The story of the black silk female knight

Valensa led Thousand Leaf Grass and the others forward... Since this area had been transformed into a palace style and was served by undead maids, it must be near the residence of that Princess.

As the wielder of the cursed sword Frostmourne, everything encountered by the undead maids is simultaneously fed back to Princess Jing. Princess Jing can also remotely control each undead at any time, and even take over the undead's body directly, just like playing a first-person game.

Like that undead maid just now, it's possible that Princess Jing suddenly took over the body, which led to her provocative behavior... Princess Jing is absolutely capable of doing such a thing.

As a former notorious womanizer and playboy princess, Princess Elsers has never hidden her lust for Valensa and Tia.

There were already many rumors and gossip about the three of them among the French nobility.

Valensa doesn't mind playing along with Princess Tia, as long as Princess Tia doesn't attack Tia, they can still be good friends.

But unexpectedly, Princess Jing seems to be truly willing to turn over a new leaf for Gina... Since officially dating Gina, although Princess Jing still often flirts with various beauties, she has never been truly frivolous again.

Perhaps... this is what they call the power of true love?

Lost in thought, Valensa walked to Princess E's room and opened the door.

As expected, Princess Yu had already learned of Valensa's arrival through the undead maid, and tea and pastries were prepared on the round table in the room for the number of guests.

"How about it? The fourth-generation zombie maid I recently developed is pretty good, isn't it?"

They were old friends, and Princess Jing didn't stand on ceremony with Valensa at all. She immediately approached her with a smile and asked:

"Your figure and appearance can be customized... How about I send you a few? I'll take good care of you on nights when Tia isn't around?"

"You can hold it for me for now, but I probably won't have much time to use it lately."

Valensa shrugged, rolled up her skirt slightly, sat down on the stool through her black stockings, and picked up two pieces, almost swallowing them whole:

"As you know, the Central Continent Empire will invade in a few years... I'm afraid I won't have much time to enjoy myself until this matter is completely resolved."

"You must have had a tough time... but there's nothing I can do about it, since you're now the famous and legendary Duchess Sunflower."

Princess Nie sat down next to Valensa, mercilessly mocking and ridiculing herself:

"Legendary heroes are destined to be busy... It's much more comfortable for a useless princess like me. I can eat, drink, and have fun every day. Even when a great battle is about to begin, I don't need to worry about it much... The ministers won't criticize me for being lazy. They'll even praise me for being sensible."

"...Because you're getting too close to me and Tia now, it's normal for those traditional nobles to be worried about it. Don't worry about it."

Valensa picked up her teacup again and took a sip of hot tea before seemingly complaining but actually boasting:

"Actually, my childhood dream was to be a useless rich girl, who didn't have to do any work and could have everything done for her, and then marry Tia and have her support me... Alas, it's just a pity that my talents don't allow me to be so decadent. Someone always has to save the world."

"...So you're showing off now, huh?"

Princess E immediately became annoyed and started tickling Valensa, and the two began to playfully fight.

While Princess Yu and Valensa were talking, Gina, who was also waiting in the room, was entertaining Chiba and Miss Phantom Thief with a chat.

Once the atmosphere was right, Valensa pulled the phantom thief to her side and lifted the doll girl from the ground onto her lap, formally introducing her to Princess Yu.

Princess Yi's eyes lit up at the sight of such an interesting and adorable doll girl as Yi Qiuya, and she immediately started playing with her without any hesitation, almost making Yi Qiuya so angry that she bit someone.

"Shameless! Unscrupulous! Utterly shameless!"

Driven to desperation by the bullying, Yi Qiuya launched into a tirade:

"Your Western Continent is indeed a barbaric land! Valensa, that paladin, is quite lewd! I didn't expect you, the princess of this kingdom, to be even more outrageous! Are all the people of the Kingdom of Fran perpetually in heat?"

"Of course not, those two idiots are just birds of a feather! Otherwise, how could they become such good friends?"

Gina, also a member of the French nobility, quickly glared at Princess Yu and Valensa to uphold her country's reputation, and then politely addressed Yi Qiuyue:

"I am very sorry to have shown Miss Yi the disgraceful side of our French nobility. Please give me another chance, and I will let you know the true etiquette of nobility."

"Hmm...this is how a noble lady should be."

Yi Qiuya calmed down, but still stomped hard on Valensa's leg before jumping off Valensa's black stockings and going to discuss etiquette and literature with Gina.

Valensa then planned to introduce Princess Mi to her senior thief sister.

