Re:START/If {Book 1.0}
Chapter 12: Chasing backwards, running forward (Part 03)
In one of the hallways of the Mansion, Julia settles behind Odo who walks back to his room. The tail of the servant girl moved to the right and left, the look on her eyes looked like a predator ready to pounce on its prey which was none other than the black-haired child in front of her.
“Nyaaa~” With a wild animal desire, Julia pounced towards Odo and was about to cover her head with the shirt He was carrying. But before the Demi-human could touch her, Odo moved very quickly and seemed to suddenly disappear, then appeared again behind the cat girl.
Bruk!
Julia fell down with her butt raised, along with her dress. Because of this position, Odo who had dodged quickly could immediately see the black lacy panties belonging to the girl in the maid uniform. Odo was surprised, but not because he saw Julia's black panties, but because there was something strange around the base of her tail. Near the base of the tail that dangles long and moves full of energy, there is one more tail base from the tail that is broken neatly and the length is only less than a third of the length of the tail is still intact. Odo had only seen it for the first time despite having been with Julia for a long time.
“Two tails ...?” think Odo
As the cat girl rushed over and immediately pulled down her raised dress, then sat folding her legs back, She turned to Odo and asked, “Master Odo ..., You see her?” His face looked red when he asked like that.
Realizing that what Julia was worried about was not the tail and only the insignificant panties for Odo, the black-haired boy stared intently, and replied, “Hmm, black lacy?”
Julia's face immediately flushed. Immediately get up and tidy up her clothes while holding the shirt in hand tightly until tangled, The Cat Girl throws verbal insults, “The basis is perverted! Mr Odo perverted!”
“Haha.” Odo just laughed crisply hearing such a cliche. Just as Julia was about to slap at him, Odo's dodging movements quickly disappeared and reappeared behind the girl. Upset her slap was not hit, Julia tried it again and again. Switching from just a slap, the girl even launched punches and kicks to magic attacks. However, nothing could hit Odo's body.
“Ke-Why not hit!!?? Are you not sleepy? Why can it dodge like that!!?” julia said as she continued to try to touch Odo.
“I instilled a combination of sensor magic and thrower magic in a mini scale. If Madam Julia was within less than half a meter, I would reflexively use thrower magic with small force and move quickly dodging .... Special only Mbak July!”
Hearing that, Julai stopped attacking and stood still with a downcast face. “Only I ..., only I cannot ....” The servant girl's face looked teary, like a sulking cat wanting to enter her master's house. Seeing it like that, Odo deactivated the magic that Auto Senses had designed.
“Of course it's just a joke, don't be moody dong, Ms Julia.”
“Really?”
“Really, really. If you don't believe it, just try ..” Odo stretched out both hands. Seeing that, Julia walked over and knelt down to adjust high to Odo, then hugged him. Unlike before, Odo does not suddenly dodge and Julia can actually touch him.
Lick ....
Julia suddenly licked Odo's cheek. Surprised by it, the black-haired boy glanced coldly and humbly. July realized that his action was really due to instinct, seeing Odo's gaze as if looking at maggots, the girl was a little anxious. “Tu-Tuan Odo ..., this ...”
Slowly Odo let go of Julia's embrace, then took one step back. Without listening to the girl's reason, Odo immediately turned around and galloped away from her. Instinctively, the child feels the danger of continuing with Julia, in some sense concerning things like sanity and morals.
Seeing his Young Master running around, it felt more chaotic than when he was caught doing something embarrassing a while ago. Not wanting the situation to turn awkward again with the Master he served, in less than a second, he woke up and immediately smashed after Odo.
“Tunjuuu!! Oldenman!!”
“EH!” Don't beat Odo to see Julia chasing him, for fear of course.
Chasing like a cat and mouse in the hallway, in the end Odo took the wrong way and instead ended up in the hallway that leads to the main bathroom. Having no other plans, Odo went straight into the bathroom and closed it tightly.
Julia followed, and of course did not dare to chase her way into the bathroom. “Master, let me help rub your back!” said Julia.
“No need!”
“Soap!? You forgot that?!”
“Already exist!”
“If towels!?
“...” Odo did not respond. The boy slightly opened the door and peeked out. “Please fetch, Mbak ...”
“Hmm, of course .... I'll get it ..... If you guys help goso⸻”
“No need!” Odo immediately slammed the door and closed tightly.
Seeing such a reaction, Julia smiled happily because indeed the child looks like a pubescent child in general. Unlike the day before Odo fled to the Astral World and looked very scary, the Odo he saw was the child Julia knew from infancy to that size.
“Thank goodness .., she hasn't changed .... Really,” thought Julia while moving from the front door of the bathroom to pick up a towel.
From behind the bathroom door, Odo sat with a dark gaze and leaned against the closed door. His gaze was full of burden, full of fatigue, and a sense of emptiness that should not be in a child his age. Bending his face and sitting curled up, Odo sighed tiredly.
“Having something to take care of turned out to be very tiring .... Am I really that kind of person, huh? Rela fought until like this for the sake of family ...? For the sake of others ? Is it not ..., I am a selfish person?”
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After washing his body and changing into clothes that were often worn like a combination of white shirt and black pants, Odo walked down the Mansion hallway heading somewhere. Behind the black-haired child, Julia followed after putting the child's dirty clothes into the back room to be washed by another maid.
