Chapter 13 - The Five Families

Ayami stared at Kayden's leaving back. Come to think of it, how could that person enter the forest so nonchalantly?

Who is he actually?

She never met him in the past, so she doesn't have any information on him. His name was also unfamiliar and she didn't think there was a powerful house with the name Clyde.

Ayami didn't ponder over it anymore when she heard her stomach grumbling for food. Ayami ran to the cafeteria and bought some food.

"There you are, Ayami!" A pretty girl with bright blonde hair flowing through her back and a pair of blue eyes shining like a gem, with pointy nose and thin red lips, wearing the school uniform of the academy, approached her.

"Celine." Ayami softly spoke and continued to eat her food elegantly. Celine sat down in front of her and spoke worriedly. "Where were you? I didn't see you in the morning class earlier. Did something happen? Is someone bullying you? Tell me and I'll make sure they never appear in front of you again."

"No, nothing like that happened." Ayami spoke monotonously, devoid of any emotion. "You sure? Just tell me if you have any problems and I'll come rushing to you."

"So, anyways, I met this new girl and her personality is really interesting." Celine spoke with thrill in her voice. But as she spoke, Celine didn't notice that Ayami's expression darkened.

Her gaze was so cold to the point that it would freeze even in summer. A murderous intent leaked out of her subconsciously. Rage was burning inside her uncontrollably. This 'new girl', it was obvious that it was Yanna Jin. Ayami laughed inside.

"Ah, wait, do you know the new girl? You know, the girl we saw yesterday." Celine asked, as she was sure that Ayami doesn't pay any attention to the academy affairs.

When Celine looked at her, she froze as she felt chills running down her spine, it felt like she was looking at a monster. There was a wicked smile on her face, as if she was ready to mess someone up.

Hah! I won't let you snatch her away from me this time!

In the past, Yanna befriended Celine on her second day. That caused even more rift to Ayami and Celine.

Celine came from a family of lawyers, so the couple used her in the sake of 'justice' and bringing to light Ayami's 'sins'. They used her for investigating big cases that put them into a lot of danger.

This time, she won't let that pair of scummy lovebirds exploit Celine!

The look on Ayami's face was so terrifying to the point that she wanted to run away. Then Ayami's vicious gaze landed at her. Celine gulped the lump on her throat and felt cold sweat on her back.

"…I know her. Don't get close to her and stay away from her." Ayami coldly spoke, the tone of her voice felt sharp, as if warning her.

Celine had no choice but to agree to her overbearing voice. "Alright milady, I'll run away from her whenever I see her."

Anyway, Ayami surely had a good reason and for the first time, she didn't feel like she was talking to a wall. Most of the time, Ayami was silent or just say yes or no.

"Oh, by the way, do you know Kayden Clyde?" Celine almost choked on her saliva as soon as Ayami finished her question. Ayami raised her eyebrows, she thought that her reaction was weird.

Celine gulped down the Ayami's and asked to repeat it again. "Sorry, I think I misheard. Could you repeat it again?"

This time, she repeated it a little bit louder than before. "Do you know Kayden Clyde?"

Celine sighed and started to speak. "Before that, do you even know the five most powerful families in the country?"

Ayami nodded her head and listed the names from descending order. "They are Roswell, Lein, Yun, Yanai, and Filburn families. I heard all of them graduated in this academy."

"You've probably never heard of the Clyde household, right? That's because they belong to the upper-middle class and was not that well-known."

The academy mostly consist of people coming from the upper class family, so people below them were rare.

"Then how can he enter a restricted area?"

"That's because Senior Kayden has special access. He was friends with the three young masters and was also their junior. Though, he is alone right now as all the seniors already graduated."

"I see… But why are you calling him 'senior Kayden'?" Ayami nodded her head.

"Duh, isn't it because he's older than us? He is a graduating student."

"Ah, is that so?" Then she guessed that she will have to politely speak to that senior later, if they meet that is.

"Why are you interested in that senior?" Celine smiled playfully at her as she spoke.

"Nothing, just curious." Celine looked at her seriously after that. "But really, you should be careful around him. Nobody has ever gotten near him because he was under the protection of the three young masters and was tightly guarded. I heard that they treasure each other, so if you anger senior Kayden, then I'm afraid that you won't see the light of the day."

"One last thing, can you do an investigation to a certain group?" Ayami finished eating her meal and went onto the desserts, which was strawberry macarons. Celine quickly snatched one and ate it.

"Ah, you…" Ayami glared daggers at her. Celine smiled cheekily. "Of course, I can. Just treat me to Sucré le Desserts' as a payment. So whose group do you want to investigate?"

Before Ayami could answer the question, a voice interrupted her, a huge nuisance at that.

"Um… C-Celine, can I eat with you?" Blushing like a maiden, was a beautiful girl standing in front of them, that creature was named Yanna. Celine awkwardly smiled while Ayami's face darkened like a shade.

Who are you! Get lost!

The sweet dessert Ayami was eating suddenly tasted bitter and disgusting.