The story of the black silk female knight

Valensa still had many questions about the case of the attack on those noble girls and planned to find out the details first.

Chapter 273 Isn't this like a wolf among sheep?

"What? You're the one who's going to be an instructor at Iris Girls' Academy?"

Inside the cathedral of the Church of the Sun, Fran couldn't help but reveal a very strange expression:

"Are you really suited to be a drill instructor? You're not going to turn all those girls into weirdos, are you?"

"Why am I unsuitable?"

Valensa pursed her lips, counted her merits on her fingers, and repeated them:

"I am elegant, beautiful, well-versed in etiquette, devout, experienced in combat, and have performed exceptionally well in numerous incidents. Am I the most suitable candidate for instructor?"

"But you're so horny."

Since they were already quite familiar with each other, Fran didn't hold back at all when she started to complain:

"Sending you to conduct closed-door military training for a group of beautiful young girls is like sending wolves into sheep's den. I'm really worried about their chastity."

"Don't talk nonsense. I'm a respectable person. How could I do something so shameless?"

Valensa remained completely unfazed:

"Although someone as outstanding as me will surely attract many beautiful girls, I am also a determined female knight who will resist temptation and insist on not making mistakes!"

"Ha~~"

Fran rolled her eyes:

"Do you dare say those words again before the statue of Her Majesty the Goddess?"

“Your Majesty the Goddess bestows blessings upon everyone every day and is already very busy. Please don’t trouble Your Majesty with such trivial matters.” Valensa remained unfazed.

"...Tch, you're such a smooth talker, what a wicked woman, I want to bite you."

Fran flashed her little fangs at Valensa with annoyance, but instead of arguing or playing around with her, she turned and led the way.

“Come with me. Those cases of attacks on noble girls weren’t handled by Sister Rika. Our team’s main task right now is to investigate and track down that dangerous necromancer… I’ll take you to see the person in charge of the noble girls’ attack cases.”

“Okay.” Valensa followed.

The two walked through several corridors, greeting the priests, nuns, and paladins they encountered along the way, until they arrived at another office.

The office is not large, but there is almost no furniture except for the desk, which makes it feel quite spacious and bright in comparison.

A handsome young man wearing glasses was sitting at his desk working on documents. Hearing footsteps, he looked up at the two women, his expression slightly surprised.

"Lieutenant Fran? And Sir Baldr? These are truly rare guests... Welcome, welcome."

"Excuse me, Officer Jiade."

Fran first gracefully curtsied, lifting the hem of her skirt, and then introduced Valensa:

"This is Paladin Garde. He is Captain Shera's intelligence officer. His job duties are similar to mine. Whenever Sister Rika and Captain Shera cooperate on a mission, it is Garde's intelligence officer and I who are responsible for the specific communication."

If you want to know the details of the case, Officer Jiade will definitely give you a satisfactory answer.

After introducing Garde to Valensa, Fran smiled and looked at Garde, then pointed at Valensa:

"I don't need to introduce her to you again, right? You should know her quite well given your status... Although she's still in her probationary period, she'll most likely become our boss. The kind of boss that both Sister Rika and Captain Sera will have to take orders from."

"Yes, I believe Miss Bader will become an excellent inner paladin, just like your father."

Garde smiled and nodded at Valensa in a friendly manner.

"Thank you, Mr. Jiade."

Valensa quickly returned the greeting.

After exchanging pleasantries, the two sides quickly got down to business.

Sila is another Star-level Holy Knight Captain of the Sun Church in the royal capital. Her team was responsible for the series of attacks on noble girls.

As the team's intelligence officer, Gard was naturally very familiar with the details of the case and answered Valencia's various questions smoothly.

First, we need to determine the attacker's identity and motive.

The two surviving attackers quickly confessed under torture, and the two who were shot dead on the spot were also investigated and their identities were revealed shortly afterward.

The common ground is obvious: they both harbor hatred.

Some of them had just been ruthlessly dumped by their ex-girlfriends, and the victims looked somewhat like their ex-girlfriends.

Some people hate noblemen because their sisters, wives, and other relatives have all become their lovers. That's why they would steal the clothes of noble girls on the street and humiliate them in revenge.

Some people lose everything in casinos and feel they can't go on living, so they take revenge on society.

The attackers were complete strangers to each other and had no connection whatsoever, yet they all chose students from Iris Girls' Academy as their targets.

This was certainly not a coincidence; someone had instigated them and provided them with intelligence.

Whether it's a drinking buddy you meet while drowning your sorrows in a tavern, or a gambling buddy you lose money with in a casino... the mastermind always appears in the right place at the right time, completing the brainwashing, instigation, and criminal guidance of the attacker.

The attackers were deeply impressed by the kind people who helped them seek revenge, and they readily shared everything they knew.

However, the masterminds behind each attacker were different... Among them were men and women, including middle-aged men with many stories to tell and glamorous women with a worldly air about them.

What's even stranger is that when the guards and paladins investigated these clues afterward, they found that none of them could be found, but the spells showed that the attackers were not lying.

The two attackers, who were killed on the spot, even had their memories read directly by special magic, but still gained nothing of value.

The suspected mastermind group, consisting of multiple people, seemed to have appeared out of thin air, leaving no trace of its existence.

The trail of clues about the attackers has now come to an end.

So the investigators turned their attention to the victims, investigating their personal and family relationships.

Assassinations of nobles like this happen every year, and the motives are mostly related to power struggles between families.

This is not so easy to investigate. There are too many dirty tricks in the struggles between nobles, so they are unlikely to cooperate properly and may even deliberately conceal and lie.

