Things about the female knight in black stockings

After all, any family may encounter such an accident as losing their inheritance... With this kind of unwritten rule, when an accident does happen to your family, you can gradually adapt to the change.

Moreover, a big family like this usually has many properties. If it collapses suddenly, it may cause economic turmoil and social instability, which will be difficult for everyone.

So in the past three years, there has actually been no external force attacking the Badr family. What happened now is entirely...well, an internal problem. "

When Tia said this, she was suddenly very hesitant and carefully observed Valencia's face.

"You mean...this is actually all my fault?"

Valensa immediately understood what Tia meant.

"No, no, no...I didn't say that...uh."

Tia waved her hands repeatedly to explain, but it was already too late.

Valencia has completely figured it out:

"Sure enough, it still has something to do with me... Tia, you don't need to comfort me. Although I don't read as much as you, I still know a little bit about the history of the nobility.

Normally, if a big family whose power inheritance is suddenly cut off, even if something goes wrong, there will still be an heir.

As long as the heirs work hard, make use of the connections left by their ancestors, and seek strong foreign aid through various means such as marriage, they can still temporarily stabilize the situation and prevent the family's power and scale from rapidly collapsing.

But as the orthodox heir of the Badr family, I ran away at that time... Therefore, the family's people could not unite, and there was even a constant internal struggle for power..."

“I can’t blame you~~”

Seeing that Valencia seemed a little sad, Tia quickly held her hand:

"If you really stayed, then as a female heir, it would be almost inevitable for you to seek help from allies through marriage. No one can force a girl to sacrifice her happiness in exchange for benefits, not even your family... …You made the right choice back then, so don’t worry too much about it.”

"Don't worry, I have never regretted my original choice."

Valencia smiled and held Tia's hand behind her back:

"I'm just a little regretful... If I were a man, it would have been easy... I just want to marry Tia, right?"

"Tch, you think it's beautiful!"

Tia immediately rolled her eyes:

"If you were really a man, could you still have such a good relationship with me?"

"Uh...that's true."

Valencia sighed:

"So? The current bad situation of the Badr family is really due to internal fighting?"

"Ah."

Tia nodded, her tone more serious:

"Because you, the undisputed heir, have given up your power, many people are ready to take action, among which one of your cousins ​​and two of your cousins ​​are the most fiercely vying for it.

The fight between them affected many neutrals and innocent people in the family. In addition, many family members had no intention of preserving the family's glory. They just wanted to drain the last drop of blood from the family for personal gain. Many people were killed in one fell swoop. People are heartbroken.

Like Melina, many talented old retainers without Baldr's blood have chosen to leave or retire, leaving many key positions vacant.

And those vacant positions are stared at like flies by selfish family members, and the vicious circle naturally makes the situation worse.

In contrast, although some of the younger generation of Badr, led by your cousin Bill, are still a little impulsive and immature, they really want to preserve the family's honor.

Valencia, if you still have thoughts about your family... it might be a good choice to cooperate with your cousin Bill.

And judging from his behavior before leaving, it is clear that he hopes that you, the true heir, will return and reorganize the Badr family. "

"Returning to the family as the heir... hmph."

Valencia just curled her lips at this without any hesitation:

"Forget it... Since I chose to give up back then, I will never go back."

"……why?"

Tia seemed a little confused:

"Do you really not care about your family's glory at all? We were too young three years ago and really couldn't do anything.

But now...if you want to, Valencia, I am at least [-]% sure that I can help you take full control of most of the Badr family's current resources. "

"Don't let it go."

Valencia still shook her head decisively and smiled:

"Compared to fighting every day about family affairs, I still prefer the relaxed college life. Of course I am touched that you are willing to help, Tia, but it is not necessary."

"That's it... all right."

Tia could only nod her head, but it could be seen that she was still a little unwilling.

After all, Tia is not a time traveler. Even though her thoughts have been greatly influenced by Valencia since she was a child, she still attaches great importance to family honor and inheritance.

"...Actually, there is a more selfish reason why I don't want to worry about family matters."

Seeing Tia's mouth still puffing out while eating, Valencia smiled and said:

"Let's take cousin Bill as an example... Even though he says he's not very interested in swordsmanship, he can break through to the Pearl level at the age of 16, so he's definitely considered a genius, right?

Normally, as long as this kind of genius is carefully cultivated and well trained, he can become a beacon before the age of 20, just like the graduates of our academy's elite department.

But you see, cousin Bill is 22 years old this year, but he is still at the Pearl level. He was even defeated head-on by me, a newcomer to the Pearl level... Is it because he has no talent?Obviously not, right?

Everyone is in the circle, Tia, you should also know very well... What can truly protect the glory of the family is never connections and wealth, but strength.

As the true heir of the Badr family, I definitely don’t want to watch the family decline.

But it is precisely in order to have the opportunity to restore the glory of my family in the future that I have to give it up completely first... I cannot let those family disputes affect my speed of becoming stronger. "

"... First get rid of your baggage and quickly become stronger, and then regain your glory?"

Tia's crimson eyes kept flashing:

"It's really a bold plan. Normal people would never be able to make such a choice... You are truly worthy of Valencia."

