The story of the black silk female knight

Although the two had never said "I love you" to each other, Valensa had never hidden her identity from Tia and her desire to take Tia home.

Judging from Tia's reaction, she clearly has feelings for Valensa as well... Now that things have naturally progressed, why would she refuse?

"I...I...I haven't had my coming-of-age ceremony yet!"

Tia's face was as red as a ripe apple, and circles appeared around her eyes, but her refusal was unwavering:

"Unlike families like yours where children often have affairs with maids at the age of fourteen or fifteen, our Britannia family has strict family rules... Before the coming-of-age ceremony, you must never do anything shameless!"

At most... at most, I'll look at relevant picture books and learn some theoretical knowledge.

"Ugh... how could this happen?"

Valensa's voice suddenly became very melancholic:

"But it's still more than three months until your coming-of-age ceremony, right? How could I possibly resist being around such a beautiful woman like you every day?"

"You have to endure it, you idiot!"

Tia suddenly exerted her strength and kicked the defenseless Valensa off the bed with her white-stockinged feet:

"You don't even have this much patience? You want to become a strong person? Just treat this as part of your training and work hard at it, hmph!"

"This cultivation must be way too difficult!"

Having been kicked off the bed, Valensa sat down on the carpet, grabbed one of Tia's white-stockinged feet, and gently pressed it against her cheek:

"How about... Tia, you just keep me company while I'm basking in your sweetness, without actually doing anything, okay?"

"Don't even think about it, you shameless idiot!"

Tia immediately kicked out with her other white-stockinged foot:

"Do you really think I don't know what you're up to? It's in those picture books and stories... Anyone who says they're just going to rub against you is a liar! A big liar!"

"Huh? Tia, what picture books are you looking at? Let me take some inspiration from them..."

"You need to learn from others? Even the most shameless picture books are far less shameless than your brain!"

"Eek... I'm not that kind of person! I'm clearly a noble female knight!"

"Anyone who actually believes this nonsense is probably going to be sold out by you and still be counting the money for you..."

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To prevent herself from losing control and going too far, Valensa didn't dare climb back onto the bed. Instead, she lay on the carpet, teasing Tia's white-stockinged feet and chatting with her.

Only after the flames in their hearts had mostly died down and they had regained their composure did they get up and straighten their clothes.

"Then I'll head back now."

Seeing that it was completely dark outside the window, Valensa took the opportunity to say goodbye.

"I need to study the information you just gave me tonight... The Chiba family's invisibility technique is indeed very troublesome, and I must come up with a good solution as soon as possible."

"Yes, I believe you can do it."

Tia smiled and helped Valensa straighten her collar, which had just been disheveled.

"Although the invisible slash of the Leaf Concealment Technique is said to be invincible among those below the Radiant Rank, you are a genius who defeated the Lighthouse back in the Candlelight era, so you can definitely do it."

Chapter 51 Encountering difficulties, taking a nap

After returning to her dormitory from Tia's room, Valensa spent the entire time looking at materials, trying to find a way to break the Leaf Concealment Technique.

Although Valensa won the duel in the afternoon, it was just a duel... If it had been a life-or-death battle, the outcome could have been very different.

For example, the poison that the thousand-leaf grass dipped in the ninja short sword does not only enhance the sensation of pain, but also kills instantly upon drawing blood.

Although Thousand Leaf Grass isn't quite there yet, those female brats are all full of mischief, and Valensa must plan ahead and be prepared.

The more Valensa looked through the documents and recalled the details of the duel that afternoon, the more she felt that the Leaf Concealment Technique was indeed very powerful.

Even the strongest eyesight cannot detect anything unusual, it will not leave any trace, it will not affect the surrounding airflow, light, or temperature, and it can even deceive the detection of all magic of the same level.

This is the Leaf Concealment Technique, one of the trump cards that enabled the Chiba Clan to stand at the pinnacle of the Four Islands Alliance and become one of the strongest anti-demon ninja clans.

The technique for sensing murderous intent that Teacher Edwina taught this afternoon is one method, but its effectiveness is limited.

Knowing that this technique exists, Chiba will definitely strengthen her control over her killing intent. Once she can control her killing intent at will, the perception of killing intent will become useless.

Scent tracking remains a method, and Valensa has already memorized the scent of centella asiatica, but this method is also easily countered.

