Just as Ziel and the others enjoyed their lunch, someone suddenly appeared from the space distortion not far from the Monarch Palace. That person was ‘Oillet’. She stood still and stared intently at the Monarch Palace and then at one of the buildings in the city center.

“Hmm…it turns out that there are other irregulars in this place.” ‘Oillet’ rubbed her chin and looked at the Monarch Palace. More precisely, to the principal’s office where Raphael was.

“Fortunately, the irregulars gathered in this area. This makes it easier for me to eliminate them all without bothering to look for them one by one. So which one should I eliminate first?” ‘Oillet’ looked at the Monarch palace and one of the buildings in the city’s center in turn.

Inside the Monarch Palace, there are Ziel, Azalia, Lilith, and Raphael, who are called by ‘Oillet’ as Irregular. At the same time, in one of the buildings in the center of the city, there are Fornius and Aghares, whom Azalia asked to be on standby and ready to fight when needed in an emergency.

“I better go to the place with the most irregulars first and quickly eliminate them. if I take care of the two people in the center of the city first, I’m afraid the other four people will run away after feeling the commotion that occurred in the process of eliminating the two of them.” ‘Oillet’ decided to go to the Monarch Palace first to prevent Ziel and the others from escaping. She felt the four people there were far more dangerous, and eliminating them was her priority.

‘Oillet’ suddenly stopped her footsteps just before she reached the gates of the Monarch Palace. She narrowed her eyes and looked around the surrounding area.

“Quite a strong barrier. The person who made it seemed quite an expert. It might take a little while to break it down.” ‘Oillet’ floated in the air and shot into the sky. She saw the Monarch Palace from under the clouds. ‘Oillet’ clenched her left fist, and a dense black aura enveloped it. Then she swung her fist towards the barrier that covered the Monarch Palace.

***

Not long after Azalia and the Elven Kingdom trio entered the VIP spot, Ziel and the others had finished their lunch. The atmosphere in the cafeteria has also become rather quiet because the students who had lunch have returned to their respective classes to continue their learning activities.

Prince Ozkar still hasn’t come out at the VIP spot, and it looks like he hasn’t finished his lunch yet. Clara and the others wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to get out of the cafeteria to avoid clashes with Prince Ozkar.

But when Ziel stood up from his seat, he suddenly turned his gaze in a certain direction after feeling the ripples of space not far from the Monarch Palace. His face became solemn as he felt the terrifying power leaking from that person.

Ziel couldn’t sense the person’s presence until he got close. It showed that the person who came was very good at controlling his presence, and it seemed that person had no good intentions in coming here.

“What happened?” Lilith quickly noticed Ziel’s unusual behavior. The other girls turned their attention to Ziel after hearing Lilith’s voice.

“Looks like this academy is about to be hit by a disaster.” Ziel said flatly. Then he briefly explained what he had found to them.

Ziel doesn’t care about Arcuz Grand Academy and its students because all he cares about is the people around him. Ziel could take Clara and the other girls away from the Beast Kingdom territory. But he felt that that person’s appearance was not as simple as wanting to destroy the academy. His instincts told him that he would be forced to get involved with the trouble that was about to happen.

“What!?” Princess Irene and the other girls were shocked to hear Ziel’s words. Her reaction was natural, considering that Princess Irene was a student from that academy.

“I can’t feel the presence of the person you’re talking about. could you be wrong?” Lilith closed her eyes and tried to find the person Ziel said. But after she expanded her divine sense to check, she couldn’t find that person’s whereabouts.

“That person is very strong and can freely control the air of his presence. If I let my guard down a bit, I might as well not notice it like you.” Ziel said solemnly.

“Is what you said true!? What should we do!? Ah, I have to tell the principal immediately!” Princess Irene was pale and said frantically. She intended to run to the principal’s office but stopped after feeling the Monarch Palace shake violently.

“What!?”

“What has happened!”

The students who were still enjoying their lunch inside the cafeteria screamed in panic after feeling the room shake. Some of them quickly ran out of the cafeteria asking for help, and the rest couldn’t move due to fear.

Prince Ozkar ran among the students. He was in a hurry because he wanted to get back to where his father and Princess Evelyn were. Prince Ozkar didn’t even have time to glance at Kyouka and think about his grudge against her.

“Was the shaking caused by the person you mentioned earlier, Ken!?” Princess Irene asked in a trembling voice. Her face was pale after imagining the power that could shake the Monarch Palace’s mighty barrier to such a degree. Even though she had experienced this kind of incident in the Cirlus Kingdom, she couldn’t help but feel afraid of repeating it.

“Yes. This is…” Before Ziel could finish his sentence, he was stopped by a woman’s voice walking hurriedly towards him.

“Ziel, what exactly happened?” Kalya comes along with the other three girls. They even canceled their lunch after feeling the shock.

But before Ziel could answer, another shock occurred. This time even more powerful than before. Even the floor and walls of the cafeteria started to crack from the impact of the earthquake-like shaking.

“What is this!?” Princess Seira screamed in panic. Her body lost its balance, and she almost fell from the shock. Not only her, but other students also experienced the same thing, and even some of them fell.

“It seems that someone came to this academy with bad intentions.” Ziel replied calmly. Then he re-explained to Kalya what he had told Clara and the others.

“Such a strong person suddenly appeared out of thin air and made a fuss in the academy for no apparent reason?” Azalia was shocked because she also didn’t feel the presence of ‘Oillet’ until there was a commotion in the Monarch Palace.

