The story of the black silk female knight

Like Valensa, Tia was also wearing a school uniform, only the color was different.

Both women wore white linings. Valensa wore a black top, black skirt, and black stockings, while Tia wore a red top, red skirt, and white stockings. The striking color contrast made the scene particularly pleasing to the eye, and even gave the impression that they were a perfect match.

Ding~~ Ding~~ Ding~~

Just as they finished taking a group photo, three bells rang out on campus. At the same time, an arcane energy suddenly emanated from Tia, and a sapphire jumped out of her collar amidst the arcane radiance.

The sapphire shone even brighter in mid-air, and within seconds a magical projection was created... the upper body of a woman who was about forty years old, with a rigid and serious expression.

"Why haven't you arrived yet?"

She showed no respect whatsoever to Tia, the eldest daughter of the Britannia family, and immediately began by questioning her:

"The banquet has already begun, and the principal is giving his speech. You have a maximum of 15 minutes... If you are late, I will assume that you deliberately gave up your status as the top student in your grade!"

So what if I give up... I never cared anyway... Who are you, old lady? Why are you so arrogant?

Valensa, who was in a good mood, suddenly became annoyed. Just as she was about to say something sarcastic, Tia, who seemed to have a knack for predicting the future, quietly pinched the back of her hand.

"I'm sorry, Professor Pulan, we are indeed a bit slow... but we have arrived at the school gate and will be at most five minutes away from the banquet hall. Please wait a moment."

Tia apologized politely and even bowed slightly.

The woman, referred to as Teacher Pulan, then looked much more relaxed.

"Hurry up, don't forget that after the principal finishes speaking, it will be your turn to give a speech."

After she finished speaking, her magical projection disappeared, and the sapphire flew back into Tia's hand.

"Hu~~"

Tia breathed a sigh of relief, carefully put the sapphire away, and then gave Valensa a playful glare.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go! If you hadn't been wasting my time, I wouldn't have gotten scolded."

"oh oh……"

Valensa then pulled Tia along and they jogged into the academy gates. Following Tia's directions, they ran towards the banquet hall.

Who was that just now?

Even as she jogged, Valensa couldn't resist her curiosity.

"That's Professor Pulan, the head of our command department and the magic class teacher. He's known throughout the War Academy for his strictness... especially towards female students."

Tia was clearly not very athletic; she was already out of breath after only a few steps, but she still answered Valensa's questions in detail:

“If you offended her just now, you’ll definitely have a hard time for the next three years… Once you’re officially enrolled, even if I’m the eldest daughter of the Britannia family, it will be difficult for me to help you in this regard.”

However, Ms. Pulan is actually easy to deal with. People as rigid and conservative as her value formalities the most.

When dealing with her, as long as you perform aristocratic etiquette impeccably, even if you really anger her, you will most likely be treated leniently, or even forgiven.

I remember you did pretty well in etiquette class, right? Well, after three years of being a country girl in the countryside, you haven't forgotten everything you learned from your etiquette teacher, have you?

"Of course not... There are noble social gatherings in Sergin Town too, and I've never neglected my training in etiquette."

Valensa smiled confidently:

"Besides, Tia, you didn't really need to worry just now... I was indeed a little annoyed that Ms. Pran suddenly appeared and ruined my mood, but I'm not stupid enough to confront her directly. At most, I'll just..."

"Using elegant vocabulary and an odd tone to subtly express dissatisfaction, is that it?"

Tia rolled her eyes at Valensa again:

"I don't know what others think, but every time I see you like that, I get even angrier, like I want to bite you... Ugh, we're here."

The two ran and talked, and the banquet hall, which was just hundreds of meters away, was soon in front of them.

Even before entering, you can hear a loud voice giving a speech inside, and smell the enticing aromas of various high-end ingredients and exquisite dishes.

Not daring to be openly late through the main entrance at this time, Tia, who had been there several times before, pulled Valensa along and quietly slipped in through the back door of the banquet hall.

"Quick, this way!"

Teacher Prannoy, who had just used magical projection to urge Tia, was waiting at the back door. Upon seeing Valensa and Tia, he immediately waved to them with a stern face.

Chapter 4: An Idol-like Debut

"Hello, Teacher Pulan~~" x2

Valensa and Tia performed the very standard aristocratic lady's bow together, their movements were so synchronized that it was a delightful sight to behold.

The slight dissatisfaction that had been on Pulan's face immediately vanished. Just as Tia had said, she indeed liked students who paid attention to etiquette the most.

"Well, you're not too late."

Pulan nodded slightly before asking:

"Are you ready for the chief student's speech?"

"of course."

Tia immediately took out two manuscripts and handed them to Pran:

"This is our speech draft. Please take a look, teacher."

"Let me see……"

Pulan took the manuscript and quickly scanned it, then a smile appeared on his face:

"Very good. You can just use these two drafts to deliver your speeches, and add appropriate tone, gestures and expressions, and you'll be fine."

After putting down his manuscript, Pran scrutinized Valensa and Tia for a few more seconds, presumably checking their attire.

There will certainly be no problem with that.

"Go."

Pulan pointed towards the backstage area of ​​the banquet hall:

"Go wait there. After the principal finishes his speech, it will be your turn to go on stage."

"Yes, Teacher Pulan~~"

The two women bowed gracefully together again before running away hand in hand.

The backstage area and the main stage in the banquet hall are separated by only one wall. Waiting here, you can hear the principal's speech clearly.

Valensa listened for a while and found that the speech was actually similar to the speeches given by the principals in her previous life, basically two different topics interspersed.

One purpose was to review the school's glorious history, and the other was to give students motivational speeches to encourage them to work hard.

