The story of the black silk female knight

Let's think about it the other way around... Wherever Duchess Sunflower plans to go, are there any lurking dangers? If we can plan ahead and discover and secretly resolve these dangers, wouldn't we be able to further avoid losses?

"...That's right! Uncle is wise!"

The young nobleman looked enlightened and said with great admiration:

"Uncle, rest assured, I understand what to do... I will personally act as your guide and take good care of that distinguished guest, and try my best to understand his itinerary so that we can know in advance where potential dangers might lurk!"

"very good."

The man in the projection was quite satisfied:

“I’ve said it before… Xiao Bu, aside from being a bit timid and even a bit of a worrier, you’re quite capable… Go ahead and do it. I’m leaving the task of entertaining Duchess Sunflower entirely to you. I’ll order the rest of the family to cooperate with you.”

"Yes, Uncle, don't worry!"

The young nobleman bowed again, very excited:

"I will certainly live up to your expectations and treat our distinguished guests well!"

Chapter 55 Landmark Check-in and Spa Treatment

After choosing their rooms and resting for a while, it was noon.

Valensa gently rang the bell a few times, and two adorable loli fox maids appeared in the magical glow, bowing as they lifted their skirts, awaiting her orders.

"Your hotel must have a good restaurant, right? Go arrange lunch for us, and bring us plenty of local specialties from your Four Islands Alliance, lots of meat, and make sure it's enough for 20 people."

"Yes, esteemed guest~" x2

The two loli fox maids responded in sweet voices, and seeing that Valensa had no further instructions, they bowed silently and disappeared into specks of light.

Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door. After Valensa answered, a mature, fox-like waitress opened the door with her key and entered. She was still dressed in the same shirt, pencil skirt, and sheer stockings and high heels.

"Distinguished guests, lunch is ready. Please follow me."

Led by the mature fox-girl waitress, Valensa and her companions quickly entered a private dining room on the top floor of the hotel.

More than 20 exquisite dishes were already laid out on the table in the private room, 9% of which were meat, and all of them were fragrant and tempting in color, making one's mouth water just looking at them.

More importantly, Valensa could recognize less than a quarter of the meat dishes on the table; many of them were new to her and must be unique delicacies of the Four Islands Alliance.

"not bad!"

Valensa expressed her satisfaction and casually ruffled the ear of the mature fox-girl waitress.

"We're glad you're satisfied, esteemed guest!"

The mature fox-girl waitress smiled charmingly and pulled out chairs one by one to invite Valensa and the others to sit down. Then she clapped her hands and summoned six loli fox-girl maids to serve them lunch one-on-one.

Food is always the greatest common interest of mankind, regardless of wealth or social status.

Since everyone here is a familiar friend, there's no need to pretend to be a gentleman or lady. Just pick out the food that interests you and enjoy it to the fullest.

After a whirlwind meal, when about 7% of the food on the table had been eaten, the door to the restaurant's private room was knocked on again.

After Valensa gave her permission, the person who opened the door this time was neither a mature fox-girl waitress nor a loli fox-girl maid, but a noble young man dressed in brocade robes and holding a folding fan. In his other hand, which was not holding a folding fan, was a crystal wine pot that exuded a strong aroma of wine.

"Greetings, Duchess Sunflower."

As soon as the young nobleman entered the room, he bowed to Valensa with the kind of respectful greetings one would give to a superior or a weak person to a powerful one.

Next came a gentlemanly bow to Tia:

"Welcome, Miss Britannia. We hope you have a wonderful time in the Four Islands Alliance."

Then he gave a friendly smile to Melody, Giluhari, and the other two:

"Welcome, everyone."

Finally, he gave Qianyecao a very complicated look:

"And... it's been a long time, Little Grass."

"???"

Who are you? You called me Little Grass right off the bat? Even my own sister hasn't called me that in ages!

Qianye Cao stared blankly at the young master for a long while before suddenly realizing what he meant:

"Oh, you're Sister Bu?"

