The story of the black silk female knight

Valensa smiled somewhat shyly:

"How should I do it? I'm sorry, senior sister, I've never had any talent for things like magician meditation since I was a child."

In the early years after being reborn into this world, Valensa also fantasized about controlling the wind and rain.

For this reason, she even asked a childhood friend from a family with a secret lineage to teach her meditation. Unfortunately, as soon as she closed her eyes, all she could think about were all kinds of delicious food and long legs in black stockings, so she couldn't meditate at all.

Although things are much better now, Valensa still believes that she has no magical talent at all, and she is also somewhat puzzled by the practice of calming her mind to examine the source of power.

"You can't even do this? You idiot junior sister!"

As expected, the phantom thief showed a look of disgust, and weakly raised her limp arm to tap Valensa on the head.

Despite her complaints, the phantom thief actually doted on her newly taken-in junior sister. After tapping Valensa on the head, she began to earnestly explain to her a simple method for perceiving one's own mental state.

Perhaps Valensa did have some talent, or perhaps her ability to calm her mind and perceive her own mental state was different from that of a magician's meditation. In any case, Valensa learned it in no time under the guidance of the phantom thief.

Deep within her heart, Valensa, following the guidance and hints of the phantom thief, successfully discovered a pool of clear water, about the size of a washbasin, which was the manifestation of the source of her spiritual power.

"That's right, that's the source of your spiritual power. It seems my efforts just now weren't in vain... Congratulations on successfully entering the sect, junior sister."

Miss Phantom Thief finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with satisfaction:

"Once the source of spiritual power is established, it will not disappear as long as your own belief remains unwavering, even if you overdraw it... Of course, the feeling after overdrawing it will be very unpleasant."

Newly established mental power is generally not very strong; you need to cultivate it slowly… To be able to transform your body into mist to evade attacks like I did before, it would usually take at least six months… and that's the kind of mental power that would be completely drained in just one use.”

"So slow? But I need it urgently! Is there any secret to strengthening quickly, senior sister?"

Valensa quickly pretended to be a little anxious, but she wasn't really in a hurry, because she still had more than ten enhancement cards she had drawn from the Dimensional Hardware Store, which she could use to enhance her mental power.

However, enhancement cards are drawn randomly, and although the drop rate is decent, it is still not a reliable way to obtain them. Therefore, it is also necessary to master the normal way of cultivating mental power.

"The secret to rapid enhancement... well, as long as your belief remains firm and unwavering, your mental power will grow on its own. If you're really impatient..."

Miss Phantom Thief pondered for a few seconds:

"You can try to get others to praise you... For example, if your belief is that you are beautiful, then as long as someone sincerely compliments you on your beauty to your face, your spiritual strength will increase."

"To gain others' recognition and praise for one's beliefs... I understand, thank you, senior sister."

Valensa nodded as if she understood, and then began to massage the phantom thief's shoulders in a flattering manner.

"Hmm~~"

The phantom thief hummed comfortably a few times, her soft laughter filled with relaxation.

"Do you know why I suddenly became fond of you? It's because of what you said... I haven't heard the term 'aesthetics of a phantom thief' from anyone else in a long time, and my mental strength has indeed become slightly stronger because of what you said."

"This is probably the fate between me and my senior sister."

Valensa smiled even more sweetly, but inwardly she felt incredibly lucky.

She actually dislikes theft, but in her previous life, as a homebody, she had seen many works featuring phantom thieves, such as the story of the three sisters in a certain café.

Can a phantom thief and a beautiful girl phantom thief be the same? In addition, Red Fox Mask's style of doing things is indeed interesting... In some ways, her behavior is not even theft, but just a prank.

It was a series of coincidences that led Valensa to utter the phrase "the aesthetics of the phantom thief," and at the time she genuinely thought that Red Fox Mask was very unique, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her a strange artist.

Unexpectedly, this accidental turn of events won over the Phantom Thief Lady.

And speaking of goodwill... I didn't dare to use it before for fear of causing trouble, but now I should be able to give it a try, right?

