“No…”
Something was twelve times wrong!
Luwei’s thoughts raced.
Deep in her mind, she still held the memories of the former “Villain Luwei.”
Half a year ago, at her 16th birthday coming-of-age ceremony…
Due to the presence of the most dazzling heiress of the Kingdom of Avalon—the Third Princess—Luwei’s ceremony attracted countless dignitaries and nobles who came to offer their congratulations.
There was even no lack of princes from neighboring countries and wealthy merchants…
At the time, Luwei naturally assumed that all these distinguished young nobles were there for her.
Being a narcissist, she had even agonized for a long time over which prince’s marriage proposal she should accept on her special day.
Unfortunately, the guests invited to the ceremony were not there for Luwei.
Being cold-shouldered at her own coming-of-age ceremony and suffering a snub, it was actually Fina, the Third Princess attending, who became the protagonist of the banquet.
The subsequent plot was quite obvious—
Luwei had her spotlight stolen.
Mentally broken, she displayed nothing but ugliness, spouted wild nonsense, and even insulted Fina, who had kindly helped preside over the ceremony.
The newspapers of the Kingdom of Avalon reported on this for many days straight, headlining the event—
Princess Fina acted with great tolerance, letting Luwei insult her without showing even the slightest sign of anger on her face.
As for Luwei… the reporters took a close-up photo of her directly, pairing it with her naturally fierce expression, which could only be described as terrifying when she was enraged.
Thus, this incident became the fuse that made Luwei’s reputation moldy and rotten.
Although she wasn’t much better off before, in the small territory of the Kares lands, Luwei had at least been able to find a potential marriage prospect…
In short, the farce was dramatized and spread across the entire Human Federation.
With it came the two girls’ starkly different reputations.
Fina was gentle and thoughtful, calm and composed, and most importantly, possessed both talent and beauty…
Luwei became a rat in the sewer; her appearance was frightening, her magical talent was inferior, and gossip was flying everywhere…
As a result, after that,
The princes who wanted to marry Princess Fina nearly trampled down the gates of the Royal Palace of the Kingdom of Avalon.
Conversely, Luwei’s fate was quite satisfying… having earned such a reputation, she couldn’t even sell herself off, let alone get married.
The consequences of falling out with the Third Princess also began to manifest…
Things that did not belong to the House Carys were gradually reclaimed by the Imperial Family.
So, for the past half a year, Luwei had changed her attitude many times, even becoming somewhat sycophantic…
But Fina did not buy it.
The letters Fina sent back to Luwei were mostly like this: cold in tone, as if she wanted to draw a clear line between them.
Luwei was even more devastated.
The pressure from the outside world, the decline of her family, and the coldness of her former companions…
The Luwei in the plot kept flip-flopping her attitude like a complete lunatic.
One letter would be insulting Fina, and the next would be begging for her help because the family was in trouble.
However, the result was almost always being ignored for several days, followed by a cold, icy rejection…
So, the question is…
Luwei twirled a lock of hair around her finger.
Whenever the family was in trouble, writing to ask her for manpower had always resulted in being put off time and time again.
In the end, she only symbolically sent a stubborn Sabella…
Why, then, was Fina willing to help her this time and so actively invite her to the Royal Palace?
Because they had fallen out, Luwei hadn’t seen Fina in half a year; she wasn’t even sure of the other’s current attitude toward her…
Perhaps they hadn’t seen each other for half a year, and she simply missed her old friend?
But…
Luwei felt it wasn’t that simple.
It wasn’t that she was being too sensitive.
Considering the deep malice the game “Bonds” held toward the villain Luwei, and the dizzying array of bad endings she faced after defeat…
Luwei had to be on guard.
“At the very least… I can’t go alone.”
Looking at Floxi, who was looking around with curiosity—
Luwei had reached a conclusion in her heart.
She had to go to the Royal Palace,
Even if she had to take the risk—
Perhaps Fina was still holding a grudge about the coming-of-age ceremony, or perhaps she simply wanted to lure her over to teach her a lesson…
But for Luwei, only the Royal Palace could help her avoid the current crisis.
