229 Chapter 22
When Azalia released her killing intent, Zenoa and everyone in the place, including Prince Ozkar, were shocked after feeling the terrifying pressure from her. They had never seen Azalia exert such power.
The waiters and employees in the cafeteria were terrified under tremendous pressure. They still dared to warn Prince Ozkar and Sintaro when the two were about to fight, but since Zenoa took action first, they didn’t need to do anything. But this time, the cafeteria employees didn’t dare approach the table because they sensed the danger from Azalia.
Zenoa trembled after feeling Azalia’s killing intent. He didn’t expect that a student would have such pressure. On the other hand, while Princess Melkia and everyone else at the table were terrified, Prince Ozkar was even more enthusiastic about making Azalia his own. Only a beautiful and strong girl deserves to be his companion, and Azalia fulfills his ideal girl’s criteria.
The only person in the place who acted normal as if nothing had happened was Kalya. She glanced at Azalia for a while, smiled, and ignored her.
“Are you deliberately causing trouble with me?” After seeing Kalya smile at her, Azalia became even angrier. She feels that Kalya is taunting her. Azalia is usually a calm person and can control her emotions. But when it comes to Kalya, he becomes easily irritated.
“What do you mean? I’m just asking out of curiosity. Is that what you mean by getting into trouble with you?” Kalya asks her back and puts on an innocent face. She pretended not to know the meaning of Azalia’s words. Kalya was acting like that to repay what Azalia had done to her before.
“You!” Azalia felt her anger explode when she saw Kalya’s innocent face. She wanted to scratch Kalya’s face right now.
“Azalia, I believe my sister didn’t mean anything bad by her previous question. She doesn’t know you, then why is she looking for trouble with you. Please take back your pressure because it scares the other students.” Zenoa tried to calm Azalia down and pointed at Princess Melkia, Prince Viron, and the other students. They were shaking, and cold sweat was running down their faces.
“Mr. Zenoa is right, Azalia. Besides, why should you be angry with Miss Cattleya’s words? Wasn’t what she said true? We do seem like the perfect couple.” Prince Ozkar added. He had the same intention as Zenoa to calm Azalia down, but Prince Ozkar’s words had the opposite effect. Azalia’s face turned cold after hearing that. She currently really wants to kill Prince Ozkar.
Kalya frowned because she felt Azalia’s intention. She didn’t think Azalia’s reaction would be this extreme. Kalya had to stop Azalia because it started with her words. Even though she didn’t care about Prince Ozkar, Azalia became like that because of her. If Prince Ozkar were killed, then trouble would come to Zenoa because he was the teacher at the academy and was also responsible for the safety of the students.
“Can’t you be calmer? Why do you have to overreact just because of that question?” Kalya suddenly said indifferently. She intended to turn Azalia’s attention to her.
“Why should I calm down? Isn’t this your fault?” Azalia replied coldly.
“So, what do you want?” Kalya asked back in a colder tone.
Zenoa, Prince Ozkar, and everyone else at the table were confused by the two girls’ conversation. Kalya and Azalia seem to know each other, and they have a grudge. Only Princess Seira understood a little about their relationship, but she chose to remain silent.
“I…” Azalia wanted to answer that she wanted to silence Kalya’s mouth, but the bell from the cafeteria entrance interrupted her. The sound meant that a customer had come to the cafeteria.
Clank! Clank!
Azalia glanced towards the entrance, and she saw three beautiful girls enter the cafeteria. She knew two of the three girls. The three of them were Clara, Princess Irene, and Lilith.
Azalia intended to ignore them and continue her business with Kalya, but she saw someone else behind the three girls. Azalia opened her eyes wide after seeing the black-haired boy. That person is Ziel. Azalia quickly withdrew her killing intent, and her cold face returned to its normal state.
Kalya and everyone at the table were shocked by Azalia’s sudden change. They turned towards the entrance and saw a group of three girls and one boy entering the cafeteria. Kalya pouted after knowing the reason why Azalia had calmed down.
Luckily, Kalya had already talked about Zenoa to Ziel so he wouldn’t misunderstand when he saw their closeness. Meanwhile, Prince Viron’s face darkened after seeing Prince Irene together with the people from the human academy, but he didn’t say anything.
Ziel and the three girls sat not far from Kalya’s table. Clara waved her hand after seeing Kyouka among the people in the cafeteria. Kyouka smiled slightly and returned Clara’s wave. The waiter quickly came and took Ziel and the three girls’ orders.
“Ken, is it possible you’ve cooked some food and saved it for us to have lunch here? Since I ate your cooking, the other food I ate didn’t make me feel good.” Clara approached Ziel and whispered to him.
“Unfortunately, I haven’t cooked any food lately, my lady. I just had tea and some snacks. After all, this cafeteria forbids us to bring food from outside.” Ziel pointed at a warning sign not far from the entrance.
“You are right. If you have food that you cook yourself, I advise you to enjoy it in your room and not here. This place is not as quiet and comfortable as your room.” Princess Irene nodded and explained further.
“Okay. I will try the food at this place.” Clara reluctantly agreed.
“I think it’s better to try the local specialties, my lady. Isn’t this your first time coming to this kingdom? If you keep eating the food I cook, won’t you be wasting your chance to enjoy the various kinds of food on the Clorius continent?” Ziel tried to reassure the gloomy Clara.
“Hmm… you’re right! But I’m sure food from any region can’t match the taste of the food you cook. You still have to make it for me sometime, Ken!” Clara smiled broadly, and the gloominess on her face disappeared instantly.
“Of course, my lady.” Ziel gave a short answer. After that, Clara chatted with Princess Irene and Lilith while waiting for their food to be ready.
