Second candy
After resting in the town for two days, Violet and Evelyn set out again.
Violet Academy recruits students from all over the continent. To avoid overcrowding, new students can start their studies a month in advance.
Violet and Evelyn took their time and arrived at Violet Academy a week before school started.
Violet College sends special admission invitation letters to all new students. New students can present the invitation letters when they arrive at the college and can be admitted after passing the certification.
There were all kinds of carriages parked at the entrance of the academy, some made of precious metals and some inlaid with gems. It was rare to see people like Vilt and Evelyn coming on horseback.
Evelyn was once again lifted off the horse by Violet. She first put the horse back into her space ring and then took out the invitation from the ring. Just as Evelyn turned her head to look at Violet, wondering how the evil dragon lady would infiltrate Violet, a surprised and familiar voice suddenly sounded behind them.
"Evelyn! White!" Looking in the direction of the voice, Sophia poked her head out of her magnificent carriage and waved enthusiastically at the two of them.
Evelyn didn't expect to meet Sophia again. She was about to ignore her, but Sophia seemed to know what she was thinking and quickly sent her maid over, "Ms. Evelyn, Mr. White. Our princess invites you two to rest in the carriage." The maid didn't know Violet's real gender.
"Don't bother you princess. We're going to line up to enter the academy." Evelin declined.
"I knew you would refuse. Don't worry, I'm not inviting you. I'm inviting White to rest in my carriage." After the maid left, Sophia realized that Evelin would most likely refuse. She followed and saw that it was true.
"White, you've worked hard escorting people here. Come take a rest in my carriage. I've prepared dessert and hot cocoa." Sophia invited Violet, "After all, we're friends, and I can't just stand there and watch you."
And listening to Sophia's words, Evelin's expression grew colder inch by inch.
"Don't you need to verify your identity to enroll?" Violet asked, looking at the long line at the school gate.
"Our princess has a special admission channel. I arrived today and wanted to try my luck and see if I could meet you. Oh, I didn't expect that I would actually meet you." Sophia smiled. "Do you think this is the blessing of fate?"
Violet nodded, her eyes still fixed on the line. She didn't know if she heard Sophia's words. She turned her gaze away and asked Evelin, "Go rest in the carriage. I'll help you get in line."
Sophia curled her lips and muttered softly, "You are too hardworking and uncomplaining."
"No need." Evelin shook her head. Just as Sophia had said, the nobles had a special entrance channel. She glanced at Sophia as she walked a few steps away with Violet, then leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Isn't your destination also Violet College? Are you a student there too?"
"No, I applied for the job of handyman at Violet College." Violet shook her head.
"Handyman?" Evelyn frowned, her expression a little unfamiliar. Even though the princess had been with Violet for several months and had lived in the palace for a long time, she could not understand this term which was new to her.
"They do all kinds of work and go wherever there's a shortage of people...servants." Violet chose a word that Evelyn could understand more easily.
"Servant?" Violet did not lower her voice when she explained to Evely. Although the two of them kept some distance from Sophia, Sophia could still hear Violet's voice. When she heard Violet say that she wanted to be a handyman and servant at Violet Academy, she was the first to make a sound in shock.
"That must be so hard. I'll ask the academy to bring you over. I still have three maid vacancies under my name. Don't worry, I won't ask you to do anything. You can do whatever you want. How about I give you 30 gold coins a month?" Sophia still doesn't give up any opportunity to poach Evelyn.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but I don't need it." Violet declined with a polite smile.
It wasn't impossible for Violet to enter Violet Academy as a magician. Not only would the Violet Academy's detection equipment, but even the Violet Academy's senior magicians wouldn't be able to tell she was a dragon. But it was completely unnecessary. Firstly, Violet wouldn't stay at the academy for long, and secondly, the students' rigid class schedules didn't allow for much freedom. The same was true for Sophia's maid. Someone would always notice her, and that was something Violet didn't want.
