Chapter 52: Is it funny that the blue-haired princess has her eyes on me?

“What? You’re here to take the Magic Academy’s entrance exam?” When the guards learned that the little silver-haired loli before them was here for the entrance exam, their faces instantly filled with surprise.

After all, by all appearances, Charlotte looked like a girl who was only seven or eight years old.

Although being underestimated was annoying, Charlotte didn’t intend to pursue the matter further.

“So, can I go in now?”

“Just a moment, please. You’ll need to register here so we can process a temporary card for you. With a temporary card, even if you don’t pass the entrance exam, you can freely enter and leave Tsumuguri City. Of course, if you’re lucky enough to pass the entrance exam, you’ll receive a Student Card issued by the academy and enjoy six years of free access to Tsumuguri City.” The guard handed Charlotte a registration form while explaining with great interest.

“What do you mean, ‘lucky enough’? Do you think I won’t be able to pass the entrance exam?” Charlotte frowned slightly.

“Of course not, but we heard that the Sun Witch is in charge of this year’s entrance exam. With her involvement, this year’s assessment will certainly be stricter than previous ones. If you’re going to take the exam, little sister, you’d better be mentally prepared!”

“The Sun Witch?”

“You don’t know the Sun Witch, Mashiro? She’s very famous! She became one of the Starsea Magic Academy’s only twelve Special Grade Instructors at a very young age. She has an incredibly bright future! She’s also very beautiful. The moment she appears, she attracts the attention of everyone present. You mean you don’t know such a powerful Archwitch?”

“Uh, I think I’ve heard someone mention her before,” Charlotte replied perfunctorily while filling out the form.

She had heard Master Chloe say before that Mashiro was her junior disciple, an exceptionally serious girl, and, like herself, was born with silver hair.

Although the name briefly reminded her of Sister Shiro, the maid who worked at her mansion two years ago, Sister Shiro had orange hair. Even though she also knew a lot of powerful magic, she was clearly not the same person as the Mashiro Master Chloe mentioned.

And after Master Chloe left to travel, Sister Shiro also left without saying goodbye. She wondered where she was now.

She certainly didn’t miss her. She had almost been killed by her in one move. She only survived thanks to Mom Rhynes’s protection. She sincerely hoped that person would never come looking for trouble again.

While Charlotte was inwardly grumbling, Mashiro, who was standing at the main gate of the Starsea Magic Academy, suddenly sneezed.

She stared gloomily at the distant buildings.

“That child should be arriving soon!”

A few days ago, she received a letter from Master Rhynes, which said that Charlotte would be coming to take the entrance exam soon and asked Mashiro to “take good care” of her.

“Take good care” was code for “discipline.”

And if possible, Mashiro was to take the child as her own disciple, as it would be very convenient for the discipline process.

Although Mashiro couldn’t quite grasp what “discipline” truly meant, she remembered that when she and Chloe were studying magic under Master Rhynes, Master Rhynes would often pull out a small whip and severely lash Chloe’s butt, making Chloe howl in pain. This must be what was meant by “discipline.”

She understood. Once the child passed the exam, she would do the exact same thing to her every day.

Thinking this, the corner of Mashiro’s mouth curled up into an involuntary smile.

As if feeling an unprecedented threat, Charlotte, who was filling out the registration form, suddenly shivered.

She quickly looked around but didn’t find anything unusual in the crowd.

“Strange. I feel like someone is constantly watching me. Who is so bored?”

She turned back and continued filling out the registration form. In no time, she had completed all the information on the form.

“I’m done. Take a look. There shouldn’t be any issues, right!”

The guard took the form and quickly scanned the information. When he saw that the Mother’s column listed a name called Rhynes, his eyes widened in surprise.

He had heard that over a decade ago, the Starsea Magic Academy had an extremely powerful Mist Witch, who was constantly the number one of the twelve Special Grade Instructors, and her name was Rhynes.

But for some unknown reason, eleven years ago, this number one suddenly announced her retirement and completely vanished from the witch world. No one knew where she was or what she was doing.

‘Could this child be the daughter of that number one?’

However, when the guard looked at the surname following Rhynes, his eyes returned to their normal size.

‘It’s nothing! Just a person with the same name. I knew it couldn’t be such a coincidence. Even if that number one actually got married and had a child, she wouldn’t give birth to such an underdeveloped child.’

“Hmm, everything looks fine. Please wait a moment.” The guard walked to the magic operations panel embedded in the wall and used a simple magic device to create a temporary card inscribed with Charlotte’s name. He then handed it to Charlotte. “There you go. Please keep this card safe. With this card, you can freely enter and leave the city. We wish you good luck in your endeavors!”

After being seen off by the guard, Charlotte passed through the gate’s security and successfully entered Tsumuguri City.

“Finally! I didn’t expect the entry process to be so complicated. Filling out the form was like having my entire family history checked. All that was missing was my ID number.”

Charlotte sighed, feeling slightly dejected. Then, she slapped her cheeks to regain her composure, pulled out her magic wand, and prepared to fly toward the Starsea Magic Academy, which was located at the highest point of Tsumuguri City.

However, a voice suddenly came from behind her.

“Are you the ultimate witch, Shaula, that my big sister spoke of?”

“Hmm?” Charlotte subconsciously turned her head and saw a girl standing behind her, speaking to her. She had long, light blue hair—not silver, but light blue—and wide, round eyes. She was wearing a blue and white casual dress.

She looked to be about the same age as Charlotte, but she was slightly better developed in terms of both height and bust.

Wait, it wasn’t even certain if this girl was speaking to her, as she had mispronounced her name, instead calling her by the same name as her sister.

“Are you talking to me?” Charlotte, thinking the girl had the wrong person, asked in confusion.

“Who else would I be calling? Do you think I’m calling some other Shaula?” The blue-haired girl seemed slightly defiant.

“What do you mean, ‘some other Shaula’? There’s no one named Shaula here!”

“Huh? Isn’t your name Shaula?”

“Of course not! You must have the wrong person. My name is Charlotte! Although I do have a little sister named Shaula, I don’t think my seven-year-old sister is the person you’re looking for.”

“What? The information was wrong? Nicole, what’s going on?” The blue-haired girl, looking completely shocked, began to question the maid who was following her.

“Eh? I don’t know either, Princess Elsa! The source of the information should be completely reliable! The extremely powerful Shaula you’re looking for should be taking the Starsea Magic Academy’s entrance exam today!” The maid named Nicole also became flustered. Compared to them, Charlotte looked completely at ease.

“Then that has nothing to do with me!” Charlotte shrugged and prepared to turn and leave.

“Wait a minute!” But the girl named Elsa stopped Charlotte. “I don’t care if you’re Shaula or not. Until I meet the real Shaula, you’ll just have to be Shaula!”

“Huh? What kind of unreasonable demand is that?”

“It’s because you look exactly like my sister described! You’re the only small, short, flat-chested, silver-haired loli in the whole world!”

“That’s right, I’m one-of-a-kind in this world! Wait, what do you mean, small, short, and flat-chested? I’m only ten years old, how the hell am I supposed to have big, white tits?”