The sun slowly began to fall toward the west, the gusts of wind still brushing against the leaders who were facing the dragon king and the dragon queen.

The dragon king shifted his gaze toward the human king, his black eyes with white lines fixed directly on him, his straight black hair moving slightly.

"What kind of person is he?..."

The human king let out a breath, he fell silent for a moment after the dragon king’s commanding presence, but he still answered to continue their discussion.

He placed his fingers on his chin "overall, he’s a good kid, he’s also a good fighter based on Katarina’s testimony, he’s good at speaking, he wasn’t nervous when he first met me..." everyone listened to the human king’s words in silence.

Meanwhile, the human king crossed his arms, he sat upright and nodded at the dragon king "...he knows how important he is."

The wind brushed past them, trying to sway each of their robes.

A whistle was heard from the elf queen, she smiled faintly.

"He sounds like a suitable husband for my youngest child..."

The dwarf king clicked his tongue while shaking his head.

"Damn...they’re still 16 years old, idiot."

The human king just stared blankly at the elf queen who shrugged, Saint Azara chuckled along with the dragon queen, their atmosphere became lighter again.

The human king sighed, he brushed his dark red hair and looked back at the dragon king who was waiting for the continuation, his voice sounded serious.

"He said he met goddess Athika..."

Everyone fell silent upon hearing what the human king said. The dragon king who had been expressionless now showed shock, as did the dragon queen who held the dragon king’s trembling arm.

His black eyes widened, his mouth slightly open. "What?..."

The human king nodded "he said he met goddess Athika when he was dying during the carriage incident..."

Saint Azara turned to the dragon king, she just looked at him without saying anything.

The human king then raised both his shoulders and arms "but unfortunately he lied about how he met goddess Athika..."

Saint Azara’s lips twitched upon hearing that, she grabbed the human king’s ear while gritting her teeth. "Damn! Say it properly, your way of delivering information is still bad like before!"

The human king hit Azara’s muscular arm, he struggled while the elf queen chuckled and the dwarf king muttered.

"Just a human who can’t tell a story..."

The dragon king only sighed, he lowered his head and calmed himself, the dragon queen whispered to him.

"Should we ask him directly? If it’s really the real goddess Athika and not just a remnant of her power, I think he could tell us what happened..."

The dragon king covered his face with his palm, a breath escaped him, he bit his lip.

The human king who had freed himself from Azara’s grip then shouted at the dragon king.

"The point is! He has holy energy! I’ve seen it myself!"

The human king then glanced at Saint Azara, his brows furrowed, he pointed at her.

"This stupid golden cat also met Alex! But she hid it from us!"

Saint Azara clicked her tongue, she glanced at the human king, in her view the human king stuck out his tongue. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Meanwhile, the dragon king began to sit upright again, he looked at Saint Azara, trying to hear her reason for hiding it.

Saint Azara swallowed, she shrugged "I was just waiting for the right time to say it..."

The dragon king scratched his forehead

"what do you think about him?"

Saint Azara sat upright while crossing her arms, her golden tiger tail swayed in the wind.

"My opinion is the same as Max...." Saint Azara sighed "he has potential but he still doesn’t know much about his power..."

Saint Azara tapped her arm with her finger "...we, or more precisely I, have to train him, he will be a great help when fighting demons and their contractors."

Saint Azara’s tiger tail slowly stopped moving and lay on the ground "you all know, right? We also have a difficult time we have to face."

Everyone looked at Saint Azara, while she continued with a rough sigh "the transition period of a saint is the hardest time. But this time, we have someone else who can become a living example when the previous saint dies..."

Saint Azara nodded, her tail moved again "you know? Learning from that unclear guidebook is very difficult..."

The other leaders chuckled, they remembered Saint Azara’s early awkward days when she first became a saint.

Saint Azara scratched her hair, she looked at the dragon king and queen. "If I die, the next saint will have a better experience if there is Alex." Saint Azara nodded several times "of course if Alex lives longer than me"

The wind brushed past them again, the sunlight slowly turned orange, the human king’s body trembled from goosebumps, he quickly grabbed Saint Azara’s arm tightly, he looked at her seriously.

"Hey! What are you saying! You can’t die quickly, damn it!" The human king then pressed his face against Saint Azara’s arm, he sounded like he was crying but no tears came out.

The elf queen also shouted "dear! Why are you talking about death?!"

The dwarf king just shook his head, a sigh came from him "this stupid cat, her words can bring bad luck..."

Saint Azara clicked her tongue, she tried to shake off the human king who was still pressing his face against her arm while pretending to cry, she looked at the dragon king while the dragon queen laughed while covering her mouth.

"Anyway, I will train him, besides he was attacked recently, right? I will keep him safe..."

The dragon king placed both his hands on his knees, he blinked several times.

"Are you sure? Wouldn’t that make it easier for them to kill two holy energy users at once?"

Saint Azara chuckled, she looked at the dragon king, her golden tiger eyes shone, a grin appeared on her face followed by the air turning hot in an instant.

The human king who had been pressing his face on her arm immediately let go, his skin blistered, he shouted in pain.

The orange sunlight that was supposed to be warm slowly became hot, the grass around Saint Azara began to burn.

"They can try...and it would be good if they all come. I will kill them all at once."

The sunlight heated up following Saint Azara’s will, the dragon queen clicked her tongue, she pointed at Saint Azara.

"Hey, stop it...or I’ll send you back right now."

Saint Azara smiled widely, her eyes smiled too, she raised both her hands in surrender and immediately restored the warm orange sunlight, the grass around her that had burned was now extinguished, leaving only smoke.

The dragon king nodded seeing Saint Azara’s determination, he wanted to speak, but the elf queen stopped him by raising her hand.

Everyone turned their gaze to the elf queen who looked at the dragon king.

"Can my youngest child also go to the south? I think she’s been bored lately..."

Saint Azara’s face twitched, she began to open her mouth but the dwarf king stopped her by raising his small hand.

He spoke while stroking his beard "Dolyn also hasn’t been socializing lately, he might like going south to meet his younger siblings..."

Veins appeared on Saint Azara’s forehead, she gritted her teeth and shifted her gaze to the dragon king, but a chuckle was heard from beside her, it was the human king stroking his slightly blackened forehead.

The human king raised his hand too.

"Katarina and the others also need to learn more! I think the weather in the south is very good for studying right now!"

The dragon king lowered his head, a faint smile formed on his face, meanwhile the dragon queen also whispered to him but her whisper could be heard by the leaders.

"It seems our child would also fit there..."

Laughter broke out among the leaders except Saint Azara whose expression turned annoyed, her tail no longer moved, she shouted at the other leaders, chaos broke out among the four of them which made the dragon king raise his hand to stop it.

The dragon king sighed, he looked at Saint Azara.

"I think that’s a good idea...."

The dragon king then shifted his gaze to the other leaders.

"Send a message to every academy. Saint Azara will hold a joint class for first-year students..."

The leaders cheered to tease Saint Azara while she just held her head with both hands, starting to regret her choice.

They began discussing the details for the joint class, and after reaching the end of the discussion, the dragon king spoke to Saint Azara.

"Is that all your opinion about the holy energy user besides yourself?"

Saint Azara’s tiger ears twitched, she looked at the dragon king, she unconsciously thought of something, she thought of Krystal whom she met when saving Alex.

Saint Azara’s heart beat fast, she nodded quickly.

"Yes...that’s all."

The dragon king nodded, he smiled faintly for a moment, and as his smile disappeared, he looked at Saint Azara with a serious gaze.

"It doesn’t seem so..."

Saint Azara chuckled awkwardly, she scratched the back of her golden hair.

"I choose to say it at the right time..."

The human king clicked his tongue hearing her response "this golden cat is acting like she has secrets again..."

The dwarf king sighed, he crossed his arms "she’s trying to imitate Kong again..."

The elf queen brushed her bright purple hair under the orange light "dear, it doesn’t suit you."

Saint Azara gritted her teeth, she looked at the other leaders.

"Just watch! I will torture your children!"

The other leaders shrugged.

"You should torture them..."

"Dolyn is very tough so do whatever you want..."

"As long as you have water, my youngest child will be fine..."

Saint Azara who could no longer hold back immediately lunged at the other leaders, they fought like children under the orange light, the sky slowly turned dark blue as the sun began to set.

The dragon queen shook her head while sighing, she raised her left hand and snapped her fingers.

"They are always like this..."

Her snap caused the leaders who were scratching each other to separate, they floated in the air, slowly they drifted apart and fell to the ground.

The four of them began fixing their clothes and sat down calmly again, while the dragon queen clapped her hands once and smiled coldly.

"Alright, we are at the end of the meeting..."

The leaders looked at the dragon king and queen, they sat upright under the sky that was turning dark blue.

The dragon king looked at Saint Azara first.

"I hope what you’re hiding is not something bad..."

Saint Azara nodded "I’m just delaying telling it, I will tell it after I can confirm it."

Saint Azara sighed, she remembered her meeting with Krystal ’I hope I can find out who she really is soon...’

The dragon king nodded, he sat upright "do not attack the enemy’s main base for now..."

Saint Azara sighed in disappointment, but she nodded in understanding "of course...but I will attack immediately once the situation stabilizes."

The dragon king did not respond, he shifted his gaze to the human king.

"Quickly recover your territory, I know it’s difficult. You lost one of your pillars, but you gained another light...."

The human king closed his eyes, he smiled then opened them.

"Of course...I will stabilize again soon..."

The dragon king shifted his gaze again, this time he looked at the dwarf king.

"You will have the hardest time after this..."

The dwarf king stroked his beard, he stayed silent looking at the dragon king.

The dragon king continued "I will send the phoenix soon, you can begin the expedition and hunt the leak after your preparations are complete..."

The dragon queen added "I will also go there soon..."

The dwarf king nodded slightly, he spoke briefly "yes..."

The dragon king shifted his gaze again, this time he looked at the elf queen as the sun slowly set.

"Your territory is the most stable...but you must remain vigilant...you must also be ready if others need help..."

The elf queen smiled, she nodded as her answer.

Slowly the sky began to turn dark as the sunlight faded, the dragon king exhaled, he looked at the leaders, his voice sounded soft as it accompanied the transition from evening to night.

"We only have each other, we must help each other..."

Slowly the bodies of the leaders began to turn into smoke, the wind carried that smoke away.

The dragon king spoke one last time before they completely disappeared.

"Do not let your dark side take over..."

There was no response to the dragon king’s words, the leaders had disappeared, darkness covered the empty area in the middle of the dense forest.

The cold wind now only brushed the dragon king and queen, they looked at each other.

The dragon queen spoke first as her white hair flowed in the wind, she smiled in the darkness.

"This time it’s longer than usual, right?..."

The dragon king smiled faintly, he moved his face closer to the dragon queen.

Their foreheads touched, their bodies slowly turned into smoke, the cold wind carried the smoke into the night sky, they both disappeared leaving only eternal emptiness.