Chapter 205

After Ziel cast his spell, nothing happened. Kalya and the girls get confused by what he has done. But not long after, the ground they were standing on suddenly shook violently. The girls could see that a small island was slowly approaching their island. Not just one, but several islands approached simultaneously.

Kalya and the girls are shocked that the islands move towards them like they are alive. The girls were initially worried about a collision with their island, but they became calmer because Ziel had done it. Kalya looked at Ziel and wanted to ask for an explanation.

"Ziel, what is it?" Kalya's question represents the curiosity of the other girls.

"It was parts of the island that were split apart and scattered into the vast ocean. I just gathered them back to this place. Whether the academy people or the soldiers of the Cirlus Kingdom are still among those parts of the islands, I don't know either." Ziel explained what he had done to Kalya and the girls.

Ziel rewinds the time to when Fornius had not destroyed the island. He could only control the time of those islands and not include the people there. Not long after that, a great shock occurred at the place of Kalya and the girls. This was due to the process of merging the islands.

Kalya and the others were stunned at the amazing sight before their eyes. The parts of the island slowly became one like time had been replayed. Everything becomes one from the largest to the smallest fragments of the island, returning to its original state.

After unifying the island parts was complete, and the situation seemed stable, Princess Freya ran towards the place where Prince Fritz was last. Kalya and others followed her from behind. Ziel changed his form again while walking towards that place. His hair color slowly turned black, and his eyes turned brown.

Ziel glanced at the girls walking with him. To be more precise, towards Megumi and Kyouka. He silently threw two balls of light from his fingertips into their bodies. It wasn't a slave seal like the one Ziel had given to King Redis and King Raghnall, but magic that would activate when they tried to reveal Ziel's identity to others.

The magic wouldn't restrict their freedom as slave seals would. The spell will activate when Kyouka and Megumi have the intention to reveal Ziel's identity, whether it's intentional or not. The spell effect was that they would not speak for several days and experience unbearable headaches.

Ziel couldn't give a slave seal to heroes, especially when they were conscious and at their best. The other reason was that he didn't want to tarnish the hero's image because they received the slave seal.

Besides that, Kyouka and Megumi never offended Ziel. Even though Ziel and Kyouka had a small argument, it didn't matter to him. The two girls have also known each other and have been friends with Clara and the other girls for a long time. Especially Kyouka, who lately seems very close to Clara and Princess Iris.

At first, Kalya and the girls who knew Ziel were confused about why he let go of the two girls. But Ziel quickly explained it to them via the communication brooch. 

Not long after they walked, Princess Freya and the others arrived where the academy people had gathered before the island was destroyed. Luckily, they were still in the same place.

"Brother!" Princess Freya shouted and waved her hand after seeing Prince Fritz. She was relieved that her brother was fine.

"Freya! Aisha!" Prince Fritz ran to the two Princesses. He is also worried about the condition of his sister and Princess Aishia.

Princess Rinne, who had woken up from her unconscious state due to being hit by Merlick, had also woken up. She quickly approached Princess Cordelia and King Raghnall, who walked towards her. Merlick followed behind her. He wanted to ask King Raghnall about the current situation and what had happened before.

In addition to Princess Rinne, Prince Albert, Princess Reina, and the academy teachers are also there. They also seemed to be in good condition and only suffered minor injuries to their bodies. The wounds they got after a fierce battle with the magical beast hordes and the thunder soldiers.

Kyouka and Megumi also reunited with Hikaru and Sintaro. But along the way, they kept thinking why they weren't given slave seals like King Raghnall and King Redis. They felt that Ziel trusted them. That's why he didn't treat them the same as those two kings. From the start, they didn't intend to divulge his secret to anyone, including Hikaru and Sintaro.

Coincidentally, Prince Viron and also together with Merlick. He saw his father being helped to walk by his mother. Next to them was Princess Irene.

"Father! Mother! Irene!" Prince Viron ran to his parents.

"Brother! Are you okay!?" Princess Irene smiled slightly after seeing Prince Viron. Luckily, he was with Merlick so that they could find him right away.

"I'm fine. I only got a small wound, but it doesn't matter. How are the conditions of father and mother now?" Prince Viron looked at his parents. Last time, he saw King Redis and Queen Triana unconscious, and Fornius threw their bodies. After that, he keeps worrying about his parents' condition.

"I'm better. It's just that your father…ugh!" Queen Triana suddenly held her head because she felt an unbearable headache. Her head felt like it would burst, and blood started pouring from her mouth, eyes, and nose. The people around her were astonished by what had happened to her. But none of them tried to help Queen Triana.

"Mother! What happened to you!" Prince Viron was shocked by the sudden change in his mother's condition. On the other hand, Princess Irene knows the cause. Even though she was worried but she couldn't do anything.

King Redis also knew what had happened to his wife. He was silent, knowing that the slave seal's effect would soon disappear unless Queen Triana tried to talk about it again.

