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

Not long after my chat with Korika ended, WW's notification sound rang again.

When Miya clicked on it, she saw Flores's profile picture.

[Store Manager]: Meredith just contacted me, saying she wanted to add you as a friend, and I accepted her request for you.

The next recommendation is from a friend, whose profile picture is a cat.

Mi Ye stared at the profile picture for a while, then her finger clicked "accept" before her brain could process it.

The chat window popped up on the other end as soon as I added them as a friend.

After hesitating for a moment, Mi Ye sent a meme of a snail peeking out its tentacles from its shell, captioned "Hello".

[Meredis]: (Little panda hugging a pillow.jpg) Good evening.

Miya's eyes widened.

The other person sent an emoji?! And an adorable little panda one at that?!

[Meredis]: I'm sorry about the trending topic. It was my oversight that you were photographed and posted online. I shouldn't have fallen asleep in public.

【Miye】: No, no, it's not the teacher's fault, it's the person who took the photos! And actually, most of the comments are praising the teacher's good looks.

There was silence on the other end for a few seconds, then a line of text appeared.

[Meredis]: ...I also complimented you. I meant it when I said I would come again next time. Also, I wanted to tell you something. If you are interested in learning magic in the future, give this letter to the mailroom of the First Magic Academy of Bellavita. They will bring you to me. You don't need to go through the enrollment process. I will take you directly as a private tutor.

Miya stared at the line of text on the screen, her finger hovering in mid-air.

Meredith's private tutor?

Before she could even type "thank you," a cluster of silver dots suddenly appeared out of thin air next to the chat box, as if someone had scattered a handful of stardust in her room.

The points of light slowly spun and gathered in front of her, finally transforming into a pale gold envelope that gently landed on her knees.

The envelope was parchment-like, sealed with a dark blue wax seal featuring an open book with a six-pointed star floating above it.

Miya read the letter over and over again, then carefully tucked it into her notebook by her bedside and picked up her communicator again.

[Miya]: Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[Meredis]: (Little panda covering face.jpg) It's getting late, get some rest, goodnight.

[Miye]: Goodnight, teacher!

She closed the chat window, hugged the communicator, and happily rolled around on the bed.

That's awesome!

This opportunity could help her improve her skill level.

Then she suddenly thought of a question.

How much would it cost for a private lesson with Academician Meredith if it were charged normally?

She opened her browser and clicked on the AI ​​assistant of this world, an application called "Milk Bun".

It is said to be powered by the latest magical intelligent core, capable of answering any question.

"Baby baby, baby baby."

She spoke into the communicator in a low voice.

What is the normal fee for Academician Meredith's private lessons?

A line of text popped up on the screen.

"You've come to the right person! I'll tell you the simplest, most straightforward, and most direct way!"

"According to the official fee schedule published by the First Magic Academy of Bellavita, Academician Meredith's private lessons cost 500 Loren per minute! A one-hour lesson costs 30,000 Loren, and you still can't book an appointment. Her schedule is said to be booked until the year after next!"

Five hundred Loren per minute.

30,000 per hour.

Mi Ye looked down at the commission and tips she had worked so hard to earn that day, which totaled only a little over 1,400 Loren.

She picked up the light gold envelope from the bedside table, touched the six-pointed star on the sealing wax stamp, and then put it back in her notebook.

Then she picked up the communicator again, opened the milk bag again, hesitated for a moment, and typed out a line of text.

"Are there any videos of Meredith's magical combat demonstrations?"

The search results on the screen instantly filled the entire page.

She randomly clicked on the top video in the list, the title of which was...

Practical Applications of Complex Elemental Magic

The scene depicts a vast, empty valley.

Meredith stood in the middle of the valley, not wearing the dark gray trench coat, but a dark blue battle robe, holding a silver staff in his hand.

In front of her were more than a dozen targets, including moving magical puppets, magic circles floating in mid-air, and several simulated fortresses reinforced with magic.

Then she raised her staff.

Miya's mouth opened wider and wider.

First, there is the flame.

A burst of flame erupted from the tip of the staff, splitting into more than a dozen fire dragons in mid-air, each one striking a puppet with pinpoint accuracy. The explosions illuminated the valley as if it were daytime.

Then came the thunderstorm.

Meredith pointed her staff to the sky, and countless bolts of lightning struck down from the clouds, blasting the simulated fortresses into fragments. The debris was thrown high into the air by the shockwave, only to be caught by a precise psychic spell.

Immediately afterwards, she drew a rune in the air with her left hand, the ground cracked open and magma gushed out, and at the same time released an ice storm with her right hand. Ice and fire collided in mid-air, and the steam from the explosion formed a mushroom cloud.

I rely on.

She turned off the video and lay back down on her pillow.

Then I remembered Meredith, who had slept on my lap for over an hour and thanked me after I patted her head. The feeling suddenly became very unreal.

She rolled over in bed, fluffed up the pillows, and began to silently calculate in her mind.

During her time as a Vtuber, she appeared to have earned 50,000 to 60,000 Loren from gifts and tips. However, the platform took half of that, taxes were deducted, and various fees and withdrawal charges were added on top of that. In the end, she received less than 10,000.

With that money, she bought the green frog pajamas, the rabbit slippers with one ear still crooked, the sailor uniform she wore when Reminal carried her in a princess carry, stocked up on several boxes of instant noodles and fast food, and paid off her previous loans.

So as of now, she has about three thousand Loren left in her savings.

Today was her first day working at Nightingale's Nest. With her commission and salary, plus the thousand Loren tip Meredith gave her, her total income was almost two thousand.

She used her own money to buy Meredith a lava chocolate cake, but Meredith returned the money to her as a tip, and even gave her a lot more.

So her savings are currently around five thousand Loren.

In the darkness, Miya pulled the blanket up above her nose, unable to suppress the smile on her lips.

Five thousand Loren.

She doesn't need to pay rent, meals, or utilities, since Flores really meant it when she said it was all-inclusive.

She had never had such a high disposable income in her entire life, no, in either of her two lives.

In her past life, she was a college student who barely made ends meet by taking on freelance drawing jobs. She was lucky if she could save five hundred yuan a month.

Reincarnation made things even worse. At the start, I didn't even know where my next meal would come from. I squatted on the streets of Bellavita, watching the witches come and go, feeling like a fish washed ashore.

And now...

She couldn't resist reaching for her communicator, opening the memo app, adding a small "+1500" next to her bank account number, and then secretly chuckled as she looked at the number.

She closed her eyes, and her breathing gradually became long and even.

Occasionally, a broom returning late would sweep across the night sky outside the window. Mi Ye turned over in her sleep, a smile still lingering on her lips.