Miss Witch, even if we're poor, we can't sell ourselves!

On the rooftop of the teaching building, Asaba Rika sat cross-legged in the shadows next to the water tank, a bag of potato chips on her lap, her fingers pinching a chip as she was about to put it in her mouth.

Reminal sat next to her. Her long pink hair was not loose as usual, but loosely tied into a low ponytail with a white ribbon, hanging down her shoulder.

She was also holding a potato chip in her hand, but she had been holding it for a long time. The oil stains on the edge of the chip left faint marks on her fingertips, clearly indicating that she wasn't really thinking about eating it.

Rika Asaba followed her gaze and glanced down at the playground, then raised an eyebrow knowingly.

On the playground, Miya stood up with Chata's help, her light golden hair in a mess and her face puffed out.

Rika Asaba popped a potato chip into her mouth and crunched it.

"The new students are all stronger than the last. I didn't even see Chata-sensei use the three-hit electro-charge combo in last year's league. Today, she's pulled out all her trump cards to teach a transfer student."

She turned her head to look at Reminal, a hint of a smile in her deep purple eyes.

"Are you sure you can hold onto your number one position? The next league match isn't until March."

Reminal didn't answer, but simply placed the potato chip she had been holding for a long time gently on the edge of the bag, then pulled her hand back and rested it on her knee.

Yesterday she received a letter from Flores, which contained a thick stack of Loren, exactly fifty thousand.

"I'll pay you back the money I owe you. I'll be back at the bar this weekend to help out. If you want a drink, come over, I'll buy you one."

Miya repaid the money much faster than she had expected.

It had only been a short time since the entrance exam, but a young maid who worked at a bar to pay off her debts not only won first place in the martial arts exam and was admitted to Moon Forest, but also neatly placed 50,000 Loren in front of her.

She recalled what she had done back then: using the family's intelligence network to check food delivery orders, knocking out the delivery riders and personally delivering the food to their door, and then selling Miya to a bar.

Her original intention was not to force Mi Ye to repay the money. However, after being deceived emotionally, she did not know how to deal with the feelings of anger and reluctance, so she used repaying the money as the only excuse she could grasp.

Now that the money has been paid off, there are no more excuses left.

She wanted to send a message to ask Mi Ye how she was doing at school, whether she was adjusting to dormitory life, and whether the food in the cafeteria suited her taste.

But every time I open WW and see Mi Ye's cat-like avatar lit up, I hover my thumb over the chat box for a moment before backing away.

Mi Ye probably still holds a grudge against her. She was so domineering back then. If she were to send her a message now, would Mi Ye find her annoying?

Fine, I'll just be a bad guy then.

In any case, she appeared in front of Mi Ye from the very beginning as a creditor. Now that the debt has been paid off, this relationship should end.

Rika Asaba glanced at Reminal out of the corner of her eye.

She casually popped potato chips into her mouth with her right hand, while her left hand traced a small circle on her knee with her fingers—a subtle gesture when her talent, [Cause and Effect], was activated.

She read what Reminal was thinking.

This tsundere, she clearly wanted to explain to his face, but she insisted on putting herself on a pedestal, saying things like, "If you're going to be a bad guy, then be a bad guy. It's not like you're playing the lead in a tragic drama. She's being too dramatic, but she's still quite cute."

She couldn't resist, put the bag of chips aside, and leaned over to gently bite Reminal's cheek.

Reminal bounced up as if she had been hit by a lightning elemental magic bullet.

She clutched her bitten cheek and abruptly turned her head, her eyes wide with shock. The beauty mark at the corner of her eye twitched upwards along with her eyebrows, and the thin blush on her face spread visibly to her ears.

"What—what are you doing!"

"Oh, I'm sorry, you had potato chip crumbs on your face just now."

Rika Asaba licked her lips, revealing an innocent smile, but the laughter in her deep purple eyes was almost overflowing.

"I didn't eat any! You're asking for it again!"

Reminal slapped Rika Asaba on the back with a crisp, loud sound.

"I'm so hungry!"

Rika Asaba rolled backward, got up from the ground, and started running.

Reminal gave chase, and the two circled the water tank on the rooftop three times. Several pigeons nesting on the edge were startled and took flight, circling above the rooftop and cooing in dissatisfaction.

"Stop right there!"

"Then don't chase after them!"

"If you don't run, I won't chase you!"

"I won't run unless you chase me!"

"Rika Asaba!!"

Reminal's tone changed when she called out Rika Asaba's full name.

She couldn't quite describe her feelings; she had just been feeling down, and now she was chasing this guy all over the rooftop.

The heat on my face was from being bitten, running away, or getting angry; maybe it was a combination of all three.

But she wasn't really angry. She knew why Rika Asaba bit her; she probably wanted to get out of that feeling. That girl could always see through other people's thoughts at a glance.

"Class is in session, Miss. Why are you still chasing me?"

"If I don't catch you today, I'm not Reminal!"

"Pink piglet, you think you can chase after me?!"

"You're really finished! Stop right there!"