In Soto City, for certain reasons, Flender had stayed there for three days without daring to return. The five Shrek students who had followed him also spent those three days there. After getting along peacefully on the first day, they gradually revealed their true feelings, and their relationships became uglier by the day.
Because of the butterfly effect caused by Wu Ling, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master had not sent Flender any letter this time saying he could discipline his daughter however he liked.
Under those circumstances, even if Flender had ten times his courage, he would not dare neglect Cecilia Jewel, this little princess. Naturally, the plot developed somewhat differently from the original.
Of course, some things still happened. Alban Regis and Ash Flynn Hawke could only pretend for a few days before going off to the brothels. Cecilia could only pretend to be a good girl for a short while. After a few days, her true nature surfaced, and she began clashing with Tang San, Alban, and the others.
Originally, after spending three days touring Soto City, Cecilia had already grown bored and was thinking about when to leave. Then, while passing by a hotel that night, she saw Alban walking out with two women in his arms.
When she saw Alban's lecherous smile and wandering hands, contempt appeared in her eyes before she could stop it.
Alban, who had been in a fairly good mood, noticed that contemptuous look. His mood soured at once.
He recognized Cecilia's identity, but as a prince of the Star Stripe Empire, even if he believed he had no hope of competing for the throne, he was not afraid of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"What are you doing here?" Alban asked coldly.
"Hmph. Since when is what I do any of your business? You did something yourself, and now you cannot stand being seen? What is wrong, are you not up to it?" Cecilia, her nature now fully unleashed, mocked him to his face without the slightest restraint.
Cold light flashed in Alban's eyes. "Cecilia Jewel, do not test my patience. This is Shrek Academy, not your house. Other people might fear the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but I, Alban Regis, do not. If you anger me, watch what I do to you..."
Cecilia snorted. Her true nature was out, and she was not afraid of Alban at all. Since childhood, no one had ever dared threaten her, so she kept provoking him. "I am so scared. You? The only thing impressive about you is your mouth."
"You..." Alban finally lost control of his anger. He shoved the two women away, and a powerful aura surged from him as his Spirit Power erupted. Cecilia was caught off guard and was nearly blasted backward.
Of course, Cecilia was no ordinary support-type Spirit Master. Several Magecraft arrays lit up on her boots. Her body twisted nimbly through the air, and she landed in a smooth spin.
"You dare attack me? You are courting death!" Cecilia glared at Alban. Her storage bracelet flashed, and a small, exquisite handgun appeared in her palm.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Cecilia pulled the trigger without hesitation. Three bullets shot toward Alban one after another.
Alban had not even reacted. Just as the three bullets were about to hit him, a strand of Blue Silver Grass wrapped around his waist and yanked him sideways, barely letting him dodge them.
When Cecilia saw Alban avoid her attack, she grew even more irritated. She followed the Blue Silver Grass with her gaze and saw that Tang San and Lyra Fawn were already standing beside Alban.
In truth, Tang San had already arrived nearby while Cecilia and Alban were arguing. He had simply been waiting for the right moment to make his entrance.
When Alban attacked, Tang San had been about to step in and do Cecilia a favor, letting himself play the good person and soften the relationship between both sides. Then Cecilia directly pulled out a handgun. The weapon's refined, compact structure made Tang San tense. It reminded him of his hidden weapons, so he acted to help Alban instead.
After arriving opposite Cecilia, Tang San stared at the handgun, stunned. All of his earlier little schemes vanished. Right now, he only wanted to know where Cecilia had obtained the thing in her hand. It looked so similar to a Tang Sect hidden weapon. Could this world have similar tools too?
Before Alban could speak, Tang San asked first, "Cecilia, what is that thing in your hand? We are all classmates. How can you use something so dangerous against Alban?"
Cecilia glanced at Tang San. She had no intention of answering him. She only warned him, "Tang San, you had better not meddle. Alban chose death himself. If he dares attack me, he should be ready to die. An assault-type Spirit Master closing in on a support-type Spirit Master to attack has gone far beyond simple provocation."
"Bastard! You think a new Soulcraft device can take my life? Your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is nothing but trash. All your dodging and attacks rely on Soulcraft devices handed down by Spirit Hall. What Upper Three Sects? I think you are just Spirit Hall's dogs!" Alban had just walked through death's door, but instead of feeling lucky to have survived, he grew even more hysterical. Killing intent surged through him. As he roared, he shoved Tang San aside and released his Spirit Power. "Tang San, move! Today, I will make her pay!"
Tang San naturally sensed Alban's killing intent and hurriedly stopped him. "Alban, do not act recklessly. Cecilia was only impulsive, and you know her identity. The dean already said the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is not easy to offend."
After hearing Tang San, Alban pointed at Cecilia and roared, "I do not care what damned Glazed Tile Sect she comes from. She shot at me. This will not end like that."
Alban often seemed bold and generous, but he feared death more than anyone. Otherwise, he would never have abandoned his own fiancée to survive. Cecilia had first provoked him, then nearly killed him. Having felt death so closely, he now had a fire trapped in his chest and wanted to tear Cecilia apart with his bare hands.
At worst, after doing this, he could flee back to the Star Stripe Empire. He was still a Star Stripe prince. Even if he eventually died, he could at least live freely for a while. What could the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect do to him then?
"Tang San, this guy has gone mad. Help me kill him. Use those special weapons of yours and kill him. If you do, you will be an honored guest of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect from now on. I can give you money. How about ten thousand gold Spirit Coins? And unconditional support from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in the future." Cecilia was utterly disgusted by Alban. What romantic saint? What man who could pass through flowers without a single leaf clinging to him? In reality, he was just a scumbag who pulled up his pants and walked away.
If this nauseating piece of trash had never provoked her, fine. But he had dared attack her. Cecilia would never indulge Alban Regis. In her anger, of course she fired the gun directly. As for the consequences of shooting, whether it would injure or even kill Alban, Cecilia had not thought that far at the time.
Now she could also tell that Alban's attitude toward her was absolutely wrong. Naturally, she would not think of leaving behind someone who wanted to kill her.
However, this trip to Shrek counted as her running away from home. She had no guards at her side. Otherwise, for what Alban had just done, her guards would have broken all four of his limbs and crippled his third leg long ago.