaining this projection for a long duration, receiving a high density of various information streams at high speed, is a shock and burden to the brain. The lighter consequences are nausea, vomiting, and mental weakness; the more severe outcomes include psychological disorders, insanity, and so on. Therefore, use of this kind of immersive equipment should be approached with caution."

"Alright, we've arrived." Saying this, the three stopped in front of a black building that looked like a flattened can, somewhat squashed, but also large, with four floors covering thousands of square meters.

Upon entering the building, the atmosphere was quiet, with only a few backlight lamps casting a dim light, dark yet somewhat soothing to the nerves.

After verifying their identities at the Autonomous Unit, they proceeded to the second floor, which looked much like a movie theater—pitch dark—except the hall featured slanted immersion pods here and there, with some pods glowing with a faint blue light, reflecting on their surroundings.