219 Chapter 12

After class was over, Azalia didn’t come out right away to return to her dorm. She sat in her chair and pensively looked up at the sky. No one knew what she was thinking at the moment. Prince Ozkar was about to approach her, but Princess Evelyn pulled him out and reminded him of Princess Seira’s words to give Azalia some space and not bother her for a while.

Prince Ozkar reluctantly followed his sister’s words because he didn’t want Azalia to hate him. But in his heart, he kept thinking of ways Azalia could fall in love with him. He sighed and walked out of the classroom with his sister and the other princes.

Azalia suddenly got up from her chair and walked out of the room. She walked gracefully and invited many stares from the male students in the classroom. Azalia walked after a pair of girls in front of her. They are Princess Irene and Princess Seira. The two girls walked toward the girls’ dormitory and seemed to want to go back to their rooms.

Unlike the student dormitories at the Piqmentia Grand Academy, which were in a tower outside the main building where the classrooms were located, the dormitories of the Arcuz Grand Academy were still within the Monarch Palace and not too far from the classrooms.

Azalia quickened her footsteps to catch up to the two girls. After she walked right next to them, Azalia suddenly opened her mouth.

“Do you guys have any acquaintances at the human academy?” Azalia asked the two girls. Her voice sounded very crisp and pleasing to the ear. But the question made them suddenly tremble a little.

“Of course I have it. My aunt is the teacher there. Didn’t I already say that?” Princess Seira answered Azalia’s question first than Princess Irene.

“I have some acquaintances at the academy.” Princess Irene replied nervously. Her reaction made Azalia a little suspicious.

“In that case, can I borrow a minute of your time to have a chat? We can do it while drinking tea and eating snacks. Will you accept my invitation?” Azalia looked at Princess Irene and Princess Seira beside her. Azalia’s invitation to chat took the two girls by surprise because she was known as a cold girl and rarely spoke in the classroom. She always avoided talking to the students in class S and even boldly ignored the Princes who wanted to chat with her.

“Do you guys have other things to do after this?” Azalia asked again because the two girls were silent and didn’t answer her question. She patiently waited for their answer and did not urge them to accept her invitation.

“Ah, I don’t have anything to do. I can accompany you to a chat. How about you, Princess Irene?” After hearing Azalia’s repeated questions, Princess Seira returned to her senses. She accepted Azalia’s invitation and looked at Princess Irene.

“Of course, I can too. But where shall we chat?” Princess Irene gave the same answer as the one given by Princess Seira.

“Hmm… how about in my room? There will be no one to bother us. Coincidentally, I also just bought some nice tea and snacks.” Azalia suggested to the two girls. She didn’t want to talk in the open space because three beautiful girls drinking tea together would attract the attention of many pairs of eyes, especially from the male students. Not to mention if Prince Ozkar found out, he would definitely ask to join them.

/>”Okay. I agree.” The two girls nodded at Azalia’s suggestion. They walked towards Azalia’s room in the same direction as Princess Irene and Princess Seira’s room.

Not long after the three girls walked, they finally arrived at Azalia’s room. When Princess Seira and Princess Irene entered the room, they were shocked. The reason was that Azalia’s room was empty without any decoration and was like a room that no one had ever occupied. It is in contrast to their room which is full of girly decorations. Even so, Azalia’s room still looks very clean.

“Sit down. I’m sorry for not having more chairs in my room. So one of you will sit on my bed.” Azalia took off her veil and smiled at the two girls.

Princess Irene and Princess Seira froze after seeing that smile. They had glimpsed Azalia’s face. Even though she was very beautiful, her facial expression was very cold and made other people reluctant to approach her. But right now, Azalia was showing them her friendly smile. Princess Irene and Princess Seira, who were of the same gender as her, felt their hearts pounding fast. Azalia’s smile that they saw right now was very beautiful.

“I’m sorry if my room is very simple and makes you uncomfortable. Here’s your tea.” Azalia smiled and put two cups of tea on the small table near her bed.

Azalia’s voice brought the two girls back to their senses. They realized that they had been mesmerized by Azalia’s smile. Princess Irene and Princess Seira didn’t expect a girl’s smile to be so beautiful. The only woman in their memories who can match Azalia’s smile is Kalya.

“Ah, no. This room is very comfortable because there are not too many annoying decorations. After all, everyone has their preferences.” Princess Seira shook her head frantically for fear that Azalia would misunderstand her stunned reaction since seeing Azalia’s smile.

“That’s right! I didn’t think you were the type of girl who likes simple things. By the way, what exactly did you want to talk to us about?” Princess Irene smiled shyly and tried to change the subject.

“Should I have some reason to invite my classmates to chat? After all, it would be very boring in the classroom if I didn’t have any friends at all.” Azalia answered Princess Irene’s question calmly. But the two girls knew that wasn’t the real reason she suddenly started chatting with them and took them to her room.

“That’s not what I meant! I’m glad you think of us as classmates. Even though I’m a princess from the Demon Kingdom and people think I’m talented and beautiful, somehow I feel inferior when I’m around you. These words of mine may sound a little strange to you, but that’s how I feel right now.” Princess Irene said honestly and had a genuine smile on her face.

