Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 439 - 440: The Startled Little Sakura [1/5]

Everyone has a love for beauty.

The students within Luminous Royal Academy are no different. Privately, they have selected a few renowned "Academy’s flowers " based on Looks, Personality, Body Shape, and eloquence.

Although Luminous Royal Academy is one of the top institutions on the continent, the students studying there are still teenagers experiencing their first love.

For them, aside from their daily classes and training, the actions of these "flowers" also attract their attention. Among them, the most eye-catching is a silver-haired girl named Mengxi.

Within the academy, there are descendants of kings, ministers, and generals from all over the continent. Here, princesses and daughters of various powers are not rare. However, Mengxi’s identity is unique.

She is one of the only three reserve Saintesses of Asumos Church and the only Girl of Destiny on the entire world. According to prophecy, she is the one who will save the world in the future.

Now, with the mysterious disappearance of the Son of Destiny Xue Tianao, and his fate been unknown, Mengxi’s status has risen even more.

Although she currently has no real power within the Church, her importance far exceeds that of any royal or noble. Strictly speaking, this silver-haired girl should be the most important student in the entire Luminous Royal Academy.

In addition to her noble and unique identity, Mengxi’s abilities were also astonishing. She left the academy with only low-stage level 5 cultivation and came back just a few months later at level 6.

Her rapid progress was breathtaking. Even in the history of the academy, those students with excellent talents took several years to advance from the fifth to the sixth.

This shows that the Girl of Destiny’s talent is unparalleled. At the same time as reaching level 6, Mengxi’s combat ability has not fallen behind. After returning to the academy, she defeated several high-level seniors without holding back.

This served as a wake-up call for those self-righteous student council members. It also allowed many students who were dissatisfied with the student council to feel vindicated, further boosting Mengxi’s popularity within the academy.

Of course, many people are curious about what happened to the Girl of Destiny during these months. Unfortunately, no matter how much they ask, the silver-haired girl always smiles and declines to reveal any information.

The Girl of Destiny has a perfect appearance, unparalleled talent, noble identity, gentle and pure temperament, and an incredibly bright future.

How could such a girl not attract the attention of young people from all races?

If someone could win her heart, their future would be limitless. When Xue Tianao was around, people were a bit more restrained. After all, the Girl of Destiny and the Son of Destiny seemed like a match made by heaven.

Plus, Xue Tianao was so dominant that it felt like he’d take on anyone who tried to steal Mengxi away from him.

But now, with Xue Tianao pretty much out of the picture, young people from top-tier families are getting restless. As soon as Mengxi returned to the academy, they started their crazy pursuit of her.

Some were even bold enough to confess their love outright, like Eldric, the third prince of Red Leaf Empire, who declared his love for Mengxi just last week.

Sadly, it didn’t go well.

In front of a crowd, Eldric, who was holding flowers, was flat-out rejected by Mengxi. But that’s not the end of it. When Eldric pressed for answers, Mengxi dropped a bombshell.

"Sorry, the truth is... I already have someone I like... So, can you all please stop bothering me?"

The moment she said this, Eldric was stunned and stood there like a statue. The whole Luminous Royal Academy was buzzing.

Everyone was talking about it. Who is this guy who dared to steal the heart of the Girl of Destiny? Of course, no one doubted Mengxi’s words. After all, why would someone as pure as the Girl of Destiny lie?

From that day on, both Mengxi’s fan club and the subordinates of Eldric and other nobles started digging for information, trying to find this "guy" who "deceived" Mengxi. No doubt, if this guy doesn’t have a strong enough background or isn’t powerful enough, Mengxi’s fans will do whatever it takes to change his mind—even if it means resorting to violence.

If they can’t change his mind emotionally, they’ll just have to do it physically—by taking his head. After all, they’ve done similar things before and know the ropes.

The big question now is, who is this guy who managed to win Mengxi’s heart? To find the answer, the entire Luminous Royal Academy and even the capital city ’Anvika’ were buzzing with excitement. These days, many of students around Mengxi were "watchdogs" sent by these noble families.

They want to see if this "foolish guy" will show up to meet Mengxi.

...

