"The System Shop is very convenient. I can get anything, anywhere and anytime I want." She muttered to herself.
'Thanks for the compliment, host.' The system said cheekily.
She laughed at his abrupt response, her shining eyes showing her satisfaction with her current task progress.
Soon, her driver picked her up and took her home. During the drive, the driver uncle would glance at her occasionally in the back view mirror, seemingly wanting to say something but hesitating.
She noticed his sneak peaks but didn't bother to ask. She was tired and didn't have the energy to spend it on trivial things.
After getting home, she met the Head Maid at the front door. The Head Maid was a beautiful and gentle woman in her late twenties. She accompanied her from the capital along with the other trustworthy servants. All of them were chosen by her aunt after careful selection.
The Head Maid was pacing back and forth in the foyer and when she heard the car's engine she knew her young miss was back. Her tense body relaxed slightly, and she smiled when she saw Yuxi getting off the car.
"Axane, I made you worry." Yuxi gave her a small smile.
The Head Maid Axane waved her hand, "It doesn't matter, as long as you are fine, Miss."
She rubbed her belly, "I am a little hungry, prepare a light meal for me. I will go and take a shower first."
"Alright." Axane replied and watched her young miss go upstairs to her room, her eyes flickered with unknown meaning.
Yuxi entered her room and took a change of clothes from the cloakroom before going to the bathroom to take a shower.
After washing up and getting rid of the smell of blood on her body, she went downstairs with a refreshed mood.
The meal was prepared very fast, a big bowl of steaming hot soup, made from a high ranked monster's meat added with mushrooms and other ingredients, exuding a delicious and tempting smell. Her mouth watered, but her manners stopped her from wolfing down the food on the table.
She had eaten in the dungeon before, but the energy she got from it was spent during her fights, making her hungry again.
She sat on the head seat and ate slowly and elegantly, savoring the taste of every spoon to the fullest.
After filling up her belly with the entire bowl of soup, she went back to her room to rest. She fell asleep not long after her head hit the pillow. The busy day in school and hard work in the dungeon had tired her a lot.
…
In the same mansion, in another room not far away from Yuxi, a figure was talking on the phone. The voice was gentle but cautious.
The Head Maid Axane explained Yuxi's disappearance today to the other party on the phone.
"Do not question or interfere in any of her actions, go along with whatever she does." The voice on the other side gave instructions to Axane.
"As you wish, Mistress." Axane obeyed the command.
After getting her positive response, the call was hung up from the other side.
…
The next day at lunch break in school, on the sixth floor of school's cafeteria, Yuxi joined Su Ming on the same table again.
"I didn't expect you to be so fast. That dungeon was gone when checked again today. Tell me how many people you brought in with you to clear it so fast?" Su Ming asked with genuine curiosity.
"No comments." Yuxi smiled and took out three healing potions from her pocket to give them to Su Ming.
The girl snatched the bottles with lightning speed and put them away carefully. She might have tried the effects of the potion and knew how magical it was. That's why she was so rude when taking the remaining bottles.
"Then, do you want some more dungeons?" She rubbed her hands and smiled flatteringly.
Yuxi started her meal and nodded while eating. She swallowed the food in her mouth before speaking. "Yes, but this time I want a D ranked dungeon in exchange for ten bottles, and the time will be two days later on the weekend."
"This…, the time is too short. Can you extend it to the next weekend?" She hesitated a little before asking for some more time.
"11 bottles." She increased the number of potions by one.
"Two days are still too short, junior, I…" Before she finished speaking, Yuxi cut her short.
"Are you suggesting, I should go and find someone else?" She asked with a half smile.
"I didn't mean that. Okay, it's a deal then." Su Ming raised her hands in surrender.
"Good." Satisfied with her answer, she resumed eating.
Later in the physical training class, she sat aside and waited for the sparring matches to end, but was interrupted by someone.
"Shen Yuxi, I challenge you to a dual."
She squinted and looked at the girl hovering over her condescendingly. It was the same beautiful girl who bothered her in class on her first day in school.
What was her name again?
Oh yes, Liya something, right?
"What's up?" She asked indifferently.
The girl scoffed at her. "What do you mean, "what's up"? I am challenging you to a dual, or are you deaf and can't hear me?"
She frowned at her rude attitude with displeasure. This rude girl was picking a fight with her for no apparent reason, making her unhappy.
"Ah, what did you just say? I can't hear you." She put a hand near her ear and leaned forward slightly, making a gesture of listening attentively.
A few laughs were heard from the surrounding students, making the girl furious.
She slammed the down end of her staff on the ground with force, creating a loud sound, which shut up these snickering students.
"Shen Yuxi, I know you are no longer an ordinary person anymore. You stole the Power Stone from your friends and absorbed it, becoming a Ranker. You also made them expelled from the school to shut them up and hide the truth."
"But it doesn't matter, today I will teach you what it means to steal someone else's hard work." She looked down on her with a condensing gaze.
"Puff" She burst out laughing and fell on her back rolling on the ground. It took her a while to control herself and sat back up under the eyes of flabbergasted students.
"This fellow student, you are really good at storytelling. Why don't you tell me some more stories to entertain me? I am sure other students will also appreciate it." She looked around at the students who had their ears perked up.
"Shut up and stop trying to change the topic to avoid punishment. Or are you going to lie now that you are still an ordinary person?" Liya pointed her finger at her nose and scolded.
She raised an eyebrow and smiled. "After almost losing my life last time, do you think my family will still let me stay as an ordinary person? Impossible."
Her smile faded from her lips and her attitude became laid back. "My family doesn't lack a Power Stone, naturally they provided me with one. Unfortunately, I am a new Ranker and haven't learned to use my ability yet, so, I can't accept your challenge."
She stood up slowly and came face to face with the girl trying to oppress her. She brought her mouth close to her ear and whispered, "As for you slandering me of theft and your ridiculous remarks about punishment, I will show you how it is done."
She backed away and looked around, the sparring session had come to an end, and she saw the teacher leaving the arena quietly.
"Excuse me, teacher." She called out to stop the teacher from leaving.
The PT teacher was a man with good body build. He usually concentrated on training without interfering in students disputes. That's why, even though he noticed the quarrel here, he stayed out of it.
Now that Yuxi had called him by name, he had to come forward to fulfill his obligations as a teacher.
"What's wrong, student Yuxi?" He asked knowingly.
She pointed towards the girl, "This classmate is slandering me for theft and if not refuted, there might be rumors spreading about me in school soon. I want to report her for defamation."
The teacher looked at the other girl and asked for an explanation. "Student Liya is that true?"
Liya became indignant and pointed her finger at her again, "What defamation? Didn't you stole the Power Stone from your friends?"
Yuxi looked towards the teacher and spread her hands, "See, she is doing it again."
"Student Liya, do you have any evidence of your claim?" Teacher asked Liya with a frown.
She sneered at this and raised her chin proudly, "Of course, her friends told me that they obtained the Power Stone from the dungeon, and she stole it right at that time. She also used some tricks to expel them from school to hide the truth."