Merlick and the heroes are confused about how to respond to Princess Cordelia. It wasn't that they didn't want to take her to Kalya or that Princess Cordelia couldn't meet her. But they were confused after seeing Princess Cordelia's face as if she would talk about life and death with Kalya.
"Okay. Please accompany her to meet Kalya. I still have other matters to attend to with the academy teachers. If I'm not mistaken, Kalya is not too far from this place. I saw her with the Princesses and female students there." Merlick pointed to a place behind a large tree. After that, he left them there. He had to hurry back and meet the teachers who were currently in charge of looking after the students along with him.
"I'm sorry, Princess Cordelia. I can't come with you either because I have to go back to help the soldiers." The mage spoke apologetically to Princess Cordelia. She had abandoned her duty as a royal mage on the battlefield to bring Princess Cordelia to that place. After she got Princess Cordelia to a safe place, she had to return to help the soldiers of the Cirlus Kingdom who were fighting monsters and thunder soldiers.
"I understand. I'm sorry for bothering you. Besides that, I also thank you for taking care of me and listening to my selfish desire to bring me to this place. I know how difficult it was for you to walk to this place while carrying me and avoiding those monsters." Princess Cordelia lowered her head to the mage. She was grateful to have such a person in the Cirlus Kingdom.
"You don't need to thank me, Princess Cordelia. I feel happy if I can help you." The mage smiled broadly then looked at Megumi and Kyouka.
"I entrust Princess Cordelia to you. Please take care of her." The mage bowed her head to the heroes and quickly left the place. She left in a hurry without waiting for an answer from them.
"Leave Princess Cordelia to us!" Megumi shouted for the mage to hear. They heard the mage's faint reply of thanks.
"Okay. Can you take me to Miss Kalya's place immediately?" Princess Cordelia asked Megumi and Kyouka. She looked impatient to meet Kalya.
"I understand!" Megumi answered her excitedly.
Kyouka and Megumi supported Princess Cordelia and helped her walk to where Kalya and the girls had gathered. Hikaru and Sintaro decided not to come with them because they wanted to rest to recover their strength. They prepare for the next battle. Sintaro still looks cold when he talks to Hikaru. Even so, they didn't show it in front of Kyouka and Megumi.
It didn't take long for Kyouka, Megumi, and Princess Cordelia to find Kalya. As Merlick said, Kalya is currently with the Princesses and female students. Princess Cordelia was a little charmed because all the girls in the group were lovely. Even though she had seen them together before, she didn't pay much attention to it because it was night and the garden behind the castle looked dim even though the garden lights lighted it up.
Kalya quickly noticed the appearance of Princess Cordelia and the two heroes. She frowned after remembering what Princess Cordelia had done to Clara and the girls. She just kept quiet and pretended not to notice her appearance. But Clara and the other girls immediately noticed and looked at Princess Cordelia.
"I apologize for interrupting your rest. But, can I have a moment of your time?" Princess Cordelia asked Clara and the girls.
"Of course. We were resting and not doing anything important. So, you don't have to apologize. How are you currently? Is it okay if you move too much like that?" Princess Freya represents the girls answering the questions of Princess Cordelia.
"I already feel better after being taken care of by Megumi. By the way, where's your butler who made us the special drink that night?" Princess Cordelia asked Clara. Ever since she came, she kept looking around like she was looking for someone. But she couldn't find the person.
"He is resting at the moment. Do you have any need with him?" Clara and the other girls became confused because Princess Cordelia suddenly asked about Ziel. On the other hand, Kalya narrowed her eyes after hearing Princess Cordelia's question.
"You can put it like that. Can you take me to him?" Princess Cordelia nodded and smiled a little. Clara was silent for a moment and didn't answer right away. She is still confused about the purpose of Princess Cordelia, who suddenly wants to meet Ziel.
"Okay..." Clara didn't have time to finish her words because Kalya had already cut her off.
"May I know your purpose of meeting him?" Kalya coldly asked Princess Cordelia. Clara and the other girls are shocked after hearing Kalya's words. They never saw Kalya act like that in front of them, especially Princess Freya. She was confused by Kalya's attitude to Princess Cordelia. She could tell that it's not jealousy when another girl approaches your lover. Kalya had never shown such an attitude to her when she approached Ziel. What Kalya is showing right now is enmity towards Princess Cordelia.
Princess Cordelia was just as confused as the girls. She felt her relationship with Kalya was fine before. She doesn't think much about Kalya ignoring her when she comes to that place. She thinks Kalya might be tired and doesn't want to talk too much. But after hearing those cold words, she could tell that Kalya was angry with her right now. But she didn't want to talk about it at the moment. The most important thing is to save her father and the soldiers of the Cirlus Kingdom from Fornius.
"You don't have to worry. I just wanted to ask him something." Princess Cordelia responded calmly to Kalya's words.
"Can't you just say it here?" Kalya urges Princess Cordelia to say her purpose in front of them right then and there.
"I'm sorry, but I can't. I'll ask him directly." Princess Cordelia shook her head. Kalya was silent for a moment after hearing Princess Cordelia's answer. After thinking about various possibilities about what Princess Cordelia would ask Ziel, Kalya finally spoke.
