The Beast Kingdom was one of the kingdoms in the demi-human region. That kingdom was the strongest among the other three kingdoms in the eastern region of the continent. That was because the king of the Beast Kingdom was a true battle maniac and kept increasing their military strength every year.

The geography of the Beast Kingdom is very diverse. Unlike the territory of the Elven Kingdom with mostly forests, the territory of the Dwarven Kingdom with mostly grasslands, and the territory of the Demon Kingdom with mostly sea and islands, the territory of the Beast Kingdom was very balanced. The kingdom’s forests, meadows, and mountains had almost the same area. In contrast, their sea area is slightly smaller than the three areas.

The capital of the Beast Kingdom was named Animaria and was located at the center of its territory. Even though the civilization in that kingdom wasn’t as advanced as the Dwarven Kingdom or perhaps the kingdoms in the human region, it couldn’t be said to be out of date either, especially when it comes to the military. The King of the Beast Kingdom had always spent a large part of his kingdom’s income increasing their military strength. Because of that, the Beast Kingdom was chosen as the place where the Arcuz Grand Academy was founded.

Ever since the academy was built in Animaria, the civilization in the city had become more advanced and more visitors had come to the place. They were either just stopping temporarily in the city or intended to enroll in the academy.

Unlike the Piqmentia Grand Academy, with seven tall towers, the Arcuz Grand Academy only had a magnificent building like a palace. The building was called the Monarch Palace. Arcuz Grand Academy also has the same seven classes as Piqmentia Grand Academy, and the highest class is the class S.

Inside the class S room within the Monarch palace, a girl with long white hair and wearing a veil to cover her face partially seemed to daydream while looking up at the sky from the window. Even though she covered her face, it couldn’t hide her beauty.

“Aze! Would you like to come with us to the cafeteria for lunch?” One of the female students asked the white-haired girl.

“Sorry, but I’m not hungry yet. You can go there first.” The white-haired girl politely refused.

“Okay. But when you’re hungry, you should immediately follow us to the cafeteria!” The female student smiled after hearing the white-haired girl’s answer. Then she left the classroom with the other female students.

“Haa…” After the female students left, the white-haired girl sighed. Then she muttered in a low voice that no one else could hear.

“Where exactly is that world altar fragment? I’ve searched using the Cardinal Mirror many times but can’t find it. I only know that it is in this academy. But if I search for it slowly, it might take a long time.” The white-haired girl said to herself, then sighed a second time.

/>The white-haired girl was Azalia. She had been in the Beast Kingdom for about a week. When Azalia arrived in the Beast Kingdom with Aghares and Fornius, she immediately searched for the whereabouts of the world altar fragment.

After searching for it for several days, Azalia finally found the location of the world altar fragment. Although she didn’t know its exact location, she could guess that the object she was looking for was inside the Monarch Palace.

Fornius and Aghares couldn’t search by brute force like they used to. Besides that, Azalia also forbade them to do that. Azalia was afraid that they would accidentally run into the same existence as Ziel if they caused a commotion in the kingdom and made their plan fail.

Azalia had to find the world altar fragment at all costs. She did not allow any failure in their plans. Coincidentally, Arcuz Grand Academy was opening registration for new students. Azalia decided to sneak into the academy by enrolling as a student. She could easily pass the academy entrance exam and be accepted into class S.

Azalia couldn’t leave the task to Aghares or Fornius. Their disguises would soon be exposed because none of them could blend in with other races as well as Azalia did. Those two also couldn’t control their emotions when dealing with a race that was inferior to them. Therefore Azalia asked them to be on standby around Arcuz Grand Academy and await further orders from her.

“Hmm… I heard stories from Fornius and Aghares that Ken is also a student of the human academy. If I’m not mistaken, that academy was also invited to the inauguration ceremony of the Arcuz Grand Academy, which would take place in three days. maybe he will come?” Azalia subconsciously thought of a boy from her past who suddenly reappeared in front of her not too long ago.

Azalia inadvertently always thought of Ziel when she was daydreaming. After that, her broken mood from constantly thinking about the world altar fragment got better. But she woke up from her daydream and frowned upon hearing a man’s voice calling her name. Her improved mood was crushed in an instant.

“Ah, you’re here, Aze. I have been waiting for you in the cafeteria for a long time. I thought you went to eat somewhere else. Aren’t you hungry? Or do you want me to buy it?” The one who spoke to Azalia was a tall, muscular handsome boy with fair skin and short brown hair. The lion ears on top of his head are the most eye-catching part of him.

“Please stop calling me that, Prince Ozkar. You and I haven’t known each other for long, and we’re not that close either. So I ask you to understand. As for the answer to your question, I’m not hungry, and you don’t have to bother me anymore.” Azalia answered coldly. She was annoyed by the appearance of the boy.

The person who spoke to Azalia was named Ozkar Brunho. He is the prince of the Beast Kingdom who also enrolls in the Arcuz Grand Academy. Unlike his father, who has thick fur over most of his body, he looks more like a human except for his ears. Prince Ozkar got the second-highest score after Azalia in the academy entrance exam. During the exam, Azalia was asked by one of the supervisors to remove her veil, and Prince Ozkar saw her face. He instantly fell in love with her. Since then, Prince Ozkar has kept approaching Azalia anytime and anywhere.

“Aze…please don’t talk like that. You allow other female students to call you that. Why can’t I? Aren’t we classmates?” Prince Ozkar smiled widely and was not offended by Azalia’s words.

“Brother…Aze already said she doesn’t like you calling her that. So you have to respect her opinion.” The person who spoke was a beautiful girl with long brown hair. She has the same characteristic lion ears on her head as Prince Ozkar. The girl is the younger sister of Prince Ozkar and the Princess of the Beast Kingdom, Evelyn Brunho.

