This beautiful and scenic journey somehow gave Ye Xiao the illusion that he was walking towards an execution ground.
After walking through the square, the group entered a spacious and quiet lounge upstairs.
After everyone entered the room, examiner Andrew spoke first, asking Ye Xiao, "So, candidate, now that both His Highnesses are present, can you openly tell everyone what your background is?"
"Uh..." Ye Xiao's lips twitched. The fact that everyone was staring at him made him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.
But having seen it all before, he remained calm and collected, his mind racing: "Um, cough cough, gentlemen, there's no need to be so cautious. Actually, I'm just an ordinary adventurer on the run."
"You're kidding me!" Fimishir immediately retorted angrily.
“Really, Your Highness, I have an adventurer’s certificate.” Ye Xiao hurriedly pulled out a small badge. “‘Interdimensional Traveler’, I’m sure all of you high-ranking officials have heard of this.”
The fact that the player group itself did not deliberately hide their special origins, and that Greta knew about the players from another world, indicates that this matter was not a secret to the real upper echelons.
Ye Xiao's identity wasn't very convincingly faked, and given his appearance as an Easterner from Earth, it was better for him to admit it honestly than to continue hiding it.
Skadi stroked her smooth chin. "Hmm, I did guess something on the way here. After all, although there are a few travelers from the Eastern Continent in the Imperial City, their numbers have increased significantly recently."
The princess of Aslan was skeptical. "Hmph, it's not uncommon for travelers from other worlds to be found in Aslan, but based on the information we've gathered about this group, none of them possess swordsmanship at your level!"
“I’m genuinely curious about that, Femihir. Is his swordsmanship really that good?” Skadi raised an eyebrow and looked at the other princess.
Femihill pursed her thin lips and puffed out her small mouth like a small balloon. "I... in short, I really didn't win the previous match."
"Huh?" Skadi then looked Ye Xiao up and down with great interest.
"Well, well, actually, it was just that His Highness was afraid of hurting me and gave me a handicap."
"I didn't let you win!" Fimishir immediately retorted angrily. "I was giving it my all; I couldn't even touch you!!"
Chapter Thirty-Six: In the Name of the Princess
Can you please not be so honest?!
Ye Xiao felt a chill run down her spine. Why were these people all so unpredictable? Couldn't they just accept the opportunity to back down? Was it something to be proud of for a princess of a great nation to be defeated by a stranger of unknown origin?
"Is that so? Then maybe I was just lucky..."
"You mean you can dodge six or seven of my sword strikes just because of luck?! Are you looking down on me?!"
Why do I look down on you again?
"I really didn't mean that, Your Highness..." Ye Xiao was on the verge of tears. "Fine, then I... I'll come clean. I actually used magic. I cheated, okay?"
"What spell?" Fimishl frowned slightly. "I don't see it at all?"
The pure-blooded Aslan royal family has a natural affinity for magic, so there's no reason she wouldn't have noticed if this guy used magic.
"Force field spell... I secretly deflected Your Highness's sword strike."
"Then try turning it off again and show me?"
"...Uh, I remembered wrong, it was actually an illusion..."
"The Aslans' bloodline is most resistant to illusions. If you're so capable, try performing it again."
"Actually, I can only use that kind of illusion magic once in my life..."
"You're just making excuses to avoid a duel with me!!" Fimishil clenched his little fists, wishing he could give Ye Xiao a good whack.
“Oh dear, Your Highness Femihir, since others are unwilling to speak, you shouldn’t press them so hard,” Skadi suddenly interjected.
“What do you mean by pressing me step by step? I just…” Princess Aslan’s beautiful face flushed red again, “…I just want to reclaim my dignity!”
"How do you take it back? Are you sure you can win if you fight it again?"
Upon hearing this, Femihill clutched her skirt, pouted, and refused to speak again.
Actually, she wasn't confident she could win again, but the loss was so frustrating that she just couldn't swallow it.
But to lose another game... that would definitely be even more frustrating...
“Your Highness Femihir, a loss is a loss. No matter what methods he used, the result is already set,” Skadi advised with the air of someone who had been through it all. “If you are unwilling to accept it, you can fight again next time after you have trained. Otherwise, it will be meaningless.”