Queen Triana became like that because she wanted to tell what had happened to King Redis. Since it was related to Ziel's identity, the slave seal was activated, and Queen Triana received her punishment.

"I am alright. My condition hasn't fully recovered yet and seems to be getting worse. Your father and I may need to rest for a few days to recover our condition." Queen Triana realized what had happened to her.

Queen Triana forgot that Ziel had implanted a slave seal into her body. She subconsciously almost told what had happened to her and King Redis all this time. Queen Triana did not expect the pain of the punishment to be so painful. She was shaking and breaking out in cold sweat after reimagining the pain she had experienced earlier. Queen Triana felt she had to be careful when talking about today's incident, especially something related to Ziel.

Prince Viron was suspicious of his mother's answer and the expression on Princess Irene's face, but he decided not to ask any further. He didn't dare to question it because the look on his father's face at the moment was extremely sinister. King Redis seemed to be able to eat him at any moment if he said the wrong thing.

Not long after the reunion of the people from the academy, the soldiers of the Cirlus Kingdom appeared one after another. People from the academy and soldiers of the Cirlus Kingdom who were seriously injured needed further treatment, and they couldn't do it there. Therefore, Merlick and King Raghnall decided to return to the castle of the Cirlus Kingdom immediately.

The people from the academy didn't think they would have such an incident again. They were exhausted from the long battle they had fought. Many academy people wished to return to the Cirlus Kingdom castle immediately to rest.

Fortunately, when Ziel rewinds the time, the magic ship they used was also returned intact so they could return easily without worrying about the transportation they would use to carry that many people.

***

At the same time, in the hall in a floating castle, a space portal suddenly appeared in that place, and three people came out from there. They are Azalia, Aghares, and Fornius. Azalia managed to get away with Aghares and Fornius but at a price that was not small. In addition, Fornius and Aghares were also seriously injured from the attacks from the Space Beasts.

"How are you, miss!? I'm sorry for my incompetence that you had to help us and hurt you like that!" Aghares checks Azalia's condition frantically and suddenly kneels in front of her. Not only he but Fornius also did the same.

"I also apologize for my weakness, Miss Azalia!" Fornius lowered his head and didn't dare look directly at Azalia.

Azalia's current condition can be said to be pathetic. Her arms were so badly injured that parts of the bones could be seen. Luckily Ziel's attack didn't take away both of her hands because her current wound regenerates very slowly even though Azalia has used healing magic.

"I am alright. I was a little careless before. This is just a minor wound. I need a few days' rests to heal it completely. You can stand up. There are only two of you in the organization. I couldn't possibly let you get killed there, so I had to save you." Azalia answered their words calmly. Even so, Aghares and Fornius could see Azalia's face was pale and seemed to be in pain.

"But..." Aghares couldn't accept that explanation. He was about to say something, but Azalia didn't let him continue.

"Aghares, Fornius. You are people from the divine race who have been with me since my brother died. You are the people who have been with me the longest and have known me. So there's no way I'm letting you die. So let's stop this debate, and you can rest while healing your wounds. I will not allow you to go outside until you are fully recovered." Azalia quickly left the place without waiting for an answer from Fornius and Aghares.

Fornius suddenly remembered the thing he had forgotten and wanted to say something to Azalia, but she had disappeared from his sight. Fornius could only swallow his words back. He remembered Oillet he had left on an island in the Cirlus Kingdom's territory. He wanted to pick her up, but he didn't dare to go against Azalia's words. So he couldn't help but have to heal his wound quickly and get Oillet.

After Azalia returned to her room, she quickly closed the door and put up a barrier. Suddenly she fell to her knees with cold sweat on her face and gasping for breath. She felt excruciating pain in both her arms but tried to remain calm in front of Aghares and Fornius.

"What's with this excruciating pain? I have never felt pain like this since I was born!" Azalia said in a trembling voice. She still couldn't move her arms in the slightest.

Azalia kept casting healing magic on her hands, but the result was that not much of a change occurred. The wound was healing very slowly, as if something was preventing it from healing. She even felt like the injury wasn't being healed at all. If it continues like that, it will take her a few months to fully recover, and she doesn't want that to happen. Aghares and Fornius will notice that she is very badly injured.

"Who exactly is that man? He could even control one of the guardians of the continent. Not only that, I felt an immeasurable power from him. Was there another human besides 'him' who could be that strong? Or is he one of the heroes?" Question after question appeared in Azalia's mind. She was so deep in thought that she forgot the pain in her hand.

"But, what do those words mean? He seems to know me. I also feel that his voice is familiar, but I'm sure that I've never met that person." Azalia sees Ziel in the form of gray hair and red eyes. His face was also very different from the one he had before reincarnating. Azalia slowly changed into her nightgown and lay down on her bed.

"I'll find out when we meet again, and it won't be too long.. I will make you pay for what you have done to the people of my race," Azalia said coldly as she stared at the ceiling of her room and then closed her eyes slowly.