Zeeta and the Wizarding World
Evil Seed

The residence of Ophenlis, on the night before Zeeta was to have a meeting here, Mellynda was silently staring at the sky.

"Why do people like and feel protected by the Princess? Do they not realize that where big of his could hurt us whenever he wants? Plus, there's the Fairy Queen's prophecy. Don't they know, yeah...?" Mellynda was thinking about the morning events of Zeeta's coronation as Princess.

Shortly after, from the window where he looked up at the sky, he met something.

"You-you...?!" mellynda was surprised.

A figure that had a barley of wings, the grains of which fell from the flapping of the wings, came before Mellynda with a smiling face.

"Do you hate Zeeta?" asked the figure did not remove his smile.

"Hate...?" ask Mellynda.

"Yes. You feel ... want Zeeta to disappear from this world, don't you?"

Mellynda needed some time to answer. His fear and anxiety if at any time Zeeta out of control over his mana, then he could be the victim. That's what he thinks. "You're right. I ... want to eliminate Zeeta from this world!" the answer. There seemed to be a determination from the look in his eyes.

"Hihihi.." the figure giggled. "Good...! I will help you realize that wish!" the figure smiled even more when he heard Mellynda's reply.

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Now, Zeeta and Mellynda are standing opposite each other. The look on Zeeta's face showed no emotion, while Mellynda was still controlled by her unwarranted hatred.

The little blonde girl attacked Zeeta with a pointed crystal that she shot out of her right hand. The crystal quickly shot towards Zeeta's head, but Zeeta managed to fend him off with her left hand that had been strengthened with her magic.

Upset that his attack was repelled, he increased the number of attacks. Just like the royal warrior who was about to cast a magic cannon, Mellynda also took out a magic circle behind his back. Slowly but surely, a large crystal emerged from behind the magic circle.

"In this way, you can't fend it off!" Mellynda attacked Zeeta with the crystals.

The sound of booms and booms rang out into the meeting room of the main nobles, making them unable to focus on what they were discussing.

"For Aurora's sake, what's going on in my yard?" Illia, who was in her daughter's room, was curious about the sound of the bang. He immediately went to check what was happening.

Mellynda could not confirm whether the attack was successful or not because of the ground smoke blocking his view. Therefore, he used his magic back. He coats his right hand with tapered crystals, both legs of which are also coated in crystals to help him to thicken. He made cues on both his legs while waiting for the loss of smoke from his sight.

Little by little, the smoke began to disappear. Zeeta's head was visible from behind the smoke and dripped a little blood. Mellynda was surprised by what she saw.

"Why...?" muttered.

Zeeta smiled, but she also cried. Her Princess-style clothes were in tatters, her entire body was injured.

"Why don't you protect yourself?!" Mellynda thickened herself and attacked Zeeta's stomach with her hands coated with crystals.

'CRT.!'S...!'

"Ghk..," erang Zeeta held the blood in her mouth. Mellynda's position with her being very close at the moment, used Zeeta as an opportunity. Not to attack, but to touch Mellynda's head.

"Let GO...!" as soon as Zeeta said it, there appeared to be grains of mana coming out of the body of the ninth Ephenlis heir.

A few seconds later....

Blinking by the blinking of the visible eye of Mellynda . When his gaze was focused, he saw himself injuring the Princess. His hands were even covered in blood.

"Letooooooh! Wh-what is this?! Wh-why?!" Mellynda immediately took her hand off the crystal and fell down with a deathly pale face.

Likewise with Zeeta, he fell with his knees propping up his body.

"Good God, Princess!" illia's voice rang out from the right of the doorway to the backyard where Zeeta and Mellynda were.

Illia immediately darted to support Zeeta's body. "Holden Lord Princess, I'll take you—" said Illia cut off Zeeta.

"No. Let me be alone."

With both hands shaking, Zeeta tried to remove the crystal stuck in her body. He used his left hand to hold and heal his wound, while his right hand used it to shrink the size of the crystal with his magic and remove it.

After succeeding, her limp body forced her to fall in Illia's arms.

