Magic Of Mana Book 1: The First Tragedy
Chapter 8: The Holy City of Topaz (Part 3)

Chapter 8's

Holy City of Topaz (Part 3)

“Nona! Miss!” said someone man.

Shumi slowly opened his eyes and felt his head as if it was swirling around. His body feels powerless. His gaze was also blurred and the sunlight dazzled him until he closed his eyes again.

“Ah, she's starting to kiss!” said another man.

“Wah, yes! We'll just take it in?” ask the first man.

“Yes, it looks like he is still limp, quickly bring it in!” said another man again, “you are strong will you carry him alone?”

“He's a woman! Don't set me up, yeah! Let's help me lift it!”

“Ha.ha.ha...”.

“Lift Up!” three men's voices at the same time.

Shumi felt his body slowly lift. No, it was not his body that was lifted up, but something underneath that was lifted up causing him to lift up as well. He felt like he was being stretchered, but felt more flying because of the softness of his movements.

Shumi tried to open her eyes again slowly. He was now beginning to see bit by bit. He saw a fairly thick wooden ceiling right in front of his eyes and passed through it. “Atap the gate? I got into this city, finally,” he said inwardly.

Some time he was stretchered off somewhere and along the way, occasionally some women and men muttered indistinctly but he knew what they were talking about. “If they find out that I am not a resident of this city, it could be dangerous!” shumi's inner voice returned.

Until he went into a room with minimal illumination that made his eyes look like a white patch of rickshaw for a moment, before finally his eyes managed to get used to the light in the room.

“Plan-slow!” said a woman.

Slowly Shumi lowered very gently. His body was still weak, his head still hurt but now he could see clearly.

On the side of his feet, he saw a burly man with thin hair, almost bald. His skin was bright white and his nose was almost crooked. He wears pants that have a belt that is coiled on both shoulders.

Next to the man, stood a man who was almost similar. Only his hair was curly long shoulder length and leaner postures. Her clothes were the same as the man beside her.

To Shumi's right, a tan-skinned woman dressed as a waitress with a red lacy white apron, sat down with her knees and watched Shumi. His face was very friendly, his hair was very wavy in black.

Shumi tried to get up, but his body trembled and lay back down.

“Shut up, miss! Let me heal you first,” said the woman, “Full Treatment!”

Shumi's body emitted a light green light that was bright enough for a while, then the light disappeared. Suddenly his headache disappeared and his body returned to its usual state. Slowly Shumi tried to get up.

“Thank you very much, Miss!” said Shumi who has now risen and sits on a wooden board of his body, “where am I?”

“You're in my house, Miss!” answer the woman, “ My name is Esana, and these are the gatekeepers where you were found.”

The two men Shumi saw earlier nodded their heads slightly tilting them.

Behind Shumi it turns out there is another man who looks far away still young. His short brown hair looks exactly like a bowl placed upside down on his head. His eyes were barely visible because they were covered in his bangs. He did the same with the other two men.

“Sorry, if you may know, who are you? And how can it be outside that door?” ask Esana again.

“And that door was never opened!” said the man whose hair was thin and made all eyes on him. “Emm, I mean rarely open!” he said wrong again.

“You want to exit or want to enter, Miss?” asked Esana again, “you were exposed to the gate locking magic, so it looks like you want to enter but forgot that without the guard's permission, you will not be able to do it.”

Shumi's confused. He didn't know what to answer, but it was a bit strange because Esana and the thin-haired man seemed to give an implicit hint. Shumi thought it was likely that this was the quartz habit.

“How, Miss?” ask Esana again.

Suddenly a man opened the door and entered. He closed the door and walked towards Shumi. Everyone in the house looked at him. He is an ideal man. She is less tall than Shumi and becomes the tallest person in the house. He wore a short robe and carried a staff-type magic wand.

“Head Guard will be here!” said the man, “Hah, we know, yes?”

“He was hit by a gate-locking magic, as I expected, and I gave him the antidote,” Esana said.

“Who is he and where does he come from?” ask the man again.

Esana shook her head.

“Emh, my name is Shumi,” Shumi replied before being asked again. He began to try to remove suspicion from himself. “I'm from out of town actually, and I'm looking for someone named Kamal Asker Hakim,”. He had tried to memorize the name Ricky mentioned throughout his journey.

