
One day after Rowing's execution in a public space, today the sun is showing its warmth. The birds sing with their melodious melodies, along with the dancing shady trees blown by the wind. Today's atmosphere was bright, everything seemed to be going happily. Unfortunately, that didn't happen to Ashley.
Ever since he heard that Zeeta's powers turned out to have hatred from Bastanil, he felt that it must have something to do with the Fairy Queen's prophecy saying Zeeta would destroy the world. But still he could not find the exact answer. He can determine some possibilities, but if they are prevented, will the future axis of time change? One of the possibilities he got was his hatred towards nobles.
Ashley is currently contemplating the possibilities under the shade of the trees along with the song of the birds. He sat down straightening his legs and leaning his back against the tree and closed his eyes.
"Only by reason of hating nobles is not strong enough to form the reason that he will destroy the world. Whether he likes it or not, the nobles he will meet, have a variety of different traits...."
Ashley lifted her head. He remembers someone's words.
"People who hate me signify that I have room to be a better Queen. If everyone in this kingdom is on my side, I will be very grateful for that. But, Teacher .. I got this far because of my husband, my friends, and you. I can't imagine how scared I would be to face all those resentments alone...."
Ashley remembered Alicia—The Twenty— Queen had said that to her.
"Haaah~ what kind of teacher am I..," muttered Ashley, sighing in disappointment.
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Two days before Zeeta's legal coronation as Princess, in the Eastern Conference, the Ophenlis family was spending time in her residence drinking tea and a plate of cookies for each. An exception to Porte's dislike of tea, her cup made of crystal contains milk coffee.
The heir to the name Ophenlis was a daughter of Zeeta's age. Her daughter inherited her parents' hair color, which was blonde. If it should be compared, his blonde hair is more similar to his mother whose color is more contrasting than Porte.
Illia Lopez von Ophenlis, was the name of her widow Porte. With slender body and height, as well as his beautiful face, make Porte can be said to be a lucky man. His eyes were dark red, so it was not uncommon for people who were not familiar enough with him to think Illia was a Hairy Demon Angel due to her sharp gaze, which was very sharp, but his graceful gestures can melt many people—, especially men.
Mellynda von Ophenlis, was the name of their successor. His eyes were green, inherited from his father. He also inherited a tall body from his mother, if he wanted to be compared to a child his age, he would always be considered older than them. Mellynda looked like a quiet child, but no one could guess what she was really thinking except her mother. However, that does not mean Mellynda is not close to her father. He was well aware of how hard his father worked for the family as well as his obligations to the Grand Duchess. He dreams of having a life companion like his father, though it is too early to think about.
"Hey, Dad..," call Mellynda and eat a cookie.
"Melly, where's your manners?!" illia snapped looking at her child chewing while talking.
"Lunches..." Melly swallowed the painting. "Pardon me Mother...." Melly looks sorry.
"good. Don't repeat that again." Illia gave a small smile to him.
"What's up, son?" ask Porte.
"The Princess was... said she was only legal to be the Princess when crowned the day after?"
"Uhm. You're right." Porte nodded. He also sipped his drink.
"Why?"
"Hmm? Why what?"
"The Princess has been the Princess since birth, right? Why bother to wear all coronations? Therefore, he couldn't order Rowing to not be alone, right?"
"No, it has to be done. The condition of our kingdom is different for this generation."
"Hm.... Does this have anything to do with the giant roots in the palace?"
"Yes. Under normal conditions, Queen Aurora exists to rule the kingdom, at the same time, the Princess exists as her offspring. The coronation is not necessary because the Queen is still alive.
"If the Queen is not in the royal line— in this case killed—then the existing Princess will be crowned as Queen Aurora, WITH NOTE if her age is right, which is seventeen years.
"Well, if the Princess is still not old enough, then the King will rule.
"Therefore, because the present condition of the whole palace is beset by an uncertain situation, where no one in the kingdom knows whether the King and Queen are still alive, he said, there is or is no successor to the throne of the kingdom, so the one representing the leadership is the Grand Duchess."
