The story of the black silk female knight

The version you heard from the bards must have been spread by one of them.

"Teacher, have you been to the underground ruins of the Wasteland?"

Valensa's eyes lit up, making no attempt to hide her curiosity:

"I'm very interested in that place. May I ask you for advice privately?"

"Of course it's no problem."

Edwina nodded with a smile:

“A lovely child like you, Valensa, is welcome to come to my dorm anytime… I’ll give you special tutoring.”

After saying that, she looked at the other classmates who were lost in thought:

"Of course, handsome male teachers are also welcome! Even if everyone comes together, it's fine; I can give you all extra lessons!"

"Uh……"

Edwina's tone and expression were very carnivorous, and coupled with her seductive attire, many students, both male and female, lowered their heads in embarrassment.

"But all of that happens after class~~"

Snapped!

Edwina then lashed out with her whip again:

"Now, let's practice the perception of killing intent together... The first step is for you to close your eyes and try to dodge my whip."

No slacking off or slacking off, or it'll hurt a lot if you get picked.

"Eeeeeeeeeeeee!" xN

Amidst the cracking of whips, the students' groans of pain, and Edwina's excited laughter, today's practical lesson entered its final stage.

Chapter 49 Tia is ready

After the practical class ended, taking advantage of the fact that Chiba was busy chatting up other students and didn't have time to cause trouble, Valensa quickly ran to the girls' dormitory of the command department to find Tia, and then went to the school gate again.

The red-haired maid Enori was indeed reliable; as Tia had instructed yesterday, she had already prepared a set of exquisite kitchen utensils and was waiting here.

Among them was the teppanyaki pan that Valensa had wanted yesterday, as well as several other kitchen utensils she hadn't used before, which looked similar in function to a pressure cooker and an electric oven.

"Hehe, that's great~~"

Valensa didn't stand on ceremony at all, putting away the obviously valuable set of kitchen utensils. After glancing around a few times and making sure no one was around, she planted a kiss on Tia's cheek.

"Give me two days to familiarize myself with how to use these kitchen utensils, and I'll cook you something delicious."

"Hmph, I don't care... Besides, this is a public place! How many times have I told you not to do this kind of thing in public? Why can't you remember!"

Tia blushed and pouted coquettishly.

So Valensa used the excuse of apologizing to continue clinging to Tia's arm, completely ignoring the red-haired maid Enori.

Valensa only let go of the exhausted Tia after hearing the approaching footsteps of strangers. She said goodbye to Enori and they walked together toward Tia's dormitory.

The lobby on the first floor of the girls' dormitory in the Command Department is quite lively right now.

Two senior female students, presumably from the Command Department, were conducting a war simulation exercise using magical projection, while several other people watched from the sidelines.

Valensa and Tia didn't disturb them, they just watched curiously from a distance for a few moments, and then went into Tia's room together.

There was no steamy scene of them taking off their clothes and kissing as soon as they entered the room. Instead, the two women became very serious after they were alone together.

“I need your help, Tia.”

Valensa looked intently into Tia's eyes.

Asking Enoch for the new kitchenware set was just a side effect; Valensa's real purpose was to get Tia's help in finding a solution to the Thousand Leaf Grass issue.

From yesterday's eye contact in the crowd to today's duel and treatment, it's clear that Thousand Leaf Grass has thoroughly harbored resentment towards Valensa.

Fortunately, Valensa was quite clever. During the practical lesson, she went along with it and created the illusion that the two had become good friends after their initial conflict.

In order to maintain this persona and her own cuteness, Chiba will probably stop causing trouble openly, but she will definitely retaliate in private.

Valensa could tell from Thousand Leaf Grass's eyes that this little brat was only cute on the surface, but actually full of bad intentions, and should not be underestimated.

If Chiba was just an ordinary student, Valensa wouldn't be afraid at all. At worst, she could beat her up in private to threaten her, and then use Tia's family name to intimidate her, which would basically solve the problem.

However, Chiba is a foreign guest, and her family, Chiba, is a top noble family in the Four Islands Alliance, with a status similar to that of the Britannia family in Fran, so she has no fear of threats.

Even if a conflict were to break out in private, Valensa would have to give way to the other party... Given her current situation, it would be very troublesome if it caused a diplomatic dispute.

Valensa was indeed having a headache about how to deal with Thousand Leaf Grass's next offensive, so she could only ask Tia for help.

"Yes, I've already thought of something for you."

Tia's reputation as a genius girl is well-deserved. Although she often overthinks and acts like a fool when Valensa teases her, she is very reliable when it comes to serious matters.

She quickly took out several sheets of paper covered with writing and handed them to Valensa:

"When I heard at noon that the transfer student wanted to duel with you, I roughly guessed this would happen and had already made a contingency plan."

This is information about the Chiba family that I found in my father's study using the Linking Crystal Instrument. It includes many combat records of their direct descendants, which should be helpful to you.

"Wow, this is so precious... I was just worried about how to break that invisibility spell, Tia, you've really helped me a lot... Let me give you a kiss, mua~~"

Valensa put away the papers and tried to hug and kiss Tia, but Tia pushed her away impatiently.

"Stop fooling around, I haven't finished talking about my important business yet."

"Hehe, Tia, you go ahead and say it, I'm listening."

Valensa stopped trying to kiss Tia's lips, but didn't let go of Tia's arms. Instead, she moved behind Tia and rested her chin on Tia's shoulder. Brown and silver hair intertwined, and their faces were very close.

"……snort."

Tia blushed slightly, but did not pull away. Instead, she hesitated for a moment and continued:

"In terms of the outcome, Chiba is actually in a more delicate situation than you are. She probably doesn't want to lose face or cause a diplomatic dispute."

So if you can get some embarrassing videos of her to blackmail her, it should greatly reduce the chances of her causing you trouble... Here you go.

