The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 2 Dudu Bird Egg Custard

Moran, holding the letter, waved excitedly to her mother: "It's here!"

Shana looked at her empty hands, yet they seemed to be holding something:
"Keep it safe. The admission notice contains the magic of the Contract Witch. Only the little witch herself can see it!"

This was the first time Moran had heard of this; she hadn't realized that letters could also be protected from peeping!
Shana quickly asked her daughter when her school entrance ceremony would be this year.

After her daughter starts school, she can also go to the wilderness and continue her journey.

Moran said, "Eight o'clock in the evening three days later."

The annual entrance ceremony usually takes place between June and August, but this year it's exceptionally early.

The thought of leaving Cuixi Plain, where she had lived for thirteen years, so soon filled Mo Lan with a sense of reluctance.

Shana noticed her daughter's sadness; every young witch experiences this when she leaves home for the first time.

She lifted the basket in her hand to distract her daughter:

"Little Moran, we have some of your favorite Dudu bird eggs today. I'll make you some steamed egg custard later!"

"Dudu bird eggs?" Moran's eyes lit up, and she immediately went downstairs: "I'm going to the backyard to pull some scallions!"

The Dudu bird is a type of waterbird that lives in Emerald Creek Plains. Its meat is hard to swallow, but its eggs are incredibly delicious, making it one of the rare delicacies on the witch's table.

Most witches like to fry them.

In my opinion, the best way to make steamed egg custard is with Dudu bird eggs.

Add a spoonful of sesame oil, a spoonful of soy sauce, and a sprinkle of chopped green onions for a savory, tender, and flavorful treat.

The soy sauce used in the family's cooking was made by Shana's mother with the help of magic, based on her recounting of her past life's memories of soy sauce making.

There is only one like it on the entire continent of Valen.

However, most dodo birds lay their eggs in early spring, and after spring, they lay fewer and fewer eggs.

Moran hasn't had Dudu bird egg custard for a month.

Shana's mother was terrible at freezing magic, but her culinary magic was superb, and her steamed eggs had an even more delicious flavor than in her previous life.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but swallow hard and quickened her pace downstairs.

*
After breakfast, the dishes lined up and jumped into the sink to wash themselves, and the mother and daughter slumped contentedly in rocking chairs to rest.

Moran savored the breakfast her mother had made, a hint of worry in her heart: "I wonder if the Witch Academy has Dudu Bird Steamed Egg Custard!"

"We definitely don't have steamed egg custard, but we certainly have plenty of Dudu bird eggs," Shana said with a smile. "If you learn cooking magic, you'll be able to make all those dishes you've been talking about."

"Mom! You read my mind again!" Moran accused, hands on her hips.

"I'm sorry, my magic has improved recently, but my control over it is still somewhat lacking."

Shana glanced away in annoyance. As long as she didn't see her daughter's eyes, her recently unstable mental magic wouldn't suddenly trigger.

Moran sighed, "Fine, let him study then. Anyway, I have no secrets from my mother anymore."

Who can blame her when her mother is a psychic witch?
Only witches who specialize in mind magic and have reached an advanced level can be called mind witches.

Even the waterbirds living nearby were inevitably influenced by Shana's mother's mental magic, captivated by her charm, and received gifts from Barbar.

Not to mention her daughter, with whom she spends every day.

Moran was already used to it.

When she was born, her identity as a soul from another world was discovered by Shana's mother, who wanted to use magic to read baby talk.

At that time, she thought she was going to be killed as an alien.

Shana's mother chuckled and said, "Reincarnated little witches are much easier to raise than naturally born ones," which completely baffled Shana.

She later learned that in Valen, there were many magical methods that could achieve reincarnation with preserving memories. Valen was also extremely xenophobic, strictly adhering to traditional racial customs, and was quite concerned about the purity of a newborn's soul.

But witches are not included.

Even Shana's mother knew about her biggest secret—time travel—so Moran had nothing left to hide.

It was around that time that she learned of the existence of the Sky Well and conceived the idea of ​​studying magic diligently to return to Earth before the Big Bang and prevent the apocalypse from happening.

Unfortunately, traditional witching views hold that young witches under the age of thirteen should have a carefree childhood.

The real learning period begins after age thirteen, at which point the witch academy will provide young witches with all the necessary knowledge and skills for free.

As a result, Shana's mother refused to teach her any academic knowledge beforehand, let alone let her learn magic.

To prevent her from secretly learning, all the witch's spellbooks in the house were also put away.

The foreign tribe's ordinary books were displayed in the living room, but Moran couldn't understand a single word of them.

The only books she could access were the "Young Witches' Books," which every little witch had.

Because it was written in a witch's script, and witches are naturally fluent in witch's script, Moran was able to understand it from birth. Over the past thirteen years, it has been read over and over again.

This book contains only some common knowledge about witches, and even the introduction to witch academies is very limited.

To this day, apart from her admission notice, she knows nothing about the Witch Academy, not even which direction it is in.

She really wanted to take advantage of her time-traveling mindset to learn and accumulate knowledge in advance, so she could get ahead of other witches.

She completely squandered the advantage of being born with innate knowledge from another time.

So far, she's no different from any other little witch.

The Well of the Sky is a place that only a small number of powerful individuals in Valen can set foot in.

If you didn't study in advance to gain an advantage, you'll just have to work hard after you enroll!

*
Three days later, Moran picked up the first volume of the "Young Witch Series," which was already curled at the edges, and flipped through it listlessly, frequently glancing at the magic clock on the wall.

Tonight, I'm starting school.

She had never felt time pass so slowly.

Shana came over, carrying a cloth bag in one hand and a magic wand in the other: "Little Moran, get up!"

Moran sighed and moved to a different spot.

Shana tapped the sofa with her wand, and it immediately shrank to the size of her palm, falling into the pocket in her hand.

"Do you still want this stool?" Moran asked, pointing to the broken wooden stool by the wall.

This stool was carved out of magic by Shana's mother. It's crudely made and the bottom is unstable. She used to sit on it often when she was a child.

"No, it's too worn out. Even the secondhand market won't take it," Shana said after glancing at it.

Moran then moved to the stool and sat down, watching Shana's mother bustling about inside and out.

After receiving her admission notice, she was bored, while Shana's mother was very busy.

Busy packing luggage.

As is widely known, all of the little witch's learning and living supplies were provided free of charge by the Witch Academy during her time at the school.

All you need to do to enroll is wear the school robe provided by the college.

Moran had practically no luggage to pack, so it was obvious whose luggage it was.

After she goes to school, Shana's mother will also leave Cuixi Plain.

(End of this chapter)