Chapter 158 - 3

Blue Turtle Island is the most beautiful beach found in the human region. Clean white sand like crystals, tall coconut trees line up neatly, transparent seawater, and a fantastic sunset view.

The time had not yet shown the sun to rise, but someone was already running on the beach. That person is Ziel. He wakes up early to do his morning exercises. Ziel also wanted to enjoy the beach atmosphere that he had not felt in a very long time. He had been doing his morning exercises for quite a while and decided to take a break.

Ziel sat under one of the coconut trees and leaned his back against the trunk. Suddenly a hand reached out from behind him and handed him a water bottle. Ziel already knew who it was.

"Thank you, Leya. Why did you wake up so early?" Ziel asks Kalya who gave the bottle to him.

"Coincidentally, I woke up early today and couldn't continue my sleep. So I decided to take a little walk and get some fresh air on the beach. You also seem to be doing your morning practice early?" Kalya sits next to Ziel and attaches herself to him.

"Yes. Just like you, I also wake up early. You should wear thicker clothes because it's still icy in the morning." Ziel takes a thick sweater from his space storage and puts it on Kalya. The sweater was red because it was made of Volcano Bear leather.

"Thank you. I also didn't expect it to be this cold when I came out." Kalya smiled broadly with Ziel's concern for her. She rested her head on Ziel's shoulder and wanted to enjoy the situation as long as possible with him.

"I heard that elves don't like the ocean. Is that true?" Ziel asked Kalya while stroking her head gently.

"Most of the elves don't like the ocean. I was not too fond of it before either. But my view changed after visiting the ocean several times during my escape. I think the forest and the ocean are also a part of nature. We should also be closer to the ocean." Kalya closed her eyes and answered Ziel's question. She enjoyed Ziel's treatment of him at the moment.

"Is that so?" Ziel suddenly pointed his finger in a certain direction in the ocean.

[Thunder beam]

Ziel shot a lightning laser beam in a curved path to the two places where his finger was pointing.

Rooaaaaaaarrrrrrr!

A roar of pain emanated from where Ziel shot the laser beam.

"What are you doing, Ziel?" Kalya opened her eyes after hearing that voice. She didn't panic but was curious as to what had happened.

" It's nothing. I just got rid of a giant squid. I think that monster will interrupt your time enjoying the ocean." Ziel stared at her and answered honestly. He had seen the magical beast roaming around since the night. He would have let it be if the monster only passed through the territory of the Cirlus kingdom. But he did not expect the magical beast had already entered the territory of the Cirlus kingdom the next day. So he had to get rid of it before another unwanted problem occurred.

"Thank you. Then, you will have to wait for our surprise later!" Kalya smiled sweetly and looked back at him. Kalya pressed her lips on Ziel's and kissed him passionately. She kissed his lips greedily and wrapped her arms around his neck. They kissed for a long time until Kalya reluctantly ended the kiss. Kalya found it difficult to breathe, and her whole body became hot.

Click!

Ziel flicked Kalya's forehead and returned her condition to normal.

"Aren't you going a little overboard today?" Ziel is not mad at her. Although the expression on his face didn't change, his heartbeat was getting faster. Crack after crack formed in Azael's seal.

"Ehehe… I'm sorry that I can't suppress my feelings. This is our first vacation, so please let me do this once in a while." Kalya smiled sweetly like a blooming flower. Even though her condition was normal but her face was still red. She looked at Ziel with wet and hopeful eyes. Ziel nodded after hearing her request. Kalya's smile became wider after seeing Ziel agree.

"We must return to the castle immediately. The teachers or maybe Freya might be looking for you." Ziel stood up from that place and stretched out his hand to help Kalya.

"OK! I'm also getting hungry because I haven't had breakfast yet." Kalya accepted his outstretched hand and stood up. At that time, she immediately jumped and hugged Ziel.

"I love you, Ziel." Kalya whispered those words directly into his ear.

"I might as well begin to feel the same way as you." Ziel spoke honestly to her. He returned the hug. Little by little, emotions started to leak from the crack of Azael's seal. Kalya trembled after hearing those words. This was the first time Kalya had heard Ziel say that directly to her. She suddenly burst into tears of joy and tightened her embrace. They hugged for a long time until Kalya's feelings calmed down. After that, they walked back towards the castle.

***

A middle-aged man with short purple hair and slightly dark skin was sitting in a room inside a warship in the middle of the ocean. He has a pair of horns on his head which is a hallmark of the demon race. The man was sitting at his desk and listening to reports from his subordinates.

"Report General Rudolf! The Mutation Kraken we've been chasing these few days has suddenly disappeared from our detection!" The soldier reported in a firm tone. The person currently receiving the report was called Rudolf. He is one of the generals of the Demon Kingdom and the current demon lord's right-hand man.

" How is this possible? Wasn't it still caught in the detection before? Why did the monster suddenly disappear?" Rudolf frowned after receiving his men's report.

"We still don't know why. But we thought that the monster was dead." The soldier answered according to the reports of the mages who detected the monster's movement.

