Luck is a Charm

"You're going to leave the Jade Kingdom tomorrow?" 

To everyone's surprise, it was Leila Dragoon that slammed the table as she held a tearful expression at Zen.

Zen was dumbfounded to see Leila Dragoon tearing up about him deciding on leaving the Jade Kingdom tomorrow.

'Did she really fall that deeply for me?' Zen wondered inwardly before dashing toward Leila Dragoon and patted her head.

"It's not like I'm going to be gone forever… at least not yet," Zen wanted to promise her that he wouldn't leave her alone.

However, when he recalled that he must ascend to the higher world for revenge, he knew that he could never promise Leila Dragoon since there could be a chance of failure where he cannot bring this tiny world with him.

Leila Dragoon wasn't dumb to not realize that Zen was hesitant on promising something as simple as staying with her forever.

Thus, her tears continued to leave her eyes and within a few moments, it had already become red.

Zen was in disbelief when he saw a few tears could make Leila Dragoon's eye seem bruised.

Meanwhile, Krista Dragoon quickly pushed Zen aside with her full strength as she embraced Leila Dragoon.

Afterward, Krista Dragoon tilted her head to glare at Zen and shouted, "Don't you know about Leila's eye condition? If she ever gets emotional and starts crying then she is going to be injured to the point of a possibility that her eyesight could become blind."

"It seemed like Leila has a mystic eye," Evie suddenly intervened as she examined Leila Dragoon's condition, causing Krista Dragoon to stumble.

"Hah, as expected of a platinum cardholder, just a tiny relevance and you can deduce Leila's special ability in an instant." Krista Dragoon smiled bitterly as she blamed Zen for this incident.

"Sniff Sniff, can't you stay any bit longer?" Leila Dragoon stared at Zen with watery eyes as she asked softly.

Zen could feel his heart being a bit in pain to see Leila Dragoon crying because of him.

'Maybe I was a bit too abrupt but it's been a long time since I overstayed here.' Zen sighed inwardly as he was planning on leaving the Jade Kingdom as soon as the auction house ended.

However, never did he expect there to be so much turbulence and schemes taking place that delayed his departure time.

"Sigh, it's not that I don't want to stay here any bit longer Leila but, it's because I have already accomplished my goals in the Jade Kingdom," Zen walked forward and caressed Leila Dragoon's face despite Krista Dragoon's fierce expression.

And he continued, "There is no longer any point of me being here since Krista can easily confront the empress given her forces and influences now."

Everyone in the room stayed silent as Zen's words were logical and weren't said in an impulse.

After all, if one no longer has a motive in staying at one location then they'll only be wasting their precious time when there is other more important stuff to do.

Leila Dragoon bit her lips tightly as she didn't even spend enough time with Zen. Not to mention, he has stolen her first kiss and wanted to ditch right afterward.

There are no such things as a free meal in this world and her kiss was definitely not something Zen can take and flee.

Suddenly, like a thunderstrike in Leila Dragoon's brain, her expression brightened up as she stared at Zen.

"There is the upcoming mage tournament Zen. You have a reason now to stay longer here." Leila Dragoon exclaimed in a blissful manner.

Meanwhile, Krista Dragoon held a dumbfounded expression before realizing it was about time for the mage tournament.

"I-I actually forgot something as important as the mage tournament," Krista Dragoon sighed loudly as she forgot about this event because of too many things happening lately.

Zen was standing still with a confused look and Evie smirked at his reaction.

"You really don't care about anything else besides women," Evie sneered as she decided to explain what the mage tournament is to Zen.

Sometime later, Zen nodded his head in understanding when the mage tournament was going to happen in the coliseum where multiple mages sign up to battle against each other to become a champion.

Zen rubbed his chin slightly but shook his head in the end. Although the mage tournament sounds fun, it doesn't have any meaning for him since he can easily annihilate every competitor with his cheat skill.

"I don't think I will partake in the mage tournament. It seemed like a waste of time for me since you will only earn fame when you're crowned as the champion and fame is something I've never cared about," Zen said slowly as he politely declined the offer from Leila Dragoon.

After all, Leila Dragoon has just calmed down and if he made her cry again where her eyes become bruised again then he feared that Krista Dragoon might kill him.

"That may not be the case since I heard rumors about the reward of being a champion will obtain a bodhisattva heart." Evie suddenly said, causing Zen to widen his eyes in surprise and disbelief.

'B-Bodhisattva heart… that's the prime ingredient I need to restore Cecilia's physical body,' Zen exclaimed inwardly as his body started trembling in excitement.

This bodhisattva heart seemed to appear when he needed it and if he still decided to give up this chance then when will he ever get another opportunity.

"This mage tournament… Where and How do I sign up to enter it?" Zen clenched his hand as his eyes showed a fiery flame that brimmed with determination, shocking the women in the room.

They had never seen him this motivated for something nor become agitated about an item before.

Everyone is surprised except for Eleanor and Evie because they knew the reason why Zen wanted the bodhisattva heart.

'Heh, not even a hesitation when I mentioned the reward. Really- You never really change that personality of yours,' Evie said inwardly as she smiled lightly at Zen.