The three girls were shocked after hearing Ziel’s statement, especially Princess Irene since she was a student of Arcuz Grand Academy. She knew that the academy was built to educate the younger generation of the demi-human region to become stronger. Once they became stronger, they would become more confident in facing threats that came from outside the Clorius continent. An example is from the divine race.

Princess Irene was speechless and didn’t know how to respond to Ziel’s words. If what Ziel said was true, then their principal was the threat they should be fighting. But that person became the supreme leader of the academy on the recommendation of the Beast Kingdom.

“Is what you said true, Ken?” Princess Irene wasn’t distrustful of Ziel’s words, but she couldn’t take it that easily. She didn’t know what to do if their principal was a person from outside the Clorius continent.

“Everything I say is the truth. There’s no point in lying to you anyway.” Ziel answered flatly.

Princess Irene knew that Ziel couldn’t possibly lie to her. Her father should have known if the principal was from outside the Clorius continent because he had met Raphael before. But King Redis never said anything to her about the academy’s principal. Princess Irene was afraid that her father also had a secret goal in this academy.

If King Redis’ goal were the human region, he would fight Ziel sooner or later. Princess Irene didn’t want her father to clash with Ziel again. She didn’t like King Redis to be harmed, but she would be even sadder if Ziel hated her and their newly established friendship was broken. Princess Irene took a deep breath and then exhaled. She did so to calm her mind.

“Could it be that that person is of the same race as me?” Lilith asked Ziel because she also wanted to know Raphael’s origin. Clara raised her eyebrows after hearing Lilith’s question.

“Eh? The same race as you? What race are you, Lilith?” Clara never knew Lilith’s true identity because Ziel had never told her about it either, so it was only natural for her to ask such a question.

“I am…” Lilith forgot that Clara still didn’t know she was from the divine race. She couldn’t answer right away, so she asked Ziel for his opinion.

Ziel nodded slightly in response to Lilith’s gaze on him. He couldn’t do anything because Clara and Princess Irene had already heard it. After all, Ziel intended to tell Clara about Lilith, but he hasn’t found the right time yet.

“What do you mean, Ken? Why does Lilith look like she is asking your permission?” Clara saw Lilith’s previous behavior and was suspicious of the relationship between the two.

“That will be explained by Lilith directly. But we’d better talk about it somewhere else than standing here.” Ziel didn’t want them to be the center of attention from the people passing by in that area. The content of their conversation was dangerous, and he didn’t want anyone else to overhear it.

“Ah! You are right! Luckily you reminded us because I forgot that we are currently standing in the middle of the corridor.” Clara smiled wryly after looking around her.

“How about we chat in the cafeteria outside the Monarch Palace? It’s almost time for lunch, and I can’t take you to the canteen inside this palace because it’s located in a restricted area.” Princess Irene gave Ziel a suggestion. Even though she was still thinking about Raphael’s origins but her face already looked calmer.

“I agree! I’m getting hungry too.” Clara quickly agreed to Princess Irene’s proposal.

“Me too.” Lilith answered curtly. She was still thinking about how to explain her identity to Clara. If Clara knew that Lilith was the one who had harmed Princess Iris before, Clara would probably be very angry with her, and she didn’t want that to happen. Lilith hoped that when Clara got angry later, Ziel could calm her down and make Clara forgive Lilith.

“How about you, Ken?” Princess Irene looked to Ziel to ask his opinion.

“I leave it to the three of you.” Ziel replied casually. Of course, he would go where Clara went because she was his master. After all, Ziel was not familiar with the surroundings of the Monarch palace, and he couldn’t recommend a better place.

“Then it’s decided! Let’s go quickly, Irene!” Clara said excitedly. She seemed to have forgotten about the issue of Lilith’s identity. Clara grabbed Princess Irene’s hand and intended to go first.

“Wait, Clara. Do you know where the cafeteria is?” Princess Irene smiled and asked Clara. After hearing that, Clara suddenly stopped in her tracks.

“Hehe… I don’t know. Then you must show the way.” Clara chuckled and let Princess Irene go first.

“Of course. Otherwise, you might get lost in the Monarch Palace. Come on, Ken, Lilith!” Princess Irene could only shake her head after seeing Clara’s behavior. She looked at Ziel and Lilith behind her, then walked ahead with Clara. Ziel and Lilith nodded and followed them from behind.

***

Not everyone who works in Arcuz Grand Academy is allowed to enter the restricted area within the Monarch Palace. Only certain people have access in and out of that place. That’s why two canteens were made at the academy. One was inside the restricted area, and the other was outside the Monarch Palace. The location of the last-mentioned cafeteria is quite near to the palace.

The cafeteria in the restricted area was exclusively for students and teachers, while the cafeteria outside the Monarch Palace was open to anyone. Another difference is that the cafeteria inside the restricted area has a classy interior with sumptuous food. In contrast, other cafeterias are simple, both interior and food.

Inside the simple cafeteria, Kalya, Zenoa, and Azalia’s group were waiting for the lunch they had ordered. Prince Ozkar’s group and the heroes were also at the same table.

The atmosphere at the table was tense because the quarrel between Prince Ozkar and Sintaro continued. It was because Prince Ozkar kept approaching Kyouka and Megumi. Worse yet, he also did the same to Kalya and Azalia.

“Ooh? So Miss Cattleya is Mr. Zenoa’s older sister? In that case, your abilities must be amazing. What if you become a teacher here? I will ask my father to propose you to the academy, and they will gladly accept you.” Prince Ozkar finds Kalya’s identity from Princess Melkia because Zenoa doesn’t seem willing to tell him.

