Chapter 204 - 49

After Fornius and Aghares were taken away by Azalia, Ziel and Kalya returned to Clara and the others. When Ziel and Kalya arrived, they got all kinds of stares from the people there. Skepticism, jealousy, and disgust. It was aimed at both of them or just one of them. But no one dared to say anything. Ziel and Kalya didn't care about it and continued walking towards Clara and the girls.

Clara gave them a blank stare, and her eyes were fixed on Ziel and Kalya's linked hands. She didn't say anything because she still hadn't come back to her senses after seeing the sight that dumbfounded her.

Clara wasn't too surprised when Ziel revealed his true identity and power. But when she found out that Ziel and Kalya had a special relationship, her heart was shaken. Even when Ziel was in front of her, Clara still didn't notice.

"My lady, we better get out of here right away because it's almost night." Ziel called out to Clara, who looked at her with blank eyes. Clara was silent and did not respond to his words.

"My lady..." Ziel called out to Clara again with a louder voice, and she finally woke up.

"Eh!? Ken? Is everything done? Sorry that I was lost in my thoughts and imagined that you have a special relationship with Miss Kalya. I know that's impossible." Clara said with an innocent face to Ziel. She rejected the reality that had happened in front of her.

Ziel couldn't help but sigh heavily after seeing Clara's state. He reached out and touched Clara's forehead with the tip of his index finger. Clara didn't know what Ziel was doing, but suddenly she felt sleepy, and her consciousness slowly disappeared. Ziel quickly supported Clara, who was about to fall and gave her to Princess Iris to take care of her. The girls didn't ask because they already understood why Ziel did it.

Ziel decided to explain that to Clara after returning to the Cirlus Kingdom castle. But Ziel had to knock her unconscious so she wouldn't remember what had happened and shake her up again. Before returning, Ziel needed to settle some business with the people in that place.

Ziel was not walking towards Princess Cordelia and King Raghnall but King Redis and Queen Triana. Princess Irene panicked after knowing Ziel's destination and quickly followed him. The other girls followed him except for Princess Iris, guarding the unconscious Clara.

"Stop pretending to be unconscious and get up quickly." Ziel said nonchalantly after arriving in front of King Redis and Queen Triana. But there was no response from the two people lying there. Princess Irene and the girls were confused after hearing Ziel's words. They thought Ziel didn't know the condition of King Redis and Queen Triana.

"Ken, my parents are still unconscious even though Megumi healed them." Princess Irene carefully informed Ziel of the circumstances of her parents. She was afraid of saying the wrong thing and offending him. After seeing Ziel's strength, she didn't dare to act as she had behaved before. But Ziel ignored her and kept staring for a while at King Redis and Queen Triana until he finally spoke again.

"Do you want to wake up yourself, or am I forcing you? If you choose the latter, I will also give you a bonus by leveling the Demon Kingdom." Ziel said coldly to King Redis and Queen Triana. Princess Irene trembled when she heard Ziel's threat. She wanted to voice her objection to Ziel, but King Redis' voice came first.

"Aren't you too cruel for a boy your age?" King Redis said in a hoarse voice.

King Redis and Queen Triana opened their eyes and got up from lying. Princess Irene opened her mouth wide after seeing her parents suddenly wake up. Finally, she realized that her parents had been pretending to be unconscious all along for some reason. Princess Irene was embarrassed by what she had said to Ziel earlier.

"Ooh, you finally want to wake up?" Ziel didn't take the cynical words of King Redis. He just wanted to finish his business quickly in that place and return to the Cirlus Kingdom castle to rest.

"What do you want from me? When it comes to your identity, we promise never to tell anyone." King Redis didn't know Ziel's true intentions. He was wary when dealing with him because he felt that Ziel was not like an ordinary boy, especially his strength and temperament.

King Redis was aware that even though he and his wife fought together, they were no match for him at all. The person who could easily defeat Fornius was not someone they could offend for now.

"Hmm? Do you think I would believe you if you said that?" Ziel narrowed his eyes at King Redis.

Ziel wouldn't easily believe the words of King Redis. He had seen Ziel's strength and realized that Ziel was a threat. Not just for his kingdom, maybe for the entire Clorius continent. After returning to the Demon Kingdom, he might find a way to defeat Ziel or subdue him. He might as well talk about it with the other kingdoms in the demi-human region. They will probably do everything they can to deal with Ziel, including threatening the safety of those closest to him. So Ziel didn't want just to let King Redis go. Most likely, she would be a potential danger to Clara and the girls around him.

"What do you want?" King Redis' face darkened as he felt that it would not be easy to get rid of Ziel. King Redis never intended to keep his promise from the start. He wanted to hold a meeting with the kingdom leaders in the demi-human region to discuss what actions they would take to Ziel. But it looks like Ziel has already read what he was thinking.

"I just wanted to do this." Ziel snapped his fingers, and three small balls of light shot into the foreheads of King Redis, Queen Triana, and Princess Irene. Their bodies trembled as the light entered their heads. Princess Irene and her parents felt like invisible chains restrained their bodies.

Queen Triana, the magic genius in the Demon Kingdom, quickly checked her body, but she didn't find a single abnormality on her. She looked at Ziel with a confused look.

"What have you done to us?" Queen Triana asked Ziel. She was afraid of what he had done to them. Queen Triana felt her body become heavy and not as accessible as before. What was even more terrifying was that she found nothing after examining her body.

