Chapter 27
Walking back to the courtroom, Amelia was spun around and dragged away from her friends. She looked to see Zelgadiss, holding her hand tightly and pulling her to a secluded area. Zelgadiss made sure they were alone before finally looking at the tiny confused woman and took her in his arms.
"Amelia. Go home."
"Huh?" She raised her eyebrow. Zelgadiss grasped her shoulders and shook her lightly.
"Go home." He told her again. Amelia shook her head only to have him shake her again. "Go home. Please." Zelgadiss pleaded softly. Amelia saw his serious grey eyes soften and she smiled at him. Cupping his face, she lowered her future husband's face and widen her smile. She was obviously trying to get him to smile and judging from Zelgadiss's stern expression, it wasn't working. Not giving up, Amelia pressed her body against his, making her face draw closer to his. As he stared at her, eventually the edge of Zelgadiss's scowl curled into a smirk.
"That's better." She giggled. "Even if it's not a big smile like I wanted," Amelia rubbed the tips of their noses together, making him blush. "It's something."
"I'm being serious, Amelia." He lifted a hand from her shoulder and moved her unruly bangs to the side of her face. "I don't want you to be here."
"I understand." Giving him a kiss on the end of his chin, she retracted from him and turned to leave. He was about to enter the courtroom until Amelia called him. Zelgadiss turned around, she was standing only a few feet away but he could still see her beautiful smile.
"Promise me that after all this, you will tell me everything." His eyes widen at her comment. Her mouth began to turn upside down but she quickly return to her strong smile. "Okay?" She waited for his response. Zelgadiss stared at her for a long while. From the room, Zelas was calling his name, it was his turn. Amelia gulped when he turned his head to the side and faced his body to the courtroom, was he not going to answer her?
"I promise, Me-La." He said so only she would hear it. Amelia watched him walk away from her with his hands shoved in his pockets but with more confidence than before. Wiping the tear that was developing in her eye, Amelia happily turned away from the room and walked out of the building. She sat down on the front steps of the stone building and stared at the clouds.
"About time." Zelas snorted when she saw him walking over. "Zelgadiss Greywards, you are next." She announced. Zelgadiss stepped over the gate and started to the podium, Xellos stood there waiting for him. The purple-haired man opened his mouth only to be interrupted by a deathly look from Zelgadiss.
"I don't need a fucking attorney. Sit your ass down."
"Want to give the guy a break, Zel? He's only trying to help your ass." Lina remarked from behind the table.
"I don't need to hear comments from you too, Killer." He snapped. She just rolled her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest, threatening up a storm that got Gourry to chuckle uneasily. Xellos sighed and trotted away from the podium, he sat down in his seat next to Lina.
"Well, let's just hope he knows what he is doing." He said aloud.
"Zelgadiss Greywards." Zelgadiss introduced himself when he got behind the podium. He took his hand out of his pocket, only to have a open pack of cigarettes in it. Taking a cigarette, he placed it between his lips and lit the end of it. "I'm put on trial because," He shut his lighter in a quick movement and looked up at Gaav, whom was snickering at him.
"You idiots think I murdered my grandfather." He ignored the gasps from around the room.
"Actually," Milgazia stood up from his chair. "You are the prime suspect for the murder of Rezo, the Blind Red Priest." More gasps.
"Rezo, the Blind Red Priest, is your GRANDFATHER?" Lina asked loudly with wide eyes, even she was sitting up in her chair. Zelgadiss said nothing.
"Who's Rezo, the Blind Red Priest, Lina?" Gourry tugged on her sleeve. "Is he nice?"
"Gourry, you idiot, did you even listen in school?" She slapped his hand away and began to scold him.
"Rezo, the Blind Red Priest, is the miracle of Red Orb." Xellos mentioned, he crossed his legs and leaned into his chair, letting it tilt backwards. "A world-famous priest and healer who was born blind, Rezo traveled the land healing the sick and performing miracles. Exorcising the devil to creating cures for the ill with his potions, some people even thought of him as a god-"
"That abomination was not god." Zelgadiss finally spoke. "He was a selfish malevolent monster who took advantage of everybody around him just to get what his black heart desired."
