The ones who had come to their training ground were the principal of the Piqmentia Grand Academy, Merlick Donovan, and the king of the Aurelia Kingdom, Leonida Aurelia. Kalya and the others, especially Princess Freya and Queen Helena, were shocked by the appearance of the two people.

“Leo? Why didn’t you let me know beforehand if you wanted to come to the academy?” Queen Helena was displeased with the sudden appearance of King Leonida.

“Hahaha… Of course, I did it to surprise you.” King Leonida laughed and quickened his footsteps towards Queen Helena. He opened his arms and intended to hug his wife. But Queen Helena stepped back to dodge it and made King Leonida hug the air.

“Why are you…” King Leonida was confused by Queen Helena’s attitude. But before he could finish his sentence, Queen Helena interrupted him.

“Can’t you see that there are a lot of people here?” Queen Helena retorted in annoyance. She would never let King Leonida hug her and make Ziel misunderstand.

“Hmm?” King Leonida finally noticed the presence of another person in that place. Luckily Ziel had disguised Azalia right before the two men arrived. Otherwise, Merlick and King Leonida would immediately recognize that Azalia was a former student at Arcuz Grand Academy due to her extraordinary beauty.

“Ah, I’m sorry. I miss my wife too much. So I don’t pay much attention to my surroundings.” King Leonida smiled wryly and looked at the people in that place one by one. He saw familiar faces, including his daughter, and his eyes lingered on Kalya and Azalia for a long time.

Even though Ziel has disguised Azalia’s face, he can’t hide her beautiful aura. So, King Leonida was subconsciously fascinated when he saw her despite her ordinary appearance. Azalia was annoyed at King Leonida’s eyes on her but chose to remain silent and ignore it. On the other hand, Kalya nodded when their eyes met as a form of courtesy.

Queen Helena also noticed King Leonida’s gaze on Kalya and Azalia. If that had happened in the past before she met Ziel, she might have been a little annoyed. After all, Queen Helena was his wife, and she would be angry if King Leonida blatantly glanced at another woman in front of her.

But things are different now that Queen Helena already has Ziel. She loves him from the bottom of her heart, and he is the most important man in her life. So whatever King Leonida is doing right now, Queen Helena doesn’t care about it. She felt happy when King Leonida fell in love with another woman and forgot about her as long as that woman was not part of the Ziel family because that would be equivalent to courting death.

“Cough! Leo… have you forgotten your purpose for coming to the academy?” Merlick reminded King Leonida, who kept looking at Kalya and Azalia.

Merlick sighed when he saw how his old friend behaved when he saw a beautiful woman. But then Merlick frowned when he saw Azalia because he thought he had never seen her in the academy. Besides that, he felt strange because Azalia’s appearance looked normal, but his eyes could move away from her.

“ah, yes. I came to the academy to check on my wife’s condition and the construction of the city guardian battle platform. By the way, what are you doing in this place?” Ki King Leonida asked because he was curious why the beautiful girls gathered at that place wearing clothes like combat uniforms.

“We were training when you came to interrupt our activities. It’s inappropriate if you suddenly come to this place without prior notice. I know this area is part of the academy, but you have permitted me to reside here. So you shouldn’t carelessly cross it without asking my approval first.” Kalya looked at Merlick and complained.

“Ahaha… I’m sorry. We came in a hurry and didn’t have time to talk to you.” Merlick said apologetically. He felt guilty for listening to King Leonida’s request, who wanted to surprise Queen Helena.

p anda nOvel.cO,m “I’ll let it go this time. But if that happens again, I will resign as a teacher at Piqmentia Grand Academy and leave the human region.” Kalya said threateningly.

Merlick and King Leonida were shocked when they heard that. Queen Helena and the others also didn’t expect Kalya would make such a threat and acted aggressively.

Kalya acted like that because she was annoyed that Merlick and King Leonida had invaded her privacy. She didn’t like it when outsiders ruined their quality time. Kalya realized that she was only temporarily living in the academy area and wasn’t a native of the human region either. But that doesn’t mean they can do as they please. Kalya said it was to warn them not to repeat it in the future.

“I understand. This is my fault. I apologize for trespassing into your residential area without your permission. So please don’t joke with the resignation.” Merlick bowed his head to Kalya and looked sincerely apologetic to her.

“I was the one in the wrong about this matter. I apologize.” King Leonida did the same with Merlick.

“Alright. We don’t need to talk about that matter anymore. Haven’t you seen that Queen Helena is fine here? So your goal has been fulfilled, and you can come back because we have to train.” When she saw the two people’s apology, Kalya sighed and didn’t mind it any further. After all, Merlick was an old acquaintance, and he couldn’t bear to see him like that.

“Hmm… can I chat with my wife and daughter?” King Leonida looked at Queen Helena and Princess Freya.

“Of course, you can talk to them. I have no right to thwart you. But you have to wait until our training is over.” Kalya replied. She didn’t mind letting King Leonida talk to Princess Freya since she was his daughter. But Kalya can’t allow Queen Helena to talk alone with him even though she is his wife because she has become part of Ziel’s family now.

Ziel must have thought the same thing as her but wouldn’t say it directly in front of Merlick because it would be a problem if the academy’s principal found out. As the girls’ leader in the cottage, Kalya had to represent Ziel and not allow Queen Helena to talk alone with other men besides him.

