One hour later…
Under the astonished gazes of numerous students, Velis, covered in blood, was carried into the Royal Academy’s medical room.
Because of excessive blood loss, her vision was blurry. Velis could only hear the teachers and students around her talking, but she could not see what the Royal Academy actually looked like.
The area around her shoulder gradually became cold and numb. Velis closed her eyes as Xi’eryou’s anxious voice rang beside her.
She felt herself being placed onto a soft bed, with the sounds of people moving all around her.
“All the men get out!” Xi’eryou said firmly. “Healer, come over quickly!”
Not long afterward, as the healing magic from the Healer descended, the excruciating pain in her shoulder, which Xi’eryou had jolted earlier, gradually eased and disappeared.
At the same time, the System’s voice sounded beside her ear.
[Beep! Congratulations, Host. Mission completed – Leave the battlefield while injured.
Reward: Maximum MP +200.]
The mission settlement was extremely straightforward, though unfortunately, she had not achieved the objective of eliminating all the enemies.
If she had been able to persuade the city defense soldiers who arrived to help, she might have achieved the objective of eliminating them all.
However, that was all water under the bridge now, and there was no point thinking about it.
“Your Highness the Princess, your injuries have been treated.”
In her hazy state, an unfamiliar voice reached her ears, making Velis secretly wary.
She opened her eyes through the lingering pain and saw a young woman with long, fluffy pink hair.
She wore the Academy’s teacher uniform, yet even such conservative clothing could not restrain her alluring figure.
Her slender body and barely contained curves made her a woman with an undeniably devilish figure.
But what was extremely contradictory was the aura surrounding her and the gentle smile she seemed to offer to everyone regardless of who they were…
She was like an angel.
Two completely contradictory qualities existed in the same person. Even though her appearance could only be considered above average, it added several times more allure.
“What is your name?”
Xi’eryou saw Velis wake up and was about to step forward to ask about her condition when Velis unexpectedly opened her mouth with such a frivolous and flirtatious remark.
In an instant, not only did the Healer freeze, but everyone else in the room also looked at her strangely.
As the Second Imperial Princess of the Okam Empire, her reputation was practically known by everyone.
A moment of panic flashed across the Healer’s face, and she quickly straightened up and bowed to Velis.
“Forgive… forgive me… Your Highness the Princess, you need to rest, so I won’t disturb you…”
After saying that, she fled as though escaping for her life.
The other Academy nurses in the room also took their leave, all using the need for the Imperial Princess to recuperate quietly as an excuse.
Having just recovered from her injuries, Velis looked somewhat surprised at this scene, and the disappointment on her face was unmistakable.
But at this moment, turbulent emotions surged through Velis’s heart. Ever since she had transmigrated into this world several days ago, the existence of the original Velis had continued to influence her.
It could be said that she had taken control of this body while simultaneously being influenced by the original Velis.
The remark just now had slipped out of her mouth subconsciously.
“Haha, you really messed that up. You scared her half to death. She’ll probably avoid you from now on.”
Xi’eryou teased her from the side, but Velis lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought.
“Velis, what are you thinking about? Don’t tell me you’re planning to…”
Seeing that she was not speaking, Xi’eryou assumed Velis was angry because the other woman had run away and was thinking about how to retaliate against her.
Hearing this, Velis smiled bitterly. “Imperial Sister, I’m just wondering which faction the people who attacked us just now belong to.”
“Wasn’t it the elves?” Xi’eryou asked curiously.
After seeing Winnie Kanasha voluntarily remove her mask, Xi’eryou understood that this was yet another woman her younger sister had wronged.
So it was perhaps not strange for her to harbor hatred and attempt to assassinate Velis with the power of the elves.
As a woman herself, Xi’eryou understood very well what women could do once they became enraged.
Velis, however, did not see it that way. “The Elven Circle is 108,000 miles away from the Okam Empire, with the Great Southern Ocean between us. Their reach cannot extend to the center of power of the Okam Empire…”
Let alone organize an assassination operation on such a scale.
Through the original Velis’s memories, she desperately tried to find information about the attackers, but all she could grasp were scattered fragments.
