Zeeta and the Wizarding World
Duties of the Princess (1/2)

Ashley arrived at Rowing's residence after using her teleportation magic. When he was there, thick white smoke blocked his sense of sight. It was until not less than a minute after the mana Zeeta explosion. Ashley still doesn't know that the pillar-shaped explosion came from where Zeeta belonged. He continued to search for Zeeta by constantly calling her name behind the smoke.

“Si-who called that?” a voice that sounded trembling in fear was heard by Ashley. He immediately ran towards the source of his voice.

When Ashley discovered Zeeta's form, her heart immediately felt sliced. Zeeta's figure was full of blisters, tears that did not stop raining down her cheeks, and the look of a frightened face while holding the head of a child older than her who was unconscious on her thighs.

“Quiet, Son. I'm Ashley, I'm your mother's magic teacher.” Ashley tries to get close to Zeeta but he is avoided.

“A-I ... I don't want to hurt anyone anymore, don't go near me...” his face that looks really scared can only grip the Azure shirt that is lying limp.

“I hate nobles.. I don't want to see nobles anymore .. dad.. sorry dad....” Zeeta's mental uncertainty makes her fall unconscious.

“Nak...!? Zeeta!?” Ashley checked Zeeta immediately. “Ah, so hot...” he said after holding his body. Ashley immediately responded, opening her blazer to cover Zeeta's body and making a cloud about the size of Zeeta's body to blow the cool air over Zeeta, then he also made a compress cloth for Zeeta's forehead with his magic.

“This child is called Azure?” Ashley also checked the state of Azure lying to Zeeta's left. “He only fainted, but this hole in his clothes .. if there were only marks on his clothes, would Zeeta heal the wounds on his body? Then, Zeeta responds after seeing me... Rowing was still acting crazy even though she was dealing with the Princess?” Ashley returns to lay Azure on the ground and searches for Rowing's whereabouts with her magic.

After finding Rowing who was not far from him, he could also confirm that one noble family had fainted despite some injuries. He was also surprised by the condition of Garren and Emma who still slightly looked like a living skull.

“So so, yes. The explosion came from where Zeeta suddenly grew and was unable to contain it. But. if so, this kid....

"In addition, even though all those nearby fell unconscious, none of their lives were threatened after receiving the explosion ... What about the residents of the city next door?” Ashley immediately teleported a bottle of magic powder from her residence into her hands.

The bottle contained a dark green magic powder accompanied by brilliance. He shakes it and throws it. From the powder that then formed like a special map of the city, Ashley can see the health and mental condition of people through scattered points. Red means severe, blue means safe, and all dots are blue.

“What the heck?” Ashley was astonished by herself. He could not understand how, with the explosive power that could be seen up to the royal capital, there were no casualties or severe injuries at all.

Shortly after, the three other major nobles present followed suit with teleportation magic. None of them could understand how the explosion could have occurred after Ashley's explanation for what they saw inside this blanket of white smoke.

“Despite that, we must breathe a sigh of relief that the Princess is safe and we must take care of her immediately,” Hellen said.

“Yes, you're right. But she's still not ready to really be Princess,” Ashley later told her what happened.

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“I understand, it's inevitable. But the Grand Duchess, then what should we do?” willmurd said inquiring.

“Since the beginning this happened because things were too sudden for him. For now, we must recover his mental and wound at my residence. He needs someone to explain and make him feel calm again, and that person is his adoptive father.”

“At this moment, if his biological mother is still with him..,” muttered Porte.

“Grand Duchess, trouble here let us take care of it. You should bring Mr. Princess immediately,” said Hellen gave advice.

“Good. I leave it to you.” Agreeing to Hellen's suggestion, Ashley returns to her residence with Zeeta through her teleportation and hands Azure to the nobles..

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“Honestly just a moment after I got here, I felt goosebumps,” Hellen said suddenly while locking up that one noble family inside a transparent green box with his magic, saying, after he secured Azure with a green-colored magic stretcher. The stretcher was continuously floating in the air. “Which pressure I think it is. I never thought it came from the Princess,”.

“This is just my guess, if the Princess does have mana that even gives the nobility goosebumps, it means..” Porte conjectured while checking if there were any other survivors around them with her crystal magic.

“You're right, Count Porte. At my age who has stepped on sixty-seven this year, I can confidently say ... Princess Zeeta is loved by nature mana.” Willmurd also took action by removing the white smoke through the slash of Rapier's sword he was carrying.

“As if the legend of the witch happened to him.” Hellen felt sympathetic.

