Reina yawns and stretches her limbs while walking on the hallway with Frankenstein beside her. On her mid-yawn, Frankenstein puts his large hand to cover her mouth and gestures her to be quiet. The Princess glares at him and pinches his side but he simply ignores her and gestures the living room where Raizel is sitting and Rael is standing beside him.
"I am sorry to interrupt but... could you spare me some time?" Reina's eyebrow raises a little after hearing Rael's voice.
'What is this about?' she thought.
"Well... It's just that... I'd like your advice concerning Seira." Raizel closes the book he is reading so Rael continues to talk.
"I have liked Seira for a long time but she won't accept my feelings towards her. She hasn't paid any attention to me for a very long time. But I didn't care. I always believed she would one day accept my heart. However, recently, she has started to show affection to a particular human. A side... she has never shown to me. Of course, it is ordinary for a Loyard to go out of her way to care for a human." Rael gritted his teeth.
Reina frowns, it is absolutely jealousy that he is feeling... Reina felt his genuine affection towards Seira and it hurts her that the Clan Leader hasn't paid him any attention. Reina can't blame her since the pureblood seems to have a problem of showing his true intentions.
"However, I've been confused after seeing such action. I don't know what to do from here. Sir Raizel, what should I do?" The three of them greatly anticipate Raizel's answer which took him a few minutes to deliver.
"How about talking to Seira about this? It seems like a good idea to make a decision after that." Rael perks up then smiles.
"Thank you for your wise advice!" He bows then turns to leave.
"I bet Raizel said that because he, himself does not know what to advice... "
"I am positive about that." Frankenstein agrees while nodding his head.
"Anyway, where are Seira and Regis?"
Reina and Frankenstein continue their walk towards the kitchen to have their breakfast.
"Miss Seira mentioned about going to KSA to announce that Lukedonia will offer them their help." Frankenstein scans the fridge, thinking of what to eat.
"What do you want to eat?" He asked.
"You'll cook?"
"Of course I will. Who else?" Frankenstein smirks at her, daring her to take the initiative to cook.
"Ahh... then pancakes for me." She smiles at him brightly.
Frankenstein started to prepare the things that he will be needing for later.
"Frankenstein?" Reina sweetly calls him
"Hm?"
"Won't you wear that cute pink apron that Takeo, M-21, and Lazark wore?" Frankenstein glares at the grinning princess.
"What? I was just asking." She innocently shrugs.
After a few moments of silence, Reina finally got bored while Frankenstein is cooking so her eyes roam the whole room then they lit up after noticing the silent man who is peacefully reading his book.
"Raizel!" He sighs then looks at the smiling princess who is gesturing him to come towards her.
'What does she want now?' Frankenstein narrows his eyes to the still waving Reina
"Frankenstein is cooking breakfast for us!" She grins and gestures to Frankenstein who is twitching in annoyance.
"Frankenstein, where is Raizel's plate?"
Frankenstein is finally done cooking, he is now serving Raizel, Reina, and himself. He is about to sit down when the humans came along with Lazark.
"Good morning, Miss Reina!"
"Good morning, Tao!" Reina giggles at Tao's early energy while the other two grunts a 'morning' to her.
"Good morning, Princess Reina." The Clan Leader slightly bows his head.
"Good morning Lazark."
"You are all just in time! Frankenstein here is still cooking for breakfast, right Raizel?" Raizel nods, not noticing that Frankenstein is actually done. Frankenstein, his servant, emits dark aura, however, he had no choice but to cook breakfast for everyone.
"Ahh... it's alright, boss. We can cook our own food." Tao nervously states while looking at Frankenstein.
"Let him cook, Tao. He actually volunteered for it." Reina glares at him. Takeo and M-21 gulps and whisper amongst themselves.
"What if he puts poison in our food?"
"We won't die because of a poison made from the kitchen..."
"But he is a doctor... "
"Oh, he is our doctor..."
"Shut up, you two." The two immediately shut their mouths off and sits down. Frankenstein massages his temples and started to prepare a batter.
Lazark takes a seat next to Reina and swiftly stands up again, surprising everyone.
"What's wrong?" Reina frowns, does she intimidate him? They all follow his line of sight and nods in understanding when their gazes fell at Frankenstein who is glaring at Lazark.
"Miss Reina, why aren't you eating?"
"I think it's better to eat together. It'll be uncomfortable for me to eat while you all have no choice but to watch me..."
"Ahh yes."
So they chat with each other while Frankenstein is preparing breakfast.
"Then they asked me what shampoo I am using, I don't know what to say since nobles do not really take a bath or shower because we have this ability... we can remove any dirt from our body, that's why we don't have body odor like humans."
