The story of the black silk female knight

"My dishes are only fresh in terms of texture and taste; my basic skills are actually very poor. Compared to a master like you, I am just a beginner."

"...Hmph, at least you have some self-awareness."

Cardo stood arrogantly with his arms crossed, blocking Valensa's view and making no attempt to invite her inside.

"Then you should also know... your cooking style is completely different from mine, so what questions do you have for me to ask?"

"Because the new students of the War Academy have already enrolled."

Valensa remained expressionless and gave the reason she had prepared beforehand:

"As a second-year student, I wanted to give the first-year students a little surprise and a token of my appreciation by using my favorite dish."

And what better way for young ladies to enjoy delicious food than with exquisite cakes and desserts? Mr. Kado, you are a renowned pastry chef in the capital, a senior member of the Culinary Association, and I've heard you're also a good friend of the Headmaster… That's why I've taken the liberty of seeking your guidance, hoping you can offer some pointers.”

Kado's brows furrowed deeply at once.

But soon, he relaxed his brow and stepped aside:

"Alright, come in then... But don't blame me for not warning you, I'll only teach you a few dessert-making techniques in the kitchen, and you're not allowed to mess around in my room!"

All my inspiration comes from daily life. If you mess with my things, you might ruin my hard-won inspiration! Do you understand?

"Yes, don't worry, Mr. Cardo."

Valensa nodded obediently:

“I don’t go anywhere except the kitchen.”

But that might not be the case for a certain invisible female ninja.

Valensa soon followed Kado into the kitchen, starting by learning Kado's cake-making techniques, from mixing water, wheat flour, milk, and eggs in a certain proportion.

This was also one of Valensa's ways of testing her... She was confident in her cooking skills, and if this calorie was a fake trying to fool her, she would quickly realize it.

However, with Cardo's taciturn yet incredibly precise guidance, Valensa was surprised to find that her cake-making and dessert-making skills had truly improved.

This angel of sin is actually a pastry chef?

Or perhaps... my speculation was wrong, and that Kado was not replaced by the Sinful Angel, and that his use of the information about the natural wine to lure the bald man away from the capital was just a coincidence?

As the sweet and soft cake was finally finished, Valensa became more and more convinced that she had guessed wrong.

To be able to improve one's dessert-making skills with just a few words of instruction is a level that only a true dessert master can achieve!

...Thank me properly later, leave the gift, and then leave.

Wow!

Just as Valencia was thinking this, a loud commotion suddenly came from the bedroom.

"……cut!"

Kado glared at Valensa, then ignored her and rushed into the bedroom.

That speed is definitely not what a pastry chef should be able to achieve.

"Do it!"

Valensa quickly sent a signal to Fran through the little bat, and at the same time, she chased after her.

But it was still a step too late.

When she arrived at the bedroom, Chiba was already being held up by the neck by Kado, her face contorted in pain.

Not far away, on the ground, were scattered pieces of collapsed wall and a human corpse hidden among those pieces.

"Let go of Cao Cao!"

Valensa understood what was happening in an instant. With a flash of light, Moon Kiss activated Crescent Moon, completely disrupting the flow of elements in the room, making it impossible for anyone to use magic.

"what?"

Kado exclaimed in surprise, this time he didn't even try to hide his voice... It was a charming and pleasant voice, not at all like the voice of a 70-year-old man.

Is it because of the disruption caused by the Crescent Moon Scar that it's impossible to disguise the sound with magic?

While guessing what was going on, Valensa didn't stop moving at all. She used her mental power to increase her speed to the current limit in one breath and slashed hard at the arm that Kado was holding Thousand Leaf Grass's neck.

Chapter 30 Weird Ability

Valensa's sword was very fast, but she didn't think she could hurt Kado, or rather, the sinful angel disguised as Kado.

After all, the Sinful Angel is at least a Star-level expert. Saving Thousand Leaf Grass from her is a victory in itself, and Rika and Sila's reinforcements will arrive in a few seconds anyway.