“That means we should not just take decisions unilaterally, we can actually bring the end of the world without realizing it,” said Porte.

“But, although the steps we take are always wary of the end, we will not know whether the Queen Fairy prophecy remains on the same path or not,” Hellen replied.

“For now, let's do what we can. The Princess turned out to be much more in need of support than I expected. With his condition like that, I'm not sure he's able to bear his responsibility,” Willmurd also took part in the conversation.

“Count Porte, I leave the rest to you. Things like this are your area of expertise, aren't they? I'm gonna take this kid back to my house and take Rowing to jail. After that I'll report to the Grand Duchess with Kek Will." Pinta Hellen has more power than Porte and Willmurd.

"Ohoho. Are you mocking me, Miss Hellen?" Willmurd made a fake smile.

"Ahaha. No no, of course not." Hellen also showed his artificial smile.

“Just leave it to me. I'll do my best." Porte confirmed the request of the two nobles.

"Of course you must do your best, Count Porte! If not ...." Hellen's threatening Porte.

'DHUWAK!'

Willmurd slapped Hellen on the head with his clenched handbook.

"Aw! Sick knows! I'm just kidding!" hatch Hellen.

"Close your mouth and go, you little student don't know anything!" the view of death emerges from Willmurd.

"Cih, you unsullied old bastard!" Hellen and Willmurd returned to the capital, carrying the transparent green box by teleportation.

"Ahahaha..it is hard to imagine that Mr. Willmurd and Miss Hellen are teachers and students.." Inner Porte was inexhaustible. "Well, I'm his student too, anyway...."

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Porte is back to being serious about her work. He continued the investigation, of course, aided by his crystalline powers.

Porte's crystal can be used as an information digger. More precisely through the ground. He grows crystals from the ground and the crystals will bring up a recording in the form of writing— and sometimes like a recording of an image directly stored in the crystal and can be accessed by a person.

“Alright, then I'll start the investigation from the soldiers. The punishment for Mr. Garren is definitely execution, but for the sake of the people as well I still have to uncover every crime he committed.” Porte then walked towards the soldier-only building.

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At the moment, Zeeta is lying on top of a large, luxurious mattress set with a roof and curtains. In his mind, Zeeta is like watching random events to raise the question again, what obligation should he carry?

Through his point of view, he visited various locations. Starting from the wilderness whose leaves are predominantly pink, small houses are built on trunks or in trees, proceed to the depths of the cave where someone was standing guard in front of a giant ball of water that was centered at one point, then he jumped to another location and found an owl the size of an adult human wearing a robe observing the world through the stream, and finally he went to the expanse of grass and weeds that are very very broad but have a very beautiful view.

The expanse has a luminous blue brilliance that is like illuminating the location. Not only blue brilliance, he also found a girl, had white hair on her back, right eyes were bright brown, and left eyes were blue, and taper ears were throwing a smile at her.

Then, after witnessing the entire "dream" Zeeta awakens. What became his first glance was a spacious and comfortable room with a soft mattress, but it made him homesick. Zeeta hugged her feet with her hands. “What was all that? I've never seen that place or those people" Zeeta murmured. “I ... want to go home..,” he still muttered and was about to drop his tears back.

“Although you want to go home, my house is no longer there, you know.” The voice that Zeeta was familiar with immediately made himself raise his head.

A tall, big-bodied, bearded, black-haired, long-tied figure, emerged from behind the bedroom door. “A-Dad?!” zeeta's falling tears fail to carry out her role. A smile immediately formed from his lips. He immediately got up from the luxurious wide mattress and ran towards his father's deck.

“Ayaaah..!” pekik Zeeta then jumps up and is immediately embraced by Arthur. “Daddy ... Dad I'm sorry, I can't keep my promise. I hurt Rowing, even I hurt my own friend.. I ..” For the umpteenth time, her tears seemed to fall.

“Uhm. I know, son, I know. You've fought well, and I'm proud of you.” Hearing her, Zeeta was finally able to shed her cries profusely. His sobbing sounded roaring like he wanted to be liberated. After Arthur feels enough for his warm embrace and reunion, he then crouches down and releases a hug on his daughter.

“I... is not suitable to be a Princess, Well. I don't want to be the Princess. I was afraid that I would only hurt the people around me...” Zeeta slightly wiped off her tears after she had calmed down a little. “If the Fairy named Sylva doesn't exist, I will definitely lose you Zeeta kept her head down. He did not dare look at his father's face. She's terrified.

