Zeeta and the Wizarding World
The Worse Spring

Three years have passed since the fire in Lapis village. Lazuli village can feel the breeze a little longer. At least, the breeze continued to blow until the spring of this year.

The previous season, which was always cold and snowed several times, has now replaced its duty to a warmer season. The river had turned into a stretch of ice, and the snow that had covered almost every street and house began to melt.

Trees ready to grow new leaves, hibernating animals began to wake up from deep sleep, humans are also no less cheerful than them. They no longer need to spend most of their time at home because there are not many activities that can be done. Especially for the kids, they cheered.

This spring began the excitement and excitement for the village of Lazuli, because Zeeta has stepped on the age of eight this month, which is March. He had grown a little taller and he kept a short cut model on his violet hair. He is also getting better at cooking, either with magic or without magic. Of course, the magic training over the past three years with his adoptive father produced a sweet result. There was already a certain magic that could only be done by him.

Apparently, Arthur's conjecture three years ago of Zeeta's unawakened power is true. As Zeeta gets older, Arthur realizes that Zeeta's mana is getting stronger and her ability to bewitch is much easier. Different far when he failed to bewitch the renjie fruit at that time.

The deadline that Zeeta's biological mother wrote in her letter was this month. Therefore, the villagers had to say goodbye to Zeeta. Even so, friends of Zeeta's age had been given preparations a few months early. Their parents have revealed their identities and what Zeeta has to do. This was done so that her children would not keep their distance from Zeeta suddenly, and avoid Zeeta's worries with their strange gurgles.

No one knows if the quiet, cool full moon night after Zeeta's eighth birthday party will be the last night of Lazuli village to spend time with her. The night before the chaos, Arthur reveals Zeeta's identity.

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Zeeta's eighth birthday party ended a few minutes ago. Space makeup such as the figure eight balloon and ribbons with a wide variety of colors and shapes are still attached to the walls and ceiling of the tavern. Customer tables and chairs are still in place that are adjusted to be a place for birthday celebrations.

At this time, Zeeta is waiting for Arthur at the tavern alone. He was told by his father that they were going to talk about something very important. He was nervous—questioning what his father would talk about. The nervousness grew stronger as he watched Arthur descend from the second floor carrying a picnic basket that was washed away eight years ago before him.

“What is this, Yah?” asked Zeeta furrowing her brows.

“One more time I'm telling you. What I'm about to tell you is the real thing, not the fairy tales or legends I've been telling you about. So, listen carefully.” Arthur prepared himself by closing his eyes for a moment, then reopening them.

"U-uhm...” Zeeta was feeling a little anxious.

“Zeeta .. eight years ago .. I found you drifting in this basket.” Arthur looked at his basket.

“Eh...?" Zeeta. "A-what do you mean by Dad?”

The anxiety and nervousness seemed to shock all over Zeeta's body. He was shocked, and could not believe what he had just heard.

“When you ask about your mother, I often reason that she died shortly after giving birth to you. But actually... I also don't know if your real mother is still alive or not.” Arthur took a well-preserved piece of mail from the basket.

“A-what, hell, do you mean Dad?” Zeeta doesn't understand. Everything was too sudden for him.

“Read this first.” Arthur gave me the letter.

After reading the letter, Zeeta can see the full name of the sender of the letter at the lower right end of the letter. "Signature, the Twentieth Queen of the Aurora Kingdom, Alicia Aurora XX."

Zeeta slightly squeezed the letter with her fingers. “I... do not understand this..” her tears began to fall.

“I've told you about the condition of Aurora's palace, and I've also told you what the Queen's name is.

"Zee. You're Princess Aurora's twenty-first.

“Nak, although Aurora is a kingdom, her system of government is matrinial. The supreme leader is female, so you are your mother's heir.”

“A-I... I.. I'm Dad's son!" zeeta's eyes didn't stop glazing.

"I....

"I'm NOT The Princess!” Zeeta squeezed the letter more, her tears also grew heavier. He can't just take it. The question mark was behind his head and his heart was growing.

“Remember your dream of being adept at using magic? At that time I could not answer it correctly. Let me fix that now. Of course... of course you can, because you are Mr. Princess— nobleman ruler of this country!

"Instantially, you can now conjure something that even I can't.”

Zeeta who kept crying started to cry. “Then I don't want to be adept at using magic! I DON'T WANT to be the Princess! I just want to be with you guys, I DON'T WANT to part from you!”

