in2ebook Chapter 116 Princess Baiyue
Chapter 116 Princess Baiyue
After a three-day suspension, Briffin College equipped all first-year students with protective gear that could withstand the strength of primary second-level magic. The college checked Isabella's source of magic and found no problems.
Isabella has her own way to forge an entry-level magic source. The academy's detection method is very simple, measuring the size and density of the magic source.
The size of the magic source is difficult to control. At least when it reaches the level of an intermediate magician, the density of the magic source will be compressed, like a sponge ball after being squeezed.
The way Isabella thought of was to reshape the source of magic power, imitating the size and density of the entry level. To achieve this, she needed to control it all the time, including eating, bathing, and sleeping. Since leaving Leonton, Isabella had already gotten used to controlling the source of magic power.
In the hall on the second floor of the room, Isabella wrote a message scroll and sent it to Erwin and Merlin.
Isabella praised the two of them, "Lingyi's guild needs you two. You completed this mission very well. From beginning to end, there was no trace of your identity left."
"Don't be too proud. The only shortcoming is..." Merlin said, holding up his hands, "We have revealed our faces. We used the Exploding Magic Stone, which can tear through space surveillance. The All-Seeing Eye is still Corey Roman's Third Empire, so it's impossible for them to find us. Moreover, if they want to track us down thoroughly, most people are dead and there is no evidence. In another two years, I don't know how handsome our faces will be."
Finally, Merlin boasted, and Erwin just listened with a cold expression.
"I don't know what the relationship is between the Magic Group and the Corey Roman Third Empire. I am very concerned about this, but the guild has too many things to do. After you handle the affairs of the Northern Elf Domain, I will arrange for you to intervene in the investigation mission of the Corey Roman Third Empire."
Merlin echoed Isabella's primary concern.
"There have been a lot of voices about doomsday theories coming from the Third Empire recently. When we were free, we judged from the identities of those who promoted doomsday theories that they were followers of the Magic Group. The Magic Group's infiltration into the Oberic Empire may have appeared in all aspects, not just the Empire's intelligence organizations. We stopped those three students, and there will definitely be four, five, or six more in the future."
"Lord Saint..."
Erwin felt that it was getting late, and he wanted to know Isabella's personal plan or longer-term plan before leaving. "We work hard for the guild and the Saint Lady. Are we trying to create a world where everyone can live happily?"
"Your question is quite sensitive. I am a very realistic person." Isabella thought for a while, "This world is beautiful for the powerful, but a world where everyone is beautiful will never exist."
Isabella stood up and opened a space gap back to the guild hall.
The three of them went back to the guild hall. No one else was in the guild and the entire castle was empty.
Isabella did not meet Ling Yi and the others, nor did she leave anything behind. She toured the castle and returned to the academy.
In the next two games, Isabella reduced her number of shots and used a conservative approach to steadily win five magic competitions.
Milushia's class only ranked fourth in the grade because of adjustments made by the contestants.
Even if Isabella showed mercy, the number of opponents she defeated had reached twenty-seven. If the number reached more than thirty, then Isabella would set the highest record of opponents defeated in the academy.
The principal and a group of magic teachers watched Isabella's game. From tactics to magic casting, she was as skilled as a magician who had fought in the battlefield hundreds of times.
Milucia also introduced Isabella's experiences in Leonton to her classmates. At this point, the first-year students gave Isabella a very honorable nickname, the Little Goddess of Thunder.
The night before the finals, school ended at a fixed time, but it was dark before 5:30.
After the afternoon alchemy class, the foodies in the class quickly ran out of the classroom and walked quickly towards the cafeteria. The boys who participated in the magic competition walked away from Isabella with sparse and quick steps.
Isabella was not in a hurry. The food she ate was expensive, and she wouldn't get less if she went too late. Figgins and Marianna continued to accompany Isabella.
The Seventh Prince was behind her, calling out to Isabella.
"...You don't have to go to training tonight. The tactical plan will be announced before tomorrow's game," the Seventh Prince said. "If you don't want to train, do you have any free time now?"
Isabella felt it was very strange. After school every day, the Seventh Prince would lead the team to practice magic for half an hour. Why wasn't there any training today? Instead, what was there to say?
After hearing this, Figgins and Marianna instantly understood the seventh prince's intention.
"Your Highness, Isabella, we are leaving first..."
Figgins took Marianna's hand and walked away quickly. Marianna covered her mouth and laughed happily.
Isabella's emotions are very stable, so stable that she doesn't seem like a child.
"Nothing special. I asked my sister Qinling Baiyue Charlemagne to ask me to see you."
"Okay," Isabella agreed, "Do I need to prepare anything?"
"No, it's not a formal occasion, just a private meeting," the Seventh Prince also said with sentimentality, stretching out his right hand, "You can treat me the same way in front of the Fourth Sister. My brothers and sisters are easy to talk to. When we were studying, we always had to come into contact with the people of the empire and never lost touch with them."
Isabella kept smiling, but the smile at this moment seemed a bit deliberate and artificial, and she didn't quite understand what the seventh prince meant. From the way the seventh prince spoke, one could feel that Charlemagne's royal family had a very high family tradition.
When Isabella touched the seventh prince's hand, she felt the warmth of his palm.
I didn't dare indulge in any fantasy, but just felt the real warmth at this moment. I was led by the seventh prince to the gate of the academy.
The palace guards not far away came to the side of the Seventh Prince. The heartwarming scene attracted the students of the academy to stop and watch. Isabella's face was almost red with embarrassment. She always felt that others' eyes were full of misunderstandings about her.
Arriving at the entrance of the academy, Isabella met the fourth princess and saluted respectfully.
His eyes followed the gift and looked directly at the fourth princess in front of him.
Princess Bai Yue's decoration is a long skirt with a black outer layer and a red lining, a gold-thread skirt edge, red long boots, and white fur sleeves.
Isabella looked at Princess Baiyue, but she didn't dare to be polite. She could only stare blankly at Princess Baiyue's red lips. She had no smile and a reserved and cold expression.
Princess Bai Yue walked in front of Isabella, holding Isabella's left cheek with her right hand and kneading it.
Because the junior high school girl in front of me is really cute, I can't help but pinch her fair little face.
He had been observing Isabella's reaction with curiosity: this little noble was very polite and honest, which was really heartwarming.
Isabella didn't dare to resist Princess Bai Yue's hand, it was icy cold and had no residual warmth.
"What a pretty junior girl, the best swordsman in the first grade of the academy, and a strong contestant in the magic competition... Can you be my sword in the future? Isabella Bairina..."
Princess Baiyue said this to test the character and temperament of this junior sister. Princess Baiyue just liked stubborn girls. She was already tired of everyone being respectful to the royal family.
Isabella looked down at the ground, she couldn't understand why the fourth princess said all these words when they met. She wanted to be the fourth princess' sword? As a subject, didn't she have the right to refuse?
"Allow me to refuse," Isabella hesitated for a few seconds before giving a firm answer, "I am not strong enough to be the sword of the Fourth Princess."
"Are you rejecting me?"
Princess Bai Yue pouted, grabbed the corner of Isabella's clothes, and questioned her with a squinting look.
The sound was not loud, but it was deafening to Isabella.
"If you are not strong enough, then who else is strong enough? Don't be stubborn. Your strength has been recognized by me. If you can become my sword in the future, your rank will not be low."
Isabella felt the late autumn wind, a little chilly, like smelling the scent of rust, and a hint of sweet floral fragrance. But the hand that was grabbing her had already lifted Isabella's collar to her cheek, and she kept avoiding the princess's gaze.
If I refuse again, I wonder what Princess Baiyue's attitude will be. In the future, if I have Princess Baiyue around, at least I won't be bullied by other nobles.
The current situation is that I am being taken in by the fourth princess as a dog.
Isabella bowed again, lowered her head, rolled her eyes, but said sincerely: "Okay..."
Princess Bai Yue let go of Isabella's hand and a strange smile appeared on her face. Isabella unexpectedly felt that she seemed not satisfied with her attitude.
"I am optimistic about your performance. If the academy encounters any difficulties, you can come to me. This time, I want to tell you another thing. Your achievements are too dazzling. You have gone too far. You will make too many enemies in the academy in the future, which will not be easy. Do you understand?"
Isabella nodded slightly, like a child who had done something wrong, and agreed repeatedly.
When saying this, Isabella realized that things were not simple. The remaining classes for tomorrow's competition were Wood Department Class 2, Earth Department Class 1, and Water Department Class 1. One of these classes must have bought the ranking of the competition.
Even though he was not convinced, he felt disgusted at the thought of someone interfering in his college life.
The Seventh Prince, who was standing aside, didn't dare to say a word. In front of the Fourth Princess, he placed his hands honestly on his legs, staring at the withered yellow leaves on the ground.