“What Evelyn has said is true, Prince Ozkar. If you’re like that, Aze will hate you instead.” A purple-haired girl with a small horn on top of her head added. She is the Princess of the Demon Kingdom, Irene Parphial.

“You can’t force your will on a girl like that, Prince Ozkar.” The other person who joined in on the conversation was a yellow-haired girl. She ventured to say that to Prince Ozkar. That girl was the Princess of the Dwarven Kingdom, Melkia Blaine.

“Ah? Is that so? So what I’m doing right now is something wrong? Then, I beg your pardon, Miss Azalia.” Prince Ozkar reluctantly addressed Azalia with honorifics. Even so, he still had a big smile on his face.

Azalia snorted and didn’t want to answer. She was very annoyed with Prince Ozkar, who kept approaching her even though she ignored him. Azalia wanted to strangle Prince Ozkar to death if she wasn’t looking for the world altar fragment in the academy.

Azalia didn’t need to wear a veil if she had a skill or disguise artifact that suited her. If he had one of those two things, he would never have experienced such a nuisance. The atmosphere in the classroom became awkward because Azalia was silent and ignored Prince Ozkar’s words.

“Alright… alright… we don’t need to talk about that anymore. After all, we are classmates now. It’s not good if our relationship is damaged because of something like that. Prince Ozkar, please give Aze some space and stop chasing her too aggressively. It would just make her uncomfortable.” A girl with emerald green hair tried to change the awkward atmosphere. She has pointed ears, and her face is somewhat similar to Kalya’s. That girl was the Princess of the Elven Kingdom, Siera Venetia.

“Correct! We’d better think about our academy’s inauguration ceremony in three days. At that time, all important people from all over the continent will come to this place.” A boy who had similar characteristics to Princess Melkia entered their conversation. He was the prince of the Dwarven Kingdom, Torin Blaine.

“We have to show the human academy that our academy is far better than theirs even though there are four heroes!” The person who spoke in a slightly high voice was Princess Irene’s older brother, Viron Parphial.

After hearing her brother’s words, Princess Irene’s face sank. She didn’t want her brother to get into trouble with the human academy. Princess Irene still didn’t know Ziel would come or not with the people from Piqmentia Grand Academy. But if Clara comes, then Ziel will come too. If they were to make a fuss and touch one of Ziel’s closest people, then the consequences they would receive would be terrifying.

Princess Seira also felt anxious after hearing those words. She and her mother know about Ziel’s power and relationship with Kalya. Princess Seira didn’t want to get into trouble with Ziel and instead destroyed themselves.

“Brother… you better not get into trouble with the people from that academy.” Princess Irena tries to warn Prince Viron.

“She’s right, Prince Viron. I don’t think it’s a good thing if we seek trouble with the students from the human academy. I’m afraid it will damage the reputation of our academy.” Princess Seira helped Princess Irene to convince her brother.

The two girls looked at each other after saying that. Even though the reason was the same, the two girls didn’t know what each of them was thinking.

Meanwhile, Azalia raised her eyebrows after hearing the words of the two girls. She felt terror from the girl’s voice. Someone who could make them like that must be a terrifying person. Azalia knew two people in the human academy, but the one who was most likely to scare the two girls like that was Ziel.

“Ooh… I just remembered something. Didn’t you say that the female students of the human academy were beautiful? Of course, I don’t believe there is a woman who can match the beauty of Miss Azalia.” Prince Ozkar suddenly asked Prince Viron. He intended to make Azalia jealous with his words. But he didn’t know that his words made Azalia even more disgusted with him.

“You are right. The human academy was indeed full of beautiful girls. But I think the girls in our class aren’t inferior to them, and there isn’t a single female student in the academy who can match Miss Azalia’s beauty. Ah, a teacher from the elf race in that academy is almost as beautiful as Miss Azalia.” Prince Viron nodded seriously.

“Is that teacher you’re referring to, Princess Cattleya?” Prince Torin asked Prince Viron. Prince Torin had seen Kalya in person, and he admitted that Kalya’s beauty was indeed close to Azalia’s.

“Yes! That teacher is her. Princess Cattleya used to be called a peerless beauty on the Clorius Continent. But that nickname has expired since Miss Azalia’s appearance. Isn’t that right, Princess Seira? She’s your aunt, and she’s also coming to the inauguration ceremony of the Arcuz Grand Academy, isn’t she?” Prince Viron answered Prince Torin’s question and asked Princess Seira to confirm it.

“Yes. She is indeed my aunt, and she will also come to represent the Elven Kingdom. But please don’t have any strange intentions towards her because doing so will only get our academy in trouble.” Princess Seira warned Prince Viron very seriously.

“I see…isn’t that because your uncle is a teacher at this academy?” Prince Viron replied nonchalantly. He didn’t care about Princess Seira’s warning.

“You guys calm down. I will personally see how strong the students from the human academy are. They won’t be able to do anything in our academy, especially in the Beast Kingdom.” Prince Ozkar smirked and said arrogantly. He did this to get Azalia’s attention.

Azalia was not interested in listening to Prince Ozkar’s words. What she was thinking right now was about Kalya. Azalia felt attracted to her after hearing the explanation about Kalya from Prince Viron.

(Interesting. I want to see that woman in person with my own eyes)

Azalia muttered in her heart and couldn’t wait to meet Kalya. She didn’t expect that on the Clorius continent, there was a woman nearly as beautiful as her. Azalia wants to directly prove the story about Kalya from the mouths of the princes and determine who is more beautiful between the two of them.