I Just Want to be a Throwaway Character - Chapter 58

Chapter 58

After the magic test was completed, Ji Wan and Lu Fanghan packed their luggage. With a farewell from Grandfather Lu, they embarked on their journey to St. Lan Academy.

The teleportation magic circle was a strange magical symbol on a circular platform, and Ji Wan found it very novel. This world was very mysterious; it didn’t have the advanced technology of the modern world, yet it was no less capable. For example, with this teleportation circle, you could reach St. Lan Academy, which was thousands of miles away, in less than three minutes.

“How much longer are you going to stare?” Lu Fanghan had no other expression. She gave Ji Wan a flat look, her tone cold. It was just a magic circle; was it really worth staring at for so long?

Ji Wan realized it was almost their turn and finally looked away. She turned to face Lu Fanghan, who had a cold expression, obviously disgusted with her. Ji Wan’s tone became inexplicably angry. “It’s just staring for a little while, we’re leaving now.” As she spoke, she walked in front of Lu Fanghan without looking back. It’s not like I did anything wrong; I was just curious and looked for a little longer. Why is she so fierce? Humph, you heartless person!

Sensing Ji Wan’s inexplicable anger, Lu Fanghan didn’t say anything more and followed her. She found Ji Wan’s back to be inexplicably cute.

Ji Wan walked to the magic teleportation circle, fuming. Just as she was about to step in, a pair of hands stopped her. “Miss, your ticket,” a person dressed like a ticket seller said, blocking Ji Wan.

“Huh? Isn’t this free for the academy?” Ji Wan thought strangely. She felt a little awkward. Ji Wan didn’t know that students usually took a magic flying carriage, which would take three or four days to reach the academy. The teleportation circle was expensive, and most people didn’t use it.

“Her ticket is here,” Lu Fanghan said, saving the flustered Ji Wan in time.

Ji Wan’s face flushed a little. She didn’t dare to be angry anymore and slowly kept her distance from Lu Fanghan, following her. Lu Fanghan wouldn’t just abandon me, right?

Soon, they reached the center of the magic circle. Ji Wan was an arm’s length away from Lu Fanghan. The teleportation circle quickly activated. A giant pillar of light rose, enveloping Ji Wan and Lu Fanghan.

The next second, Ji Wan felt a sense of weightlessness. All she could see was white light. She couldn’t see anything. Ji Wan felt a little scared. She instinctively reached out to grab something for support. Soon, she grabbed a soft object. Ji Wan, as if she had grabbed a lifeline, rushed over and hugged it tightly, not letting go.

Lu Fanghan felt something hugging her. She instinctively frowned. But in this teleportation circle, it was just her and Ji Wan. So, was this person finally showing her true colors? Lu Fanghan wanted to push Ji Wan away. But she felt the person hugging her trembling non-stop. She stopped the hand she was about to use to push her away and let her hug her.

Soon, three minutes were up. The ticket seller on the other side of the teleportation circle wanted to say something to stop the two people from hugging, but one of them was expressionless and a little scary. The other one’s face couldn’t be seen; she was so small and buried in the other person’s arms. “Kids these days,” the ticket seller sighed, looking at Ji Wan with a strange look in his eyes.

“Have you hugged enough?” Lu Fanghan’s voice echoed in Ji Wan’s ears.

Ji Wan realized the sense of weightlessness was gone. She slowly opened her eyes and looked around. Everything was bright, and the scenery was back to normal. So, they had successfully teleported? When she realized she was hugging a person, and it was Lu Fanghan, Ji Wan quickly backed away, her face red. “I’m… I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hug you.”

But Lu Fanghan didn’t respond. She just calmly straightened her messy collar. She didn’t look at Ji Wan and just walked away. Ji Wan felt the ticket seller’s strange look on her, quickly grabbed her luggage, and followed Lu Fanghan. After all, she was in a new place and couldn’t get lost.

Lu Fanghan felt the little tail following her and slowed down. When they finally entered St. Lan Academy, Lu Fanghan handed Ji Wan a bag of gold coins. “This is your living allowance. I hope you don’t try to use your engagement with me as a way to get close to me at school.” Lu Fanghan said calmly. She thought Ji Wan would look sad. But Ji Wan happily took the bag of money.

“Okay, don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone I have anything to do with you.” Ji Wan smiled. She was focused on the money bag in her hand as she answered. If Lu Fanghan wasn’t here, she would have already started counting how much money she had. The mission only said to be with the female lead for three years, it didn’t say she had to be next to her for three years. Since they were at the same school, that counted as being with her for three years. It was a good thing to be far away from her.

Looking at Ji Wan’s happy expression, Lu Fanghan’s complicated emotions surfaced again. As expected, she was a vain woman. Lu Fanghan didn’t say anything more. She gave Ji Wan a deep look, turned around, and walked away.

Ji Wan put away the money bag and went to her assigned class to report. A strange sense of freedom made her want to jump for joy. As expected, the female lead was a dangerous person for her. She didn’t know how she had completed the previous missions. She must have been bullied by those female leads.

Lost in her thoughts, Ji Wan walked into a small, secluded building. It looked dilapidated. Was this her class? Ji Wan looked at the deserted class in front of her. It was a two-story building with only one class. Ji Wan looked at the enrollment guide in her hand strangely. The single-element class was here?

Suddenly, Ji Wan heard two people talking.

