Princess Seraphina
CHAPTRE 33

Then the conversation ended with an agreement that Ariel was willing to help. After that, they went back to sleep considering that the night was late. All the other residents of the house had rested to continue the activity, but not for Ariel. He checked the surroundings and found out that Seraphina and Safy were already sleeping. By casting a teleportation magic spell, Ariel immediately moved to the top of the skyscraper. The height of the building reaches 300 meters above ground level, giving it a glittering view of the city with a shining light among the towering buildings.

At the highest peak, Ariel sat on her outskirts while monitoring the entire city. He looked at every detail of the city buildings, and found the house he was looking for. It was Jacob's residence that was located some distance away from the minimarket location where Seraphina worked. Ariel lit a fire in her palm and pointed it at the location.

In no time, the fire reached its destination, right at Jacob's front door. The magic energy transformed the flame grains into the form of Ariel, a copy of the corpse from the energy source. After his form was perfectly formed, he entered the living room of the house. Apparently, as the Seraphina colleagues suspected, there were some women who were cleaning the house, while others were still busy cooking. Ariel looked at the wall clock near the glass cabinet, showing it at 2 a.m.

Carefully, he explored the entire house, ranging from the living room, kitchen, dining room, bathroom, backyard, to the bedroom. The flames on his body were invisible to humans with low to medium energy, so he could move freely close to Jacob.

"So this is the jerk who threatened Seraphina. It seems to fit my shadow, cunning and self-didn't know" Ariel murmured. "But don't feel safe for making my best friend suffer. From now on, we will always meet in person. You may be cunning and cruel, but remember, above the sky there is still sky. You're a bad guy, but I can be worse."

Ariel speaks magical language to Jacob. Each word contains a force, which makes energy vibrations enter Jacob's brain. In his brain, Ariel's words became an indirect encounter with him. However, since Jacob did not believe in magical things, he simply ignored them.

So Ariel left him and returned to his original body. "We'll see if your unbelief persists or if it will become fragile" Ariel said, playing with the fire in her hand.

Then he went back to his room, leaning his head on Ariel's pillow was asleep.  Time went on, and the sound of crowing chickens began to be heard at 4 a.m. Safy immediately woke up from his sleep, washed his face, and went to the kitchen.

While checking the ingredients for cooking, he found that almost everything was up. This time, he was planning to make a fish-based dish, but in his refrigerator and magical storage there was not a single fish. Since there was no other way, Safy decided to go to the market. Before leaving, she changed into her daily wear, complete with a jacket and shoes.

After getting dressed, Safy walked towards the exit. However, upon passing by the mirror, Safy took a moment to examine her appearance once again. He turned to the right and to the left, patted her on the cheek several times, and tidied her hair.

"Good, now it's perfect. Time to go to the market!"

Safy took a plastic woven bag and walked out of the house. On his wrist, he was wearing a sophisticated watch. One of its unique features is a hologram map that can be accessed easily. Safy chose the feature, and instantly a holographic map appeared on top of his watch. This light looks like an LCD projector, but does not require a surface as a display medium; Safy can see it like a tablet screen on top of his watch.

Thanks to this advanced device, Safy easily reaches the market without getting lost. When he arrived in front of the market, the atmosphere was already very crowded. Many people come and go, creating an attractive atmosphere from sellers who sell their goods as well as buyers who are looking for their needs. Safy stepped into the market area and looked at the board that read 'Traditional Market'.

"Excuse me, I want to buy this, this, and this" Safy said, pointing to the desired ingredients.

The seller is approaching, “You buy how many kilos, deck?“

"I need 2 kilos of everything, except chili is enough 1 kilo"

The seller then took the onion, garlic, and chili to Safy's order. All materials are placed on the scales. "The total is 180 grand, deck."

When Safy wants to give money, the seller interrupts, “Not all the vegetables too? Because this adek is beautiful I give you a 40% discount, how?“

Safy thought about it for a while, then nodded in agreement. He then chose the vegetables to be used as a complement to his cooking later. Then Safy continued walking towards the meat area, there were many meat sellers ranging from chicken, cattle, to sea animals. In a hurry he looked for a fishmonger in the area, not taking long around the fishmonger already visible. Of all the merchandise on offer, not only fish, but also shrimp, clams, crabs, squid, and much more.

Finally, Safy found the fish he was looking for, namely tuna. "Sir, how much is this fish worth?"

“1 kilo 83 thousand, but brother I will give you a discount as the first customer here.“

The tuna was also weighed and wrapped. Safy paid and then left. After finishing shopping, he rushed back home.

Once at home, Safy immediately started the cooking process. All the materials had already been prepared, and the stars gathered around him while writing. They offer help to help Safy, and Safy accepts the offer. The stars then switched to fresh fish meat that was in plastic bags. They remove the scales, separate the head and abdomen, separate all the bones, and eventually cut the fish into pieces. Parts that are not used in cooking are converted into light flakes.

(What stars do is decompose objects into energy. When the object decomposes completely, its shape will turn into light. Magic creatures can only eat or drink with high magic content, but if the food or drink does not have magic content, one way to consume it is to break down the object first, that's how the light-embedded magic creatures consume food.)