The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 254 Mother's Letter
After single-handedly turning the tables on all the little witches, Moran became a training instructor every Friday.

Fight alongside the little witches, teach them fighting skills, or perhaps limit your own abilities and then fight them.

The rest of the time, Moran devoted herself entirely to her studies.

Aside from practicing magic, he spends all his time reading.

I want to read all the books in the second-grade library and the picture books in the library, with priority given to magic books.

She was busier than other little witches who had to prepare for their final exams in theory classes while also taking hunting skills classes.

Only on Sundays of every other week would Moran spend some time outside waiting for the golden bird to arrive.

Shana's mother wrote in her last letter that she had already set off for the clan meeting.

I haven't received any more letters from her since then.

Judging by the time, it should be almost time for the clan gathering now.

With that in mind, Moran temporarily put down the Book of Witches, used the Mailbox spell to open the Contract Mailbox, and checked the recent contracts.

"I am willing to pay 3 mana for permanent magic power... — Shana."

"We've really arrived!" Moran found Shana's mother's contract.

The contract was signed five days ago.

This means that Shana's mother will be at the clan meeting for at least five days.

I'm so curious to see how Mom will react when she finds out I'm a witch!

Moran regretted that she couldn't tell Shana's mother about this in person:

"Tomorrow is Sunday again, I should be able to receive the letter this time!"

The next day at noon, Moran waited with more certainty than ever for the golden bird to arrive.

Sure enough, as soon as the golden light appeared in the sky, one flew towards her.

Wait, no! There's more than one!
Five golden birds flew down in front of her, leaving Moran completely bewildered: "Who sent me a letter?"

She doesn't know anyone except Shana's mother!

"Chirp chirp!" The golden bird flapped its wings, urging her to hurry up and get the letter.

Moran extended his hand, and the golden birds lined up to deliver the message.

The first letter was a thick roll of paper, at least three pages long.

The second letter was much thinner; Moran squeezed it, and there was only one sheet of paper.

The remaining three envelopes, good heavens, one only had half a sheet, and there were two slips of paper.

Moran glanced at it briefly: "Are they all Shana's mother's?"

She was so surprised that she forgot to call out to the golden bird and sat down on the roof to read the letter.

First letter:

"Ahhh! My witch! I've given birth to a witch daughter, it's unbelievable!"
Valen's fourth witch!
When I saw your name in the editor's column of "Card Magic," I almost screamed and got kicked out of the library.

Even as I write this letter, I'm still wondering which ex-boyfriend got me pregnant.

It's all my fault for being too young back then. I overused my mind-reading skills to make money as a psychological counselor, and the shock I received was too great. I had no desire to understand men at all, and I mostly had one-night stands. Now I can't remember which one it was at all.

I'm so excited! My daughter! Yes! A witch! A card witch!
But Moran, your card magic is way too cheap!

"The Book Witch's Apprentice Witch Tome sells for 5 Mana! Your card spell is only at level one. I've heard witches rely on selling spells to quickly level up. Aren't you going to lose money...?"

Throughout the letter, Shana's mother displayed great emotion, evident in both her tone and handwriting.

As Moran read the letter, she could picture Shana's mother's surprised and delighted expression, and she couldn't help but smile. But when she read the second letter, Moran's smile froze.

"I take back what I said yesterday. How could you possibly lose out!"

Even though I am your mother, I must say that even the most ruthless goblin merchant is not one ten-thousandth as bad as you.

I've never seen anything sold like this before!

This magic is cheap to buy, but it's anything but cheap to use.

This reminds me of some seemingly gentle but actually ruthless individuals.

What kind of magic do you buy and then have to keep spending money to use properly?

Cards cost money, storage space costs money, gem coins cost money, card draws cost money, but now I completely trust you.

With your ability to amass wealth, your magic level will surely advance by leaps and bounds in time!
Thankfully, the "money" spent wasn't real gold coins, but gem coins converted from magical power. Otherwise, I would have really considered returning the item. I'm too poor to afford even a little bit!
Huh? They even gave away a free card draw!

Ahhh! I drew a {Food Card - Cat Carrying Wine}!

Is this wine from Earth? It costs 40 gem coins! Am I just making 40 gem coins for free?
Little Moran, I take back what I said earlier. You're a little more conscientious than the goblins. Goblins never give things away for free..."

It seems that Shana's mother sent this letter the day after she bought the card magic, and the change in the letter was quite significant.

For some reason, Moran suddenly felt uneasy, and this unease materialized after she finished reading the next few letters.

The third letter:
"Goblin witch! Goblin witch! Everyone's right, you really are a goblin witch!"

I've never dated a goblin boyfriend! They may be rich, but they're stingy and don't fit the witch's aesthetic standards. You probably don't have goblin blood!
For three whole days, I lost more than I gained; I never had the same good luck as the first time!

Tell me, did you engage in any underhanded dealings?
Is gacha a scam? It seems the free stuff is always the most expensive! I, Shana, actually fell for your trick!

Fourth letter:
"Ah! Someone won a 100-Mana blank energy storage card worth 1000 gem coins! It was sold on the spot for 1 purple gold coin and 12 magic gold coins!"

Why wasn't I the one who won the energy storage card?!

Fifth letter:
"Mo Lan, you are very good!"

"Don't tell anyone you're my daughter when you go out, I'm afraid I'll get beaten!"

Moran was a little panicked. She searched through her memories of Blue Star, trying to figure out what she would do if her family owned a lottery shop but had parents who had bad luck with lottery games.
The result... is either you lose everything or you get yelled at by your parents.

There is no third possibility.

Given the choice between losing money and being verbally abused to death, she would choose to be verbally abused to death.

Moran firmly believed: "I can be criticized, but I cannot be poor! And I cannot be weak!"

However, there was one thing she regretted.

I accidentally gave away too many magic seals back then.

Now, the little witches in the same grade, the senior students, and the headmaster all have her magic seal.

The dean has plenty of magic, but there aren't many other things he can buy.

Once graduation is complete and the card pool and card shop are fully open, people's desire and ability to spend will be very different.

Moran was really worried that some little witch would lose money drawing cards and write her a letter to scold her.

Unfortunately, it's too late to get the seal back now.

What a misfortune is a hatred of the ages!
I should have made fewer seals in the first place!
No, wait! Isn't it normal not to get the grand prize when drawing cards?

The gacha rates are clearly stated!

You might lose a small amount, but you definitely won't lose a lot!