“Hey, Shang Yanxi. Why are you in the same class as me? I thought you were going to inherit your dad’s business.” “You’re the same. You’re always fiddling with your precious weapons. Why are you here to learn magic?” “Hmph, it’s not my dad… my dad is pushing me so hard. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be here.” “Heh, with your small body. No wonder you were sent here to learn magic.” “Hey, who are you looking down on? My magic will definitely be great. Humph, just you wait.”

…

Ji Wan looked at the two girls walking toward her. One had a cold demeanor and a sharp but soft appearance that made her seem easy to get along with. The other one… well, she was very cute. She was 155 cm tall with cute pigtails, and she was mischievous and lively.

Ji Wan wasn’t the only one who noticed them. Shang Yanxi and Ouyang Keke also saw Ji Wan.

“Are you the new student? Hi, my name is Ouyang Keke, and that big meanie over there is Shang Yanxi.” Ouyang Keke was the cute, 155 cm tall girl. She hopped in front of Ji Wan, looked at her curiously, and insulted Shang Yanxi.

“Hello, my name is Ji Wan. I just arrived today.” Ji Wan replied politely.

“Don’t be nervous. We just arrived two days ago, so we’re also new students. And there are only three new students in this class,” Shang Yanxi said in a gentle tone, unlike the one she used to argue with Ouyang Keke.

“It looks like we’re all single-element users. I’m Earth element, and she’s Wood element. We’re both students of Teacher Luo Bing.” Ouyang Keke introduced excitedly. She didn’t know how stifling it was to be with Shang Yanxi. Finally, there was someone who looked easy to get along with.

“I’m Water element,” Ji Wan replied. She slowly relaxed, a smile appearing on her face, seeing Ouyang Keke’s enthusiasm.

“Okay, let’s go inside to talk. There’s no need to block the doorway,” Shang Yanxi said with an apologetic smile to Ji Wan. She easily grabbed Ouyang Keke’s collar and walked inside.

“Hey, Shang, being tall doesn’t mean you’re better than me. You’re only 15 cm taller than me. Let me go.” Ouyang Keke glared at Shang Yanxi, fuming.

The three of them finally sat down. Ji Wan awkwardly sat between the two of them. Ouyang Keke glared at Shang Yanxi on the other side, while Shang Yanxi completely ignored her and was reading a magic book. Ji Wan felt a little awkward. It wouldn’t be good to disturb Shang Yanxi while she was reading. So, she turned to Ouyang Keke and started a conversation. “Um… Keke, what kind of person is Teacher Luo Bing?”

“Teacher Luo Bing is my idol!” Ouyang Keke’s eyes lit up when Ji Wan asked about Luo Bing.

“Teacher Luo Bing is the most outstanding genius among single-element mages,” Shang Yanxi said, putting down her book.

“That’s right. She’s the teacher who is second only to Principal Su Li in the academy,” Ouyang Keke continued.

“What kind of person is she?” Ji Wan asked.

“Well, she’s…” Ouyang Keke hadn’t finished her sentence when someone walked in.

“Are you talking about me?” a warm, smiling voice entered the room, making everyone feel like they were in a spring breeze.

Ji Wan’s gaze was instantly drawn to the gentle beauty with light blue hair at the door. The beauty held a magic book in her arms and walked in with elegant steps.

“Hello, Teacher Luo Bing,” Ouyang Keke and Shang Yanxi said at the same time, with respect in their voices.

“Hello, Teacher Luo Bing,” Ji Wan said obediently.

“You must be the new students. Don’t be nervous. My class doesn’t have many rules. I hope the four of us can get along well for the next four years,” Luo Bing said with a gentle and warm smile.

Ji Wan was instantly captivated by her charm. What a gentle teacher!

On the way to the new student dorms, Ji Wan was still thinking about the way Luo Bing had spoken to them. A mature and beautiful teacher who exuded grace with every smile and frown was everyone’s ideal teacher, right?

“I wonder if a gentle person like Teacher Luo Bing would ever get angry.” Ji Wan sighed without a reason.

“How could Teacher Luo Bing possibly get angry? I’ve never heard of her being angry,” Ouyang Keke, who was walking with her to the dorm, replied.

“No, according to a rumor, she got angry once,” Shang Yanxi said from behind them, immediately catching the attention of the two curious girls.

The corner of Shang Yanxi’s mouth curved into a smile, her expression meaningful. “Sorry, it’s just a rumor.” With that, she walked past the two little girls who were filled with curiosity.

“Dang it, Shang Yanxi, you’re so mean. You definitely know something,” Ouyang Keke said, chasing after Shang Yanxi.

Although Ji Wan was also very curious, she didn’t ask. It wasn’t a good habit to pry into someone’s privacy. She followed them into the dormitory building. After getting her assigned room, Ji Wan said goodbye to Ouyang Keke and Shang Yanxi. She walked to the floor above theirs. She heard that the dorms were two-person rooms.

“I wonder what my new roommate will be like? I hope we can get along well,” Ji Wan thought.

She reached her dorm room door and took a deep breath. She slowly pushed the door open and saw a figure with her back to her.

“Hello, my name is Ji Wan. I’m your new roommate,” Ji Wan said politely.

But the next second, she froze. The figure slowly turned around, revealing Lu Fanghan’s indifferent eyes. Ji Wan quickly closed the door, unwilling to accept reality.

Ah! This cursed fate…