Valensa had anticipated many ways the Sin Angel would deal with the sword, but when the Sin Angel actually used some kind of ability to block the sword, Valensa was surprised, even a little panicked.

Her sword strike, which initially traveled at nearly three times the speed of sound, strangely slowed down, almost coming to a complete stop when it reached the Sinful Angel, moving even slower than a tortoise crawling.

To Valensa's even greater surprise, when she tried to sheathe her sword, she found that she couldn't.

The Moon Kiss, which had become one with her sword many times and was now as easy to control as her own arm, suddenly became very heavy, as if a mountain was pressing down on the sword.

Before Valensa could figure out what was going on, she heard the Sin Angel snort and then hurl the Thousand-Leaf Grass at her.

It wasn't until Valensa tried to catch the Thousand Leaf with her other hand that she realized it wasn't just Moonkiss that was getting heavier and slower; her body was too.

Despite using all her strength and speed, and even explosively enhancing her mental power, Valensa's arm was still like a rusty robot that had just started up; she could only lift it a little bit and couldn't catch it at all.

Bang!

Chiba Grass is petite and lightweight. In the past, Valensa could easily grab Chiba Grass's foot with one hand and spank her in various ways. But now, Valensa had the illusion of being hit head-on by a speeding train.

Her internal organs churned violently, and a mouthful of blood surged into her throat. Valensa was sent flying by Sin Tian's Thousand Leaf Grass, crashing through two walls and landing in the kitchen. The desserts she had just made were dumped on her head, covering Valensa and Thousand Leaf Grass's faces and hair with cream.

That's too strong... Is this the true combat power of a Radiant Rank cultivator? Without my sneak attack and scheming, I couldn't even withstand a single move.

Valensa smiled bitterly to herself, but remained on high alert, protecting the Thousand-Leaf Grass behind her, ready to unleash the power of the divine runes at any moment to prevent the Sin Angel from finishing her off.

Fortunately, the Sin Angel's subsequent actions were completely consistent with the church's records. After defeating Valensa, she made no attempt to finish her off. Instead, she smashed through the window and jumped out, intending to escape.

Sila and Rika's reinforcements arrived at this time.

The five uninjured tentacles of Sera emerged simultaneously, wrapping around the angel of sin in mid-air from different angles.

Just as the Sin Angel was about to be bound hand and foot, Valensa witnessed another bizarre scene—Sila's tentacles suddenly became almost still, instead becoming the Sin Angel's foothold in mid-air.

The angel of sin lightly touched the tentacle of Syra with its toes, and its body went from falling to rising, leaping directly to the roof of the apartment building.

Valensa didn't see what happened after that, but she heard Rika's voice. Rika must have already taken the rooftop and fought with the Sin Angel.

But even a tentacle princess like Sila, whose strength is similar to that of the bald man, fell victim to it. Valensa really didn't think the chances of Rika stopping the Sinful Angel were high.

Sure enough, by the time Valensa caught her breath and caught up to the rooftop, the battle was already over.

Lika and Shira, who quickly caught up to the rooftop, were both there. Neither of them was injured, but they stood in the middle of the rooftop with somewhat blank stares, as if they didn't know where to chase after them next.

"Sister Rika, Lady Sila."

Valensa ran over immediately:

"Where's the Sinful Angel? Where did she run off to? Quickly organize a team to chase after her!"

Lika and Sila exchanged a glance and lowered their heads in shame.

"...I don't know, that guy had no fighting spirit at all. She disappeared as soon as I made my move."

Lika gripped the spear tightly, her voice filled with resentment.

"Disappeared?"

Valensa was somewhat puzzled.

Is it some kind of teleportation ability? Why didn't the Sinful Angel use it when it faced me before? Why didn't it just teleport to the rooftop and run away? Why did it have to smash the window and jump out?

"Yes, she just disappeared."

Sera chimed in at this moment, giving Valensa a somewhat strange look:

"You should have been able to see it from where you were, right? My tentacles were about to grab her, but she just vanished in mid-air and teleported to the rooftop."

"what?"

Valensa was even more surprised:

"Lady Sera, you mean... you didn't see the Sinful Angel use your tentacles as leverage to jump onto the roof, you only saw her disappear?"

