Magical Journey: The Other Shore Blooms on the Other Shore

The Magic Unification Association is the largest and most unified magic organization known in the world, with branches throughout all kinds of kingdoms. In almost any kingdom that allows magicians to reside, the Magic Unification Association can be found.

Its powers are very extensive.

It can accept all sorts of commissions, both magic-related and non-magical, and the income of the magicians in its organization comes from these commissions.

In addition, it is also responsible for registering witch titles, as well as a series of things such as the assessment and certification of apprentice witches.

It is almost universally recognized as the most authoritative magical institution.

Therefore, many magicians consider it an honor to join the Magical Union Association, and its members wear moon brooches to signify their status.

This brooch can be very convenient when you are out carrying out a commission.

This includes, but is not limited to, mobilizing the resources of the local magic association and freely entering and exiting various kingdoms, large and small.

Many young witches would naturally choose to join the Magical Union Association to find a job—but only witches who pass the examination have the opportunity to join the association, which shows that it is not something that just anyone can join.

However, Elena was not among the many witches who chose to join the Magical Union.

It wasn't that she couldn't pass the Magic Integration Association's test, but rather...

She's simply too lazy to work. The more indecisive she was before, the less indecisive she is now.

Even if I've become a witch, why am I still so curled up? — I don't want to work. At least I don't want to be forced to work.

Work can only hinder my travel plans.

But today, she has taken the rare opportunity to step into a branch of the Magic Integration Association.

"Welcome to the Morax branch of the Magic Integration Association." The receptionist was a rather young mage. "Eh? Are you a witch?"

“Yes, my name is Elena, and my witch title is the Gray Witch,” Elena said.

"May I ask what kind of help you need, Witch? Is it to handle some business or to accept a commission?"

Witches outside the association can certainly accept requests, but the rewards they receive will be less than those received by witches within the association. This is one of the ways the association attracts witches to join.

But Elena didn't come here to accept a commission this time.

In fact, if she wanted to seek commissions, she wouldn't need the association's help at all.

“I’d like to find these magical materials.” Elena took out a piece of parchment with a list of all sorts of magical materials she needed.

"Oh, oh?" The receptionist carefully took the parchment.

As a receptionist, she was naturally quite capable; she recognized most of the magical materials inside the parchment.

“We’ll have everything ready within three days. Do you have an guild pass, Miss Witch?” the receptionist asked. “If you have a pass, you can get a discount.”

"Can I get a replacement now?"

"Haha, Miss Witch is so funny."

"Actually, I'm serious."

"Hmm... Miss Witch... Association passes are usually only issued to magicians who have made outstanding contributions to the association. They allow the holder to use the association's various facilities more conveniently, such as the restaurant and the apothecary..."

"Unfortunately, I don't have any right now."

"It's alright, Miss Witch can enjoy these things too as long as she joins the association."

Hehe, now you've finally revealed your true colors.

To ask me to join the association... impossible... if I joined I would have to go to work, I would lose my soul, how could I travel?

After all, enjoying rights comes with corresponding obligations. Joining the Magic Unification Association means accepting the association's unified command, which often reduces freedom.

The receptionist's sweet talk was clearly a deliberate attempt to lure a witch like Elaina into joining the association. Although it was unclear whether she would even pass the test.

But basically, whether a magical genius who can become a witch passes the test depends on their own experience.

“The offer is very tempting,” Elena said, feigning deep thought.

“Then…” The waiter’s eyes lit up immediately.

“But I refuse,” Elena said with a smile.

The waiter looked disappointed but quickly cheered up: "Miss Witch, these materials cost a total of thirty-eight gold coins. Would you like to pay now?"

Thirty-eight...

I feel like my wallet is screaming.

Elena sighed and reluctantly pulled out gold coins: "I'm a witch, can't I get a discount?"

"These thirty-eight gold coins are the association's special price for witches. You can buy these magical materials on the market for much more than this amount of gold coins."

Do you think I don't know... I just wanted to ask.

Elena handed over the money and turned to leave.

She was afraid that if she stayed even a second longer, she wouldn't be able to resist taking those gold coins, which were crying out not to leave her, back with her.

The gold coins I just earned have vanished again; money really doesn't last. I need to think of a way to make more money.

……

These materials were, of course, for her magical research.

She wanted to create magic that would render food devoid of nutrients while retaining its flavor.

Creating a spell generally requires a considerable amount of money.

After all, devising a magic spell that doesn't currently exist is a challenge for any witch—as the saying goes, the unknown is the greatest enemy, and they need to constantly fail to test the feasibility of the magic.

Since she was given the Star Brooch, she has hardly done any magical research.

Since it was the dead of winter, Elena didn't really want to travel around on a broom in such freezing weather, so she decided to stay in a kingdom and focus on the magical research she had just come up with.

She will continue her journey after this winter is over.

Back at the inn, she pushed open the door and greedily enjoyed the warmth from the magic furnace.

My eyes glanced subconsciously towards Qin; he was still reading—quite studious. But what was he reading?

That book looks kind of familiar.

no--

Isn't that my diary?

"Hey—what are you looking at?" Elena rushed to Qin and closed the diary.

"Oh, the diary you left on the table."

"Don't you know that it's very impolite to read someone's diary without their permission?"

"Oh, now I know."

"compensate."

"How about I write a diary for you to read?"

This person is simply impossible to communicate with. Luckily, I didn't write anything bad in my diary. In fact, these diary entries were meant to be published anyway, just like "The Adventures of Nicole."

The title of the book has already been chosen—it will be called "The Witch's Journey".

If there were really something bad written on it, it wouldn't be displayed so openly on the table.

But looking through someone's things without their permission is hardly something to be happy about.

"This is a one-time exception." Elena put the diary away.

"Oh."

"Speaking of which, what are your thoughts after reading them?" Elena still wanted to know how readers would react if these diary entries were published. And if any changes were needed, what would be modified?

Qin saw it by accident, so be it.

"Do you always start by describing how adorable you are?" Qin said seriously. "Are you a narcissist?"

Am I an idiot to actually ask for his opinion?

Irene said nothing more, glared at Qin, and left.

Let's just leave this piece of wood here to fend for itself; I don't want to deal with it today.