Chapter 11 - Wolf in sheep's clothing

Begin! As soon as the referee gave the signal for the match to begin, some of the audience began whispering about the match. "Earth golem summon!" The opponent had already started with powerful summons, looks like he does not want to underestimate her, however, my Veronica was just staring at him without flinching... "Why is she motionless" "Yeah you're right that bitch is just looking", "she must be terrified", "Of course she should be terrified, her opponent is one of the most promising upcoming magicians from the Beast Kingdom", "A beauty like her would be turned to meat-paste like this? this uncle refuses", As I turned my gaze to the audience and listened to their clamoring I just shook my head with a wry smile, they didn't know the reason but I did, Veronica would finish this match in a jiffy given I told her to limit her magic level to level 3 It would be a little difficult but that would all it would take to beat him a little difficult', noticing my smirk while I was still lost in thought the princess then asked "Are you that confident in your subordinate?" towards her curiosity I just said she should watch and see for herself..."Lighting element!!!"..."Lightning sword". *swoosh* "Hmph petty tricks how can a level 3 spell affect a Level4 such as..." What an idiot if a level 6 magic caster casts a level3 spell it's quite obvious the aptitude would be intense...a pity..a pity "Wait. I...I surren.." towards his plead for mercy Veronica just blasted him with a lightning ball, leaving behind a human barbeque...*sigh* Poor guy he had not even realized the intensity of the spell until his earth golem and earth wall could not shield him...*Silence* the stadium was in total silence that a pin could drop and the sound could be heard...a female caster had come top of her division this had not happened before...Unknown who started it but a standing ovation and applause erupted from the audience...the princess was still in a daze....*sigh* Even though I told her not to gather too much attention...Besides, I did not know she had an affinity for other elements until the registration, though they were only her minor elements. After the massive reaction from the crowd, Veronica just gave a bow and looked in my direction...as my gaze met hers I raised my wine glass from the third balcony to informally give a toast to her victory which she nodded approvingly. "Your...relative is really something isn't she?" Maybe the princess was still bewildered by Veronica's outstanding performance but I just shrugged and replied "She was always a genius right from childhood", "Oh!? does that mean you are also childhood friends?" While we were discussing irrelevant topics from the latest gossip to the most popular female underwear shamelessly in public, and although the balcony was soundproof using magical formation the countenance of the Princess was still innocent...causing me to wonder whether she was dropped as a newborn to be this retarded or she simply did not have any iota of shame in her. Either way, as long as I was in her good books nothing else mattered...picking the tea and sipping it I heard a notification alarm from the system ' Level 6 Truth serum Poison detected...self-protect protocol established...Poison neutralized', After the announcement of the system sank into my skull I was going for my second sip when I smiled and felt a chill in my heart, Looks like this was just a pig pretending to eat the tiger, "Robert is the tea not to your taste?", "Ah no! princess, I'm just surprised by the quality of these tea leaves, do tell me how you got such precious tea leaves, If I'm not mistaken there are only available to the elves", "Looks like you really know your tea." watching this venomous creature giggle with a cute ambiance around her I would have sincerely mistaken her to one of the adorable herbivores..."You are actually right, even though I am a princess these tea leaves are only gifted to me once in two years by my father, they are part of the tributes the elves offer in exchange for knowledge in our technology", "Princess sharing such discreet information can...", towards Emilia's berating the princess waved her right hand to calm her down before proceeding to stare at me with her blue eyes which usually have the calm like gaze was now replaced with...those eyes are filled with ambition,*sigh* I know I anticipated this scenario but for this to happen so soon, to expose her real intentions but..."Princess, I.." When trying to excuse myself from all these tangled affairs she directly nailed me to my seat with her gaze...The intention was clear 'Join me or die' my intuition was in full mode alarm, The other party must have a reason to... As if recognizing the hesitation in my eyes the princess gave me a mocking gaze before speaking in a flat tone" Ahem...Grace bring 'that' in" Interrupting my thoughts before I finished and is that a magic crystal ball used for recording...The atmosphere of the room chilled and I unconsciously released a hint of my destructive aura. "Mr. Robert do you know who that is?" Watching myself sneak to and fro to the girls' dormitory felt awkward coupled with the disdainful gaze the two knights gave me further incurred my embarrassment and wrath. "Veronica Cocaine...this night was associated with her depraved act" "What do you think would happen if this was accidentally leaked to the whole campus, you would be implicated the consequences would be severe, your ties with other royalty will be a major blow towards your family" While fuming internally a calm smile and a raging heartbeat were the background orchestra to this rigid situation I caught myself in.."Have you now gone mute?, well then Mr.Robert the ball is in your court" Checkmate huh? All that was required was my testimony to the offense and the truth serum achieved that purpose, The timing of the princess to save me from the scuffle with the student council. "Do you accept responsibility of the crimes you perpetuated to Veronica cocaine".