The Forbidden Magic Laws of a Fallen Princess

However, a noble elder bowed to me... This is a very high level of courtesy, damn it, it's making me feel so embarrassed.

"I never imagined that my daughter, whom I thought was worthless, would be raised to be so powerful by Princess Ivy. I am truly impressed."

It was clear that Lila's father, Earl Carlstin, was extremely excited, just like someone who had given up all hope suddenly witnessing a miracle. How could he not be overjoyed?

"No, actually this is the result of Lila's hard work. Speaking of which..."

Now comes the most important part, because I don't know if Ella's father, Earl Carlstin, will keep his promise and let Lila stay by my side.

"Well, please tell me."

"Can Lila stay by my side? Because she's quite important to me too."

Honestly, I don't want to leave such a lovely Lila (in my harem), because it took me so much suffering and effort to bring her into my hands before I could finally make her completely obedient.

"Of course, the most important thing for a noble is honor. Since you and my daughter have reached an agreement, Lila can stay in your house if she wants, and come back whenever she wants. I will not interfere in this matter. Of course, I will not let Lila live in your house for free. I will pay the corresponding money and manpower. If you need anything, you can tell me, and I will try my best to meet your needs."

"Oh, I'm so grateful."

"Not at all, not at all. You have restored my honor and allowed me to hear so many cheers. Ah, it is truly wonderful. To be precise, I should be the one thanking Princess Ivy!"

We chatted for quite a while... and then he finally left with his elderly butler.

It's great, though. Now that I have the support of a nobleman, I have a source of income, but I don't know exactly how much money he will give me.

Well, whatever you give me is fine... because I'm not short of money yet.

"Wow, I never expected that Lila would be Count Carlstin's only daughter."

Just then, I heard Elena's voice behind me.

"Elena?"

"Um...it's me, Ms. Ivy."

As she spoke, Elena held up the hem of her skirt with both hands and gave me a noble bow.

"Haha, please don't call me teacher anymore. We're the same age, so you can just call me Ivy."

Honestly, I feel a little uncomfortable when she calls me that. She should just call me by my name.

"Well, okay. I didn't expect you to have managed to snag the daughter of the richest family in the entire Ellen Royal City. You're really quite something."

"What?! The richest?!"

I stared wide-eyed at Elena in disbelief and couldn't help but exclaim.

It seems I've really found a powerful backer this time; my life looks set for the future.

Sigh, I used to think I treasured Lila, but now she's really become a cash cow.

However, this double blessing came so suddenly that I'm still a little disoriented.

And so, filled with immense excitement, Lila and I went back to our warm home.

The next day, Lutes was expelled from school and handed over to the Allen Royal City for handling because he used the forbidden drug, the Blood Warrior Potion, which not only injured Lila but also his teacher.

It seems that even if Lutes is destined for death, he will not escape punishment.

On the other hand, Lila was so overwhelmed by the mid-level magic "Heavenly Water Scattering Flowers" that she woke up feeling unsteady the next day.

However, the handover ceremony of the red-clad nobles might be her most glorious moment, so she could not be absent under any circumstances.

Therefore, I "reluctantly" helped her, and under the envious gazes of all the students in the school, I accompanied Lila to successfully complete the handover ceremony.

And Lila has now truly become a red-clad noblewoman in the first year of the academy, which I am very proud of.

Because this is also the genius girl I painstakingly nurtured, hehehe, of course I'm very proud.

Of course, I also fulfilled my promise with Lila. From today onwards, Lila is completely mine (in my harem), hahaha.

Just thinking about it makes me incredibly excited and thrilled.

However, I had already cultivated a good relationship with Peach Demon Teacher in private (actually, I would occasionally spend some money to buy her some pastries... to be precise, I bribed her with delicious food), so I easily got the day off and took Lila, who had difficulty walking, home.

It seems that with the protection of Vice Dean Cabinfen and the "care" of Teacher Peach Demon King, I'm quite comfortable in this magic academy. It's really great.

However, just after I got home.

Then it dawned on me that I remembered something very important.

Yesterday, when Lila finished her exam, Teacher Peach Demon King secretly told me that she would take me to participate in the advanced magician assessment after class this Saturday.

Although the assessment location isn't far from the magic academy, the assessment itself is quite extensive, consisting of seven tests. Passing five of them will earn you a three-star badge for an advanced magician. (Note: Low-level magicians have a blue one-star badge, mid-level have two blue stars, and advanced have three blue stars. Levels one to five are red one to five stars. Badges above that are specially crafted; for example, the badge for the Court Magician, designed by Peach Demon King, is made of gold and depicts a royal magician. These badges can sell for dozens of gold coins each.)

