Wish Upon a Star

The more I settled into school life and made friends, the more my self-loathing grew for helping them become involved in black magic.

My search for books on white magic at the library was progressing.

Survival gazes with satisfaction at the stacks of books in the chairman's office.

"That's impressive, Susie. Your obedience is your most important survival instinct."

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"You seemed to be having fun at the dance party. Enjoy your youth to the fullest and graduate to the fullest."

"...How long are you going to make me do this?"

"We teachers, steeped in black magic, cannot discern the words of classical white magic."

"...! So you're asking me?"

"Only the headmistress has the authority to take out the magic books registered in the library. Susie, you're a truly useful headmistress."

Something inside me snapped with a loud crash.

---It's frustrating.

I'm such a coward, I can't even utter a word in protest after being used as a minion of evil...

What is the purpose of that ability?

That night was a clear and cool night.

An outdoor lesson in stargazing and astronomy.

Ancient wizards were said to be well-versed in astronomy.

I was looking up at the beautiful starry sky with the new students and our teacher, a star-reading wizard.

Several shooting stars streaked across the sky in quick succession. Everyone gasped in excitement and shouted out their wishes.

My wish is...

"I'm going to stop this now!!!"