The Black and White Witch (I)

Once upon a time, in a distant fairy tale kingdom, becoming a black witch was the most desired job for young girls in the kingdom. It was a great temptation for girls to become black witches because it meant that they would be immortal, eternally young and that their looks would not only not fade with age, but would become more and more beautiful. To realize this dream, girls have to attend the magic classes run by ordinary witches from childhood, and then after more than ten years of hard study, fierce competition, and cruel elimination, they are qualified to enter the official Black Witch Academy and learn the real black magic when they become adults. Every girl who enrolls in the academy will never forget what the head of the academy - the black witch who is said to have lived for a thousand years and who had to wear a veil to avoid causing a sensation because of her stunning appearance - said to all new students at the opening ceremony. "Children, you are all the best and most talented among your peers, start practicing black magic hard from now on, every additional practice means you are one step closer to the chance of eternal youth." Not all students who entered the Black Witch Academy could become black witches, there was a time limit, because black magic could only maintain the practitioner's current youthful state, and could not turn back the clock for the old, so the girls had to practice black magic at a high enough level before their youth was gone, otherwise, they would not only lose their good looks but would also lose their eligibility to stay at the academy and be thrown out without mercy. This made the new girls very nervous, and to be able to practice high-level black magic faster, they were very respectful and obedient to the black witches who served as teachers in the academy, in addition to studying hard and practicing spells, they also did all kinds of chores for their teachers, such as collecting magic potion materials, raising pet magic dragons, and cleaning witches' black robes. In short, they were willing to do anything to get the know-how to practice black magic from their teachers. Unfortunately, the reality is cruel, practicing black magic is too difficult and too hard, many girls failed in practice after practice, always stuck in the low level of black magic, and when they were thrown out of the academy because they were too old, I don't know if it was because they usually worked too hard, they even looked much older than their peers who did not enroll. "Those are losers who don't deserve any sympathy." The teacher of the academy, who had been maintaining a pretty appearance, stood on the podium, pointed to the aging women who were crying and being thrown out, and said to the new class of students on the stage, "They ended up like this because they were lazy and stupid, don't follow their example." Then the teacher scanned the clueless students on the stage and smiled proudly, "If you work hard enough, you can be young and beautiful forever, just like me." The young girls standing on the stage nodded vigorously, with both contempt for those who had failed and hope for their future. They believed that smart and hard-working students like themselves would never become such pathetic losers. So this scene played out every year at the Black Witch Academy, and countless young girls came and went, year after year, without change. Until one day, a mysterious white witch appeared.