Annie's Otherworldly Adventure

17. Even a rabbit will bite when cornered.

As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows; rabbits are not so easy to find. The Vajra Demon Rabbit lay motionless in the grass.

After a while, a pair of long ears stood up and turned around in all directions as the wind blew. After confirming that there was nothing amiss, the rabbit's head emerged from the grass.

After a while, the Golden Rabbit revealed its entire body, looked around, and was about to turn away when Annie launched her attack.

"Fire!" A small fireball hurtled towards the Vajra Demon Rabbit. Annie was now casting magic faster and faster, and her spells were getting shorter.

Annie has been watching over this magic rabbit for a long time.

The magic rabbit swiftly dodged and dashed off in the opposite direction.

Annie cast a Windwalk spell on herself, increasing her running speed, and cast various spells as she chased after him.

A stream of water fell from the sky, soaking the Golden Rabbit. The rabbit continued to run away, but a small mound of earth suddenly rose up beneath its feet, nearly tripping it. It changed direction and continued its escape.

Water droplets and sparks appeared in the air, and soon the magic rabbit was surrounded by a misty water vapor. The magic rabbit was very confused by the mounds of earth rising and falling under its feet. After darting around, it finally darted to Annie's feet.

At this point, Annie's magic had also run out.

With nowhere to run, the Magic Rabbit was filled with rage at the sight of its enemies. With no way to escape, it simply pounced on Annie and fought her to the death.

Annie gripped her dagger and dodged the magic rabbit's attack.

Just kidding, even a rabbit will bite when cornered. This Vajra Demon Rabbit is known for its sharp teeth. Annie dodged and weaved to avoid the Demon Rabbit.

As a woman, in order to avoid developing a bulky physique, the martial arts her Chinese masters taught her on Earth emphasized agility, not brute force, but skillful tactics. Her Western masters, on the other hand, told her to strike quickly, ruthlessly, and accurately, targeting vital points.

She had heard these theories many times, but had never put them into practice.

Having arrived here, she gained some insights from the numerous battles she had fought.

Avoid the enemy's strength, respond flexibly, seize the opportunity, and strike a fatal blow—this was her sixteen-character motto for dealing with the Demon Rabbit.

As Annie dodged and weaved, the magic rabbit lost its patience. It trembled, its fur stood on end, and it lunged forward, opening its blood-red maw to face Annie head-on.

This time, Annie didn't dodge. She stared intently at the magic rabbit and gripped the dagger tightly.

It's now!

Anne thought to herself.

The rabbit's soft belly lay exposed before Annie's eyes, and the dagger, aimed precisely, struck.

The struck magic rabbit fell from the sky with a thud, its limbs twitched once, and it died.

"Yes! It worked again!"

Annie shouted happily, and Abag also cheered joyfully around the Magic Rabbit.

It's just killing a King Kong Demon Rabbit, why be so happy? If it were someone else, they would definitely scoff. Dealing with a King Kong Demon Rabbit is just a matter of a magician using an explosion spell. Swordsmen can easily kill a King Kong Demon Rabbit with their broadswords. Even an ordinary person can defeat a King Kong Demon Rabbit with a bit of courage.

However, with Annie's current strength, she is still far from being a true magician or swordsman. It is truly remarkable that she can kill a magic rabbit without being injured. What is even more remarkable is that she has developed her own combat awareness.

Everything I have learned can be used for my own purposes.

Nothing in this world is useless; the key is how you use it.

The flesh of the King Kong Demon Rabbit is tough and ordinary people don't eat it, but Abagh likes it. Every time Annie kills a Demon Rabbit, she roasts the meat and makes it into rabbit jerky for Abagh as a snack. This shows that there is no such thing as complete garbage in this world, you just have to find its value.

Fireball cannot be trained into a fire dragon, but it can be transformed into countless sparks to harass the opponent; Small Water Stream cannot be trained into a water arrow, but it can be used to slow down the opponent; Small Earth Shield cannot be transformed into a solid earth wall, but it can be used to create obstacles for the opponent on the ground; even the most useless light-type illumination spell, if used properly, can quickly make monsters dizzy and see stars with its flickering light source.

Her wind magic is destined to lack strong winds and storms, but she can cast a Wind Walk spell on herself, which will make her more agile in battle.

His unpredictable footwork allowed him to move with incredible speed and dexterity, while his swift and precise strikes were thunderous.

Annie tried to integrate all her skills, never wasting a single bit of her talent, and using every advantage in battle. This combat philosophy began to take shape at this time, starting with the killing of the second-tier little magic rabbit, and continued throughout Annie Aisha's magical career.

"Superior magic and martial arts are no match for the experience of a hundred trials"—the motto of the Kane Kane Royal Magic Academy is truly accurate.

After three months of training during her vacation, Annie can now easily kill second-tier magical beasts. Her martial arts skills have gradually improved with each battle.

