At the same time as Kalya and the girls were chatting in the garden behind the castle, King Raghnall invited King Redis to come to his study room to discuss something important. King Redis inevitably had to accept his invitation and came to the place accompanied by soldiers assigned directly by King Raghnall.
While King Raghnall was sitting and focusing on the piece of paper in his hand, he suddenly heard a knocking sound followed by the voice of a soldier from outside his room.
Knock...knock...knock...
"I have come together with King Redis, Your Majesty." The soldier said in a rather loud voice.
"Let him in!" King Raghnall answered without taking his eyes off the piece of paper in front of him. When the door to the room opened, King Raghnall could see the gloomy face of King Redis.
"What exactly do you want by inviting me here on a night like this? Didn't I tell you that I'm tired and want to get some rest!" King Redis was annoyed that King Raghnall suddenly called him when he had just rested.
"You don't have to be so angry. I invite you to sign and put your royal seal on this paper. If you don't carry the royal seal with you at this time, you can use your thumbprint with your blood." King Raghnall answered king Redis calmly. He handed the piece of paper he had previously read to King Redis.
"What's that?" King Redis was confused but still took the paper from King Raghnall's hand.
"You'll know if you read it." King Raghnall replied curtly. He was silent to give King Redis space to digest the letter's contents.
"Agreement letter? You don't believe my words?" King Redis frowned after reading what was written on the piece of paper.
King Raghnall had given a letter of agreement regarding surrendering a portion of the Demon Kingdom's sea area by King Redis. All the things that King Redis said when he made a deal with king Raghnall were written in the letter. So, neither side can deny it.
"Would you believe just words for such a big deal?" King Raghnall narrowed his eyes at King Redis and asked him back.
King Redis was silent. He didn't answer right away. He also did not immediately sign the agreement in his hand.
(I didn't expect him to move so quickly and have already made such a detailed agreement in such a short time)
King Redis grumbled in his mind because he previously thought that King Raghnall would believe him when they made a deal in front of the people from the academy. But it turns out that he secretly prepared the agreement letter for him. Though he was planning to find a way to cancel the deal when he returned to the Demon Kingdom, he was a step slower than king Raghnall.
"What are you thinking, King Redis? Don't you want to sign the agreement? If that's the case, we can forget the deal we made earlier. I will have the soldiers escort you out of the castle tonight." King Raghnall smiled at King Redis. But his smile made King redis even more annoyed. He finally had to give up and do what King Raghnall wanted him to do.
"Okay! I will sign it!" King Redis gritted his teeth at being forced to sign the agreement. He took a pen from his pocket and put his signature on the piece of paper. After that, he bit the tip of his thumb and used his blood as a stamp on the letter.
"I did it! Are you satisfied? If there's nothing else, I'll go back to my room and don't bother me anymore!" King Redis got up from his seat and intended to quickly leave the room because he couldn't stand seeing King Raghnall's smiling face.
" For now, there is nothing more for us to talk about. Thank you for being so cooperative, King Redis. You can go back to rest. My soldier at the door will escort you back to your room." King Raghnall nodded and smiled with satisfaction after seeing the letter of agreement.
"Hmph!" King Redis snorted and left the room. He closed the door with a loud slam.
"Finally, I got it. Now, I'm just waiting to see what kind of person dares to mobilize that magical beast horde to attack my kingdom for the sake of King Redis." King Raghnall's face suddenly became serious, and a hint of anger appeared in his eyes.
***
Back to the place where Clara and the girls were enjoying the night view of the ocean, Ziel stood looking at Princess Cordelia, who was kneeling while holding one of her eyes. Her body was shaking, and her face was covered in sweat. Her current figure was in stark contrast to her nickname as the goddess of war in the Cirlus Kingdom. She didn't look like a general or a soldier on the battlefield. Right now, she looked like a frightened little girl.
"How does it feel when you lose those eyeballs of yours? Do you still intend to take a peek next time?" Ziel spoke casually to her.
"Give me back my eyeball, please! I'm begging you! I had absolutely no ill intentions when I asked you about it! I swear!" Princess Cordelia pleaded with Ziel while still covering her eyes with her hands. She didn't dare look at Ziel for fear that he would gouge out her other eyeball.
"What have you said? I didn't take anything from you." Ziel pretended to be confused by her previous words. His words made Princess Cordelia lift her head and look at Ziel.
"You have taken my eyeball…eh?" Princess Cordelia didn't have time to finish her sentence because she didn't see her eyeball in Ziel's hand. Then she let go of the hand covering her eyes. Princess Cordelia slowly opened her eyes and realized that she could still see with her eyes. Her eyeballs are still in place.
"Eh? What exactly have you done to me? Didn't you take one of my eyeballs before? But why is my eyeball still in its place right now? Was it just an illusion you created?" Princess Cordelia stood up and showered Ziel with questions. Her current thoughts were extremely complicated because the experiences she had felt earlier felt very real. She couldn't think of it as a mere illusion.
Ziel had gouged out Princess Cordelia's eyes before, but he rewinded Princess Cordelia's time and made it never happen. He just wanted to teach her a little lesson. But the barrage of questions made his ears hurt.
"Do you want me to gouge out your eyeballs? I wouldn't mind doing that again." Ziel extended his hand again towards Princess Cordelia's eyes. This time he intended to make Princess Cordelia feel the pain longer before returning it to normal.
" Uh! I do not want to! I beg you. Please stop! I promise I won't talk about it again! I swear I will keep your secret until death!" Princess Cordelia is shaking again because she remembers when Ziel poked her eyeball out earlier, and she doesn't want to have that painful experience again. But before Ziel's finger touched Princess Cordelia's eyes, a girl's voice stopped him.