"Hmm. I more or less understand it...." Melly said it while nodding small. "So, after the Princess appears and proves herself to be the Aurora bloodline, the, then he will be crowned as the Princess because previously no one knows for sure in this kingdom there is or is not a successor to the throne....
"Then, when she turns seventeen, she can only be the Queen of this country legally?"
"Yes. You're absolutely right."
"Hmmm...." Suddenly, Melly's face looked bored.
"W-what's all of a sudden like that?"
"No. I just don't want to get involved with him, it seems hard to be him."
Surprised at Melly's remark, Illia snapped at him once more.
"It's boring, you say?!" the sharp gaze from Illia's red eyes made Melly goosebumps in horror. "You should look up to someone like him! Even though she knew nothing about her family, even her birth mother who was the Queen throughout Aurora's history, she was still willing to take on her responsibilities!
"And you said it was boring?!"
"W-what, anyway, Mom...? Besides, I also don't know what kind of Queen you call sober! Let me have my own opinion, dong!"
"Huh...? How dare ka—"
"It's you two!" porte said, "Melly, I won't deny your opinion of the Princess, but I have a point. The responsibility of the Princess cannot be underestimated. If you want, I'll take you to see how boring the Princess is."
"Mmmmm...." Melly seemed to think hard. The face also showed how reluctant he really was to come along.
Porte was silent waiting for an answer from her beloved daughter.
After thinking about her decision long enough, Melly finally solidified her answer "Well, I'm coming!" Melly then sipped the tea until it ran out.
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[A few days later.].
"I'm here now because I'm defeated by my curiosity ... but what the hell is this?! Why did a Giant suddenly appear?! If I knew it would be like this, I would rather follow my father and come up to the Grand Duchess's residence instead of being in the middle of a crowd like this!" melly's inner self is filled with protests for the sake of protest.
'DDUUUMM!'
'DDUUUMM!'
'DDUUUMM!'
The shaking of the ground was getting closer to the crowd of people as well as the residence of the Grand Duchess. But the earth shake of a Giant that made anyone panic and fear, suddenly stopped its steps. The blue light that surrounded her body shone, and unexpectedly everyone around Zeeta, including Zeeta himself, the moon-marked earrings responded to the light from the Giant.
Albert who is in the middle of the crowd because it acts as security so that the situation is conducive—if this does not happen—see the earrings shine. "That responds to the giant?" albert squinted his eyes. "It's fascinating...."
The stone giant that had stopped its steps, then seemed to move its body back. Not to walk, but to kneel.
Everyone who was there was amazed, shocked, also confused. What the hell is going on?
Feeling that this had something to do with her lineage, Zeeta made her decision.
"Mr Porte, Mr. Willmurd, Miss Hellenia, Master, I .. will meet the Giant."
"No, don't act alone. You're the last hope of this country, at least bring—" Ashley's remark was cut.
"Let me," Aria said with an unhappy face.
"Male...." Zeeta felt helped, and was also a little anxious about looking at her face.
"You never know what a giant looks like, do you? If so, just leave it to me who at least knows what creature he is," continued Aria to convince the main nobles there.
Ashley also made a decision. "alright. Zeeta, if anything happens, use this magic dust." Ashley gave a small jar of golden-yellow magic dust to Zeeta.
"What is this for?" ask Zeeta when she receives the jar.
"You'll know when you wear it."
Seeing Zeeta and Aria go closer towards the Giant, made the people argue.
"Mr Princess will do something to the giant...?" said a people. He wonders.
"Eh...? He's a kid, you know, what can he do...?" connect the other people.
Hearing that, Arthur was hooked. "HUUH?! You want to tell me that my daughter can't be trusted?!" with Arthur's burly body and threatening aura from him, he made the two people shrivel.
"Don't underestimate the Princess I've considered to be my own sister, you son of a bitch!" Azure also defended Zeeta.
"We'd better stay here as the Princess said. Thanks to his magic, we can still breathe smoothly when many of us should have fainted out of breath." Recko who was there also gave a positive argument.
"Currently.all right, we understand!" both people gave up.
"Be careful, son!" arthur's mind sees Zeeta move away from the Grand Duchess's residence.
