Chapter 58: EXILED PRINCESS

VIVIAN

"What the...HELL!! Are you blind.."

She looked up. Ina stood in front of her.

The ginger-haired woman had a cold expression on her face, her golden eyes filled with resentment.

"I came specially for you. I know you missed me.!"

Vivian raised an eyebrow. "For me? Do I have a running business with you?"

Ina’s lips curled into a hateful smile. "You made me lose face in front of everyone. You made me lose her trust!!"

She stepped closer. "You humiliated me, and ruined my reputation."

Her voice became sharper. "You will pay for it, you demon female. Do you still think we have no score to settle?"

Vivian’s eyes narrowed.

Ina pointed toward her face. "So you really healed your eyes?!"

She laughed bitterly. "I knew it. You are a Fox Witch! Do you know Your kinds are already...six feet on the ground.!!"

Several students nearby turned to look. "I will surely expose you!"

After saying that, Ina turned around and walked away.

Vivian stared after her. "Is she crazy? I don’t get anything she says."

She looked at Serial. "What exactly is a Fox Witch? I haven’t been called that yet."

Serial immediately looked away.

Arin did the same, looking at the floor. "I don’t know, Princess."

Vivian narrowed her eyes. "You both suddenly became very interested in the floor."

"We really don’t know," Serial said quickly.

Vivian frowned. Then something flashed through her mind.

She stared at Ina’s disappearing figure. "I know where I’ve seen her before."

Arin looked at her. "Where?"

Vivian’s expression changed.

"You said the other day that she looked familiar." Arin stepped closer. "You actually remembered?"

"I saw her in the Forbidden Forest."

Vivian lowered her voice. "When I went there looking for an S-Class Beast Core. She was with Elena’s friends. She is one of Elena’s biting dogs."

Arin’s eyes widened. She immediately grabbed Vivian’s arm. "Really?"

Vivian nodded.

"You mean..." Arin looked toward the direction Ina had disappeared. "Miss Elena told her to target you?"

Vivian hesitated. "Maybe."

She shrugged. "Maybe I’m right. Maybe I’m wrong."

Arin shook her head. "Princess, Miss Elena isn’t as evil as you think."

Vivian stared at her instantly.

Arin continued earnestly. "She was always kind to me when you..."

She hesitated. Then said in a lower tone.

"When you whipped me."

Vivian’s expression stiffened.

"She would give me scar cream afterward. She wasn’t all that evil to you.. Only your mother was evil."

Arin smiled faintly. "I am sure she wouldn’t want to hurt you. Maybe Ina just wants revenge because you took Serial from her."

Vivian slowly turned toward her. "So you like her better?"

Arin’s face immediately paled. "No, Princess!"

She shook her head quickly.

"You’re the only person I care about. I don’t care about anyone else."

She lowered her voice. "I’m just telling you what she did for me."

Robot 99 suddenly rolled closer.

Its screen displayed a confused emoji.

"She always hid nearby and waited until Master Vivian finished whipping Arin."

Everyone went silent. Robot 99 continued innocently. "Then she came with scar cream."

Its screen changed to a thinking emoji. "Is that called kindness?"

Arin’s face turned red. "Shut up, 99!"

Robot 99’s screen displayed a shocked emoji.

"You told me to tell the truth."

"I said shut up!"

"You are not even sure!" Arin snapped.

Robot 99 rolled backward. "Okay."

Vivian didn’t hear them anymore.

Her mind had gone somewhere else.

The book!!

A scene she had almost completely forgotten. A detail she had never bothered to think about.

She remembered the original Vivian’s life.

Her cruelty to her servants and Robot.

Her endless punishments to Arin... Arin had always been there. She never died to the parts she read.

Her fingers slowly tightened.

And Arin had contributed to the original Vivian’s death.

Vivian’s heart sank.

She had been treating Arin differently.

She had trusted her more.

But how much of Arin’s hatred toward the original Vivian had truly disappeared?

