Chapter 452: Asked in Wonder

"Hey boss, what are you doing down there? Miss Elysia is just holding a little girl. That doesn"t mean she"s really a mama." David tapped Brian on the shoulder.

"Huh? What? Oh, you"re right too, David. Anyway, let"s come to greet the girls. It seems, Elysia and her friends came to the academy with an unusual group now." Brian immediately stood up with conviction in mind.

"Pathetic, you feel hopeless because you thought that Elysia had been taken by someone else, right? Please stop dreaming because she is far beyond your reach." Ashton sneered as he folded his arms across his chest.

"You will never reach high peaks if you don"t have high dreams and expectations too. For you to know, Elysia is a role model for many people." David ignored Ashton and headed toward the Resource Building with David.

"Hahaha, I like that. What Brian said has some truth in it. Plus, it"s only natural for a guy to have a girl of their dreams." A muscular olive-skinned senior put his hand on Ashton"s shoulder. Then, he glanced back. "Come on, boys, let"s go over there and see what happens next. This must be interesting."

"Ooh."

"Hmm."

The muscular seniors from the Bodybuilding Club agreed with the proposal. They rushed toward the Resource Building in significant strides to catch up to Brian and David.

Elysia immediately came to the reception desk. "Excuse me, sir. I want to claim my monthly resource pack."

"Very well, young lady. Can I borrow your privilege card for a moment?" The officer stopped his activities to serve the student.

"Here." Elysia put her platinum card on the desk.

"Platinum card. Alright, please wait a moment. Elysia Avery, hmm, yes, you haven"t claimed your resource pack this month. Here"s your card. Please wait a moment and your resource pack will come soon." The officer returned the platinum card after checking the data from his magic device.

"Mm, thank you, sir." Elysia keeps her platinum card back.

"You"re welcome. Is there anything else I can help you with?"

"No, that"s all. I"ll just wait for my resource pack to arrive." Elysia shook her head and rejoined her group.

However, several additional people seemed to be waiting for her.

"Good morning, cla.s.smate Elysia. I"m glad you"re back after a week since that shocking event. You had no idea that so many people were looking for you, student or not, because they wanted to meet you." Brian greeted with a big smile.

"Ah, um, good morning, everyone. I"m glad you"re all in good health. Rather than that, yesterday"s event was a very shocking one, you know?" Elysia immediately changed the topic of conversation.

"Hm, it"s like you said, Elysia. The news has already spread throughout the Human Continent, perhaps. It"s very obvious for everyone to see. Who would have thought that over a hundred devils would dare to infiltrate this holy city to attack the Holy Cathedral. I still wonder how those savage devils got into this city." Raylee nodded and ended his sentence with a sigh.

"But, I"m glad everything was handled for the good outcome, thanks to the intervention of the G.o.ddess of Blessings and the Holy Grandfather. The devils were annihilated in no time." Mario joined in the conversation while squeezing his hand into a fist.

"I am deeply saddened by the loss of more than a dozen brave knights and priests. They died with honor and smiles on their faces. By the way, you were in the Holy Cathedral when the attack took place, right?" Marcus sighed sadly. He looked at Ella and Evelyn.

"Um, yes. But, we are also with Ely and many others. Thank you for your concern, Senior Marcus. We are under the protection of the Holy Cathedral"s defense system and divine magic. But, yes, it was a tragedy..." Ella"s feel sad to remember what happened yesterday.

Every holy knight and priest was part of the Holy Cathedral. Whereas the Holy Cathedral itself could be said to be her home as well. Every loss of life in yesterday"s tragedy was akin to the loss of many members of her big family.

Elysia felt that the conversation became a little heavy because she turned to the topic of the conversation. However, she could only wait a few dozen seconds before opening her mouth to speak.

"Miss Elysia Avery, this is your platinum-grade resource pack." The officer suddenly called.

"Mm, thank you, sir." Elysia swallowed back what she was about to say and accepted the platinum box. Surprisingly, it was heavy enough to lift with one hand, and it almost fell.

Luckily, Rhea helped Elysia to hold the box with both hands. "Let me help you, mama. Or, do you want to keep this box in the s.p.a.ce Bag?"

Elysia just smiled and thanked Rhea. Although she felt a bit complicated in her heart because Rhea was still playing that bit of game.

"Those who have fallen have gone to their final resting place with honor and pride. The G.o.ddess of Blessings is there to send them off." Elysia ended the conversation with a conclusion.

"You"re right, Elysia. Anyway, are you coming to cla.s.s later? But, why are you still wearing a casual dress?" Brian looked Elysia up and down. Then, he turned to Evelyn and Ella. The girls weren"t wearing academy uniforms.

