The story of the black silk female knight

A very mechanical voice rang out, followed by a five-meter-tall giant.

The giant's body was mostly made of metal, with some wood and stone parts also visible. It was covered in magical runes, and a red prism, still warm from the heat, was in the center of its chest.

The fire-attribute magic ray that just repelled Valenza should have originated from the red prism.

"Intruder detected."

"Intruder detected."

"Annihilate them, execute the order."

Without any intention of exchanging words, the giant and Valensa faced off for only a few seconds before the giant swung his iron fist at her, while the red prism on his chest lit up again, seemingly charging.

"...You guys started this! I'm not paying for the dismantled construct!"

After shouting a declaration, Valensa excitedly licked her lips, and even brighter holy light gathered on the Moon Kiss blade as she made a thrusting motion.

"Wait……"

A frantic female voice seemed to come from afar, but it was too late.

Supersonic. Holy Light. Spiked Sword!

Bang!

Before the giant could unleash its iron fist, Valensa vanished into the sonic boom cloud, her sword striking the giant's red prism in the chest with lightning speed.

Chapter 275 Unscrupulous merchants are the most despicable.

click!

With a sound like shattering glass, Valensa pierced the red prism with her sword, but the piercing was not deep.

But as the second wave of power from the spiked sword and the holy light erupted together, the giant's entire body was pierced, and flames spewed from his back.

"Annihilate... Annihilate..."

The mechanical voice began to stutter, the iron fist that was halfway through its swing could not stop, the magic circuits all over its body flickered, and the magic power became more and more unstable.

"Oh ho? It's about to explode? I'm really something."

Valensa, who had retreated in the opposite direction the instant she pierced the red prism, raised an eyebrow and glanced at a woman who was panting as she ran towards them.

...Forget it, blowing up a construct is a small matter, but injuring people is a big problem.

Let's try to save them.

Thinking this, Valensa accelerated again, hoisting the woman onto her shoulder amidst her gasp and retreating to a safe distance.

At this moment, the construct also reached its limit.

The fire-attribute magic ray that was charging up was pierced head-on by Valenza, causing the construct to explode into flames with a bang, just like a tank hit by an armor-piercing shell in its ammunition depot.

"You, you, you... Look what you've done!"

As soon as Valensa put her down from her shoulder, the woman angrily began to accuse her:

"That was a defensive construct that the school just purchased from the Sage's Tower at a high price, and you just destroyed it like that!"

"You still have the nerve to tell me?"

Valensa glared back without backing down:

"I was commissioned to provide basic military training to your students, but you hid in a magical barrier and didn't even have anyone to receive me."

With a magical barrier of this level, don't tell me you can't know what's happening outside. I've been waiting outside for quite a while.

However... you are the kingdom's top noble girls' school, with a special kind of arrogance. I can understand if you want to test whether I, as your instructor, am up to the task.

So I figured out how to get in myself, but you guys actually sent constructs to attack me... That's just too much!

Do you really think I, the top student of the War Academy, am easy to bully? Or are you trying to trample on me just because the Baldr family has fallen from grace? But you wouldn't dare disregard the Church of the Sun, would you? Hmm?"

Valensa's tone grew increasingly forceful, and given their close proximity, her final thrust of her chest even knocked the woman to the ground.

The woman looked disheveled, but her expression had changed from anger to extreme embarrassment.

"This...you actually think so?"

"?"

Valensa raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms:

"Shouldn't I think that way?"

"This... I'm sorry, it was an oversight on our part."

After a moment's hesitation, the woman ultimately chose to back down.

"But things aren't as you think...it's a misunderstanding."

"Hmm, a misunderstanding?"

"That's right, it's a misunderstanding."

The woman ignored Valensa's sarcastic remarks and explained sincerely:

"Since you accepted this job of providing basic military training to students, you should be aware of the case that happened a few days ago, right?"

It was after that case that our school asked the Sage's Tower to set up a magical barrier and purchased constructs for security.

Both the magical barrier and the construct golems have only been in use for a few days, and our staff are still quite unfamiliar with their operation... We sincerely apologize for not being able to greet you promptly.

"..."

Valensa did not speak immediately.

The woman's explanation sounded reasonable, and Valensa thought about it several times but couldn't find any fault with it.

She could only soften her stance and kindly extend a hand to help the woman up.

"It seems this really was a misunderstanding... I'm sorry, I acted a bit impulsively too."

"I am Valensa Bader, the top student in the first...second year of the Elite Division at the War College. I have been assigned to provide basic military training to your esteemed students. Please feel free to guide me."