"Ahahah...I don't expect with a wound like this to make me run out of energy..," said Zeeta with a small smile.

"What do you say, Princess? What's going on?" ask Illia.

"I'll tell you later, but, can you let me talk to Mellynda myself first?"

"With Mellynda?! Nah! He just hurt you!"

"It's okay.... Please. Trust me."

"Ji-if that's what you asked for...." With Illia forced to move away from there.

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Zeeta has changed her position to sit on a chair. "Mellynda, come here," called Zeeta while swinging her palm.

With mixed feelings, inevitably Mellynda agreed to Zeeta's request. He sat in the same position.

"You're exhausted, aren't you? Since I'm exhausted too, I'll do this." Zeeta raised her hand with her right index finger. Then, he twirled his hands, and from the round appeared a green dome and spilled balls the size of yellowish-green marbles on those inside.

Slowly but surely, the wound on the forehead and the blisters on Zeeta's body healed on their own. The breath of Mellynda was gone.

Responding to what Zeeta just did, made Mellynda moody.

"Can I call you Melly?" ask Zeeta who has removed the green dome.

"I don't know. I don't know." replied Mellynda. He was still covered in trembling and panic.

"Hm. That's so...?"

"Uhm...."

The two little children were silent. The sound of the wind added to this awkward atmosphere.

"Know? I want to thank you" Zeeta said, breaking the silence.

"Eh? Thanks for what?"

"I grew up in a village in the South. Everyone in the village liked me and loved me. I never understood and never knew what was called hatred.

"Rowing hates me. When I first saw hatred, I felt so scared that I couldn't move my own body. Then, because of that feeling of fear, the friend I had considered my brother was hurt.

"At that time, I couldn't understand what was really going on. I wasn't sure if my feelings at the time were upset, angry, or vengeful. To be sure, I just want Rowing to disappear from before me.

"Know? Just like you, I'm even afraid of myself....

"I could hurt people I love without realizing it. That's what scares me. I'm not fit to be the Princess. I also foretold the Fairy Queen that I would destroy the world.

"Can you imagine how scared I am? Then yesterday ... The giant named Ozy said that I am the Lord of Darkness and the threat of the world...." Zeeta shed her tears, while Mellynda stared in silence at Zeeta who poured out her story.

"When I get out of the village, so many scary things happen to me! But, my mother was the Queen that his people loved. If only out of fear did I fall, how could I be Queen like my mother!

"Melly, you have made me even more convinced that my path to becoming the Queen loved by her people is not easy and still long. There will be a lot of people like you who will always judge me from the outside look just like that!"

"W-what's that.... You taunting me? Anyway, I haven't let you call me Melly." Mellynda turned her face.

"Yes, I did make fun of you!"

"Iuh...." Mellynda is upset that Zeeta is right.

Mellynda still remembers what happened last night and who visited her.

"No, I don't remember." He chose to lie.

"Well, what a pity...." Zeeta sprawled herself on the grass.

Mellynda who saw Zeeta's clothes in tatters, made her emotions ignite.

"Duh, if you are the Princess, be aware of your status! You can't let anyone see you like this!"

"Hmm? Whatchu mean?"

"Your clothes!"

"Nnahh. if that, anyway, use magic can also. Just relax, just relax...."

"Ho? While I'm busy with your selfish business, you're being unfit as Princess, huh, Zeeta?" ashley's voice left Zeeta shocked to death.

"Gehh?! Gu-teacher?!" Zeeta immediately sat up neatly by folding her legs down. "Welcome, Master Ashley. I-I don't think Master's finished this fast...." Zeeta is bathed in frantic sweat.

"Yes, since this is the Princess's selfish request, and the Princess selfishly asked us to sit still and continue the meeting while the Princess was injured and in such a tramp-like condition?!

"What goes into your brain after I teach you so many things, you selfless disciple?!"

"I'm sorry, Master! Anyway, my wounds have healed, and Melly is fine too. There's nothing to worry about.

"Yes, right, Melly?" Zeeta encodes Mellynda to support her.

"Hmmm!" Mellynda shifted her gaze— rejected Zeeta raw-raw.

