So I Became a Witch and Started Doing Daily Quests

Chapter 128: Song of the Ocean

‘Such strange knowledge—’

As of now, Janna, who had been promoted to a Second Tier Wizard Apprentice, had contracted a total of four summoned creatures.

They were: the Celestial Finch Aph and the Hundred-Eyed Specter Silver Mirror via 【Contract Summoning】.

And the Thornflower Sprite Laura and the Flame Guardian Enyard via 【Spirit Summoning】.

Perhaps it was because her 【Soul Projection】 talent had upgraded into 【Spirit Phase Travel】, the boost in Janna’s Soul Power had far exceeded her expectations.

It was precisely because of this that, as a Second Tier Wizard Apprentice, Janna was still able to contract one more summoned creature. However, choosing her fifth contract had proven to be a bit of a challenge.

She couldn’t choose one that had too high a demand for Soul Nurturing (like the Hundred-Eyed Specter), and it also couldn’t overlap in elemental affinity.

After careful consideration, Janna realized that the only summoning witchcraft that met her requirements for low Soul Power consumption was still 【Spirit Summoning】.

‘Better wait until my Soul Power fully recovers—’

After carefully stowing away the 【Permanent Confidentiality Contract】, Janna’s gaze inadvertently drifted to the remaining nine Source Energy Fragments hidden within the magical plant’s flowerpot.

In theory, having now advanced to a Second Tier Wizard Apprentice, Janna could use the Source Energy Fragments for a second tier advancement.

However, she had only just made her breakthrough; her wizard ecosystem had not yet stabilized.

Without allowing sufficient time to settle, a reckless upgrade would only backfire, undermining the foundation of her wizardry.

‘I still need some time to adjust— As long as I continue steadily at this pace, very soon, I’ll be able to absorb the second Source Energy Fragment.’

Moreover, the Celestial Finch shared a similar situation with Janna.

Although the Celestial Finch had digested the majority of the Source Energy with the aid of that "lesser angel", Janna still detected a small portion of undigested Source Energy within it.

While it wouldn’t cause significant issues, for the time being, she still had to wait for the Celestial Finch to complete its absorption before moving on to the next round.

‘Phew—’

Exhaling lightly, and seeing from the Mechanical Clock that lunchtime was still a while away, Janna took advantage of the time to purposefully practice the magic shaping technique taught in the 【Introductory Medical Studies】 course.

She discovered that even though 【Shaping Spell】 had already been upgraded to its current cap via Skill EXP, her spellcasting concentration had unexpectedly improved through repeated practice.

This, for Janna, was a pleasant and modest surprise...

Saturday morning.

After a period of tension, the situation in the Third Tier Wizard Gathering Zone of Turin had quickly come under control thanks to the successive closure of Shadow Rifts and the direct intervention of official wizards who exterminated the Shadow Creatures.

As a result, order was gradually restored across Turin City.

Even the Nightingale Opera Troupe, which had been closed for a week, had officially resumed operations just the day before.

“David, I heard from Julie that you were looking for me?”

Gently pushing open the rehearsal room door of the still rather empty opera house, Janna walked straight up to David Berg, who sat cross-legged in a chair beside the stage, and asked directly.

“You're finally here. I’ve been waiting for over an hour.”

Seeing Janna enter, David Berg immediately pulled a chair over and placed it in front of him, gesturing for her to sit.

“You’re pretty early, then.”

Though the opera house had reopened, it hadn’t made an official announcement.

Aside from numerous preparations still pending before full reopening, the prolonged assault by Shadow Creatures had also severely impacted various theaters, casinos, and entertainment venues in Turin, resulting in drastically reduced patronage.

On the other hand, with Bloodshadow Rose having remained a hit for quite some time, it had now started to show signs of fatigue.

Even though attendance was still decent, relying on past successes would only exhaust the momentum of Bloodshadow Rose.

This was precisely why, after discussions between Director Roman Roland and Klan Roland, they decided to craft a new potential “hit” production.

And that new “hit” would be based on a script by David Berg—Song of the Ocean.

The plot of Song of the Ocean was relatively simple.

Although it didn’t feature as many twists and turns as Bloodshadow Rose, its deeply resonant “tragic core” led Roman Roland to believe it had the potential to become the next big success.

However, this “selling point” required repackaging.

In addition to digging deeper into the emotional impact of the “tragic core,” Roman Roland planned to relaunch the project with a new lead actor.

That lead was none other than the rising star of Turin’s opera scene—Janna Roland.

Moreover, the director for this production would no longer be Klan Roland but David Berg, making his debut as lead director.

“You mean you want me to play the lead in your new play?”

“Exactly!”

Looking into David Berg’s eyes—overbright with excitement and rimmed with red from exhaustion—Janna could clearly feel the unmatched passion he had for his first solo project as chief director.

“Just to be clear, my availability remains weekends only. I still have classes at the academy on weekdays.”

“No worries. I won’t interfere with your class schedule.”

Seeing the slight hesitation on Janna’s face, David Berg scratched his somewhat unkempt hair.

“This opportunity is the stuff of dreams for many people—ha, no wonder Richard says you’re a witch who only knows how to study.”

“Well, he’s not wrong.”

Gathering her hair behind her, Janna didn’t deliberate for long.

Since the project wouldn’t affect her studies and could potentially boost her leverage in the next round of salary negotiations with the Nightingale Opera Troupe, she readily agreed to David Berg’s invitation.

“By the way, if—just if—this new project succeeds, will there be an extra bonus for me?”

“Of course! With higher earnings for the troupe, your year-end share will also go up accordingly.”

“I meant bonuses outside of the contract—”

Seeing that David Berg didn’t quite grasp her meaning, Janna had to spell it out more directly.

“I just realized, you’re quite the little money-grubber.”

Hearing David Berg’s teasing jab, Janna didn’t even bat an eyelid.

“Dear Director David, surely you understand the saying—‘No grass grows fat at night without feed.’”