First, Luwei carried the curse of the Vampire Princess.
With such a ticking time bomb on her, only the Imperial Family could protect her.
Second, there was Floxi…
There were less than 10 days left until Floxi’s birthday.
Ten days from now, faced with the retribution of an Angel, the current Luwei couldn’t think of any way to fight back…
The only thing she could do was leave Floxi with the House Carys and go out to avoid the storm.
Once Floxi’s birthday had passed, she would figure out other plans…
Luwei thought to herself.
No matter how overpowered the Angel Floxi was, she couldn’t swing a greatsword and march into the Royal Palace, could she?
“Your Highness?”
“You seem to have something on your mind…”
Facing Floxi’s confusion, Luwei just turned her head and said casually:
“I need to go out in a few days, and I might be staying for more than a week.”
“Can I come with you?”
Floxi looked at her with anticipation.
“No, stay in the Kares Territory.
You are in charge of taking care of the daily affairs of the territory during this time.”
“Then can I know where you are going?”
Floxi asked, following up.
“Is it related to the Third Princess?”
Her gaze landed on the signature of the envelope.
“Don’t worry about where I’m going…”
“Don’t think about contacting me.
I will return naturally once I’m finished.”
“Shuangna and Shuangsha will accompany me… there is no need to worry about guards.”
Choosing to leave her comfort zone and go to the Royal Palace for refuge.
Luwei naturally couldn’t, as Fina suggested, go without even a guard.
Luwei knew very well that:
In order to prevent players from feeling unsatisfied, the writers of the original game had made the villain Luwei meet with misfortune wherever she walked.
Therefore,
To avoid accidents as much as possible, Luwei had to be fully prepared…
***
The training grounds during the day gathered many young faces with combat talent.
Most of them were minor nobles attached to the House Carys.
It was cruel to say, but becoming a knight was the best path for them to elevate their status.
And in an area arranged with more refinement, Luwei found Sabella and Shuangsha sparring.
Clink, clink-clink,
The refined iron swords used for training were colliding at an unimaginable speed.
Shuangsha remained silent, her longsword constantly thrusting out, but each strike was neutralized at just the right moment by Sabella.
Luwei could recognize that both of them were using the sword skills of House Carys.
Hidden power within the blade, the strikes were unadorned and simple, only exploding when they truly struck their target.
BOOM~~
As Shuangsha’s sword slashed through the air and landed on the mud of the training ground,
Dirt and stone scattered.
A trench 1.5 feet deep appeared at the point of impact.
Just like that, seemingly light attacks contained unimaginable power…
“Sabella!”
Luwei stopped the two, who were dripping with sweat.
“How is Shuangsha’s training progress?”
Seeing the visitor, the female knight took off her silver helmet and bowed slightly.
“Your Highness Luwei, Miss Shuangsha’s talent is excellent!”
“Your judgment was very accurate.
She does indeed have the potential to become an excellent warrior!”
A touch of admiration couldn’t help but appear on Sabella’s face.
“Not only does she have talent… more importantly, she is diligent and eager to learn.”
“She is improving by leaps and bounds, combined with the racial talents of the Frost Wolf Tribe…”
“In just two weeks, her overall strength has already reached the level of a Second-tier Warrior, and she has even touched the threshold of the third tier!”
Hearing this, an expression of satisfaction finally appeared on Luwei’s face.
A Second-tier warrior… for the early stages of the game, this was already a considerable amount of combat power.
The evaluation system for warriors and mages was very different.
Before a mage reached the fourth tier, their support role was far greater than their combat ability.
If they didn’t deliberately study lethal magic or decipher powerful runes… they could potentially be killed by an ordinary person holding a knife.
However, a Second-tier warrior at this point could already handle 100 people, slaughtering ordinary people like chickens.
“Sounds not too bad.”
But even if Sabella praised the training effect to the skies, Luwei only cared about one thing…
“At Shuangsha’s current level, could she beat Floxi to the ground?”