Unexpectedly, the phantom thief sister and Princess Yu exchanged a smile and chuckled together.

"You don't need to introduce us... We've actually known each other for a long time, it's been about 10 years."

"Hey?"

Valensa was genuinely surprised this time:

"Senior Sister and His Highness El, you... have known each other for a long time?"

"if not?"

Princess Yu shook her head smugly:

"It's true that the Phantom Thief Red Fox Mask has some skills, but you don't really think that she can freely enter and leave the Fran Palace with her strength, which is roughly equivalent to that of Xingyao, and even hide the Queen Mother's birthday present to prank everyone, do you? That was all thanks to this princess!"

"Ah this..."

Valensa stared in disbelief, then became curious:

"what is going on?"

"...It's actually very simple."

Compared to Princess Yu's smugness, the Phantom Thief Sister wore a wry smile, half-covering her face as if recounting a dark history:

"At that time, I was too arrogant. After successfully playing a prank on a marquis, I fantasized about challenging the French Royal Palace, but I almost crashed and burned."

That time, I first replaced an ordinary maid in the palace, found an opportunity to get the birthday gift that the king gave to the queen and hid it. Then I sent out my treasure hunt invitations to all the guests attending the queen's birthday banquet.

Everything went smoothly at first, but I didn't expect the barrier of the Franco Palace to be so powerful... Although no one saw through my disguise as a maid, I couldn't get out at all after the barrier was activated.

Even worse, the maid I drugged and hid in her wardrobe was quickly discovered... After that, many people knew that I might have been impersonating that maid, and a thorough search was launched in the palace.

Unable to escape, and too afraid to attack the other maids to assume a new identity... I could only wander aimlessly through the palace, only to encounter a wicked princess who then used a weapon against me to blackmail me.

"Hey, hey, hey... how can you say I have bad intentions? I clearly saved you, okay?"

Princess Yu immediately interrupted, clearly displeased:

"If it weren't for your great figure and sweet voice, I would have definitely reported you and sent you to jail!"

"So... that time, my senior sister actually had an accident, and then she was rescued by the princess?"

Valensa looked at her senior sister thoughtfully, her expression strange.

Thinking about it carefully, the time she met the Phantom Thief seemed to be when the Phantom Thief accidentally overturned her car and fell into her bathtub, which she then rescued. The situation was quite similar.

Thinking about it more carefully... the Phantom Thief Sister said that she had actually made quite a few mistakes, but each time she was rescued just in time, which is why the Phantom Thief Red Fox Mask has all sorts of undefeated legends.

And those failed attempts by the phantom thief... could it all be like this every time? Meeting a beautiful woman after every mishap? What kind of protagonist-level phantom thief is this...?

While inwardly complaining, Valensa smiled slightly and asked her senior sister with a mix of curiosity and teasing:

"So? Senior sister, you didn't also barge into Her Highness's bathroom, did you?"

"No, I just accidentally went into her room."

The phantom thief shook her head with a wry smile:

"After discovering that the room contained a frail princess who couldn't even kill a chicken, I also considered whether to kidnap her as a hostage to escape... However, that would violate my principles as a phantom thief. Even if I were caught and went to jail, I couldn't go against my principles."

So I was planning to turn around and leave, but this wicked princess immediately guessed my true identity and even offered to make a deal with me.

"trade?"

"Yes, a deal."

The phantom thief sighed again:

"That wicked princess said she could help me escape the palace's predicament, but she also wanted me to swear an oath in the name of the phantom thief that I would do five things for her as a reward."

"5 things?"

Valensa was speechless for a moment before nodding in agreement:

"That princess is indeed quite wicked... she really knows how to take advantage of people in distress."

"Hey! I'm right here! You're talking badly about me to my face?"

Princess Yi immediately put her hands on her hips and puffed out her chest to show her displeasure, then glared at the phantom thief sister:

"Don't take things out of context, you jerk! I did ask you to do five things for me, but I also said they were all very simple things for you, okay?"

"These are all very simple things... This is alright."

Valensa asked curiously again:

"And then what happened? Senior Sister escaped with the Princess's help? And what did she do for the Princess afterwards?"

"With the princess as an inside man, escaping the palace was naturally easy... That incident later became the most shocking thing I ever did."

The Phantom Thief Sister shrugged:

"As for what I did for this black-hearted princess later... tsk, if I hadn't known that I was no match for the hidden master of the French royal family, I would have really wanted to cut open the black-hearted princess's pretty exterior with a knife and see if there was a scumbag hidden inside."

