Free Web Novel“The Violet Hero... is that you?”
On the sofa, Ye Chi’s small body suddenly sat upright. Her white hood had already been removed, revealing her pretty, doll-like face—rarely showing a ripple of emotion.
She never expected that at this timing, in this place, under these circumstances, she would run into her own disciple.
The very disciple she had taken in back when she still stood in the light as a Hero.
“Since when have the scholars of the Tower of Learning come to fight on the front lines?”
As she asked, Ye Chi did not even notice the sudden surge of anger that rose within her chest, hidden beneath her steady tone that carried the sharpness of a reprimand.
“Eh... little sister, do you know me?”
The purple-haired girl, clad in the mantle of a Hero, shifted her attention away from speaking with the Vice Abbess to the white-haired loli sitting primly on the sofa.
Though so small, the girl gave her the oppressive weight of a senior elder.
Hm? Was this merely an illusion caused by her still-healing wounds?
Ye Chi did not answer. She only pulled the hood back over her head, silent once more.
She had imagined a hundred ways of reuniting with old acquaintances. Never had she thought it would come so suddenly.
Just like that day.
“Hehe, it seems your Hero title is spreading through the great cities, Rania.”
The Vice Abbess laughed to smooth over the heavy atmosphere. “How can one be a Hero without fame? Hahaha. Enough of that, let us discuss business.”
He stroked his snow-white beard, leaning on his cane as he sat opposite Ye Chi, still smiling genially.
The Violet Hero, Rania, had half a mind to sit beside the hooded girl and ease the mood. But the instant she moved, she was met with a cold glare that forced her to awkwardly retreat and take another seat. freeweɓnovel.cѳm
She had faced terrifying beasts and cunning monsters without such pressure.
This was far too strange!
And yet, she felt no malice, no hostility from the hooded girl.
Should she excuse herself and leave?
No.
Rania felt that if she did, she might regret it even more later.
She could not walk away, she could not relax—so she resolved to be invisible for now.
Thus the three-way stalemate formed. The Vice Abbess, faintly sensing secrets hidden between the other two, cleared his throat at Rania’s discreet signal.
“Ahem, Miss Vieya, your rental documents have passed verification. The fees have already been covered by Lord Weir.
I will upload your lease information to the main registry later. If you have no further matters, you may take this permit and inspect your new residence.”
Ye Chi reached out, picked up the house key and permit from the table, then stood and cast a glance first at the Vice Abbess, then at the purple-haired girl who kept sneaking looks at her.
Rania’s neck shrank in, her purple eyes going vacant as though to hide something.
Ye Chi sighed inwardly.
These past three years she had spent mostly in the Monster Forest, grinding levels. Even ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) when she ran into expeditions, she always avoided them.
Now, half-reclusive as she was, she had so many things she wanted to say, so many questions to ask—yet no idea how to begin.
Most of all, this was not the place to speak.
“Be more careful from now on.”
Ye Chi’s green eyes were as still as autumn water as she spoke, watching Rania go dumb and dazed at her words.
“As a Hero, if you cannot even protect yourself, how will you protect anyone else?”
“Ah... eh?”
What was that supposed to mean?
Rania stared after the odd little loli as she hurried away. Only once she was gone did her thoughts return to order. She turned to the Vice Abbess.
“Who was that girl?”
“Eh?”
The Vice Abbess, all hair and beard white, widened his eyes at the question, astonished.
“You mean the two of you don’t know each other?”
“So who was she?” Rania pressed again.
Seeing her relentless pursuit of an answer, the Vice Abbess did not conceal it:
“Lord Weir’s elder sister had a daughter. Many years ago she married a noble in the Royal Capital. That little girl is from there. And you, Rania—you grew up in the Capital as well, did you not? You never saw her?”
Absolutely never.
Rania shook her head. With her excellent memory, she was certain. “Perhaps she once came to one of my public lectures. If so, I do not remember—it was too long ago. Forgetting small things like that is normal...”
Later, when time allowed, she would seek out the girl alone.
“Oh, right, Vice Abbess. Her name is Vieya?” Rania suddenly asked.
“Yes, that is how it is written on her certified documents.”
The Vice Abbess sorted his papers, speaking to himself as much as to her:
“You should know Lord Weir. Your teacher once saved him from a monster’s maw.”
“Is that so? My teacher saved many.”
Rania adjusted her clothing and said, “I will pay a visit when I can. For now, I must focus on stabilizing the city. This defensive line cannot be lost.”
“Go, go. And this time, do not act alone.”
