So I Became a Witch and Started Doing Daily Quests

Chapter 134: Godwalker - Hermes

"You’re saying your contract true name is... Godwalker—Hermes?"

For a moment, Janna thought she was hearing things.

As a reincarnator, the name "Hermes" had been thunderously familiar in her previous life.

After all, even someone like Janna, who had little knowledge of Greek mythology in her past life, still knew the names of its most famous deities.

And "Hermes" just so happened to be one of the most well-known gods in Greek mythology, governing commerce and theft, and also serving as the messenger of Olympus.

However, due to the many taboos surrounding the Spirit Realm in mysticism, especially for a first-time summoning without a solid emotional foundation between summoner and summoned, "talking too much" could easily become "saying too much."

So, upon hearing the contract true name of the Scarecrow Messenger, even though Janna had a barrage of questions, she could only swallow them for now and keep silent.

"Nice to meet you. I’m Janna Roland. I hope we can work well together in the future."

"Work~ well~ together~"

Perhaps it was because the Scarecrow Messenger hadn’t communicated with other living species for a long time, but after forming the contract with Janna, it had been brimming with curiosity and excitement.

Yet, paired with its hoarse voice that sounded like grinding gears, even through mental communication, Janna couldn’t help but find it eerily strange.

"Let’s talk about the payment for each delivery."

Since the contract effectiveness of [Messenger Summoning] was far weaker than that of [Contract Summoning] or [Spirit Summoning],

Janna had to offer a specific payment each time she asked for help.

The payment would vary depending on the actual workload and difficulty, falling under a more impersonal "employment relationship."

"I~ don’t~ want~ payment"

At those words, Janna furrowed her brows but quickly returned to her normal expression.

"That won’t do. Your reward should reflect the value of the work you perform. I can’t just enjoy your labor for free."

Besides, Janna firmly believed that the most expensive thing in the world... was anything labeled free.

"I~ really don’t~ need~ it~"

Seeing that the Scarecrow Messenger wasn’t lying, Janna hesitated a moment longer before saying,

"How about this—every time you deliver a letter, I’ll give you one Silver Surrel. How does that sound?"

"Silver Sur~rel?"

Seeing Janna’s insistent expression, the Scarecrow Messenger tilted its body, then joyfully agreed to her proposal.

"As~ long~ as~ it’s~ from~ you, I~ like~ it~ all~"

With the other party accepting currency from the Material Plane as payment, the Contract Array that surrounded them finally solidified and then slowly faded away.

"The contract is now complete. I’ll be relying on you from now on."

"Alright~ See~ you~"

Bowing its stiff body slightly, the Scarecrow Messenger imitated a proper human gentleman, even going so far as to tip its hat during their farewell.

Although it had no hands, its mastery over magic power allowed it to easily lift and lower its hat with magical control.

Thunk—Thunk—Thunk—

Just like when it had arrived, with a light bounce on the ground, the Scarecrow Messenger’s figure vanished into the void in the blink of an eye.

"What a strange creature."

Now that it had finally left, Janna couldn’t help but mutter a quiet remark.

According to the final terms of the contract, Janna would need to pay the Scarecrow Messenger one Silver Surrel for each delivery.

Which meant, regardless of the distance—even letters crossing multiple planes—it would only ever cost her a single Silver Surrel.

Of course, Janna couldn’t be blamed for being calculative.

After all, bargaining was a critical skill every Wizard Apprentice specialized in [Contract Studies] had to master.

Haggling was an art, and whether one did it zero times or countless times was the difference.

A Summoning-specialized apprentice or wizard who couldn’t even haggle couldn’t be considered a competent contract practitioner.

Even if, technically, the other party hadn’t even attempted to bargain—

Stretching her shoulder, Janna then took out a honey pancake she had specifically bought that morning from the fridge. Up until now, she had finally finished learning all her witchcraft.

"Gulp gulp—"

She downed a big sip of iced black coffee to counter the sweetness of the honey pancake. If there had been another flavor available, Janna definitely wouldn’t have chosen a sweet one.

However, it seemed that most of the students at White Coral Academy had a preference for sweet things.

Even the cafeteria’s staple meals were tomato-flavored sweet noodles or creamy, cheesy seafood rice—thanks to which, Janna never had to worry about gaining weight from overeating.

"Honestly, even if I did gain weight, it wouldn’t be a big deal. It’s just a minor fat extraction surgery—looks like that’ll be covered later in the [Introductory Medical Studies] course."

Gently setting down her coffee cup without any pause, Janna summoned the Character Panel.

"System, upgrade all seven witchcrafts to their current maximum level."

Shiiing—

As seven golden lights flashed, her accumulated Skill EXP rapidly depleted, and all seven witchcrafts she had mastered over the past two days leveled up to 29.

At the moment the skills finished upgrading, a surge of witchcraft knowledge flooded into Janna’s mind.

She had grown so used to this that Janna didn’t even flinch—she simply absorbed all the new knowledge with ease.

"This gives me a better shot in the Tri-Academy Exam—"

As of now, Janna had mastered a total of twenty-two apprentice-level witchcrafts (excluding Wizard Tricks).

Moreover, her proficiency with those twenty-two spells had already reached the upper limit of what was possible at her apprentice tier.

Across all apprentices of the same tier in Turin, there was likely no one else who could match her.

And that was Janna’s greatest confidence going into the Tri-Academy Exam in three months.

"Too bad that after this bulk upgrade, my Skill EXP is completely drained. But that’s okay—Skill EXP is easy to accumulate. I’ll have another batch soon enough—"

Closing the Character Panel, Janna looked at the evening sky outside.

After staying in the dorm all day, she walked to the window and gently pushed it open, letting the summer breeze brush her cheeks.

"Time flies... it’s already been a year—"

The sun dipped behind the mountainside, and the fading light slanted over the Rook on the tree branch, drowsing again.

Watching it, Janna’s thoughts drifted, just like her fading memories, sinking into the mist along with the twilight glow.