Chapter 345 17

The following day, the sun shone brightly, and the people in the cottage had woken up to start their activities. Ziel and the girls sat at the dining table to enjoy breakfast. Queen Helena asked Kalya for permission to sit next to Ziel, and she agreed.

After solving her problems with King Leonida, Queen Helena clings to Ziel like a newlywed. Whether it's after Ziel returns from the academy, after finishing training, or while sleeping at night. Queen Helena didn't want to be separated from him even for a moment.

The girls gathered in the living room after finishing breakfast. Queen Helena had told Kalya and the others about what had happened yesterday between her, King Leonida, and Ziel. The story begins with Ziel who suddenly appears in the room where King Leonida and Queen Helena are chatting and his threat to destroy the Aurelia Kingdom.

Azalia and the others were shocked upon hearing that, especially Princess Freya. She didn't expect that Ziel would use the entire territory of the Aurelia Kingdom to threaten his father to sign the divorce agreement. Because of that, Princess Freya thought that Ziel and her father's relationship had been destroyed. But after hearing the next story, she felt relieved. Her father was finally able to give up his mother for another man sincerely.

Queen Helena also told the girls about what Ziel said to King Leonida. She looked very excited, like a young girl proud of her lover.

Princess Freya smiled when she saw the sight. On the one hand, she is happy when she sees her mother's happiness. On the other hand, she feels sorry for her father. After that, Kalya and the others left the living room because they had their activities and left Princess Freya alone.

"This is probably the best for both parties. Hopefully, my older brother won't make a fuss about it. I was worried he would get angry and attack Ziel after knowing his mother and father divorced because of him. I hope father doesn't go into detail about the matter and tell him about Ziel." Princess Freya sighed and shook her head to dispel the thought.

"I hope father will get a substitute for mother as soon as possible. A woman who could truly love him." Princess Freya said in a low voice, but it was heard by Ziel, who suddenly appeared next to her.

"Am I overdoing it?" Ziel asked.

"No. You did it according to our request. I'm glad you didn't hurt my father and only threatened him. But I'm sad when I think about my father's current state. He must be devastated by this matter. Besides, I'm afraid my brother will be angry after learning about my father and mother's divorce." Princess Freya weakly replied.

"You don't need to think about that problem. Didn't your mother tell you about it? Your father realized that his desire to have your mother was just an obsession, not love. After he found out what he wanted, he could finally let go of your mother. So you don't have to worry about him because he is much tougher than you think." Ziel smiled and stroked Princess Freya's head gently.

"Is it true?" Princess Freya saw Ziel, and her face brightened after hearing his words.

"Of course. Why would I lie to you?" Ziel kissed her forehead.

"Thank you, Ziel. I enjoyed seeing my mother's smile today; it was completely different from what I usually see in the castle. My mother could smile more freely and sincerely from the bottom of her heart. I'm glad she's happy." Princess Freya hugged Ziel and buried her face in his chest.

"Not only your mother, but I also want you, Aishia, Kalya, and the others to find your happiness. I want you to enjoy life fully without thinking about any problems. I will protect you with all my might for the rest of my life." Ziel whispered and stroked Princess Freya's hair.

Princess Freya's body trembled when she heard Ziel's words and hugged him even tighter. Ziel felt wetness in his chest and noticed that Princess Freya was crying.

"Yes. We will be happy as long as we can be with you, Ziel. We will stay by your side forever. We will face anything together, be it joy or sorrow. You are the most important person to me and others. We love you, Ziel. We will also try our best to make you happy." Princess Freya said through tears. After that, Clara and the girls hiding in the kitchen appeared in the living room and smiled after hearing Princess Freya's words.

"We will always be with you no matter what happens in the future. We will accompany you until the end of our lives. Our souls and bodies are yours, Ziel." Kalya said, and the other girls nodded in agreement.

"Thank you. I'm lucky to have you guys. I will make you the happiest woman in the world. You are the most important thing to me, more than anything, in this universe. I love you all." Ziel said softly.

"Yeah, we love you too!" Azalia and the others looked at Ziel with teary eyes and answered in unison.

"Alright, let's end our conversation here. Don't you all have your activities? You'll be late if you don't leave now." Ziel reminded the girls.

"Ah, you're right! We're almost late for class!" Princess Aishia spoke frantically.

"Then let's go." Ziel smiled, and the girls nodded in response to his words. They were enveloped in a gray light and disappeared from that place.

Ziel teleported Princess Cordelia and Princess Irene not far from the City Guardian Battle Platform construction site. Then teleported Azalia to the divine race hideout and sent the rest to the academy.

Queen Helena comes with Kalya to the principal's office because she wants to apply as a teacher at the academy and hopes Merlick will agree. She would stay forever with Ziel and would not return to the Aurelia Kingdom's castle. But Queen Helena would get bored if she stayed alone in the cottage. Because of that, she wants to become a teacher like Kalya, so she has something to do in her free time.

Merlick quickly agreed and would manage the class she would be in charge of. Apart from that, Queen Helena also received news from Merlick about King Leonida, who had returned to the Aurelia Kingdom last night.