The job of a handyman is not difficult for Violet. On the contrary, she has various opportunities to appear in every corner of Violet Academy.
Evelyn didn't expect that Violet had used this method to sneak into Violet Academy. This dragon lady was even more adaptable to human society than herself.
"Where should the handyman report?" Evely asked.
"Go to the back door of the academy," said Violet.
"I'll go with you," Evelyn said.
"The odd-job registration should be much quieter than the freshman registration. Are you sure you don't want me to help you line up?" Violet shook her head, refusing Evelyn's company and asked back.
"No, I can do it myself." Evelyn said, pushing Violet's shoulder. "Go report now."
"Okay." Vert nodded after confirming that Evelyn didn't need him.
"Are you sure you don't want to consider being my maid? I really won't let you do anything." Seeing that the two people were talking to each other and completely ignoring her, Sophia said unwillingly.
"No need." Violet refused again.
"...Okay." Sophia sighed heavily.
"Then when you're settled, we'll meet at school," Evelyn said with a smile.
Violet wanted to nod, but she paused, her tone hesitant. "I don't know if the handyman is busy. I may need some time to adjust."
"Well, that makes sense." Evelin said sympathetically, "Let's talk about it after we're all used to it."
Violet curved her lower lip, waved goodbye to Evelin, and turned to walk towards the back door of the academy.
Sophia returned to the carriage early. She looked through the window at Evelyn and Vilt who were "reluctant to leave" and pursed her lips. She knew that Vilt was a woman and she had no interest in women, but when she thought of or saw the other person, Sophia would want to get close to her.
Unfortunately... Sophia blinked and looked away, signaling the maid to drive, "Let's go, it's time to enroll."
"Yes, Princess."
There were two rows of knights standing at the entrance of Violet Academy.
On the one hand, these knights are used to maintain order, and on the other hand, they provide a fast track for guiding the noble new royals.
The royal family's invitation letter for admission had a special magic mark. When the knight saw the invitation letter in Sophia's hand, his expression immediately became respectful. Sophia didn't even need to get out of the carriage. The knight led the horse and took Sophia to the school.
The teacher of the special channel reviewed Sophia's qualifications, handed the new student package to Sophia's maid, and then another low-level magician led them to school.
Sophia looked curiously at the interior of Violet Academy. The decoration, architectural style, and layout here were completely different from her kingdom. Suddenly, Sophia saw a familiar profile. "Evelyn?"
“Shouldn’t she be in line?” However, just as Sophia was thinking, Evelin’s profile disappeared in the crowd, and Sophia couldn’t find it anymore. “Did I see it wrongly?”
Sophia wasn't someone who would let doubts trap her. Unable to find the profile of the person who looked like Evelin, she withdrew her gaze and looked at the low-level magician, "Where are we going now? The student dormitory?"
"Yes." The low-level magician replied.
"I won't have to live with other people, will I?" Sophia's expression twisted a little when she thought of this terrible scene.
"No, Your Highness. The royal family and the nobles have their own accommodation areas. You can rest assured that the rooms are all for single use." The low-level magician explained.
"Do the princess and the nobles have separate accommodation areas?" After Evely finished her report, she and the person in charge went to the handyman's dormitory and hinted about the princess's accommodation area.
"Yes, do you see those white houses with pointed roofs over there? The taller ones are the royal quarters, and the lower ones are for the nobles. The ordinary houses over there are for the other freshmen," the person in charge said, leading a team of newly hired handymen as he introduced them. "Give them a few days to familiarize themselves with the area. Unless you have special requests, do not approach the noble quarters without permission. Otherwise, no one will protect you if something happens."
The person in charge said this half-threateningly, but after she finished speaking, she noticed the expressions of some people. Some people listened and remembered with a look of determination on their faces that showed they would never cause trouble, while some people curled their lips in contempt, obviously not caring.
The person in charge took in all the emotions and said nothing more.
