Chapter 193 - 38

The soldiers of the Cirlus Kingdom and the academy's people fell silent after seeing King Raghnall lose with a single blow and his Saint Armor shattered from being unable to withstand the force of Fornius' attack. Princess Rinne wants to help her father, but Merlick restrains her. She kept crying and struggling until finally, Merlick had to knock her unconscious. Princess Irene also burst into tears in Clara's arms after seeing the condition of her father and mother. Even though she wanted to help her father and mother, she could still think calmly and not rashly go there.

On the other hand, Princess Cordelia tried to move her body, but her efforts were vain. She gritted her teeth and kept trying, but it only made her condition worse. She finally lost her strength and coughed up blood again.

"Cough…Cough…" Princess Cordelia still forced herself even though her consciousness was almost gone.

"Princess, you can't move too much. Otherwise, your condition will only get worse!" The mage taking care of Princess Cordelia became panicked after seeing her condition. She didn't expect the situation to turn out like this.

"I have to save my father! I have to see his condition!" Princess Cordelia insisted on speaking in such a terrible state.

"But, what can you do with your current condition, Princess Cordelia? I know you must be worried about your father's condition, but you cannot act recklessly and repeat what you have done before. You will only make His Majesty worry. I'm sorry if I was rude to you, but you're only going to be a burden to him right now." The mage tried to calm down Princess Cordelia. She bravely used harsh words to stop Princess Cordelia, who kept trying to go to her father's place.

Princess Cordelia's body trembled after hearing the mage's words. Strength was gone from her body, and she no longer tried to move.

"Hehe... you're right. I can't do anything with my body right now. No, even if my body is in the best condition, I can't do anything against that person either. You're right. I'm just a burden." Princess Cordelia laughed mockingly at herself. She unconsciously shed tears. It had been a long time since she had cried and felt so helpless.

The mage was dumbfounded after seeing Princess Cordelia, who used to look tough and courageous, currently looking weak and depressed. She didn't know what to say to restore Princes Cordelia's spirits since their situation was in danger right now.

"You have to calm down, Princess. I believe there is a solution to all these problems." The mage just spoke and said what was on her mind. She could not do anything at this time and could only wait for death to come to pick her up. Because fornius had said, he would kill them all.

"Hmm... you're right. Maybe we'll find a way out later. Wait a minute. We have found a way out!" Princess Cordelia's face returned excited even though she still looked very pale. She suddenly remembered something significant that she shouldn't have forgotten. Everything about her soldiers and her father made her unable to think calmly.

"What exactly are you talking about, Princess Cordelia?" The mage became confused with Princess Cordelia, who suddenly turned excited. She even thought that Princess Cordelia had gone mad from this situation.

"I can't explain it to you right now. The most important thing now is, please take me somewhere. Come on, quickly!" Princess Cordelia urged the mage. She should already know a way to solve this problem. Unfortunately, she only remembered it now.

"Alright, alright." The mage had to obey Princess Cordelia's request. She hoped that Princess Cordelia had a way to solve all those problems and they could be freed from the threat of death.

Elsewhere on the battlefield, Ziel goes to find Clara after defeating all the magical beasts and thunder soldiers around him. He had no intention of lingering in that place because he had to protect Clara. The artifact that Ziel gave to Clara and the other girls couldn't resist the power of fornius. Once fornius is done with King Raghnall, he will kill everyone on the island.

After a long walk, Ziel finally found Clara. Luckily she is with Kalya at this time. Apart from them, the heroes had also gathered at that place. Merlick seemed to have gathered all the academy students scattered on the battlefield.

Kalya immediately noticed Ziel's appearance. After she remembered what Ziel had said in the communication brooch, she smiled shyly with a blush on her face. Clara, Princess Freya, and the other girls quickly noticed Kalya's unusual behavior. They also looked in the direction Kalya looked and saw Ziel was walking towards them.

"Ken!" Clara jogged over to Ziel. Kalya and the other girls couldn't help but smile a little and follow her from behind.

"Ken! Are you okay? I haven't seen you anywhere before. I called you from the communications brooch, but you didn't answer. I thought you were in danger!" Clara asked Ziel worriedly. She checked Ziel's body from top to bottom. She didn't realize that she was clinging to Ziel too much.

"Cough! Clara, I'm sure Ken feels uncomfortable with your behavior. You can check again later in a quieter place." Princess Iris reminds Clara. His face looked envious after seeing what Clara had done. But she quickly dispelled those thoughts since they were the center of attention right now. The academy students, especially the male students, were envious of Ziel being surrounded by girls.

"Eh? ah, I'm sorry, Ken! I didn't realize I was doing that because I was worried about you!" Clara quickly kept her distance from Ziel. She hid behind Princess Iris to cover her blushing face from embarrassment at her previous behavior.

"I understand, my lady. I'm sorry I couldn't take your call because I was in the middle of a fight. I'm sorry if I made you worry." Ziel lowered his head to Clara. He most likely couldn't receive Clara's call because he was talking to Kalya at the time. He then looks at Kalya, who smiles apologetically at him. Ziel silently shook his head at Kalya to let her know it wasn't her fault.

