Volume 7 Chapter 401: Discovery Upon Infiltrating Into Alessandra Academy
Translator: The Light
Edits by Lord Immortal Ed
In front of Antoinette Academy’s entrance, at the “gentleman’s exchange” parking lot, many luxurious carriages were parked here. Similar to the luxury cars on Earth, a carriage’s grandness depended not only on its decoration but also on the breed and number of horses pulling it. Nobles weren’t such a hot commodity, so girls were more willing to choose a nouveau riche.
When it came to nobles, they might be able to rise high into society, but the power struggle between nobles was also fierce. If you weren’t careful, you might get mixed into the political fight and end up a victim. By contrast, getting together with a nouveau riche was less risky. They paid handsomely and never shirked off paying. The carriage Bella was using was the one given to her by the Manasvir Empire’s Empress, Manya Felan.
This dark-gold carriage was decorated with flowing gold patterns. Even if the royal emblem was removed on purpose, many knowledgeable people could tell at a glance that this carriage belonged to the royal family. Especially the eighteen pure-white unicorns pulling the carriage, they had special golden horns on their heads, a symbol of the Manasvir Empire’s royal horses.
Even though she wanted to keep a low profile, her carriage was really too eye-catching. Seeing a royal carriage, the other carriages stayed far away on purpose. Royal family members wouldn’t usually show up here. Furthermore, as the Manasvir Empire had just gone through a political change and royal purge, not a single male member of the royal family was left. Only female members such as Empress Manya Felan and a large number of princesses and consorts had survived.
For a while, the onlookers couldn’t guess which royal family was sitting inside the carriage. Still, many girls eyed Bella’s carriage just because it was used by the royal family. The probability of a royal appearing here was even lower than that of a great noble, and the chance to get to know a royal was not something that anyone could easily obtain.
Nobody cared to come up to Bella’s carriage to “request a trade”, purely because Bella herself wasn’t following the rules either. While others were laying out gold, silver, bronze coins, and the like, she casually hung purple-gold, platinum, and dark gold coins. Even more, she also hung a gem coin.
An ordinary girl wouldn’t have such special and precious currencies, and many had never even seen a gem coin before. In that case, they wouldn’t be able to make a “trade” with Bella with the corresponding coin. They couldn’t figure out whether Bella was here to meet someone or she had just come to show off her wealth. Without the corresponding currency, they could only stand by and watch.
While Bella wondered how she would lure a random girl into her carriage, she suddenly saw a few familiar figures in the crowd of girls. They were the beautiful hosts of the magical broadcast room in the Manasvir Empire’s capital, Macnadix City, when she participated in the Olsylvia Academy’s inter-academy qualifying competition.
They didn’t seem to be here for trade and were just passing by. After setting her mind on them, Bella took out her invisibility cloak and prepared to carry out her second plan of “borrowing clothes” from an acquaintance. She was currently using her true form as a Sacred Demon God, so practically nobody recognized her. Even if she was unintentionally exposed, nobody would associate her with Dragon Knight Grand Duke Bellina.
After putting on her invisibility suit, she left quietly from the back of the carriage. It didn’t take long for her to tail the girls when a petite little loli beauty appeared by Bella’s carriage. This loli’s face looked blurry; she was clearly using some sort of virtual imaging technique. This wasn’t her original body but just a false image.
Obviously, this loli was very cautious. In addition to using a virtual image, she also added a “cognitive impairment” magic onto her own illusion. With this double insurance, few people could spot her. When she arrived at the back of Bella’s carriage and didn’t see her, the loli hesitated for a moment before reaching out with her right hand. In her palm was a spherical magic similar to a crystal ball. It showed the recent images of this carriage, and she was able to see Bella before she left the carriage.
Even top-tier existences like Time-Space Magic Demon Noesha and Dimensional Creator Alfreia could not control time-space like this loli. She could easily access and replay the events that happened on any timeline, even in her illusory form. If she wanted to, she could turn time back right now.
“Big Sister Bella, I finally found you. Since I caught her first, should I turn time back... No, if I do that, that bad big sis at Big Sister Samantha’s house will find out where I am.”
The loli felt her head throb at the sight of Bella leaving. She wanted to use Time Warp, but she was worried about being discovered by her rival, Chief Demon God of the World Destructors, and having her tracks followed. Even though she wasn’t scared of fighting her, Samantha had said that she didn’t want her to fight the World Destructors’ Chief. They were both her precious sisters, so the loli and the World Destructors’ Chief had been following the agreement. Even if they wanted to fight, they would do it behind Sacred Demon God Samantha’s back.
“Damn, forget it. I’ll find a chance to meet with my big sister later on. I don’t have much time, so I have to save it!”
The loli’s illusion could only appear for a certain period. She planned to disappear first and look for Bella later. Before disappearing completely, she seemed to have thought of something interesting and kept one of the precious currencies hanging off Bella’s carriage. These currency coins had been touched by Bella before and had her scent on them. With this, it would be much easier for her to find Bella next time.