"What did you tell them, Miss Reina?"
"I said it was natural, I guess they misunderstood it because they started talking about natural shampoo and something like that."
"Here"
"Ahhh finally!" Tao groans while looking at the fluffy pancakes with butter on top. They all ate with a comfortable atmosphere with some comments and stories here and there.
"I'll wash the dishes." Lazark volunteers then proceed on wearing the pink apron that Reina mentioned earlier.
"Ahh, then I'll clean the tables."
"I'll help you." M-21 said, stacking the plates together while Takeo wipes the table.
"We just got a word that the KSA was attacked!" Tao announced, hurriedly walking from his room.
"The Union made a move? That's strange." Frankenstein frowns.
"I couldn't understand it myself. It's weird that they would move without us knowing anything about it."
"Intel on the enemy?" Lazark asked Tao who is still confused about what is happening.
"Regis was there and he said it's a noble named Ignes Kravei." Reina bit her lower lip, trying to stop herself from grinning.
"What is it, Miss Reina?"
"She has something of mine. Don't you think it's funny that these thieves keep showing themselves to the person that they stole from?" Everyone felt nervous shivers ran up their back as they stare at her wicked grin.
~~~
"I think we're late." Frankenstein as they all stare at the devastated building.
"Rael left a message for us." Lazark said while looking at something on the ground. Reina tries to look at it yet she cannot find anything that can be considered as a message.
"Message?" She asks, her brows furrowed.
"Yes, he left a message using the Kertia Clan's secret method here. It says they were defeated and Ignes took Seira. Rael and Regis ent after Ignes and left this message so I could follow their trail." Lazark explains
"I'll go with you Lazark."
"Reina, we don't know how many enemies there are." Frankenstein reminds her.
"But we know that Ignes will be there, and probably Locktis too." Reina grin, she felt like she's a hound on a hunt.
"Am I late?" The four of them look at Karias who stood with them while clenching his fist.
"Karias." Lazark greeted the Clan Leader.
"Lazark." He greeted back. He then turns to look at Reina then kneels before her.
"Karias Blerster, at your service, your highness." Reina's eyes widened when the Clan Leader kisses her hand.
"Ahh... there's no need for that." Reina chuckles, pulling her hand out of his grasp.
"Karias, even you were sent here?" Lazark asked him
"That's right. The Lord held my hands and begged me to take care of the situation here. She obviously trusted this matter to me. But I think I was a little too late." The Clan Leader dramatically sighs. Reina frowns at him, not really believing him.
"No, you're just in time." Frankenstein said, stealing everyone's attention.
"I was just getting worried that something could happen while I was gone." He continues, trying to sound relieved.
"Wha-what are you saying... ?" Karias nervously sweats.
"Take care of the house. You are the perfect candidate." Frankenstein smiles at the Clan Leader. Even if the said smile is genuine, Karias felt insulted.
"Nah... Can you imagine someone like me house sitting... besides, this is something the Lord herself told me to take care of... Plus, we need to go after them..." He tries to explain but Reina abruptly holds both of his hands.
"You have to Karias, you are the only capable one to do so. This is something that I and Raizel trust you with." She dramatically begs him. The Clan Leader clears his throat and stands up straight.
"Of course, I am the only one. Then, I'll be at the house."
Following Rael's trail leads them to an isolated island.
"The trail Rael left is going that way." Lazark does not need to say anything else. Lazark continues to lead them towards the middle of the island.
"The trail abruptly ends here but thankfully I can still pick up Rael's presence to be somewhere close by." Frankenstein scans the surrounding, this is like the island that he has.
"I may be wrong but I think that there is a facility deeper on the island. We'll need to move in if we want to save everyone." Lazark nodded.
"Then I'll look for another entrance." And with that Lazark leave without leaving a trace.
"I can feel it... they are really here." Reina shakes her head. How can these traitors boast about reigning the world yet hides in these isolated places?
"I think it's safe to say that there will be traps here, it will be wise for me to walk ahead." Reina looks at Frankenstein as if he's insane.
"It will be wise for me to walk ahead." Frankenstein rolls his eyes and lets her walk ahead. Not even a few minutes passed when an explosion was heard.
"It looks like it's become impossible for us to sneak in unnoticed." Frankenstein sighs.
"I think we have a better chance if we'll move on our own." Raizel quietly said looking at a distance. Reina agrees with a nod.
"But..."
"The kids are in danger." Raizel looks dead in his eyes making him back down.
"Understood..." He said in defeat.
"I'll see you later. I don't want to find you unclothe again, hmm?" Reina pecks his lips and leaps to follow Raizel.
Author's Note:
I am contemplating about killing you know who...
What do you think??