Many alchemical potions and spells can mask odors, or one can successfully confuse the sense of smell by placing a large amount of substances with a similar scent in the surrounding environment.

The simplest way is for Thousand Leaf Grass to lure Valensa to his room and then fill the room with clothes and socks that he hasn't washed for days. Then he won't have to worry about Valensa locking onto him by smell.

Therefore, we cannot rely solely on our sense of smell; we must find a more reliable way to deal with the Leaf Concealment Technique.

Valencia continued flipping through the documents, her brow furrowing slightly.

Chiba was not the first student from the Shishima Alliance to come to Fran. Historically, Fran and the Shishima Alliance had held several friendly martial arts competitions, and there were many records of battles against the Leaf Concealment Technique.

Based on these battle records and the reflections written by the players afterward, the Leaf Concealment Technique is most effective against visual and magical detection, so these two approaches can be ruled out first.

During a sparring session, a paladin with dragon blood and a natural high-level True Sight that could see through illusions and disguises was ultimately defeated by the Chiba family's Leaf Concealment Technique.

However, the Leaf Concealment Technique is not truly without flaws.

The information Valensa had and her personal experience during the afternoon's duel both confirmed one thing.

That is, although the Leaf Concealment Technique can almost completely erase the traces of one's own existence, it cannot truly eliminate the collision volume of the body... That is why Thousand Leaf Grass was captured by Valensa.

According to the records, in the exchanges between the Fran and the Shishima Alliance, the Fran's only two victories against the Chiba family's Leaf Concealment Technique were both achieved by seizing this point.

The first winner was a pure water-type mage who unleashed a torrential downpour, leaving the Chiba family's anti-magic ninja nowhere to hide in the rain.

The second winner was a summoner who had a giant bat pet and used ultrasonic echolocation to break the Leaf Concealment Technique.

These two records gave Valensa a lot of inspiration, but after thinking about it carefully, Valensa realized that it would be difficult for her to replicate the success of her predecessors.

Needless to say, Valensa didn't have much magical talent growing up, and even if she did, it would be too late to learn water magic on the spot.

To be able to summon a torrential rain in an instant, one would need to be at least at Harry's level, and possibly even less.

Asking Tia for money to order a few rain spell scrolls is one option... but that would only be a passive defense against Thousand Leaf Grass's attacks, not a long-term vigilance, so it's a last resort.

Echolocation using ultrasound... Valensa actually gave it a try.

She tried to use the power of her mind to change her body so that she could be like a bat, but found that it wouldn't work.

The power of the mind is indeed amazing; it can achieve anything that can be imagined, but the prerequisite is that the user must be able to imagine it.

Humans cannot hear ultrasound. Valensa could not even imagine what it would feel like to use ultrasound echolocation like a bat. Continuing to force an imagination would only be a waste and an affront to her mind.

So she gave up after trying a few times.

Even as the night grew deeper, Valensa still couldn't come up with a good solution, so she stretched, yawned, and prepared to give up.

When you encounter difficulties, sleep well.

However, all that effort that night wasn't entirely in vain.

Valensa hasn't figured out a good way to break the Leaf Concealment Technique yet, but she has come up with a few makeshift solutions, so there's no need to rush.

. . . . .

Meanwhile, in another room.

The thousand-leaf grass is still awake.

She moved the bed from the center of the room, and scattered green leaves and seeds on the floor, forming a strange symbol.

Thousand-Leaf Grass sat cross-legged in the symbol with her eyes slightly closed, her hands constantly forming hand seals.

As the hand seals were performed, faint streams of spiritual energy could be seen being drawn out from the green leaves and seeds on the ground and condensing at the eyes of the Thousand-Leaf Grass.

"Wood Spirit Technique: Spirit Vision, Activate!"

Finally, Thousand Leaf Grass completed all the hand seals, opened its eyes, and its already emerald green eyes became even more vibrant, while the seeds and green leaves on the ground all lost their luster.

"Hoo~~ Ha~~"

This spell seemed to be a heavy burden for Thousand Leaf Grass in her current state. After completing the spell, she did nothing but stand up from the ground, which made her breathing heavily and fine beads of sweat appear on her forehead.

Without wasting any time, Chiba immediately took out the two ninja short swords she had used in her duel with Valensa that afternoon and examined them carefully.

"Uh poof!"

With just one glance, Chiba Grass vomited blood, threw her ninja dagger on the ground, and almost fainted.

