Chapter 6: Teacher, Someone Brought a Stray Cat to Chip In

Malicious whispers, incredibly clear, swirled around Li Wei's ear, like buzzing mosquitoes that can't be shooed away.

Cat heard these words, and Witch Miss also heard them.

Bai Yan just took a deep breath, as if she hadn't heard, and kept her head down, looking at the empty desk except for him.

But Cat still felt it.

Her hand, placed on the desk, was already trembling slightly.

The words were like an invisible blade, stabbing Witch Miss repeatedly.

This made Cat feel very displeased.

Li Wei thought this must be because he turned into a little kitten, making him overly catlike and confused.

As a corporate drone often subjected to snide remarks from superiors and colleagues, how could he be so angry over this that he wanted to tear the face of the girl who first started bad‑mouthing Witch Miss?

Fortunately, just as Li Wei's body was about to act, the teacher pushed the door open.

"Silence."

The teacher was an elderly woman with gray‑white hair, looking somewhat aged.

After stepping onto the podium, she looked at the still whispering crowd and rudely lifted her staff, striking the floor.

The crackling electricity darted across the Classroom ceiling, like a wandering snake hunting prey.

And the students fell silent in that instant.

Seeing this kindly‑faced, faint‑smiling elderly woman, Li Wei silently added +1 to his affection for her.

Perhaps it's because he heard the word "bias" in the earlier whispers.

【Personal Information】

【Name: Liu Ge】

【Age: 62】

【Gender: Female】

【Race: Human】

【Occupation: Mage】

【Occupation Level: lv6】

【Secondary Job: Appraiser】

【Occupation Level: lv2】

【Title: None】

【Attribute Panel】

【Level: lv63】

【EXP: 12379/18900】

【HP: 6420】

【MP: 6570】

【Constitution: 59】

【Strength: 50】

【Agility: 42】

【Intelligence: 103】

【Acquired Skills】:

Thunder Dragon lv62; Thunder Strike Ball lv62; Thunder Strike lv60; Chain Lightning lv60; Electric Net lv60; Fireball lv57; Magic Arrow lv55; …

【Special Status】: Aging

All attributes will irreversibly decline as bodily functions deteriorate.

Cat counted these densely packed, purely offensive skills and involuntarily inhaled a gasp of cold air.

You wouldn't think she's still a short‑tempered old lady…

As a high school teacher, her level and skill aren't top‑tier, but certainly meet the "average" standard.

Age sixty‑two…

This should be among the first awakened after the Magic Revival.

From Cat's perspective, Liu Ge's stats aren't particularly high, and the Agility attribute surprises him the most.

To think, his Witch Miss also has an Agility of 42!

But she is only lv1!

So, Witch Miss!!

Why do you have to cling to the traditional witch archetype and be a Mage!!

Cat doesn't understand, but he knows his mission is heavy and the road long.

He must bring Witch Miss back to the "right path".

After restoring classroom discipline, Grandma Liu began introducing today's lesson plan,

"The morning's schedule is to complete Summon Familiar."

Complete Summon Familiar?

Cat's ears twitched slightly, meaning the previous summoning wasn't complete?

What else follows?

He really has to pay attention in class!

Thinking that, Cat straightened his posture, earnestly folded his hands, and listened as Liu Ge on the podium began teaching.

"In previous lessons, we told you about the Mage's duties and the importance of familiars to a Mage."

This is one of the key points of this month's written exam; I will emphasize it again for you.

As everyone knows, mages possess powerful magic and are the main damage dealers in a party when clearing dungeons.

A mage's role is to stay at the rear of the team, delivering maximum firepower to help teammates smoothly progress through the dungeon.

Each of his skill releases determines the advantage or disadvantage of the entire battle.

However, battle conditions in dungeons change instantly; although mages can seek trustworthy teammates to protect themselves, when a real crisis arises, mages often become the first targets of monster attacks.

Thus, after research, discussion, and practice by the Mage Association, a magic that allows every mage to summon a familiar was finally developed five years ago.

The familiar summoning circle consumes very little magic—only 50 points—making it usable even by a first‑level mage.

When summoning, monsters respond based on your talent, bloodline, and the offerings you present.

After the association's discussion and research, summoning a familiar right when a mage awakens makes it easier to cultivate and adjust the mage, who otherwise would struggle to level up early on due to low agility, strength, and similar attributes.

But since we are not summoners, to avoid losing too much level experience, the Mage Association strongly advises each mage to contract with only one magical beast as a familiar.

Therefore, cherish, protect, and treat familiars with the right mindset; these intelligent beings are a rule that every mage should jointly observe.

Familiars will accompany you for life, growing, adventuring, and exploring the limits of the demonic path together; they are your closest and most trustworthy partners.

Because the material has already been repeated and feels more like a story, aside from Cat and Witch Miss listening attentively, most of the students lay bored on their desks, chins propped up, waiting for the lesson to move on to the topic they actually expect.

Teacher Liu Ge, similarly noticing this, helplessly tapped the blackboard to signal these young mages to focus their attention.

The first step in completing a familiar contract is to appraise the familiar you have summoned.

You have already learned about monster knowledge in your Monsterology course.

Only monsters with a rating of three begin to possess a certain level of intelligence and communication ability, making that the lowest grade suitable for mages to choose as familiars.

Selecting suitable monsters with talent to cultivate is the correct and most cost‑effective approach.

Appraisal…?

He had expected that monsters would be graded, but Li Wei couldn't figure out whether he counted as an ordinary wild beast or a magical beast.

After all, his race column had nothing fancy—just a single word: cat.

Regarding this grade appraisal, he began to feel inexplicably worried.

Yesterday's homework was to summon a familiar; it now appears that each of you has successfully summoned your own familiar……

Before Teacher Liu Ge could finish speaking, a voice suddenly interrupted,

Teacher, haven't you noticed?

Classmate Bai Yan brought a stray cat over just to make up the numbers~

As soon as she said that, the class burst into laughter.

At the same time, everyone's gaze involuntarily focused on Li Wei and Bai Yan.

It really is a black cat!

Looking at its frail appearance, I wonder if it will die tomorrow.

It hasn't moved at all—has it been scared stupid?

Silence!

Teacher Liu Ge angrily tapped the blackboard, then sternly addressed the female student who had just interrupted,

Gong Xianjing, I don't think Bai Yan is the type to treat homework perfunctorily and just bring in a stray cat to make up the numbers.