"What happened that winter night 9 years ago?" Milgazia asked from his seat.
"You're not the authorities. There is no reason for-"
"If you want to keep your job at Private Royal High, you will answer the question." Gaav said behind a half-filled glass of cognac. Zelgadiss stared at his devilish grin and snorted.
"I was accepted to Krimzon's Armed Forces Conservatory after finishing home school at the age of 15. I had another semester to finish and was already accepted to transfer to the Prestige Institution of Higher Education in Saillune so it was the last time I was going to be home and I had already decided to never come back after this visit." He took his cigarette from his mouth and looked at it closely. "I arrived at the mansion that afternoon and left to my hotel after dinner. I refuse to stay any longer in that hellhole mansion. Got the phone call an hour later. His lover found him dead at his study."
"You don't sound upset."
"Am I supposed to be?" Zelgadiss asked Milgazia.
"You are his relative."
"A grandfather is supposed to give wise advice, heartwarming lessons, and useless Christmas gifts of clothes." He tapped the cigarette ashes on the wood podium. "Rezo was a sick lunatic who took twisted pleasure in conducting fixated experiments to anybody who was willing." His eyes slightly clouded. "Even to his own kin."
"Zel." Lina and Gourry stared at the man with sad eyes. "What… did he do to you?"
"Hmph." Zelgadiss snorted and placed his cigarette back to his mouth. "All you need to know is that I would be dead if it weren't for the maids who found my lifeless body every morning in his fucking laboratory." What seemed like forever, Philbrizo was the first to break the silence that drew over the room. He found the crayon he was searching for so intently and continued to draw.
"Selfish malevolent monster? Sick lunatic?" The little boy giggled. "He sounds pretty cool."
"Is that any way of talking about your grandfather, the hero of the land?" Gaav spoke next to him. "You are his grandson. You must have heard his tales of heroism."
"Bedtime stories." Zelgadiss scoffed. "To everyone, he is a hero who saved countless millions with his strange healing potions and exorcisms. But nobody knew his real intentions. He's no hero. He didn't care if he cured anybody or not. He didn't give a fuck about anybody."
"He gave a fuck about the people he saved-"
"You don't know anything about Rezo." He spoke out of turn making Milgazia scowl. "He studied strange medicine in the outer land and created unsuccessful potions which cured other illnesses, but not his own." He pressed the end of the cigarette on the wood podium and burned it off, only to light up another one. "He used immeasurable methods on people, other than himself. He was a coward who took advantage of innocent people to get what he wanted."
"And is that why you killed him?" Gaav suddenly asked.
"After all the permanent events that he caused in my life, even I am surprised that I did not kill him." The room got eerily silent. Zelgadiss stared at the four members of the Board; he saw a playful smirk on Philbrizo's face and winced. Fuck. He said the wrong thing. The little boy giggled beneath his breath and continued to color. Gaav shut his portfolio and took his glass of cognac.
"Why should I believe you?" He asked before placing his lips on the edge of the glass. After taking a sip, Gaav placed his cup back on the table and sighed with a smile. "Why should I believe the last man who saw the Great Red Priest alive?"
"There are other suspects in his murder-"
"But they all stayed in contact with the police investigators." Gaav pointed at him. "You just left."
"I told you already, I transferred to Prestige Institution of Higher Education in Saillune." Zelgadiss crossed his arms. "He already corrupted my past, I'm not letting the dead motherfucker affect my future."
"Unfortunately, he did." Gaav chuckled. "You are a prime suspect in the killing of Rezo, the Blind Red Priest, which you have failed to mention. You lied to your superiors thus; you are permanently fired from your position. Also, I will take away your teaching license-"
"You can't do that." Zelgadiss snapped at him.