Seeing Zeeta's expression so agonized with sobs and tears, Arthur's heart felt sliced, but he understood that he had to say it anyway. “Zee... We all from Lazuli village love you and we feel the same way with you. But as you read from the letter, you have a duty to fulfill."

“What is that obligation?! Why didn't he just finish it? Why should I? I. I don't want to....

"I don't want to be the Princess..” Zeeta slams the letter into the table next to her.

“Why...?” Arthur asked in a soft tone.

“Because it's not me! I'm an ordinary person..I'm just a child from the village. There's no way I can be the Princess!”.

Arthur brought himself closer to Zeeta, holding both of his shoulders. “Nak... You are the Princess who has a family in the village of Lazuli. Even if you become the Princess, it does not mean that you will always part with us. You can take the time to meet and spend time with us. But, son.Fulfill your duties first as Princess.

“Go to the capital, there are nobles who might be able to help you. We're here to raise you and it's time for you to be independent.”

What her father's mouth just said made Zeeta even more careless. “NO! I don't want to! Those nobles ... they must be the bad guys!” Zeeta shook her head tightly.

Arthur took his breath. “Nak... come with me outside.” Her words made Zeeta wipe away her tears. His eyes were puffy and around his eyes were reddened. Even though he had wiped away his tears, his sigh was still left in his throat.

After they came out, they bewitched their bodies in order to float in the air.

“See the conditions around the village.” Her father's request immediately did Zeeta. Then, he stumbled.

Zeeta saw the number of villages around Lazuli dwindling with charred conditions. Meanwhile, because it was too conspicuous, he could see magnificent buildings and small towns near the charred villages. He immediately understood that the magnificent building was the residence of the noble family that all villages hated, Rowing.

Zeeta immediately felt a great fury in his mind. He's never felt this angry. He seems to want to launch an attack magic into Rowing's residence, but he is soon embraced by Arthur.

“Nak... as a parent who raised you alone. You are the Princess, therefore you must be better than her. You may be angry, but do not be rash, let alone vengeful for it.

“A revenge between humans will bring this country to a terrible condition. You already know, don't you? Everyone in this country has magic, if they get revenge on each other. I didn't raise you to be that kind of person. Can you promise me not to get revenge with anyone else?”

“I... don't know." Zeeta. "Rowing is so evil. I can't just let go...”.

“Hei. I told you not to take revenge, not that I wanted you to let go. You can give him a severe punishment because you are the Princess! You're more powerful than him!”

“Oh .. true also.” Zeeta was a little dazed as she still felt chaotic.

Still in Arthur's arms, Zeeta feels her head being rubbed off. “I know your journey out there won't be easy. When you can't get through a problem, a friend will help you. I know you can do it.

“You will definitely be a great Princess for this country. You will be the pride of the village of Lazuli, and when that time comes, I will shout the loudest until my voice runs out to congratulate you!”.

Hearing her, Zeeta was finally able to calm herself down. He clutched his father's large body. “Uhm. All right...” in the deck, Zeeta smiled.

“Hey, Dad?” Zeeta calling.

“Hmm?”

“I love Dad,” he said when he smiled.

Arthur smiled back and said, “me too, son.I also.” He stroked Zeeta's head again. A few seconds later, he took off his arms to get something out of his pants pocket.

Arthur picked up a purple pendant that was the same color as the earring on his left ear. The pendant is a pendant that can be opened. The contents of the pendant are photos of all the villagers, placing Arthur and Zeeta in the center of the photo, the family of Recko on the right and left of both.

“This is your birthday gift from us. We hope this will be useful for you.” Arthur put the locket on Zeeta.

Looking at the pendant as well as its contents, made Zeeta feel a little annoyed. “Iih ... Dad!” his growling was accompanied by puffing up the cheeks.

“A-what? You don't like it?” Arthur was shocked and afraid and anxious that the gift actually made his son's mood more chaotic.

“Ih, no! Daddy made me want to cry again!” Zeeta hugged her father back. “Thank you... I will take good care of it.” Zeeta smile.

Not long after, the clouds blocking the light of the full moon coincidentally illuminated them. Quickly, the moon pattern was almost full in Zeeta's earrings, turning full and instantly glowing blue. Seeing the light, he was surprised.