"It should be Brother Bu! I've told you so many times, that was just a special case!"

The young nobleman wore an expression of obvious shame.

However, this immediately eased the overly formal social atmosphere that had been created when he first greeted everyone.

"May you be well, young master."

Valensa first returned a casual, ladylike greeting, then asked with considerable curiosity:

"Are you and Cao Cao old acquaintances, young master? Are you here to catch up with an old friend?"

Although this young nobleman had fair skin and delicate features, and Qianyecao called him "sister," Valensa could tell at a glance that he was indeed a man, but he had a talent for cross-dressing and would probably look quite good in a dress.

"His name is Ditang Bu, and he is the nephew of the current head of the Ditang family."

Before the young master could answer, Thousand Leaf Grass playfully introduced Valensa to him:

“When he was little, he lived in our ninja village for a while and did some basic training in ninja taijutsu with Grandma… That’s when I met him. But he always wore a pretty little dress back then, so I always thought he was a beautiful older sister. I never expected that he was just pretending.”

"...I didn't intend to dress as a woman; this is a special circumstance!"

Seeing the strange looks he was receiving from everyone in the room, Di Tangbu quickly put down the wine pot and waved his hands to explain:

"The magic my grandmother taught me is very special; you have to completely believe you're a girl to successfully learn it... but you can change it back later. I'm a normal man now!"

Is the magic special?

Valensa's eyes flashed with curiosity upon hearing this, and she quickly discovered the strange magical connection between Daidoubu and the six loli fox maids in the room.

"Could they all be your shikigami?"

"Your Excellency is indeed insightful."

Di Tangbu smiled and nodded:

"I have been practicing the shikigami magic of the Tsuchimikado family since I was a child... It's just a pity that my magical talent is limited, and many of the essences of shikigami magic have been lost... So my shikigami are only cute and have almost no combat power. They can only help me run the inn."

"I think it's great, these shikigami are cute."

As Valensa spoke, she patted a cute fox-girl maid on her lap and ruffled her hair twice, then sniffed behind the shy fox-girl maid's ear and chuckled:

"Cute is the best, and I quite like it."

“It is my honor, Your Excellency.”

Di Tangbu bowed respectfully again before personally picking up the wine jug from the table and pouring a small glass for each of the six people, including Valensa, and saying with a smile:

"Thank you all for your help to my family's merchant ship. When my uncle learned that you had stayed at my shop, he immediately ordered me to come and express his gratitude in person. That's why I have taken the liberty of disturbing you while you are having lunch. I hope you will understand."

"Sure, sure!"

This is the innkeeper, Teidoubu, a very polite man who is also an old acquaintance of Chiba.

Valensa and the others naturally wouldn't kick him out. Instead, after having a drink with Di Tangbu, they casually invited him to stay in the private room as a new friend, eating and chatting together.

This was precisely Di Tangbu's true purpose. He had done his homework beforehand, preparing various conversational techniques based on the personalities of Valensa and her group. By deliberately trying to please them, he naturally integrated quickly.

Valensa and Tia were well aware of Ditangbu's deliberate attempt to please them, and even Chiba and Melody could sense it.

But no one said anything, and everyone thought it was normal.

It would be strange if the local powerful families didn't react when a high-ranking Holy Knight holding an important position in the Church of the Sun and the heir of the Britannia family traveled to Chuyun City together; it would be normal for them to send people to take the initiative to make contact and show goodwill.

Moreover, this Emperor Hall Step gives a pretty good impression, and people don't mind chatting with him.

Starting with the fine wine and food on the table, the conversation quickly turned to the travel plans.

Di Tangbu wisely refrained from saying "I'll make the arrangements for everyone," and instead asked Valensa and the others what their plans were.

This was Valencia's first time visiting the Four Islands Alliance, and the tourism industry in this world wasn't as developed or as well-developed as in her previous life, so she didn't know how to make the most of her time.

So he looked at the only local in the group—Chiba.

"emmm..."