“What should we do next?” Kalya asked. She wanted to know Ziel’s opinion and would follow whatever he said. Clara and the other girls turned their eyes to Ziel. They also feel the same way with Kalya. Even Queen Jasmine looked at him and waited for his answer.

“We don’t need to do anything because someone is heading to that location.” Ziel shook his head and replied casually.

“Ah, but you can call the others and have them gather in one place.” Ziel added his words. Clara and the girls understood who the other person Ziel was referring to. They are Princess Freya and Princess Aishia. Princess Iris and Clara quickly contacted the two girls using the communication brooch. Luckily Ziel had already given the communication brooch to Princess Aishia beforehand.

“Who is that person you are referring to?” Kyouka asked worriedly. She didn’t know how strong the person who was making the fuss was, but judging by the shock caused by it, that person must be powerful. So if someone heading to that person’s location were just an ordinary guard, that would only be looking for death.

“Of course, the principal of this academy.” Ziel said curtly.

“Fortunately, the principal acted quickly. We can be calmer now.” Queen Jasmine let out a sigh of relief after hearing Ziel’s words.

“Hmm? It’s still too early for you to feel relieved.” Ziel couldn’t help but speak when he saw Queen Jasmine’s calm face after hearing Raphael had intervened.

“What do you mean?” Queen Jasmine frowned as she felt a bad feeling from Ziel’s words.

“I mean very simply. Because the person who came at this time was very strong, even if the principal of this academy had a god-rank artifact, he would not necessarily be able to win against that person.” Ziel said solemnly.

“What!? Are you serious?” Queen Jasmine asked in a trembling voice. She knew very well how strong Raphael was.

Although Raphael might not be able to compare to Ziel, his strength could be said to be quite frightening. If Raphael couldn’t even win after using a god-rank artifact, then how strong was that person? Queen Jasmine slightly lost her composure as a queen after imagining it.

“Do you think I’m going to joke with you right now?” Ziel didn’t care if Queen Jasmine believed his words or not. The priority for Ziel right now was protecting the people around him.

“Just how strong is that person who came?” Azalia couldn’t help but ask when she heard Ziel’s words earlier. Even though she could feel the presence of ‘Oillet’ now, Azalia still didn’t know how strong she was. If Raphael, with a god-rank artifact, couldn’t even win, there was little chance for Azalia to be able to win against that person.

However, Azalia had to help Raphael as she still needed the world altar fragment in his possession. If it was in Azalia’s hands, she didn’t care about Raphael’s life and death. Ziel pondered for a while and then answered her.

“I think that person is as strong as a nine-headed Imperial Dragon or maybe more. The atmosphere they give off is similar, so I’m guessing that person is one of the continent’s guardians.” Ziel answered after checking the power leaking from ‘Oillet’.

Azalia’s face darkened after hearing Ziel’s answer. She couldn’t even defeat the nine-headed imperial dragon, so there was no way he could be that person’s opponent. Not only Azalia but everyone in that place also felt the same way as her. If Ziel’s words were true, perhaps only death awaited them.

“So, what should we do?” Queen Jasmine asked Ziel. But her body suddenly trembled after remembering something.

“Oh, right. Weren’t you able to defeat the nine-headed imperial dragon back then? Then wouldn’t you also be able to defeat that person since they are both guardians of the continent?” Queen Jasmine said frantically and had completely lost her composure at this point.

Queen Jasmine showed such a reaction because she was aware that they were no match for the guardians of the continent. She had once felt the power of one of them in the Elven Kingdom, and remembering it gave her chills.

Queen Jasmine also didn’t want her newly inaugurated academy destroyed by the continent’s guardian. Besides, she didn’t want her and Princess Seira to die in that place for no reason. Therefore, their only hope right now was Ziel, who had once defeated one of the continent’s guardians.

“What!? So you are the one who defeated the nine-headed imperial dragon, Ken?” Azalia was surprised because she had just found out about it. Ziel nodded in response.

At that time, Azalia asked Aghares to investigate. Unfortunately, he found no clues about the person who managed to defeat the nine-headed imperial dragon. But it turns out that person is Ziel. Azalia should have expected it since Ziel was able to defeat her space beast.

“Stop it! I don’t care about the fate of this academy or anything else. So don’t you ever ask Ziel to fight that creature! Even though he won that time, you don’t know how he was after that, right? What’s more, the one that came was stronger than that nine-headed dragon!” Kalya said angrily to Queen Jasmine.

Lilith understood Kalya’s feelings very well because she was also there and saw Ziel’s condition after fighting the nine-headed imperial dragon. It was the first time that Lilith had seen Ziel so overwhelmed by his enemy and lost consciousness at the end of the fight.

“But, what will happen to the students and teachers of this academy!? What about the safety of the guests inside the Monarch Palace? I’m sure they’re panicking right now after feeling the shock!” Queen Jasmine replied to Kalya’s words in a higher tone. Then she looked at Ziel with teary eyes.

“Can you lend me your power just this once? If what you say is true and that person’s strength far exceeds the principal of this academy, then all of us might not survive today.” Queen Jasmine said pitifully and hoped that Ziel would accept her request.

“I already said that I don’t care about the fate of this academy! so stop persuading him!” Kalya continued to answer Queen Jasmine’s words, and Ziel didn’t mind it. Then she stood between Queen Jasmine and Ziel to stop her sister from going further.

“You…” Queen Jasmine wanted to say something to Kalya, but suddenly there was an explosion sound followed by something falling from the ceiling at high speed and creating a big crater on the cafeteria floor.

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