Tranquility

"Why are you here?" Said the petite girl in front of him.

"Princess Jayna?! It's nothing. I just want to get some fresh air." replied Angus casually.

"Really? How come you could enter this garden? If I am not wrong, this is a prohibited area from the guest." said the 4th Princess.

"Huh?! I just walk here. Anyway, since I am bothering you, then I will leave you. See ya." replied Angus.

"Wait… y-you are not bothering me. You can stay here." replied Jayna hurriedly.

"Nah... I will just go back to the party." said Angus.

"Y-You… Is it because I am weak, right? Now, I am weak to the point I can't even training that you can ignore me like the others. All of this because of.. B-Because of...." As the princess tearing up.

Hearing this, Angus stops his track and looks at the crying princess. "You know what? You are a troublesome girl."

"Y-You... " Before the princess could finish her sentence.

"Didn't I always ignore you? Why should I pay attention to troublesome girls like you suddenly? It's better if I just sleep around." Angus is yawning while saying this.

Looking at this, the princess begins to remember Angus's laid-back attitude that keeps ignoring her until now.

"L-Liar… you just pretend like others." said Princess Jayna.

"Why should I lie? Lying is a very burdensome task, especially towards a troublesome girl like you. Besides, I don't care if you are strong or weak. It has nothing to do with me."

Hearing this, "Is it true? Ever since I got hurt, everyone just..." said Jayna.

Before Jayna completes her sentence, "Bla...Bla.. Bla… keep the bedtime story to another person. I am not a shoulder you could cry on, troublesome girl" said Angus interrupting Jayna.

"Y-You.. Insolent!! I am also not a troublesome girl." Grumbling the princess.

After that, both of them stay silent awkwardly. Then, the princess remembers her experience during the last confrontation with Angus.

Although she could not control her body at that time, she was still a little aware of the surroundings.

"Hey.. Angus, you don't happen to be… " However she stopped her sentence after seeing Angus sleeping while standing.

Looking at this, she once again has high blood pressure and wants to kill the boy in front of her.

Before that happened, Angus woke up, "Ahh.. Sorry, the ambiance here is so nice that I just fell asleep right away. Did you happen to say something?"

"Grr.. You really…" Once again, before she could finish her sentence, Angus suddenly approached her without stopping.

"What.. What do you want?" As the princess was startled by Angus's sudden approach.

"As expected, you really are a troublesome girl." Said Angus in front of her face.

"I am not…" retort Jayna.

"Close your eyes!!" Interrupt Angus with a stern tone.

"What.." said Jayna.

"I said, close your eyes. Quick.. I need to go back to the hall." Said Angus.

At first, she is hesitant but knowing that Angus is more than he looks from her last encounter. She closed her eyes while grumbling, "I'll kill you if you do anything weird to me."

"Take a deep breath… then exhale. Deep breath.. Exhale.." Angus keeps saying that while Jayna follows his instruction.

After a while, the princess started to get annoyed again, "Imagine a place where you can relax, be comfortable but still be able to focus." Instruct Angus.

"Then, try to focus on that sensation and clear your mind. The thought that makes you uncomfortable, clear all of them." said Angus.

A few moments later, " Now, open your eyes." Instruct Angus.

As the princess opened her eyes, she could calmly see and feel relaxed, especially when he looked at Angus. She feels safe, calm, and relaxed.

Ever since she became aware of her surroundings, she has always had a moody personality and always finds many things annoying. However, this is the first time she could appreciate the surroundings and calm her mind.

"Alright then, I'll be back to the hall." As Angus walks inside, waking up the princess from her trance.

Before she could react, Angus himself had already gone.

"Angus, What a strange person?" As she went back to appreciate her surroundings.

Back at the hall, Vergil immediately found Angus leisurely eating some food.

"There you are. The crown prince has already arrived. We need to greet him now." as Vergil drags his brother around to greet the crown prince.

The crown prince is a young man with blonde hair that always goes around with a happy smile. Soon, Jason also joins us, and we greet the crown together.

"Ahh.. The Victory brothers. I heard about your news. You must be Jason… " As the crown prince praised Jason more.

Jacob and Vergil are happy that their family is respected and their achievement mentioned. At the same time, the crown prince uses his glib tongue to praise both of the three of them. Angus decides just to stand silently and hope that this event ends soon.

'This crown prince really has a good glib tongue. Well, none of that is my concern anyway.' thought Angus while keeping a facade of smiling to not be rude in front of the crown prince.

Soon, they are done with the talking, and Angus finally could excuse himself to go back home. Like a good brother, Vergil also follows her younger brother to go home early.

Meanwhile, at the other gathering where the noble adult gathers, an important meeting is being held.

At the head of the meeting table sat a bearded man with robust physique and a dangerous aura around him wearing a golden crown on his head, The King of Heart Kingdom, Leon Heart.

The meeting has already been going for hours. However, they still have not concluded who will accompany the king during the meeting at Roundel city. From the start to now, the gathering noble decides to flaunt their prestige and achievement to get selected.

On the other hand, all the big players like the four dukes are still silent since they have a job to stay in the kingdom while the king is absent.

'This meeting is really pointless.' thought Duke Victory.

During this time, Duke Victory cannot help but remember the secret meeting between him and the king himself.

"Jacob, how is your wound?" asked King Leon.

"Don't worry, your majesty. It is fully healed already." replied Duke Jacob.

"Really?? I heard you got the wounds from high-grade monsters." said the king while releasing his mana aura towards Jacob.

"Don't worry about it. It has already healed completely." said Jacob counters it with his own mana aura.

Few tense moments later, both of them are laughing together. "Hahahaha…"

"Jacob, how many times have I said you don't need to use such a title when we are alone." said King Leon.

"Well, I can't help it since it is you who has the crown, isn't it?" replied Duke Jacob playfully.

"Haa… You never change Jacob. Anyway, Jacob joins me during the meeting at the Roundel." said King Leon.

"I-Is it an order?" replied Duke Jacob.

"No, I asked this as a friend. Rather than being surrounded by those snakes, I prefer you by my side." said King Leon earnestly.