Luck is a Charm

"To sign up for the mage tournament, one must first get a recommendation letter from a noble family." Krista Dragoon said lightly.

Her eyes remained clear as she glared at Zen with the intention of making him ask her for help.

After all, Zen doesn't have a good relationship with any noble families, worse, he could be regarded as an enemy for every noble family in the Jade Kingdom.

Not many can accept the fact of bringing a potentially dangerous person into their house where he would cripple their heir manhood without any hesitation.

Zen twitched his mouth slightly as he stuttered, "Wouldn't the Kaiso family recommendation be enough for me to sign up?"

The Kaiso family are now under his control so getting them to do something as trivial as giving him a recommendation should be no problem.

Krista Dragoon held Leila Dragoon to sit down in a chair since she has calmed down.

Afterward, Krista Dragoon turned around and faced Zen with an evil smirk hanging on her face.

"A recommendation from the Kaiso family would be enough to sign anyone to enter the mage tournament." Krista Dragoon said and continued.

"However, that is if the Kaiso family is willing to give you the recommendation to enter the mage tournament to begin with."

Zen was dumbfounded before realizing her meaning. 

Since the important talking and arrangement were all done by Krista Dragoon whilst he in the meantime was relaxing in the pool with Angela and Leila Dragoon, then in simple meaning, Krista Dragoon was the one in control of the Kaiso family and not him.

"Y-You wouldn't be this heartless and deny me a recommendation right?" Zen asked with a bit of sweat on his forehead.

Krista Dragoon didn't reply and merely patted Leila Dragoon's head softly.

Zen heaved a soft sigh and understood she was mad as well with his sudden departure. Although it may seem abrupt, he has always been planning on leaving the Jade Kingdom when they came back from the forest.

There are too many schemes taking place here unlike the Town of Ash where he can just do as he pleases since there aren't many powerhouses.

'Sigh, this is the problem with having relationships with multiple women at the same time.' Zen sighed inwardly as he walked toward Leila Dragoon.

"Leila, how about this, I promise to help your sister ascend to the throne from start to finish but I cannot guarantee anything else after that," Zen said slowly, causing Leila Dragoon to nod her head.

"Un, I understand," Leila Dragoon replied even though she knew he would still leave them given his tone of speech.

Meanwhile, Cecilia who has been silent in the mysterious space ever since she heard the news of a Bodhisattva heart, decided to send a mental transmission to Zen.

"Aren't you being a bit cruel to her when you practically made her fall in love with you?" Cecilia asked.

"It's not that I'm being cruel but even I'm not sure about the road ahead and whether or not I can safely bring them to the higher world. I have seen too many cliche events when the main protagonist ascends and has to separate with his women in many novels." Zen calmly replied while explaining his reason.

The novels he read may be fictional and could be just a cliche scene where the author writes to fill in their word count or drag the story but Zen didn't want to risk anything.

"Until I'm sure that there is no risk involving them then I would be more than willing to bring them with me. I know I'm being too much of a coward but they have no reason to risk themselves like me." Zen added and Cecilia was rendered speechless.

Cecilia wanted to rebuke him but stayed silent in the end because Zen was doing everything for her sake.

'Maybe I'm the burden for you and not the other way around,' Cecilia exclaimed inwardly as she recalled their first official meeting where she had labeled Zen as trash.

But within a few months, Zen has improved tremendously to the point where even she could not comprehend his talent anymore.

At the same time, Zen finally finished discussing the mage tournament with the women as he went to his room to study his Ice Castle some more.

The Ice Castle was an area of effect spell that changes the environment to a sub-zero degree but after his first attempt in the forest, he found out many flaws in the spell.

While Zen excused himself to leave, the women stayed in the room as they looked at each other with a complicated expression.

Krista Dragoon decided to be the first one to lead as she stared at Eleanor and asked, "So when did you fall for his charm to even go as far as restricting him with a platinum card to make love with him."

"I don't think I need to answer you that because it's my secret." Eleanor sneered as she refused to answer her questions.

Krista Dragoon twitched her brows slightly as she wondered about her identity. She had thought Eleanor was just a receptionist for Madam Evie but now she knew, there are more secrets about Eleanor.

"Although I don't know how you got charmed by Zen, at least I know you wouldn't have any malicious intent toward him." Krista Dragoon said softly as she stood up and prepared to leave the Palace Moon Restaurant.

Leila Dragoon followed right behind and before they left, Eleanor smiled at them.

"I wonder just how long you can last against the empress," Eleanor said, causing Krista Dragoon to halt her movement.

"What do you mean by that, Eleanor?" Krista Dragoon asked with a solemn expression.

Krista Dragoon did not dare to take Eleanor's word lightly anymore when it was clear that she is more powerful than what she showed on the surface. 

Eleanor chuckled softly as she shrugged her shoulders, "Who knows? Maybe the empress has a much more powerful backer than you think or maybe I'm just teasing you."