Lea, The Story of the Magus of the Casiopea Continent
Five Silver Coins and Two Copper Coins

  The female wanderer immediately led me to sit in a tent that looked gloomy. There are various logos and images of constellations that I don't know about at all. But there are some astrological signs that I recognize among the foreign images. Scorpio for example.

"Two copper coins, no less !" said the hiking woman with a serious mimic.

   I was as if hypnotized, and without hesitation reached into the storage bag and handed two copper coins to him. The coin quickly disappeared from the table, instantly disappearing into the female twin's pocket.

"Say your name and your birthday. I'll try to look up and beg the stars to reveal a little future" said the mysterious female twin.

   I immediately objected to mentioning my birthday. At that time, by knowing the day of one's birth, his true name can be revealed. This is a fatal thing in a time when the world is affected by war and magic. If you know a person's true name, that person will practically be your slave where you can bind his soul to obey you and be your slave for life.

"I'm not ready" I said firmly.

"I won't give you a clue to my real name !"

   The female wandered was stunned. It's weird he thought. Generally, the pursuers of the future will easily reveal the day of his birth and do not care about his true name. Only someone from among the magicians or descendants of supernatural beings would hide his average true name.

"I understand" said the maiden.

"It's getting a little more complicated. But that doesn't matter to me...

   Now give me your hand and let me read your future by trying to translate your hand line" the woman said firmly.

   I immediately thrust out my hand and let the woman read my line. More than fifteen minutes the female twin was silent with her forehead visibly wrinkled deep.

   Then while breathing deeply, the woman put on a slightly gloomy face, trying to impress dramatically. Said..

"I'm not sure if you'll believe it.

   But your hand line is so complicated, full of twists and turns that it makes it difficult to translate it.

   But don't worry. The outline of your future illustrates that you will live a miserable life. But you your life will then change into one who is faced with two choices.

   Between those two choices, your hand line says it's either dark black, or light blue. These are the two things that you have to choose" said the woman.

   I took my hand violently. This wandering woman and necromancer had clearly deceived me. He took advantage of my stupidity, then picked up two pieces of copper money for one prophecy that sounded very absurd.

"What kind of forecast is this?" my mind's upset.

"I've never heard of a prophecy mentioning colors as the future. This hiking woman is really sneaky. He took advantage of my innocence and plundered my copper coins just for the sake of this stupid prophecy and nonsense" I mean inwardly as I stepped wide.

   Trying to maintain a friendly face for the sake of courtesy, I left the tent of the maid of honor. But as I was about to get out of the tent, a black cat meowed loudly, and looked at me sharply.

   My hair immediately stood on the nape, when I saw the eyes of the yellowish-green cat.

"Wait a minute !" said the hiking woman.

   I lazily turned around and said in a bored tone.

"What else? Are there any other prophecies that sound better and will make me a little happy?" ask me skeptics.

Silent for a moment, then the female twin spoke again.

"Solembum - the cat said that, your life will change drastically. You will be a figure that matches what you aspire to be" said the woman.

   I was just about to ask about Solembum's prophecy cynically, but the female wanderer continued his words..

"According to Solembum, you will become one of the Knight you aspire to be, and magic energy will change your life in the future.

   I did not answer anything, and just lowered my head in a sign replying to the fortune teller and her magic cat while saying inwardly,

"Obviously you're trying to fix the contents of your absurd prophecy when you see the moody faces of your customers. Then you involve a stupid cat, to deceive the customer by saying the contents of the false prophecy heard it" then I haughtily left the female hiking tent and returned to the front of the trading center in the Market of Scorpio City.

   When I went down the road that I was on, to get out of the market, someone suddenly rebuked me..

"You, hey, yes you're a girl who looks like Han. Come here"

   I looked up and prepared to suppress the voice of the rude person who called me Han earlier. I think it is very rude and unethical if you call someone by shouting their race or nation.

   I was a little surprised to find that the voice that called me rude earlier was the combat dagger merchant man, who I had come to this market in the first place refused ten coins for my friend.

"What did you call me?" I said a little indifferently.

"You were the one who wanted to buy a dagger, right?" said the merchant.

"Yes right. What's up?"

"You're lucky"

"This dagger is not as high a value as I said before. You can buy this dagger for eight copper coins" the merchant said as he thrust out the dagger I had long dreamed of.

"really?" I just can't believe it.

   Yet I am not stupid to maintain such an innocent attitude by constantly showing a gobsmacked face at such a cheap price. With a quick movement I snatched the combat dagger, after throwing eight copper coins at the merchant.

   I stepped half-running while holding my storage bag tightly. I was afraid that the foolish trader had suddenly chased me and made a price correction.

"Disappearing quickly is the best move, right?" my word inspires myself.

   So happy with buying a dagger for eight copper coins, that I forgot the prophecy of Solembum who said that my life will change from today.

   Arriving home, I did not immediately enter my room, but went to our warehouse at the back of this house. I want to meet Mr. Shaakir El-Bacchus and make sure he's okay.

   In a hurry I opened the door of the barn and greeted the captain of the army Negri Dorado.

"Pang Shaakir..are you okay?"

   I looked at the contents of the empty warehouse. There's no shadow of that man in our barn. But I saw the sari of a medium-sized box, underneath which was a hand-written letter.

   To my astonishment I read the contents of the letter which turned out to be from Mr. Shaakir El-Bacchus. I read slowly and my face changed after I finished reading the contents of the letter. 

   I then opened the medium-sized box, which was also left on top of the letter. My eyes looked out at the box. There was a small plaque engraved with Sword and Snake, which seemed to be expertly crafted by a magic forger or alchemist.

   Then my mouth opened wide, when I saw the five silver coins and two copper coins in the box. Instantly my mind floated and remembered the message of the woman and Solembum last afternoon.

"Your fate will change from now on.."

Seriate.

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