Volume 1 Chapter 7

Volume 1 + Chapter 7: Unable To Leave

Listening to Leah’s words, Eve couldn’t help but clench her fists. Combined with her knowledge of the original story, she felt even more disgusted with this dragon-pride protagonist.

But what use was hatred? He was the protagonist, naturally blessed with good fortune, and protagonists always had their systems.

Looking at Eve, this poor transmigrator? Forget about having a system, she even had to learn magic from scratch.

However, if she couldn’t beat him, Eve could at least avoid him. As one of the top witches with extraordinary talent, after lying low and enduring hardship for a few years, learning everything she needed to learn, dealing with the dragon-pride protagonist would then be…

Eve paused slightly at this thought, as the dragon-pride protagonist’s growth rate wasn’t something a witch like Eve could compete with.

Witches were indeed beings stronger than humans, but in the middle and late stages, facing monsters like the protagonist, witches were just elite-level enemies.

It might not even require the dragon-pride protagonist to act personally, the fangirls in his harem would handle it for him.

Just like Leah before her, if she followed the dragon-pride protagonist, her amazing talent would be revealed within a few years.

After all, she was a child acknowledged by a witch. Describing her as a once-in-a-millennium talent or extraordinarily gifted would make these descriptions seem mundane.

“It’s alright, we’ll ignore them. I’ll take you away from here to live somewhere else, okay?”

Eve had originally planned to run away alone, but to prevent this girl from falling into the dragon-pride protagonist’s hands and becoming his tool.

Eve decided it would be better to keep her by her side.

After all, if she let go now, in just a few years, this girl might become a bullet aimed at herself.

But while Eve had thought about making a quick escape, the reality was that she couldn’t leave at all.

“It’s impossible, unless I graduate from the Church Academy, I have no way to leave this country.”

When Leah enrolled, because she had no money, she applied for the church’s student loan. There weren’t any complicated conditions, just that Leah needed to successfully complete her studies and obtain the graduation certificate issued by the academy.

This was established when Eve was still serving as a Cardinal Deacon in the church. If graduation grades were excellent, the enrollment loan wouldn’t even need to be repaid.

The original intention was to prevent more talented people from being buried by the barrier of poverty, but now it has become Leah’s stumbling block.

The dragon-pride protagonist colluded with the academy to prevent Leah from graduating and embezzled the bonus that should have belonged to Leah, so Leah had to live in despair day after day, repeating over and over.

Until she finally couldn’t bear it anymore and turned to buy poison to take…

It could only be said to be too insidious.

Leah lowered her head, truthfully, she very much wanted to leave with Eve, anywhere would be fine.

As long as Eve was by her side, she would feel very safe.

But her student loan contract was protected by magic, and before obtaining her graduation certificate, she could be found by the church people wherever she ran to.

This was a serious breach of contract, and in the worst case, could even result in magical backlash, turning her into a dull-witted invalid.

Eve fell into silence for a moment, truthfully, she could leave by herself, but she couldn’t abandon Leah.

After all, Leah was her lifesaver, without her, who knows if she’d still be buried in the ground now.

“I have a way to help you graduate, but… after you get your graduation certificate and the contract is dissolved, you must leave with me.”

“I don’t know if you’re willing.”

Hearing Eve’s words, Leah nodded without even thinking.

Of course she was willing. Learning magic was her life’s greatest pursuit, and graduating from the Church Academy was one of her life’s greatest wishes.

And following Eve was something she desperately wanted, she had no reason to refuse.

“I’m willing! I’m willing! I’m very capable and can endure hardship. You can keep me by your side, I can be your servant, take care of your daily life, I don’t eat much, and I’m still growing…”

“After I grow up, I’ll find ways to work and earn money to support you. I can really endure hardship… really.”

Leah kept emphasizing her good points, afraid that Eve would change her mind and abandon her.

“Silly child.”

Eve helplessly patted her head.

“I do have a way to help you graduate, but I’m curious, who exactly has such great authority to prevent you from graduating?”

Hearing Eve’s words, Leah’s tone became somewhat hesitant.

“Um… it’s, it’s Miss Vivian, the Holy Maiden of the church, your… daughter.”