Zenovia opened his eyes
He woke up, he looked at his own hands then sighed
"It seems like now, when I was 16 years old" he muttered as he stood up from his bed
He stretched his neck a little. Then he tried to move something on his back
But no one moved, he held his back, then realized something
"Ah...that's right, I didn't have wings when I was 16 years old," he muttered
"It seems, I have to forcefully get my wings out"
Suddenly he heard footsteps
He looked towards the door
"1... 2... 3"
He counted, right on the count of three. An angel with beautiful white wings and a holy-looking appearance opened the door
"Zenovia, don't be lazy" said the angel to Zenovia
"Sorry. I'll get ready right away."
The angel threw some kind of potion bottle
Zenovia caught the bottle
"Drink it as usual, so your hair will become blonde" said the angel
The angel turned to leave, Zenovia then smiled faintly
"Thank you Ryan" Zenovia mumbled
The angel flinched, he then turned around. His eyes widened
"Excuse me...?" The angel asked trying to determine whether what he heard was a mistake or not
Zenovia put on a confused face, making the Angel who was called 'Ryan' by Zenovia also confused. Then Zenovia asked
"Do you need anything else?"
"...Just now, what were you mumbling about- No, forget it."
Ryan sighed and then left the room completely
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Zenovia opened the dining room door, all gazes immediately fell on him, a common thing he always faced in every life.
There were many angels sitting on high-backed chairs, a total of 7 people there. Luxurious food filled long tables with gold patterned veils. Those sitting were the Ralliade family
They usually looked at Zenovia with disgust or contempt, but this time they all had shocked expressions on their faces, especially Ryan, the angel who came into his room earlier.
Zenovia usually uses a potion given by Ryan to hide his black hair which the Ralliade family doesn't like. But now he shows it with confidence
Zenovia put his hands on his chest then bowed his body
"Good morning, sorry I'm late. I am honored to be allowed to have breakfast with the Ralliade family"
The person sitting in the middle frowned when Zenovia emphasized the words Ralliade family, as if Zenovia was not part of the family.
He was the leader of the Ralliade family, his mouth opened as if he wanted to speak but he closed his mouth again
Zenovia straightened his body again, he smiled faintly. The Ralliade family leader nodded. Then Zenovia sat down in an empty chair
A servant puts food in front of Zenovia. Zenovia can still feel that he is still the center of his family's attention. Of everyone there, only Ryan looked at him intently
Zenovia took his cutlery, he cut the meat on his plate elegantly, then put the piece of meat into his mouth.
A moment of silence occurred and only the sound of plates and cutlery rubbing against each other could be heard
"How embarrassing, he dares to show his true form now?" muttered one of the angels
Zenovia looked at the muttering angel and smiled once again, making the angel flinch. Zenovia took a glass of water, when he was about to drink it he stopped and just turned the glass around
"Brother, no. Young master Fenryl, do you need a loudspeaker? You should raise your voice more when talking about other people."
The angel called Fenryl flinched, he glared at Zenovia, the veins on his forehead were even visible
"You-!" Fenryl stood up and was about to shout further, but the leader of the Ralliade family cleared his throat
Fenryl squeaked before finally sitting back down in annoyance, Zenovia looked around. then his attention stopped at the waiter who was putting down his food earlier
Zenovia was the one standing now, he looked at the maid
"Hey, come here" he said commandingly, he had stopped turning the glass of water he was holding
Everyone there was now confused about why Zenovia wanted the maid to come to him, even Fenryl, who had been angry, had now become curious.
The maid ordered by Zenovia came to him
"Do you need anything young mast-"
"Drink this" Zenovia interrupted the maid's words, he handed her the glass he was holding
The maid flinced
"W-what do you mean. How could I-"
"Why? You're afraid of being poisoned to death because you're just a lowly angel, and have no immunity to poison?"
The servant flinched once again, her eyes widening and her pupils shaking
the entire Ralliade family was a bit suprised, when they heard Zenovia talk about poison
Zenovia grabbed the maid's jaw, then poured the water in the glass he was holding in his hand into the maid's mouth.
The maid tried to struggle after the glass of water was poured. Zenovia let go of the waiter then placed the empty glass on the table. Meanwhile the maid fell down, choking and coughing
"Zenovia!" The leader of the Ralliade family shouted at Zenovia, Zenovia didn't respond, he just took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands
"What exactly are you-!" The family leader stood up from his seat, when he was about to approach Zenovia he saw the maid's wings turn black, the maid looked at Zenovia with watery eyes, poison seemed to be starting to spread, her face now looked like a spider's web
"I'll Curse you, you dark race people!!" The maid shouted at Zenovia, before finally losing consciousness, Zenovia knew that the maid had now become a dead body
Everyone there was silent, they didn't know what to say. Even the remaining servants and maids fell silent
Zenovia glanced at the maids and servants "What are you doing? Quickly take care of all this" he said indifferently
Zenovia turned towards the leader of the Ralliade family, then smiled like a holy angel who had never killed before
"I'm sorry, my lord, Noctilucent, the young masters and young ladies must be surprised" he said in a friendly tone.
The Ralliade family leader who was addressed as 'Noctilucent' flinched
"Thank God I'm not from the Ralliade family. So I won't embarrass you" Zenovia continued
Noctilucent said nothing. When there was silence, Ryan stood up, then grabbed Zenovia by the collar and took his outside
Leaving behind 6 members of the Ralliade family and the servants who were taking care of Zenovia's mess
Noctilucent finally spoke
"Because there is a problem, you'll can leave now" he said
After Noctilucent spoke like that, the Ralliade family members finally left one by one, and the servants started to leave too. after everyone left and left Noctilucent alone. Noctilucent Let out a long sigh
"Huft... Why is it like this? That kid suddenly changed. Usually he acts like he is prey among the Predators. He caused a lot of trouble today..."
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