Zeeta is afraid of herself. He was different from the others since he knew he was not as good as his friends in bewitching when he was five years old. But now, it is inversely proportional. He knew, though not told, that even a nobleman could not match his current one. He knew he was different, but he was afraid of it. If this difference made him feared by many, he felt he did not want to be special.

“Zee...,” call Arthur while gently stroking Zeeta's head. “Because of your idle actions while in the Fairy Forest it is what made you have a relationship with Fairy Sylva. That little thing you did saved everyone in the village of Lazuli. If you are sad when we are happy because we survived after our lives were threatened by Rowing, we will all be sad....

“i am not your real father, but I know very well that my daughter Zeeta, must have been able to get through this obstacle. I don't believe it because I'm too hopeful, but I do because I know you can.

“as I said in the village, Son, it's okay if you want to spend your time in the village, but fulfill your duty first as the Princess. We are all in the village, will always welcome you.”

Zeeta could only fall silent without raising her head. “Uhm,” he replied while nodding.

“Nak, this will not happen if Rowing does not immediately attack the village. Your mother Alicia didn't write you should be the Princess immediately, did she? Therefore, you will talk to people who understand more about your obligations than I.” Zeeta raised her head, and she again felt afraid. Ashley came closer.

“Yeah, when you were unconscious for three days, and after you woke up, you still showed me that fearful expression? Hahaha..” Ashley made up her laugh, but she felt a mess inside.

“He knows your mother very well. Madame Ashley also knows about your earrings. Whatever you ask about your identity, he's not someone you should be afraid of,” continued Arthur trying to give support so that Zeeta does not feel afraid. “Oh yes, those people also want to meet you. It seems they want to talk a lot with you, so I'll go out for a while and tell the other residents if you're awake, okay?”

Feeling no choice, Zeeta caught her breath. “Huuuppp Zeeta took a deep breath. “Haaaaah Continued with his long breath. “OK, I'm ready!” Zeeta held out her left thumb.

“Hahaha, it's new Zeeta. Alright then, bye.” Arthur went from there.

“You have a great Dad yes, Son!” Ashley threw her smile.

“Uhm! But...” Hearing this, Ashley understood what Zeeta meant.

“Although he's not your real father, he's still your family, isn't he? It'sit's okay. Be proud that you have the best family!” Ashley convinces Zeeta not to be distracted by her blood relationship with Arthur.

“Mrs Ashley is right, Zee! You can't keep feeling down, it doesn't reflect a Princess!” Azure comes dramatically. Her shabby clothes had now turned pretty, she wore a white dress along her knees and long sleeved up to her wrists. Her hair was also well-groomed. He looked like a very beautiful noble.

“Kak Azure! You okay?!” Zeeta immediately ran over and hugged her.

“Hahaha. It's all because of you, Zee. Thank you, yes.” Azure stroked Zeeta's head, she laughed a little in response to Zeeta's actions that immediately embraced her. “The injuries I received from Bastanil should have been fatal to me. Right after he hurt me, I lost my breath, but this kid saved me, Azure's inner” in the middle of his smile.

“Hueh...?” Zeeta doesn't understand what Azure means.

“Tu-Master Princess! I'm so glad you're okay!” Marcus appeared to pay his respects and shed his tears of joy.

“E-eeeeh? M-haven't I done anything wrong? What the hell's going on? As I recall I made everyone unconscious What he thought a moment after he knew what his strength was like, turned out to be wrong.

“What? You think we're dead?! How dare you consider a tough woman like me to die just because of an eight-year-old like you?!” Azure tried to take Zeeta's mind off her guilt by acting this way.

“Ma-sorry.. but I don't know...”.

“Hei.” Azure flicked gently on Zeeta's forehead.

“Aw .. a-what?” Zeeta held onto her forehead.

“Stop that. You don't have to apologize for little things like that.”

“Ba-good, Brother...”

“Good.” Azure showed a proud smile like an older sister had managed to educate her younger sister.

“Well, then, Zeeta, come with me. You can walk, right?” ask Ashley to make sure.

“U-Uhm-s. It's all because of the soft mattress, thanks for taking care of me.” Zeeta shows her erroneous respect by bowing half her body.

“Haahh... It seems like I should start teaching you from the manner of acting a Princess, yes..” Ashley took her breath. “Well, that problem get rid of first. Zeeta, I'll show you who your mother is. That way, you'll know what you look like with your mother, and then you'll know what your obligations are.” Ashley then took Zeeta.

“Ba-fine...” Zeeta follows Ashley somewhere they're headed.