“Hmph, it’s been over 10,000 years since we last saw each other, and Big Sister Samantha has also learned to be bad... No, should I say that she’s enlightened? Then, I’ll reluctantly accept your date token.”
Bella still had no idea that a loli came to check out her carriage after she disappeared, much less the fact that she had left too quickly and missed a good opportunity to meet the leader of the Chaos Bringers. The loli leader was just like the Chief of the World Destructors: They were the most important people to Bella’s real identity, Sacred Demon God Samantha, in the past.
At the moment, Bella was secretly following the girls she knew into the Antoinette Academy. The reason why she didn’t dare to come here in the past was that she was afraid of getting lost. The Antoinette Academy was about the same size as the Olsylvia Academy, with many roads around the huge campus. If one didn’t come here often, newcomers would inevitably lose their way when visiting this place for the first time.
This time, with an acquaintance leading the way, Bella saved herself a lot of walking around. Accompanied by the unaware girls, she was able to take this opportunity to admire the atmosphere in the Antoinette Academy. As an art school, the average quality of the girls here was similar to the Olsylvia Academy, but the girls here were so well-dressed that it gave others the impression that they here were prettier.
Bella changed her plan again. She originally wanted to ask these beauties she knew to “borrow” their clothes, but there were so many pretty girls here that it was probably fine for her to change her target. Bella mostly saw girls all throughout this trip. There weren’t many boys here, and the male-to-female ratio was said to be one to ten, or even lower.
After all, there was a pitifully low number of boys attending art schools. Many boys would rather be mercenaries than attend class. If the group of crossdressers among the boys was excluded, the normal boys left were even less. As an art school, the Antoinette Academy’s uniforms weren’t as conservative. They were much more “conscientious” than the Olsylvia Academy and consisted of military uniforms divided into black and white. The black one was matched with red epaulets and buttons, while blue or gold epaulets and buttons were used for white. It looked similar to the military-style uniforms of Alessandra Academy for Foreign Races next door.
The color division had special meaning. Black uniforms marked those from lower grades, and white uniforms represented the more senior ones. In the “gentlemen’s exchange market” at the school entrance, girls in white uniforms charged higher for their services. Compared with the young sprouts without a lot of experience, if any, the “old veterans” and “old gentlemen” in this other world preferred spending more money, so they could play with an experienced girl.
The skirt part was very conscientiousâ??short with stockings. The black uniforms were matched with black stockings and the white uniforms with white ones. It was much nicer than the old-fashioned school uniforms of the Olsylvia Academy. This wasn’t Bella’s first or second time stalking pretty girls either. She was experienced and was soon able to find a new suitable target.
It was a pretty girl in a white school uniform, aqua blue irises, and long ocean-blue hair. She was sitting and resting in the garden by the side of the road. This girl was different from the rest. She had some combat capabilities, unlike the average art school student. Bella could feel magic elements flowing inside her body even at a distance.
Bella thought for a while and confirmed the identity of this beautyâ??the second princess of the Aldridge Empire, Princess Aslan. Bella had heard of this Princess Aslan from First Princess “First Chapter of the Sky” Eveny and Third Princess “Third Chapter of Taboo” Effie. She came to know of her due to the clash in their personalities; this princess rarely interacted with them.
She had heard that Princess Aslan was difficult to get along with. She was unruly and bad-tempered, making it hard for her to connect with the other princesses. Her personality was a hard match for the many young mistresses from noble families as well. However, Bella felt that there was more to this. Princess Eveny and Princess Effie had heard about Princess Aslan’s bad personality from the other young mistresses they were close with, and they hadn’t personally seen Princess Aslan in recent years.
Aslan was sitting at the table, sipping tea. There were a dozen beautiful girls in black and white maid uniforms by her side. From her elegant tea-drinking posture, Bella knew that her personality wasn’t as bad as rumors claimed to be. That grace and calm were by no means fake. But what impressed Bella more was not Princess Aslan’s beautiful legs in those pure white stockings, but the extra plump twin peaks in front of her chest. Among the beautiful mage profession girls in Bella’s group, none of them had Princess Aslan’s cup size. Perhaps the reason why Princess Aslan was slandered to have a lousy personality stemmed from her “extraordinary” chest, and the other beauties were shading her on purpose out of envy.
Bella immediately switched her target to Princess Aslan. They were in the garden just beside the entrance of the Antoinette Academy. It would save her a lot more time and was also much safer for her to get a school uniform and student identity here than searching deeper inside the school. There was also another crucial reason. Bella learned from the little sister of an old enemy she had pushed down before, Golden Legend Society’s Chairman Carlos, Caroline, that Princess Aslan was Chairman Carlos’s fiancee. It was a political marriage agreed upon between the Emperor of the Aldridge Empire and Carlos’s family’s business association.
