Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva!.

Chapter 526: Gift from the Southern October Star
The June summer breeze blew, and the white curtains in the room fluttered up and down from time to time. On the floor not far away, a black-haired girl was lying on a large mat taking a nap. Occasionally, the sunlight from the curtains fell beside her, and the reflected light made her face clear.

Time flows quietly, and the sun is especially quiet in the gentle summer breeze. Occasionally, some talking and laughter can be heard in the distance outside the window, but they are always vague, like nostalgic fragments in memory.

"Ding-dong-"

The wooden pendant opened, and the sleeping white kite inside was pushed out and then fell down. The bird was about the size of a hen, with a few raised snow-white crown feathers on its head, which was very beautiful.

It flapped its wings, first landed on the table, then flew in front of the girl, walked back and forth several times, and then tried to pull her clothes to make the sleeping girl open her eyes.

Heshia rubbed her eyes, slowly sat up and checked the time.

"It's 2:40 in the afternoon." She said, then stood up, straightened her skirt which was a little messy from sleeping, stepped barefoot across the mat, put on her sandals, and went to the bathroom to wash her face.

"Lady Tilan, good afternoon." The two red maids guarding outside the corridor bowed and saluted when they saw her come out.

After washing her face, Tilan came to the first floor of the mansion's lobby. She drank some water first, and then asked the maid who was in charge of arranging the schedule.

"Did anyone come to see me today?"

"I received a call this morning from a staff member of the Tribunal. They invited you to attend a small meeting tomorrow morning. It is said that several other singers were also invited. The specific content was to discuss the security plan for the future."

"It should be the newly appointed minister." Tilan thought about the senior official she saw on TV the day before yesterday.

"What about the others? How is the school going lately?"

"Because of the previous incident, most of the classes for you and Blanche and other divas have been suspended. The temporary solution given by the school is that a special tutor will come to the divas' residences every morning to teach until the end of this semester."

"In other words, let's try not to go out, right?" Tilan thought for a moment.

"Yes, if Lady Tilan insists on going out, that's fine, but you need to report to the school and relevant personnel so that they can prepare in advance."

"Forget it. I guess their plan is to get a large group of people to follow us for protection. It would be better to just stay at home and relax." The girl shook her head while drinking the clear flower tea.

Tilan has gradually gotten used to this situation over the past month. After all, most of their classes have been suspended since Blanche's accident, and they were asked to stay in school as much as possible and not go out at will.

Especially in the first few days after the incident, it caused a huge wave in the federation. Many people who did not know the truth, were curious, excited, and extreme rushed to the school. Some said they wanted to see if the other singers in the school were healthy, while others said they wanted to check the security situation of the Golden Flame Flower School to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

In short, the entire school was on high alert that week, and the fully armed exoskeleton military police arrived and directly blocked the campus.

Under such circumstances, classes naturally cannot be attended, and most students are forced to take a vacation and can only play in the dormitory.

Similarly, as a singer, Tilan was also required to stay in the mansion, but she was different from ordinary students. As a singer, during that period, the media came to interview her and officials visited her almost every day.

In order to convey the safety of several singers to the residents of many star fields and to calm their emotions, the invited media reporters also specially filmed many clips of her life and living environment. This process inevitably requires some posing and repetitive processes, and the coming and going of various people also makes it difficult for her life to be quiet.

More than half a month passed like this. With Blanche waking up and the situation easing, Tilan's life slowly returned to normal.

"Also, Lord Tilan, there was another express gift delivered this afternoon. It should have arrived a few days ago, but it was taken away for a strict inspection by experts before it was released."

"What's the gift?" Tilan looked up with a little curiosity, and one of her slender long legs under her skirt was slightly lifted up and stepped on the horizontal railing under the chair.

"It's a grand piano sent by the 'Southern October Star' Business Alliance."

"Piano." She actually didn't need any musical instruments, but since it was a gift from someone else, she might as well go and take a look.

"Where is it placed?"

"In your usual music room on the east side."

"Well, I'll go take a look." She stood up.

Led by the maid, Tilan soon saw the specially customized grand piano, which was made of dark blue chrome and almost every detail was polished to perfection. There were hollow star and moon logos on the side of the piano cover, which was a perfect embellishment, like a perfect work of art.

Her fingers stroked across the surface of the piano, which was dotted with broken silver stars. It was smooth and comfortable. When Tilan sat in front of the piano, she could see a line of tiny inscriptions in front of her.