However, I forgot... Damn, I didn't ask what the exam actually covered...

These past two days, without Teacher Peach Demon King's classes, I've been able to focus on my cultivation and can no longer train the two of them.

Just in case, since I finally managed to get Teacher Peach Demon to make an exception for my age and even skip a grade in the exam, I absolutely cannot fail any subject. I must at least get an excellent grade (Excellent 90 or above, Good 70 or above, Pass 60 or above).

Because I can't afford to lose face like that (〃＞皿＜).

Chapter Seventy-Five: The Sacred Bell Tower Assessment Point

After class on Saturday morning, Peach Demon King and I planned to have lunch at the academy's cafeteria (I paid for it) and then hurry towards the designated area for the academy's magic assessment.

But this damn peach is really rude to me!

She ate more than I would in seven or eight meals, and soon the countless plates were piled up as high as her shiny forehead.

"Phew, I'm full."

At this moment, Teacher Peach Demon placed the last bowl on top of the plate in front of her, then patted his bulging belly and smiled with satisfaction.

"Hey, hey, hey, Ms. Milian... how long has it been since you ate?"

My brows trembled uncontrollably. If I could, I would definitely punch her big, peach-colored head with my little fist.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Ivy, actually... I haven't been eating well these past few days because I ran out of money, so... how about I treat you when I get paid?"

At this moment, Peach Demon King Teacher couldn't help but smile awkwardly and wave his hand.

"Heh... Forget it, with all the money you have left, you should think about how you're going to get by from now on."

She's the kind of person who's incredibly poor, so she wouldn't hesitate to be a mercenary or go to the battlefield to destroy enemy fortresses and castles. But being a teacher here... it's practically like they're deliberately exploiting her.

"Thank you so much, Ivy. I will definitely repay your kindness. Let's go!"

With that, Peach Demon King Teacher wiped the grease from his mouth, then got up and walked out of the cafeteria.

I took out a gold coin and twenty silver coins before rushing out.

Sigh, I never imagined that inviting her to a meal in the cafeteria would cost so much money... It's such a waste.

And so, with a helpless expression, I followed the already full Peach Demon King teacher through the academy's dormitory building, through the back gate of the academy, and then across a wooden bridge over a small river. Not far away, a building with a medieval clock, resembling a tower, came into view.

"Look, this is the area where the academy conducts its magic level assessments, the Sacred Bell Tower."

"The Sacred Bell Tower?"

What kind of weird name is this? It's like a church.

"Yes, this building was indeed a church before, but it was abandoned. Later, Vice Dean Cabinfen led a team to rebuild it, and it has been used as an examination center for low, medium and high-level magicians for more than ten years. That's pretty good, isn't it?"

"Well, indeed..."

However, he lives relatively close to the college, which is actually a good thing, because it won't affect my time to go home.

"Okay, here we are."

Before long we arrived in front of this sacred bell tower, and then a loud "thud" almost scared the soul out of me.

"Holy crap, what the hell?!"

I quickly covered my ears to prevent the sound from reaching me again, but my body was still shaken and I didn't recover.

"Sorry, sorry, I forgot to remind you, this clock tower is the one that tells time at the academy, hahaha..."

Why didn't you say so sooner?!

It's exactly one o'clock now, so it made a loud bang. If it were a bright light, my ears might have been shattered!

"However, the sound of the bell is basically isolated inside this sacred bell tower, which is the only part of the outside."

Sure enough, there were very few people to be seen outside this sacred bell tower.

By the way, if we waited until the bell rang before setting off, wouldn't we avoid being startled by the sound?

I immediately glared at Teacher Peach Demon with murderous intent.

Teacher Peach Demon seemed a little guilty and glanced away, because she already knew what my look meant.

Since I was already startled by that "thud," there was nothing I could do but accept my bad luck.

And so, we entered this sacred bell tower.

But you know what, the construction of this sacred bell tower is really quite magnificent, exactly like the medieval churches I saw in picture books when I was a child, although every brick wall has soundproofing sheets.

It's safe to say that the construction cost of this sacred bell tower must have been quite high.

However, perhaps because it's Saturday, there are a lot of people here for the assessment.

However, very few students come to take the exam, and I don't know why.

"Today is the day of the advanced magic exam, so there are basically no students from the lower and intermediate levels here. If there are any students, they are all sixth-year students."