Chapter 67: Dorothy's Humility
After so many years of development, the magic of the Witch World has been refined into countless disciplines, just as few people know how many strange and wonderful majors there are in the Witch Academy.
However, no matter what, everything comes back to its roots. The origin of all existing magical disciplines can actually be traced back to the Nine Major Schools of magic in the early Witch World.
These are Potion, Alchemy, Necromancy, Summoning, Evocation, Transfiguration, Psionics, Divination, and Battle Method.
These Nine Major Schools are the foundation of most magic in the Witch World, just as mathematics is the basis of most sciences.
It's just that these original Nine Major Schools are too complex, and the learning difficulty and threshold are extremely high. Even a Calamity Race like Demonesses finds it difficult to learn. Most Demonesses might struggle to master even one in their entire lives. Therefore, in order to better popularize magic, the Sages divided and evolved these Nine Major Schools into the complex array of specialized majors we see today.
In short, Little Demonesses, don't try to run before you can walk. First, master your own major, then slowly increase the difficulty, learning other related majors within your school by analogy, and finally converge back to the school itself.
Generally speaking, when you have mastered any one of the Nine Major Schools and have your own unique understanding of it, you are already a qualified Great Witch.
As for skillfully mastering multiple schools, that is basically something only Apex Witches can achieve.
And if you go even further and master all schools to the maximum level, congratulations, you have crossed the threshold to the path of a Sage. You will soon be respectfully called a Sage.
Therefore, you can fully imagine the reaction of others when a newly enrolled Little Witch suddenly runs to the assessment agency and shouts, "I want to take all nine exams!"
Hmm, it's probably similar to a kindergarten child saying she wants to be a Scientist right now.
So, just as Dorothy shouted that sentence, a Demoness almost couldn't help but burst into laughter. At that moment, several older Demonesses poked their heads out, wanting to see which younger Demoness was so courageous, aiming to become a Sage at such a young age. Truly commendable courage.
Cough, cough. To encourage the younger Demoness, at this moment, one should say, "The future is promising." Yes, "The future is promising."
However, when they clearly saw the appearance of the person, everyone in the room immediately fell silent.
There was no helping it; the person who came was simply too famous. Wasn't she one of the heroines in the Student Council President's domineering wife-doting incident, which had been spreading like wildfire on the campus forum these past few days?
Hiss, someone favored by the Student Council President. Can't afford to offend, can't afford to offend.
At that moment, everyone in the True Sight Eye Club had strained faces, looking like they wanted to laugh but didn't dare. Unfortunately, they were an academic club, not a police detective or acting club that had received professional expression management training, so someone quickly couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing on the spot.
"Pfft..."
And laughter is contagious. When one person laughed, the others could no longer hold back and all burst out laughing. Immediately, the entire club space was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
"Hahahaha"
"Oh ho ho ho..."
"Giggle giggle"
"Hehehehe"
All kinds of laughter echoed throughout the hall.
"What are you laughing at? Is this funny?"
At the entrance, Dorothy frowned, feeling as if she had been underestimated.
"Ah, I apologize, Young Lady. We just remembered something happy. We were having a joke contest just before you arrived."
Hearing her question, a Demoness who appeared to be a club administrator stepped forward. She was tall, with a beautiful face adorned with a silver-rimmed monocle, exuding an intellectual and elegant aura.
"Let me introduce myself, Young Lady. My name is Dina, the current President of the True Sight Eye Club."
This intellectual Demoness, who clearly looked like an academic ace, introduced herself.
Dorothy: "..."
Instead, Dorothy hesitated now. She didn't know whether she should reveal her name at this moment. She didn't really want to expose her information in such a public setting, but she was here for an exam, so she couldn't just give a fake name.
Fortunately, the intellectual older Demoness seemed to be very understanding of social etiquette and instantly saw through the concerns of this famous student. She gently clapped her hands.
"Sisters, go do your work properly. Don't scare our younger Demoness."
With a single sentence, she dismissed the other club members who were curiously staring at Dorothy. It was clear that this Dina held a lot of authority in the club. After she spoke, Dorothy felt those eyes that were secretly watching her disappear completely.