"That's just an estimate. If it's true that the Kraken is dead, you must find the corpse! If the monster is still alive and breaks into the territory of the Cirlus kingdom, this will become an international conflict between kingdoms. Not between kingdoms, but between regions." Rudolf warned his men and asked them to keep in search, whether alive or dead.

" We understand!" The soldier quickly left the place and kept searching for the Kraken.

The Demon Kingdom recently discovered a magical beast nest in its territorial sea. But the magical beasts they found there were much stronger than their level should be. After they researched it, the monster turned out to be mutated. The Demon Kingdom intends to capture those magical beasts to increase their military strength and research them to create other mutated monsters. Many of the monsters managed to escape during the ambush in the lair. One of them is a Kraken who fled to the territory of the Cirlus kingdom. Therefore, General Rudolf was assigned to kill the monster quickly. He carried out his mission secretly without being noticed by the Cirlus Kingdom. He didn't want the Cirlus Kingdom to discover the magical beast and where it came from.

"Hopefully, this matter is still unknown to the Cirlus Kingdom. Speaking of the Cirlus Kingdom, Isn't His Majesty the Demon Lord and his family on a vacation trip to that kingdom?" Rudolf muttered and suddenly remembered some reports he received a few days ago.

***

In one of the rooms used for the rest of the academy students, Princess Iris and Kyouka woke up with horror faces. Not only the two of them, but Clara also had the same expression on her face. The three of them woke up at the same time and with the same expression too. That's because Clara, who was initially in charge of watching over Princess Iris and Kyouka when they had a strange dream, unexpectedly also had the same dream.

"How is this possible..." Clara muttered quite loudly and made Princess Iris and Kyouka come back to their senses.

"Clara, what's wrong with you? Why do you look like that?" Princess Iris asked worriedly. She had also just found out that the other two girls had woken up from their sleep. Kyouka also felt the same way as Princess Iris after seeing Clara's condition.  Clara had cold sweat all over her face, and tears kept flowing from her eyes.

"I think I have the same dream as you. But, I feel a little different from what you guys have told me." Clara looked at Princess Iris and Kyouka.

"Do you mean the dream is getting longer and looks like someone's life journey? Isn't that right, Clara?" Kyouka asked seriously.

"How did you know that? Could it be..." Clara trembled after hearing Kyouka's answer. Kyouka said the same thing she had seen in the dream.

"You are right. We dream of it too. I don't know why the dream suddenly changed. I think this has something to do with us sleeping together last night." Kyouka nodded and revealed her conjecture to Clara.

"But before, I never dreamed the same thing as you guys. Miss Megumi also doesn't dream the same thing as Miss Kyouka even though she sleeps in the same room with you." Clara rejected Kyouka's conjecture with reasonable words.

"You're right. Therefore, I will ask Megumi to stay here with us for a few days and see how she is. If only the three of us keep having the same dream, then that means only we are connected with the person in the dream. As for Clara, I think her dream was provoked because we're both here with her." Kyouka agreed with Clara's words and suggested another way to find out the answer to her situation.

"I agree with your idea. But, do you feel that this dream is more like… someone's memory?" Princess Iris gives her opinion on their dream.

"I can't deny your opinion. It is like a memory. But we'd better not have to think about it for a while. This will interfere with us enjoying our holiday here. Sooner or later, we will find out what this dream is." Kyouka didn't want their short vacation time ruined by thinking about that matter.

Princess Iris and Clara nodded in agreement at Kyouka's words. They don't want to waste their vacation thinking about other things that still puzzle them.

Kyouka and the other two girls decided to tidy themselves up and have breakfast at the place prepared for the people of the academy. King Raghnall specially prepared the site for them.

***

The people from the academy were enjoying their breakfast in the garden behind the Cirlus Kingdom castle. In addition to the spacious place, the park also looks beautiful with views facing directly to the sea.

Ziel accompanies Clara to enjoy her breakfast. But he saw today Clara became more quiet than usual. The atmosphere around her was gloomy. Clara is still thinking about her dream.

"Did something happen, my lady?" Ziel asked Clara.

"Oh, that is..." Clara explained what happened to her, but she didn't tell him the contents of her dream in detail. So Ziel thought that Clara had become quiet due to her nightmare.

"I'm sorry, my lady." Ziel reached out his hand and touched his fingertip in the middle of Clara's forehead. A gray light slowly shrouds Clara's forehead and makes the expression on her face more relaxed.

"I don't know what dream you had, my lady. But if you overthink it, you'll hurt yourself. Remember that you came to this place to seek pleasure in the holidays. So you can't waste it. If something bothers you, you can tell me. After all, I am your butler as well as your guardian." Ziel tries to lighten Clara's mind.

"You are right! We are here to have fun! Thanks, Ken! I feel better after hearing your words. I love that you are always by my side when I have a problem. I feel fortunate to have you as my butler, guardian, and friend." Clara smiled widely at Ziel. All the things that had bothered him before were gone. She felt more relaxed after hearing Ziel calm her down in person.

"I'd be happy if you felt that way, my lady." Ziel slightly bowed his head to Clara. They continued their breakfast with a better atmosphere than before.

While the people from the academy were enjoying their breakfast, a soldier suddenly came up to King Raghnall.. The soldier whispered something into King Raghnall's ear and made him frown.