So I Became a Witch and Started Doing Daily Quests

Chapter 233: The Transformation of the Flame Guardian

"How about it, Janna? Want to chat while eating?"

"Of course, no problem."

Hearing the conversation between the two, Clann-Roland, realizing that the negotiation had gone smoothly, couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. He then turned and called out to David-Berg behind him:

"Let’s go, David. Today we can have a celebration feast—"

"Haha, that’s our Captain for you!"

Naturally catching the implied meaning behind Clann-Roland’s words, David-Berg laughed heartily without reservation.

Watching the two act so unlike their usual selves, Janna also smiled slightly and glanced at Roman-Roland, who looked slightly helpless across the way.

"How about that? We gave you enough importance, didn’t we?"

"You certainly did."

At Roman-Roland’s invitation, Janna rose from the sofa and, guided by Clann-Roland, got into the carriage heading to Feathered Strings.

Due to Janna’s explosive popularity, Clann-Roland had pre-booked a secluded six-person private room at Feathered Strings in advance.

Only four people attended the dinner: Roman-Roland, Clann-Roland, David-Berg, and the absolute star of the event, Janna. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on noᴠelfire.net

Aside from celebrating Janna’s successful contract renewal, the dinner also involved a new business venture between the Nightingale Opera Troupe, Otter Opera House, Saint Roland Opera House, and Dawn Opera House—a phonograph record business.

And the key figure in this new venture was none other than Janna.

To summarize, after several holiday tour performances by the Nightingale Opera Troupe, Roman-Roland discovered that Song of the Sea had gone viral.

Moreover, the popularity of Song of the Sea wasn’t confined to the niche circle of opera enthusiasts—

It had become so popular that even people who normally never watched opera started paying attention to Song of the Sea.

By observing this strange phenomenon, Roman-Roland concluded that the appeal of Song of the Sea didn’t lie in its plot, but in the solo confession aria performed by 【Olivia】.

Strangely enough, Song of the Sea contained many songs, but only the solo parts performed by 【Olivia】spread widely; none of the other actors’ solos stirred any reaction at all.

Later, after buying pirated tapes from the market for listening tests, Roman-Roland discovered something very intriguing.

It was still a solo performance by an actor, yet only 【Olivia】’s voice had a bewitching quality.

Even with the noisy interference on the pirated tape, that celestial voice and enchanting tone compelled repeated listening.

Although the other opera performers also sang well, their voices were better suited for live opera, not for replaying on loop.

All in all, 【Olivia】’s voice—Janna’s voice—held commercial value not only in opera,

but was gradually showing undeniable potential in the pop music industry as well.

And this was precisely one of the major reasons Roman-Roland was willing to offer seven percent of the profits to secure Janna’s contract.

Of course, that was only one reason. Janna’s tremendous popularity and her ability to generate revenue had also made Roman-Roland view her in a new light.

Up to now, at every performance involving Janna, the revenue from flower tributes alone nearly matched an entire week’s revenue from other operas.

Frankly speaking, such a "money tree" had to be treated with utmost care—otherwise, the competition would pounce without giving the Nightingale Opera Troupe any room to respond.

"Then it's settled. I’ll have Julie send you the details of the proposal in advance."

"No problem, Captain."

After a few rounds of drinks, Roman-Roland, clearly tipsy, escorted Janna to the door but couldn’t seem to move any further, leaning heavily against the doorframe.

Meanwhile, David-Berg was completely blacked out from drinking. If Clann-Roland hadn’t been supporting him, he might have passed out right there in the private room.

"Janna, do you want me to help rent you an apartment nearby? Commuting from the academy every day must take up quite a bit of time—"

Hearing the slurred suggestion, Janna shook her head and gently declined the offer.

"Living in the dorm makes it easier for me to attend classes—Captain, it’s getting late, you should head back and rest too. No need to walk me further."

"...Alright, alright—you be careful, then. I won’t see you off any further."

Looking at Roman-Roland—so different from his usual stern and serious self—Janna gave a small smile. After pulling up her witch’s hood, she pushed open the crystal revolving door and left Feathered Strings alone.

"Releasing a record, huh?"

Gazing at the twinkling stars above, Janna, whose drunkenness had mostly dissipated in the cold breeze, began considering the feasibility of Roman-Roland’s proposed new business model.

In truth, whether it was performing in operas or releasing solo records, to Janna, as long as it made money, she didn’t particularly care.

After all, no matter how demanding the side hustle, it couldn’t interfere with her main occupation—studying witchcraft. So,

regarding all of Roman-Roland’s grand visions, Janna simply let things be. As long as she fulfilled her contract, that was enough.

Exhaling into the cold air, watching the mist quickly dissipate from her lips and nose, Janna wrinkled her nose and, wasting no more time, cast the 【Light Feather Spell】 and swiftly departed toward the academy.

"Wonder if Vivian is awake by now—"

After returning to the academy, Janna first visited the Closed Cultivation Chamber on the ninth floor of the Magic Tower.

Just as she had expected, a single premium elemental essence wasn’t enough to support the evolution of the Flame Guardian and Thunder Cloud Cluster.

Fortunately, after a whole afternoon of energy digestion, both the Flame Guardian and Thunder Cloud Cluster had regained consciousness and no longer appeared dazed like they had right after consuming the elemental essence at noon.

After digesting the essence, Thunder Cloud Cluster showed no significant changes apart from a slight increase in size. On the other hand, the Flame Guardian showed signs of its outer flames gradually turning blue.

"Probably just a few more essences, and Enyard will evolve from 【Flame Guardian】 to 【Flame General】."

As a fire-elemental creature from the 【Flame Plane】, the Flame Guardian’s evolution system followed a fixed progression.

And this system mainly distinguished ranks based on the color of the flames.

These stages were: crimson – Fireball Sprite, orange-red – Flame Guardian, blue – Flame General, purple – Flame Lord, and black – Flame Monarch.

Janna’s contracted creature was currently at the second stage of this system, the orange-red stage.