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If it were a few days earlier, and Dorothy was still the carefree, stress-free homebody witch, she might have actually considered accepting the invitation from her senior classmates to join the Eye of True Sight club.

After all, she genuinely enjoyed studying, and the idea of navigating the sea of knowledge daily with a group of seniors who shared her passion seemed quite appealing.

Yes, the main thing is that these club seniors are truly impressive—white stocking-clad cat ears, long-legged Lolitas, mature ladies with long black hair, and more, the type she likes. Most of them even had the glasses-girl attribute that Dorothy adored, which was great. They even seemed to worship her somewhat, each starting with more than just respect in their initial favorability.

Wasn't this the dreamy start, akin to the harem anime protagonist she envied and resented in her past life?

With just a nod from her now, she could foresee that her future academy life would definitely be as rosy as peach blossoms, every day brimming with the sweet scent of oranges.

But, alas, reality does not entertain 'ifs.' Although Dorothy had a talent for manipulating space-time, if she wanted to reverse time and return to the timeline where her mother had not found her, that would likely only be possible when she attained the level of Magic Power akin to the Witch King.

After all, the level in the Witch World had grown too high now, and the laws of space-time in this world had become extremely stable and refined. Controlling the river of time in the Witch World was not nearly as simple as manipulating timelines in lower-level worlds.

Indeed, the gap between them is as vast as that between an ocean and a small stream of water flowing from a bottle. You can easily control the flow rate of a small stream, stop it effortlessly, or even cause it to reverse temporarily if you are strong enough. But what about the ocean currents?

Being able to maintain a temporary stability within those relentless ocean currents is already difficult enough, let alone trying to change the direction of the entire current with one's personal strength. That kind of miracle could probably only be performed by the Witch King, who is nearly Omniscient and Omnipotent in the Witch World.

Clearly, Dorothy is still a great distance away from possessing that immense power, so she can only go with the flow passively, striving to adapt to the changes around her.

Since she can no longer return to that mundane past, she can only vigorously pursue that ideal future.

The deadlines set by her mother still loomed over Dorothy's head. Facing the pressure of at least five fully staffed Witch Fleets, she had grown accustomed to asking herself before doing anything if the next act could help her grow better and pass the looming ordeal more easily.

So, this is not the time to enjoy a fulfilling, wonderful life. Oh, Dorothy, be steadfast in your goals. Do you want to enjoy the present and then lose your freedom in the future without any resistance and obediently return home to inherit a vast fortune, or do you want to endure some hardship now but reap lasting freedom in the future?

Thus, the answer is clear now.

It is.....

Well, I want it all.

They say only the weak passively choose; as the strong, one should create choices out of nothing.

"Senpai, about joining the club, I have decided against it. In the future, I plan to establish my own club to achieve my ideals. I am truly sorry about this,"

Facing the seniors who had effectively blocked the doorway, Dorothy turned around and sincerely spoke to Dina, the Club President.

However, before Dina could show a look of disappointment, Dorothy quickly added another statement.

"However, if the senpai don't mind my intrusions as an outsider, I hope to frequently exchange learning insights with you all. I still have many questions that I seek your guidance on."

Although she had just aced the assessments of eight and a half schools with perfect scores, Dorothy didn't dare to get complacent. In terms of versatility and breadth of knowledge, she might far surpass these Eye of True Sight seniors, but in terms of Mastery of a single school, she didn't really have much of an advantage.

If we were to assign a progress bar to school knowledge with one hundred percent as the full score, then the passing mark for this basic qualification test would be around thirty percent, while Dorothy's progress in all schools was probably around forty-five percent. However, many of these seniors were likely around fifty percent in the schools they specialized in.

Combining all the knowledge of the Eye of True Sight seniors, they would definitely outshine her, Dorothy.

Moreover, studying has never been a process of seclusion. In her past self-study experiences, Dorothy had realized the limitations of self-learning. Isn't the reason she came to Witch Academy to find a teacher and use a learning accelerator?

Although she had now found a teacher who was a master in two fields, who says a learning accelerator could only be one kind? Besides the teacher, having classmates and seniors could also be great.

Why are there so many powerful figures in Witch Academy? Isn't it because the learning atmosphere here is favorable, and there are many same-level scholars to interact and share insights with? This shows how beneficial it is to have friends alongside whom one can exchange research and learning experiences.

So, what reason does Dorothy have to not utilize a whole club of same-level seniors?

Well, whether it's teachers or seniors, I want them all.

Dorothy extended her palm inwardly and then clenched it into a fist.

"Please, everyone, become my wings. I need your help to cultivate and transform from a fish to a Peng, to break through the bottleneck of my prolonged delayed learning Speed, swimming in the sea of knowledge is too slow, I want to woohoo into the sky and soar to ninety thousand miles," she said.

After all, if the Speed of learning doesn't improve, it would take me around twenty years at least to pass the medium School qualification exam next time, which is way too slow.

Given Dorothy's aversion to the hassle of socializing, she was somewhat unsure how to initiate conversations with these top-notch senior students, but now that the seniors had come knocking at her door, she decided not to play the sage today.

"Come on, senior sisters, please don't spare me. If you have any tricks up your sleeves in the future, don't be polite, just bring it on."

Dorothy looked sincerely at the excited Dina, who had just raised her head because of her response.

Still bowing but just raising her head, Dina looked astonished at the junior in front of her, somewhat unable to believe that her junior had actually agreed. She had thought it might only be a perfunctory courtesy, but now looking into her junior's pitch-black pupils, she saw full sincerity.

In that moment, the intellectual beauty realized something.

"Ah, what selflessness Miss is demonstrating! Our request to share her study techniques was already imposing enough, and it would have been totally understandable if Miss had gotten angry; instead, she effortlessly forgave our intrusion and is genuinely willing to guide us ignorant ones through the endless sea of knowledge…"

What a sublime state it is, what a merciful nature, what a grand vision.

In that moment, any slight jealousy Dina had harbored for the Miss effortlessly surpassing her and achieving what she never dared dream of silently dissipated.

The intellectual beauty felt in that moment that her seemingly unimpressive, country-girl-looking junior was radiating a holy and noble light, her gaze through thick black-rimmed glasses imbued with a godly compassion for mankind.

"Ah, truly worthy of you, Miss, the god of all students!"

Dina, moved to tears by that divine light, felt extremely happy at that moment.

Meeting Miss in this life makes my life worthwhile.

Dorothy: "..."

She looked once again at the overly excited Dina, now crying, completely baffled by their thoughts. I'm just coveting your study speed boost and want to take advantage of you, why are you so happy?

Uh, my glasses seem crooked, not good, my runaway Charm might have leaked a bit.

Dorothy adjusted her glasses on the bridge of her nose and activated the "Witch's Superman Invisibility Technique" engraved on them, only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.

"So, senior sisters, it's getting late today, thank you for your hard work, till we meet again," she said politely.

She politely took her leave and then followed the path that the door-blocking seniors had unwittingly created. On both sides of the path, the academic tyrants bowed deeply to her as she passed.

Well, it's worth mentioning, this feeling of being treated like a boss is quite nice,

Dorothy was feeling a bit smug inwardly, until she saw the Angel Witch waiting for her in the main hall.

Dorothy: "....."

Ah, this.....

So, Sophia saw everything that just happened?

In that moment, the Trashy Witch's heart experienced a peculiarly embarrassing feeling as if her cringey antics had been witnessed by someone she knew.

...The Trashy Witch blushing in shame...