“I agree with Irene. Maybe not just me, but almost all the students in class S felt the same way. We feel you are too perfect for a girl.” Princess Seira smiled bitterly and nodded in agreement with Princess Irene’s words.

“I’m not that perfect. I’ve also experienced one loss to someone. Ah, or maybe twice.” Azalia shook her head, refuting the statement of the two girls. She subconsciously recalled her first fight with Ziel in the past.

“Is there someone your age who can beat you?” Princess Seira became curious after hearing Azalia’s answer. She thought that the person who could beat Azalia, the highest-ranked student in the Arcuz Grand Academy entrance examination, would be great. Princess Irene also felt the same way and waited impatiently for Azalia’s answer.

“Of course there is. But that’s in the past, and we don’t need to talk about it. Ooh, I remember you guys saying that you have acquaintances at the human academy. I also have acquaintances there. May I know who the people you know in that place are? Maybe that person is my acquaintance.” Azalia chuckled and didn’t want to discuss the matter any further. Then she shifted the topic to the thing she wanted to ask the two girls.

“I only know my aunt, a teacher at the academy. Other than that, I don’t know anyone there.” Princess Seira decided not to talk about Ziel to Azalia because she felt it was unnecessary.

“I do have a lot of acquaintances there. Ah, I said it wrong. they are not just acquaintances, but they are my friends.” Princess Irene smiled broadly as she remembered Clara and the other girls at the human academy.

“It seems your friends are good people because they can make you smile like that.” Azalia was fascinated after seeing Princess Irene’s smile. Although not as beautiful as hers, Princess Irene’s smile was very soothing. Azalia felt a little jealous of her. She had no one to call a friend until recently. To this point, everyone she had met could only be called acquaintances by her.

“Yes! They are very nice people! They even helped me heal my old wounds.” Princess Irene replied excitedly.

“They must be great people. May I know the names of your friends?” Azalia became even more curious after seeing Princess Irene’s cheerful face.

Princess Seira was surprised and didn’t expect Princess Irene had many friends in the human academy. Because according to what she knew, the human race and the demon race had a bad relationship.

“Of course, you can. They are…” Princess Irene mentioned one by one the people she knew in Piqmentia Grand Academy. Starting from Clara, Princess Iris, Princess Freya, and the girls she knew there. She also mentions the name of Kalya and the four heroes.

It surprised Princess Seira because she thought that Princess Irene would only be friends with the students. She didn’t expect that Princess Irene also knew her aunt. Princess Irene’s answer was the same as Princess Seira’s. She didn’t mention Ziel’s name in her explanation.

On the other hand, Azalia was silent because the two girls didn’t mention Ziel’s name in their explanation. But she felt that they still had something to hide from her. Azalia wanted to find out what frightened them back then when they talked about the human academy.

“Then… is your acquaintance one of the people I mentioned earlier?” Princess Irene asked after seeing Azalia not replying to her explanation.

“Unfortunately, I don’t have any acquaintances with the people you’ve mentioned. But it seems they are important people in the human academy. Am I right?” Azalia shook her head in disappointment. But then she became curious about the identity of those people.

“You are right. They are Princes and Princesses from a kingdom in the human region, one of them is the daughter of a duke, and some of them are heroes from another world.” Princess Irene answered honestly and didn’t hide their identity. She dared to say it because she was sure Azalia had no ill will towards her friends.

“As I expected. I may have heard their names, but I have never met them. But, is the teacher named Kalya in your explanation the same person as Princess Seira’s aunt?” Azalia was intrigued when she heard the name of the female teacher that Princess Irene had mentioned in her explanation.

“Yes. She is my aunt. She used that name when she was in the human region. But, from your explanation, Princess Irene. I feel you don’t just know my aunt. Have you perhaps spoken to her directly?” Princess Seira answered Azalia’s question and then looked at Princess Irene.

“Didn’t I say that the people from the human academy had healed my old wounds? One of the people who did it was your aunt, Princess Cattleya.” Princess Irene knew that it was not Kalya who healed her, but she could only give that answer to Princess Seira. There was no way Princess Irene said that she knew Kalya when Ziel was taking care of her.

This will raise Princess Seira’s suspicion about Kalya and Ziel’s relationship because Princess Irene thinks that Princess Seira still doesn’t know about the relationship between the two. She doesn’t want to bring trouble to Ziel because she misspoke and leaked the secret of their relationship even though it was to Kalya’s niece.

“Ooh… it turned out like that. I didn’t expect my aunt to be great at healing too.” Princess Seira immediately believed Princess Irene’s words. She didn’t seem to doubt the answer.

Princess Seira was amazed after hearing that Kalya was one of the people who had treated Princess Irene’s old wound. She knew that Princess Irene had an old wound and couldn’t be healed by a mage from the Demon Kingdom, but her aunt could do it. This means that Kalya’s ability to heal is extraordinary. Princess Irene couldn’t help but smile awkwardly and then looked at Azalia and tried to divert the conversation.

“May I know the names of your acquaintances in the human academy?” Princess Irene asked Azalia. She was quite curious about the person from the academy who had the good fortune to be acquainted with a girl as beautiful as Azalia.

“My acquaintance in the human academy is a black-haired male student. His name is Ken Nijisaki.” Azalia’s last sentence made the room quiet.