"Hmph, I don't need you to teach me." Skadi's words seemed to have actually made Fimishil understand. She frowned and thought for a while, then looked at Ye Xiao, "Alright, I have to admit, I lost this time."
Wow, this guy finally saw the light?
Ye Xiao breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Femi Hill's tone.
"But you just wait, I'll come back to challenge you again in a month!"
Why is this never going to end?!
"Your Highness, I am truly not worthy of your concern." Ye Xiao felt a chill run down her spine.
But after thinking about it carefully, he felt... perhaps it wouldn't matter?
Anyway, he'll probably be wandering somewhere by now, a month from now. If we can't find him, the duel will naturally end, right?
“Skadi, since you’re going to protect him, I’ll ask you for him again in a month.” Femihil put his hands on his hips. “Is that alright?”
What are you thinking? Ye Xiao chuckled inwardly. How could the imperial princess possibly care where a commoner like me goes...
“Okay, I promise you.” Skadi readily agreed.
"Huh!?" Ye Xiao almost twisted his neck as he turned his head. "No... Your Highness, well, I'm just an ordinary adventurer after all. I might be going on adventures in other places in a few days..."
"Screw you," Skadi scoffed. "If you're going to take risks, why did you even bother signing up for the academy's entrance exam?"
"It's just... just a try..." Ye Xiao chuckled awkwardly, "After all, you see, I'm not very well-educated, and I didn't fill out the written test very well... I didn't have much hope of getting in anyway..."
Are you kidding me? You think you can force me to pass the exam when I submitted a blank paper?
To everyone's surprise, Skadi turned directly to Andrew and asked, "Professor Andrew?"
Andrew wiped the sweat from his forehead, immediately stood up, and shook Ye Xiao's hand. "Congratulations, classmate, you have passed our college's entrance test."
This works?!
Ye Xiao's smile froze on her face.
Is anyone going to do anything about these aristocrats who are abusing their power?!
“Now you can rest assured, Your Highness Femihill.” Skadi raised an eyebrow and said smugly, “I’ll keep a close eye on this guy, but you’re not allowed to bother anyone else until then.”
"What do you mean by harassment!" Princess Aslan said angrily. "Then I'll have Professor Andrew as my witness. If he's not here, I'll challenge you to a duel, Skadi!"
Andrew listened and immediately wiped the sweat from his forehead.
“No problem.” Skadi raised her head. “In the name of Skadi Betis, the eldest daughter of the Loren Empire, I guarantee that this man, Ye Xiao, will accept your public duel at the beginning of the Rest Month. After this duel, regardless of the outcome, you are not allowed to cause any further trouble!”
“Alright, I swear in the name of the second princess of the Aslan royal family,” Femihir immediately swore as well, “After the next duel I challenge this guy, I will not bother him again, regardless of the outcome!”
"Oh dear, Your Highnesses, it doesn't have to be that simple. Actually, I think we can discuss this matter further..."
"Shut up!" "Shut up!"
"Sigh." Ye Xiao sighed and rubbed her forehead.
After this agreement was reached, Femihir left the lounge with his entourage.
Andrew also left with his assistant, Witt. Since the eldest princess had already taken on the matter of this strange examinee, there was no need for him to investigate further.
In any case, at least Femihill stopped causing him trouble, which is a decent ending.
After thanking Skadi, Ye Xiao got up to leave, but was immediately grabbed by the shoulder and pushed back onto the sofa.
"Where are you going? The Femihir matter is resolved, but our matter doesn't seem to be resolved yet, does it?"
How come this guy has such a good memory right now...?
Ye Xiao turned around helplessly, "Ah, haha... Your Highness, about that matter, it was actually just me..."
"Don't speak yet." Skadi pressed a finger to Ye Xiao's lips, then glanced at her group of followers. "All of you, get out."
Despite their curiosity about what the princess was going to do, the group of students obediently left the room.
Looking at the now empty room and the blonde girl sitting so close to him, Ye Xiao's forehead began to sweat.
Why send everyone away? Are you going to subject me to vigilante justice for something like that?
While members of the royal family seem to have some psychological issues, isn't this kind of thing still a bit too perverse...?