"She stepped on my tentacles for leverage?"

Shira was also surprised:

"Impossible... I have no memory of her touching my tentacles at all... Little Valencia, are you seeing things?"

"No, I think my eyesight is pretty good."

Valensa frowned, thought for a moment, and then asked:

"Did you guys see her fight me just now? It was when I drew my sword to slash her, but she suddenly slowed down and used the Thousand Leaf Grass to send me flying?"

"I did see that."

Shira nodded:

"It was when we saw her smash the window and run outside that Lika and I attacked her from both sides... but we didn't expect her to still get away."

"That's it..."

Valensa twirled a strand of hair behind her ear, lost in thought.

Perhaps because of his lineage as an evil god or some other reason, he is special and can clearly see the entire process of the Sin Angel activating his power, no matter where he is.

But at close range, even a Moon-level powerhouse like Sila couldn't detect the Sinful Angel's movements at all, and only thought that she had teleported.

What exactly is this ability?

Valensa thought about it a lot, even considering a small-scale time stop, but found that it didn't match certain details and was eliminated one by one.

Valensa had a feeling that if she could figure out the truth about the Sin Angel's power, she might be able to defeat it herself the next time they encountered it.

Unfortunately, I never expected that... the time spent in this confrontation was too short, and the process was extremely strange, so there were still not enough clues to deduce the truth.

"It seems we won't be able to catch the Sin Angel this time."

The streets of this affluent residential area are interconnected and bustling. With the Sin Angel's abilities, she could easily disguise herself as a passerby and hide, making it as easy as finding a needle in a haystack to catch her.

Even if all the paladins in the capital were mobilized, there's a high probability they wouldn't be able to catch anyone, and it would only cause panic.

So Valensa, Rika, and Sheila discussed it briefly and all agreed to give up the pursuit and go back to study the Sin Angel's abilities so they could try to catch him next time.

With the formidable enemy already gone, there was no need for Sila and Rika to stay any longer. One of them went back to soak in the blood pool to heal her bitten tentacles, while the other went to organize other tasks.

Valensa quickly left with the Thousand Leaf Grass, leaving the subsequent investigation and evidence collection to Fran and the paladin team she brought.

Chapter 31 The Failed Anti-Demon Ninja

"Cao Cao, how are you? Are you alright?"

Valensa examined Thousand Leaf Grass's body and then used divine magic to heal it.

"fine……"

Thousand-Leaf Grass shook her head, her face still a little pale, but not from unhealed injuries, but from fright:

"I was so scared... Thank goodness you came quickly, big sister. I really thought that old man was going to strangle me to death."

"It was my poor planning; entrusting the task to Caocao was too risky. I apologize."

Valensa first apologized to Thousand Leaf Grass, then thought for a moment before asking:

"Although I was a step slower than the Sinful Angel, I was still quite fast... It took me no more than three seconds from when she rushed into the bedroom to when I caught up with her."

Does she have a way of seeing through your Leaf Concealment Technique so easily? But at first, she clearly didn't notice you following me into the house... So she was acting again?

In the morning, Thousand Leaf Grass had been secretly following Valensa, determined to see what she was up to that day.

Valensa simply asked Thousand Leaf Grass to help her test Cardo.

According to the church's records, Kado was just a pastry chef with some self-defense skills, but they were very poor, at most at the level of candlelight, so he would definitely not be able to detect the hidden Thousand Leaf Grass.

Therefore, Valensa carried the invisibility Thousand Leaf Grass with her. If Kado discovers the Thousand Leaf Grass, then Kado is most likely an imposter, the Sinful Angel.

Even if Kado doesn't notice, it's very likely that the Sinful Angel is putting on an act. At that time, Valensa will use the excuse of asking for cooking tips to attract Kado's attention, while Chiba will take the opportunity to search for clues in the room.

With Rika and Sera ready to come to the rescue at any time, Valensa thought she would most likely be able to capture the Sinful Angel this time... but she didn't expect that the angel would still escape, and so easily.