'To our lovely and beautiful Heshia Tilan.'
Afterwards, the maid at the side handed over a gift list book with a white border and a blue background. After opening it, the first page was an artistic photo of the piano. It was located in front of the black silk cloth, and it looked particularly elegant and beautiful. Then there was an introduction to the materials used in the piano, the number of parts and craftsmanship used, and which masters participated in its production and debugging. After that, the meaning and wishes of each shape and pattern were described.

Then at the end of the page were the names of the people and company logos that sponsored the piano. Among them were many big figures from the southern star regions and well-known local giant companies. Some of the names even seemed unfamiliar to Tilan.

"What are these?" she asked the maid beside her curiously.

"The 27 companies that signed the name are all well-known giant companies in the Southern Star Region. Most of their industrial centers are also there. In addition, the names listed separately in the front are also mostly well-known figures in the Southern Star Region. Some of them are masters of the extraordinary faction, some are chairmen of the local business union, and some are big figures in the religious world."

Among these names, the one Tilan was most familiar with was Madam Lianxin, followed by Mr. Songxue of the Federal Artists Association, because she had met both of them when she was at Edes Academy.

"Besides the gifts, did they say anything else?" Tilan thought for a moment.

"No."

"Okay, I understand." Tilan sat at the piano and tried to play it.

A simple melody leaped out from the fingertips, the sound of the piano was soothing and pleasant, like a fairy flying through the woods.

A few minutes later, Tilan stopped, picked up the gift list aside again, opened it and took a look. It must be said that they must have put a lot of thought into it. Even the thin book in her hand was exceptionally exquisite.

At the end, Tilan's eyes lingered on the company logos signed, and her thoughts were wandering.

Probably because of the support and goodwill that Blanche's incident triggered.

Because of Blanche's assassination, social emotions in the northwestern star regions of the Federation were ignited. Various marches and protests made the Federal Central Parliament anxious and overwhelmed, and also made many people notice the huge political power hidden in the new generation of singers.

Before, although Blanche's identity was slightly special, it did not attract too much attention. After all, she had been a singer for a short time and was quite ordinary in the same circle of singers. She could not be called gifted or outstanding. However, this incident really made people realize the extremely special identity of this singer.

If, if, if, this singer really died in the attack that day, the senior officials of the Central Council dared not imagine what kind of extreme emotions would erupt in the Northwest Star Region. Even if they had the strength to suppress it by force, it would also mean that their control over the Northwest Star Region would be greatly reduced, and they would even have to prepare for emergencies for decades, which would undoubtedly consume a lot of manpower, material resources and energy, and weaken the prestige and legitimacy of the Central Council. After understanding this, it is not difficult to understand the importance that all parties attach to the new generation of singers.

Putting down the book in her hand, Tilan looked at the still bright sunshine outside, wondering whether to read a book or take a walk in the yard. Anyway, she had no classes recently, so it was a rare opportunity to relax.

After a little consideration, she decided to take a walk and bask in the sun.

……

The next day, in the morning.

Riding in a specially made hovercraft, Tilan arrived at the security command building on one side of the school, where federal official military and police are stationed all year round, and there is also an office for the exclusive tribunal.

After arriving at the location, the car door opened. Before Tilan came out, a row of soldiers in gray-green exoskeleton armor were standing on both sides of the road leading to the building. Looking at their solemn appearance, they did not look like troops stationed in the central area all year round, but rather like they were transferred from a hot war zone.

Under the protection of four patrol officers in dark blue uniforms, Tilan walked into the building, then entered the elevator and gradually came to the designated meeting room.

The space here is not big. Hundreds of black chairs are arranged in a fan shape facing the central screen and podium. When Tilan came in, two singers had already arrived.

Prin and Odni sat on either side of the fan, symmetrical but not close to each other. Tilan thought about it and chose the side closer to Odni, but when she came in, she still greeted Prin first.

Not long after they sat down, Orlais and Shui Yanqing also arrived. Ten minutes later, Blanche and a man with short black hair entered at the same time.

After he came in, he politely helped Blanche find a seat and then walked up to the podium.

"Hello, ladies and gentlemen. I am the new director of the Song Inspectorate of the Court of Inquisition, Xian Ke. From now on, I will be responsible for your safety." This man was very capable and there was no hesitation at all.

"I think the Miss Divas are aware of what happened not long ago, and I am deeply sorry for causing everyone to be frightened and panicked due to the negligence of my former colleague."

"After that, I will adjust the previous strategies to protect your daily travel and life in a safer way..." Then he clapped his hands, and a staff member walked into the conference room and placed a metal briefcase on the table.