But Chiba showed a happy smile and murmured to herself:

"As expected! That despicable wicked woman with a large belly is not a pure-blooded human... Such evil bloodline power is probably at the level of the ancient demon that His Highness Himiko mentioned, right?"

Hmph, she clearly has such filthy and evil blood, yet she likes to pretend to be a noble female knight... I hate these hypocritical big-breasted monsters the most!

If I could find a way to expose her bloodline... preferably along with some of her atrocities, even if she's currently very popular among her classmates, her career as the top student should be over, right?

Hmph hmph hmph hmph... cough cough cough..."

Thousand-leaf grass seemed to have come up with a bad idea, and the more she thought about it, the happier she became, but then she spat out a mouthful of blood and coughed several times in succession.

She quickly covered her chest and pressed down on her skirt:

"But what kind of bloodline is this... I tried to use my Spirit Vision to trace its origin through the bloodstains on the weapon, but I almost peed my pants after just one glance, and I didn't even see anything..."

In Chapter 52, how could a female ninja be inferior to a female knight in such a situation?

"Good morning, Cao Cao."

"Greetings, Valencia."

On the second day, in front of the classroom for the elite tactical theory class, Valensa and Chigusa both smiled broadly, appearing very friendly and cordial, showing no sign that they were actually plotting against each other.

Valensa then gave Chiba a big hug, pressing Chiba's little face against her chest and swaying it back and forth, making many boys who saw this look envious.

Chiba Grass chewed her teeth loudly in Valensa's arms, but when she looked up, her face was full of cuteness, and she even winked playfully at the boys.

Immediately, many people felt regretful that they weren't petite and cute girls... Then they could enjoy the embrace of a beautiful girl in black stockings with their face, just like Chiba Kusa.

However, the idea that the top student and the transfer student became good friends has become a consensus among many people after this interaction.

When acting, you have to go all the way. And with an opponent like Chiba Grass who is good at hiding, it's better to keep her under your nose than to be constantly on guard and not know where she is.

So Valensa then extended an invitation:

"By the way... Cao Cao, you might not know this, but I actually know a little bit about cooking. I was even lucky enough to get a membership in the Food Association. I often cook something delicious after class in the afternoon to share with a few friends... Cao Cao, would you like to try some?"

"Okay, I'm really looking forward to it."

Without the slightest hesitation, Chiba Grass smiled and agreed.

She was just worried about not having a chance to openly and secretly approach Valensa to find an opportunity to make her move, and Valensa's invitation was like a godsend.

Of course, Chiba didn't believe that Valensa was genuinely inviting her to dinner out of kindness, but she wasn't afraid.

When it comes to using tricks and underhanded tactics, how could a female ninja be inferior to a female knight?

The thousand-leaf clover is very confident.

. . . . .

Two days passed peacefully, with Valensa and Thousand Leaf Grass maintaining a facade of friendship, neither making any underhanded moves, seemingly waiting for an opportunity to stir things up.

On the day before the rest day, both sides seemed to be well-prepared. Valensa invited Chiba to go to the back mountain for a meal after class in the afternoon, and Chiba gladly accepted.

This time, Valensa not only had a whole set of new kitchen utensils that Tia had asked Enochie to buy for her, but she also prepared a lot of high-quality ingredients in advance, enough for her to cook a big meal.

All the friends she met in the second round of the entrance exam were there. Mitterleh brought along her twin brother Mead, who was in perfect sync with her, and Tia also invited another girl from the conducting department, the dancer Jacqueline.

It's clear that everyone is doing quite well since enrolling. In just over ten days, almost everyone has made progress.

Even Luca seems more confident than before, though his dark circles are worse, probably because he's been sleeping late and exhausted every day.

The beggar's chicken, wrapped in yellow mud, was buried under the fire. The snake meat obtained from the dream witch and the turtle caught from the pond behind the dormitory were put into a soup pot and simmered together.

After taking care of those two things, Valensa took out her newly acquired sizzling pan and smiled at everyone:

"The inspiration for the new dish I'm going to make next comes from Cao Cao's hometown... I've replaced the teppanyaki seafood fried rice that came from the Four Islands Alliance with fried noodles. Give it a try!"

After she finished speaking, amidst the curious and expectant gazes of everyone, she took out the round noodles she had prepared in advance, along with ingredients such as beef strips, shredded onions, clam meat, and shrimp.

Bang bang bang bang...