Villain's Valor: A Noble Fantasy Resurrection-Chapter 295: Garden

Putting aside the fact that Estefany became the strongest first-year student in seconds, Professor Catalina was also in shock, though a hint of dissatisfaction could be seen on her face. I suppose she’s angry—after all, an unknown person from just a few minutes ago stole a high-blooded animal from her. But with the contract made, there’s nothing she can do; the tiger is now bound to Estefany’s soul. The only way to snatch a contracted animal is to kill the contractor, but in Estefany’s case, this option isn’t viable. If she dies, her contracted animals will die too, an unjust fate for those animals. That’s why I always say Estefany’s ability is a double-edged sword.

According to what she told me, she only had space for one animal in her soul, so her goal is already halfway complete. Now she just has to rise in rank, but with the tiger’s power in her soul, she will become much stronger, so ranking up won’t be a problem either. Now that I think about it, it’s quite an overpowered name, so to speak.

Estefany’s complexion was improving as she rested in Persephone’s arms, who, by the way, also leveled up. The fate of those two changed dramatically; in fact, the very destiny of the people around me changed. I’m not sure what will happen from now on. From the beginning, ever since I transmigrated to this world, saving Elsa, meeting Lysandra, Ema, the little fairy, Charlotte, and the chosen ones of the artifacts, the main story has changed a lot. The same goes for the original protagonist. I remember he despised Anthony the most during academy times, always intending to embarrass or make him miserable. Because of this, he dies during the siege, but now... I’m not sure what path the story will take. It could be even worse than the original line or better.

I don’t regret my actions at all; they were very much for my own benefit. I’m happy with the result; after all, I’m happy.

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Estefany, a commoner, always had parents who worried about her. Since childhood, she gave the impression of a girl you needed to protect: kind, cheerful, shy, and charming. From a young age, she had a rather unusual affinity with animals. They tried to approach her but for some reason would run away. It wasn’t until one day, playing in the forest, she found an injured bear cub. She cared for it as if it were her own child. One night, Estefany’s body shone intensely. The next day, the bear had disappeared. She was desperate, and with her father’s help, they searched for it everywhere. In her sorrow, she fervently prayed for her bear’s return. A light came from her body, and the bear appeared on the floor.

Estefany, the third chosen by one of the objects found in an expedition to Zone 8 conducted by the church leader, Seraphine, has her records written in the royal library. The artifact was found in a monument at the bottom of a lake. There was a statue of a woman with cracks and nearly completely broken. It wasn’t a normal statue; its face was distorted, showing multiple animal faces, with one hand extended upwards holding a shining object.

The object itself emitted no mana trace, which was strange, but for some reason, there were many fish of different sizes around the statue. The shape of the object was a white necklace.

Seraphine brought it to the empire after several months of crossing Zone 8, finally presenting the artifact at a meeting of the great dukes. It was already known that these artifacts, which were somewhat unknown at the time, could only be used by chosen individuals. The only person able to use it was an elven student. The same thing happened: when the necklace was removed from the statue, it lost its shine and became opaque.

It wasn’t until years later that it was discovered these artifacts choose their owners, and one of them was the sleeping girl, Estefany. All the chosen ones so far were commoners, yet one artifact still hasn’t reacted. The fifth artifact has yet to choose its owner.

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Estefany will tame it. Athena was a true name that came to mind. Smiling to himself, he completely ignored Catalina’s complaints. His mind was pondering over what had happened; the tiger she managed to contract wasn’t ordinary. A high-blood, one could say they are the nobility among animals, of royal blood or something like that. These animals with such blood can constantly evolve and therefore rank up. But it’s not easy; normally, these animals need to kill and, of course, eat the orbs of their enemies. It’s difficult, but if you manage it, you’ll have a strong companion by your side.

Besides, I have a feeling she will be able to contract more animals. Normal people have a limit of only one animal; their soul can’t handle more than two. A very clear example is myself; I have a contracted animal, but not a powerful one. It’s a bald eagle. I tried to make another contract, but it was impossible.

But there are always exceptions. One of them is the woman still complaining, Catalina, and the other is the girl in front.

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We continued the journey into Catalina’s garden. There were multiple animals, some quite strange. There was a monkey with six arms and an extremely large armadillo. We reached a certain lake, its waters crystal clear with multicolored fish living peacefully within.

Behind this lake, there was a small structure, with no walls, like a miniature temple. Beautiful vines clung to its posts, flowers, and roses. It was a lovely temple. In the center of it all, there were runes glowing red. These runes would lead us to the entrance of the magic forest.

These runes belong to Catalina; thanks to this, we saved a month of travel.

To avoid overloading the runes, we divided ourselves into groups of ten for the journey. After the first group entered, the next group would wait half an hour. This way, the runes wouldn’t explode... and all the students would be able to enter.