Queen Helena smiled and thanked Merlick because she no longer had ties with King Leonida after the other party signed the divorce agreement. Queen Helena is free without any status that shackles her.

Merlick was confused by her reaction. He thought Queen Helena would be disappointed when she heard King Leonida had returned to the Aurelia Kingdom and left her at the academy. But Merlick made no further inquiries as he did not want to interfere in their matter.

Time passed quickly, and the girls returned to the cottage after finishing their activities. Lilith and the others returned only to change into their combat suits and prepare for the third stage of training.

The girls' training was the same as they had been doing a few days ago, but Ziel increased the intensity.

In the first stage of training two days ago, Ziel increased his suppressive aura and gravity level. It made Clara and the others feel incredible pressure; some fell due to losing consciousness. Princess Freya was not participating in this first round of training repetition because she was accompanying King Leonida.

In the second stage of training, Ziel forced more origin power into the girls' bodies. But the more significant the foreign energy in their bodies, the greater the resistance. Kyouka and the others could only convert thirty percent of their total source energy into origin power in yesterday's second stage of training.

In the third stage of training, the girls would battle with Ziel just like three days ago. They should be able to land one of their attacks, and practice is over. Even though their strength had increased and they used the same method as they did back then, they couldn't hit Ziel with their attacks, and the training ended in their crushing defeat.

The girls finished their training before dinner and quickly took a shower while waiting for Ziel to finish his cooking. They wanted to help, but Ziel refused because it was one of his duties as their butler. Because of that, Princess Iris and the others reluctantly left Ziel alone in the kitchen.

After washing up, they put on their sleepwear and gathered in the dining room. Although the clothes they wore were quite sexy, they didn't expose too much of their skin and didn't look vulgar.

"We lost today." Clara said weakly and pressed her cheek against the table.

"Didn't we get stronger already? Why are we still unable to land our attacks on Ziel?" Princess Irene complained and rested her chin on her hands.

"Why can't our combined attacks hurt him? Wasn't that method effective in the battle training three days ago?" Princess Cordelia asked.

"Ziel will not be hit by the same attack a second time. He must have already had a countermeasure against it." Azalia smiled bitterly.

"Then, we must find another way to hit him with our attacks in the battle training in the next three days." Queen Helena proposed.

"You are right. But I don't think it's easy to devise a way to land our attacks on Ziel. Fighting one-on-one or together, our attacks will have a hard time hitting Ziel with his solid defense and incredible speed." Kyouka responded to Queen Helena's words.

The girls fell silent after hearing that and sighed heavily. They had to rack their brains to find the best method to fight Ziel with their current strength. As they were lost in their thoughts, Ziel appeared, pushing a table trolley with lots of food.

"Okay. You'd better have dinner first before discussing it again. Ah, make sure I'm not around you at that time. Otherwise, all your plans will be in vain because I already know about it." Ziel smiled and stopped the trolley table next to the girls. Then he moved the food onto the dining table.

"Yes. We shouldn't talk about our plans when Ziel is around us. That would be equivalent to telling him what we will do to him and asking him to prepare countermeasures for our attack." Azalia smiled wryly and just realized it. The other girls looked at each other and then chuckled after hearing her words.

After that, Ziel and the girls enjoyed their dinner quietly, and they looked like a harmonious family that would make anyone else jealous.

One month has passed since Ziel trained Kalya and the others. He was satisfied after that because their strength had drastically increased. They were no longer the group of weak girls like a month ago. Their physical strength had become much stronger, and origin power had replaced around eighty percent of their total energy source.

The result exceeded Ziel's expectations as he thought the girls could only replace their energy source with origin power by around sixty to seventy percent. Moreover, they could land their attacks on him by using combined or individual attacks. With their current strength, Ziel believed the girls were ready to fight one of the primeval gods.

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Crack!

On a remote island at the end of the Clorius continent, space in the sky suddenly cracked and shattered into pieces. A middle-aged man with terrifying power stepped out from the crack and made the world tremble.

"Hmm? This place is the coordinates where I sensed the mark I placed on one of the escaped rats. But this world is fragile and cannot tolerate my strength." The middle-aged man muttered.

"I cannot let this world be destroyed before I find the memory core of the Origin God." The middle-aged man said and suppressed the power overflowing from his body. The Clorius Continent stopped shaking after the middle-aged man adjusted the limits of his strength.

"I thought this was enough, and this world couldn't possibly have someone who could stand against me even if my strength was limited. But I have to try how much power I have right now." The middle-aged man pointed his finger at the large island beneath his feet.

A ball of energy condensed to the extreme and distorted the space around it. After that, the middle-aged man shot the energy ball toward the island.

Booooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmm!

The island disappeared instantly and left an empty sea. The middle-aged man nodded in satisfaction after seeing the sight.

"Okay. It is time to hunt down the rats before the other primeval gods notice." The middle-aged man looked around and suddenly raised his eyebrows. Then he flew in a specific direction after he felt something.