"I'm so sorry, Your Highness, I really... I didn't intentionally try to sneak into the academy, it was just because of this, my longing for the academy, haha, so..."
"Stop, I'm not here to listen to your excuses." Skadi said expressionlessly, while reaching out to straighten Ye Xiao's collar.
"Huh?" Ye Xiao watched as those slender little hands straightened his slightly disheveled clothes, wondering what the other person was up to.
"Ye Xiao... Heh, this should be your real name now, right?" Skadi's voice softened slightly, but still carried the authority of someone who had been in a superior position for many years. "Hmph, you... travelers from other worlds, do you all like to cause trouble and run away, never taking any responsibility?"
Chapter Thirty-Seven: Liar!
"Haha, you can't say that..." Ye Xiao swallowed, looking at the eldest princess's jewel-like blue eyes that were fixed on him, and still had that slightly embarrassed smile on his face.
He's almost made his facial muscles cramp up from making that face today, and why is the eldest princess sitting so close to this long sofa?
Damn it, I almost got pushed off the handrail by this guy!
Looking at the girl's beautiful face so close to his eyes, Ye Xiao felt extremely uncomfortable.
Skadi's eyes are different from the charming, smiling eyes of other girls. Her phoenix eyes, perhaps due to her personality, have a villainous quality.
Both have villainous eye shapes. Ella's is like a seductive trap, alluring yet cunningly wicked; while Skadi's is like a ruthless warlord, lazy yet exuding a sharp and fierce aura.
To put it simply, one looks like a little devil and the other looks like a disgusted face.
But after looking at it for a while, Ye Xiao thought to herself, "it has a strange kind of charm."
No, what the hell? What was I thinking about... By the way, why has it been so quiet all of a sudden??
In the deathly quiet room, Skadi stared at Ye Xiao silently until he started to feel uneasy. Only then did she finally part her pink lips slightly and say, "Hmph, is that so? Anyway, you're not getting away this time."
Ye Xiao was somewhat confused. "Uh? I don't understand, Your Highness means..."
Skadi's lips curled into a slightly mocking smile: "Be my lover, Ye Xiao."
……
Ok?
Ye Xiao was stunned, thinking there was something wrong with her ears.
Skadi, seeing the other's surprised expression, was not in a hurry and just waited quietly.
But while Ye Xiao hadn't reacted yet, someone, or rather a creature, reacted with unusual speed.
"Meow!!!" With a loud cry, a chubby golden cat suddenly popped out from Ye Xiao's collar.
This surprised Skadi for a moment. "Huh??"
Oh, the cat-wielding swordsman? She was wondering why others called Ye Xiao the cat-wielding swordsman; it turns out the cat was hiding here.
The eldest princess was intrigued and wanted to tease the suddenly appearing cat, but the bristling Greta bared her teeth at Skadi.
Ye Xiao, whose thoughts were stuck in a cycle of confusion, finally realized what was happening, "Huh???"
"Your reaction is way too slow," Skadi said, rubbing her forehead.
"No, Your Highness," Ye Xiao stammered, especially after seeing Greta's fierce gaze again, "You might, perhaps you've misunderstood something. What I mean is, I'm just a..."
“An ordinary adventurer, I know, you’ve said that twice already.” Skadi continued Ye Xiao’s words, “Can’t you come up with a more original excuse for avoiding the topic? Or have you gotten used to this excuse working every time you flirt with other noble girls and then leave?”
"Uh...no, I..."
"Cut the nonsense!"
While Ye Xiao was still pondering how to respond, the eldest princess, without any regard for etiquette, grabbed Ye Xiao by the collar with one hand and shoved him down onto the armrest of the sofa with the other.
Golden curls cascaded down Ye Xiao's chest and face, and her beautiful face came close to Ye Xiao's nose in the dim light.
"Hmph, you don't think you can lie to me without paying a price, do you?"
"Holy crap!!? No, Your Highness, this cough is unacceptable!!!"
Ye Xiao was shocked. What the hell was this?! This was the first time he had ever encountered something so ferocious!
He instinctively wanted to push her away, but he was afraid that he might hurt the princess if he used too much force in this awkward position.
"what!!!"
In the critical moment, the kitten cried out and stepped forward, hugging Skadi's face.
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