Seeing Freya enter, the young woman put down her kettle and smiled gently at her and said.

　　"Newcomer, what is your name? Did you come here to have me as your mentor?"

　　"I'm Freya. Grimm." Freya bowed her head and slightly curtsied in a noble salute before respectfully saying. "Yes, my recommender is asking me to worship under your tutelage exclusively."

　　"Oh? Specially requested?" Liza showed curiosity and walked over with an interested look "Let me think, could it be that your recommender is Beru? Or Kateri, or Reanna...never mind, just show me your admission voucher."

　　Seeing Liza hold out her hand, Freya hurriedly handed over what she had already prepared.

　　Taking it in her hand, she had just flipped only to the first page when her originally gentle expression gradually froze, her eyes moved, then she raised her head to look at Freya, saying with a strange look on her face.

　　"Hegel... are you really recommended by that child Hegel?"

　　'That child...' Freya was instantly a little speechless when she heard Mentor Liza's use of that old man Hegel, but she still nodded lightly.

　　Receiving Freya's confirmation, Liza settled down and somewhat incredulously looked at the voucher in her hand again.

　　"I didn't think that after thirty years, he still can't forget it... By the way, is that Hegel kid physically okay now?" The latter sentence was addressed to Freya.

　　"He's in good health, and Mr Hegel asked me to bring you a letter." Freya took out a thick white envelope from the suitcase in her hand and handed it over to Liza.

　　"Is there another letter?"

　　Liza, who received the letter, as if she had no intention of avoiding her, directly opened the envelope and then read it.

　　The envelope Hegel had given her was thick, all folded up on one sheet of letterhead.

　　Freya lowered her head and watched Liza reading the letter seriously, and did not show any emotion of impatience. She only had to stand there quietly, slowly waiting for her to finish reading.

　　In the beginning when Hegel talked about Liza, Freya thought that Liza was Hegel's lover or some such relationship. But now it seemed to be her mistake.

　　With Liza's tone, perhaps there was a teacher-student existence between the two of them, and just now Liza said it was 'thirty years...', although Freya didn't know how old the woman in front of her really was, if she just looked at her appearance alone, she was about twenty years old or so. This also made her marvel even more at the wonders of witches.

　　Ryoga. Liza finished reading the last sheet of letters, and with a deep sigh put the remaining letters back into the envelope before she said to the long-awaited Freya with an apologetic smile.

　　"I've kept you waiting. Thank you for letting me know that he's still living in that place, right, now let me go ahead and give you the basic items for your newcomer."

　　Said Liza as she placed the letter on the table before pulling out a small grey package and a manual from underneath the table and handing it to her.

　　"Inside is a set of apprentice enchanted grey robes, a summoning ring with a range of three kilometres, your school card number, and because you're a newcomer recommended in by a recommender. So here's an extra bottle of spirit-stabilising Rui Brain Potion for you and a free listening slot to learn the basics for three years."

　　"Thank you." Looking at the compact parcel Freya carefully accepted it.

　　"And." Liza took out another piece of parchment from the desk drawer and put it on the desktop "This is your apprentice contract with the academy, which also has a tutor contract with me, take a look at it, if there is no problem signing it, you will be an apprentice of my Elgrim Witch Academy, while being given knowledge and shelter by the academy. There is also a certain price that needs to be paid."

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　　"Contract?" Freya looked at the parchment on the table. On it was a clear line of what the academy gave and the price that needed to be paid after becoming an apprentice.

　　Freyja had heard about this from Hegel as well. It was only at the end, after the tutor's signature was required, that Liza Lockbear had signed it, and the apprentice next to her had signed it. Rockbell, the apprentice's signature next to it was blank.

　　Without hesitation, she directly picked up the nearby quill and signed her full name in the blank.

　　"Alright, from now on, before you become an official wizard, you are my seventy-ninth student." Liza took the contract back and looked at Freya with a slightly softer look "Although I am best at animism, I also have a double major in the principles of positive energy, potions, you as my student can choose one for free on a priority basis, of course I know some of the other disciplines I am charged for but they are not as proficient as these three."

　　Listening to Liza's words, Freya revealed a thoughtful look.

　　After a long time, she looked at Liza's face that was like a young girl's and slowly spoke.

　　"I choose...the Positive Energy Principle."

　　"Hehe, it seems like you don't intend to become a scholar or a pharmacist in the future." Liza smiled and sent a white plaque to Freya's hand and urged "This is a voucher for free study, since you have decided on your path, then you must stick to it, giving up halfway is the biggest taboo for wizards."

　　"Student understands." Freya nodded seriously and said.

　　"Well, you've been given all the new student stuff, so next I'll take the things that Hegel has deposited with me to you as well." Liza walked over to the bookshelf and pulled out a box from a compartment of cubbies underneath it and handed it to Freya.

　　She took the box and gently turned it upside down, it was so light in weight that she wondered what was in it.

　　Though curious, Freya had no immediate intention of opening it for the moment, instead placing it in her own leather case.

　　"This has been stored with me for thirty years, I hope it will be useful to you in the future." Liza watched as Freya put the box into her own leather case, and gently said "Alright, the things are all for you, and I've said everything that I should explain, if you have the chance to go back in the future, please tell Hegel for me, and tell him that no matter where you are, and no matter what kind of difficulties you've encountered, you're still my Liza. Rockbell's disciple."

　　"Mm, the student knows."

　　Although Liza's tone was light, Freya could hear the heaviness in those words.

　　Even though she didn't know what Hegel had encountered before, since he was the one who had pushed Freya into this mysterious world, she had to help Hegel complete what he had explained.

　　This was not something that was bound by the contract, and there was also a faint feeling of gratitude that Freya had for Hegel in it.

　　Hearing Freya's reply, Liza waved her hand as if she was a little tired and said.

　　"Although Hegel said in his letter that you have a third grade qualification and your own first class apprentice physique, knowledge still needs to be learnt from the very basics, this is my advice to you, the daily lessons are in your academy handbook, well, you can go out now."

　　"Thank you mentor."

　　Looking at the tired tutor, Freya bowed slightly and curtsied, picking up the suitcase next to her and turning to open the door, leaving thoughtfully.