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

Miya stood at the edge of the open space, tentacles slowly spreading out beside her, dark red petals trembling slightly in the sunlight, searching with all her might for any unusual magical fluctuations in the air.

Just as she was about to move to the left, a glowing fish swam past her.

It is completely transparent, emitting a soft, pale golden light, and its surface has tiny, shimmering spots of light that flicker like scales.

It floated in the air, its tail swaying gently as it slowly drifted past Miya's nose, completely ignoring her presence and gravity.

Mi Ye's pupils suddenly contracted.

When did this thing appear?

She sensed absolutely no fluctuations in vitality.

"hello."

A soft laugh came from above.

Mi Ye looked up and saw a figure suspended in mid-air amidst the silhouettes of the backlit tree canopies.

Her light purple hair was gently lifted by the wind, with a few strands of silver at the ends, and the hem of her short skirt fluttered slightly in the air.

She sat cross-legged in the air, her left hand supporting her chin, and her right index finger lazily twirling a strand of hair.

Her eyes were also light purple, shining like two glass marbles in the sunlight. She looked a little younger than Miya, and about the same height, but their auras were completely different.

She looked down at Miya, a smirk playing on her lips, as if she were looking at an interesting toy.

The moment she appeared, the live chat exploded.

[Holy crap, it's Corona Borealis! Wasn't she expelled from school?!]

Later, some people asked who Corona Borealis was, and others provided explanations.

[Last year, he ranked first in the martial arts exam, first in the written exam, and first in the overall score. One month after enrollment, he was expelled by the principal because he conducted a dangerous experiment in the alchemy laboratory, which caused half of the laboratory building to be blown up.]

Some of the little witches explained her talent in the comments.

The talent of Corona Borealis is called "Sleepwalking Fish," a domain-type talent. After the domain is activated, the ground turns into a deep blue lake, the sky turns into night, and there are glowing fish everywhere.

Within her domain, her magical control precision and magical capacity double, and she can also mix different elements to create chaotic elements. Chaotic elements do not belong to any known elemental system, and their ability to penetrate defenses is several times that of ordinary magical missiles.

"I've been waiting the whole time, it's finally my turn!"

The sound of Corona Borealis fell from the sky, clear and bright.

"I thought there would be two strong contenders this year. Are you the tentacle monster? You're much smaller than I imagined. You looked fierce, but you're just a little guy."

Miya snorted somewhat discontentedly.

The tentacles slowly adjusted their angle beside her, and the empty louse quietly slid down from her shoulder and shrank into the grass at her feet.

She quickly assessed the other party's strength in her mind.

The enemy can fly, which means that the range of tentacle attacks in ground combat may not be sufficient.

That fish is clearly some kind of domain-specific skill, but its specific effects are unknown.

The other party is indeed incredibly arrogant, but the candidates who have survived until now are not arrogant without ability.

"Not going to say anything?"

Corona Borealis tilted her head, her long, pale purple hair slipping down her shoulder.

She stretched out a finger and drew a circle in the air, leaving a glowing trail of faint purple magic in the air.

"It's okay, you won't be able to speak later anyway."

She gently touched the center of the circle with her finger, and a pale purple ripple silently spread outward from her fingertip. Wherever the ripple passed, the ground was no longer covered with moss and pebbles, but turned into a deep blue lake.

The lake was as calm as a mirror, clearly reflecting the night and the treetops. But when Miya looked down, she realized that her feet were not in the water. The water surface was below her ankles. When she stepped on the water, ripples would appear, but the water would not sink.

One after another, sleepwalking fish began to appear in the air.

They emerged slowly from the treetops, from the reflections in the lake, and from the purple magical trail behind Corona Borealis. Each one was as long as an arm, translucent, and radiated a soft, pale golden light.

The sleepwalking fish swims lazily and casually in the air, its tail swaying gently and it can float several meters away. The light spots on its body flicker with each sway of its tail, as if it is breathing.

Miya stood still without moving.

Even with her weak magical perception, she could sense that the concentration of magical energy around her increased several times the instant the domain expanded.

Then Corona Borealis raised his right hand, spread his five fingers, and each fingertip lit up with a different color of light.

Crimson, dark blue, dark brown, orange-yellow, silver-white.

The magic of the five elements gathered at her fingertips, neither merging nor repelling each other.

The coexistence of five elements in the same palm is almost impossible in traditional magic theory.

She then gently brought her five fingers together, and the five-colored magic swirled and merged in her palm.

The moment the fusion was complete, the magic turned into a uniform dark purple.

【Chaotic Element】

Corona Borealis toyed with the dark purple magic ball in her palm, her light purple eyes looking past the light of the magic ball at the little one below who was standing ready, a smug smile curving her lips.

"Catch it carefully, or you'll die."

With a flick of her finger, the Chaos Magic Bullet flew out of her hand.

When Miya saw the dark purple light flying towards her, only one thought flashed through her mind.

So fast!

She slammed her feet against the ground, trying to dodge to the right, but the bullet's speed far exceeded her expectations. The bullet struck her left shoulder as soon as she began to move.