"The reason why Miss Blanche was able to survive this time is that the protective gear she carried with her played a great role. In order to continue to promote this advantage, I also specially applied for funds to equip the singing ladies with new protective gear."

"The first item is the 'Golden Rabbit Pocket Watch' contributed by the well-known giant company 'Alice's Pocket Watchmaker'." After saying that, he took out an exquisitely crafted pocket watch from the silver metal box.

The outer shell is made of gold-plated silver-edged metal. There is a gorgeous gemstone lens on the front, through which you can see the rotating hands inside. The outer edge is wrapped with rose vine patterns, and the back of the pocket watch is engraved with a rabbit pattern wearing a hat decorated with flowers.

"Even for Alice's Watchmaker, this highest-level Golden Rabbit Watch is extremely rare and precious. Only less than ten pieces are supplied each year. The emergency response system it comes with can not only buy time at the most dangerous moment, but also allow other items to have more room to play."

"When fully activated, it can pause time on its side for nearly six seconds, which is enough to change a lot of things."

"The second item is the 'Violet Protection Gem' provided by the giant company 'Valanlo Country'."

After saying that, he put on his gloves and took out a beautiful and gorgeous deep purple gem pendant, which could be conveniently hung on a necklace, bracelet, or around the waist.

"After induction, this special gem can provide a shield that freezes the gem. It can not only block and reflect all kinds of energy weapons, but also shield against attacks from the soul consciousness. It can also serve as a warning to various ghost consciousnesses."

"The third item is the 'Star Track Silver Eyes' provided by the giant enterprise 'Groni Tower'."

He took out a silver metal sphere that looked like an eyeball, then opened his hand. The sphere floated up, and the precision mechanical eye inside began to rotate, with several surrounding rings appearing around it.

"Compared to the previous two items, this one can be said to be both offensive and defensive. It will automatically trace the source of the attack, launch a counterattack, and actively attack and block possible attacks. It has many functions, including but not limited to deploying a mercury barrier, isolating the air, launching a crisis beacon, shielding interference signals, countering electronic attacks, etc. Its built-in high-level AI can respond to various situations autonomously."

After introducing the three props, the six singers present looked at each other and nodded slightly. After all, they were all very good props and there was no need for them to object.

The new minister then continued to talk about the adjusted security plan, and as the introduction went on, the people present gradually discovered that it was completely different from the past.

"...That is to say, in the future, when we carry out various activities, we must try our best to arrange and reserve space for the court staff, is that right?" Orles frowned.

"That's right. This is also for the safety of all the singing ladies."

"But in the past, didn't you do all this in secret? If we have to arrange all this, wouldn't that be too unprofessional of you?"

Orlais objected. If they had to arrange everything, their future life would be too depressing. They would have to consider bringing a group of people from the Inquisition with them wherever they went.

"I understand your rejection of this change, but things are different now. I think you, the singing ladies, have not forgotten what happened not long ago."

"Although it failed, it also aroused the hidden ambitions of many people. We will all face extremely severe challenges in the future." He tried to convince the singers in front of him.

Several singers present were not happy about this, but some remained silent while others directly responded.

"I think the Minister has done his best, but if you openly insert these matters into our lives, it will cause us great trouble and great psychological pressure."

"It's completely different to know that there are people secretly protecting our lives than to be watched and surrounded by people all the time."

"I agree with you adding more people, but please follow the convention and don't interfere too much in our private lives. After all, we are not little white rabbits kept in captivity by the Inquisition. Even if living outside is dangerous, it should be left to us to decide for ourselves. If we really encounter a difficult situation, I think the fellow singers here will also actively seek help from the Inquisition."

"You are using this incident to deprive us of our freedom, which is unconstitutional."

In the later stages of the meeting, there were considerable conflicts between the strict policies led by the new minister and several singers, but even so, the new minister said that he would still enforce it.

"Now that I have taken this position, I must be responsible for it. Even if the singing ladies are unhappy, I will not change it." In the end, he revealed his inner thoughts without any concealment.

This idea is not unique to him, but is part of a long-standing ideological dispute within the Inquisition. Many people believe that members of the Inquisition should not be too indulgent or obedient to the current singer, but should instead strictly regulate her.

The final argument is -

Are you loyal to Her Highness Amy Larin's legacy, or are you obedient to the orders of the current Federation Songstress?

In the eyes of the new minister, he is undoubtedly the former, because loyalty must be absolute.

(End of this chapter)