"I only gave the slave seals to you." Ziel turned around and paid no more attention to them. He still had to settle things with other people.

"What!?" Queen Triana was shocked after hearing Ziel's honest answer.

"You bastard!" King Redis shouted and was about to hit Ziel, but he suddenly knelt and vomited blood before his punch hit Ziel.

"Ugh!" King Redis held his head tightly because he felt like his head would burst.

"My husband!" Queen Triana quickly approached King Redis and checked his condition. King Redis' condition, which had not fully recovered, had become even worse at this time.

Unlike Ziel's master-servant contract with Lilith and Princess Freya, the slave seal that Ziel gave them had less freedom. Their bodies will feel like they are being restrained and heavy. In addition, the punishment for disobedience is also much more severe.

"You were the one who humiliated me back in the Cirlus Kingdom castle?" King Redis still clearly remembered the pressure he felt back then. What he felt then was the same as what he felt now.

"Did you just notice it? What you are feeling right now is just a small warning from me. The next one will be much more painful. Do you understand?" Ziel said without turning his gaze to King Redis, who was kneeling in pain.

"I understand!" King Redis gritted his teeth and forcefully replied obediently to Ziel. Princess Irene trembled in fear. Ziel's current attitude was very different from the one he showed her at the barbecue that night. Kalya and the other girls could only look at them with pity and didn't dare say anything about Ziel's decision. They knew that what he had done this time was to protect their safety in the future.

On the other hand, Princess Cordelia broke out in cold sweat after seeing the state of King Redis and his family. They received the slave seal even though they never offended Ziel. But Princess Cordelia had offended him many times.

Ziel walked towards Princess Cordelia and King Raghnall. In contrast to the calm King Raghnall, Princess Cordelia looked very nervous.

"So, what should I do with you?" Ziel looked coldly at Princess Cordelia and ignored King Raghnall. It made King Raghnall and the girls who didn't understand the actual situation confused.

Princess Freya and the other girls besides Kalya thought Ziel would let them go. But from Ziel's previous words, they felt that Ziel would give something more terrible than what he gave to King Redis and his family.

"Let go of my father! You can give the slave seal to me! I'm sure my father wouldn't dare to do anything that would harm me!" Princess Cordelia boldly requested Ziel. But sadly, she looks insincere.

"Why should I listen to what you have to say, Princess Cordelia?" Ziel didn't want to make an exception for King Raghnall and Princess Cordelia. Even though they were from the same race, it didn't mean they wouldn't betray him, and Ziel had experienced it. Moreover, all these troubles happened because of the greed of King Raghnall, who accepted the request from King Redis.

"I… I admit that I have made mistakes before. I used those girls to force you to defeat the thunder soldiers and help the Cirlus Kingdom soldiers. So please, don't give that slave seal to my father. My father didn't do anything wrong. I'm the one at fault!" Princess Cordelia confessed all her deeds in front of Princess Freya and the girls.

After hearing Princess Cordelia's confession, Princess Freya and the girls were shocked. Princess Freya was already feeling confused when Princess Cordelia gathered them back then. But she didn't think that Princess Cordelia would take advantage of them like that. They were disappointed with her actions. Kalya already knew it and looked at Princess Cordelia with a cold gaze.

King Raghnall also did not expect that his daughter, who he was proud of, would use such a cunning method. As he recalled, Princess Cordelia had no such vice. Although the reason is good, the way she does it is still wrong and endangers the girls.

"Your father didn't do anything wrong?" Ziel looked at Princess Cordelia, then turned his gaze to King Raghnall.

"All these troubles wouldn't have happened if you had never accepted King Redis' request. So you're another reason those people from the Divine Race attack us. Am I right?" Ziel asked King Raghnall casually. He doesn't use honorifics when speaking to him.

"That's right. It was my fault." King Raghnall admitted it heavily. He was indeed at fault and couldn't deny what Ziel had said.

"But, father..." On the other hand, Princess Cordelia didn't want to accept her father's statement and intended to deny it. But King Raghnall cut her off first.

"Enough, Lia!" King Raghnall said in a rather harsh tone of voice. Princess Cordelia quickly fell silent and didn't dare to say anything else.

"I'm willing to accept whatever you do to me as long as you don't endanger my kingdom." King Raghnall surrendered and left his fate to Ziel. He realized he was wrong, and fighting back was pointless.

"I understand." Ziel answered curtly. He gave the same slave seal that he gave to King Redis without hesitation. Princess Cordelia also got the same thing with her father. Having King Raghnall admit his mistake didn't mean Ziel would go easy on him. Because basically, a leader of a kingdom like that can't be trusted. Ziel was about to leave them but suddenly stopped his footsteps.

"My relationship with Kalya or other girls is none of your business. I don't care whether it's you or the rest of the world who doesn't like it, but don't try to harass us because I can be ruthless if you do." Ziel left those threatening words for them because they were both the ones who looked at Kalya with disdain when Ziel and Kalya returned to that place.

"Ziel..." Ziel's statement touched Kalya. Not only her but Princess Freya and Princess Aishia felt the same way. Ziel not only brought Kalya's name in his previous words but indirectly also their names. It's just that he didn't mention their names directly for their convenience in the future.

"So, what are we going to do next? Are we going to look for the people from the academy one by one?" Kalya asked Ziel after seeing that his business was done at that place.

"It will be time consuming and inconvenient. I have a better way." Ziel's eyes turned golden, and a spirit circle appeared behind his back.

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