"Alright, Young Lady, is that what I can call you?"
The older Demoness asked again.
Dorothy nodded.
The title "Young Lady" had already become her nickname on the academy forum, because the gossipers didn't know her real name, so they used the name Sophia had previously called her to refer to her. This made Dorothy very annoyed; she had inexplicably become the "Young Lady" of the entire academy.
Dorothy actually didn't like this nickname very much, but the situation was special now. To avoid revealing her true name and reduce unnecessary trouble, she decided to endure it.
The intellectual older Demoness curiously glanced at the younger Demoness in front of her, who was lowering her head and seemed a bit embarrassed.
That shout upon entering had made her initially think that this younger Demoness also had an arrogant personality like the Student Council President, but she never expected that she was actually a rather shy Little Witch.
In any case, it was quite interesting. She said this while suppressing the laughter that was threatening to resurface.
"Then, Young Lady, you're here for a school assessment, aren't you? Come with me. I happen to be free and can be your examiner."
As the club president, she rarely personally conducted assessments, but today's subject was special, so she decided to make a personal appearance.
"Mm."
This time, Dorothy nodded obediently, then followed behind the older Demoness to an office next to the main hall.
This should be the office of the President, she thought.
After Dorothy sat properly on the sofa, the intellectual older Demoness warmly poured her a cup of black tea before asking.
"So, Young Lady, which school's assessment would you like to take?"
Dorothy: "..."
She picked up the black tea and took a delicate sip, then her eyes lit up, and she squinted in enjoyment.
Yay, this tea is high-grade, quite delicious.
However, upon hearing the older Demoness's question, she put down the teacup, resumed her proper sitting posture, and then answered seriously and solemnly.
"All of them, older Demoness. I'm really planning to take all nine exams."
Dina: "..."
She looked at the younger Demoness's expression, and after confirming that she wasn't joking, she suddenly felt a bit at a loss.
She had originally thought that it was just a joke from the younger Demoness, but she never expected that she was serious.
Hiss... This younger Demoness isn't stupid, is she? Taking all nine exams? Why don't you just say you want to be a Sage?
And Dorothy, seeing the older Demoness's struggling face, also reflected on herself and felt that she might not have made herself clear enough, acting too arrogant.
So...
"Um, older Demoness, I was too carried away just now and didn't make myself clear."
She spoke sincerely once again.
Hearing this, Dina breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness, it seems this younger Demoness can still be saved. As expected of someone favored by the Student Council President, this personality is truly...
Hmm, humorous.
She quickly took a sip of black tea to calm herself down, and then she heard these words.
"What I mean is, I want to take all the elementary qualification certificates for the Nine Major Schools together. The intermediate certificate will have to wait a while; I'm not very confident right now.
Alas, the difficulty of self-study is still a bit slow. I currently only have 60% confidence in passing the intermediate qualification certificate, which isn't very stable. So, I'm planning to study with a teacher for a while first. Once I have over 90% confidence, then I'll trouble you, older Demoness."
Dorothy, being a straightforward person, always spoke the truth. At that moment, she said this humbly.
"Pfft!"
The older Demoness, who was drinking tea nearby, was so moved by her sincerity that she spat out her tea.
Dina's eyes widened as she looked at the humble younger Demoness in front of her. Her intellectual demeanor was completely gone. She just felt like she had met a lunatic.
Are these human words she's speaking?
The elementary qualification certificate for a single school is already one of the prerequisites for becoming a Great Witch, alright? And an intermediate qualification certificate? That's something only Apex Witches need to take. Younger Demoness, if you're so amazing, why don't you also take the advanced qualification certificate that only Sages need?
Dina had been the president of the True Sight Eye Club for ten years, and this was the first time she had seen such an arrogant younger Demoness.
She took back her previous statement about this younger Demoness being shy. This person was even more arrogant than the notoriously arrogant Student Council President.
The older Demoness was speechless...
Another 2600 characters, I can't do it anymore. I'm completely burned out. This is my last ripple. Don't be picky; just make do with it.