And how much of Elena’s kindness still remained in her heart?

What if tomorrow she betrays her to please Elena? What if? What if?

Vivian said nothing.

THE TRANSPORT SHIP

The students eventually boarded the massive transport ship.

Vincent led his team to their assigned seats. The interior was far larger and more luxurious than Vivian had expected, with sleek metallic walls, glowing panels, and enough space to accommodate hundreds of students.

Once everyone was onboard, the ship’s engines hummed to life.

Suddenly, a massive Space Array tore open in front of them, revealing a swirling tunnel of light.

The transport ship accelerated and drove straight into it.

The moment the last part of the ship disappeared, the Space Array collapsed behind them, sealing the opening as if it had never existed.

Inside the ship.

Arin turned toward Vivian. "Princess, I’ll take your backpack."

Vivian shook her head.

"Don’t worry. Serial will carry it."

Serial immediately took the backpack. "I’ve got it."

Arin nodded. "Then I’ll go to the Guide Division."

She turned and left.

Vivian watched her disappear into the crowd.

Her hands slowly clenched.

Arin always praises my beauty.

She always says she loves me.

But does she still hate the original Vivian?

Vivian didn’t know and that uncertainty bothered her more than she wanted to admit.

Serial noticed her expression. "Vivian."

She looked at him. "Are you okay?"

"Yes."

She forced a smile. "I just want to use the restroom."

"I’ll wait outside."

Vivian nodded. Robot 99 immediately followed her.

She looked back. "Why are you coming?"

Robot 99 rolled into the restroom. "I am protecting Princess."

Vivian sighed. "Fine."

The moment they entered, Robot 99’s eyes flashed.

SCAN COMPLETE.

Its screen displayed: 69 HIDDEN CAMERAS DETECTED.

Vivian froze. "Sixty-nine?! That’s madness."

She slowly looked around.

"Are people actually installing secret cameras in restrooms in this present world?"

Robot 99 shook its mechanical head.

"Princess, you should not use this restroom."

Vivian sighed deeply. "In this world, there are perverts recording women in toilets too? What a disgrace to a Technological world "

Robot 99 paused. "Searching for news databases."

Its eyes flashed rapidly. "Found."

A holographic screen appeared.

"More than three hundred male and female passengers have died inside restrooms aboard grav ships due to attacks and criminal incidents."

Vivian blinked. "So the cameras are for security?"

"Yes." Robot 99 nodded. "They monitor criminal activity. They are not intended to record people using the restroom. They don’t watch when a female wants to undress."

Vivian relaxed slightly. Then she frowned.

"Wait."

She looked at the cameras. "If we’re talking here, can’t they hear us?"

Robot 99’s screen displayed a smug smile. "Don’t worry."

Vivian looked at it.

"I already blocked all audio and video communication from these cameras."

Vivian’s eyes widened. She reached down and touched its metallic head. "Wow!"

Robot 99’s screen displayed sparkling stars.

"Why are you so impressive?"

Robot 99 puffed up proudly. "Nobody in Haxia can access anything I have blocked."

Vivian rolled her eyes. "So you’re saying nobody can hack you?"

"Yes."

Robot 99 displayed a crown. "I am the best hacker Robot. I can do anything to serve my Master.."

Vivian laughed. "You’re getting too proud."

Before Robot 99 could answer....

The restroom door suddenly burst open with a loud bang.

Two male soldiers stepped inside. They immediately moved aside.

Three females walked through.

And in the center was Ina.

She stopped directly in front of Vivian.

Her golden eyes were filled with hatred.

A cold smile slowly spread across her face. "We meet the exiled Princess again."

Vivian stared at her. Ina stepped forward. "I told you I came specially for you."

Vivian glanced at the two men behind her.

Then at the three women beside her.

Vivian asked. "What do you want? Are you a pests?"

Ina face turned sour as she clenched her Fist.

Then she released it with a smile. "I didn’t come here to argue."

She raised her hand. "I came to end your painful journey in Haxia."