[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-is-it-weird-for-a-guy-to-apply-to-a-witch-school":3,"chapter-is-it-weird-for-a-guy-to-apply-to-a-witch-school-is-it-weird-for-a-guy-to-apply-to-a-witch-school-chapter-5":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Is It Weird for a Guy to Apply to a Witch School?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1070686,1384,"Chapter 5 - Free New Phone","is-it-weird-for-a-guy-to-apply-to-a-witch-school-chapter-5",5,"\u003Cp>“No,” Bai Yu said, shaking her head lightly. “He signed himself in. I’m just here to take him to enrollment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? He signed up on his own?” Deng Xiaonan’s jaw practically dropped. She’d never imagined a guy would voluntarily choose Witch School. And yet, here one was, right in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes sparkled with curiosity as she sized me up. “Dude, you’ve got guts! I’ve got a good feeling about you,” she teased, her tone dripping with playful approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh… thanks?” I mumbled, unsure how to respond. Something about her words felt loaded, but I wasn’t about to dig into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was best to just mind my own business—and quietly pity the guy sitting next to her. He looked like someone meant for bigger things, maybe even had a spot at one of the Big Three. And yet, here he was, stuck with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh well. As long as Deng Xiaonan was happy, I guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t exactly chat with Bai Yu anymore, though we hadn’t been talking much to begin with. The moment Deng Xiaonan plopped down, the vibe turned awkward, like someone had flipped a switch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little while later, the guy who’d been knocked out—about my age—finally stirred awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where… where am I?” He groaned, blinking groggily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aw, you’re finally up, little buddy!” Deng Xiaonan chirped, noticing him first. “You’re on the train to the School, of course.” A sly grin tugged at her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? School? Which one? Wait—you! You’re not the one who brought me here. You’re a witch!” The boy’s brain kicked into gear. He wasn’t some random slacker—geniuses like him could piece things together fast, even with scraps of info.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Witch? Well, I’m still a trainee, but I like the sound of that,” Deng Xiaonan said with a wink, clearly enjoying herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You—let me go! I got accepted to Elf School! I’m not going to Witch School!” He was still clutching onto some shred of logic, his hand fumbling for his seatbelt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sit tight, genius,” she snapped, her tone sharpening. “We’re on a moving train. Unbuckle that seatbelt, and I’ll toss you out halfway to nowhere. Your call.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a simple threat, but it worked. The guy froze. Sure, he was pissed, but he also wanted to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The train was barreling along at insane speeds—getting thrown out would be a death sentence. Even if he doubted she’d actually do it, the tiny chance was enough to keep him in check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he started scanning the surroundings instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seats here didn’t look like the usual trains he’d ridden before. Across from him sat two others—me and Bai Yu, I figured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just four people in this whole car. Escape wasn’t looking likely. How was he, a regular guy, supposed to take on academy students who’d already tapped into transcendence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only he’d had a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were no “ifs” now. The two Elf School students escorting him had lost, and with witches went his lifeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, the worst part? He was a guy. A guy going to Witch School. It was a punchline he’d laughed at before—now he was the punchline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elf School won’t give up on me,” the boy muttered, his voice tight with resolve after a long, heavy pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No worries, no worries!” Deng Xiaonan chirped, waving off his defiance like it was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once the deed is done, they can miss you all they want—it won’t matter. As soon as I get you to the academy, you think you’re slipping away?” She grinned, totally unbothered. It seemed like once a student was delivered, that was that—case closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched the whole thing unfold from the sidelines, keeping my head down and piecing it together. This chick was ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t think I’d kill myself right now? I’ll make you—” The boy didn’t even finish his threat. His head lolled forward, and he was out cold, snoring softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes went wide. What the heck just happened? I didn’t even catch her move. Some kind of sleep spell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry about that,” Deng Xiaonan sighed, glancing my way. “Had no choice but to put him down for a nap. Man, if only he were as chill as you, huh?” She’d totally clocked me sneaking glances this whole time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I snapped upright in my seat, avoiding her gaze like my life depended on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The train kept humming toward Magicaeopolis, but the cabin felt eerily quiet now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Yu, on the other hand, seemed totally unfazed by the drama. She’d fiddled with her phone for a bit earlier, then leaned back and shut her eyes, looking perfectly at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I checked my own phone. The battery was draining fast—typical for this ancient thing. I hadn’t loaded it up with heavy games or anything, which was probably the only reason it still had juice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucky me. Still, there was a charging port nearby, and with no clue how long this ride would take—or how much power I’d need once we got to the school—I dug out my charger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rustling must’ve bugged Bai Yu, because her eyes fluttered open. She caught me plugging in and spoke up. “Charging your phone? Hold off a sec. We’re almost there. Once you’re at the school, every student gets a new one tied to your student ID. You’re not still attached to that old thing, are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced down at my beat-up phone. “It’s been with me a while,” I said softly. It was scratched and outdated, sure, but the real shock was her news. “Wait, Sister Bai, the school gives out new phones?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yup, standard issue,” she said, casual as ever. “Regular phones can’t keep up with what the academy demands. Witch School’s phones are custom-built—special perks you won’t find anywhere else.” She held hers up, giving it a little twirl for me to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way. What’s the difference between that and a normal one?” I leaned in, eyeing her phone. It looked plain at first glance, but there was this understated, high-tech vibe to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For starters, it doesn’t run on a battery,” she said. “It’s powered by the magic witches wield. Master your own magic, and you can charge it anytime.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seriously?” My jaw dropped as she toyed with the device in her hand. I was officially jealous. Was this the perk of tapping into transcendence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she did something wild. With a flick of her fingers, she pinched the glowing screen, lifting it off the phone like it was a sheet of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another gesture, and it morphed into a full-on 3D hologram, floating above her palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holographic projection? 3D imaging?” I gawked, unable to hide my awe. I’d lived in this world my whole life—how had I missed tech this insane?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not quite,” Bai Yu said with a small smile. “It’s more like supernatural energy tech. Looks flashy, sure, but it’s not some cutting-edge science breakthrough. It’s just practical for academy students. Regular folks can’t use it, so it never caught on outside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She explained it all so patiently, breaking it down like it was no big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tech level aside, though? This thing was cool. 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