Ziel and Clara’s intimate exchange did not escape Azalia’s eyes and made her face darken. She didn’t know the relationship between the two because Ziel had never told him about his life experiences in this era. After seeing Ziel’s closeness to Clara, Azalia felt an inexplicable bitterness in her heart.
Azalia subconsciously grew possessiveness within her. She kept thinking about the relationship between Ziel and Clara. Azalia didn’t want to ask Ziel directly. That’s why she looked at Kalya. Azalia doesn’t care about her annoyance at Kalya because she is already immersed in her curiosity.
“Who is the girl who looks close to Ken?” Azalia asked Kalya in a low voice. She hoped Kalya would answer her honestly.
“Hmm? What’s your point in asking that? I don’t think it has anything to do with you.” Kalya only glanced at Azalia and then looked away from her.
“You!” Azalia was annoyed with Kalya’s response to her, but she couldn’t be angry with her at this time. Azalia must get an answer from Kalya.
“Can you tell me? I know I was wrong for making fun of you earlier, but you’ve also retaliated, so we’re in a draw, right?” Azalia gritted her teeth and then asked Kalya softly.
Kalya smiled triumphantly when she saw Azalia’s pleading expression, but she didn’t answer right away. She was pensive for a while and seemed to be thinking, and this made Azalia both annoyed and nervous for fear that Kalya would not answer her question. It wasn’t long before Kalya finally opened her mouth.
“She is Ziel’s master. Don’t you know that Ziel is a Butler from the Duke of Castilene’s residence?” Kalya sighed and finally told Azalia because she couldn’t bear to see her expression. Although she felt irritated seeing Azalia, she understood Azalia’s feelings because she was also a woman.
“Eh!? Employer? That girl? Wouldn’t he rather be my butler than her?” Azalia was shocked after hearing Kalya’s answer but then sighed in relief, knowing that Ziel and Clara’s relationship was only limited to butler and master.
“In your dream!” Kalya replied to Azalia’s words and then ignored her. Azalia wanted to ask Kalya something else, but a voice made her words get stuck in her throat.
“What are you two talking about?” Prince Ozkar asked with a curious face. He kept his eyes on Kalya and Azalia but not because of listening to their conversation but because of seeing their beautiful faces. Prince Ozkar felt his heart warm when he saw the two beautiful girls chatting. His face was full of desire to possess them. His behavior was seen by Zenoa and the others at the table.
Kalya and Azalia both frowned when they heard Prince Ozkar’s voice. Neither thought he was secretly watching them and dared to question what they talked about. They chose to remain silent and ignore his questions. But Sintaro couldn’t stay still after seeing what Prince Ozkar did.
“Is the Prince of the Beast Kingdom shameless for interfering in women’s chatter?” Sintaro sneered at Prince Ozkar. His actions made Prince Ozkar’s anger that had subsided flare up again.
“Looks like you won’t be able to stay still if I don’t teach you a lesson.” Prince Ozkar said coldly to Sintaro. He was sick of Sintaro constantly mocking him. Prince Ozkar no longer cared if Zenoa was still there.
“Coincidentally, I was also thinking the same thing as you.” Sintaro smirked and looked at Prince Ozkar with eyes full of fighting spirit.
“Haa… if you want to fight that much, I’ll grant your wish. I will discuss this with your homeroom teacher and let him decide. I also want to ask for your help in seeking permission from the principal of the human academy, sister. After all, they are students there.” Zenoa sighed heavily after seeing the behavior of Prince Ozkar and Sintaro.
Zenoa didn’t want to waste his time on them and let the two settle their problems on the battle stage. But it cannot be decided unilaterally. Therefore Zenoa asked Kalya to ask permission from Merlick.
“I agree! We can determine which academy is better. Arcuz Grand Academy or Piqmentia Grand Academy.” Prince Ozkar quickly agreed to Zenoa’s proposal. He was sure that his homeroom teacher would agree too.
“I also agree! I will make you regret having accepted the proposal.” Sintaro said seriously and agreed to the proposal without asking the other heroes’ opinions. Hikaru and Kyouka couldn’t help but sigh as they couldn’t possibly cancel the challenge that had been accepted.
Not long after, several waiters came to the table to bring the food they had ordered. The food seemed to have been ready long ago, but it was delivered too late because the waiters feared Azalia’s killing intent.
“Okay. we will forget about that matter since the food we ordered has arrived.” Zenoa can finally breathe easily and enjoy his lunch comfortably. At first, he went to the cafeteria because he wanted to have a quiet chat with Kalya, but Prince Ozkar and Sintaro’s quarrel spoiled that. Zenoa was no longer in the mood to chat and just wanted to quickly finish his lunch and get out of there.
The food ordered at Ziel’s table finally arrived shortly after Kalya, and the people at that table enjoyed their lunch. Azalia secretly glanced at Ziel while eating the food on her spoon. Her behavior was seen by Kalya, who accidentally looked at her. Kalya couldn’t help but smile bitterly after realizing how popular her fiancé was.
Their lunch was over quickly. After that, Ziel, the people from the human academy, and the heroes returned to their respective rooms. The guides like Prince Ozkar, Princess Seira, and the other students from class S returned to their dorms to rest.
The remaining people in the cafeteria were Zenoa and Kalya. They only chatted briefly in that place. After that, they separated because Zenoa had to return to teaching, and Kalya met Merlick to talk about the fight between the two academies.
After the two sides talked about the fight, they agreed to have a friendly match between Arcuz Grand Academy and Piqmentia Grand Academy tomorrow. The news quickly spread to the ears of the guests and made them look forward to tomorrow’s inauguration event.