"what?"

Valensa was taken aback for a moment, then guessed as if she understood:

"More than ten years ago... back then, it seems to have been the time when Your Highness was at your most reckless, right? I heard that Your Highness had seduced many young ladies from noble families and often invited everyone together to have parties in the palace... Many people criticized you, saying that you were simply the most debauched princess in royal history. Could it be that this matter is related to Senior Sister?"

"Ah this..."

This time it was Princess E's turn to feel the embarrassment of her dark past being exposed. Feeling very guilty, she looked away and didn't dare to meet Valensa's eyes again.

The phantom thief snorted again before continuing:

"I originally thought that this princess was so ruthless that she might use my power to make me help her gather intelligence to fight for the throne or something... But I was really overthinking it. She actually used all five of her chances to pick up girls!"

She'd either send me to infiltrate her target's residence to gather useful information, or have me impersonate his wife to deliberately tarnish his image... Of course, she'd also made me play the villain to create opportunities for her to rescue other women, and even impersonate her to go on a date when we bumped into each other in a car accident... One naive noble lady probably still doesn't know that her first kiss wasn't given to a princess, but to me, the phantom thief impersonating a princess.

"Ah this..."

Valensa was speechless again, and after a long silence, she could only sigh to Princess Miyako:

"Your Highness, you used to be quite the expert... those rumors were actually quite conservative."

"Oh dear! Let's not dwell on the past! After meeting Gina, she truly turned over a new leaf and became a good woman!"

Princess Yu could no longer bear the embarrassment of her dark past being exposed, and forcibly changed the subject:

"Anyway, your phantom thief sister and I are old friends, so there's no need for you to introduce us... Let's continue talking about other things."

Chapter 23 Today, the witch is going for a research-oriented style!

"Alright, let's talk about something else then."

Valensa shrugged, not pressing further about Princess Jing's dark past. She crossed her two legs, which had been parted at the top and bottom, one arm supporting her chin, her elbow resting on the table, and her expression became slightly more serious.

"Have there been any movements from the wild beasts lately? Has anything happened to our new trade route, our cash cow?"

The Great Witch Friggia remains focused on reviving the ancient Eve civilization. Unless the underground ruins are threatened or Valensa and Tia ask her for help, she has no interest in or concern for anything else.

Since the death of the Sinful Angel, Lily has been in low spirits, and Valensa hasn't given her much work during this time... She's been doing research that interests her, or going out with Leffre to relax.

Therefore, Valensa could only ask Princess Jing about the new trade routes and the recent movements of the wild beasts, which is why she came to see Princess Jing first after returning here.

Princess Yu is, after all, the nominal commander of the expeditionary force, and she also has Gina, an outstanding graduate of the War Academy, assisting her closely... Even if she is a useless princess, she can still use the power of the magic sword Frostmourne to control various undead and gather intelligence in the Wasteland.

"Don't worry, the situation here is very good."

When Valensa asked her this question, Princess Ni answered very easily:

"The new trade route is going smoothly. Every day, many merchants pay us tolls, especially recently... The establishment of the alliance requires a lot of American supplies, and most of these supplies will be transported through our new trade route!"

"The coalition's supplies..."

Valensa frowned upon hearing this, hesitated for a moment, and then decisively said:

"From now on, all convoys transporting supplies to the Allied forces will be exempt from tolls! Profiteering from war is not something we should do, and I don't want to do it either."

"Hey? You're not taking the money that's practically handed to you? Don't those transport teams mind?"

Princess Jing was quite surprised, but seeing Valensa's resolute expression, she shrugged and nodded.

"Fine, if you don't want it, then don't. Anyway, I'm just lending my name to you and Tia. Whether you want to get paid or not is up to you, but..."

After a moment's hesitation, Princess Yu sighed again:

“I know you mean well and want to contribute to the Allied Forces… but aren’t you afraid that your good intentions will be taken advantage of? For example, even though you’ve already waived the tolls, the transport team might still use the tolls as a pretext to cheat for funds or even increase taxes… Don’t overestimate people’s morality. There are plenty of people like this, whether they are American merchants or nobles from our Fran.”

"I know."

Valensa was not surprised at all:

"So I will spread the word that the supplies for the Allied Forces will be transported toll-free, and say that this is a small token of Tia's support for the Allied Forces... This should give Tia some more prestige and help her win over the Allied Forces commander."