“A-what was that? Why my lodge..”.

Not only was Zeeta surprised, so was Arthur. However, he had a different reason than Zeeta. The sign has arrived. “Cih... I have to be fast...” Arthur pulls Zeeta into the house in a hurry. “Be quiet here first, I'll be right back!”

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“So, your time has come, yes, O Successor Aurora,” he said that too suddenly, making Zeeta shocked half dead.

“Kyaaa! Bi-bikin was surprised..” he then calmed down with a long sigh. Then, he pouted. “Hei! Don't you have any manners?! If you want to meet, knock on the door!”

“Hah...? Wh-wh-what for? No one can see me but you.” Sylva drew closer to Zeeta's face.

“Hmm? No one can see you? What do you mean?”

“A-do you not know who I am?” Sylva raised her left eyebrow.

“I know, you're a Fairy, right?”

“Keep, why are you just shocked? Don't you wonder why the Fairy exists?”

“Hmm. because I remember vaguely if I ever saw Fairy.

"Oh, of course, when you were watching me from a distance during magic practice, as well as when eavesdropping on what my father was discussing with the Village Chief, I knew kok.”

“A-what...?” sylva was suddenly embarrassed. “And all this time ... during these three years... You just keep quiet?!”

“Soal ... I thought they knew about you but they ignored you. So .. I'll follow them. Is that wrong?”

“GOD! They weren't even sure that the Fairy existed and all that could see me right now was you!”

“Hummm...." Zeeta nods. "Who? Eeeh?! Ja-so .. Are you a stalker?! Almost every day you always see me from a distance.” Zeeta looks at Sylva with a look of disdain.

“Bu-not! Definitely not! Why are you being like this? Aren't you sad right now?!”

Zeeta just kept quiet, walked towards the kitchen, then smiled. “Hehehe.. sorry yes, I was just kidding. I just can't accept what I just heard from my dad. I don't really understand what just happened. My birthday party just finished, and then my dad said I'm not his son and I'm actually a Princess ...."

Zeeta holds the earrings with her index finger and thumb.

"Who exactly am I?

“When I found out that I was the only one who could see Fairy, I understood. I am indeed the Princess. Dad always said in his fairy tales, only the chosen ones can see you. And if being the Princess is to be the chosen one, then I must accept that I am the Princess.”

Sylva's approaching Zeeta. “The answer is half right, half wrong. It is not a fairy tale, but a reality, and being the Princess is indeed your destiny.

"Your mother is the Queen of this land, I can vouch for her, because the royal families are in constant contact with us. But discussing that later, I have important things to do. During that time, part with happiness.” Then Sylva left immediately through the vents.

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At the same time....

Arthur met with the Village Chief and explained the situation. “I'll ring the bell, you see the situation. His mana will not be hidden again if it has risen completely.” The Village Chief dashed out and headed towards the bell tower as a sign that Rowing was coming soon.

Arthur again floated himself into the air and watched two cars—limusin and silver toad— heading to the village of Lazuli. “Cih... about fifteen more minutes, huh?” muttered.

After the villagers heard the bells of Rowing's marker were coming, the sky was still deep. Mixed feelings felt by everyone, especially for Danny and Gerda. When they gathered, they joined hands.—s mutually strengthen themselves. Meanwhile, Arthur returns to his home to pick up Zeeta.

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“Zee, Rowing has sensed where yours has risen. We don't have a lot of time, but remember that when you come face to face with them, don't get carried away with the flow of their conversation, because they are sneaky people.

"Whatever happens to us, don't take revenge on them, you can punish them later. Understand?” Arthur knelt in front of Zeeta while holding her shoulder. Tears seemed to be pouring down on Zeeta's cheeks, but she managed to hold him back.

Actually there are still many questions that Zeeta wants to ask. But he understood, the situation was not supportive, so he just asked a question.

“Dad, I want to ask one thing,” said Zeeta in a firm tone.

“What?”

“Why should I meet Rowing?”

Although Zeeta knew she was the Princess, she did not understand why she had to be reunited with the noble. If all he had to do was head for the capital, he wouldn't have to see Rowing.

“Rowing is the first hurdle you will face when you become the Princess. Likes to dislike, problems like Rowing, or even worse than her will get in your way. You are the Princess, but you are young. All this time you grew up with us without knowing the lives of nobles. After you learned it from Rowing, we believed you could be better than her.”