Valensa stole a glance at the Phantom Thief and saw that she was enjoying a relaxed shoulder massage. She then opened the membership terminal of the Dimensional Hardware Store and activated the favorability query function.

The current target's affinity towards you is: Friendly.

We've really taken a step closer...hehe.

Valensa chuckled to herself, feeling a little smug about her cleverness.

"Ok?"

But the phantom thief suddenly opened her eyes and glared angrily at Valensa:

"Junior sister, you're being naughty... You've only just entered the sect, and you're already trying to peek at me with your mental powers? Didn't you get enough of looking at me when I was treating my wounds?"

?

Valensa was stunned for a moment before she realized what was happening.

It's not surprising that the Phantom Thief could sense the activation of the favorability check. The owner of the Dimensional Hardware Store once said that such a detection couldn't hide from a strong person, let alone the Phantom Thief, who was a mind sorcerer.

To Valensa's surprise, the phantom thief actually thought that she was lusting after her body.

In other words... if you randomly use your favorability to investigate a powerful person, it might cause misunderstandings not because you're spying on their privacy, but because they might think you're being indecent?

In that case... perhaps this characteristic could be used in reverse in certain situations?

While her mind raced with thoughts, Valensa didn't neglect her outward demeanor.

Faced with the phantom thief's reproach, she immediately put on a coquettish expression to appease her:

"I'm sorry, senior sister... I just gained new power, I really couldn't resist."

"Then you shouldn't have peeked at me."

The phantom thief snorted again in obvious disdain:

"Even now, junior sister, you don't still think your attraction to women hasn't been exposed, do you? What you just did was pretty indecent...you're going to get a beating!"

"So I already apologized, right, senior sister~~"

Valensa sweetly quipped again, then changed the subject:

"By the way... speaking of which, how did you get so badly injured, Senior Sister? I could tell you were holding back when you fought those three Lighthouse-level fighters... could it be that you were careless?"

"...If I were that careless, I would have been captured long ago."

When the topic of her injury came up, the phantom thief's smile vanished instantly. After a moment of silence, she gritted her teeth and spoke:

"I was ambushed by an old enemy... I never expected that she was also in Klar City, and that she would use such a vicious curse to ambush me."

Chapter 42 The young lady is very worried about her maid sister

"Senior Sister's old nemesis? Who is it? Who's so awful?"

Valensa quickly put on a show of solidarity, but inside she was a little panicked.

The person who could plot against Miss Phantom Thief must be an old enemy, and must also be a powerful figure... What if she finds out that I saved Miss Phantom Thief and comes to take revenge on me?

"You don't need to worry about that, Junior Sister."

The phantom thief clearly noticed the barely concealed panic in Valensa's eyes and smiled.

"That guy is a party animal too, but he's always had a grudge against me... We've sabotaged each other's actions more than once or twice."

However, although she was a despicable, gloomy, withdrawn, and neurotic slut, she still adhered to her principles... Her only target was me, and she never took her anger out on others.

"Junior sister, you're not the first person to help me. All those people were fine afterwards, so you don't need to worry about her."

"Is that so... That's good."

Valensa patted her chest in relief, glanced at the wall clock, and then hesitantly asked:

"Speaking of which... it's almost midnight now, why don't we get some sleep, Senior Sister? I want to conserve my energy so I can go find that painting you hid tomorrow. I really like that blue dress at the Nora Chamber of Commerce auction tonight."

"Indeed...it's very late now, it's time to go to sleep."

The phantom thief agreed, but showed no intention of sleeping. Instead, she rolled out of bed, fully donned her silver bodysuit, and unceremoniously took Valensa's casual jacket to cover the hole in her waist that was larger than a human face.

"But only you, junior sister, need to sleep... Thank you for the lap pillow and massage, I'm fully recharged now! It's time to say goodbye."

"Hey? Senior sister, you're leaving so soon?"

Valensa looked a little worried and pointed to the young thief's waist:

"Your area was completely burned before... It must have hurt a lot, right? The medicine I applied to you is just common treatment lotion, it probably won't be very effective."

"You mean this?"

Unexpectedly, the phantom thief simply unwrapped the bandages from Valensa's wounds, and even more surprisingly, the burns that were just charred black had already healed by more than half.