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Because of the size of the Giant's body, the body was already very close to the kingdom, even though he was still outside the walls. When Aria and Zeeta are near, their bodies are like ants to the Giant.
"I-I didn't expect her body to be this big!" exclaim Zeeta, "Aria, do you know this Giant?" Zeeta comes down on the wall and sees how big the giant is.
"Yes, I know. But this is strange," answered Aria, "after hundreds of years of hiding yourself, why did you come here?"
Slowly but surely, the giant pointed at his head. Then, he pointed at Zeeta. A large magic circle the size of its mouth was formed with a red color in front of the mouth of the Giant.
"Ruler ... The darkness .. has arrived. Ozy ... wants Aria .. to stay away from her." The giant spoke with a slow intonation—like unusual to speak.
'DEGS'
Zeeta's been stabbed. What else should make him feel like this? Can't things like this stop?
"What do you mean?" asked Aria, who frowned.
"Queen of the Elves .. her prophecy."
"Huh? Are you kidding me? That's not gonna happen now!" Aria tries to protect the sculpted Zeeta by stretching her right hand.
"He ... threat ... world!"
"The threat?! This loving, crybaby, and unyielding child is a threat?!"
The giant named Ozy looked annoyed.
"Aria ... are you ... siding with him?"
"Yes." Yeah." Aria answered quickly.
"Why?!"
"Because he's not a threat, Ozy! Look at those magic eyes. Can't you confirm that?"
Following Aria's request, Ozy sees Zeeta return with her blue glowing eyes.
"...." - ".Ozy's speechless.
A few seconds later, Ozy returned to his voice. "Prove it," exclaimed Ozy who left the two confused. "Prove ... if you're not .. threat."
"W-what am I supposed to do?" tanya Zeeta shakes.
"Human .. protect."
"Eh?" Zeeta doesn't understand.
Without answering Zeeta's question, Ozy stood up then raised his left hand up and opened his palm.
"UWOOOOOOGGH!!" his groans sounded strange to Zeeta, Aria, as well as those within the palace.
Right after Ozy's moan, the wind blew fiercely, but the atmosphere was too quiet. To make it even stranger, no birds were flying in fear. Aria and Zeeta don't even know what Ozy wants to do.
Shortly after, Ozy threw the left hand down. When Zeeta and Aria raised their heads when they saw the hand being blown away, their gazes changed.
They glare. Can't believe what they saw.
"O-Ozy, what are you trying to do?!" yelled Aria furiously.
"Aurora. Meteor .... is not .. its counterpart."
Yep. Meteor.
Ozy dropped a palace-sized meteor—a little bigger—just in the direction of Aurora. It looks like Ozy is capable of controlling anything that is essentially a rock, even if it is from outer space.
"OZY! THAT'S RIGHT!" aria's shout accompanied by a face so angry that it seemed a point of tears in her eyes, made Ozy surprised. "For hundreds of years you hid yourself, and after you came here like this?!
"Do you want to kill all the creatures here?! Is your stone head unthinkable, that Zeeta is just a child!?
"What makes you like this? Don't you like kids so much because of their honesty and sincerity?!"
Ozy who seemed to have known Aria for a long time was unable to say a word.
While Aria pours all her emotions on Ozy, Zeeta is in a small space in her heart again.
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[POV Time]
"Meteor did he say?
"How can I do something about a meteor that big?
"Why is this all ... happening to me?"
"Again ... what is that 'world threat? Aren't these giants and meteors the real world threat?
"What is the 'Ruler of Darkness'? Why do I call him that? Do I know him?
"Ah ... I know ... this .. must be because of the prophecy of the Fairy Queen?
"Sad.
"Don't joke with me!"
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Earrings marked moon—whose month now looks crescent—glow back.
Somewhere alien who has an orange-colored sky chime bluish-gray together with hundreds of Spirits around him, someone is holding the same earrings as Zeeta's. At the same time as Zeeta's earrings, they also glow. "Zeeta..," the man's inner self shed her tears.
"I'll prove! I'll prove that all the predictions and prejudices of all magic creatures are wrong!"
Zeeta rounded up what he was going to do.