Bella didn’t want to give such a beautiful chesty mage to her rival Carlos. Carlos was someone who always tried to go against her. So, Bella wouldn’t sit happy without cucking him once. He had not touched princess Aslan yet, meaning Bella would be able to get her first. After deciding on a target, Bella gave up on the beautiful young hosts and slowly felt her way over to Princess Aslan’s location.
“This tea is awful, and this breakfast too. Simply terrible. Hurry up and get it changed!”
“But Young Mistress Aslan, this is already the best. There’s none around anymore!”
“Then hurry up and look for some! You don’t have to return if you can’t find any.”
As soon as Bella got close, she was able to see Princess Aslan reprimanding her maids loudly. Even though she wasn’t as fierce as was said in the rumors, she still had the temper of a young mistress. Bella looked at the flipped over tea and breakfast. They were all the most expensive breakfast items you could purchase nearby. It must be hard for the maids, as serving this young mistress wasn’t easy.
Right, if it were the maids, she might be able to... Bella turned her eyes around and swept her gaze over to Princess Aslan’s side. The rest of the battle maids had already dispersed. While they were away, Bella found a hidden corner of the garden and changed into a black and white maid outfit she had made while she was still in stealth mode.
The maid outfits of the other worlds were largely similar. Bella changed into one that was the same as the ones worn by the battle maids at Princess Aslan’s side. And, with nothing to distinguish the identity with, Princess Aslan might not be able to tell that Bella was an imposter. Based on Princess Aslan’s young mistress personality, there was a high probability that she wouldn’t deliberately remember the faces of the maids around her, so there was a low chance of Bella being found out.
“Darn it, is there really no tea or breakfast that can make me happy? Hey you, that maid over there. Why are you still here? Quickly go and find me better tea and refreshments, or I’ll deduct your salary!”
Princess Aslan looked at Bella, who had suddenly appeared behind her, and was very surprised. Even though this beautiful girl with dark black hair was wearing a black and white maid’s outfit, she had an unusual temperament. No matter how she looked at her, she didn’t seem like a maid but more like the queen of some empire. Aslan could not remember when such an imposing maid had appeared in the group of battle maids under her command. With her temper, she would have snapped at any maid in passing, but Bella’s aura made it so that Princess Aslan subconsciously adjusted her tone a little.
“Young Mistress Aslan, I’ve found you breakfast, but...”
“Well, if you got it, then hurry up... Uh, what’s wrong with your eyes? Are you alright?!”
Seeing the black eye patch that Bella had put on on purpose, Aslan mistook it for an eye injury. Aslan got up and left her seat, coming in front of Bella. Bella’s eye was fine. She was currently in her true identity as Sacred Demon God Samantha, so she could not reveal her mismatching eyes for now. Bella had no choice but to find an eye patch to hide the scarlet one, leaving the more acceptable golden eye visible.
Bella was a little surprised when Princess Aslan helped her up. So this princess wasn’t completely unreasonable, huh? At that thought, she secretly cut out a few special items from the food she was going to give Princess Aslan. According to her original plan, Bella would knock Aslan unconscious with drugs before snatching her clothes and retreating. Princess Aslan’s unintentionally friendly gesture made Bella change her mind and abandon that evil method. She considered implementing a backup plan instead.
“These tea leaves... Where did you get them?!”
In Bella’s hand was a God World tea called “Green Crystal” that she had obtained near Sacred Lake Raphael when she was at the central part of Sky Jungle Veblen. The leaves’ color was as brilliantly green as emeralds, and it emitted a vivid green luster under the light. The faint fragrance could be clearly detected at a distance. It permeated around Bella and Princess Aslan, causing Princess Aslan’s face, which had always been cool, to finally relax.
Even the picky Princess Aslan, who had never seen the God World’s tea leaves before and was used to picking holes in each treasure first upon getting it, did not say anything this time. There was nothing she could criticize about this God World tea. She carefully took the small bottle containing the tea leaves of “Green Crystal” from Bella’s hand and observed it with rapt attention.
“Miss Aslan, this tea was collected a few days ago from a lake that a beautiful girl brought me to, but I don’t remember where that lake was anymore.”
“Is that so? Is there really such a mysterious lake in this world?”
Aslan was so focused on her tea that she didn’t notice Bella quietly approaching from the other side where the water barrel was. Bella was planning to blow up the barrel secretly and drench Princess Aslan’s body. That way, she would have to change her clothes. After that, she would follow her to the bathroom as her maid, steal her clothes, and leave. Even though it would be very ruffian-like for her to do, it was at least subtler than drugging her. Just as Bella was about to make her move, a comment from Princess Aslan made her change her plan again.
“That’s great. With this tea, Isabel and the dragon princesses will look at me differently. Pack up and follow me to the Alessandra Academy next door. Right, from today on, you’re the new head maid.”