I Just Want to be a Throwaway Character - Chapter 64

Chapter 64

It was the fourth day. Ji Wan had been prepared for three days. Surely I’ll get to play today. But when she went out, everyone was looking at her with a very strange gaze. And then… she got a bye.

Damn it!

Ji Wan had wanted to lose early so she wouldn’t attract so much attention. But now she was famous. Even the teachers knew about this girl named Ji Wan who had incredibly good luck.

“Wanwan, I’ve already been eliminated, but you haven’t even started your match yet,” Ouyang Keke said with envy.

Ji Wan lay her head on the restaurant table, depressed. “What do you know? This isn’t good luck. I can’t beat anyone in the later rounds. Are you expecting me to win by throwing water balls?” Ji Wan felt that her luck was ridiculous.

Ouyang Keke thought about it and felt that Ji Wan had a point. She became a little worried. “Then you have to surrender if you can’t win. Don’t force yourself. Don’t get hurt.”

“I don’t know who I’ll meet tomorrow. I hope it’s a polite person,” Ji Wan thought.

The next day, it was the top sixteen. For some reason, Ji Wan felt that when she was in her match, the number of people in the stands was several times more than usual. The reason was that they all wanted to see this strange, lucky girl named Ji Wan.

Ji Wan was very calm. She quietly looked at her opponent’s name. It was an unfamiliar name: Zhizhang.

When she walked onto the stage, Ji Wan felt like her opponent looked familiar. She was a woman who looked very arrogant.

“Heh, you’re my opponent. A single-element user like you is worthy?” a spoiled voice rang out.

This strange and familiar tone made Ji Wan suddenly remember that one of Luo Jinqian’s followers in the cafeteria had been her. Was this a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road? No, she hadn’t paid any attention to her, so they weren’t enemies yet.

Ji Wan was too lazy to talk to her and just stayed silent.

“What, you have nothing to say? So what if you have a little luck and got a backer? You’re still a weakling without any real power. Don’t expect me to go easy on you,” Zhizhang said disdainfully. Her eyes were full of contempt. But when she saw that Ji Wan was still ignoring her, she became a little annoyed. “How dare you ignore me? Do you know who I am?”

Ji Wan frowned. She felt a little speechless. Is my luck that bad? Out of all the people, she had to run into this idiot. But her strength shouldn’t be underestimated. Three elements? Her strength was good, but unfortunately, her mind wasn’t. She lacked a proper education.

Ji Wan secretly put her hands behind her back, planning to find a chance to jump off the stage. She would also throw two small water balls at Miss Zhizhang. It was a fact that she couldn’t beat her. But Zhizhang noticed Ji Wan’s intention and smirked. “Heh, you want to run. You have a beautiful fantasy.” She then attacked Ji Wan with her Fire element.

The audience immediately focused their attention on the small girl. Ouyang Keke stood up nervously but was quickly pulled down by Shang Yanxi. Luo Jinqian’s eyebrows also furrowed, and her face became worried. Lu Fanghan walked to the closest spot to Ji Wan, ready to take action at any time.

But Ji Wan just used the Water element magic around her body. In an instant, a huge amount of energy surrounded Ji Wan, directly blocking the Fire element from getting close. Not only was Zhizhang’s expression a little stunned, but the audience also started to talk.

“That energy is so powerful. Is she using a big spell?” “Holy cow, she seems to have the strongest energy among all the single-element users.” “Oh my god, maybe she’s the real master here.” “Who said the Holy Water constitution was useless?” …

The discussion below was lively. However, Ouyang Keke and Shang Yanxi, who knew Ji Wan’s true strength, frowned. Normally, at a time like this, Ji Wan could only create one small water ball.

Zhizhang saw that the Fire element wasn’t working, so the next second, a huge earthen block from her Earth element charged at Ji Wan. Lu Fanghan watched every move on the stage nervously, ready to intervene at any moment. Ji Wan’s expression was not flustered. She was still gathering the water ball in her hand. The next second, Ji Wan successfully gathered a small water ball and threw it over.

The crowd saw Ji Wan’s preparations for a long time and thought she had some powerful move. But all she had was a small water ball. “Isn’t that the lowest level of magic? What is she doing? Is she surrendering?” “I was so excited, but she’s still useless.” “I know, right? I thought with that much energy, it would be a large-scale attack.” …

But a magical scene happened. The small water ball hit the large earthen block. In an instant, the earthen block broke into pieces. The earthen block shattered, and dust flew everywhere. It also created a powerful aftershock. Zhizhang was caught off guard and was sent flying off the stage. She looked at Ji Wan, who was still standing on the stage, a little dazed.

What the heck is going on?!

To be honest, Ji Wan was just about to jump off the stage and surrender. Can someone tell her what happened?

“Host, the small water ball seems to be a condensed energy magic circle. The reason you were able to encounter the Water Shadow Serpent before was probably because throwing the water ball threatened the Water Shadow Serpent that was sleeping at the bottom,” System 111 explained for Ji Wan.

“So, I’m powerful?” Ji Wan asked, her expression suddenly filled with delight.

“Uh, actually, you can only use this small water ball a maximum of five times, and it takes a long time. If Zhizhang hadn’t underestimated you, Host, you wouldn’t have won,” System 111 mercilessly shattered Ji Wan’s fantasy.

“Tsk, I guess side characters aren’t worthy,” Ji Wan thought indifferently.

