Chapter 132: Velis: I Want More! (48/75)

How do you prove that you are yourself?

My father is my father……

These are all universal riddles.

Velis stood there, watching the old man across from her like she was enjoying a show.

Her question had cornered him.

Just a moment ago, he had been acting as her grandfather, but now, forced to prove his identity, he fumbled all over himself in a panic.

As Velis’ suspicious gaze intensified, a bead of sweat appeared on the old man’s forehead.

Seeing this, Velis became even more pleased.

Even though she could believe he was her real grandfather, she still wanted him to pay back for suppressing her with spiritual force earlier.

“See? You can’t prove it after all, can you? So how do you expect this Imperial Princess to trust you?”

Velis even opened her mouth, pressing him further.

“If you can’t prove it, it means you could be an impostor. In that case, about earlier, I’ll just…”

“Wait…”

Sylvester wiped a bead of sweat from his brow.

Before he came, he hadn’t considered such a thing at all.

Normally, as the powerful Headmaster of the Academy, just saying he was your grandfather would make most people faint with joy.

Who would bother questioning if it was true or false?

But who was Velis?

She was an Imperial Princess!

She wasn’t particularly nervous even with such a big background and powerful grandfather…

So, for a moment, he was at a loss.

“How about… you write a letter to your father and ask him?”

Sylvester tried tentatively.

His cautious manner suddenly made Velis feel it was a little funny.

“No.”

“Why not?”

“Because all the carrier birds I have have been sent out, and not one has come back yet.”

Of course, that was a lie.

“Then what about the communication array?”

“Um, that’s too expensive to use, and besides, Father is in a bad mood right now. He might not answer.”

Velis said.

Seeing the other party so anxious, Velis felt much better inside.

So what if he was her grandfather?

Not only did he not bring a gift when they met, but he also bullied her right away. Don’t think you’ll get away with it easily!

“No, impossible! If you just say I’m looking for him, Rubas would definitely answer…”

“I just won’t!”

This reply almost made the old man faint.

Seeing Velis really unmoved, Sylvester suddenly realized.

This brat, she was doing it on purpose!

“You’re more and more like your mother, so young, but so mischievous and crafty!”

Sylvester’s words made Velis disagree.

How was she mischievous and crafty?

This was normal suspicion!

“All right, I just remembered I still have a letter your mother wrote me when she was alive. Take a look.”

He said, his face returning to a calm smile as if he’d regained the upper hand.

With a withered hand, he rubbed an unremarkable ring on his finger.

The next second, a stack of envelopes appeared in his hand.

There was still royal wax and a seal on them.

Velis took them, but did not immediately read.

Instead, she stared intently at the ring on his hand.

Sensing her gaze, Sylvester quickly hid his hand behind his back.

Velis, however, reached out with a straight face.

“Hand it over!”

“What!?”

The old man’s eyes widened.

“What what!? Of course, it’s a meeting gift!”

Velis said shamelessly, deliberately waving her hand a few times to hurry him.

“Since you’re my grandfather, and you only came to find me after so many years, isn’t it wrong not to bring a meeting gift?”

“If I wasn’t worried about you being bullied or swapped, I wouldn’t bother checking whether you were alive or dead.”

The old man’s stubbornness did not make Velis compromise.

“Relax, this Imperial Princess won’t ask for much. Just that ring is fine.”

At these words, the old man jumped up.

“Isn’t that too much!? Do you know how much that ring is worth!?”

“A Storage Ring, after all, is a rare treasure throughout the continent, nearly impossible to buy.”

Velis said.

“It’s perfect as a meeting gift. Otherwise, how can you show the noble status of an Academy Headmaster and make up for all those years of missing family love?”

“Besides, I don’t like anything else.”

Yes, that last sentence was the main point.

It felt like a heavy hammer smashing into the old man’s heart.

“Cough cough… You…”

Sylvester coughed and asked.

“Didn’t you say you didn’t believe I was your grandfather? Why are you asking for a meeting gift now?”

“It’s not a loss either way.”

Velis smiled.

“Even if you’re not, I’ll just take the ring as compensation for your rudeness earlier.”

Sylvester’s eye twitched.

“That’s quite a costly compensation, isn’t it?”

“Haha, Grandpa, don’t be angry, so about the meeting gift…”

Not long after, Velis was very satisfied, wearing the ring she’d extorted from her grandfather and humming a tune.

Today is a great day.

The Storage Ring was still activated and imprinted through spiritual force.

After erasing his own mark, Sylvester taught Velis how to use it.

According to his instructions, she engraved her own exclusive Signature Array with spiritual force, and could then use it at will.

Take and store as needed—so convenient!

Just like in the novels she’d read in her previous life!

It was a pity though. As a transmigrator, her only benefit was a mentally unstable system.

Aside from the decent rewards, all it offered were strange punishments.

As for essential items like Storage Rings, she hadn’t even seen a single one.

Who knew if they’d show up as mission rewards later.

[Ah, speaking of missions, the reward last time—a small Forbidden Magic Vein—has already been delivered. The system says it’s inside a little hill outside Ushi City.

I’ll have Anne take some people to check it out later, make sure it hasn’t been stolen.

Still need to find someone to mine it…]

Velis thought as she raised her hand joyfully to admire the ring from every angle.

No matter how she looked, she loved it more!

The space inside the Storage Ring was about the size of a small house and could hold a lot of items.

“It’s a little small, but still pretty good. Thanks, Grandpa!”

Velis called out sweetly.

The old man clutched his chest in pain, looking as if he’d lost a precious treasure.

“Why weren’t you this sweet a moment ago? If it’s too small, give it back!”

“Grandpa, why are you so stingy?”

Velis pouted.

“I want more!”

“Get out!”

The old man shouted, beard bristling, eyes glaring.

Such misfortune!

Why had he never noticed his granddaughter was a money-grubbing little debt collector!?

At least keep up your image as an Imperial Princess?!

She read each letter the old man handed her.

Inside, it was indeed her mother Luliana’s handwriting.

Velis had never seen her birth mother since she was young, so she often gazed at her old calligraphy and paintings to remember her.

She was familiar with the script.

The letters were all written by Luliana in the tone of a daughter, inquiring after the Joilu Family and Sylvester himself.

The two exchanged correspondence.

At the end were her seal and signature.

“I’ll trust you’re my grandfather for now.”

Velis put the letters away instead of returning them, and Sylvester didn’t insist on taking them back.

The old man just rolled his eyes: What do you mean, ‘for now’?

After that, Velis recounted how she came to Ushi City.

When she finished, the old man frowned.

“Your plan was full of risks and uncertainties.”

“But I succeeded.”

Velis raised her chin proudly.

Sylvester nodded.

“The Empire’s attitude is already clear. You are now recognized as the real Imperial Princess after the swap.

There are still rumors to deal with, but since your identity has changed, what about your previous commitments and teaching qualifications at the Royal Academy?”

“Of course, they continue!”

Velis said.

“Just because the fake one died, I shouldn’t have to start over, right?”

The Academy’s beautiful youth…

Cough, wrong, it’s talent!

Talent!

Velis didn’t want to give that up.

“So you came today for this matter.”

The old man sighed.

Glancing at Velis, he said with annoyance:

“You really know how to make trouble for yourself.”