The story of the black silk female knight

Long, brown hair reaching her waist; jewel-like blue eyes; a sacred and noble silver dress and armor; and hot, seductive black stockings.

It was Valensa who jumped from the roof.

Amidst the men's astonished gazes, she gently patted Tucker's head, which was beaming with delight, with one hand, and casually waved her other hand:

"Hi everyone, I'm back from my vacation! Did you miss me?"

"...Is it the young lady?"

The men were stunned for only a moment before someone immediately recognized Valensa.

"It's the young lady who's back from the War Academy!"

"The young lady has become a paladin, and she's become even more beautiful and handsome!"

"She's become even stronger... If I were to fight the young lady now, I'd probably be easily defeated and trampled underfoot in just a few moves... But that doesn't seem so bad."

The men became even more excited, and the popularity that Tucker had gathered here instantly became Valensa's.

"Okay, okay... I know everyone misses me, and I'm happy too."

During her three years living in Serkin, Valensa had already learned how to handle such situations.

She took the initiative to guide everyone to calm down a bit before suppressing her smile and pointing with a rather serious expression to the goblin bear that Tucker had killed:

"But what I really want to know is, what's the deal with this bear goblin? Many of you are experienced adventurers in town, right? You just stood by and watched a dangerous monster almost enter the town?"

His aura as a nobleman and his attire that resembled that of a high-ranking paladin immediately stunned all the men present.

No one dared to be disrespectful anymore; they all kept their heads down, like elementary school students being scolded by their teacher… even though many of the adventurers were actually middle-aged men in their thirties or forties.

"You really can't blame them for this, Miss."

In the end, it was Takara who grabbed Valensa's sleeve and spoke up for the men:

"Ever since high-level monsters from the Misty Mountains appeared near the town, the seniors have been taking turns patrolling and guarding the outskirts of the town, working day and night without rest. It's been very hard work."

"That's it..."

Valensa's complexion improved slightly, but she still didn't smile much.

"So what exactly is going on with this goblin bear?"

"It appeared out of nowhere in the town."

Tucker continued to explain:

"I was chatting with two older women in town about the new dress styles that had arrived at the store when I suddenly heard people nearby exclaim that a monster had appeared."

Being an adventurer after all, I quickly followed the sound and found it.

Its condition was a bit strange at the time... how should I put it? It was probably like it hadn't woken up properly, which gave people nearby time to escape.

This was the first time I had ever seen such a monster. I didn't know its exact strength, so I didn't dare to fight it with all my might right where I found it. Instead, I took advantage of its dazed state and slashed it with my sword before running away, thinking I would lure it out of the village first.

It did indeed chase after me, and was surrounded by several seniors here.

However, the seniors said that this monster's strength was actually about the same as mine, and it was a good target for me to practice on, so they watched me fight it one-on-one.

As a result, more and more people gathered around without us noticing... and it ended up like this.

"That's it..."

Valensa nodded thoughtfully, then circled the goblin's corpse once more before scanning the crowd with a probing gaze:

"Was anyone there at the scene? Did you see how this monster appeared?"

The men looked at each other in bewilderment.

After a while, an elderly man, who looked to be about sixty or seventy years old, finally stepped out from the crowd.

"I... I don't know if I count as being at the scene, but I was definitely one of the first people to discover this monster. At first, I thought I was seeing things, and then I was terrified."

At your age, why are you watching a cross-dressing boy's backside swordplay?

You've ruined your reputation in your later years, old man.

Valensa inwardly grumbled, but a hint of encouraging smile appeared on her face:

"It's alright, just tell me what you saw, sir."

"Well... please don't laugh at me, Miss. I still think I was hallucinating back then."

The old man squinted, seemingly recalling something, before saying:

"My location at that time was on a street in the town, which was also where this monster first appeared. It probably didn't come in from outside, otherwise it would have been discovered by others long ago."

I didn't understand exactly what happened... I seemed to see a very bright moonlight and raging black flames, both of which gave me a very dangerous feeling. For a moment, I thought I was going to die.

But whether it was the moonlight or the black flames, they were just like my illusions. I just blinked, and everything disappeared, leaving only this monster staring blankly in front of me.

I was terrified and couldn't move, let alone run away.

Fortunately, the screams of other people nearby quickly attracted Miss Meng's attention... Miss Meng has already recounted what happened next.

Moonlight and black flames?

Valensa silently memorized the two words, then smiled at the old man:

"Thank you for your cooperation, sir. Since you've been frightened, please go home and rest. Don't follow the young people's nonsense."

"Huh? Hehehe... Okay."

The old man seemed to realize then that it was a bit embarrassing for someone his age to be watching a "Pixie Swordplay" (a type of swordplay), and he left with an awkward laugh.

"Two people, preferably strong ones."

Valencia continued to issue orders to the onlookers without any politeness:

"Help me move this bear goblin's corpse. I need to examine it to see if I can find any clues to completely resolve this monster disturbance incident."

Chapter 237 Meeting an Old Friend

Valensa booked two rooms at the best hotel in Serkin, one for her to live in and the other as a temporary workspace for Lily of the Valley.

She directed two young men who volunteered to move the bear goblin's corpse into Suzuran's workshop, allowing Suzuran to study it first, while she engaged in some necessary social activities.

First, of course, is to visit the lord of Sergintown, Lambert, who is also Valensa's father's old subordinate.

Valensa brought Lambert a fine tea set she had bought in the capital, along with two bottles of her own homemade wine as a gift.

