"Of course, I only know the general direction. You'd be better off asking your mentor."
She paused, then looked at Vanessa. "Do you need me to write a recommendation letter to help you get into Miskatonic University?"
"No, no, I have my ways." Vanessa hurriedly waved her hands in refusal.
What a joke. She wasn't even on the [Investigation Investigator] Path.
The Great Being she believed in could grant Paths of any kind. That was far too shocking to say out loud.
Besides, she had a feeling that her [Sublimation] shouldn't be that difficult.
"Spend this time learning court etiquette here."
"Huh?" Vanessa blinked.
Why did she need to learn that?
Could she even enter the Imperial Palace?
"I'm planning to invest you as my knight, my royal guard. When the time comes, you'll need to accompany me to an audience with His Majesty."
Vanessa froze on the spot.
Looking at Vanessa, who seemed to have turned into a statue, Victoria couldn't help the faintest curve from forming at the corners of her mouth.
She adjusted her sitting posture slightly and raised her head, even tapping her shoes against the floor to make sure they were snug enough.
It would be embarrassing if a shoe fell off when Vanessa threw herself to the floor in excitement to kiss it.
But after standing frozen for ages, Vanessa suddenly said, "You can go to the Imperial Palace? You can actually leave the Library?"
Victoria looked somewhat puzzled. "Why wouldn't I be able to leave?"
"But don't you spend all day in the Library, like a spider that can't leave its web-"
Victoria's swinging legs stopped.
She lowered her head slightly, her face gradually flushing red.
Vanessa saw a blur, and by the time she reacted, she had been bound tightly in Golden