So I Became a Witch and Started Doing Daily Quests Chapter 385 : Goblin Billy

Chapter 385: Goblin Billy

“At exactly seven o’clock in the morning, accompanied by a sharp whistle, the Magical Steam Train,

which had been running for more than twenty hours,

finally entered the platform of the Elental Soul.”

“Good morning, dear passengers. Our train has successfully arrived at the Elental Soul. Please rember to take all your belongings with you and disembark in an orderly fashion.”

Hearing the soft announcent inside the carriage, Gawen-Tull, who felt sore all over from the long ride, stretched lazily and let out a long yawn.

“Last night’s thunder was far too terrifying. I barely slept at all.”

Around one in the morning, when everything outside the train had been quiet, a sudden thunderstorm erupted. The thunder was so loud that it surpassed even the rumbling storms they had encountered when the Magical Steam Train passed through rocky terrain.

Strangely enough, though, throughout the latter half of the night, there had been only thunder—no rain.

If the train announcer hadn’t repeatedly emphasized that it was rely a natural phenonon, not only Gawen-Tull but even Janna would have thought that their train was being attacked by a thunder-elental magical beast.

“I was fine. Aside from the mont the train first entered the thunderstorm zone, I wasn’t much affected. After that, I simply got used to it.”

Hearing Janna’s words, Gawen-Tull, while wiping his glasses with a handkerchief, couldn’t help but form a new impression of her perseverance.

In his eyes, Janna had always been a Wizard Apprentice who loved to read. But last night, when he saw her replacing sleep with ditation the entire ti, Gawen-Tull felt genuine admiration for her for the first ti.

Deep ditation could, at tis, restore Spirit Power more effectively than sleep. But very few Wizard Apprentices were capable of sustaining such a state all night long.

After all, it was nearly impossible for one’s focus to remain perfectly undisturbed. Even a single stray thought would break the Deep ditation state, dropping one into Shallow ditation.

Thus, most Wizard Apprentices drifted between the two states. Though this still restored Spirit Power, the constant back-and-forth was ntally exhausting.

ditation = Cultivation;

Sleep = Rest.

Replacing sleep entirely with ditation ant getting no true rest at all—an unbearable habit for most Wizard Apprentices.

For this reason, when Gawen-Tull learned that Janna had already maintained this habit for two years, he couldn’t help but feel ashad of himself, despite being a Third Tier Wizard Apprentice.

“The train doors have opened. Let’s go.”

After using a Cleaning Spell to tidy herself up, Janna dressed neatly, and the two of them headed toward the train doors.

“Good morning, Professor Mage.”

“Good morning. How did you rest last night?”

Following the flow of passengers off the train, Janna imdiately spotted Lilith-Mag, who had disembarked earlier.

“I rested well, but Gawen didn’t sleep much.”

“Oh? Was it because I overloaded you with too much knowledge yesterday evening?”

“Of course not, Professor—it was because the thunderstorm was too loud.”

Not realizing that Lilith-Mag was joking, Gawen-Tull quickly shook his head and explained.

The night before, it had been nearly midnight by the ti he and Janna left Lilith-Mag’s carriage.

Though attending a lesson so late at night was exhausting, both Janna and Gawen-Tull fully understood Lilith-Mag’s good intentions. Complaints never even crossed their minds.

“That’s good to hear. After all, in the coming days, I’ll be putting you both through a series of special training.”

Lilith-Mag said this while looking at Janna. Receiving her gaze, Janna nodded seriously.

“Let’s go. Soone is waiting to et us outside.”

With that, Lilith-Mag pulled on her Wizard Hood and led Janna and Gawen-Tull through the dense crowd toward the station’s exit.

“Whew—”

The mont they stepped outside, the dry cold wind slipped down Janna’s collar and into her Wizard Robe.

Compared to the winters in Turin’s Wizard settlent, the Elental Soul settlent wasn’t nearly as cold. Even the snow on the ground lay in only a thin layer.

However, the wind in Elental Soul was unnaturally strong—so much so that it nearly tore the scarf from Janna’s face several tis.

“No wonder this large Wizard settlent, rich in several ‘Elental Essence Mines,’ produces such fierce winds. Even in winter, the gusts carry an intense density of wind-elental magic particles—”

Hearing Gawen-Tull’s remark, Janna tightened her scarf and nodded in agreent.

It wasn’t just wind-elental particles. From the mont she stepped off the Magical Steam Train, she sensed the concentration of fire, water, lightning, and earth particles—every elent except shadow—far surpassing those in Turin.

“Professor Mag, over here!”

While Janna was still glancing about, a gray-skinned goblin, wearing a felt hat and cotton coat, stood before a carriage, calling loudly to Lilith-Mag.

“It’s been a long ti, Billy.”

“It has indeed, Lady Mag. After so many years, you haven’t changed at all—you’re still as elegant and beautiful as ever.”

Seeing Lilith-Mag approach, the goblin nad Billy imdiately removed his felt hat and bowed respectfully. Only after Lilith-Mag spoke first did he flatter her with a smile.

“These two are the Wizard Apprentices I ntioned in my letter. I ca here this ti for their sake.”

“Hello, Billy.”

Introduced by Lilith-Mag, Janna greeted him with a warm smile.

Beside her, Gawen-Tull—always less skilled at social interactions—simply nodded politely.

“Greetings, lovely Wizard ladies. I am Goblin Billy. If you ever need assistance, please feel free to call on anyti. The weather outside is cold, so why don’t we get inside the carriage first?”

The carriage Goblin Billy drove might have looked plain from the outside, but its interior was furnished with care.

Not only were blankets laid out on the seats in advance, but a kettle seat also held a pot of hot milk and three glass teacups.