"Young Master…?" The guards inquired.
"I have nothing else for you to do at the moment, retreat." Heartless Young Prince waved the guard away. "Yes, Young Master!" replied the guard as he bowed, then left the room.
At the same time in private room number four, the restaurant owner was carefully serving the dishes to the table himself. Only after Mozart and the rest tasted some of the dishes, and uttered some words of praise did the restaurant owner leave the room.
"Hey, isn't this wine?" Elsa picked up a bottle of wine. She remembered that Mozart ordered for non-alcoholic drinks. After all, they were still under the permitted age for drinking alcohol.
"Relax. This is a non-alcoholic wine. Though, it actually tasted and smelled like a real wine." Mozart explained.
Shortly after that, Erza, Elsa, Lisa, Linda and the boys toasted as the scent of fragrant wine filled the room.
From the introduction provided by the owner earlier, the wine was called Beauty Allure Wine. As the liquid slid down the throat it reminded one of the taste of a beautiful woman, each taste being different yet also similar.
When tasting the first sip, Erza decided that she liked the wine very much. As a result, she ordered some more and put them into her storage ring.
"I did not know that you like wine. Want to try the alcoholic one?" Mozart asked. After all, as a Knight, normal alcoholic drinks would not affect them much.
"No, it's fine." Erza politely rejected.
The youths then continued to talk as they were eating. The dishes were truly delicious. It was worth the trouble that they needed to face earlier.
"So what's your plan during the holiday?" Lisa asked Erza.
"I haven't decided yet. I will probably stay at home, spending my time with my two aunties. How about you?"
"Don't you feel bored to spend your holiday like that?" Linda mixed in before Lisa got the chance to reply.
"Not at all. I like spending my time with my loved ones." Erza answered and looked toward Lisa. She was still waiting for her reply.
"I agree. I will also spend my holiday with my grandma. We are planning to go overseas though, probably to the Southern Continent."
"Wow.. That's nice. I heard that they have many beautiful beaches there." Elsa joined their conversation.
"Yes. While enjoying the nature, we are planning to find a contracted beast for me." Southern Continent was the holy continent for beasts. 90% of their population were beasts and the mixed breeds between beasts and other races.
"Sounds exciting. I wish you good luck in your endeavour." Qi Long added.
"Thank you. How about you guys?"
"Both of us will spend our time in the clan with our families." Qi Long was referring to Qi Di. Similar with Erza, both Qi Long and Qi Di wanted to spend more time with their families at home.
"Me too. I'm going home." Mozart replied.
Erza's ears twitched when she heard him saying 'home'. Which home was Mozart referring to? Still, she kept her mouth shut as she knew it was not good to ask him that.
"Actually I wanted to go to Nanda Empire to have a look at recent strange phenomenon there, but a Prince from Cersian Empire is going to visit our clan this time. And Dad wants me to be there to welcome him." Elsa sighed when she thought about her holiday plan.
"Oh, what's his name? How old is he? Is he handsome?" Mozart put down his glass and asked Elsa casually.
"I never saw him, so I don't know yet. But I heard that he is very handsome. I also do not know his true name, but people call him Heartless Young Prince because when he was three years old, he tortured and killed numerous prisoners without blinking his eyes. He was so calm and cold."
"And his age?" Mozart pursued. He was unexpectedly curious about the prince. Elsa looked strangely at him before continuing, "If I'm not wrong, he should be in his mid-twenties."
"I see…"
"What phenomenon are you talking about?" Erza casually asked while cleaning her mouth with tissue. She finally finished her lunch. Since it was delicious, Erza did not forget to cast 'Double Acceleration' on her stomach. Hence, she ended up eating more than the boys. After getting to know her for almost a year, her friends were already used to her antic.
"A week ago, in the outskirts of Nanda Empire, there was a celestial phenomenon in the sky where three moons appeared on the top of a desolate land. It was strange that only the people within that desolate land were able to see the phenomenon in the sky."
"After some investigations, it was found that the phenomenon was caused by the appearance of an old tomb. The tomb was tightly sealed by a mysterious force which not even a peak King Realm expert was able to break it."
"Later on, an Emperor Realm expert came and tried to break it, but he still failed. In the end, he predicted that the seal would open naturally two weeks later and only a Knight Realm expert could enter. It is still unknown who is the owner of the tomb, but the person should definitely be an Emperor Realm expert at the very least."
"Oh, something like that happened in Nanda Empire? Sow how long until the predicted opening time?" Erza was impressed by Menzel Clan ability to gather news and information. Even though Nanda Empire was in the Northern Continent, it was still very far from Black Snow Empire. By her current flying speed, it would probably take 2-3 days of nonstop flying to reach there.
"A little bit more than a week. Are you interested to go there?"
"Honestly, yes. But I need to discuss it first with Third and Second Aunties."
"Do you want me to tag along?" Qi Long suddenly asked.
"No, it's fine. Don't worry. You just need to focus on getting stronger. I hope you could break into Knight Realm soon."
Qi Long realized that his goal now was really to get stronger. Otherwise, he would not be able to help his girlfriend at all, and instead he would be a deadweight.
At first, he was happy with his progress. He was the runner-up in the last New Students Championship. However, the Year End Tournament couple days ago made Qi Long realize that he needed to practice harder. After all, no need to mention Erza, he was not even the opponent for Elsa or Mozart.
After taking a short break after their lunch, the group continued strolling around the city.
"You look good in that." Qi Long praised Erza's choice of clothes. Currently, they were in a fashion store which mainly sold woman clothes.
"Thank you. By the way, aren't you tired? Why didn't you join Qi Di and Mozart and took a rest at that café?" Earlier, Qi Di and Mozart separated from the group as they decided to wait for the girls while sitting at a café. Hence, there was only Qi Long now with the girls.
"I'm tired. But I want to spend more time with you." Qi Long said calmly as he looked at Erza in the eyes.
Erza's heart skipped a beat and she quickly turned her body around to avoid Qi Long's gaze.
"Sorry, is it bored being with me?" Erza did not know why she said that. She thought that she might feel a bit guilty because even after being in relationship with Qi Long for more than seven months, they never had a real date outside the academy.
"Not at all. I understand that for you, love is not the priority. I just want you to know that when you are tired with your practice and need a break, you could always come to find me."
Erza nodded her head and continued with her shopping. She dragged Qi Long along with her, ignoring the other girls. Elsa, Lisa, and Linda also seemed to understand that the couple needed some time alone. Therefore, they silently separated themselves from the couple and went different way.