Chapter 247 40
Queen Jasmine and the other three girls were immediately greeted politely by the waiter on duty at their chosen VIP spot. After they sat down and ordered their food, the waiter quickly left the place to process their order. But after they had been in the room for a long time, neither one started a conversation first.
"Auntie, don't you want to have lunch with him there?" Princess Seira suddenly opened the chat by asking Kalya.
"I want to have lunch with him, but where should I sit? I couldn't possibly ask one of them to stand up, could I?" Kalya shrugged her shoulders helplessly. She sounded disappointed in her tone.
"Hmm... then, why don't you invite him to eat with us here?" Azalia entered into their conversation. Azalia also wanted to have lunch with Ziel because she never did it with him.
"Didn't you see that their food was already on the table? If I had to invite him, everyone who had lunch with him would have to come along. Whereas the seats in these VIP spots are not enough for all of them." Kalya looked around the room. That place only had one round table with six chairs. If it was added to Ziel and the others, they were still short of three more seats.
"Can't you just invite him?" Azalia didn't care about the people who came with Ziel. They could still have lunch even though Ziel wasn't around.
"I can't do that. What's more, I'm sure he'll refuse if I just take him with me when he's having lunch with the others." Kalya knows Ziel's character very well, even though she has not known him for long. She can be sure that Ziel will refuse if Kalya only invites Ziel alone in a situation he is having lunch with the others
"Is that so?" Azalia pouted after hearing Kalya's explanation. She was annoyed that Ziel didn't come to lunch with them. Besides that, Azalia is envious of Kalya, who seems to understand Ziel very well despite not having known him for long.
(Since when did they become this close? If I remember correctly, they've only interacted a few times. How could they chat like a friend like this? Aren't they supposed to be rivals in love!?)
Princess Seira was confused by the interaction between Kalya and Azalia. When she heard Kalya invite Azalia to lunch and Azalia accepted it, she thought it was unusual. But after seeing the two chatting like friends, she felt something strange and suspicious. There was no way their relationship would suddenly improve like that for no particular reason.
Not only Princess Siera but Queen Jasmine was also speechless when she saw the closeness between Azalia and Kalya. Not long ago, she and Kalya talked about strengthening Kalya's position in Ziel's heart. Kalya even harbors a great sense of competition for Azalia. But now they were calmly talking about the guy they both liked. Queen Jasmine was at a loss regarding how she should respond to that.
"By the way, Prince Ozkar was looking very strange. Usually, he will tease you when he sees you. But before, he just ignored you and walked away to the VIP spot. Could something have happened to him?" Princess Seira looked at Azalia and asked. She was curious about the small commotion that Prince Ozkar had caused earlier.
"I feel grateful if he can continue to ignore me in the future." Azalia answered indifferently.
"Looks like he was angry with one of the heroes at the time. Maybe that's why he didn't notice you before. if I'm not mistaken, it has something to do with his sister, Princess Evelyn." Kalya gave her opinion to them.
"Oh, that's right! I heard that Princess Evelyn was seriously injured after the fight against that lady hero. Is it possible that Prince Ozkar was angry because that hero was the one who caused Princess Evelyn's condition to be like that?" Princess Seira remembered Prince Ozkar's words when they were called to gather at the principal's office.
"Seira, what did you say just now?" Queen Jasmine, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up and interrupted their conversation.
"You mean about Princess Evelyn being seriously injured? What's wrong, mother?" Princess Seira was confused after seeing the expression on Queen Jasmine's face.
"Hmm...so that's how it is." Queen Jasmine nodded and smiled as if she had realized something.
"What's wrong, mother?" Princess Seira became curious about her mother's reaction, while Azalia and Kalya didn't care about the problem.
"It is nothing. You don't have to think about it. By the way, didn't you say that you got the miracle liquid from the principal?" Queen Jasmine tried to change the subject.
Queen Jasmine immediately understood the current matter between Prince Ozkar and Kyouka. If her guess was correct, then the cause of Princess Evelyn's condition was due to her beastification. But Prince Ozkar judged that Kyouka's attack caused it.
Queen Jasmine believed that the mages of the Beast Kingdom could not be wrong in checking Princess Evelyn's condition because they were used to treating beastmen who were injured by beastification. So there was a high possibility that someone had deliberately falsified the examination results and wanted to pit Prince Ozkar and Kyouka against each other. But that was still Queen Jasmine's conjecture, and she didn't dare say it in front of the girls.
"Ah! Yes, I did get it from the principal. Not only me, but Prince Ozkar, Prince Viron, Azalia, and even Mr Jourelio got it too." Princess Seira answered excitedly and had a big smile on her face. Then she took out a small vial filled with liquid that emitted a golden light from her space storage and placed it on the table.
"I did hear about this liquid from King Regulus, but I never saw it in person." Queen Jasmine took the small bottle and examined it with interest.
"Did you get it too?" Queen Jasmine looked at Azalia and asked.
"I got it too. If you want it, I can give it to you." Azalia took out a small bottle similar to Princess Seira's and placed it in front of Kalya.
Kalya raised her eyebrows at Azalia's action. She had heard about the miracle liquid and how great it was from Princess Seira. Kalya thinks Azalia is joking with her right now. But after seeing her calm face, Kalya could immediately tell that Azalia was serious about giving the miracle liquid to her.