As she spoke, Tia took out a transparent rhombus-shaped crystal and a purple magic card:

“I’ve already prepared the tools for you… Once this magic card is activated, it will record the scene you see next in the magic crystal. The magic crystal can be activated without magic power, and the stored content can also be backed up to other magic crystals, or even uploaded through the telepathic crystal device.”

"Hehe... Bully her hard first, then take pictures to threaten her? I get it."

Valensa, with a mischievous grin, carefully put away all the tools Tia had prepared for her, then thought for a moment before asking with considerable curiosity:

"Could you tell me more about her specific situation? It will make it easier for me to threaten her."

"...Telling you about it is no problem."

Tia squinted her eyes:

"But you are not allowed to pity her, and you are even less allowed to use this information to comfort her or flirt with her, understand?"

"Don't worry, Tia, don't you know my taste?"

Valensa wrapped her arms around Tia's waist, pressed her body against her, and swayed twice.

"Even if I were to flirt, I'd definitely go for a beauty like you, Tia... There's no fun in flirting with those flat-chested brats~~"

"Hmph! You really have no shame! I really don't know why I... tsk."

Tia's face turned even redder, and she clicked her tongue in resentment before continuing about the Thousand Leaf Grass:

"Like other large families like ours, the Chiba family also has its own secret techniques. Each generation's patriarch is a Star-level Demon-Slaying Ninja and is deeply trusted by Queen Himika, making them very powerful in the Four Islands Alliance."

However, an unexpected incident has occurred among the direct descendants of the Chiba family in this generation, putting them in a precarious situation.

"Accident?"

Valensa raised an eyebrow:

"Could it be that, like our Badr family, the Chiba family's power lineage has also been severed?"

"...No, quite the opposite."

Tia sighed:

"The young people of the Chiba family this generation are too outstanding... Chiba Grass also has two older sisters. In addition to the eldest sister who inherited the family's legacy, her second sister actually broke through to the Star Glory level entirely on her own... Currently, the two of them are fiercely competing with each other."

Chapter 50 The next steps can only be taken after the coming-of-age ceremony.

"Three sisters, two of whom are at the Radiant Rank?"

Valensa raised an eyebrow:

"That was indeed a remarkably outstanding generation... This kind of thing has only happened once in our family."

But shouldn't this be a great opportunity for the sisters to work together to make the family bigger and stronger? Why are they fighting amongst themselves?

"Because they are not only sisters by blood, but also...that kind of sisters."

Tia's tone suddenly became complicated:

"You should also know about Queen Himika of the Four Islands Alliance, right? Although she is skilled in governing the country and is well-loved, she is not so good in her private life... She is bisexual and has a lot of lovers."

Chiba's older sisters, Chiba Shin and Chiba Rui, were both lovers of Queen Himika.

This kind of relationship is most prone to conflict due to jealousy and rivalry. Chiba Shin, who inherited the family's legacy, has a rather flamboyant personality and often bullied her younger sister when she was young, relying on her strength.

Unexpectedly, Qianye Rui was also a prodigy. At the age of 16, she abandoned her family's ninjutsu and switched to swordsmanship. In less than ten years, she broke through to the Star Glory realm.

When a person has power, they will speak and act with confidence. After advancing to the Star Glory level, Qianye Rui not only started to contradict her sister in family affairs, but also frequently competed for favor in front of Queen Himiko, and even plotted against Qianye Xin to embarrass her.

The already strained relationship between the two sisters deteriorated further, now bordering on estrangement, with their various open and covert struggles even dragging in many innocent members of the Four Islands Alliance.

"Ah this..."

Valensa was stunned for a few seconds before asking curiously:

"Then why are the Chiba sisters acting so recklessly? Doesn't Queen Himika care? In the end, the root cause of the two sisters turning against each other is their jealousy and rivalry over her, right?"

"Because this is exactly what Queen Himika wanted to see... Perhaps the reason why the two Chiba sisters turned against each other was actually Queen Himika's scheme."

Tia shrugged:

"This is the principle of balance in the art of rulership... You should be able to understand it, right?"

For Queen Himiko, the infighting between the two genius sisters of a super-rich family is definitely better than the sisters focusing on expanding the family's power.

The Chiba family is already one of the top noble families in the Four Islands Alliance. If they become even stronger... you know what that means, right?

"Was it balanced out because it threatened Queen Himiko's absolute authority?"

Valensa indicated that she understood, and then asked:

"So, Qianye Cao came to Fran to study in order to escape her two sisters who were fighting amongst themselves?"

"more or less."

Tia nodded:

"Although her two older sisters were fiercely fighting amongst themselves, they were both quite good to her... so they sent her to Fran to escape the family turmoil."

Chiba probably wanted to quickly make a name for herself to increase her influence and use that to mediate the relationship between her two older sisters, which is why she challenged you, the top student, as soon as she entered the university.

But this has also become her biggest weakness. She now cares more about her reputation than anyone else and absolutely does not want to cause diplomatic disputes and add trouble to her sisters.

So as long as you can get her embarrassing videos to use as blackmail... although it might make her hate you to death, it will definitely be effective in preventing her from causing trouble... how exactly to do it is up to you.

"oh, I understand now."

Valensa smiled and brought her mouth close to Tia's cheek again:

"It's so good to have you here, Tia...mua~~"

This time, Tia didn't push Valensa away. Instead, she was kissed so hard that her body went limp and she fell onto the large bed next to her.

Valensa felt a surge of excitement and wanted to press her advantage.

Just as she was about to completely disarm Tia, Tia pushed her away with a resolute expression.

"Tia?"

Valensa was somewhat puzzled.

Tia's face was flushed and her breathing was rapid. She was clearly smitten, so why did she suddenly stop?