Lambert was overjoyed, and even more so after discovering that Valensa's strength had greatly increased and that she had become a paladin. He got drunk after only a few bites of food, and kept saying that his old boss could finally rest in peace, and that Valensa could definitely restore the glory of the Baldr family.

Valensa listened with a smile, not daring to say that she had almost fallen out with her family and might have to change her surname to Tia in a few years.

After leaving Lambert's mansion, Valensa went to the Adventurers' Guild and met up with two receptionists she had gotten along well with, Kiri and Lulu.

The two girls had clearly heard about Valensa's return beforehand. They were very excited when they met and hugged Valensa one after the other, inviting her to drink and chat all night.

"This... I'm afraid it's not feasible for the time being."

Faced with two pairs of expectant eyes, Valensa felt a pang of reluctance, but still gently shook her head:

“I’m not just back for a vacation and to visit you all; I also have a mission. Of course, I can chat with you all, but I can’t drink alcohol. I have to stay sober at all times.”

After saying that, she reached out and pinched Qili and Lulu's long, white legs under their short skirts and hot pants, somewhat dissatisfied:

"And what's going on with you two? Didn't I tell you before that girls' legs should be covered by stockings? How can you go bare-legged?"

"Hehe... Miss, you still like stockings so much."

Neither Kiri nor Lulu minded; they just smiled and even touched Valensa's black stockings together.

"Actually, we wore stockings quite often last month, but now the weather is really hot. After standing at the counter all day wearing stockings, it's very uncomfortable to be soaked in sweat, and the smell is also very strong."

"Yeah, regular stockings do have that problem, so..."

Valensa smiled and took out two identical paper bags from the storage space of her artifact cloak, handing them to Kiri and Lulu:

"Yay! It's a gift for you... Try it on! It's a premium product from a famous shop in the capital, a pair of stockings and underwear sets that are warm in winter and cool in summer and absorbent."

"Oh? Did the young lady bring us gifts?"

Both Qili and Lulu were pleasantly surprised. They took the paper bag, carefully opened it, glanced at it, and then hesitated.

As the receptionists of the Adventurers' Guild, and having always had a good relationship with Valencia Melina, they were far more knowledgeable than ordinary country girls, and immediately recognized that the clothes in the paper bag were quite valuable.

Those thin pieces of cloth and black stockings might be worth a month's salary for them.

"Aren't these gifts... a bit too expensive?"

Clutching the paper bag, Qili asked cautiously:

"I remember you, young lady, must need a lot of money for your cultivation, right?"

It's no secret in Sergin that Valensa used to be very poor.

If a noble lady from the capital city wasn't truly broke, why would she have her personal maid working for her and frequently go to the market to buy groceries and cook for her?

"If it were me last year, I probably wouldn't have been willing to wear these."

Valensa shrugged, a hint of smugness in her eyes:

"But now... hehe, I can enjoy a luxurious life again, so I can give you even better and more expensive things without any problem. A few pieces of underwear and stockings are nothing, so just accept them."

Kiri and Lulu carefully observed Valensa's expression and saw that her smugness was genuine and not just a pretense. They then happily put away their paper bags.

Then they all rushed towards Valensa, one on each side, and grabbed her legs:

"Since you're so rich now, Miss, why don't you just take us as your sugar daddies? We can be your maids like Lady Melina~~"

"Oh? You really want to be noblemen's maids?"

Valensa raised an eyebrow and chuckled:

"But being a maid for a nobleman might not be easier than your current job, you know? Just the various complicated rules and etiquette alone would probably be too much for you, and Sister Melina will most likely give you special training."

Moreover, just as many men among adventurers enjoy flirting, there are quite a few men among nobles who are rather frivolous, and it is normal for them to flirt with or even forcibly harass maids.

If you are harassed by adventurers, as the guild's front desk staff, you can retort without hesitation. However, if you insult a nobleman, you will most likely have to apologize physically, and you may not even be forgiven.

Even so, do you still want to be maids for nobles?

"Ah this..."

Kiri and Lulu looked at each other, then shook their heads in unison:

"Then let's forget about it. Let's just continue being country girls here."

"Haha... I was just kidding."

Valensa smiled and pinched the two girls' cheeks again:

"There will be many rules and etiquette for serving as maids for nobles, but I certainly won't have you entertaining those frivolous guests, so don't worry."

Actually, I spend most of my time at the War Academy right now and don't really need maids... but if you really want to, you can start some maid training now, and I'll hire you after I graduate.”

"Well... let's talk about it when the time comes."

Kiri and Lulu only asked Valensa for financial support on a whim. Now that they've calmed down, the rules and etiquette of the nobility have made them hesitate.

"correct."

To ease the slight awkwardness, Lulu quickly changed the subject:

"Young Miss, you mentioned before that you had a mission in Sergin Town, right? Is there anything we can do to help?"

"Well... um, maybe you really can."

After a brief hesitation, Valensa explained her mission to Kiri and Lulu and asked them for information.

As the receptionists of the Adventurers' Guild, Kiri and Lulu had naturally heard about many recent events, and they chatted away, one after the other.

Although they said a lot, it was mostly information that Valensa had already learned from Marianne in Klara, so it was of little value.

However, Valensa didn't show it. She maintained a smile and listened attentively, occasionally commenting on a rumor with the two girls.

As they chatted, unexpectedly, Kiri and Lulu actually told Valensa something that Valensa thought might be a clue.

Chapter 238 Valensa's Speculation

When the conversation got back to the cause of that incident, it was more about reminiscing.

"Speaking of which, you must still remember that cliff and waterfall north of our town, right, Miss? There was a winged falcon there that caused everyone a lot of trouble, and you were the one who killed it."