“Are you shameless? She is the teacher of the Piqmentia Grand Academy. Have you run out of competent people in the demi-human region to become teachers in this academy?” Sintaro sneered at Prince Ozkar’s words. He used the opportunity to embarrass Prince Ozkar. But the response given by Prince Ozkar was beyond Sintaro’s expectations and disappointed him.

“Eh? Are you the teacher of the human academy? Then it would be best if you transferred to this academy since Miss Cattleya is from the demi-human region. You and your brother can jointly cultivate the talents of the younger generation from your hometown, isn’t that great?” Prince Ozkar was initially shocked after hearing Sintaro’s words, but then he smiled and gave a reason for Kalya to accept his offer to transfer to Arcuz Grand Academy.

“Was Arcuz Grand Academy unable to find other people to become teachers to the point of having to steal teachers from other academies?” Sintaro added mockery to Prince Ozkar.

“Could you be quiet for a minute?” Prince Ozkar said coldly to Sintaro.

“What if I don’t want to be quiet?” Sintaro asked provokingly.

Hikaru and the other two heroes frowned as they felt that Sintaro was deliberately making a fuss with Prince Ozkar. They didn’t expect Sintaro to keep looking for opportunities to anger Prince Ozkar.

Hikaru regretted not stopping Sintaro in the first place and instead allowed him to continue talking. It was too late, and the two looked like they could fight at any moment. Sintaro and Prince Ozkar stood up from their seats and released their powers simultaneously.

Kyouka and the other two heroes were about to stop them, but suddenly a stone wall was formed between Prince Ozkar and Sintaro. The two people were shocked after seeing the sudden appearance of the stone wall. Then a scream echoed in the cafeteria and made Prince Ozkar and Sintaro stop their intention to fight. Luckily, the place didn’t have many customers, so their commotion didn’t bother anyone else.

Everyone in the cafeteria turned their attention to the source of the voice. The one who shouted was Zenoa. The thing that caught the attention of others right now was a small, winged creature with brown skin flying around Zenoa. It was his contracted high spirit, Gnome.

“Enough! Have you forgotten that this is a public place? You can damage this building or even injure the people inside. Pull back your strength!” Zenoa said coldly.

Prince Ozkar and Sintaro reluctantly withdrew their strength and returned to their seats. After that, the vast wall that blocked their fight disappeared into thin air, and Gnome flying around Zenoa entered his forehead.

“You are becoming more proficient in using spiritism.” Kalya smiled and praised her brother. Zenoa smiled slightly in response to Kalya’s words and then looked at Prince Ozkar.

“Prince Ozkar, I know that your intentions are good. But whether my brother wants to teach at the academy or not is up to her.” Zenoa looked at Prince Ozkar and said seriously.

“But, wouldn’t you also want Miss Cattleya to become a teacher at Arcuz Grand Academy? Wouldn’t it be better if she developed the potential of the younger generations of this academy rather than squandering her abilities by teaching at the human academy?” Prince Oskar seems determined to recruit Kalya to be a teacher at the academy.

“You can ask her directly.” Zenoa threw the question at Kalya. Although he wanted Kalya to become a teacher at the academy, he didn’t want to force her will. But he hoped that his older sister would be a teacher with him at the Arcuz Grand Academy.

“What is your answer, Miss Cattleya? Are you willing to become a teacher at this academy? Of course, you will get more special treatment in this place than in the human academy. I dare to say this because I’m sure my father would also agree, not to mention that you are the sister of Queen Jasmine. So this academy will gladly welcome you.” Prince Ozkar tried to convince Kalya with his sweet words.

“Thank you for your offer, but I’m sorry that I had to turn it down. I enjoyed being a teacher at the human academy, and I never thought about moving from that place.” Kalya rejected Prince Ozkar firmly.

“But…” Prince Ozkar did not accept Kalya’s refusal and wanted to persuade her again, but Zenoa stopped him.

“Prince Ozkar, please respect my sister’s decision.” Zenoa warns prince Ozkar. He was disappointed with Kalya’s answer but couldn’t do anything about it. Prince Ozkar couldn’t help but sigh after hearing Zenoa’s words and then looked at Azalia.

“Azalia, why are you just silent? Could it be that you are jealous that I chatted with Miss Cattleya?” Prince Ozkar teases Azalia.

Prince Ozkar’s words made Azalia frown. She just snorted coldly and didn’t reply to his question. On the other hand, Kalya raised her eyebrows after seeing Azalia’s annoyed face, and then a tiny smile formed on her face.

“Could it be that you two are lovers?” Kalya asked curiously, then looked at Prince Ozkar and Azalia in turn.

“You!” Azalia glared at Kalya because she was annoyed at her words. She knew that Kalya was deliberately asking that even though it was already seen that Azalia was disgusted with Prince Ozkar and ignored his words.

“Hahaha…we haven’t come to that kind of relationship yet, Miss Cattleya. Azalia still looks shy when I approach her. But maybe soon our relationship will develop in a romantic direction. So please pray for our relationship.” Prince Ozkar smiled broadly and looked at the girls at the table. Among the beautiful girls there, Azalia is the most beautiful and perfect.

“Prince Ozkar, please pay attention to your words! Since when did I feel shy towards you!?” Azalia said coldly to Prince Ozkar. Her anger was piling up because of the two people’s words.

“Are you embarrassed if I say it in front of many people, Azalia? You don’t have to feel that way because we are a perfect couple and all the students in class S agree on that. What do you think, Miss Cattleya?” Prince Ozkar was not angry with Azalia’s words. He even teased her further.

“Yes. I think you guys are the perfect couple I’ve ever seen.” Kalya nodded in agreement at Prince Ozkar’s words.

“Enough! Are you making fun of me on purpose!?” Azalia retorted, and killing intent overflowed from her body.