After thinking for a moment, Chibako said:

"Since we're in Chuyun City, we should at least see the landmarks first... So this afternoon we can go see Her Majesty the Queen's statue, then we can get a special skin treatment together, and then it'll be evening... evening..."

Chiba thought for a long time but couldn't think of a good place to go that evening, so she could only look to Teitōbu:

"The main entertainment in Chuyun City at night is watching various performances, but I haven't been to Chuyun City for a long time. I don't know what kind of performances are good to watch at night now... Sister Bu, as a local, you should have some recommendations, right?"

"There are many performances in Chuyun City at night..."

Teidou Ayumi has corrected Chiba's way of addressing her more than four or five times, but Chiba, with her mischievous personality, just won't change and still calls her "Ayumi-neechan" all the time.

Helpless, Teidou Ayumu could only pretend not to hear and asked with a smile:

"What kind of performances do you all like to watch?"

"My older sister loves looking at beautiful women!"

Valencia was about to answer that she should look for things with local cultural characteristics when Chiba Grass mischievously interrupted with a laugh, adding loudly:

"Ideally, it would be beautiful women fighting... Waaah!"

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

Valensa, annoyed, grabbed a crab roll and stuffed it vertically into Chiba's mouth, then gave a forced, serious smile to Ditang Bu:

"Young Master Bu, don't listen to Cao Cao's nonsense. Just recommend one of your local specialties."

"understood."

Di Tangbu smiled and nodded, as if he understood perfectly.

"Actually, our Teidang family has quite a few interesting programs for the evening performances... If you don't mind, how about I be your tour guide tonight?"

"Well... then I'll have to trouble you, Young Master Bu."

After a moment's thought, Valensa smiled and nodded in agreement.

……

After lunch, Di Tangbu tactfully took his leave, saying that he had work to do and that he had arranged to meet Valensa and her group at the hotel entrance in the evening. He also wished them a pleasant afternoon.

Valensa and her companions set off immediately, led by Thousand Leaf Grass, to visit the most famous landmark in the entire Chuyun City.

This is the center of Chuyun City, a huge square, in the center of which stands a 30-meter-tall statue of the Demon Queen Himiko.

The statue is made of pure copper, and its surface is painted with a magical dye that is almost impossible to fade, depicting Himiko, the founder and ruler of the Four Islands Alliance, so vividly that it is as if he were actually there.

Valensa stared at the statue with great interest and noticed that the Queen looked very much like the heroine of the famous Kaleidoscope series of games from her previous life—Lotus, only the grown-up version.

With her exquisite face, black hair, and emerald eyes, and her perfectly proportioned and slender figure, she wore a black kimono adorned with golden cherry blossoms. Her pose was with her arms slightly outstretched downwards, and her expression was full of the arrogance and haughtiness befitting a top-tier powerhouse and the ruler of a nation, as if everything before her was trash, mere insects that could only grovel at her feet and lick her shoes.

I bet a lot of people would love to be trampled on and hurled at by this queen, right?

Valensa thought to herself, then looked down at the statue's feet and saw quite a few tourists taking photos with the magic crystals at the base of the statue.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Seeing this, Valensa and the others also took a group photo under the statue using the magic crystal.

After checking off the landmark, Valensa looked around and noticed that there weren't many tourists today. Moreover, for such a large statue of the queen, there were only two warriors guarding it... and it seemed that the two of them weren't even guarding the statue.

Valensa walked over with great curiosity and found that it was a copper object that looked a bit like a mailbox.

Two warriors stood solemnly in front of the bronze mailbox, while more than a dozen residents of Chuyun City, who were probably ordinary locals, lined up and took turns dropping their envelopes into the mailbox.

"What is this? Cao Cao, you should know, right?"

Valensa didn't disturb the two samurai who were working diligently, and went back to ask Chiba.

"You don't know this?"

But the answer wasn't from Chiba, but from Tia, who rolled her eyes:

"When this part of history was taught in elementary school, you probably fell asleep again, right?"

"Uh... was this taught in history class?"