However, the principal's passionate tone was quite infectious, unlike many principals in Valensa's previous life whose speeches sounded like mass hypnosis.

After listening to about five or six minutes of college history and inspirational speeches, the principal's speech finally touched on some topics that Valencia was interested in.

"This year's admissions assessment, like in previous years, was a complete success..."

"A total of 91 candidates, including 8 from the Command Department, 31 from the Vanguard Department, and 52 from the Logistics Department, successfully passed all the assessment items and became first-year students of our school..."

"In addition, three other students were admitted to our school through special admissions programs due to their outstanding performance..."

"Special enrollment?"

Valensa raised an eyebrow and looked at Tia with some confusion.

This was the first time she had ever heard of the War Academy having special admissions... Could it be like those universities in her previous life, with places reserved specifically for nobles?

"It's not what you think."

Tia clearly saw through Valensa's thoughts, smiled and shook her head, whispering:

"Special admissions students are less like regular students of the college and more like personal disciples of certain teachers."

If a candidate performs exceptionally well in a particular stage of the admissions assessment, making them well-suited to learn a particular teacher's unique techniques, but happens to fail to pass all stages for various reasons, they will most likely be admitted as a special admissions student.

For example, Jacqueline, the dancer you met in Suri City, failed in the third round, but was noticed by our Morale Support Department teacher and admitted as a special student.

"I see……"

Valensa nodded in understanding.

Simply put, this special admission student is similar to the gifted student in her previous life. Although their overall grades did not meet the school's admission standards, they were exceptionally outstanding in a certain aspect and deserved special training.

Valensa wanted to whisper a few more words to Tia, but Tia suddenly pinched her lightly.

Listen carefully.

Tia pointed in the direction from which the speech was coming:

"The principal has already mentioned that matter, so it's probably our turn to take the stage soon."

Valensa quickly pulled her somewhat distracted thoughts back to reality.

Sure enough, the principal's already passionate voice became even more impassioned.

"Compared to previous years, your freshmen seem to be exceptionally outstanding. Some of them have even become legends and heroes of the college before they even enrolled."

"Those from the command and elite units who are standing here should all be eyewitnesses to the incident, and the logistics unit must have heard plenty of related rumors these past few days as well."

"Yes, that's right... For various reasons, a despicable, cunning, and evil beast assassin has infiltrated the Trial Labyrinth, attempting to kill the candidates participating in the third stage of the assessment."

"Almost all the candidates were tricked, and even the examiners were ambushed and completely lost their ability to resist. The situation at the time made everyone despair."

"Fortunately, under the protection of the great sun goddess, a genius girl has emerged in our Fran."

"Their strength was only at the level of Candlelight and Pearl, yet they showed no fear when facing the ruthless and cunning Lighthouse-level enemy. With courage, wisdom, and tacit cooperation, they successfully carried out a brilliant counterattack that could be used as a tactical lesson!"

"Heroes deserve the honor and rewards they deserve. Therefore, they will become the top students in this year's elite and command departments, and their status as top students will not change with their ranking battle points."

"Now, they are about to take the stage and begin their opening remarks... Let us all shout the names of our heroes!"

"They are... Tia Britannia! Valensa Bader!"

The principal's passionate voice finally ended, but the atmosphere in the banquet hall became even more intense.

"Tia~~Tia~~Tia~~"

"Valensa~~Valensa~~Valensa~~"

You could clearly hear a large crowd chanting the two girls' names in unison, as if the students about to take the stage were not the top students in their grade, but super popular idols.

Valensa further enhanced her hearing and carefully discerned the voices, easily identifying that the loudest voices in the crowd belonged to Melody and her group.

"Let's go."

Seemingly worried that Valensa might be nervous, Tia quietly took her hand:

"It's our turn to take the stage... Take it easy, just memorize your lines from the script, maybe add some facial expressions and gestures... That shouldn't be too difficult for you, right?"

"Do not worry."

Valensa also took Tia's hand:

"It's nothing."

The two women soon appeared together on the high platform of the banquet hall, and before they even spoke, the already heated atmosphere became even more intense.

The words "hero," "genius," and "beautiful girl" are already captivating, and now they're all combined.

In addition, many students were not unconscious at the time, and as eyewitnesses, they knew better than anyone that Valensa and Tia had saved their lives.

The combination of a life-saving grace and the idol effect is enough to make people crazy and even lose their minds.

"Ahhh... It's Lady Tia and Lady Valensa... I can finally see them in person... I can't take it anymore!"

A girl, seemingly completely drunk, suddenly jumped out, tearing at her clothes as she rushed towards Valensa and Tia.

Fortunately, her companions and the teachers present reacted quickly and restrained her, preventing her from causing any real trouble.

Chapter 5 A strange figure was wandering around early in the morning.

After the overly emotional girl was subdued by her companions and teachers, the intense atmosphere at the banquet was like a pot of boiling soup that had been cooled down by adding half a bowl of water.

Valensa and Tia didn't miss the opportunity and immediately seized control of the conversation, beginning their opening remarks according to their prepared speeches.

A speech that could pass the approval of someone as old-fashioned as Pulan and satisfy her would naturally be nothing new; it would be pretty much the same old thing.

First came a string of thanks… thanks to Her Majesty the Sun Goddess for the blessings, thanks to the Kingdom for its nurturing, thanks to the Academy for the opportunity, and so on…

Then came the motivational speeches, urging everyone to work together and create a brilliant future.

Many of these words were the kind that Valensa would have heard countless times in her past life, but perhaps it's because beautiful girls always have better voices than others, none of the freshmen in the audience showed any signs of boredom. On the contrary, many of them listened with great interest and were filled with enthusiasm.