Princess Bai Yue was thinking this way: Isabella was just a small knight noble, and there were many first-year students with backgrounds of great nobles and wealthy gentry. If they didn't buy Isabella's ranking in the competition, they might secretly destroy Isabella's life. Currently, no one dared to take action against Isabella, and they were only eyeing the Seventh Prince's class. If Isabella had been in other classes, they would have been targeted long ago.
"In tomorrow's game, you need to be more restrained. You have overshadowed the Seventh Prince. What do you think? The Seventh Prince has no objection, but as his sister, I do have a strong objection."
Isabella gradually came to her senses: Her purpose is to tell me whether I should give way to the Seventh Prince? He is not strong enough, but he still wants to protect the face of your royal family?
Isabella smiled politely, not knowing how to answer, but she couldn't hide the surprise and disgust in her eyes.
After the fourth princess approached, she stretched out her left hand and touched Isabella's head: "I'm not trying to scare you, don't be so nervous, come and have dinner with us."
Isabella still smiled helplessly: Princess Baiyue was simply unpredictable, her emotions were hot and cold, as if she was teasing her emotional reactions.
Isabella was led by the fourth princess into a carriage, which was a black cloth carriage with gold edging and six white horses, and went to a restaurant at the foot of the palace hill.
It is a barbecue restaurant specially provided for the royal family. It can only be reached from the winding mountain road at the back of the mountain. The restaurant was opened by a viscount of the royal palace and is also frequented by the palace guards.
It was still early for the palace guards to eat, so there were only three people in the dining room.
Isabella sat next to the fourth princess. Although the dining table was very large, she deliberately sat very close to each other.
The barbecue was placed on the table, along with vegetable salad and a few pots of hot bone soup. The portions were small, with only three palm-sized portions of cut meat on each person's plate...
This plain and simple dinner made Isabella feel that the royal family of the empire was too cheap.
After trying a few bites, I realized that these meats were all high-grade magical delicacies from land and sea, but they looked ordinary on the surface. Perhaps it was due to the superb cooking skills, and the difference could only be felt when chewing and putting them in mouth.
Compared to the ingredients for the highest-level monsters in the academy, the lowest-level ingredients here are for intermediate-level monsters.
By the end of the meal, the fourth princess was full, but she felt that Isabella was being very reserved, so she used her fork to skewer a piece of meat, handed it to Isabella, and whispered to her to open her mouth.
Isabella found this very strange. The twenty palace guards and the seven princes around her were staring at her, but there was no emotion in their eyes. They were as indifferent as if they were seeing normal pedestrians on the street.
Only when the fourth princess handed the food to Isabella's lips did she open her mouth. But when she bit into the piece of meat, she smiled faintly.
"Eat more. From now on, you will be my Princess Bai Yue's good sister..."
Princess Baiyue said it unintentionally, but in her heart she was glad. As long as Isabella surrendered to the Fourth Princess, no other forces would dare to compete with her for her after she graduated.
The Seventh Prince thought about it and chewed silently: The Fourth Princess' intentions were very direct. Could she not hide them anymore? Would Isabella really accept the Fourth Princess's kindness?
Isabella found that the fourth princess was staring at her while she was eating, as if she was watching a puppy being fed. Isabella felt that she had been teased and had no dignity at all.
Isabella finally lost her temper and said she was full. Princess Bai Yue was not satisfied and used Isabella to wipe her face...
After the meal, I chatted with the fourth princess about her study progress.
The moon was shining brightly in the sky, and the night was enveloped in silvery-white moonlight. From the back mountain, one could clearly see the academy four kilometers away.
Isabella took the carriage sent by the fourth princess and returned to the academy.
"…Isabella is such a cute junior schoolmate. She is both pretty and capable. I can control her at will. I finally feel the excitement I haven't felt in a long time…"
In the magic showdown finals the next day, Isabella did not continue to exert her strength and was arranged by the Seventh Prince in the front bunker of the team to attract firepower. With the fire coverage, Isabella was eliminated first.
However, the opponent class did not dare to reveal any flaws and also wanted to win the game. After some psychological struggles, the seventh prince decided to show off a few times.
While the five opponents were attacking Isabella, the Seventh Prince ordered his teammates to go around to Zeyi, and cooperated with Julius and Marianna to defeat four opponents. The remaining three were surrounded by a three-man team from another direction, and they directly won the semi-finals.
In the final round, the Seventh Prince used the same method, moving back and forth across the court. Isabella kept hiding behind obstacles and did not make a move.
Three minutes later, after several offensive and defensive tug-of-wars, the Seventh Prince won first place in the class in the magic competition.