Is It Funny That The Dragon Slayer Failed And Became The Dragon Princess? - Volume 3 Chapter 22

22. Keeping in Suspense

Xia Yi opened the envelope.

Inside was an invitation.

Just by looking at the emblem on the invitation, she felt something was off.

It was a huge laurel tree.

She had seen this emblem once before. It represented Laurel Academy. She had previously encountered her student Hill and students from Laurel Academy in Golde, so she had an impression.

She glanced at the contents, which were related to the Laurel Academy entrance application…

Xia Yi raised her head and looked at the smug Keith.

“Mr. Keith, what does this mean?” Xia Yi asked in confusion.

“Miss Xia Yi, this is an invitation for you to participate in the Laurel Academy entrance exam.” Keith explained.

“Huh?”

Xia Yi felt it was strange. Why would the Lawrence family make such an arrangement for her on their own?

Entering Laurel Academy was not part of her plan.

“Why would the Lawrence family make such a decision for me?” Xia Yi questioned. “This was done without my consent.”

“Why, you ask?”

Keith furrowed his brows, looking at Xia Yi, now confused himself.

“Isn’t this what you instructed?”

“When did I ever instruct this?”

“Didn’t you entrust your maid… that is, Miss Lucia, who has been meeting with our Lawrence family, to write a letter before you came to Belen and send it to our Lawrence family?”

“That did happen.”

“This was mentioned in the letter, asking our Lawrence family to take care of it after you arrived in Belen,” Keith reported truthfully. “It was also mentioned that there was no need for us to take the initiative on matters not requested by your side.”

“…”

Xia Yi fell silent.

Lucia had never mentioned joining Laurel Academy to her before.

This didn’t seem like something Lucia would do. The Royal Maid Corps wouldn’t make decisions for the royals. They could only act according to the orders of the royal family.

This must be Xia Lulu’s intention, which was why Lucia handled it this way.

“Mr. Keith, can you show me the letter?” Xia Yi asked.

“Uh, alright. Please wait a moment.”

Keith was very depressed. He had gone out and worked hard, but there was no reward. He didn’t even receive a bit of praise.

…

“I’m back, Miss Xia Yi. This is the letter that was sent before. Please take a look yourself.”

Keith handed the letter to Xia Yi.

Xia Yi opened the letter and read it.

The contents at the beginning were basically normal, nothing more than hoping that the Lawrence family could provide help to Xia Yi, and the subsequent financial support would be provided by Lucia. The last few lines indeed mentioned helping Xia Yi go to Laurel Academy.

So it was like that.

Xia Yi still didn’t quite understand why it had to be done this way.

Suddenly, she noticed something was off.

This letter not only had the superficial contents but also traces of magic residue.

This residual magic was particularly subtle. It seemed no different from the magic in the air, but one would need to reach a certain level of ability to detect such a delicate manipulation.

At least Fourth Tier level was required. Otherwise, it would be difficult to detect.

Coincidentally, Xia Yi’s strength was at the Fourth Tier.

She placed her finger on the envelope and swiped across it, releasing some magic to activate it.

Afterward, another line of text appeared, not using the common script of this land, but Dragon Language.

The meaning was roughly—

[Daughter, I left a gift for you at Laurel Academy. The way to obtain it is…]

It was Xia Lulu’s handwriting!

Xia Yi was startled. The following content recorded how to obtain Xia Lulu’s gift at Laurel Academy.

Then, the Dragon Language gradually faded. It seemed to only appear once before disappearing. She immediately memorized the contents.

These actions were completely incomprehensible to the ordinary human Keith. He couldn’t see the appearance of the Dragon Language. He only felt that Xia Yi’s expression kept changing after seeing the letter, which was very strange.

“Mm, it is indeed so.”

Xia Yi immediately showed a smile.

“There was some miscommunication with my family before. I do indeed intend to join Laurel Academy, which led to the misunderstanding earlier. I’m really sorry about that, Mr. Keith.”

“Oh, no problem. It’s good that the misunderstanding is cleared up!”

Keith expressed that he didn’t mind, but he felt increasingly strange about Xia Yi and the forces behind her.

“Anyway, Miss Xia Yi, this is the invitation for the Laurel Academy entrance exam. Our Lawrence family pulled some strings to get it for you. You can attend the entrance exam then.”

“An exam?”

“Yes, I’m sorry! Our Lawrence family’s abilities are limited, so we couldn’t directly get you admitted! You still need to gain Laurel Academy’s approval. But you’re a mage, right?”

“Ah? Oh! Yes, yes, yes! I’m a mage! I’m a mage!” Xia Yi quickly replied.

“Miss Lucia also mentioned in the letter before that your magic talent is quite good. Entering Laurel Academy shouldn’t be a problem… We, the Lawrence family, just need to secure an invitation for the entrance exam for you.”

“That’s enough, thank you.”

“The venue set by the Laurel Academy is in the capital, which is not too far from our Belen… I will arrange for someone to take you there when the time comes. Once you pass the entrance exam, our Lawrence family will also arrange everything for you.”

“Then I really appreciate it, Mr. Keith.” Xia Yi nodded in acknowledgment.

After Keith left, she fell into deep thought.

Xia Lulu, what exactly did you leave for me? Why so mysterious?

Why not just leave it with the Lawrence family directly?

Why did you have to put it at Laurel Academy?

Could it be that when she told me to come to the human world to be an undercover agent and investigate human secrets, there were actually other plans?

“Hmph, you really know how to keep someone in suspense. You’re so bad, Xia Lulu!”

Xia Yi didn’t like this kind of behavior, but she was already very curious about this matter and couldn’t ignore it.

She was going to see what exactly was at Laurel Academy.

…

Night.

“Ah, that’s comfortable—”

Keith leaned back on the leather sofa in his room, holding a glass of red wine, in a pleasant mood.

He had been busy welcoming Xia Yi for the past two days and hadn’t had a chance to enjoy himself properly, even skipping parties.

Now, once Xia Yi passed the exam and entered the Laurel Academy, he wouldn’t have to serve her anymore and could start enjoying life.

“However, this Miss Xia Yi is indeed a bit strange.”

Knock, knock, knock.

There was a knock at the door.

“Who is it?”

“Uncle, it’s me.”

“Norma? What’s the matter? It’s already very late. If you have something, find me tomorrow.” Keith replied impatiently.

“Uncle, please let me see you. There’s an important matter I must tell you in person.” Norma’s voice sounded very serious.