“Honestly, Dad... I wasn't ready with any of this...”.

“I know. We all know you won't be ready, but we believe. As Recko said, even though we are village children, we should be proud of being able to do many things that the nobles cannot. When you're sad, we hope the locket can help you out there a little.”

Zeeta held her breath so she could calm down. “Good. I'm ready to meet Rowing.” He has already resolved his feelings.

Arthur takes Zeeta to the entrance of the village. When they were on their way, they could hear the cries of people with such an overbearing tone.

“Listen, yes! If I don't get what you're hiding here, I won't hesitate to scorch you like any other dirty village!” this arrogance and greed comes from Bastanil.

“Wait, Mr. Rowing, I've brought him!” arthur shouted from behind the crowd. The villagers gave way to Zeeta and Arthur, and they saw that Zeeta's gaze was fixed, even though her eyes were still puffy.

“Hoo... so this is yes, the survivor that father talked about. Hahahaha.. kuhahahaha!” his evil laughter blared.

“For three years of our search, it turned out that person was just a child! But it's okay.. Our plan is even more perfect..” His smile looked scary. No villager understands what Bastanil means.

Zeeta walked up to Bastanil, who was three years above him. “Happy to meet you, Mr. Rowing. Zeeta Aurora XXI.” Zeeta introduced herself respectfully by lifting her skirt slightly up. He knew how to introduce himself to royalty because he often read it from fairy tales and played Princesses with Gerda.

Seeing Zeeta's gurgle, Bastanil felt dislike. “Cih!” Bastanil pushes Zeeta to a fall. “Do not act like a real noble! You're just a dirty country boy! You don't deserve to wear those royal family earrings!” connect the emotional Bastanil for no apparent reason.

The residents were shocked at Bastanil's actions. Especially with Danny who is in the front row and close to Zeeta.

“What the fuck are you?!” danny yelled an emotion that almost hit Bastanil but was held back by the Village Chief.

“A-what do you mean, Mr Rowing? Zeeta is Princess Aurora, how can you say that to our Princess Master?” The Village Chief helps Zeeta wake up.

“Ha...?! You don't deserve to say that to me either! Agh, everything just pisses me off. Hey you guys, handcuff him and take this kid to jail, I'll do what I should have done to them from the start.” The spooky indentation on Bastanil's lips was re-engraved. He ordered two of his men to get Zeeta into a frog car and put him in jail.

One of the four soldiers who joined Bastanil took out handcuffs from his waist.

“A-what are you going to do, Mr Rowing?!" zeeta screams hysterically. "I-I'm here, what do you want my family?!” he also broke out when his hands were handcuffed.

“A polite little boy like you doesn't need to know!” Bastanil raised his right hand. When Zeeta saw him, he fell.

“STOP! Mr. Rowing, STOP..!”.

Zeeta who knew the intent of the hand was trying to get away with her. However, he lost strongly and his hands had been successfully handcuffed. Then he was forced into a frog car and locked from the outside. Zeeta keeps banging on the back glass of her car while yelling to stop what Bastanil is going to do, but.

“I have to do something!” Zeeta focuses his mind on imagining attack magic to stop Bastanil. Yet....

“Ke-why don't I come out?” Zeeta tried it again, but the results remained the same. “These handcuffs block the flow of manae-ku..., his inner”. Then, when Zeeta turned her blue eyeballs towards Bastanil, she tightened her screams even more.

“NO! Please don't do that! DON'T TAKE MY FAMILY! Please ... don't!” zieta's cries began to rain down her cheeks profusely. His nose water also came out.

“Please... don't do that..” Zeeta who could do nothing to see the villagers hugging each other, ready to receive a huge fireball attack on top of them without a fight.

“Hahahaha! This is why I love doing this! Your awful looks never bore me! But rejoice, for we Rowing will be the next heir to the throne and will not allow a single people living in a den of filth like you! Haha. huhahaha!

Bastanil released his fireball. There was no shouting or crying from the people of Lazuli, but Zeeta's heart cried out as loud as possible and could not stand Bastanil. His family had simply vanished while he could do nothing.

In the car, the driver who helped handcuff his hand held his uniform. His eyes glowed bright yellow while looking towards the car's middle glass. His gaze was not friendly at all. Zeeta, driven by her desire to save her family, fails to notice the driver's presence with a sharp look....