The story of the black silk female knight

"But that's all for later... We've been in the Witch's Forest for so many days now, tonight we can finally relax and have some fun... I can't wait!"

"Ugh...you...you bastard...you're supposed to be a paladin...why are you even more insatiable than a witch in this area!"

"Because you're so tempting, my darling Tia, I can't resist you the moment I see you."

"Nonsense! It's clearly because you're too indulgent... Even when I'm not around, you still go out for bubble tea all the time, don't you?"

"Goo~"

. . . . .

The next day, Tia didn't open her eyes again until noon.

She stretched and sat up in bed, only to find lunch already laid out on the table in the room, while Valensa was kneeling facing the window towards the sun, praying devoutly.

Tia didn't disturb Valensa, who was praying. She wanted to wash her face and fix her hair first, but as soon as her feet touched the ground and she was about to stand up, her waist and legs went weak, and she cried out and fell back onto the bed.

Valensa noticed immediately. She quickly ended her prayer, went to the bedside, helped Tia sit up, and asked with concern:

"Are you alright? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

"...How dare you ask that?"

Tia immediately became angry and bit Valensa's arm:

"It's all your fault! I begged you to stop last night, but you insisted on continuing... Now I don't even have the energy to wash my face, comb my hair, or eat. What am I going to do?!"

"It's alright, I'll take care of you."

Valensa chuckled smugly twice, then picked Tia up in her arms.

She personally washed Tia's face, tied Tia's long silver hair into pigtails, and fed Tia her lunch bite by bite.

The two rested on the bed for a while, and it wasn't until the afternoon that Tia finally regained her strength and activated the teleportation spell, taking Valensa back to the capital of Fran.

Valensa originally wanted to stay at home with Tia for another night, but Tia, who had just found the right path, was quite impatient.

She didn't even drink a sip of water; she simply replenished her depleted magic power at Valensa's place before heading back to the Sage's Tower to research information on time magic.

Valensa wasn't in such a hurry. She comfortably enjoyed Melina's care at home, told Melina about her experiences in the Witch's Forest, and then cuddled with Melina and slept soundly.

By noon the next day, Valensa, seeing that Tia had not returned, went to the War College to talk to her friends about the graduation trip.

She first went back to her dormitory, intending to tell Melody, who lived next door, but once again stumbled upon a major "white literature" scene between Melody, Gil, and Harry.

The three of them didn't know what had happened. Gil and Harry were both in Melody's room, and they even kissed Melody one after the other, almost like they were sandwiched between two cheese buns.

Adhering to the principle of not looking at or listening to what is improper, Valensa quickly withdrew her senses and continued searching for the whereabouts of the Thousand Leaf Grass in the dormitory building.

As it turned out, Thousand Leaf Grass wasn't in the dormitory, so Valensa ran to the roof of the dormitory building and used her enhanced vision from a high vantage point to search the entire campus.

This time, we finally found the whereabouts of Thousand Leaf Grass... She is by another pond quite far from the girls' dormitory.

Chiba was still wearing her distinctive Anti-Demon Ninja uniform, half-lying against a small tree by the pond. Her little feet, encased in fishnet stockings, playfully splashed water, her two little hands tightly gripping the hem of her clothes, while she mumbled something with a tender leaf in her mouth.

Aroused by her curiosity, Valensa quickly sharpened her hearing and easily overheard what Chiba was muttering to herself, a strange expression appearing on her face.

"Ghost fish?~~Ghost fish?~~Big sister is such a stupid ghost fish?~~Hmph!"

"Graduation ceremony is just around the corner, but there's not a single person in sight... Are they really just nobody?!"

"Even though Cao Cao is almost home... she didn't even say she'd come and play with her a little longer... What a stupid older sister!"

Just as she was kicking the water and grumbling in dissatisfaction, Chiba's heart tightened. Her ninja instincts alerted her that someone was rapidly approaching.

“Who…woo!”

She tried to stand up in a defensive posture, but it was too late.

Someone picked her up and moved her at an extremely high speed. The intense wind pressure made it difficult for her to open her eyes, and her body was forced to press tightly against that person.

Wow, it's huge... and it's armor... could it be...?

Chiba quickly forced her eyes open, and sure enough, she saw that familiar long brown hair and eyes as blue as the ocean.

"Big sister? You're back at school?"

The sound immediately brought me joy.

"Well, I'm back."

Valensa seemed to have some premeditated plan, as she actually led Thousand Leaf Grass out of the school and into a grove of trees where almost no one came before stopping and laughing:

"I just got back, and I heard someone saying they missed me~~"

"No... I didn't miss you at all! You're just a lowly little fish, don't get too cocky!"

Thousand-Leaf Grass immediately jumped out of Valensa's arms like a feather standing on end, her face flushed, and drew two short swords, assuming a fighting stance:

"You wretched older sister... It's one thing to toy with Cao Cao, but to eavesdrop on Cao Cao's thoughts and then laugh at Cao Cao... This is too much! Cao Cao challenges you to a duel!"

"duel?"

Valensa raised an eyebrow, amused:

"Does Cao Cao really think he still has a chance of winning?"

"Whether I can win or not is another matter, but you promised me, my dear sister, that you can't refuse me if I propose a duel!"

Chiba seemed very serious, and wood-attribute ninja energy erupted from her body:

"Big sister...you're not planning to go back on your word, are you?"

"...Cao Cao is still Cao Cao after all."

Valensa sighed nostalgically, then assumed a casual fighting stance:

"Since Cao Cao still likes to play like this, then I'll play along with you... Come on."

"...This is no joke! You weaklings, take this!"

Chiba looked very serious and charged forward, brandishing two short swords.