Every year, there are a few handymen who don't listen to advice. After all, nobles appear in urban legends, and there are always people who harbor curiosity and other unspeakable thoughts. Not to mention, even a few gold crumbs that slip through the fingers of a noble are enough for ordinary people to eat for a long time.
But it won’t take too long, less than a month, and when those nobles show their ruthless faces, those “ambitious” people will instantly become quails.
The handyman dormitory houses eight people in a room, and the room is square and very narrow.
When she arrived at Violet Academy, Violet took off all her disguises and lived in the female workers' dormitory.
The person in charge took the group of female workers to the dormitory and left. The female workers chose their own beds, put down their luggage and exchanged names with each other.
Violet chose a seat near the door for easy access, and when exchanging names, she only said, "My name is Violet." Nothing else.
The other female workers didn't have any thoughts about this. At most, they thought that Violet was not good at speaking and was not sociable. That was nothing, after all, everyone was here to make money, and as long as it didn't affect their income, everything was fine.
Here, Violet quickly finished greeting her "roommates" and prepared to find time to explore the layout of Violet Academy; on the other side, as soon as Evelyn entered Violet Academy, she was taken to the dean's office by the low-level magician who led the way.
The dean was sitting in a chair with a serious expression, his face covering his sharp pupils, but it couldn't block her scrutinizing gaze.
Evelin knew the destination from the moment the low-level magician took her around the first corner in the academy. She had no intention of resisting. Now, looking at the dean, she curled her lips and said, "Teacher."
The dean stood up and walked to Evelyn. She was wearing a high-level magician's robe that symbolized her status. The white robe was embroidered with violets. She raised her hand and placed it on Evelyn's shoulder. The ruby ring on her hand flashed.
Sensing that Evelyn was unharmed and the magic on her body was even stronger than before, the dean's expression softened. "Are you aware that your sudden disappearance from the palace scared the king and queen? Did you use everything I taught you to hide from the knight guards?"
That’s not the case, I have to thank Violet mainly. Evelin didn’t dare to say this out loud, she only dared to think in her heart.
“Teacher, I know I was wrong. But this is my first time going out, and I’m really curious. If I tell my father and mother, they will definitely not agree.” Evelin said pitifully.
The dean sighed, "Fortunately, nothing happened." She then raised her hand to signal Evelin to sit down. After Evelin sat down, the dean looked at the clothes on Evelin and frowned again, "You are out here alone, and you can't even wear comfortable clothes."
"It's okay. Some people still go to second-hand stores to buy clothes." Evelyn said, thinking of Vilt, wondering how Vilt was doing.
The dean was somewhat relieved to hear Evelin's words. After going out, Her Royal Highness the Princess knew about the sufferings of the world.
Thinking about this, the dean couldn't bring himself to say the rest of his words. "I've just written to the King and Queen to let them know you've arrived safely in Violet. Go back to the dormitory and change into comfortable clothes and contact them. Did you bring your magic mirror with you?"
“I brought it.” Evelin nodded.
"Okay, go back and rest. A magician will lead you to the dormitory."
“Teacher, I made you worry.” Evelin couldn’t ignore the concern in the dean’s words. Her actions were indeed inappropriate.
"Remember to tell me next time you go out," said the dean.
"knew."
"Are you really planning on doing it next time?" The dean's face became serious again.
“Teacher, I’m going back first!” Evelin didn’t answer. She smiled and quickly left the office.
The dean's office was some distance away from the royal dormitory. For convenience, Violet Academy had deployed teleportation magic in various locations. The low-level magician activated the teleportation array while demonstrating it to Evelyn. The surrounding space twisted slightly, and when it stabilized, Evelyn and the low-level magician appeared downstairs in the royal dormitory.
The royal dormitory is a separate area with a total of five buildings, each three stories high, with four dormitories on each floor.
The royal family members who enrolled this year all lived in Building 3. Evelyn's dormitory was at the innermost part of the third floor, which she had chosen herself before enrolling.
Without the magician taking her to the dormitory door, Evelin politely said goodbye to the magician and went upstairs.
