Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva

After listening to Taifu's explanation and then gradually learning about their club's day-to-day operations, it was already evening by the time they walked out the door.

"About the Aijeika Network, you can't understand everything in just a day or two; just take your time getting familiar with it," Kolter comforted Patilan, fearing that she might find it too troublesome and give up, as they walked out of the 'Black Shirt Wanderer' club.

"It's not that, it's just a bit novel and unexpected. Logically, this should be a very important industry, but you hardly ever hear about it in daily life," the girl said, somewhat perplexed.

"Because ordinary people can't access it. At the very least, you need to be Sequence 3 to barely use the equipment, and to truly roam freely and experience the various things on the network, you probably need to be Sequence 4, which eliminates about 95% of people," explained Kolter.

"Besides, although the Aijeika Network is extremely powerful in terms of learning and entertainment functions, it can't replace real-life study and training. In fact, overuse may even lead to neglect of everything in reality and mental abnormalities, so the Aijeika Network has not been widely promoted."

"I understand."

Since it was already evening, after a brief conversation, everyone went their separate ways. When Tilan and Annelli came to the student council the next day, the person who received them was another girl.

"Hi, hello, Tilan, my name is Glenna." This girl was about 18 years old, wearing a white fitted shirt with the student council's black jacket over it, holding a clipboard in her hands, and wearing a badge on her chest, which, however, did not seem to pertain to the student council but to some company.

"Ah, this, I'm sorry, I forgot to take it off," Glenna tucked away the badge with a triangular emblem after Tilan's gaze fell on her chest, and placed it in a drawer in the student council office.

"I usually work at 'Marselan Consulting Agency,' so I'm used to wearing the badge in the morning," she explained briefly.

"It's my turn to show Tilan around the Academy's internal clubs today. Kolter took you on a tour yesterday, right?"

"Yes," the girl nodded slightly, sensing that Ms. Glenna seemed somewhat intimidated by her, her tone containing a hidden nervousness.

Glenna continued to introduce herself. "I am part of the student council's Accounting Department, in charge of financial-related matters, though I occasionally liaise with some clubs regarding reimbursements and purchases."

"Let's set off, we can talk more as we walk." She led Tilan and Annelli out the door and locked the office.

The trio stood silently in the elevator, waiting for it to descend.

"Please don't take offense at what just happened, Tilan. I always get the student council's tasks done well, it's just that I help out at the agency during my free time," she seemed still anxious about the earlier incident.

"It's nothing. Are you doing it because you're short on money?" Tilan asked out of curiosity. She had not lived a wealthy life before and had no prejudices about working part-time.

"Uh, yes. Although most of Edith Academy's students are either wealthy or noble, there is a portion who aren't," she said, her voice slowing down.

"My tuition fees are waived, but whether it's for studying or preparing for university in the future, substantial funds are needed."

"University tuitions in the Federation are not cheap, at least 300,000 Federation Coins a year, if not 500,000 to 600,000." Tilan also sighed, having previously worried about university tuition fees, though it should not be much of an issue for her now.

"Exactly, so even during high school, it's necessary to prepare a bit, otherwise you may fall short even with tuition loans," Glenna said, looking at the transparent glass inside the elevator, sighing softly.

"Let's not talk about that for now. The clubs you visited with Kolter yesterday were the large ones, right? Today we're going to see the smaller clubs. Since they have fewer members and a simpler structure, it will be much quicker."

When the elevator reached the first floor, she led the way out first, guiding the girl.

"Come with me."

The trio then walked down the corridor and arrived in front of a building with a classic style, resembling a castle from the outside, but with spacious rooms and full modern amenities inside.

There, they saw many students coming and going, chatting about recent events in groups of threes and fives, and occasionally bursts of laughter could be heard.
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"When this castle was originally built, it was intended for student clubs, so many of the club activity rooms are here, but as the number of Academy students grew, some new clubs were allocated to other areas," Glenna led the way.

They took the escalator to the second floor, where many club rooms were open. Inside, students could be seen engaging in activities: some were playing musical instruments, some in art studios filled with paint and scrap paper, the sounds of tap dancing, and card game battles. A few rooms were quieter, with students inside reading or discussing recent insights.

"First stop is right here." Glenna stopped in front of a club activity room marked with a logo of a skull biting a blue rose, below which were letters and artistic text.

"Death Rose Club, a gathering place for Withering Sequence and art enthusiasts." After she finished speaking, Glenna knocked on the door and entered.

The decor inside the activity room was very death gothic, with skulls adorning many places, red carpeting on the floor, and twelve stone chairs, each with a different style, arranged around the central round table. On the black marble round table were intricate carvings of a Magic Circle, featuring various symbols and text with traces of stars and moons.

The twelve chairs were each uniquely styled, with some chairbacks carved with entwining Magical Beasts and demons, some adorned with black and blue vine Roses, others with intersecting axes and swords with blood-red patterns painted below, and so on.