"Actually, Zelly-Poo, he can." Xellos spoke from behind. "Unless," He let open a single amethyst eye. "You can prove that you did not kill your grandfather." Zelgadiss stared at the snickering man. He remembered the photo in his file. A photo of his grandfather sitting up in a hospital bed with gaze wrapped around his eyes. His grandfather IS alive but he needed proof. Dammit, Zelgadiss needed proof to live his life! Damn him. He gritted his teeth together. Damn that Rezo! He fucked up his life the moment his parents died then tortured his childhood by forcing him to take his strange elixirs and conducting strange experiments on him, and now, Rezo is fucking up the life that Zelgadiss created and loved. His fist tightened. No, he is not letting him ruin his life anymore. But how? How is he going to prove-
"If I may interject!" A woman said loudly from the other end of the room. Everyone turned their heads. Next to the door, a young woman in an elegant business suit with short wild black hair stood.
"And who are you, lady?" Philbrizo stood up in his chair.
"Eris." Zelgadiss growled at the woman.
"I'm Eris Vrumugun." Walking across the room, she opened the gate and walked over to Zelgadiss. "I am Rezo the Red Priest's lab assistant and," She gave Zelgadiss a look over and smirked. "His wife." Zelgadiss rolled his eyes and leaned against the podium.
"What the fuck are you doing here, Eris? You are the second to the last person I want to see, right now."
"That is GRANDMA, you bastard child." The elegant woman snorted. She reached into her suit pocket and took out an enclosed envelope. "And you better change that arrogant attitude of yours since I'm here to save your spoiled ass." She marched to the row of Board members and handed the envelope to Philbrizo.
"I can't BELIEVE I'm still responsible for you. If it were up to me, I would have disowned you the moment you left Krimzon." She continued to talk towards Zelgadiss as she walked back to him.
"What is this?" Philbrizo looked it over and gave it to Gaav. Gaav twitched when he saw a red seal on the envelope.
"That's impossible." He recognized the red seal and glared at the woman. "Rezo is dead."
"No, he's not dead." Eris sighed and crossed her arms. "My husband was gaining a lot of fame and when he became a victim of an assassination, we ultimately believed that it was someone he knew. Instead of announcing his survival and allowing another assassination to happen, we decided to keep his continued existence a secret and kept him in hiding in Sairaag."
"I thought that this arrogant PRICK was a part of the assassination but my generous husband insisted that his only living relative would not have the GUTS to do such a stunt so we made the officials drop the suspicion altogether." The woman turned her body and dug her finger against Zelgadiss's forehead. "We were living the high life, you asshole! Rezo-Sama and I were sipping cool beverages, swimming in heated pools, feeding each other with chocolate-coated strawberries! But NO, his first obligation was his young and innocent idiot grandson!" She grabbed Zelgadiss by the collar and shook him wildly, making his cigarette fall to the ground.
"YOU BASTARD! WE WERE SUPPOSE TO GO ON A CRUISE THIS WEEK AND HAVE A VERY ROMANTIC OUTING! BUT WHEN HE HEARD THAT HIS PRECIOUS GRANDSON WAS IN TROUBLE, MY KIND AND LOVELY HUSBAND WITHDREW OUR TICKETS AND MADE ME COME HERE TO SAVE YOU!" She screamed in his face with fire building in her eyes. "I HATE YOU, YOU LIFE RUINER! REZO-SAMA IS GOING TO EXPOSE HIS SURVIVAL JUST SO YOU CAN KEEP YOUR STUPID LOW-PAYING JOB AS A FUCKING TEACHER!" She threw Zelgadiss to the ground and stood over him.
"He's going to do what?" Zelgadiss looked up at her with shock. "Why... Why would he do that for me?"
"We were LIVING the HIGH life in secret and you ruined it. I have so much hate for you," She gritted her teeth together. "You and that ANNOYING BRATTY PRINCESS!" His eyes widen.
"How do you know about Amelia?"
"Who do you THINK got Rezo-Sama to change his mind about our romantic secret life?" Eris reached over and grabbed Zelgadiss's collar. "She's been calling non-stop LATE last night and leaving never-ending messages that even got your understanding grandfather to shed a tear! You big stud, YOU!" She slapped him upside of his head. "I don't know how you got the Princess of Saillune to suck your dick but she gave Rezo-Sama an offer he could not refuse!"