The woman visibly relaxed and quickly shook hands with Valensa.

"I am Susan Morganley. I was originally the head of the teaching staff at Iris Girls' Academy. I was just promoted to acting principal a few days ago. Please take care of me."

"...Acting Principal?"

Valensa raised an eyebrow curiously:

"Then the former principal?"

"He has already resigned to take responsibility."

Susan smiled wryly:

“Such a big thing happened, someone has to be held responsible… The victims’ relatives are very dissatisfied because the mastermind behind it hasn’t been caught yet.”

Under pressure, the former principal had no choice but to take responsibility and resign. He instructed me to take over and make sure that the school's security was ensured so that students would never be allowed to sneak out to play again.

Of course I wouldn't refuse, but most of the security personnel are men, and there are very few qualified and excellent female security personnel. Most of them are working as private bodyguards, and our school simply cannot hire enough people in a short period of time.

So I thought of using magical barriers and constructs instead, but I didn't expect that this misunderstanding would happen again in just a few days... I'm really very sorry.

"it's okay no problem……"

Valensa's personality is such that she responds better to gentle persuasion than force.

Since the other party was being so polite, she couldn't bring herself to show any displeasure. She could only wave her hand magnanimously and then point with a smile to the construct golem that had been completely reduced to a large piece of junk:

"Speaking of which, I shouldn't have to pay for the damage, right?"

"Of course not, don't worry."

Seeing this, Susan seemed completely relieved and chuckled:

"I'll explain that this battle was a performance test you conducted with the construct golem at my request, and you accidentally destroyed it... Is that alright?"

"of course."

Valensa smiled and nodded.

This explanation is reasonable and acceptable to everyone.

"……correct."

Susan hesitated for a moment before cautiously asking:

"I've looked at your file before. It shows that your strength is at the Pearl level?"

"correct."

Valensa nodded in affirmation, then raised an eyebrow:

"is there a problem?"

"Of course there's a problem!"

Susan became immediately angry, but not at Valensa:

"The person who sold us the constructs said that their constructs are very strong and would not be at a disadvantage even when facing Lighthouse-level intruders, so they charge a particularly high price."

And the result? Such a massive construct couldn't even withstand a single sword strike from a Pearl-level being… That damned profiteer, I'm going to file a huge complaint against him with the higher-ups of the Sage's Tower!”

"Yes, unscrupulous merchants are the most despicable!"

Valensa, of course, wouldn't say that her jewel was different from ordinary jewels; instead, she revealed an expression of shared indignation:

"Complain about him severely! According to the business principle of 'tenfold compensation for counterfeit goods,' make him refund the money and then compensate us!"

You orchestrated Chapter 276, didn't you?

"What happened, Lady Susan?"

Just as they were all condemning the unscrupulous merchants, another female voice came from afar, along with the sound of footsteps.

Soon, more than ten pretty and elegant women arrived.

The two leading figures looked older and dressed in a more composed manner; they were likely teachers.

The next few young and energetic people, all wearing the same uniform, were clearly students.

Valensa quickly took a closer look and secretly admired it.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a top-tier elite girls' school; all of these dozen or so students are beautiful girls, each with delicate faces, smooth skin, and well-developed figures.

However, upon seeing the still-burning construct, the dozen or so people, whether teachers or students, were clearly frightened.

……Um?

It seems not everyone is scared.

One girl, who was slightly shorter and had a healthy tan than her classmates, was quite brave.

She gripped a wooden sword she used for practice tightly, shielding her teacher and classmates behind her, her rather cute face showing a hint of excitement.

...He's an oddball.

Valensa narrowed her eyes, made a note of this somewhat unusual girl, and then stepped back two paces, giving Susan the chance to explain.

"Don't panic, everything will be alright."

Susan, without batting an eye, explained what they had just agreed upon, saying that this was simply a test of the construct's combat capabilities, and then took the opportunity to introduce Valensa's identity.

"You're our instructor?"

Upon hearing that Valencia had destroyed such a large construct, the students gave her all sorts of looks.

The brave girl with the wooden sword had eyes full of longing, most of the other students had eyes full of curiosity, but some couldn't hide their jealousy.

Valensa didn't take those envious glances to heart. She actually understood them quite well, after all, she had been a pretty face and a pampered heiress a few years ago.

If they weren't lacking in cultivation talent, who would willingly become a tool for arranged marriage?

"That's right, I am your instructor."

So, faced with the various looks from the female students, Valensa simply gave a friendly chuckle:

"I'll be with you guys for the next two weeks, so please take good care of me."

After a brief greeting, all that's left is to follow the procedures.