“When will your training be finished?” King Leonida felt like Kalya was preventing him from talking to Queen Helena.

“Our training ends at the earliest in the afternoon and the latest at midnight.” Kalya answered flatly.

“Pfft!” Clara and the others could only hold back their laughter when they heard Kalya’s answer. They trained hard these past few days but never did until midnight.

“What!? What practice did you do until midnight?” King Leonida was shocked after hearing that, and Merlick also felt the same about him. Ever since coming to the place, he had been curious about the kind of training they were doing, but he didn’t dare ask for fear of offending Kalya again.

“Of course, training to get stronger. So you can come back in the middle of the night or tomorrow because we might have slept through exhaustion when you came.” Kalya replied and left the place together with Azalia and the others.

“Dear! Can you skip this training or finish it quicker?” King Leonida said to Queen Helena, who intended to leave the place with the girls.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t do that. We’ll talk tomorrow since I also want to tell you something.” Queen Helena left those words to King Leonida and went after the girls who had walked ahead.

Princess Freya hesitated to leave because she felt sorry for her father. But she knew how her mother felt right now. Besides that, Princess Freya has approved Queen Helena’s relationship with Ziel. She would not return to her word and destroy her mother’s happiness.

She was in a very difficult situation and didn’t know what to do. Princess Freya wanted to train with the others but didn’t want to leave her father alone. On one side is her mother, and on the other is her father. Princess Freya couldn’t side with either of them. Even though she had agreed to Queen Helena’s relationship with Ziel, he couldn’t ignore her father’s feelings.

While Princess Freya was lost in her chaotic thoughts, she suddenly heard telepathy from Ziel.

(You can accompany your father if you don’t want to leave him. You don’t need to practice today because you won’t be able to focus on it if you have a lot of thoughts in your head)

Ziel said calmly. Princess Freya looked at Ziel and found the other party smiling at her.

(Thank you, Ziel. I’m sorry I couldn’t join the training today. As you said, I wouldn’t be able to focus even if I went with my mother, and you would already know why)

Princess Freya looked at Ziel and smiled sadly.

(I know that and also know how you feel right now. After all, he is your father. You would have difficulty ignoring him, even if it was for your mother. So you don’t need to feel guilty about that. If you had to find out who was at fault, that person would be me. You, Helena, and King Leonida are innocent. But the rice has turned porridge, and I can’t let go of Helena. I’m sorry)

Ziel said apologetically.

(Okay. We don’t need to talk about that anymore. I have approved your relationship with my mother. You love each other, and it is sincere from your heart. If I separate you two, it’s the same as destroying my mother’s happiness. If I do that, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life. If you want to apologize, then you have to love us, mothers and daughters, for the rest of your life)

Princess Freya smiled sweetly, and the sadness slightly disappeared from her face.

(You don’t have to ask for that because I will love you all my life. In that case, go to your father before he leaves. When you talk to him, please avoid any conversation related to Helena and me. I will meet him in person tomorrow and talk about it)

Ziel said seriously.

(Will tomorrow be okay? I’m sure my father will be angry when he hears about your relationship with my mother and will attack you)

Princess Freya asked worriedly. She was hesitant to let Ziel tell the matter to her father. Princess Freya was afraid that her father could not control his anger and attacked Ziel blindly. She didn’t think Ziel would be hurt even if King Leonida attacked him with full power.

But it would be a problem if her father fought with Ziel to death. Even if that situation didn’t happen, their relationship would get worse afterward and Princess Freya didn’t want that because they were both men she cared about.

(Trust me. I will make sure that the matter will end well)

Ziel showed a confident smile to Princess Freya, which calmed her heart.

(I trust you, Ziel. I’ll leave the matter to you. I hope everything will end well tomorrow. In that case, I’ll see my father now. I don’t want him to think I will also leave him for training)

Princess Freya looked at King Leonida.

(Okay. Go to him)

Zel nodded and smiled.

(Thank you, Ziel. I love you)

Princess Freya left those words for Ziel and trotted to King Leonida. They talked for a while and left the place together. After they disappeared from his sight, Ziel quickly went after the girls who had gathered on the other side of the forest to train.

***

The next morning, King Leonida sat opposite Queen Helena in a room inside the academy. They sat across from each other, and Queen Helena kept her distance from her husband.

Her behavior made King Leonida confused and annoyed. But he pushed those feelings aside for the time being after seeing Queen Helena’s serious face. King Leonida was curious about what his wife wanted to talk to him about.

“So, what did you want to talk to me about? Is this a serious problem? Why are you treating me coldly since yesterday? Have I done you wrong? Can you tell it to me?” King Leonida sipped the tea on the table and asked Queen Helena, who was looking at him in silence.

Queen Helena’s body trembled when she heard that. She felt guilty but couldn’t deny her love for Ziel. She had already decided to choose Ziel from the moment they had sex that night. But before she opened her mouth to answer him, a familiar voice sounded in the room, making Queen Helena’s heart calm and comfortable.

“I will answer that question for you, and let’s settle this matter now.” Ziel appeared from the corner of the room and walked slowly toward King Leonida.