After a while, the two Elders came out of the room and headed outside.
Swoosh!
An aged figure followed them out and went in a different direction. It arrived before another inn which was also quite luxurious and headed to the top floor.
In one of the rooms on the top floor, Janice was sitting cross-legged on the bed, meditating.
Knock! Knock!
She opened her eyes when someone knocked on the door.
"Young miss, it's me." An aged voice sounded from outside the room at the same time.
Janice stood up and opened the door. The old lady who was with her during the day was standing there. She invited her in and offered her seat but the old lady remain standing and said,
"Young miss, it's as you expected, that Dalton kid is planning to kill Max."
Janice had already expected Jack to try and kill Max because she knew how petty he could be. He would kill anyone that slighted him even a little bit. Because she had made up her mind to make Max hers, she sent the old lady after Jack's Elder to keep an eye on them and find out when they would be making a move on him.
Janice wasn't surprised when she heard this but frowned, "Isn't he worried about the force behind Max?"
The old lady shook her head, "Young miss, Max doesn't seem to be from any powerful force. The reason he became the guest of Ninam city lord is that he happened to save her daughter."
"Oh?" Janice's expression changed and she fell silent for a while.
The old lady didn't disturb her and stood there without saying anything.
After a while, Janice's eyes gleamed with determination, and she thought, 'It doesn't matter if he has any force backing him or not. Since I have already taken a liking to him, I'll make him mine.'
She then glanced at the old lady and said, "Elder, please keep track of their movements. This is the opportunity for me to leave a good impression on him and become close to him."
When the old lady heard her, she knew her young miss wanted to save Max when Jack made his move. She sighed and said,
"Young miss, please rethink this. I don't think it is wise to do this. Given how crazy Jack is about you, I'm sure he wouldn't like it if you save Max. Moreover, if the Dalton family finds out that you are trying to forge a relationship with another male, it might affect the relationship between the two families negatively and the family head will punish you for it."
"Don't worry, Elder. I've already thought it out." Janice spoke with a cold glim in his eyes and thought, 'I just have to ask mother to hasten the process of marrying Flavia to Young master Dalton.'
The old lady didn't say anything and went out of the room.
...
Meanwhile, in one of the dorm rooms in the cloud academy...
A girl in white, who had deep claw marks on her delicate face, sat atop the wooden bed in meditation. She had Mana stones in her hands which continued to dim as time passed.
After ten minutes, the Mana stones turned to dust and she opened her mesmerizing eyes.
She glanced in the direction of Max's dorm room and mumbled, "I wonder when he will return. I want to see him."
Just as the words came out of her mouth, she blushed. However, when she thought of the horrendous scars on her face, her mood dropped. After a while, she calm down, took out another two Mana stones, and started cultivating.
At the same time, in Max's room, Anna, dressed in a pink nightdress, lay on the bed, hugging her pillow.
"Why hasn't he returned yet? He should've waited for the academy to send a search team." Anna complained and then went on mumbling, "Could it be that he has feelings for that girl and was worried that something might happen to her? Or maybe she is his woman already?"
When she thought of this, she felt sad for some reason and shook her head, "No, she must be his friend. If she was his woman, he would've told me about it."
After a while, she stood up abruptly and shouted out loud, "Could she be really his woman, and the days he went out in the evenings and came late at night, was he meeting up with her?"
...
Max didn't know both Flavia and Anna were missing him quite a bit, especially Anna. He was engrossed in absorbing the medicinal bath's energy and strengthening his Mana core.
It was only after a few hours had passed and the previously green and hot liquid had become cold and colorless that Max opened his eyes.
Splash!
He stood up and exited the bathtub, making the water splash around.
"The medicinal bath was quite amazing. Not only did my Mana core was strengthened considerably, my body feels very light and comfortable too." Max praised as he stretched his body a bit. After that, he wiped his wet body with towels, wore his clothes, and headed out of the room.
"My lord, do you need anything?" The servant girls standing outside his room bowed and asked when he exited his room.
"No." Max shook his head and said, "You guys don't need to stand here all night. You can rest."
"No, my lord. It's our duty to be present here." The servant girls responded. When Max took a closer look at them, he found out that these servant girls were different than the ones present in the day.
He nodded at them and walked toward Leticia's room. After finding out that she was feeling weak and useless, he decided to comfort her and spend the night with her.
The servants standing in front of Leticia's room bowed to him and realizing that he wanted to go inside, they knocked on the door.
Creak~
It wasn't long before the door opened and Leticia appeared in front of him. When she saw him standing there, she was surprised. After a moment, she smiled happily, grabbed his hand, and pulled him inside.