Building No. 3 has already been occupied, but Evelin doesn't plan to engage in any social activities now. The most important thing for her now is to contact her parents and reassure them.
After returning to the dormitory and taking a quick shower and changing clothes, Evelin took out the magic mirror from the space ring.
The Magic Mirror is a mirror that can communicate instantly and can be controlled with just a little magic.
Evelyn injected magic into the mirror, and the mirror floated in the air. The flat mirror surface turned into ripples. Soon the ripples calmed down, and the queen's face appeared in the mirror.
The queen's eyes instantly turned red when she saw Evelin. She frowned and complained, "You child, you've made your mother worry to death!"
After saying this, the queen said to her personal maid, "Go and call the king over."
After giving the maid her instructions, the queen looked at the mirror again and asked in a hurried and concerned voice, "Where have you been these past few months? Didn't you meet the Cavaliers? Are you doing well out there? Do you have enough money?"
"Mother, I was just out taking a look. Did I run into the Knights and have them capture me? No way, I was deliberately avoiding them. Don't worry, I didn't suffer any hardship out there. Don't worry." Evelyn stood up so the queen could see her clearly. "I'm showing up at Violet Academy now, aren't I?"
"I shouldn't have brought you out on this tour!" said the queen with a frown.
As he spoke, the king hurried over. Seeing Evelyn in the mirror, he breathed a sigh of relief, then said seriously, "When Jack comes back, I will definitely punish the Knights! The princess has already arrived at Violet Academy, and they still don't know."
"Ina deliberately avoided them. Don't you know your daughter's ability? Who could find her if she wanted to hide?" the queen explained.
"Okay, father. Tell Jack to pack up and don't look for me. They've had a hard time along the way." Seeing that her father and mother were there, Evelyn began to talk about her experiences during the time she was away from home.
Of course, she concealed everything about her encounter with Violet. No matter how she felt now, Evelyn did not want her parents to know about Violet without any preparation.
Evelyn described her first time leaving the palace and visiting the common people. She was so captivated by the people's scenes that she quietly left the palace. Along the way, she met street performers, received roasted sweet potatoes as gifts, volunteered at an orphanage, and even ventured into the forest.
As the King and Queen listened to Evelyn's description, their faces showed the same expression as the dean of Violet Academy, a feeling of both relief and heartache.
I'm glad Evelyn has grown up, but I feel bad for the hardship she's endured along the way. But this is something Evelyn must go through. She's the future queen of this country, and she can't always be high and mighty. Even though this was something they anticipated far, far too early.
I thought Evelyn would suffer a lot along the way, but unexpectedly she handled it quite well, and the worry on the queen's face was much less.
But the queen still sighed and said, "Fortunately, you didn't encounter any dragons along the way. Now you've arrived at Violet Academy. Don't worry, Ina. Violet Academy is the safest place on the entire continent. Even if the dragon knew you were there, it wouldn't be able to do anything to you."
Evelyn was stunned when she heard the queen's words. She had never doubted Violet's defense system before, but now... thinking of Violet who entered Violet Academy as a handyman, Evelyn blinked and became conservative.
The queen had no idea what Evelyn was thinking and continued to tell her about the dangers of the evil dragon.
Evelin listened, her thoughts drifting further and further away.
When Evelyn heard the queen mention the evil dragon before, the terrifying appearance in the storybook popped up in her mind. In fact, when Evelyn saw it at the time, she was not only surprised but also a little curious. She had never seen an evil dragon before. Did it really look exactly like the one in the picture book?
Now that she had met Violet, the image of the dragon in the picture book had long become blurred. Even if she still had some memory of it, Evelyn's emotions had long since changed from surprise and curiosity to joy and she thought the dragon was cute.
The queen on the other end of the communication line had already talked about the dangers of evil dragons and the "Eighteen Ways to Defend Against Dragons". An idea popped up in Evelyn's head - she must find an opportunity to let Violet transform into the original prototype in front of her.
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