"Okay. Come with me. I'll take you to where he rests." Kalya stands up from her seat and goes to Ziel's place. She had secretly contacted Ziel to ask for his approval of Princess Cordelia's request, and Ziel allowed her to bring Princess Cordelia to him.
Princess Cordelia followed Kalya with the help of Megumi and Kyouka. Clara and the other girls also came with them, including Princess Irene, who woke up from her sleep after Princess Cordelia appeared in that place.
It wasn't long before they arrived at Ziel's resting place. They saw Ziel was sleeping there. Kalya and the other girls dare not wake him up. Princess Cordelia's face twitched, knowing that Ziel was currently pretending to be asleep.
"I know you're just pretending to be asleep. Can you wake up? There's something important I want to talk to you about." Princess Cordelia tries to wake Ziel up. But Ziel didn't respond and looked like he was sleeping soundly. Princess Cordelia frowned because Ziel ignored her words.
"How long are you going to keep pretending like that!? We are in a race against time right now. My father and the soldiers of the Cirlus Kingdom are in danger and could die at any moment! Are you just going to sit around like that!?" Princess Cordelia subconsciously screamed because she was very annoyed with Ziel. The most important thing for her right now was to save her father and the soldiers of the Cirlus Kingdom. She doesn't care about the others anymore. She came to that place to ask for help from Ziel, but he just ignored her like that.
"Princess Cordelia, can we wait until Ken wakes up? I think he fell asleep from exhaustion. After all, what does Ken have to do with King Raghnall's life and death?" Clara became confused by what Princess Cordelia had said earlier. But he was more annoyed with Princess Cordelia's treatment of Ziel.
"I can't wait any longer! We already don't have much time! So please, wake up!" Princess Cordelia screamed from deep within her lungs. But Ziel still didn't wake up.
"Princess Cordelia, aren't you exaggerating a bit? Maybe he was asleep." Megumi was surprised at Princess Cordelia's unusual behavior. Megumi didn't know why she was acting like that.
On the other hand, Kyouka started to understand something. She didn't know how strong Ziel was, but she could tell that he was stronger than the heroes. However, to beat Fornius is another matter. She still doubts that Ziel can beat Fornius, whose strength is like a god. When Princess Cordelia was about to reply to Megumi's words, Ziel's sudden voice made her and the girls shut up for a moment.
"Ugh? What happened, my lady? Why are you all in this place? Are we already leaving this island?" Ziel rubbed his eyes and got up from his lying position.
Princess Cordelia gritted her teeth after seeing Ziel's acting. Kalya and the other girls, except Clara and the two heroes, also know that Ziel is pretending to be asleep.
"Ah, that is... we only came here to escort Princess Cordelia, who wanted to meet you. We apologize for disturbing your rest time. We also didn't expect that Princess Cordelia would scream like that." Clara feels guilty for allowing Princess Cordelia to meet Ziel. If she knew Princess Cordelia would act like that to Ziel, she would have found an excuse to refuse her request.
"Do you have any need with me, Princess Cordelia?" Ziel tilted his head and pretended to be confused by the situation.
"I thought you would keep pretending to be asleep. In that case, I will immediately state my purpose for coming to this place. Please save my father! I will do anything for you as long as you can save my father!" Princess Cordelia quickly said her request to Ziel. Princess Cordelia thought Ziel would not be able to refuse if she said she would do anything for him if Ziel were willing to save King Raghnall. She is confident that her beauty is no less than Kalya's. Her body also looks very sexy, and no man can resist it. But that is what is in her mind and not in Ziel's mind.
Kalya and the other girls were shocked for a different reason after hearing Princess Cordelia's unreasonable request. Some were surprised that Princess Cordelia had indirectly given herself as a gift. Some of them are surprised because she asked Ziel to save King Raghnall, and one of those people is Clara.
"Wait a minute! What are you saying, Princess Cordelia!? Have you gone mad? How could Ken beat that guy? That's called suicide!" Clara subconsciously shouted at Princess Cordelia. She accidentally said rudely to her. Kalya and the other girls opened their mouths wide after hearing Clara's words. They secretly gave a thumbs up at her bravery. Among the girls, only Princess Iris and Kyouka looked worried for Clara.
"He can fight that guy! He can beat him! You can do it right!?" Princess Cordelia shouted back at Clara. Then she looked thoughtfully at Ziel. It made her look like a child arguing. Kyouka and Megumi next to her didn't know what to say in such a situation.
"I'm sorry, Princess Cordelia. But I can only refuse your request. I can't fight that guy, and it's too dangerous." Ziel refused Princess Cordelia's request calmly.
"But, but, my father's life and that of many people are at stake here! Do you have the heart to see those people die!? Don't you have the slightest feeling!?" Princess Cordelia started to shed tears. She was angry and sad at the refusal of Ziel. She didn't think that Ziel wasn't interested in her and didn't care about the fate of the Cirlus Kingdom's people.
Kalya and the girls were angry with what Princess Cordelia had said. When they were about to open their mouths, Ziel raised his hand to stop them.
"I apologize to you that I cannot accept your request, Princess Cordelia. Like you said earlier, I don't care about the fate of those people. So what if I don't have feelings?" Ziel said nonchalantly to Princess Cordelia.. Ziel got up from where he was sitting and stood right in front of her.
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