"Amelia..." Zelgadiss tried to compute all the information in his head. Amelia... saved him? "What kind of offer?"
"She invited US to the wedding and given us privilege to stay over the Saillune Palace every year, no cost to us." She noticed Zelgadiss sighing over the little things and smirked. "AND she's going to give us her first child so we can continue our experiments to give back Rezo-Sama's sight."
"SHE WHAT?"
"I was just fucking around, you idiot! There is only one experimental guinea pig in Rezo-Sama's life and that was YOU!" She let out a loud laugh and hit him over the back. "LEARN TO LIVE A LITTLE, YOU STUPID KID!" Nearby, Lina leaned her mouth to Gourry's ear.
"I love this lady." She whispered. "She's too much fun. We need to start inviting her to our parties." Helping Zelgadiss to his feet but only to trip him again, Eris patted his back harshly as he tried to get up, making him stumble back to the ground.
"So, are we all set?" Eris looked at the Board members. "Is my bastard grandson off the hook or do I need to come down here with my husband?" She saw the members looking at one another and sighed loudly. "Shabranigdo is your adopted father, correct? I remember meeting him when he came over to Krimzon, many years ago when I was still in my teens and Rezo-Sama was teaching me how to brew potions." Eris leaned against the side of Zelgadiss's body, he rolled his eyes and allowed her to use him as a furniture.
"Rezo-Sama is one of Shabranigdo's praised and highly regarded student when he was in graduate school. So, I wonder what Shabranigdo would say if Rezo-Sama talk to him that his adopted BRATTY little kids were messing around with his grandson?" She reached over and pinched Zelgadiss on the cheek. "I'm pretty sure, he would not like that at all and consequences will be made. Extremely harsh consequences that involves begging for money on the streets." When the Board said nothing, Eris smirked and patted Zelgadiss on top of his head.
"I'll see you at the wedding, grandson. I expect to sit in the front row to see everything." She giggled and pushed him to the ground. "AND YOU BETTER SEND A THANK YOU LETTER TO YOUR GRANDFATHER! I EXPECT IT NO LATER THAN TOMORROW!" Eris screamed and grind her foot into Zelgadiss's butt, he just sighed and nodded. With a smooth act of taking her shades from her suit pocket, Eris Vrumugun stepped over her push-over grandson and walked away with a snort. Zelgadiss lifted himself off the ground, he watched as his aggressive grandmother left and released a soft smile. He looked at Lina and Gourry, who were already smiling and motioning him to go. Zelgadiss turned his attention to the 4 Board members.
"If my segment is done with, I'm going to go and find my Amelia." Leaving his cigarettes and lighter behind, the happy man leaped over the gate and rushed out of the room. Still sitting in the front steps of the building, Amelia was staring at the one cloud that looked like a cat.
"What do you see?" The older man with dark maroon hair asked next to her, he had his hands clasped over his cane and his shut eyes lifted to the sky like her.
"A cat." Amelia told him with a giggle. "Oh, and there is one that looks like Zelgadiss-San!" The blind man chuckled softly and nodded. He must had sharp hearing since he stood up from the steps when Eris came from behind, stomping as she did.
"Is everything settled, Eris?" He asked when she took his hand.
"I did exceptionally well, Rezo-Darling." She blushed and transformed her glee when she looked at Amelia, whom jumped to see the poking horns from her head. "And we BETTER get our wedding invitation soon, PRINCESS BRAT."
"Y-Yours will be the first to be delivered!" Amelia squeaked. Rezo just chuckled, his hand left Eris's and reached down. Amelia's eyes widen when he touched the side of her face, taking a moment to just picture her face in his mind. She looked up at his smiling expression and closed eyes.
"Zelgadiss is lucky to have found someone who will be his sunlight." His thumb gently grazed against the top of her cheek. "Did you know that the sun and the heart have something in common? When the sun sets and everything becomes dark-"
"The sun will rise again, shining bright light to everybody." Amelia finished with a wide smile.