Hiding behind a distant windowsill, a red-haired man finally put down his binoculars after observing the silver-haired girl for quite some time. His face was filled with emotion, and he seemed to be muttering something like "My Goddess," making those around him feel awkward.

Thankfully, after putting down the binoculars, the man regained his composure and looked serious.

He then turned impatiently to his two subordinates and asked,

"Well, have you found out who it is yet?"

"Sorry, Prince Eldric," stammered a chubby boy who was halfway through eating a piece of bread.

"We’ve checked, and hardly anyone has had contact with Miss Mengxi recently. And those who have, it’s just been brief encounters for daily activities or official matters. The only person who has had multiple conversations with her is the Professor. But he seems to treat her just as a student; there’s no sign of anything inappropriate."

"So, in other words, you’ve got nothing?"

Eldric, the red-haired man and third prince of Red Leaf Empire, said impatiently.

Feeling the irritation in his superior’s voice, the chubby boy lowered his head in shame.

"Sorry, Your Highness. But is it possible that the person Miss Mengxi likes isn’t in the academy? Maybe she met him during her trip to Sky Dome? Could it be Xue Tianao?"

"Come on, anyone can see that Mengxi dislikes Xue Tianao. If she liked him, they would’ve been a couple when he last visited Anvika. If she likes Xue Tianao, I’ll swallow this durian right here!"

"Uh, okay. So could she have met someone else?"

"It’s possible," Eldric mused, resting his chin on his hand.

"Why don’t you ask your elder brother, Prince Amon? He also went on that trip to Snow Night Empire. Maybe he knows something?"

"That guy... even if I ask, he might not tell me" Eldric said, with a displeasure tone.

Setting aside his attraction to Mengxi’s beauty and grace, Eldric’s primary reason for pursuing her was to gain the support of the Girl of Destiny and Asumos Church behind her. That way, he could have a better chance in the future competition for the throne against his elder brother, Amon.

’Amon is well aware of this. Why would he tell me anything?’

The more Eldric thought about it, the more frustrated he became, and he couldn’t help but gaze at the distant figure of the girl who occupied his thoughts.

As he looked at Mengxi’s beautiful figure, Eldric’s brow furrowed, revealing a puzzled expression.

"Strange," he thought.

Although he hadn’t had many interactions with the Girl of Destiny, Eldric knew that she didn’t like being the center of attention. Even if she did like someone, she probably wouldn’t announce it and make the whole academy buzz…

The more he thought about it, the more puzzled Eldric felt.

At this moment, on the rooftop of the library, a small creature resembling cat was nibbling on sweets while sitting on a table. Upon noticing the growing crowd around, it shivered. It then blinked its ruby-like eyes and looked puzzledly at the silver-haired girl sitting quietly and reading next to it.

Simultaneously, through mental communication, it sent a message to the silver-haired girl,

"Miss Mengxi, your recent actions have made it even harder to find peace, The number of onlookers has tripled!"

Hearing the words from the small creature, known as Sakura, Mengxi paused her reading and glanced at the crowd nearby with indifference.

"Well, it was expected," she said.

"Don’t you dislike being the center of attention? What are you up to?" Little Sakura asked.

"Xue Tianao is gone, isn’t he?"

"Yes."

"Once he was gone, I lost a shield. The number of people pursuing me has increased. So, why not just tell them I already like someone? That way, fewer people will bother confessing their feelings. Let the commotion last for a while; it will pass over time."

"Ah, I see!" Little Sakura immediately looked enlightened and cast an admiring glance at her host.

"That’s a smart move, Miss Mengxi. Pretending to have someone you like will divert the attention of those annoying people, letting them search for this nonexistent person. Then you can focus on your studies and cultivation."

"Huh? Sakura, what are you talking about?"

"Eh? What do you mean?"

"I’m not pretending. I was telling the truth; I do have someone I like."

"Oh, I see... Wait, WHATTT?!"

The little pink creature suddenly froze, looking incredulously at the silver-haired girl who wore an innocent expression.

"You... you’re serious?"

"Yes,"

Mengxi covered her mouth with her book, seemingly a bit shy.

"I don’t want people confessing their love to me every day, making her jealous. That wouldn’t be good."

Little Sakura: "...Huh? O__O"