Asta & Zara

"MMOOMMM!!"

"DDDAAADD!!"

Just as Zara sat down, Ratsujin's voice pierced through the air and echoed throughout the house.

Takeshi and Asta were confused as they heard Ratsujin's voice. They looked at each other, confused, and spoke to themselves. 

"That was Ratsujin's voice, but his alarm was turned off. Then who....."

Both of them stopped talking to themselves at the exact time and shifted their gaze towards Zara as both of them realized she was the one who woke up Ratsujin.

"You woke Ratosi up?" Asta asked Zara to confirm his doubt.

"Yes, I did wake him up, and for your information. His name is Ratsujin not Ratosi." Zara responded to Asta's question.

"Hmhm!"

Hearing Zara's reply to Asta caused Takeshi to giggle, but it was a muffled giggle.

Takeshi shifted his gaze to Asta and asked him a question while trying to hide his amusement in his voice. "Yeah!"

"Why do you call Ratsujin Ratosi? Could you please elaborate..." Takeshi's voice was filled with amusement.

"I asked first my question first." Asta responded to his father and then turned back to his wife and asked her, "Why did you wake Ratsujin up?"

"Hehe!" Zara giggled as she saw her husband dodging her father-in-law's question effectively.

"Ahm!"

Zara controlled her amusement and cleared her throat before responding to Asta.

"His alarm did not go off, so I woke him up. I did not want him to miss his second day at the Academy." Zara answered Asta's question.

"DDDAAADDD!!!"

As soon as Zara finished talking, Ratsujin's voice echoed through the house once again. His voice had a hint of pain that no one had noticed.

Zara stood up from the chair. She looked straight into Asta's eyes and said to him. "Now, if you don't have any further questions. I must leave. My son is calling me."

Asta smirked as he heard Zara's words. He also stood up from the chair and looked into Zara's eyes. He placed both of his hands on the table as he spoke in the same tone his wife used.

"What makes you think he is calling you?"

Zara was left confused by Asta's words. She first talked to herself before confronting her husband. "Ratsujin did call me..."

"Yes! He did. I am Certain Of It!"

After confirming herself, Zara responded to Asta. "But He Called First."

Asta smirked once again as he heard his wife's words again. He responded to her, "He did, but he called me twice, which means that he wants me, not you."

Zara's was flabbergasted as Asta's words enter her ears. "BUT....."

Zara tried to give Asta her response, but before she could even barely finish her first word. Asta ran off to Ratsujin's room without.

Zara's eyes widened in shock as she could not believe how Asta tricked her. She was impressed and frustrated at the same time.

Takeshi smiled and spoke to Zara, "You put up a tough fight, but no one can defeat Asta and his tricks."

"He simply has too many of those.." Takeshi spoke in a proud, amused voice.

Zara shifted her gaze towards Takeshi and spotted his proud smile. She took a deep breath and smiled before responding to her father-in-law.

"I suppose you are right, Dad.." Zara spoke as she sat back on the chair. Her voice stated that she had accepted her defeat, but she was proud of it at the same time.

Inside Ratsujin's room!

"Whoosh!"

Asta swiftly opened the door and entered the room.

Asta's eyes widened in disbelief as he saw the reason why his son was calling him and Zara.

Before Asta's eyes was Ratsujin standing tall, wearing his Vanguard Academy uniform, but he only had worn his pants.

He was shirtless, but he had a very good reason to be shirtless. Ratsujin had placed a piece of cloth on his stitches to stop himself from bleeding. 

Ratsujin was bleeding from his fresh stitches.