"What a bright child." He commented and removed his hand from her face. "He sure is lucky." Even though he was blind, Rezo lifted his head and smiled at his grandson who was watching nearby. Zelgadiss stared at his grandfather, frozen to see his familiar smile and how he looked exactly the same. Giving Eris a nod, his wife helped him down the stairs and to the waiting vehicle. Amelia waved at the car driving away and returned to look at the clouds, she smiled to still see the cloud that looked like her beloved Zelgadiss.
"What do you see?" Amelia spun her head. Sitting just a few inches away from her, Zelgadiss was looking up in the sky with her but with an unreadable expression.
"I see you." She told him.
"That's funny." He closed the distance between them by reaching over and pulling her against him. The two stared at each other lovingly. Zelgadiss smiled and gave her a passionate kiss next to her ear. "I see the sun and she's beautiful." Smiling at him now, Amelia returned his hug and they return looking at the shifting clouds. Meanwhile, back in the courtroom, the little boy sitting in the long table turned his head to Zelas.
"Are we almost done?"
"Be patient, Eldest Brother. We are almost done." Zelas muttered, making him pout. "Lina Inverse." She said aloud. The room erupted with whispers. Lina Inverse was next. Lina stood up from her chair, cracking her joints as she did.
"Let's get this over with." Before she got behind the podium, Lina stopped when Philbrizo pounded the hammer on the table and pointed at her.
"You, Bandit Killer, are a disgrace and terror upon the good name of Royal High School! There is no way I will allow you to work there or anywhere in Saillune!"
"WHAT THE HELL, KID? WHAT THE FUCK DID I DO TO YOU?" Lina screamed at the little boy. She sweat dropped when the faces of the Board opened their portfolios simultaneously and went to her file. They were ALL going against her?
"Lina Inverse." Dynast started. "You are being charged with performing cruel capital punishment to all your students."
"Everyone in this school does capital punishment-" She tried to defend herself but the Board did not let her.
"You are also charged with breaking school property and performing illegal activities behind the gym, in the classroom, and in the teacher's lounge." Gaav shook his head. "Stealing kid's lunch money, Bandit Killer? How mature."
"If gambling with underage kids of their lunch money is illegal, I don't want to know what isn't-"
"You have also lied on your resume when applying to the school." The beautiful Zelas waved a copy of Lina's resume. "You stated that you have no criminal records and when approached about your past by the previous principle, you threaten to chop his 'wrinkled balls' and make him eat it."
"He was getting WAY into my personal life-"
"And when we pulled your criminal record, we discovered that you have many counts of fraud, assault, driving under the influence, multiple counts of civil lawsuits, and there is a count of prostitution in here." Philbrizo announced. Lina rolled her eyes.
"Stealing a man's money and kicking him in the balls, how does that count as prostitution?" She scoffed.
"That and," Dolphin stood up from her seat. "You used the hearts of your enemies to get what you want!" She pointed at the weeping Riksfalto, next to her.
"She stole my heart only to beat me in the end."
"What the FUCK are you TALKING about?" Lina snarled. "If it pleases the court, I'm not a lesbian! I'm straight and I am with the blonde Idiot!" Gourry continued to dig his boogers. "I am NOT a lesbian like those two cunt lickers!"
"You take that back!" Riksfalto and Dolphin screeched.
"Oh, shut the fuck up, you lesbians." She turned her back to them and snorted. "Go pet each other's cats."
"Using profanity is bad! Especially to my lesbian little sister! I'm the only one who can make fun of her!" Philbrizo threw a paper ball at Lina's forehead. She snapped her sharp jaws at him. "I've seen enough. Let's get this over with, she is clearly a menace to society and can never be rehabilitated. Take her away." Lina gasped when a dozen of dressed-policemen stormed into the room.
"He can't do that!" Gourry sprung from his chair and looked at Xellos. "Can he?"
"Actually," The purple-haired man touched the end of his chin. "He can do whatever he wants."
"ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?" Lina screeched when an older man with slick brown hair appeared in the room, a pair of handcuffs in his hand.