"Hmm, it seems that Mellynda is not on your side. Honey yes, Princess?" Ashley smiled broadly. "Prepare to study noble etiquette for five hours, without rest!"

Zeeta woke up in that second. His teacher is a merciless teacher, whoever his student is. "Tydayaaakk!" he could only scream.

Meanwhile, in the depths of the forest, the figure that had previously encountered Mellynda saw the entire incident earlier in a crystal ball.

"Hmm, he did fail but he can still be used. Well, not anytime soon, but there are still many ways that my game can continue to entertain me!" the figure smiled evilly.

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Zeeta and the other major nobles are still in the Ophenlis residence because Zeeta tells of what happened with Mellynda. While Mellynda is, she confronts her mother in her room .

The intense time that occurred between these mother-daughter was complemented by the heightened emotions of Illia.

"Mom's disappointed in you, son," Illia said.

"I know, from your gaze I know. Mother is also very angry with me for injuring the Princess. I know so don't tell me anything else...."

Illia fell silent, then dropped Mellynda's head on her thigh. He then stroked the hair of his beloved daughter.

"Mommy loves you, son. What I told you this morning is not to compare you to the Princess. I just want my daughter Mellynda not to fall like Rowing...."

Tear drops felt on Illia's thigh. He smiled a little. "Take it easy, son. You've been through a lot today, yeah...." Illia kept gently stroking her daughter's hair. With a loving heart, he continued to stroke the hair of his beloved daughter until she fell asleep.

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Meanwhile, in the meeting room, Zeeta has been telling the main nobles about what happened with Mellynda. His broken clothes had also been fixed with his magic.

"Unfortunately, Melly said she doesn't remember anything. So for now we don't know for sure who the mastermind is" Zeeta said.

"Then, we will just forget about this incident, what is that you want to say, Princess?" ask Willmurd.

"I said, 'for now', Mr. Willmurd."

Willmurd was embarrassed. "Pardon me, Princess."

"What I felt from where it was, was its source from outside the kingdom. Therefore, I thought of a way and I wanted to ask for your voice.

"The coming of Elves, Elves, and magical beings with bodies similar to or smaller than humans, all this time cannot be felt by us. Is that true?"

"That's right. So, what do you want to do?" ask Willmurd.

"Don't tell me.. Protector, will you?" guess Ashley.

"That's right."

"But, if we do, their trust in us will diminish!" stir Porte.

"No need to worry, Mr. Porte. Fairies are basically not allowed by the Fairy Queen to be too involved with the Human problem, therefore whatever we do for the sake of the kingdom, they will not intervene. Unless there's a problem forcing them."

"Then, what about Elves, like Aria?" ask Hellen.

"It's okay, 'cause the only protector I want to make is a sensor shield."

"Sensors?" ask Willmurd. He tilted his eyebrows.

"Yes. I just had an instinct that this wasn't the last time the mastermind of the Mellynda incident would stop doing the act."

"Then, what should we do?" ask Porte.

"Give me a map of the kingdom." Zeeta.

Porte turned his crystal table into a three-dimensional royal map. Then, Zeeta continues to discuss their plans.

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The sun had hidden half of its body behind the world's horizon. No one expected their meeting to last that long. Even Ashley.

Zeeta and Ashley are now walking towards Alexandrita's reddish-yellow limousine waiting for them at the gates of the Ophenlis residence.

"Ohh my back hurts..," lamented Zeeta, "my mouth also stinks because of the slow talking. uweekkkk."

Ashley who heard it was immediately emotional, but when she remembered that Zeeta had performed her role as the Princess very well, she undoed her intention to lecture Zeeta.

"Good job, son!" Ashley patted Zeeta's shoulder.

"Uhm. Thank you, Master!" Zeeta replies to Ashley with her sweet smile.

"What do you want? I'll treat you."

"Eh? Master already has many servants in the house, why did Master treat me?"

"What's wrong, as a reward because you've fought well."

"Yey, it turns out that my Master is a good Teacher, ehehehe.... Then I want to...."

Zeeta calls what she wants while walking to the limousine. Zeeta's first day as Princess ended well.