Zeeta and the Wizarding World
Foreign World

The fire ignited in the village of Lazuli had spread and grew so fast due to the wind and combustible village materials. Rowing's group, who had previously come in two cars, had moved from Lazuli like nothing had happened. But because of his indifference, Bastanil would not have thought that his actions would be delivered so quickly to the person who was very wary of his father and himself, the Grand Duchess—the ruler of the kingdom for a while.

Zeeta who was in the silver frog car had stopped crying. Not because he wanted to, his tears just stopped coming out. He still felt so deep sadness. His gaze was empty, his eyes were puffy and reddened, he did not think that the family who always spent time with him ended tragically like that.

“What is the Princess? If family alone can't I protect..” said Zeeta muttering. “Dad has too high hopes for me. I can't possibly be a Princess Zeeta bends her leg and holds it.

A few moments later, the group returned to his residence. Zeeta was in disbelief at what she saw from the windshield. Fancy, but like no life. He can see the fountain pool thick aesthetic, but nature does not show a sweet life. The trees, grass and other plants that were there did seem to be well cared for, but he felt something different from the surroundings. When he got out of the car, he got the answer.

As Zeeta set foot in the paving of Rowing's residence, he immediately looked around. Strange, that was the first thing that hit his head. Cold air seemed to pierce his body, this was much different when he was in the village of Lazuli. If there, he feels welcomed and feels calm and cheerful. Then, he also understood.this place does not have what is called love.

At that time also, he could only really see the faces of the four soldiers who joined Rowing, that they did not show any pleasure at all, inversely proportional to their master. Even his gaze was blank, as if they already had no hope.

All the soldiers who served this noble family wore the same suit as his master. Among them there are those who do not wear a suit to adjust the conditions of their work environment. Like the soldiers guarding the prison, they only wore white vests and long black white striped shirts.

Zeeta realized something strange. When he was still in Lazuli, he felt that there were five soldiers who were with Rowing, one of whom only saw and was silent from inside the frog car. When he remembered more clearly, he realized that the driver was the fifth soldier. But he found it nowhere. He didn't even know where and how the soldier disappeared.

“Hah... why do I think of the people who have wiped out my family?” inner Zeeta.

Zeeta sees Bastanil entering one of the buildings with his two soldiers, while being led to the building next to him by two other soldiers.

“For these handcuffs, I can't cast my magic.. without magic, I guess I'm nobody. Even my family can't save me," Inner Zeeta, “though I can cast magic, don't know why. Something's going on..”.

When Zeeta enters the building, there is an orange yellow-haired sparrow that should have fallen asleep looking at Zeeta on a tree.

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After arriving at the dungeon, as long as the eyes looked there was only a passageway with dozens of cells illuminated by lights everywhere in its hallway. Zeeta felt strange again, with this many cells underground, there were no signs of people's lives. If so, then Rowing's actions that she heard that the noble family continued to kidnap children with high mana potential would not be in harmony.

He was pushed into the same cell as a girl who had been there for three years. She is an Azure, though now she seems not so healthy with a thin body and dry lips. All that was in the cell was straw for him to sleep on, without any traces of food or drinking a single drop. It was already a miracle for him that he still survived for three years there.

In addition to the condition of Azure whose health has decreased, so does his appearance. All he was wearing inside the cell was a long, earth-stained shabby cloth all over it. For Azure, it was just a small fee until he could finish what he wanted all along in the mute cell.

“Hey, it's time to change watch,” said a long blackish-brown curly-haired man with brown eyes who had just come to jail, along with the entry of Zeeta to the prison and the departure of the two soldiers.

“Oh, I see...” replied the guard in front of Zeeta and Azure cells. He answered the man soberly and gave him the key to the cell and left. The man looked at Zeeta and Azure in silence.

When Zeeta gets into the cell, Azure is lying on the straw. Azure only hears the sound of a cell lock opening and then closes again immediately. He knew, that again there was another little boy (Zeeta), who had the same fate as him.

