Chapter 286: Invitation from the Rose Family
After exchanging smiles, Janna-Roland removed the surrounding “Soundproof Barrier” and pulled out a string of notes from the Thorn Bracelet.
“Since you’ve returned, it’s ti to catch up on the classes you missed.”
“Oh no—”
Vivian had imagined several different things they would do once they t again.
However, when she saw the pile of textbooks stacked high on the table, the expression on Vivian’s face turned into sothing like a roller coaster ride, teetering on the edge of breakdown.
“History of Ancient Magic,” “Interdiate Spells,” “Interdiate Herbology,” “Interdiate Biology,” “Dragon Tongue”
As she counted through the mandatory subjects, Vivian rely flipped through them and already felt overwheld.
While Vivian was flipping through the books, she naturally saw the important notes Janna-Roland had specially marked in each one.
As Vivian read faster and faster, her previously furrowed brows gradually relaxed.
“Janna, it’s really nice having you around!”
Seeing Vivian looking so “grateful to tears,” Janna-Roland simply shook her head with a smile.
“Rember to pay the credits. These aren’t free for you to read.”
“Tch~ I know~”
After carefully putting away the textbooks, Vivian pulled out an invitation from her dinsional space ring.
“You got the invitation I sent last ti, right?”
“You an that party invitation that didn’t even have a date written on it? Of course I got it.”
Hearing Janna-Roland’s words that were half sunny, half shady, Vivian looked innocently away.
“I couldn’t help it. Back then, I didn’t even know when I could co out of the Closed Cultivation Chamber. You’re such a busy person, how could I just randomly write in a date?”
Janna-Roland took the invitation from Vivian’s hand and opened it right on the spot.
“It’s today?”
“Yeah, didn’t you see personally co invite you? Don’t tell you already scheduled sothing else?”
“No, I didn’t.”
Actually, Janna-Roland had originally planned to spend the entire afternoon “soaking” in the Misty Forest, seizing the ti to heal as many trees as possible.
But seeing the way Vivian looked like she would throw a tantrum if she refused, Janna-Roland had no choice but to push back her tasks and agree to fulfill the promise that should have been kept during the New Year.
“That’s more like it. Let’s go!”
Maybe it was due to Vivian awakening her bloodline, but Janna-Roland noticed that her power was vastly stronger than before.
Combined with the fact that Vivian’s body temperature was extrely low, Janna-Roland felt as if she were being dragged by an Ice-elental Beast.
“Is your family hosting a lunch banquet this ti?”
“More or less. It’s just you, , and my father. Just treat it like a normal family al.”
Hearing that it would be only the two of them and the head of the Rose Family, Janna-Roland was slightly relieved.
After all, what Janna-Roland was most experienced with were business banquets. As for als with a friend’s entire family—whether in her past life or present—Janna-Roland was never good at them.
After the two left the magic tower, Vivian didn’t give Janna-Roland any ti to return to her dorm to freshen up, and headed straight for the Rose Castle on the outskirts of Turin.
“Just treat this place as your own ho. Don’t be formal with .”
Even as Vivian rang the side doorbell of the ancient castle, she was still chattering on, trying to make Janna-Roland feel at ease.
“Don’t worry. I won’t be polite with you..”
“Welco back, Miss Vivian—and Miss Janna.”
Before Janna-Roland could finish her sentence, a snow-white owl wearing a small black hat flapped over, then skillfully used its claws to open the main door, warmly inviting them inside.
“Maji, is the lunch banquet ready?”
“It has long been prepared according to your instructions.”
“What about Father? Has he returned?”
“The Family Head has been waiting for the two young ladies in the parlor.”
“Good, then.”
After confirming that everything was prepared as she had envisioned, Vivian tugged Janna-Roland by the arm and stepped into the estate.
“Pop—”
Like a stone dropping into a deep well, the mont Janna-Roland stepped past the gate, rippling waves spread out from around her.
“A barrier?”
Just as Janna-Roland thought, the mont she truly entered the Rose Estate, the scenery around them began to rapidly change.
In no ti, it turned into a world blanketed in ice and snow.
“How’s that? Pretty unique, right? I helped design the interior of the estate myself.”
At this ti of year, although it hadn’t officially turned to spring in Turin, the snow in the city had more or less started to lt.
However, seeing the snow-covered scene and massive ice sculptures within the Rose Estate gave Janna-Roland the illusion of being in the heart of winter.
“So the outer barrier is an illusion-type one?”
“Pretty much—oh, and it also has a constant temperature feature.”
Constant temperature?
Upon hearing Vivian’s words, Janna-Roland raised an eyebrow.
“You an your estate stays the sa temperature all year round?”
“Yup, even in sumr, it’s this temperature—so I hate living in the dormitory the most.”
As the two continued chatting, a stern-faced, tall and thin middle-aged woman with neatly combed hair quickly approached Vivian.
“Young ladies, the Family Head has been waiting for quite so ti in the hall.”
“I know, Isis.”
Just monts ago, Vivian had been all smiles with Janna-Roland. But upon seeing this woman, her expression suddenly stiffened, and her body subtly tensed.
“She’s the butler of Rose Estate. A particularly fierce Alchemical Creature—I suggest you don’t make eye contact with her.”
“Alchemical Creature?”
Hearing Vivian’s voice through telepathy, Janna-Roland glanced cautiously at the woman from the corner of her eye.
But no matter how she looked, Janna-Roland couldn’t identify any features of alchemical origin.
“For an Alchemical Creature to reach this level, it’s truly breathtaking—”
As they entered the castle, Janna-Roland noticed that the place was filled with Alchemical Creatures.
However, those were all puppets that rely had human forms, unlike Isis, who looked completely indistinguishable from a real person.
“Does your family have any normal humans at all?”
“Of course. The chef in the kitchen, who’s in charge of cooking, is a regular human hired from a famous restaurant in the Lower City.”
“Lower City—you’re sure they ca willingly?”
“Of course. The money they earn here in a month is almost equal to what they used to earn in an entire year—”
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