The sweltering summer vacation has ended, a cool breeze has arrived, and golden hues blanket the earth. It's time for the enrollment season at the Royal Magic Academy of Kane once again.

Mark and Raul still haven't returned. Some students graduated with honors and left the school, while others returned.

Annie wasn't nervous or expectant about this entrance exam; as usual, she used all-elemental light-colored magic and possessed strong mental power.

Anne successfully entered the Alchemy Department and won a scholarship of one thousand gold coins. However, Anne was not happy about this huge sum of money for long, because soon she used half of it as tuition. And it is said that the miscellaneous material costs afterward were astronomical...

Looking back on her past idea of ​​living off scholarships, Anne realized how foolish she had been!

On this continent, learning any skill comes at a high price.

The magical auxiliary materials needed by mages, the alchemical materials needed by alchemists, and the weapons and equipment needed by swordsmen—each of these requires astronomical sums. That's why mages, alchemists, and knights are called noble figures (low-level mages, alchemists, and knights don't count), because they are all built with money!

Life after the start of the school year was much more difficult than Annie had imagined. In order to maintain her studies and ensure that she could graduate smoothly, Annie, who originally planned to give up the konjac business, had to abandon the idea. She bribed Garrett with a delicious meal and obtained permission to continue operating.

Money, you are truly a butcher's knife.

Anne sighed.

Having moved into the alchemy department's dormitory, Annie had to work even harder, getting up early and staying up late to prepare ingredients, and rushing back to the shop after school at noon to open for business.

Besides, what gave her an even bigger headache was that the alchemy department required her to memorize a huge amount of magical symbols and potion properties. If she couldn't memorize and digest them well, Annie's scholarship would be canceled!

This was a bolt from the blue! If only she had spent the previous year cramming on alchemy!

Anne's life at the Royal Academy of Magic, Kane, slowly unfolded amidst this chaotic situation.

Annie's roommate was a noble girl named Jane. She wasn't very talkative, but thankfully she was approachable and didn't show any disdain when she learned that Annie sold snacks in the cafeteria.

Basically, the students in the Alchemy Department are all those rejected by the Ministry of Magic. In the eyes of the Ministry of Magic students, they are failures. Therefore, the people in the Alchemy Department are mostly low-key nobles like Jane.

Although the Ministry of Magic is the largest department at the Royal Academy of Magic, Kane, the Alchemy Department is actually just as large, with over three hundred members, which is quite impressive.

The magic system is divided into two categories: light magic and nature magic. The nature magic category is further divided into four subcategories: wind, fire, water, and earth. There are also other composite magic categories such as lightning and ice magic.

The martial arts system is divided into swordsman, knight, and adventure categories, with the adventure category being the most distinctive, primarily training scouts and the like.

The Alchemy Department is divided into the Weapon Forging Department and the Alchemy Department, with two directions: specializing in alchemical items and specializing in alchemical medicines. Students in other departments are assigned to their majors based on their talents upon entering the school, but students in the Alchemy Department choose their specific majors after a period of basic learning.

Annie's innate spiritual power, coupled with her acquaintance with the dean, drew extra attention from the alchemy department's teachers. The department head, Luca, even came to see her. Both the weapon crafting and alchemy departments were quite interested in her. This situation only lasted for about a week.

After being overwhelmed by the strange and wonderful magic symbols and the wide variety of potions, coupled with the exhaustion of her life, one day she finally couldn't help but fall asleep during her basic potions class, and from then on, she became famous.

Anne Ash, the dim-witted genius of the alchemy department, Anne Ash, the young owner of the konjac shop, Anne Ash, the poor and down-on-her-luck noblewoman. Anne's name is accompanied by the fragrance of konjac, crowned with the glory of "genius", and cloaked in poverty, yet she is famous throughout the school.

Of course, Lily and her group of high-ranking nobles played a part in stirring things up, since she had blasphemed magic and was close to her mortal enemy, Lynn!

Annie paid no attention to Lily's childish rumors, because she was almost dizzy from the variety of potions. She really didn't mean to fall asleep; after spending so much money, falling asleep would be a waste, and she was heartbroken! (Clearly, our protagonist had forgotten that the money was originally given to her by the school.)

A month later, the alchemy department divided students into specializations. Annie resolutely chose the weapon crafting specialization, while Jane chose the alchemy specialization.

In fact, both weapon crafting and alchemy have their own advantages and disadvantages.

While alchemy requires memorizing a vast array of potion types and their properties, and also involves taking precautions against accidental potion poisoning, crafting a common potion is relatively straightforward, requiring only a step-by-step approach. Of course, advanced potions are a different story.

The weapon crafting system doesn't have as many magical runes as potions, but the mental energy required for weapon crafting is much higher than that for potion crafting. In addition, the early material costs are far higher than those for potion crafting. This is something that Annie, who was having a headache, never expected. I wonder if our Annie will be so frustrated that she'll cry when she finds out?

In short, and in conclusion, our Miss Anne Ash's magical student life began amidst this chaotic situation.