The only thing that can be confirmed at present is that it should not be related to the family's internal succession struggle - after all, the victims were all students of Iris Girls' Academy, which means they were tools for marriage and had no value in assassinating them.

Therefore, the main focus of the investigation now is the marriage contracts involved with the victims—the investigators suspect that the mastermind is trying to use this method to break up alliances between certain families in order to gain some kind of benefit.

This is not so easy to investigate... The relationships between nobles are complex, and many things are far from being as simple as they appear on the surface, so the investigation is not progressing quickly.

Chapter 274 You guys started it!

After learning many details about the case from Garde, Valensa left the cathedral.

Valensa didn't see anything wrong with the current direction of the investigation, and she believed that the case was most likely related to the struggle for power among the nobility.

This put her at ease a little—the nobles weren't forced into a corner; they were all very concerned about their reputation and wouldn't cause trouble at the Iris Girls' Academy. She figured things shouldn't go wrong during her two weeks of military training as an instructor.

There's nothing to be afraid of. Let's think about happy things instead.

It's a rare opportunity to be a military training instructor for dozens of beautiful noble ladies; it would be a waste to only give them military training.

Even if you can't do anything that violates morality and shame, it's still okay to satisfy your hobbies and interests in some legitimate ways.

With that in mind, Valensa still didn't go to the Iris Girls' Academy, but instead went to a well-regarded magic tailor shop in the capital.

Do you offer custom-made clothing here?

Faced with the enthusiastic saleswoman, Valensa didn't stand on ceremony and directly stated her requirements:

"It's about making clothes based on the pictures I provide, the fastest possible process, a few dozen pieces, I guess."

"of course!"

This was clearly a big deal, and the saleswoman became even more enthusiastic, quickly ushering Valensa to the VIP room:

"Please wait a moment, Miss. I'll go and call the tailor to discuss this with you in detail."

"it is good."

Valensa picked up her teacup, took a sip, then crossed her beautiful black-stockinged legs and leaned back comfortably on the sofa to wait.

The service she chose was the most expensive one in the garment industry.

Customers provide pictures of the clothes they want, and the magic tailor makes them on the spot.

The advantage of this service is its speed. No matter how complex the design of the clothes is, as long as there are enough materials and a complete design, the magic tailors can make the clothes in minutes.

Many aristocratic ladies like to use this method to make their dresses before attending parties.

Therefore, the price of this kind of clothing is certainly not cheap; it is at least three times the price of the same ready-made clothing.

If Valencia were still the poor young lady she was when she lived in the countryside, she certainly wouldn't have been willing to have clothes made in this way; even if she were, she would only use them for herself.

But now... she can order them in bulk just for fun.

It feels so good to be rich.

Valensa leaned back on the sofa, squinting her eyes as she reminisced about the past for a while, when the tailor arrived.

Next comes business negotiations.

Valensa's demands were not difficult, and she was generous with the money, so the cooperation was naturally pleasant.

In less than two hours, all the clothes Valensa wanted were made.

Considering that the noblewomen all had great figures but there would still be some differences, Valensa also chose a special fabric when making the custom order.

Clothing made from this special fabric is not only softer and more comfortable, but it can also automatically adjust its size according to the wearer's body shape, saving the trouble of taking measurements.

Most high-end intimate apparel is made from this special fabric.

Ordering dozens of such garments would certainly be expensive, and even though Valensa has some money now, she would still feel a pang of regret.

However, the thought of having dozens of beautiful noble girls dressed in such clothes and obeying her commands made Valensa feel that the money was well spent.

Just like when I played mobile games in my past life, I spent several 648 RMB in-game purchases, which greatly enhanced the enjoyment of the game.

Isn't money meant to buy happiness?

Imagining her happy instructor life for the next two weeks, Valensa finally stopped taking detours and went straight to Iris Girls' Academy.

Valensa had never been to Iris Girls' Academy before, but she knew its location; it was in the northern part of the capital, right next to the city walls.

When Valensa arrived, she found that there was no luxurious girls' school at all, only a very dilapidated residential area that looked like a slum.

But how could that be? How could Iris Girls' Academy be in a place like this? And there are no slums in the capital of Fran.

...No, there is still one possibility.

Valensa squinted.

Since the scene before us is something that shouldn't exist but does, and we don't believe our memories are wrong, then there can only be one truth.

The scene before you is fake.

"Some kind of magical barrier? No wonder it's the kingdom's premier girls' school."

With a sigh, Valensa's eyes sharpened as she drew Moonkiss, the blade gleaming with moonlight.

These magical barriers usually have ways to sense the outside world, but no one has come out to greet me yet. It seems like they're trying to put me to a test... or maybe give me a hard time?

Hmph... I work for free, and even pay out of my own pocket to have clothes custom-made, just to see how you treat me?

I won't tolerate you! This young lady isn't someone to be trifled with!

"My sword is the sword of the gods, and its light can shatter illusion! Hah!"

Holy Light Demon-Slaying Blade!

A golden sword light flashed through the air, as if slicing through an expensive canvas, tearing a large gap in the false scene created by the magical barrier.

The truth was revealed to Valensa.

Sure enough, how could a place like Iris Girls' Academy possibly be in a slum?

Luxurious architecture, spacious and bright gardens filled with blooming flowers, and artistic fountains and pools—this is what a top-tier girls' school should look like.

Valensa smiled smugly, then strode in with her long, black-stockinged legs, intending to go inside and report for duty.

BIU!

Just then, a blazing fire-attribute magical ray suddenly struck, forcing Valensa to change her stance and jump back several meters while simultaneously drawing her shield and preparing for battle.

"Intruder detected."