To unravel the darkness surrounding this matter, she would need more intelligence.
“All right, Velis. Let’s discuss this later. Your inauguration speech begins in half an hour…”
Xi’eryou pursed her lips and sighed.
“Considering that you’ve been attacked, I think we should ask the Academy to postpone the speech until tomorrow.”
Given the current circumstances, after something this serious had happened, it would naturally be unreasonable to continue with the inauguration speech.
Furthermore, the Imperial Princess had been attacked on her way to the Academy, and the Royal Academy itself was also under suspicion.
After all, the Academy had the most people who would want to prevent Velis from reaching it.
“Tomorrow?” Velis recalled her reputation and smiled bitterly. “I’m afraid it won’t be that easy.”
Sure enough, ten minutes later, the Royal Academy’s Vice Dean arrived at Velis’s hospital room with a group of instructors.
This was a medical facility established specifically for the teachers and students of the Okam Empire’s Royal Academy. Healers were on standby around the clock, and all kinds of medicines and medical supplies were readily available.
Velis received the best treatment here. Even the hole that had been pierced through her shoulder had become fair and smooth as jade again, as though she had never been injured.
But… this was also the reason the other party was using to pressure her step by step.
The visitors bowed to both of them, after which the Vice Dean spoke.
“Your Highness the Second Imperial Princess, may I ask how you are feeling now? The Healers of our Academy are quite capable. If Your Highness still feels any discomfort, we can call them over again.”
At that moment, Velis almost agreed. She even wanted to specifically request the pink-haired woman from earlier.
However, she restrained herself and said calmly, “This Imperial Princess is fine. The Healers of your Academy truly are extraordinary.”
“In that case, since Your Highness has recovered and our Academy has made extensive preparations for Your Highness’s inauguration speech, every additional minute means more money spent. You see…”
The speaker was the Vice Dean, Mark, who was said to have risen to such a high position from the status of a Commoner.
That was why he only had the name Mark and no prestigious family name.
Mark’s journey from a Commoner to his current position could even serve as an example, inspiring countless children from poor families to work hard.
But the Mark of today had long since lost the mindset he once possessed.
In Velis’s eyes, the fat, round-faced man who had already become a Grand Mage had become rotten both inside and out.
He smiled obsequiously, but the words he spoke were sharp and left no room for compromise.
“What did you say?!” Velis had not even spoken when Xi’eryou beside her became furious.
She abruptly drew Binglan and held it horizontally in front of Mark. Velis had not expected her Imperial Sister to react so strongly.
‘This doesn’t match her usual personality at all!?’
Under Velis’s astonished gaze, Xi’eryou stared coldly at Mark.
“Vice Dean Mark, my Imperial Sister and I were attacked, and the Royal Academy has the greatest suspicion! Moreover, she has only just recovered from serious injuries, yet you want her to continue with her inauguration speech. What exactly are you plotting?!”
Xi’eryou’s eyes seemed ready to spit fire. Only then did Velis realize that Xi’eryou had some history with this rather lecherous-looking Vice Dean at the Royal Academy.
When Mark saw Xi’eryou draw her sword, his attitude became even more humble, and he could even be described as timid.
He lowered himself and pleaded, his face filled with helplessness, grievance, and an aggrieved expression as though he had been terribly bullied.
“Please forgive us, Grand Princess! It isn’t that we insist on having the Second Imperial Princess attend the inauguration speech…”
“But everything has already been arranged. The Academy has also invited professors and all the teachers and students to attend, which has cost us a great deal. Everyone is waiting there expectantly for the Second Imperial Princess!”
Mark began crying as soon as he spoke. His round face scrunched together as though he had suffered some enormous injustice.
“Please see clearly, Your Highness! We absolutely have no intention of forcing the Second Imperial Princess!”
“If it is truly inappropriate, I will report it to the Academy immediately and cancel the speech… It’s just that if this speech is canceled, I’m afraid there won’t be another opportunity.”
A threat!
A **blatant threat!
Velis frowned. Was this man truly not afraid of death? How dare he speak to an Imperial Princess like this?
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