Chapter 313 Awkward Meal

Chapter 313 Awkward Meal

"Is the notion of a 'New Celesta Empire' a result of some weed smoking from Donald?" I asked, strolling through the castle corridors alongside John.

"That arrogant fellow? Unlikely. He divorced his own wife to marry the Celesta Kingdom," John replied with a scoff. A sentiment I couldn't help but concur with.

"Nevertheless, I'm a little worried. Picture a Kingdom governed by Jayden and Milleia," I muttered with a grimace.

"I wouldn't be surprised if Jayden amassed a harem of all the kingdom's women, while Milleia gathered the strongest males into hers," John said.

While Jayden's inclinations were predictable, Milleia's motives remained strange. There appeared to be more beneath the surface. I can't discern her motivations honestly.

I chuckled at his remark. "That would sure be a scary empire."

"Yet, with Aurora and Donald involved, it seems more than a mere fabrication. You heard him? It sounded more like a proclamation," John said coldly.

Proclamation yeah and he chose to do that proclamation to us out of everyone. He seems to take us as true threats then. It seems he understood how unpredictable me and John were by learning what happened in Sancta Vedelia. Both of us didn't care about Sancta Vedelia's High Nobility so imagine about Celesta. We don't give a damn about it as well.

But...

"Aurora, huh..." I closed my eyes, recalling our recent interactions.

Aurora held a deep affection for her kingdom. The prospect of an empire would likely resonate positively with her. Fortunately, her intellect made her less susceptible to Donald's manipulation. However, their goals seemed dangerously aligned.

"Do you think it might be better to advise Layla and Miranda to leave Celesta?" I blurted out suddenly.

"What?" John frowned.

I glanced at him briefly. "Never mind. I might be worry for nothing."

...

Upon reaching the dinner hall, John was on the brink of an outburst, and I struggled to stifle a laugh.

"Oh my, is this fate?" I spoke, alternating my gaze between an incensed John and an awkward Amelia seated beside Celeste.

"What is she doing here?" John asked, clearly irritated.

"Do you have a problem?" A vein popped out on Amelia's forehead.

"Yeah, I'm leaving," John declared, turning around and leaving a bewildered Amelia behind.

I promptly caught his arm. "No way you're leaving me alone with these two," I said with a glare.

Handling Celeste was already challenging, and adding Amelia to the mix was a prospect I wanted to avoid. We had nothing in common.

Just then, an unexpected guest made an entrance. With white hair and blue eyes reminiscent of his father, it was Evan Indi Zestella, Celeste's brother and the Student Council President. Another sibling with a sister complex, a recurring theme in this freaking world! Folloow current novÊls on nov/3lb((in).(co/m)

"Welcome, John Tarmias and..." Evan narrowed his gaze. "And you."

I couldn't help but smirk at him.

Hold that.

Noticing my smirk, Evan's gaze turned angrier. "Maybe, or he just collects girls around."

I snorted immediately. "At least I have two fiancees."

"...."

A tense silence hung in the air until Celeste quickly interjected, "I-I think if you like each other, there is no problem, ahaha."

"Right?" I smiled at Celeste. Celeste grinned as she pointed her fork at me. "Elizabeth accepted so it means she loves you a lot, Amael."

"E-Exactly, we are head over heels for each other," I buried my shame and said.

Celeste caught off guard by my answer, blushed before resuming eating.

"What about John and Amelia then?"

"Pfff!" John coughed out the water he was drinking at Evan's genuine question.

"T-There is nothing between us!" Amelia added with a bright red face.

"Oh? But rumors are circulating in the entire Academy about that?" Evan was surprised.

Much like John and Amelia themselves.

"Who said that?" John asked annoyed.

"Well, I don't exactly. I hear about it since I'm the Student Council President, you see," Evan said but spare me that arrogant smirk.

"You are acting cringe again, brother," Celeste shared my thoughts and said with a grimace.

"W-What?" Evan had his mouth opened in shock at his sister's remark. He seemed really hurt by his sister's words. It was a siscon symptom. No doubts about it anymore.

"Hmpf." Celeste looked away. "She is right, you are acting cringe, Evan," I added with a scoff.

"Y-You have no rights to say it!" Evan snapped at me.

"I only agreed with your sister," I shrugged my shoulders. "Are you trying to seduce my sister with that method? I know your intentions, Amael! You won't even touch my cute sister in my watch. She is still too young! Don't be fooled by her kindness. My adorable sister is like that with everyone! Bury your thoughts right away!" Evan hit the table with his knife.

What thoughts?!

A long silence followed with me trying to hold back my raging emotions.

"......"

Celeste's twitching cheeks turned tomato red as her whole body shivered in embarrassment. Eventually, she threw her plate at Evan's face. "I-Idiot brother!"