Chapter 30 (1/2)

Chapter 30: A Shocking Start

Three days later, the aark arrived at the capital and stayed in the capital’s courier hostel, waiting for the “Grand Student Exchange” two days later

On this sunny day, Claire leaned against thesill, looking at the at birds outside in thought

“Claire, what are you thinking about?” Walter’s voice suddenly sounded out of thin air beside her His transparent body hovered around in the room After Walter told Claire what she wanted to know, as compensation, Emery found soain his strength a little He also used soic, and now Walter could leave the Spiritual Stone a bit farther He could also hide his aura so that unless he met someone as powerful as the Holy Divine Prince, it would be hard for anyone to discover hiic puppet because he could find information more easily and accurately

Claire turned around and saw Walter beside her Right now, Walter’s ie was transparent, but clearly visible Walter’s appearance became th His appearance and his obscene behavior were complete opposites Walter… was pretty and delicate, yes, that’s right He was very pretty, with his soft, black hair, a everyone the appearance of a scholarly, frail, beautiful boy But that all changed once he opened his hts The biggest reason that he was so keen on wanting to knohat Claire was thinking was because he couldn’t see through this little devil The darkpeople’s inner thoughts, and then used their weaknesses to achieve his goals However, these tricks were coh Claire at all, let alone find her weaknesses

Walter saw Claire silently watch him and felt a bit scared This little devil was thewhen she was silent, because you couldn’t tell what she was thinking at all He felt like he was being stared at by a viper

“This tie between the Institutes doesn’t seem to be so simple I haven’t seen Master Emery for a whole day and Grandfather also seehtly She kept feeling that so

Walter grew silent He couldn’t help but acknowledge Claire’s intuition was scarily accurate It was always spot on

“Yes, for this tirandfather said they definitely cannot lose” After being quiet for a while, Walter finally told Claire what he had heard fro that day

Definitely cannot lose?

“Also, your grandfather said that he won’t let you participate in this coet hurt” Walter added

Claire froze for a second and then her eyes softened a bit, but so faintly that Walter didn’t even notice

The area designated for the competition was the outdoor sports field of the Sunrise Institute On the uppermost of the audience stands, there were a few special seats, prepared for a few special people With a red rug on the floor and a valuable wheatgrass cushi+on on the chair, it was obviously thethe summer Soft velvet cushi+ons were not appropriate at this time of the year On the little table at the side, there was a silver platter full of different kinds of expensive fruits A s and absorbing the sun’s rays Behind the seat, two maids stood with fans in their hands, ready to serve the person ould be sitting in this chair

And although there were also seats that had coverings on the stands beside this one, there weren’t any servants waiting to serve therass These were the seats for the ministers and nobility The rest of the stands were for the students from both countries

The flag of Redbuds flew high in the sky, and a disciplined and well-dressed band stood behind the stands The expression on their faces were serious, and even though the golden tassels on their shoulders fluttered in the wind, they stood perfectly still The golden long horn aiting for the emperor to make his appearance to announce the start of the competition A solemn and serene atmosphere covered the whole field

Because of Claire’s background, she sat at the seat closest to the special stand Jean and the other servants of the nobility stood at the very back of the stands The two stands on the side were filled rapidly by nobility; some Claire knew, others she didn’t This was the first time that Claire discovered there were so many nobility in the capital There were even more here than at the princess’ banquet! Not all nobility could attend a banquet in the palace, but this competition was different; all nobility could come and watch

The representatives of the two Institutes walked out Of course, Lashi+a was a the representatives of the Sunrise Institute This shi+ning girl won a round of applause as soon as she appeared; she was the reason they won the competition last time The last competition had three rounds, with one win on each side when the first two rounds ended She fought the lastthe adoration and pursuit of many people

The people cheered and flowers filled the sky, nearly drowning the stage

“How boring” Walter’s impatient voice sounded in Claire’s head “This time, the Sunrise Institute’s opponents are not easy at all”

Claire coldly looked at the students on the other side and her gaze became profound In this kind of environment, with these kinds of loud cheers, the other side was not even the slightest bit affected Their expressions were exactly the same as before, and it wasn’t just the contestants either; the other students present were also calm and collected This time, it see to be so easy to deal with

Just as Claire was pondering, a deep and thick tro the skies

The emperor has arrived!

The emperor was clothed in elaborate but forot shouts and screahtly The queen was also dressed beautifully, following quietly, noble and elegant Behind the emperor was an elderly nified Finally, so It’s the pope! The exalted pope came in person to watch this! Why would this happen? It was only an exchange competition between students, how could it disturb the pope?!

“Whoa, that old bastard, can’t believe he’s not dead yet” Walter’s usted voice sounded in Claire’s head Evidently, the pope whom all the people respected was like shi+t in Walter’s heart

But Claire’s eyes slitted, and she started to feel a bit uneasy For the student coht visit, but this time the pope had come in person Why?

Froark, a Duke On the surface, his face looked like fat intestines, but those beady, little eyes that flashed for a h he looked like a pig, wasn’t as simple as he seemed!