"It has been awhile, Lina Inverse!" He pointed to her. "If you don't remember this handsome face, I will remind you!" Leaping on top of a nearby table, he placed his hands to his hips and let out a loud laughter. "I am Head Inspector, Wizer Freion!" Lina slapped herself on the forehead.
"How can I FORGET, you idiot? You were the reason why I had to leave my trip early in Ruvinagald last summer!" She crossed her arms. "You made my entire trip a living hell! Following Gourry and me everywhere and never leaving our sight- WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE? YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR JURISDICTION!"
"It's a pleasure seeing your lovely face again, Lina Inverse." He stepped off the table and walked over to her with his hands tucked behind his back.
"Again, using my full name." She rolled her eyes. He went to her side and grabbed her wrist, where he latched the handcuffs on her. "What the- GET THESE OFF ME!"
"Lina Inverse, you are under arrest for being Lina Inverse!" Wizer shoved his finger into Lina's face. Snapping her sharp teeth at his hand, she thrust her foot into his face and kicked him away.
"THAT IS NOT A GOOD REASON TO PUT ME INTO JAIL!"
"Actually, I think it's a good reason. What do you think, Elder Brother?" Dynast chuckled behind his microphone.
"As long as we keep this buffoon from terrorizing my schools, it's fine." Gaav motioned to get his drink refilled. Growling, Lina kept her legs swinging in the air, preventing the other dressed officials to grab her, she turned to her 'attorney'.
"DO SOMETHING, YOU PERVY IDIOT."
"But, Lina-Chan, how can I do anything when they have a perfectly good reason to arrest you?"
"ME BEING ME IS NOT A PERFECTLY GOOD REASON TO BE ARRESTED!" She looked at Gourry. "RIGHT, GOURRY?"
"Lina." Gourry suddenly had a very serious expression on his face that made Lina blink. He took her tiny shoulders in his grasp, a cloud of sadness flashed over his face, making Lina gulp with a blush.
"G-Gourry, it's going to be okay-"
"I will wait for you forever, Lina." He told her with wavy tears falling from his eyes. "I will remain faithful and wait until you get out."
"YOU IDIOT!" Lina flung her leg and kicked him in the side of his head, his body flew across the room and crash into the wall. "I AM NOT GOING TO PRISON!" Tugging on the strength of her handcuffs, Wizer's eyes snapped open when Lina broke the cuffs with a quick pull.
"Now, look here, YOU WITCH!" The superior official pointed at her with his white gloved hand. "We can do this the easy way or the hard way!"
"You are actually giving her a choice?" Filia sweat dropped in her seat.
"WITCH?" Lina grinded her teeth. "THAT'S RIGHT! I AM THE MOST POWERFUL AND BEAUTIFUL WITCH IN ALL OF RED ORB!" Lifting a chair above her head, she defended her way through the mass of policemen and managed to throw each one to the ground. Soon, it was just her and Wizer. He gulped when the little girl turned her blazing eyes at him.
"Ha... Ha ha ha ha ha!" He began to laugh at her. "AHA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" Lina stared at him confusingly as he roared in laughter. "You actually think you can defeat me, you little flat-chested broad?" A lightening bolt struck into Lina's already darken heart, she glared deathly at the old man.
"You lay one finger on me, I can sue you for attempted murder and you will rot in prison for the rest of your life! AHA HA HA HA HA!" He continued to laugh until he heard a loud pop. Unbeknownst to him, that soft noise came from his left testicle when it came in contact with Lina's foot. Screeching and whining in pain, Lina walked over the fallen soldier and to the boy laughing behind the long table.
"THAT shut him up, real good!" Philbrizo pointed at Wizer, he smiled when Lina stopped in front of him and slam her open palm on the wood table, making it jump.
"Obviously, you want me gone." Her eyes slightly squinted at the boy. "And I want you dead."
"Are you threatening me, now, Inverse?"
"No." Lina grinned. "I just want you to stop the bullshit and tell me the real reason why you are firing me. And I bet a good amount of my life savings that you are all afraid of me. Scared that if I keep working at Royal High, you won't have anything else to buy us out and turn the school into a strip mall." She curled her fingers, creasing the piece of paper that was under her palm. "Because of me and my friends, this school has a fighting chance to live."