"We didn"t come to the academy to go to cla.s.s, Brian. We came to meet with the princ.i.p.al to ask permission to take a few days off." Elysia shook her head.

"You want a day off? Again, seriously? If I may ask, what really happened?" Raylee frowned as she felt a little worried about what Elysia might experience.

"It came for a reason. Ella, Eve, and I needed to get away for a few days on an errand. Thank you for your concern, Senior Raylee." Elysia gave Ella and Evelyn a glance. They immediately nodded to confirm her words.

"Oow, that"s very regrettable. I"m sure our cla.s.smate will be disappointed to hear the news that you will be absent again, Elysia." Brian felt a little gloomy, but he didn"t show it on his face.

"Haha... My apologies, I can"t do anything about it." Elysia laughed dryly for the pleasantries.

"No, no, you don"t need to apologize." Brian waved his hand in front of his face.

Elysia and her friends had a short chat with Raylee, Brian, and the others for the next few moments.

Serena surprisingly remained silent and listened to it all. She was standing right behind Raylee like a follower.

No Nico or Cora around Serena. It made Elysia and Elena wonder in their minds. Even so, they just put that thought aside because it didn"t really matter.

"Em, I think it"s time for us to excuse ourselves. See you later, everyone. Hope you guys have a nice day." Elysia waved her hand after saying goodbye. After getting some responses, she turned around to head to the academy"s main building with her group.

Raylee looked at Elysia"s group with some thoughts. He muttered under his breath, but it was loud enough for those nearby to hear. "The white-haired girl and then the red-eyed girl, huh... Not to mention, that unusual little girl and the giant guy."

"Hm, yeah! That giant man has explosive power! Look at that body and all that muscle. Even though it"s covered in full-body armor, I know it for sure. That guy is like a dragon amongst men." Marcus folded his arms and gave an approving nod.

"However, that guy just ignored the others no matter what we said. It"s as if he can"t hear us." Ashton asked in wonder.

"Ashton-boy, it"s not nice to talk about other people behind their backs. We don"t know, do we? Maybe, he just didn"t hear us. No one can be blamed with that. But, anyway, I really respect people who have a burly body. Obviously all and every one of them trains their bodies very well and diligently." Mario patted his junior"s back with his big hand.

"Do you know who that cute green-haired little girl is, Senior Raylee?" Brian suddenly asked.

"Unfortunately, there is no clue. It seems, she is only willing to talk to Elysia. Look at that little girl, isn"t she very attached to Elysia? It"s like a real mother and baby daughter if I don"t know the truth." Raylee shook her head with a faint smile.

"Senior, you forgot something that the little girl called you a suspicious stranger." David spoke the truth with confidence.

"Uh..." Raylee was at a loss for words because it was true. He was called an uncle by the little girl.

"Rather than that, I"m getting curious as to who is with Elysia now. I saw a few new faces, including two additional brown cats. But, that white-haired girl and that girl with sungla.s.ses surprised me a bit." Raylee didn"t want to continue the conversation and changed it at will.

"The reason?" Brian frowned. He thought that this Eastern Kingdom Prince liked to discriminate against people based on differences.

"Even though it was just a glance, I saw earlier that the girl with sungla.s.ses had blood red eyes. As for the white-haired girl... You know, no human has white hair like that, unless you are old. But, she is a young girl. Did she color her hair on purpose? But, there"s nothing that can explain those red eyes." Raylee put his hand to his chin thoughtfully.

The people around him immediately pondered for a moment to find a reasonable reason that could explain a human with red eyes.

"Is- is that girl a devil? Or, maybe, a girl with cursed eyes?" Serena stated what she had in mind.

"Even though you were being so disrespectful to Elysia, this time maybe you have a point, Serena. A human with cursed eyes, huh... A lot of trouble will befall her because of those red eyes. But she hangs out with the Holy Princess too... Who exactly is that girl?" that girl?" Raylee muttered and tried to think. Unfortunately, no answer came to mind. And again, he couldn"t ask the concerned person directly because it was vulgar.

Nevertheless, Raylee and the others could only ask in wonder.

Meanwhile, Elysia and her group didn"t care about anything and just went straight to the princ.i.p.al"s office.

None of them knew that Arthur immediately disguised himself as Princ.i.p.al Isaac Hussain because of information that Elysia and her group would visit the princ.i.p.al"s office. He immediately left his palace at lightning speed and sneaked into the academy building. Now, he just sat and waited in the princ.i.p.al"s office.

It was not him who would meet them, but they would come to him instead.

"Do I need to reveal my disguise in front of all of them? The G.o.ddess of Nature is also with Elysia, right?" Arthur muttered while glancing at the sky outside the window.