'Bundoc and Marie, who were watching the hologram, were stupefied at his shamelessness, as Zenryx never put much effort into his training.
They thought, 'What do you mean hard work?! Where? When? How?'
'At best, he would practice for about thirty minutes to one hour, and after that, he would just fool around in the villa. His talent is just an anomaly, something no one probably has!'
Randell, on the other hand, was laughing so loudly that it echoed throughout the room. "Hahahaha, this rebellious son of mine."
He displayed a lack of genuine concern towards Zen's action; however, upon hearing that Zen's swordsmanship rank had advanced to the Advanced level, he felt a great sense of pride.
Elle was also not surprised that this was not the first time he had done something like this. Both of them found out later on that Zen went to the Twilight Zone unnoticed through Marie, but they did not scold Zen about it and just let him be.
At this point, Elle and Randell just went with whatever Zen planned to do after seeing his intelligence, talent, power, etc… They now fully trusted that he was fully capable of handling himself in the world.
Elle murmured that she would beat Zenryx's ass the next time she sees him. Randell laughed hearing Elle's words, as his hearing was very good. He persuaded her and told her to calm down.
"Don't blame me. It's this rebellious son of yours fault." "Hmph!" "He inherited your reckless personality." She said it like a little girl.
The head of other families also laughed, then Vimoux stepped out and said, "Duke Randell, this son of yours is very interesting, and the rumors about your son still overly underestimated his talent."
On the other side of the room, close to the door that led to the outside pool, three girls stood and witnessed the whole thing.
Fiona was not surprised at all, she had the same reaction as Elle and Randell as this was not Zenryx first rodeo.
Although she already had a hunch that Zen would be doing something like this, when she mentioned the word birthday banquet back then when they were at the dining table, she saw Zen frown. Then Zen's not appearing for a long time during the banquet already confirmed her hunch.
The gift that she had meticulously arranged for Zenryx had to be postponed until their next encounter at the Pontiac Academy.
Fiona was just disappointed and saddened that he would be unable to meet Zenryx until the next year, and she didn't even have the chance to say goodbye to him because he just left like that.
Unbeknownst to her, Fiona's family's love for Zen has started to bloom into a love between a man and a woman.
Daphne spoke up and asked Fiona, "Ummm, Fiona, can I marry this brother of yours?"
Fiona hurriedly refused.
"Why? We fit each other perfectly, you know?"
Then Fiona responded, "Fit each other, you say? What a clown!"
Fiona and Daphne argued back and forth with each other until Celestia came in and intervened to stop them.
All the other nobles, other guests, and people who were watching the broadcast also had the same reaction 'stupefied'.
The banquet continued, and they were all now discussing things about Zenryx. There were also countless girls who asked their parents if they could propose marriage.
The banquet was nearing its conclusion, and a considerable number of guests had already departed and begun their journeys back to their respective domains and residences.
They all bid farewell to Elle and Randell, expressing gratitude for the invitation and acknowledging the splendid event masterfully orchestrated by Zenryx.
Stella also left after saying her goodbyes and apologizing one last time. Although she was a bit surprised about what happened, her mind was fairly calm as she was going to inherit the Crellon Family in a few years.
Maids have also started cleaning the whole area. The live broadcast has ended too. Many ships could be seen leaving Tranquil City.
The only ones left were Lorcan Duragny's family and King Vimoux's family. Lorcan and Vimoux asked Randell and Elle if it was possible to propose a marriage between Daphne, Celestia, and Zen.
Polygamy is accepted in this world. Indeed, it was quite customary for nobility to enter into matrimonial unions with multiple spouses.
Daphne was very happy to hear his father's words, but Celestia frowned and did not want any arranged marriages. She wanted to marry the one she wanted, and it was also too early to be thinking about marriage.
Elle then said, "Actually, we have no control over this. It's all up to Zen. The outcome solely rests on Zen's discretion."
"I will make an attempt to reach out to him, however, considering his proactive nature, it is likely that he has made extensive arrangements, thus making it challenging for us to locate him using conventional methods."
Celestia and Fiona both breathed a collective sigh of relief upon hearing Elle's statement. However, Daphne's sentiments leaned towards disappointment.
Randell didn't say anything and just proudly stood next to Elle.
After exchanging a couple of words and saying their farewells, both families left. Leaving only Fiona, Elle, and Randell.
Elle asked Fiona if she had any Idea where Zen went, but she shook her head, not having the faintest idea.
Randell spoke up "It's fine, it's fine! Just let him be." Elle glared at Randell and left, returning to the Tiered SS ship. Randell then looked at Fiona and said, "Hahaha, I think your mother is on her period!"
Fiona also left thinking that her father was so rude. Leaving only Randell behind, he murmured, "These ladies are so difficult, damn."
Randell also returned to the Tiered SS ship. All thousands of ships rose to the air and flew at Mach five speed. Some ships flew faster, flying at Mach one hundred, and the SS ship flew about at Mach three hundred.
The news of what happened at the banquet would spread and shock the whole continent the next day.