The cloaked man frowned. “Where do you know that name?” tanyakanya.

“He must have impregnated the girl in the White Forest Kingdom again?!” he said and suddenly everyone looked at him sharply again, “ma.sorry, I was just guessing.” It's wrong again.

“Yes it seems so also makes sense, right?! This answers how this lady can pass through the outer protective sheath,” Esana said.

“Yes, I know he must be a descendant of quartz too! But let him answer it himself!” snapped the cloaked man again and made everyone shocked and a little frightened, “I am so sick of hearing that name!”

“Who isn't fed up? Bawdy guy who always makes trouble!” esana Response.

“Have been the third child, huh?” sahut the bowl-haired man. His voice matched the man who felt like being framed earlier.

“Are you his son?” ask the cloaked man again to Shumi.

Shumi was a bit confused. He is not used to lying, but if this is true, Shumi also does not know what to say anymore when meeting the person he mentioned earlier. He only knew that the man was the one Ricky was looking for, so it should have been the healer hired by the White Forest Kingdom. However, from the conversation of the people before him, the name is more appropriate to be called as his father Ricky.

“It's definitely that!” cut the thin-haired man.

“Unfortunately he has now been sentenced to death, Miss!” said the man with long curly hair and a flash made a moment of silence and everyone there kept staring at him.

“You talk a little, but your talk always hurts, Mazin!” esana Response.

Suddenly the door opened again and this time it was a bit rough. Shumi and the others instantly allowed their views simultaneously.

A man with no hair appeared. The skin color is tan bright and the eyeballs are light brown. He looked old, but still very handsome. The robe he was wearing was bigger than the one the man had used with the stick earlier. He entered with a very energetic gesture.

Suddenly everyone in the house lowered their heads, except for the confused Shumi. Then he also followed her so as not to see the most alien himself.

“Welcome, Supreme Guard Chief, Commander Maheer!” greet the robed man with the stick earlier.

“Welcome, Main Guard!” say all the remaining people, except Shumi.

“Thank you guys head!” the command of the man Maheer called and everyone followed his orders. Shumi also followed him though not at the same time as the others.

Two men dressed in armor entered Maheer and closed the door of Esana's house. One of the men carried a spear and the other held Shumi's bow and arrow box.

“My land!” shumi said in her heart.

“Who are you really?!” maheer asked Shumi. The tone is rather high.

“My name is Shumi, Sir!” answer Shumi

“Where are you from?” ask again.

“White Forest, Sir!”

“Long!” maheer snapped loudly to make the house shake. The aura of his anger was so pronounced that it made the man who raised Shumi tremble slightly. “I don't like lies!” smith again.

“Wire!” shumi said in her heart.

Maheer's aura slowly dimmed and the atmosphere of the house returned to normal. Shumi didn't know what to say anymore. He was still looking into Maheer's eyes and he knew that this person would not play around.

“This weapon is a weapon made by the elves! You must be from the Earth Kingdom!” smith again.

“Hah?!” everyone was stunned and looked at Shumi.

Shumi resigned. He's been caught red-handed now. “Where can he know?” he said in his heart. Yes, the bow was indeed a gift from his teacher before he went to his hometown in the Southern Earth Province. It was a reward because Shumi managed to graduate from his training. The name of the bow was the Zephyr Bow.

“Yes, sorry to have lied, but I don't mean to be evil!” answer Shumi, “I come from the Earth Kingdom, precisely the Earth Kingdom Capital, Throttling City.”

Everyone back up and took a few steps back.

“Throttling City?!” ask Maheer wonder, “what is your real name and destination?”

“My name is Shumi Mediane! I want to meet my sister, Kienka!”

Hearing that name, Maheer was like he was struck by an invisible lightning bolt. He widened his eyes and staggered slowly one step back. “Si.. Who are your parents?” tanyakanya.

Strictly, Shumi replied, “Minna Scarlet and Zahid!”

“Zahid Salim?!” maheer said as he staggered back to back until he hit the soldier behind him. “Seal him! We have to take him to the Chief!” later orders.

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