"I Became a Witch, but Now Everyone's in Love with Me!"

Chapter 75: Jiang Cha’s Relic Exploration Commission
 
After a wave of publicity, Jiang Cha’s Witch Shop had become fairly well-known around Aislun College.

Of course, she couldn’t spend all her time running the store. She was still a student, and classes occupied most of her schedule. Still, she had one advantage: her mentor, Vladimir, had exempted her from the first-year combat curriculum. That gave her more free time than most of her peers.
Aislny College was broad-minded, functioning less like a single-track academy and more like a comprehensive university. The first three years resembled high school, while the real “university” experience only began in the fourth year. Beyond that, the academy gave its geniuses wide latitude in how to grow.
For example, Jiang Cha and her two companions received personal instruction every week at the Battle Club from either Carol or Suicune. For them, retaking the standard combat classes would only waste time.

Even seniors in the fifth year and above rarely sat in classrooms. Instead, they followed their mentors into projects aligned with their own ambitions.
Qu Sinan, for instance, wanted to make his mark in business. He poured his energy into running the Alchemy Society, building up experience for the day he launched a company.
Senior Helen—whom Jiang Cha had only met once—was a battle witch through and through. She spent most of her time fighting on the front lines and rarely returned to campus.

Research witches like Mephistopheles lived in labs, collaborating on projects with their tutors or losing themselves in their clubs.
In truth, Aislun was closer to a graduate institute than a typical university, with few mandatory courses. Talented witches in particular arranged their own timetables as they pleased. As long as they passed their assessments, the academy didn’t fuss over attendance or credit points.
Still, Jiang Cha made time for a few lectures. The new course Witch Natural History, introduced after vacation, proved surprisingly useful. Tutor Diana’s Advanced Magic Theory went even further, touching on truths beyond the formal curriculum—insights into magic itself as understood by a Great Witch. Every lecture left Jiang Cha with new revelations.
Day to day, her life balanced between classes and the shop. Customers came and went, each witch with her own eccentric personality. Sometimes they drank tea together. Sometimes they read quietly in the corner. Business was modest, but never dull.

“Hey~ Jiang Cha, we’re here to give you some business!”
Ah, here came today’s surprise.
“Senior Daisy?”

Startled, Jiang Cha quickly slid a bookmark into her page and stood up. Sixth-year seniors were rare sights on campus. She had only exchanged a few words with Daisy once before.
She never expected this senior to appear as a customer.
“Senior Daisy’s order… honestly, it makes me a little nervous.”

Her smile faltered. Customers like Daisy usually came with difficult requests.
Daisy was a combat witch—recently advanced to Great Witch two months ago. When a witch like her visited the hut, it was usually because she’d run into trouble in the field and needed specialized props to solve it. Which also meant… the commission might be well beyond Jiang Cha’s current capabilities.
“Hi!” Daisy waved with her usual carefree air. Battle witches were always like this, bold and unbothered.

“Relax, it’s nothing serious. Just a bit troublesome and time-consuming. Hiring the masters would be too expensive, so I thought of you.”
“…That’s awfully straightforward.”
Jiang Cha sighed inwardly. But blunt customers were actually easier to deal with. Best to just talk business.

She poured Daisy a cup of green tea and asked politely, “Then… may I hear the order requirements?”
“No rush.”
Daisy took a leisurely sip. Then she fixed her gaze on Jiang Cha.

“First, let me confirm—how’s your combat ability these days?”
Combat ability? For a commission? Jiang Cha’s stomach tightened.
“…Decent, I suppose. About the same level as Lina. We sparred five rounds the other day and split wins and losses.”
“That’s perfect!”

Daisy clapped her hands onto her leather-clad thighs with a thump.
“Here’s the situation. Our team’s been exploring a set of time-space ruins. Plenty of good stuff inside, but also complications.”
She leaned forward, voice lowering.

“The ruins are only level two or three, not particularly dangerous. But they’re the assessment-type—you need someone versatile, with enough combat ability to survive. That’s why I thought of you.”
Time-space ruins. Common across the multiverse. Some were tombs left behind by powerful beings; others served as trial grounds for disciples. Dangerous, yes—but the chances of finding valuable relics were high. Naturally, they were prime targets for exploration teams like Daisy’s.
From Daisy’s description, the ruins did seem suited to Jiang Cha’s skills.

After all, a “versatile” witch meant someone well-rounded, possessing knowledge in multiple disciplines and at least three secondary professions. Such witches were rare—and expensive. Most high-grade ruins didn’t yield enough profit to justify hiring one.
Younger witches rarely had that breadth of skills, and even if they did, their combat ability was lacking.
So Daisy had weighed the cost carefully. In the end, Jiang Cha—whom she’d happened to meet—was the most practical option. Otherwise, her team would have had to give up on the ruins entirely.

“But this is the first relic our team has found,” Daisy said earnestly. “None of us want to abandon it. You know how it is—there are many ruins out there, but stumbling into one is still mostly luck.”
“Mm…”
Jiang Cha considered. The job was unstable, time-consuming, and not particularly profitable. She honestly didn’t want to accept.

But Daisy was her senior. And building connections with upperclassmen wasn’t a bad idea. Besides, exposure like this could boost the shop’s reputation.
Finally, she nodded. “…All right. I’ll take the commission.”
Daisy broke into a wide grin.

“Excellent! The ruins are the remains of a wizard’s tower from a fantasy world. With luck, we’ll both walk away with something worthwhile.”
“And the payment…”
“Market rate. I’ll give you a senior’s discount. How about ten percent of the harvest?”

“I’ll give you twenty!” Daisy slapped Jiang Cha’s shoulder with sisterly # Nоvеlight # generosity. “Don’t be polite with me, little sister!”
Jiang Cha winced under the impact, smiling wryly.