"Ziel, can you let her go? I'm sure she doesn't mean anything bad to you." Kalya walks up to them.
"I know it." Ziel shrugged his shoulders and withdrew his hand. Princess Cordelia can finally breathe a sigh of relief. But suddenly, she becomes confused after remembering what Kalya said earlier.
"Ziel? Who? Isn't his name Ken? Then, from the way you talk to him, you already know this person's identity, right?" Princess Cordelia looks at Kalya and interrogates her. As expected of a general, her mind wasn't easily broken just because of something like that. She quickly returned to her usual self.
"Princess Cordelia, aren't you asking too many questions? I was wondering earlier why you suddenly wanted to come with me. So you saw him when he fought Leviathan. When you said you wanted to ask Ziel for that honey ginger drink again, I had a feeling something must have happened since you haven't been back in a long time. So I decided to check it out, and it turned out that what I was worried about happened." Kalya sighed heavily after knowing Princess Cordelia's true purpose.
"I apologize. But I have no ill will towards him!" Princess Cordelia smiles apologetically at Kalya. At first, she just wanted to confirm Ziel's identity, but in the end, she became obsessed with the answer because Ziel kept pretending in front of her.
"I know you don't mean anything bad. But the way you did it wasn't right." Kalya shook her head. She was a little disappointed with Princess Cordelia. After that, Kalya ignored her and walked over to Ziel.
"I apologize. It's because I couldn't immediately realize what Princess Cordelia was thinking and ended up bringing her here with me." Kalya lowered her head like a little girl who had made a mistake.
"I understand it's not your fault, so you don't need to apologize." Ziel stroked Kalya's head gently. His actions made Princess Cordelia open her mouth wide.
"What's the relationship between the two of you? Aren't you a teacher and a student? Why do you two look like a couple?" Princess Cordelia couldn't believe what she was seeing. Kalya looks very beautiful and like a goddess. As for Ziel, although not bad, he looks ordinary. Even though Ziel was so strong that he could defeat Leviathan, they didn't look like they matched at all. Moreover, they were teacher and student, and their relationship was forbidden.
"You don't need to know about it. So, can you keep this a secret? Or maybe you want something to happen to your eyes?" Kalya smiled at Princess Cordelia. But in Princess Cordelia's eyes, her smile was like a threat.
"I understand! But, can you not say anything more about it?" Princess Cordelia sighed heavily. She didn't expect that Kalya already knew about Ziel's identity. Not only did she not help her, Kalya even threatened her.
"Then let's go back. Clara and the other girls will be suspicious if you stay in this place any longer." Kalya warned Princess Cordelia to come back soon so as not to arouse suspicion for being away for too long. After that, Kalya walked first, leaving Ziel and Princess Cordelia.
"I understand." Princess Cordelia reluctantly followed behind her. She can't fight Ziel or Kalya even though she has the title of Cirlus Kingdom's goddess of war. She had never felt as helpless as she had been in her life until now. Meanwhile, Ziel quietly followed them back to the girls' table. If he were in that place too long, Clara would be suspicious of what he was doing there.
Not long after they returned, Clara and the girls ended their activities. They felt the night wind getting colder, and they decided to return to their rooms.
Princess Cordelia will be staying at the castle today as she still has to guard the sea area of the Cirlus Kingdom tomorrow and reinvestigate the former foggy area. She was worried that there were still magical beasts hiding in the area. But that was a matter she would find out tomorrow. Right now, she wanted to enjoy the night in peace.
***
After Fornius finished his business in the 'God Domain' temple, he quickly returned to the island where he had left Oillet. Even though he had given her a protective artifact and several magical beasts were guarding her, Fornius had not calmed down if he had not confirmed her safety.
"Oillet, is this place okay while I'm gone?" Fornius suddenly appeared behind Oillet. His voice startled Oillet because he was too focused on the magic projection in front of him.
"Lord Fornius! How long have you been here!? I apologize for being too focused on my work!" Oillet quickly stopped what she was doing. She also stopped her magic projection.
"You don't have to think about that. You can continue the work you were doing before. I just came back from the temple. Wasn't there another move from the person who defeated Leviathan?" Fornius didn't care what Oillet was doing before. Right now, he was still thinking of someone strong enough to defeat Leviathan. He guessed that the person was still in the Cirlus Kingdom. But he doesn't know where exactly Ziel is. That's why Fornius advised before he left for the temple that Oillet should always be careful and keep monitoring the Cirlus Kingdom.
"I can continue my work later. I haven't seen any suspicious movement in the Cirlus Kingdom. However, the kingdom is busy because the first Princess is visiting the castle. Apart from that, there is nothing else to pay attention to." Oillet reported her observations to Fornius.
"Okay. You can continue what you were previously doing. Don't be too tired and take time to rest." Fornius was about to leave the place, but Oillet stopped him.
"Lord Fornius, what about the research object you said?" Oillet did not forget the object of research that Fornius had said before. She waited for him to return with the thing he promised.
"I'll pick it up tomorrow. I can feel that they are still in the Cirlus Kingdom from the mark I gave them. I hope the Cirlus Kingdom doesn't interfere with this matter. But, if the Cirlus Kingdom protects them, I'll be happy to flatten the island." Fornius' face suddenly turned serious. Golden light shines in his eyes, and lightning sparks appear on his body.. Fornius's change in attitude made Oillet tremble in fear.
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