A sharp pain exploded from her left shoulder. The chaotic element did not explode the moment it touched her skin. Instead, it tried to burrow into her body like a living thing, only to be forcibly neutralized the moment it came into contact with the life force on her skin.

The shockwave propelled her several steps backward, her shoes leaving a long ripple on the lake's reflection.

Miya knelt on one knee, her left hand covering her left shoulder, and her right hand supporting herself on the ground reflected in the lake.

She glanced down at the wound on her left shoulder.

The shirt was torn, and there was a noticeable purplish bruise on the skin, which was visibly turning from purple to red and then fading.

The vitality was automatically repairing the damage, but the repair speed was slower than ever before, indicating that the damage caused by chaotic elements was indeed more difficult to heal than ordinary magic attacks.

She quickly calculated in her mind that this had cost her at least three hundred life points.

She only had a little over two thousand health points in total, and she had already used some up in the previous battle. This attack directly took away nearly one-sixth of her health.

What's more troublesome is that if every Chaos Bullet has roughly the same power, I might not be able to withstand a few more.

"what?"

Corona Borealis, suspended in mid-air, leaned forward slightly, blinked its pale purple eyes, and for the first time, a look of surprise appeared on its face.

"You didn't even activate your shield, and you're still alive?"

Mi Ye slowly stood up; the purplish bruise on her left shoulder had almost faded.

She silently updated her assessment of Corona Borealis in her mind.

With extremely high attack power, the Chaos element comes with armor-piercing and extra damage effects. Currently, her defense is strong enough to withstand the attacks, but she can't take too many hits head-on.

My strengths are melee attacks and magic depletion, but if I can't reach my opponent, these advantages are useless.

Although the attack range of the tentacles can be extended, the length and distance are limited, reaching a maximum height of three or four meters. Corona Borealis flies at a height far exceeding this range, and even if she jumps, she cannot reach it.

Moreover, the opponent is still within the domain, and can unleash several more Chaos Magic Bullets at any time.

"That's really interesting."

Corona Borealis played with the ends of her hair, her legs swaying gently in the air.

"Trying to hit me? Can you fly?"

"……Won't."

"So what are you going to do?"

Miya remained silent for a long time before answering honestly.

"I haven't decided yet."

Corona Borealis paused for a moment, then threw its head back and burst into laughter.

After laughing, she clasped her hands together, and two nascent chaotic magic bullets reappeared in her palms.

"Let's play a little longer then."

On the distant treetop table, Hiesta couldn't sit still from the moment she unleashed the Dreamfish Domain from Corona Borealis.

Her popcorn bag was lying to the side, her cuffs were creased from her own gripping, and her peach-colored eyes were fixed on the monitoring screen as she unconsciously bit her nails.

When the Chaos Bullet struck Miya's left shoulder, she shuddered. Watching Miya kneel on one knee for several seconds before standing up, her hand unconsciously grabbed Primra's sleeve, pulling Primra to the side.

"Why is it her?! Little Miya's luck is so bad—Primula, say something!"

She gripped Primra's sleeve tighter and tighter until Primra finally couldn't resist pulling her sleeve away.

"Calm down, you're the proctor, not the president of her fan club."

"Invigilators can also care about the test takers! Miya is so cute, she'd cry if she got hit by the Chaos Bullet."

"She's not as weak as you think."

Primula shifted her gaze from the observation screen to the faintly visible purple aura above the distant jungle. She remained silent for a moment, then sighed.

Corona Borealis.

Last year, the incident where they conducted illegal experiments in the alchemy lab and blew up half of the lab building was handled by the three teachers together.

Primula was responsible for suppressing her chaotic elemental rampage, Violet was responsible for neutralizing the dangerous potions remaining in the laboratory, and Sietha was responsible for using necromancy to stabilize her mental state and prevent her from falling into a coma due to the magical rampage.

It took three people working together to subdue her.

Afterwards, the dean personally ordered her expulsion, and everyone thought she would never appear in the Moon Forest again.

"And she came again, and this year her Dreamfish Domain is more stable than last year. The fusion speed of the Chaos Elements is at least 0.3 seconds faster than last year, and her magic capacity has also increased significantly."

Violet frowned slightly.

"She clearly didn't slack off on her training this year, so meeting her was definitely the worst possible outcome."

Primula crossed her arms over her chest, her blue ponytail swaying gently in the wind, and whispered.

"If your Miya loses, the first place this year will be Corona Borealis. A student who was expelled once came back and got first place is enough to fill a separate page in the history of Tsukimori. The school board will be too embarrassed to face anyone."

Hiesta did not respond.

Her peach-colored eyes remained fixed on the petite figure in the picture.

Miya had already stood up from the ground. The purplish bruise on her left shoulder was fading, and her two tentacles readjusted their defensive posture. The Empty Lice quietly huddled in the grass at her feet.

Then Hiesta saw Miya frown, the kind of focused expression that appears when someone is seriously considering a solution.

Suddenly, Hiesta stopped being nervous and felt a strange sense of confidence in Miya.

In the scene, Miya stands in place with her tentacles fully extended, and the Empty Lice splits into several smaller clumps of soft bodies lurking in the grass.

She looked up at the petite figure surrounded by sleepwalking fish in the air, her eyes unblinking.