AMBITIOUS!

Ambitious! : Part 2 : Another From Zidan

"Are you seriously not wanting to use it?"

Kenzo cleared his throat slowly in response. He gulped ethanol while listening to his friend's words trying to convince him to use Lily in a giant experiment that might change the world's view of science.

Yohannes Xavier Tremoeru was silent. He covered his lips when he saw Kenzo's sharp glare. The chuckle sounded so annoying to Yohannes when the rest of his friends mocked him for failing to persuade Kenzo, "I thought Lily would offer herself. Haven't you told her about the difficulty of finding a suitable object?"

"You're crazy, aren't you? Kenzo couldn't possibly do that to his little sister." 

A girl named Andrea Thus Veloka observed her friend's conversation. To be more precise, she praised Kenzo's good looks from behind her sunglasses, which was able to hide the face of admiration from her eyes.

"How would he do it if our esteemed President just kept the two of them away."

Yohannes and his friends laughed softly. Kenzo just took a deep breath before throwing the drink can at Yohannes.

"You don't want it?"

Kenzo turned to look at Andrea, his reflection visible from the sunglasses. Andrea gave a silent chuckle when there was no response from Kenzo while Angela Troye Ere rubbed his back, "You still have to fight hard to replace Lily, Andrea."

Lily, Lily, and Lily.

Andrea was sick of the names they always used when discussing Kenzo. Andrea understands that Lily is only Kenzo's favorite little sister, but the jealousy in her heart that can't get rid of Kenzo's attention to Lily makes Andrea feel annoyed with the owner of that name.

At first, Andrea thought Kenzo liked his sister, but Yohannes denied it, "They separated decades ago. Naturally, Kenzo takes care of Lily even though time creates a big distance between the two."

Andrea trusts Yohannes a little, but it sucks.

Andrea lips were slightly rounded. Her hands were covered in a smirk. What if I approach Lily and push the girl down in Kenzo's research? Andrea thought that if it failed, she would disappear, and I would enter his life.

Kenzo left the gathering place with his friends. Kenzo was about to continue his work in a central laboratory. Andrea gasped when she felt a soft touch from Yohannes, "Don't do it, Andrea. I know what you're thinking."

Andrea doesn't like Yohannes, who can easily read someone's mind. Her hands keep away from Yohannes' touch.

"Don't read my mind, Yo."

Yohannes sighed tiredly, then leaned back, "But I hope so a little."

"What?" Angela asked. She focused on Yohannes, who was staring at the sky of the building.

"If he succeeds, then his life has been saved. No, he will end up with even greater ambition. It's better than failing with an ambition he can't hold on to." 

Leon Hairtern Yo snorted, "Your sentence doesn't make any sense."

"That means Kenzo will remain ambitious."

Angela tried to translate the meaning of Yohannes' words while Andrea cleared her throat softly, "He would be like that if the object were someone else."

"Andrea."

Andrea just walked away without listening to the words of her three friends, trying to restrain herself. In another place, Thifal, who heard Lily was grateful not to be the first child, looked at Lily with an inexplicable expression.

She clenched her fists tightly. Thifal was quite aware of the situation and the difficulty of being a child with parents in a high position.

"All children would also think the same thing as you if they were born carrying their parents' ambition."

Lily looked sadly at the leaves, "We are far away since Elder Brother Kenzo went crazy."

"Lily."

Lily watched Thifal. The girl just looked at Lily with a faint smile and then walked towards the table where her laptop has placed. Thifal gave a cute bandana to Lily, her happy face visible.

"This is for me, Elder Sister Thifal? Cute bandana. I love it! For me, right?"

As the two girls talked to each other for a long time, the sound of the engine roaring caught their attention. Lily exclaimed, happy to see Kenzo's arrival. She walked towards her brother without remembering Zidan's orders that told her to stay away from Kenzo. And without knowing that Zidan had been watching her from behind the window curtain.

Thifal waved a small hand when Kenzo looked at her. The man didn't give any reaction. Thifal felt pain in the recesses of his heart. She chose to return to her residence and finish her pending task.

Kenzo put the bandana on Lily as her sister gave it to him, "You look cute, Lily."

Hearing him make a broad smile was beautifully painted, "Of course! I'm the handsome sister of Elder Brother Kenzo."

Kenzo smiled, "Come in first. Daddy's still home, right?"

Lily suddenly felt her body shaking with fear. She nodded her head. Ah, Lily just disobeyed Zidan's rules. She ran away from Kenzo, occasionally looking behind her to where Kenzo was still standing.

Lily made a mistake that, of course, Kenzo should be punished. 

Zidan stepped away, leaving Freya fast asleep after arguing with him. His wife sometimes can't side with him, but her actions support him, so they sometimes argue even though Freya blames herself when she realizes that her behavior supports Zidan.

The maids bowed their heads in respect to Zidan as he walked to another room, "Tell Kenzo I'm waiting for him in the room."

"Understood, Master Zidan."

Kenzo stepped in the next minute, and in front of him was seen Zidan sitting with an arrogant look while holding a sheet of paper.

"You will be part of us."

"I don't want to."

Zidan rested his chin, "You have to. Aren't you tempted by the Minister of Technology and Research position?"

The turmoil of ambition that was a little latent now wriggled, his heart beating fast when he heard the name of the minister's department.

"Your research will become part of the State if you join."

Kenzo tried to hold it in, "It's hard to accept. I will only get ridicule from those who are jealous of me."

"Since when do you think about what other people say?"

"I don't want them to equate Lily and me. He's still a child."

Zidan looked at Kenzo, the look in his eyes could not penetrate his son's blank expression, but Zidan knew the turmoil of ambition because of his offer.

Minister of Technology and Research, a position in the state government regulating the development of technology and science, allows people to coexist with humans so that their country is filled with sophisticated tools that blend with nature.

Kenzo likes it.

Zidan tapped his index finger on the table, "I'm not offering you but forcing you to join. Your laboratory work is in line with this position, and I don't accept your refusal, Kenzo. You must without backing down. It will damage my image as a leader."

Kenzo laughed softly, knowing the meaning of Zidan's words, "You're exaggerating in putting limits on us."

Zidan Va Obelix only wants to save his daughter, Lily Obelix Casablanca.