"Although our school's mental power cannot interfere with external things, it is still very powerful in strengthening ourselves."

The phantom thief pointed to the still-healing burns and laughed:

"Accelerating one's own healing speed is also one of the uses of mental power... What really got me into trouble before was that curse. Without the curse, these superficial injuries would be nothing to me."

"Senior sister is amazing!"

Valensa offered a compliment, and wisely refrained from trying to stop her:

"However, the city is still full of adventurers and guards searching for Senior Sister, so you'd better be careful... I look forward to your next adventure."

"Don't worry... you can look forward to my next phantom thief aesthetics."

As the phantom thief spoke, she pushed open the window, placed one foot on the windowsill, but just before jumping out, she turned back to look at Valensa:

"Speaking of which... since you really want the Nora Merchant Guild's reward, Junior Sister, haven't you ever thought about trying to get some information from me, or even just begging me to tell you where that painting is?"

"Senior sister, you're underestimating me!"

Valensa remained kneeling on the bed, only placing her hands on her hips:

"I really want that dress, but I also know I can't go against the aesthetics of a phantom thief... I will participate in the treasure hunt fairly and justly to find that painting!"

"Haha...Good, that's my good junior sister!"

Miss Thief was clearly very happy. She flashed by, first getting close to Valensa, before jumping out of the window and disappearing into the night.

"Ugh... This senior sister actually ambushed me."

Valensa was left alone, covering her flushed face, where a trace of warmth still lingered.

. . . . .

The next morning, after a good night's sleep, Valensa checked out of the hotel and instead of immediately joining the treasure hunt, she went to the Adventurers' Guild in Klar City.

The treasure hunt by Red Fox Mask was an unexpected event. According to the original plan, Valensa was supposed to return to Sergintown with Melina today, but now they can only stay for two more days.

"Miss wants to stay and participate in the treasure hunt? No problem."

Melina nodded readily:

“My handover procedures are complete. The new head of the Adventurers’ Guild in Sergin Town went to Sergin Town with Lord Lambert last night… I can stay with you, Miss, until you take up your post in the capital.”

“That’s great… I was worried that Melina wouldn’t be able to leave Sergin Town alone, and Uncle Lambert has already left… I was really worried about letting Melina go back by herself.”

Valensa also breathed a huge sigh of relief.

If Melina has to return to Serkin, Valensa will have to personally escort her, which will take up a lot of time, and the painting that the Phantom Thief has hidden might be found by someone else.

"Actually it's not bad."

Melina herself wasn't particularly afraid:

"Although the beasts and monsters in the jungle are dangerous, they are also afraid of humans... Generally speaking, it is safe to travel on official roads. If all else fails, I can go with a caravan."

"That won't do either, I definitely want to deliver it to you myself."

Valensa gave a soft snort:

"Sister Melina is so beautiful, she'll definitely get harassed by those stinky men if she goes with the caravan!"

Valensa's concern is not unfounded. Melina is beautiful and hot, but she doesn't have aristocratic status. The probability of her being approached or even harassed by men when she travels alone is practically 100%.

"This has always been my concern..."

When the topic of being harassed by men came up, Valensa frowned again, making no attempt to hide her distress:

"Speaking of which... if you're transferred to the capital, Melina, you definitely won't be a manager. You'll probably be a receptionist like Kiri and Lulu, right? That's another job where you're easily harassed by sleazy men... Damn it! Why don't you quit, Melina, and I'll go find a few noble ladies and scam some money?"

"...Young Miss, are you now able to swindle money from other noble ladies?"

Melina looked at Valensa with a strange expression for a moment before shaking her head with a smile:

"Although I don't know what you're planning to do, Miss, it's never good to cheat people out of money... It's even worse to cheat them out of their feelings! As for my job in the capital, Miss, you don't need to worry about it... It's not like Kiri or Lulu's receptionist job, so there's no risk of being harassed."

"Huh? Aren't you the receptionist?"

Valensa blinked, completely ignoring her earlier comment about scamming money:

"What kind of job is that?"