Chapter 30

Valencia knew that Tia must have misunderstood her, but she did not explain.

As a time traveler, Valencia really doesn't value the honor and inheritance of such a big family. She only cares about whether she and her relatives and friends are happy, and doesn't care about other things.

If not forced by the forced marriage law, Valencia would even be willing to spend a lifetime leisurely with Melina in a small border place like Serkin Town.

But Tia can't. She has no memory of her previous life. She has been educated in various ideological ways by her family's elders since she was a child. Even though she has been greatly influenced by Valencia, many inherent ideas are difficult to change.

So it’s better to let the misunderstanding continue here.

Otherwise, Tia might really intervene in the internal fighting of the Badr family for Valencia.

This kind of internal struggle in a big family has always been a big whirlpool, and even if Tia accidentally gets completely involved, it will be very troublesome.

The topic about the Badr family ended here, and the conversations at the dinner table were all relatively relaxed topics among girls.

The only thing Valencia regrets is that even though she took the initiative to bring the topic to Melina many times, Melina was cautious in her words and actions, rarely interrupting, and more often than not, she served silently like Enoli.

It was obvious that Melina was bent on maintaining the etiquette of a maid in front of Tia, just like before, no matter how many times Valensa said it, it didn't work.

But this also created a perfect excuse for Valencia.

"Tia, please go back to school first."

After dinner, Valencia said in Tia’s half-smiling eyes:

"I want to walk with Sister Melina, have a few whispers, and send her back to the Adventurer's Guild."

"...Just walking with Melina? Ha~~"

Tia smiled meaningfully and did not refuse:

"Okay, then Ainoli and I will go back first. See you later."

"Well, see you later... Huh?"

After Valencia finished speaking smoothly, she realized it was a little strange.

In this case, shouldn’t we say we’ll see you tomorrow?What does see you later mean?Is it possible that Tia still comes to the dormitory to look for me at night?

emmm... It's not impossible. Just Tia, she won't eat herself, right?

But it seems that the matter will be done soon.

After thinking about it for a while, Valencia decided that it was nothing to worry about, so she walked towards the Adventurer's Guild with Melina.

On the other side, Tia, who got on the carriage, did not return to the War College. She just stared at Valencia’s back with an annoyed look before giving instructions to Enoli:

"According to plan."

"Yes, Miss."

Enoli quickly drove the carriage to another neighborhood, while Tia sat in the car and sulked:

"That fool... He wanted to go to that place just after returning to the capital... Huh, it's a pity that I had foreseen all this because of the chance of meeting him."

. . . . .

"Sister Melina, the little trouble you mentioned before was referring to Cousin Bill, right?"

When there are no outsiders, Melina will no longer insist on abiding by the etiquette of a maid, and Valencia will hold her arms like a sister and act coquettishly, without any airs of a young lady:

"Can that kind of thing be considered a minor trouble? If Tia and I hadn't arrived just in time...next time you encounter this kind of trouble, you should tell me carefully~~"

"I really didn't expect that Mr. Bill would suddenly use force. He was quite a gentleman a few times before."

Melina sighed, without any panic or fear at all:

“But Miss, you don’t have to worry… Even though I don’t have any fighting skills or spells, I’m not kidnapped by others if they want.

Saying this may hurt your self-esteem a little bit, Miss, but the fact is... Actually, even if you don't come today, there will be no problem. I have a way to protect myself. "

"Oh?"

Valencia blinked curiously:

"Is it possible that Sister Melina, do you have any other treasures for self-defense? Why haven't I heard you talk about it before?"

"Because I just bought this thing not long ago~~"

Melina smiled and took out a golden diamond-shaped emblem with a sun in the middle from her arms:

"Didn't I become a nun in the Church of the Sun in order to pass the sacred path? But I happened to catch up with a nun competition within the church, and I accidentally won a prize..."

"Is this the prize? Let me see...oh, hot, hot, hot..."

Valensa said that she wanted to get the emblem, but the holy light flashed on the emblem, making her take back her hand as if it was burned, and she grinned for a while.

"Miss, why are you so reckless? Let me see if you are hurt!"

Melina quickly put away the golden emblem, then grabbed Valencia's right hand, checked it carefully, and then breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that it was not injured.

"It's okay, I'm a Pearl-level female knight, Sister Melina."

Valencia smiled proudly:

"Now even if I do put my hand into ordinary fire, it won't matter for a short time... Ouch."

"Don't get carried away!"

Melina knocked Valensa on the head unceremoniously:

"Have you forgotten what I gave you before?"

"Yes, I know I was wrong~~"

Valencia could only stick out her tongue and change the topic:

"Is that prize your self-defense tool, sister Melina? It seems very powerful."

"Ah."

Melina nodded and took out the golden emblem again to show Valensa, but was very careful not to let Valensa touch it:

"I heard from the head nun that this is a talisman specially given to women by the Sun Goddess. It can burn those who want to use violence against the wearer, and it can also bind the soul, so you don't have to worry about being robbed."

"So it's this...I heard my father say it before."

Valencia suddenly realized: