In the forest courtyard, the students watching the fight watched the two girls fight from the ground to the top of the woods, and then kept shuttling back and forth until they finally disappeared into the sky covered with shade from the trees, and their figures slowly disappeared from view.
"I didn't expect Miss Roland to be so powerful." The two members of the 'True Red Rose' who were sitting in the woods watching the battle talked again.
"Ronald, you don't know either? I thought your group had already investigated this student's resume." Irene, who was wearing a red dress, looked at the young man who was still carving and asked curiously.
"No, it was only during the preliminary round that day that His Highness Edren happened to see Miss Roland and started paying attention to her. The subsequent investigation was not smooth. In fact, the rumors on campus were somewhat correct. Miss Roland's background is indeed a mystery."
"When she entered the first grade, she attracted the attention of the Salus family's eldest son, Jerlane. Jerlane even took the initiative to pursue her, but unfortunately she declined."
"Oh, it started a year ago? I didn't even know. If it were me, I would probably agree on the spot, hehe." The noble girl smiled with her hands covering her mouth.
“And what happened next?”
"Later, Jelann had his men investigate Miss Loran, but unfortunately, there was no progress. We only knew that she was from the Tisilan Mountains on the border of Crancia, but nothing more was known."
"You should also be aware that we are currently in a tense situation with the Seven Kingdoms of Xuehua. Since Clansia has just been established, the regulations are very strict. The activities of spies and informants are very restricted, so we can't find out anything."
"Oh, it would be great if we could recruit her. I hope some handsome man in our empire will show his prowess and marry this girl. Then she will belong to our country."
The young man beside him didn't respond immediately, still carving the gradually taking shape of the puppet. After a while, he sighed, "It's difficult. Most of the empire's nobles don't dare to offend Lord Jelann. After all, he will be in charge of great power in the future. Among other people of similar status, the only one who is not afraid is His Highness Edren. Princess Evelyn and Miss Frosia are both girls."
"Hahaha, judging from what you said, His Highness Edren doesn't want to pursue me?"
"No." The young man began to carve hair from the wood, and it looked like a girl.
"You are not unaware of His Highness Edren's birth. After the previous generation lost the battle for the throne, His Highness's lineage was destined to have difficulty in gaining power. His Highness does not want to live such a simple life."
"So, there is another marriage partner?" The girl guessed. She was on Princess Evelyn's side, so she was naturally very concerned about Prince Edren's future whereabouts.
"You'll know later. I can't tell you now."
As twins inherited the throne of the empire, Evelyn and Edren's grandfathers were twin brothers, both of whom were emperors of the empire. But in their father's generation, it was Evelyn's father and brothers who became emperors, while Edren's line failed in the fight for the throne and became a side branch of the royal family. Although they were not imprisoned or executed, it was difficult for them to access power in the future and they could only become rich and idle people.
However, Edren, who has been very talented since childhood, finds it difficult to accept this result. He cares more about power, or the kingdom, than beauty.
Seeing that he was silent, Yilin knew that continuing would not yield any useful information, so she stopped discussing the matter. After Luo Lanxier and Bumansha flew into the air, they stopped observing and instead waited, occasionally glancing at the bustling courtyard below.
"Speaking of which, what about that 'witch' lady? She seems to have been quiet recently." Yilin swung her legs, searching for the purple-haired figure.
"She's probably sulking somewhere, but that's all." The young man said casually, and the puppet in his hand became more and more delicately carved, gradually revealing a slender and beautiful girl.
"Oh, are you so pessimistic? Osuna has some talent, right?"
"Not bad, but there are only a few geniuses like this every year, and they are not as good as Miss Loran." The young man answered casually.
"That's a witch~" Yilin emphasized those two words, but there seemed to be something else behind her words.
"It's just a teacher's casual comment, just a nice way of putting it. Your Highness once casually asked a senior, and that senior denied the claim. If you say Miss Luolan is a witch, I would have some faith in her."
Though their own extraordinary strength wasn't at the top, the two True Red Rose members were both from the empire's established aristocracy. Their vision was exceptional, having been exposed to various influential figures since childhood. They initially disbelieved the witch's claims. Some of their elders had even witnessed witches themselves, and naturally understood how terrifying and powerful they were. Their capricious nature, their immense power, and their longevity made them difficult to deal with. While one's current strength might be comparable to that of the other, after death, even their grandchildren would still have to face them. Therefore, the Verdant Nobility generally avoided provoking such individuals. While they were beautiful and powerful, they were ultimately difficult to control, and they feared they would burn themselves.
There have always been countless stories in history of love turning into hate, and these old aristocrats were eventually afraid.
Yilin was not surprised after hearing this. It seemed that she had known this fact for a long time and had just mentioned it casually to test it.
"Jerlann sent someone to warn Miss Osuna a few days ago, but unfortunately she didn't listen. She thought it was Miss Loran who deliberately provoked her and said bad things about her, haha." Yilin also brought up something that few people knew at this time.
"That Miss Osuna is still too young. Does she really think she can fool everyone?" The wooden doll in the hands of the young man with messy hair gradually became clearer, and he began to carve the folds and patterns of the skirt.
"Either she has extraordinary talent and strength, or she has an outstanding character and moral integrity. Unfortunately, she has neither. Anil just tested her a little before, and she cheated without a clear conscience. Such behavior is simply destroying her family."
"Don't be fooled by the intrigues of those dukes and countesses before they ascend to power. But once it comes time to choose a wife for their son, they're eager to fill it with all the best qualities in the world. There's no room for such nonsense."
As the young man spoke of his own evaluation, it was no wonder that Edlund looked down on Osuna in the gymnasium during the preliminary round. He was just being clever, timid, greedy, and covetous.
"Oh my, I didn't expect Lord Edren to think of Osuna this way. He must have known some incredible information." Irene smiled slightly exaggeratedly.
"In that case, it's no wonder everyone is optimistic about Miss Luo Lan. She has both strength and character. I'm afraid Her Royal Highness the Princess will also have a good impression of her in the future. It would be great to have such a helper."
"But then again, we seem to have overlooked something. The girl following Miss Loran is no ordinary girl." Yilin pointed to the courtyard in the distance and the charming girl surrounded by flames.
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