“After three years... Rowing that bastard is still eyeing the lives of innocent people again? Huh!" exclaim Azure, "have I been how little this kid is?” then he sat.

“Hei, Dik! Come here, let me take off those fucking handcuffs!” azure told Zeeta. Azure could not see Zeeta's moon earrings clearly because of the shadow of the wall covering her left face.

“Ta-but this blocks mana flow, so I thought it wouldn't be able to open...”.

“Just open without magic, are you stupid?” Azure took a line of wire that he hid behind his rapids.

“Uhm .. sorry...” As he was about to open the handcuffs and hear the apology from Zeeta, Azure gasped.

“Why apologize?”

“Because of me... stupid?”

“Heh." Azure smiled wryly. "Weird base...” Azure managed to open the handcuffs. “I've opened it, if you want to get out of here, now is your chance. All the guards here no one would care if any prisoners escaped, not even the residents of the city. That's also if you're REALLY safe getting out of here, anyway, hahaha!”

Feeling like digging deeper into what he just heard, Zeeta asked. “What's wrong?”

“Everyone in the small town located next to Rowing's residence has been brainwashed by her magic Garren Rowing, the head of their family. Whatever the bastard family ruled, it will always be obeyed by them, ” Azure replied which made Zeeta a little surprised.

“Brainwashing...? What magic can do that?”

“Are you kidding?! I hate to say it but they are nobles! Their magic potential is higher than us who are just commoners!”

“Oh yes... you are right..” Zeeta contemplating. He felt the pain in his heart and also his head. “My father always said that nobles are bad people, but I did not expect to be this bad..”.

“Do you know nothing, huh? All those humans always had evil intentions, it was just a coincidence that evil intentions always appeared to nobles. I've had it and I'm sure you must have.”

Zeeta recalls her attack magic targeted at Rowing's residence was once stopped by Arthur.

“You're right. I'm sorry, I don't know anything. I never got out of my village."

Azure smiled slightly. “Meh. Just relax, most of the villagers in the Southern Region are so, really. There was not much they knew other than gardening, farming, and hunting. All because of that Rowing guy.”

Silence happened between them for a while.

“Do you think anyone will punish Rowing?” tanya Zeeta was still in a troubled look.

Azure showed his serious face, then he patted Zeeta's left shoulder. “Dik, I've been in this prison for three years. A dozen kids have lost their families just like me and they've been trying to get out of here. Of course I help what they want ... but..” Azure's gaze was shifted to the floor. When Zeeta finds out the reason why the cells are empty, he gets even more upset.

“But all those kids lost their lives as a result of Rowing. During these three years, dozens of souls had already floated up because of his deeds. And during that time I had never seen hope of being saved from other nobles. I don't know the reason, but I still want someone to punish him for his sin.

“You need to tell me, I don't want to get out of here yet because I haven't been able to see my revenge against Rowing on my village with my own hands!

"I curse the life of Garren and his wife, Emma, to always be tormented. I will not be calm and can get out of here without seeing the obvious results of my magic. Apparently, Bastanil is always looking for someone who can really lift my curse. Therefore I thought.. on one hand I was happy Rowing was tormented, but at the same time, because of my curse were dozens of lives lost.”.

“So yes..” Zeeta was silent for a moment and closed her eyes.

“Oh, yes. My name is Azure.”

“Hmm.... Sis, I also want to say something to you even though we just got acquainted, may?”

“Yeah, of course!”

“I just celebrated my eighth birthday with my village family. Not long after that, my father said that I was not his biological son. And it turns out .. I am someone special and have great responsibilities and obligations.

"Because of the contents of a letter and the figure of the Elf that no one else could see when only I could see it, I increasingly did not know who I really was.

“At the same time I have no idea what my responsibilities and obligations are. But after I met Brother Azure, I became a little know. Innocent people who lost their lives are also my fault, so I have to take responsibility.”

“Hei... What do you mean? What do you want to say?” Azure doesn't understand.

Zeeta stood towards an area that was not covered in shadows. “I am Zeeta Aurora XXI, descendant of Alicia Aurora XX and successor to her throne.” Zeeta introduced herself. He made a forced smile on his lips.