As Valensa predicted, Chiba Grass didn't actually want to duel at all. Her attack was a complete waste, and she was defeated in an instant.

But this seems to be the true purpose of the thousand-leaf grass.

Her breathing quickened, her face flushed, and she lay humiliated before Valensa in the deserted woods, her fishnet stockings covering her buttocks raised high.

"Damn it! I didn't expect such a lowly fodder to be so powerful... Damn it! As an anti-demon ninja, I keep my word. Since I've been defeated, I'll accept the punishment. Come on, you fodder~~"

“…Then, I won’t stand on ceremony.”

Snapped!

……

The battle between the female knight and the demon ninja lasted for the entire afternoon.

The ninja's well-trained body is indeed far superior to that of a spellcaster.

Valensa had many moves she wouldn't use on Tia, but she could use them on Chiba without restraint... Chiba never cried out in pain and always looked like she was enjoying it.

Moreover, even when routed and utterly defeated, the female ninja would never surrender; even with tears streaming down her face, she would still loudly mock them.

Put in some effort, you little minnow? Didn't you eat?

In short, both sides enjoyed the battle very much, especially Chiba... She seemed to regard this as her last battle with Valensa, and didn't want to stop even after she passed out.

"Huh? Big sister is going on a graduation trip to the Four Islands Alliance? Great, great!"

So when she learned about Valensa's travel plans after graduation, Chiba was both surprised and quite happy, and said she would definitely take everyone on a great trip.

Even if she is bullied and ostracized by her two older sisters, Chiba Kusa is still the third young lady of the Chiba family. It's no problem for her to entertain her friends at the Shishima Alliance.

When the two left the woods and returned to their dormitory, they happened to run into Melody, who looked radiant and seemed to have enjoyed a good night's rest, and took the opportunity to extend an invitation to her.

Melody hesitated for only a few seconds before readily agreeing.

Chapter 48 Time-related Tips

That night, Valensa did not go home.

She stayed at the academy, first inviting her friends to a dinner she had cooked herself, and then chatting and playing cards with Melody and Chiba in her room for almost the entire night.

The next morning, Valencia went to class for half a day... but there wasn't much to hear. It was already the end of the semester, and her classmates were about to graduate. The teachers had already covered all the material.

So Valencia was conscripted by the teacher. She originally wanted to attend the class, but instead, the teacher dragged her to the stage to share various success stories, and she talked for the entire morning.

Valensa ate lunch at the school cafeteria before leaving the War College.

A day and a half had passed, and Tia still hadn't returned from the Sage's Abode, which made Valensa a little worried.

It's just to pick up some research materials, does it really need to take this long?

Could they have run into some kind of trouble?

However, Valensa herself had no connection with the Sage's Tower, so she couldn't get any information. She also didn't know any spells for remote communication, so there was no use in being anxious. She could only wait patiently.

This wait lasted for three whole days... During this time, Valensa was so uninterested in even drinking milk tea that she spent her days either walking around in her own yard or undergoing high-intensity training at the Church of the Sun training ground. Occasionally, she would take some time to give Lian some pointers.

The Holy Maiden Squad, which was initially formed at Valencia's suggestion, is now ready for deployment after nearly two years of training... Coincidentally, cult activities have been very frequent during this period, and many of these cults have colluded with nobles, allowing the Holy Maiden Squad to make significant contributions.

As the founder of the Holy Wife Squad, Valensa should have been happy to receive honors for the squad's achievements. However, Tia's delayed return made Valensa unable to be happy.

Just when Valensa's worries had reached their limit and she was about to use her connections with the Church of the Sun to inquire about information through official channels, Tia returned on her own.

"Sorry, sorry~~"

Tia clearly knew she had worried Valensa, and before Valensa could ask, she proactively admitted her mistake:

"The research materials on time magic in the Sage's Tower are all highly classified and cannot be taken out of the Sage's Tower or copied without permission. I can only leave them there to read."

However, there wasn't much material, and I originally thought I could finish reading it in one night, then memorize it and study it slowly. Unexpectedly, while reading, I suddenly had an inspiration and entered a deep meditative state… I didn't finish meditating until several days later.”

"I see... Well, I don't mind worrying a little, as long as you're okay, darling."

Valensa, of course, wouldn't blame Tia for this. She finally breathed a sigh of relief and then asked with some curiosity:

"Since the inspiration came from reading research materials on time magic, it must be related to time magic, right? So, did you gain anything from the deep meditation?"

"Have."

Speaking of this, Tia suddenly became quite proud:

“I didn’t miss that fleeting inspiration. Now I have successfully established a connection with the River of Time using the Linking Arcane Technique… and I can even use some small time-related techniques.”

"Tips and tricks related to time?"

Valensa expressed curiosity about this claim.

"Well, it's just a little trick."

Tia shrugged helplessly again:

"Because time magic consumes too much energy, with my current magic and mental strength, I can't use any decent time magic at all. I can only create some special phenomena like street magic, which have almost no combat ability... and can only be considered a minor skill."

"What kind of technique is it? Darling, could you demonstrate it for me?"

Hearing Tia say this, Valensa became even more curious.

"Hmm...okay."

Tia nodded, then looked down and scanned the ground.

"This size and weight should be about right."

Then she picked up a strawberry-sized stone, tossed it a couple of times in her hand to feel its weight, nodded, and then handed it to Valensa.

"With your control over your strength, you should be able to throw the same stone twice at the exact same height, right?"

"Of course, it's very simple."

Valensa took the stone, tossed it into the air, and caught it again.

"Is a distance of about 14 meters okay?"

"……Can."

Tia took a deep breath, took two steps back, pulled out her wand, pointed it at the stone in Valensa's hand, and then continued:

"Next, throw it from this height again, and you'll get a feel for my little trick."