After the commotion, all the nobles went back inside with their minds thinking that they were glad they didn't mock me earlier.
Returning to our table, me, Asha, and Leiron were being stared at by some important figures. The Magic Tower Master, The Knight Academy Headmaster, and lastly, the Imperial Academy Headmaster.
I'll only accept the academy's offer since the rest were rotten to the core.
The banquet went well until it was over. Now, the nobles have some free time to gain influence, or make some connections.
I signed to the others to only leave me with Rania. The first to approach me was the Magic Tower, and Knight Academy.
"Excuse me, Lady Denallie" said Magic Tower Master, with two wine glasses in both his hands.
I heard him. But chose to ignore him. Rania too understood my intention. He then became irritated a bit, and called me out again.
"Excuse me. Lady Denallie"
I smiled and turned to them.
"Oh? What business do you have with me, Mr. Olradi Erasmus Marcus?"
All the nobles who heard me were shocked by the way I called him. Actually, it is rude to call him by his name. Well, who cares.
"I-it is such a pleasure to meet someone like you. With such a great talent in magic lik what you've shown earlier, I'm sure that your talent will bloom more beautifully in Magic Tower. What do you thi-"
Before he finished, Rania interrupted.
"Ridiculous. I don't know such a person like you is so shameless"
He flinched and agitated by her words. Though, he regained his composure flawlessly.
"What do you mean by that?" he said, smiling.
"Pfft. How dumb. I heard that the Magic Tower's rules stated, it is a form of mockery if someone affiliated with the Tower gives an offer or invitation to someone who was already rejected by the Tower. Are you so dumb that you don't even know your own rules, oh Master of Magic Tower, Mr. Olradi Erasmus Marcus?" said Rania, relentlessly.
Once again, the nobles were surprised. This time it was the fact that I was rejected by the Tower. Well, I should add a little bit more.
"That is true. I was rejected, even before I put my foot inside. I mean, I took it as an answer when your examiner tore my, and my maids application letter. He said that beautiful women like us should give up and go to the brothel. I'm not in the wrong, yes?"
He gritted his teeth and left, full of embarrassment. One down, one more to go.
"Well well, such an embarrassing person isn't he?"
Hubert Agnus. A typical nobleman bastard who abused his authority only because of some bribes. I've planned to kill him, but I still need him for my plan.
"Since they already gave their answer, how about you take my offer, Miss Denallie. I'm sure your techniques will inspire others. Your answ-"
"Oh, I just remembered. Llie, you told me that the academy failed you, right? What did they do to you?"
Rania interrupted again.
"I, and the maids took the first test and finished it perfectly. Though, they said we were failed and told us that women shouldn't wield a sword since they were weak. The same rules apply to your academy, right? Mr. Hubert Agnus" I said, smiling at him.
The nobles started gossiping about him. He had no choice but to take an early departure from this place.
"Nice job, Rania" I said, offering her a glass of wine.
Rania smiled happily, took the glass.
"Hehehe"
Now, there's only one person left. The Imperial Academy. The Headmaster then approached me.
"Miss Denallie. Since the two of them were that rude towards you, what do you think about becoming a temporary teacher?"
…I honestly didn't expect that offer.
The Headmaster of Imperial Academy. Anderson Kirscht. A commoner who was respected by everyone because of his knowledge of everything. His greatest achievement was the Imperial Academy that was built ten years ago. He's such a wise and noble person. Though, some of the students who were nobles sometimes did something childish. The rules were already there, shamely treated as if they didn't exist. I liked the rules since the punishment was brutal.
"Temporary? May I ask until when do I need to be a teacher?" I said.
"One year. You will teach the second year students until the end of the semester. Of course, it is up to you if you want to quit before that"
I see. That way, I can still continue my plan. And who knows, I might be able to meet the true main characters there.
"Thank you for the offer. I will send you my answer two days from now. Is that alright?" I said.
"Yes. That is alright with me. Well then, have a joyous night, Lady Denallie" said him, left us.
Asha then happily approached me from her table after she saw that I was done with my things earlier. What a clever sister, hm.
"Sis!! Mom told me to take you to her!" said her, pointing to where we should go.
I looked up and saw that Mom, Dad, the Empress, and Dinesh were still discussing something.
"Want me to carry you, Asha?"
Asha then shakes her head.
"No. I want to guide you now!"
Fufufu.
"Well, let's go then"
…
"Ah, welcome back" said Her Majesty.
I bowed to her a little.
"I am sorry for the little commotion earlier, Your Majesty"
She then patted my shoulder.
"No, I should be thanking you. I now know the situation. Don't worry, we will make sure to give them a harsh punishment"
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty"
The banquet went on well until it was over. Some nobles were now wary of me. Since most of them have thought that I will hide myself forever, they are now in shambles knowing what I have done these past years.
…
Before I departed, Mom told me to be careful on my way back. I reassured her that only someone of her caliber can harm me. I told them that I have around one month before the academy begins. I'm sure I can manage to teach my siblings and Dinesh.
Just like what Mom said, along the way home, there are some pursuers aimed for my life. However, the maids took care of it and sent the corpses to the front door of the Underworld Mercenary, or at least, what was left of them.
Around one year ago, I decided to annihilate the Underworld Mercenary. That was the place where one of the male leads would appear. I'm not so naïve to just let them be or avoid any chance of getting involved with them.
I knew they were going to be dangerous for me. I once thought that maybe, in slight chances, I could change them to be my allies. Pfft, it was merely an illusion. There was an event where he was attacked by some lowly criminals. I told my maids to save him and returned him. But, they responded to me by trying to assassinate the maids. Reason being that no one should know about that embarrassing event.
Hearing that my maids were being hunted and still fighting them, I then went there myself and beheaded them all. The maids were ordered to retreat immediately and called over the Cleaning Maids, since the I will have a lot of blood on me.
I rushed over the guild with their captain's head on my left hand, with my knives still stuck in both of his eyes. I tossed the head and started killing them one by one without letting any person escape.
Finally reached the basement, the male lead and his bodyguard stood there ready to attack me. The bodyguard was the one who rushed first. Of course, he was no match for me. I crushed him with my dark magic, leaving only a small piece of meat that was soon burned by me.
The male lead desperately rushed to me, just to be caught by magic that restrained him. I grabbed his hair with my left hand full of blood, and started cutting his limbs. He screamed as loud as he could, but I didn't care about it. As he was about to die, I whispered something to him.
"You're the male lead, I'm the villainess. This is how it works"
I sharpened my mana around my right hand, and pierced through his face, leaving a hole. His body was still twitching, until I pulled my hand. Released my magic, his body then fell to the pool of his own blood.
"No hard feelings"
Just as I exited the building, the Cleaning Maids had already arrived, waiting for my order. They used their magic to clean me off the blood. Finished the job, They bowed and vanished.
The next day, the downtown was in chaos after witnessing something dreadful. In front of the Underworld Mercenary's building, there's a head stuck into the spear with a hole on it's face.
*.*.*.*
To Be Continued…