Azure grew wide and frowned. “No way... little girls like you. but. wait a minute. Wasn't the royal palace attacked by that giant root eight years ago? But those full moon earrings... You .. are you really the Princess?!” along with his confused feelings and the chronological order he knew, Azure got his own answer.

“Ya, although I just found out a few hours ago...” Zeeta smiled wryly.

“Then, quickly run from here! Rowing will only use you for her no-no goals!”

“I can't. If I do, I leave my duty as a Princess. I won't hear any more repulsions from you, Brother Azure. Now, let me do the talking. Sit down and be quiet for a while, this is an order from the Princess!”

“A-ah. Fine, Yes-Your Highness..” Azure improved his sitting position by folding his two legs tilted to the side.

“Good.” Zeeta sits down and folds her legs in front of Azure.

Zeeta closed her eyes and collected the details of her colors on both palms. After collecting the ball, he inserted the ball into the Azure body.

“Tu-tu-wait a minute! Y-you just bewitched me?! What ... you..?” Azure was accompanied by a feeling of surprise when Zeeta suddenly just put her magic ball into her body—was-was-was-was-was what would happen to her body. But those misgivings instantly disappeared as he felt himself back to health, and his body slowly replenished.

“To keep your body fit, do not forget to eat real food and drink real drinks, not from your own magic anymore, yes, Brother Azure. If you want, I can cook for you, I'm pretty good at cooking, hehe..” Zetas showed her smile.

Without saying anything more, Azure hugged Zeeta tightly.

“E-eh, Brother Azure? What's all of a sudden? Am I doing you wrong again? If so, I'm sorry..”.

“Are you stupid? You're not wrong, don't apologize!”

“U-uhm .. sorry...”.

“Basic..” Azure smiled slightly. “Thank you yes, Zeeta.”

“Yes. Equally, Brother.” Zeeta returns Azure's embrace.

Azure loosened his embrace. “Zee... Can I call you that?”

“Y-yes, sure. What's up?”

“I want to straighten out what you said earlier.” Azure took off her embrace and put on her serious face.

“Good.” Zeeta is ready to listen.

“You are not mistaken for the loss of dozens of lives. Nor can you blame yourself or the people in your village for your ignorance of you who is the Princess. There are still many mysteries between you and the royal family in the palace. Rowing's mistake was her own fault, including mine.

“For now, don't think about your responsibility for that life. Think about your safety here. If you don't survive, you can imagine this country will be even more chaotic. Am I wrong?”

Zeeta seemed to think about it deeply. “Yes... Brother's right. Thank you, Brother.”

“Ya!” Azure showed a five-finger smile.

When their conversation ended, the curly-haired man brought himself closer to the Azure and Zeeta cells. “Excuse me...” he said in a voice not so manly.

“Ha?! What are you doing?! If you take another step, you won't survive! Just so you know, I'm the bodyguard of Princess Zeeta!” snapped Azure while hugging Zeeta with his right hand, while his left hand he prepared for attack magic in case of a no-no.

“Eh? What is Kakar—“

“You've been quiet!”

“I've been waiting for the right time to introduce myself and tell Princess something important, this is from Sylva!”

“Sylva?!” Zeeta is immediately shocked and forcibly releases the Azure decapitation.

“He gave me a bottle containing this magic powder. He said, if Your Majesty spreads the magic powder, Your Majesty can hear the message." The guard took out a bottle he called from the pouch on his waist. The bottle contained dark purple magic powder

“Uhm, but...who are you? Have we met?” Zeeta frowned.

“A-ah, I'm sorry. I'm just an ordinary soldier from the Grand Duchess Alexandrita's family, my name is Marcus. I don't know what the details are, but Madame Duchess told me to send a message that Sylva has come to your Lady Duchess, and then she also ordered me to bring you this bottle of message, Your Excellency.”

What is Sylva's message to Zeeta? What was the supreme nobleman talking about after the queen, Grand Duchess Alexandrita together with Sylva?