"What is this woman talking about?" Gaav had enough, he stood up and grabbed Lina by the wrist. Pulling her slightly over the table, she cringed when he gripped hard. "Looks like the first time I broke your wrist, you didn't learn your lesson." He snickered and began to bend her hand in the other direction, making her growl. "But this time, you will."
"Not if I have something to say." Xellos was standing next to Lina suddenly. Everyone's eyes widen when he pulled back and swung his fist into Gaav's face, making him unhand the redhead. The larger man fell to the ground while Xellos looked over him, his amethyst eyes now open and glaring at him.
"About time you did something useful." Lina smirked, she held her sore wrist.
"Xellos, you better have a good explanation for this!" Gaav snarled as he stood up, his cheek was slightly red.
"I do." He placed a supporting hand on Lina's shoulder, making her blink. "This is Lina Inverse. For some of you, you don't even understand what that means." Xellos smirked. "Didn't you notice this selfish, big-headed, filthy-mouth-"
"EASY." Lina's raised eyebrow twitched.
"That the moment she's been working at Royal High, the percentage of kids dropping out of school dramatically declined from 39% to 18%?" He noted. "Also with an addition of each teacher that appeared in front of you, kids are going to school more often, getting great grades, graduating, and leaving to college for highly regarded universities, notably yours, Eldest Uncle."
"What is a school?" Xellos asked. "Is it to meet people? Make friends and make enemies? Have fights in the cafeteria or in the soccer field?"
"No." The purple haired man in the black suit pulled Lina close and pointed at her face. "This is the reason why we have schools. Because we have grateful people who are willing to spread their knowledge to individuals are yearning to learn." He pointed to Gourry, who was limping to his seat.
"We have selfless people who want to teach and give kids a reason to be better." His finger moved to Zangulas and Martina, they were sitting in the audience.
"We have self-sacrificing men and women who would go through hell to teach these teenagers something about anything." And he pointed to Filia, she was smiling with welded tears in her eyes.
"We have caring people who will give their unconditional love and care to give these young adults a preview about what life was like for them and to urge them to live their own lives." Xellos lowered his hand and placed it over his chest. "And we have people, like me, who are learning new things everyday because of these noble men and women who are passionate in what they do."
"Xellos." Lina stared at the man.
"What is this, Xellos?" Dynast chuckled. "This is unlike you."
"You do know what happens when you go against the family, right, rat?" Gaav scowled at him.
"If I recall correctly, I don't belong to your family." He replied.
"And if I recall correctly," Zelas leaned her face on the empty palm of her hand and smiled. "I believe I told you to get rid of Royal High School. Not defend it." Filia's eyes widen. Wait, but Xellos told her that he was doing all this because his mother wanted the school to stay up.
"That's why I accepted your proposal, unknowingly." Dolphin said aloud. "I thought you had a plan to get rid of the school but you went ahead and got me off the Board, you traitor. I even rigged the competition so you were in the final three." Everyone turned their heads to the silent man. "You even made me make Riksfalto lose a match against the idiot blonde and the rude redhead, telling me that it was just a part of your plan to demolish the unfit institute."
"He also told me to help his woman with the archery division and sleep with one of the judges to give them an 'adequate' score for their ridiculous musical performance." Huraker scoffed. "He had absolutely no faith in his team or care if that Princess were married off to someone else."
"Xellos." Filia was standing in the audience, her hands gripping on the handle of her pocketbook. "You rigged the competition?" He said nothing. Glaring at him now, she threw her purse to the ground and snarled. "WELL? Are you going to answer or what? Who's side are you REALLY on?"
"Yes, Xellos." Philbrizo smiled evilly at him. "Are you going to answer?"
"Well," He finally spoke. "That's an easy and simple question so I have an easy and simple answer." Xellos snickered softly. He turned around to face Filia, she was glaring at him with already wet eyes. Smiling, he lifted his extended index finger and stopped it just below his chin. He closed just one of his already open eye and with a soft wag of his finger, he grinned.
"Sore wa himitsu desu."