Kalya didn't expect Azalia to give such a precious thing to her just like that. But after thinking about it for a while, she felt something fishy about her attitude.
Not only Kalya but also Queen Jasmine and Princess Seira were shocked by Azalia's actions. They didn't think Azalia would be that kind to Kalya, her love rival.
Queen Jasmine was jealous to see Kalya get that thing. She could only hear from King Regulus about the tremendous benefits one could get from drinking the miracle liquid. But now, her sister suddenly got it from Azalia for free. Of course, this sight made her frown.
"What do you mean suddenly giving me something like this?" Kalya narrowed her eyes at Azalia. She couldn't believe Azalia would be this kind to her.
"Hmm? I don't have any ulterior motives for giving this thing to you. This liquid is of no use to me. So instead of throwing it away, I'd better give it to you, right?" Azalia smiled a little. Her words were the truth, but she didn't tell Kalya about the side effects of the liquid.
(Hehe...I think it's fine for an elf who has a long life to lose 25 years of her life)
Azalia laughed in her heart. Azalia intends to prank Kalya by giving the liquid to her.
Kalya observed Azalia's face. She shifted her gaze alternately between the small bottle on the table and Azalia.
"Are you perhaps planning something in your mind? Even if this miracle liquid is of no value to you, you can't just throw away a valuable object like this. Except, there's something wrong with this miracle liquid. Isn't that right, Azalia?" Kalya interrogates Azalia. She suspects that there is something strange about that liquid.
"Haa… You turned out to be quite smart and not greedy. I understand a little why he chose you." Azalia sighed and was slightly amazed by Kalya's observation. She smiled because Kalya had not lost her mind due to greed despite seeing such a precious object. However, Azalia felt a little disappointed in her heart because she failed to prank Kalya.
Queen Jasmine and Princess Seira were shocked after hearing Azalia's answer. They didn't know whether Azalia was telling the truth or not. But they had to confirm it to ensure the truth of what she said because it involved Princess Seira, who was going to drink it.
"Is what you said true? Is this liquid dangerous?" Queen Jasmine asked seriously.
"Of course. There's no point in me lying to you guys. The liquid had quite a terrifying side effect for the short-lived human race. But for an elf race like you, that shouldn't be a problem if you don't drink too much of it." Azalia answered honestly.
Azalia bothered to explain it to them in return because they had invited her to have lunch together. She is not a person who does not know how to reciprocate and stands still when she sees someone good to her is in danger. Because of that, Azalia easily mingled with other races on the Clorius continent hundreds of years ago.
"So this miracle liquid has side effects? How come King Regulus never told me about such an important matter? What are the side effects of this liquid?" Queen Jasmine still couldn't believe Azalia's words.
"He might as well not know about the side effects of this miracle liquid. After drinking it, you will lose your life span of 25 years. The more fluids you drink, the more life span you lose. But I don't think it's a problem for your race." Azalia said flatly.
"What!? Is what you said true!?" Queen Jasmine said, slightly raising her voice.
"Of course, it's true. But it's up to you to believe what I say or not." Azalia shrugged her shoulders as if she didn't care about Queen Jasmine and Princess Seira's response to her words.
"I believe in her words. I feel like she's not someone who wants to bother herself to lie to us. She didn't gain any advantage by lying to us, as she said before. After all, you can have her miracle liquid if you want to." Kalya quickly believed Azalia's words. She took the small bottle and placed it in front of Queen Jasmine.
"Hee… should I thank you for trusting me?" After hearing Kalya's words, Azalia was a little surprised. She didn't expect Kalya to believe her easily.
"No need. I believe he isn't friends with you if you can't be trusted." Kalya replied casually.
"Do you believe my words because of him? Okay. At least it shows that he believes in me, doesn't it?" Azalia giggled. She felt satisfied after hearing Kalya's words. Azalia was happy that Ziel at least believed her. But her reaction only made Kalya frown.
"Haa...If what you say is true. Then the side effects of this miracle liquid are quite dangerous. Even though the elf race can live for a long time, still 25 years is a bit too much for us to accept. I can't just ignore those side effects." Queen Jasmine sighed heavily and shook her head. But then her face became serious, and she glared at Azalia.
"But how did you know that? King Regulus, who had a close relationship with the principal, didn't know it. Don't tell me the principal told you directly?" Queen Jasmine was curious about the origin of the information that Azalia had. Even though Kalya believes in Azalia, Queen Jasmine still has some doubts about Azalia.
"You don't need to know about the origin of my information because this is my secret." Azalia said coldly. She felt there was no need to reveal her identity to make Queen Jasmine and Princess Seira believe in her. Believe it or not, that's their business.
"So, maybe you want to try drinking this miracle liquid? Your strength will probably soar to a higher level." Azalia smiled and looked at Kalya. She gave words of persuasion so that Kalya would drink it.
"I don't need it. I'd rather do hard training than drink it. After all, I've consumed something safer to increase my strength than drinking that liquid." Kalya quickly and firmly rejected Azalia's persuasion.
Kalya can increase her strength by consuming Leviathan's flesh from Ziel. Besides, she feels safer if he gets it from someone she trusts.
"Is that so? What did you consume to increase your strength?" Azalia raised her eyebrows. She had no idea there was something like that on the Clorius continent. Queen Jasmine and Princess Seira also turned their attention to Kalya out of curiosity. But before Kalya could reply, the entire Monarch Palace suddenly shook violently.