"You don't need to apologize. The most important thing is that you come back fine. You better rest first. We'll probably fight the thunder soldiers and magical beasts approaching this place. The other teachers, besides miss Kalya, are on guard with the principal so we can be safe for the time being. Regarding King Raghnall…" Clara shakes her head at Ziel's apology. Then her face became gloomy when she saw Princess Rinne lying unconscious because she was hit by Merlick, which prevented her from approaching King Raghnall.

"I understand. After this, I will rest." Ziel nodded obediently at Clara's suggestion. Then he looked at Kalya.

"So, what is the next plan that will be carried out by the principal, Miss Kalya?" Ziel asks Kalya. He wanted to know what Merlick would do in a situation like this. Ziel didn't want Merlick to use the people from the academy, especially Clara and the other girls, to save King Raghnall and his soldiers because it was impossible.

"The principal wants the people from the academy to get off this island immediately. He thought maybe that guy would let us go since the problem was only with King Redis and King Raghnall." Kalya explained with a blushing face. She still can't forget Ziel's words. Kalya tries to remain calm in front of Clara and the other girls. But her behavior could not escape the eyes of Princess Freya and Princess Aishia. Even Princess Iris and Lilith noticed it.

(Hmm… strange. Why is she acting like that? is there something going on between the two of them that I don't know?)

Princess Freya has many possibilities in her mind about what happened between Kalya and Ziel. They would usually say anything to her. But this time, there seemed to be something they hadn't told her, which made her wonder.

(Forget it, I can ask about that later)

Princess Freya quickly dispelled that thought. She is sure that Ziel and Kalya will not hide anything important from her. She could ask them any time but now was not the time.

"I understand. I'll rest for a bit. I'll rest for a bit. Please notify me immediately if the people from the academy have started moving again to get off this island." Ziel nodded slightly to Kalya. He bowed his head to Clara and the princesses then left the place.

Before leaving, Ziel saw Princess Irene sleeping with a face that looked pale and tired. She looked like she had been crying for a long time, and the traces of her tears were still on her cheeks. But Ziel doesn't care about that. He went to find a place that was relatively quiet for the students.

Not long after Ziel left, a mage carrying Princess Cordelia on her back came to the place. Princess Cordelia is unconscious as her condition worsens on the way. Merlick quickly approached the mage upon seeing Princess Cordelia

"How is she?" Merlick directly asked the mage without letting him rest or take a breath first.

"She is currently in critical condition, Mr. Merlick. She insisted on coming to this place. I don't know what Princess Cordelia's real purpose is. Where can I lay her?" The mage asked Merlick. She was already exhausted from carrying Princess Cordelia along the battlefield while dodging magical beasts and thunder soldiers.

"Ah, you can lay her down there." Merlick quickly pointed out a relatively clean flat grassy area.

"Okay. But you better call the heroes right away to heal her. I'm afraid Princess Cordelia won't last much longer." The mage gave her advice to Merlick. She could feel that Princess Cordelia's condition was horrible right now.

"I understand. I'll call them right away. please take care of her." Merlick quickly left the mage without waiting for her answer. He ran towards Hikaru, and the other heroes were resting.

Not long after, Merlick returned with Megumi and the other heroes. When the heroes saw Princess Cordelia's condition up close, they were shocked. Especially Megumi and Kyouka. They couldn't bear to see Princess Cordelia's condition covered in blood like that.

"I'm asking you to save her." Merlick looked at Hikaru and the heroes. He had explained his reason for bringing them to that place before. The heroes quickly agreed to his request and came with him.

"Megumi, can you cure her?" Kyouka asked Megumi. He knew the extent of Megumi's healing magic. For the current Megumi, healing Princess Cordelia might be a little tricky.

"I will try it!" Megumi sat next to Princess Cordelia. She cast the best healing magic she currently had.

[Major Heal]

Golden light enveloped Princess Cordelia's body. Her external wounds are slowly healing. Although Princess Cordelia's condition had improved slightly, her face still looked pale. It wasn't long before Megumi drew her magic.

"How is she, Megumi? Can you cure her?" Kyouka asked impatiently.

"Unfortunately, I can't cure her right away. For now, I can only heal the external wound. Princess Cordelia's healing can only be done step by step. Otherwise, it would only make her condition worse. Because of that, I withdrew my magic after the external wound healed. It would take at least a few days for me to heal her completely." Megumi explained Princess Cordelia's condition to them. She was powerless if she had to heal her immediately.

After Merlick and the others finished listening to Megumi's explanation, they heard the voice of Princess Cordelia, who had started to wake up.

"Argh! Did I faint again? Where am I right now?" Princess Cordelia immediately looked around her after opening her eyes.

"Princess Cordelia! Please don't move too much because you just recovered. We have arrived at our destination." The mage prevented Princess Cordelia, who was trying to stand up.

"We have arrived? Quickly take me to Miss Kalya's place!" Princess Cordelia said in a relatively high tone of voice. Her behavior made the people around her confused with her purpose of coming to that place with difficulty.

"What do you need with Kalya at a time like this, Cordelia?" Merlick's question represented the curiosity of the mage as well as the heroes.

"There's something important I want to talk to her about." Princess Cordelia said seriously.. Merlick and the heroes could see Princess Cordelia's hopeful eyes behind her desperate face.