“Holy cow, so strong!” “Even though Zhizhang was the last person in the top sixteen, her strength was still amazing. She lost so quickly?” “This time, both single-element users made it to the top eight! Who dares to look down on single-element users now? I’ll be the first to disagree.” “Oh my god, I’m in love.” …

Ji Wan walked off the stage to the sound of applause, still a little dazed. She won today, so she would have to face someone even stronger tomorrow? I’m done for!

On the last day of the competition, when Ji Wan saw that her next opponent was Luo Jinqian, she was inexplicably relieved. Thank goodness. It’s not embarrassing to lose to Luo Jinqian. At least she’s second only to Lu Fanghan. And Luo Jinqian would never bully people casually. Ji Wan relaxed.

Just as Ji Wan was about to throw a few water balls and forfeit, Luo Jinqian smiled softly at her and calmly jumped off the stage. Ji Wan won directly.

Ji Wan’s expression was a little stunned. What’s going on?

The crowd who was ready to watch the match was also stunned. “Are you kidding me? This is the top eight! Does Luo Jinqian like Ji Wan?” “Holy crap, she’s getting a free win.” “I suspect there’s something going on between them. Why else would she let Ji Wan win just like that?” “I’ll wash my hair upside down if there’s nothing going on between them.” “Don’t say that. They actually look good together.” …

Ji Wan was completely unaware of all these discussions. She ran up to Luo Jinqian in confusion. “What are you doing, Jinqian? You know I can’t beat you.” Ji Wan grabbed Luo Jinqian’s wrist and asked, confused.

“Because I can’t attack a friend.” As she said this, Luo Jinqian’s ears turned red. She was incredibly innocent.

“Uh…” Ji Wan was a little speechless.

“I did it voluntarily. I wanted to do this,” Luo Jinqian said, smiling at Ji Wan. It was pretty cute. But the problem was that she would have to fight in the top four, which was even worse! Ji Wan’s expression became a little bitter.

Luo Jinqian thought she felt guilty and gently stroked her head. “Are you unhappy?”

“I’m… happy. But don’t do this next time. I don’t want my success to be a handout from others,” Ji Wan said, looking at Luo Jinqian seriously with her round almond eyes.

“It’s okay. There’s a rematch. You don’t have to worry about me or feel guilty,” Luo Jinqian said gently.

“That’s good. I’m relieved,” Ji Wan said, smiling sweetly at Luo Jinqian.

Not far from them, Lu Fanghan’s face turned completely dark as she watched Ji Wan. Especially when she heard the crowd talking about how good Ji Wan and Luo Jinqian looked together. Lu Fanghan’s thin lips were pressed into a line. Looking at Ji Wan’s happy smile at Luo Jinqian, a deep desire for destruction appeared in her eyes.

In the end, Ji Wan still couldn’t beat an unfamiliar top-four opponent and voluntarily forfeited. The result was indeed the same as the plot: Lu Fanghan got the Blazing Flame Fruit. Luo Jinqian also got second place through the rematch.

That night, Ji Wan was about to go back to her dorm, but she was stopped by Teacher Luo Bing. Her expression was a little worried. She asked Ji Wan to deliver something to the principal’s office and told her not to tell Principal Su Li that it was from her. Even though Ji Wan was confused, she obediently went.

When she arrived at the principal’s office, Ji Wan gently knocked on the door. “Come in,” Su Li’s indifferent voice rang out.

Ji Wan pushed the door open and walked in. This was the first time she had seen Principal Su Li up close. The last time in the Dark Forest, she was only paying attention to Luo Jinqian’s wound. She didn’t expect Principal Su Li to be so beautiful. It was a kind of grand, sharp beauty, like a thorny rose. She wasn’t as gentle as Teacher Luo Bing, who was like a gardenia, but she was still uniquely beautiful.

Ji Wan obediently handed the item to Su Li. “Is this from her?” Su Li looked at the familiar item, a faint smile appearing on her face, and her expression became gentle.

Even though Ji Wan didn’t know if the “her” Su Li was talking about was Teacher Luo Bing, she still nodded obediently. Anyway, she didn’t say who it was, so it wasn’t a betrayal of Teacher Luo Bing.

“Thank you. But I want to trouble you to deliver something else to someone in the magic training room,” Su Li said, taking out a sky-blue crystal and handing it to Ji Wan. “Remember to keep going inside. The innermost room is where you need to go.”

Even though Ji Wan was very reluctant, she did as she was told. Ji Wan held the cold crystal in her hand and walked out, politely closing the door behind her. What she didn’t see was how strange Su Li’s expression was, as if she was sending her into a tiger’s den.

Ji Wan followed Su Li’s instructions and walked to the innermost training room in the magic training area. This was a place where students usually practiced magic. Because of the students’ revengeful training before, it was now deserted after the tournament ended. There was almost no one there. The huge space seemed to have only Ji Wan, and it made her back feel inexplicably cold. Ji Wan started to feel a little scared. She quickened her pace, wanting to finish this task and go back quickly.

Finally, she arrived. Ji Wan looked at the large door in front of her and hesitated, knocking on it. But no one answered for a long time. Ji Wan looked at the empty hallway and became a little nervous. Is this a place where people stay?

Finally, Ji Wan gritted her teeth, took out the key Su Li had given her, and opened the door. The training room was very dark, and there was a deep coldness, as well as the sound of running water. Is this a cold spring? In the plot, the female lead absorbs the Blazing Flame Fruit here. So, this is Lu Fanghan’s exclusive training room?a