Unlike Julia who was feeling bright and her face was radiant for several reasons, Odo looked very tired and her eyes were very sleepy. Although physically Odo's body was not too exhausted due to the effects of the Magic Core overhauled Reyah, but in mind the child did look very exhausted. Sighing once in a while, Odo kept his feet out regardless of the person following him.
“Young Master, where are you going?” ask Julia. Odo was immediately disturbed and could not ignore it.
“Library ..., after that to the forest,” replied Odo.
“Eh!? Sacred Tree Forest!?”
“Hutan near Coastal City ...”
“Hmm? What do you want?”
“Hunting ...”
“Again ...? Not ..., he said he was going to go back to the room and make a plan or what did you previously talk to the Big Lord?”
Odo stopped stepping, so did Julia. The boy looked back and looked at the Demi-human, then said, “I made it. I told them that the plan was still in progress just because of the impression. If I were to directly give up the point all, they would definitely say no-no later.”
The boy's gaze when saying complicated things made Julia look surprised. What happened to Odo felt similar when Dart fought as seriously as he had ever seen.
“Oh yes .., said Mr. there are plans B and C in addition to those submitted earlier .... You explain plan B, but plan C is what does it contain?” ask Julia.
Without answering first, Odo turned around and walked back to the front. Julia followed him, and at that moment she heard what was the answer to her question.
“Slaying ... monster ....?”
Julia's steps came to a halt, looking at Odo who was walking down the aisle. The words that came out of his little mouth were not normal, especially for children like him. Despite being daunted for a moment by Odo's words, Julia eventually followed the child out of worry.
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Walking for a few minutes, Odo and Julia reached the Luke Scientia library next to the Mansion. Opening the door and entering, the black-haired child immediately saw a spacious room filled with cabinets whose shelves were full of books. The place that has 12 floors with the middle of the second floor until the last hollow so that it can see the sunken ceiling like it usually feels quiet. Stepping his feet inside the place and looking to the right and left, Odo found someone rarely seen in the place.
On a chair near the stairs to the second floor, Mavis is seen sitting with her personal servant. On the table in front of the occupied seats, there are ceramic pots and cups decorated with Shoe Flower patterns, and some snacks such as pastries and candied plums in glass jars. Unlike a few weeks ago, Mavis looks brighter and very healthy, her eyes bright, and her lips blush pink. Wearing a long dress until her eyes are dark gray, she holds a magic book and looks to be researching something.
Looking towards the opened door, with a smile from a bright face Mavis said, “Odo ..., my son .... Today stopped by here, huh?” Hearing that, Odo walked towards his mother. The black-haired child dressed in a white shirt and dark black trousers still looked as sleepy as before, despite having taken a shower and changed clothes.
“Good morning, Mother ..., Sister Fiola,” greet the black-haired child when he arrives. Seeing that his son looked very sleepy from his face, Mavis asked, “Are you sleep-deprived, my son? And also, it's daytime, loh.”
“Hmmm, yes ... lack of sleep ...” Odo nodded drowsyly, his eyes briefly closed and open. Fiola and Mavis were puzzled to see the child walking up to the library in such a sleepy state. The nine-tailed fox girl standing behind Mavis moved both her ears with curiosity. The demi-humans usually wear Imperial clothes in the form of a slightly exposed Kimono with a combination of red and black.
“What do you do to the point of lack of sleep? Not that Young Master has been in your room a lot lately?” ask Fiola.
Replacing Odo, Fiola who was standing next to the boy replied, “Listen, Madam, Fiola, Young Master turned out in the room instead of taking frequent breaks during this week after just returning from the Astral World, after having just returned, but instead make a strange document and even that to the fuss of the officials on the side page, youh!”
“Wordid documents?” Mavis's distraught.
“Don't call that weird, Ma'am. That's very important, know.” Odo looked at Julia, and as he was sleepy, his half-opened eyes looked sharp. The silvery-haired demi-human looked away, feeling a little afraid of the gaze.
“What documents, Odo?” ask Mavis.
“Ah ..., just a little try to help Dad .... More, later Mother just ask Dad.”
The boy's reply made Mavis put on a suspicious face, while Fiola and Julia slightly looked at him sharply. Ignoring all that, Odo looked up and looked up like he was looking for something.
“Hmm, my son ..., you're looking for something, huh? Is that the reason you came this time after so long continue to be in the room ..?” mavis asked in a slightly joking tone. Observing the way his mother spoke, Odo realized that it was his mother's true nature. Mavis is classified as almost similar to Reiah in nature like a charming adult woman and her effective way of speaking like a high-class person, her personality like that returns again after her condition improves.
Looking at his mother who was holding the book, Odo said, “I looked for a magic book on how to plant a structure on an object or medium, do you know the book that contains about it?”
The question made Mavis a little happy because her son's interest in magic did not disappear even though he had mastered a lot of magic. “Hehem, you tend to prefer magic, huh? Mother happy .... Honestly, Mommy thinks you'll tend to be like your Dad who likes sword training only when you're your age now .... Is it better not to learn sword techniques and learn magic alone, Odo?”
Hearing those words, the three people in the place fell silent, they did not expect that Family Mistress Luke said that. Slightly turning his eyes away from his mother, Odo said, “If Dad heard that, he must be excited, Mother ..”.
“Yah, it is. Dart has decided that a boy born will be made a swordsman and if a woman will be made a witch, unfortunately Mother has no right to speak about her decision even though you are my son, Odo.”
“What's Dad that strict?” ask Odo.
“Not really .., that's tradition. Unchangeable Royal Decree of Felixia.”
The words coming out of Mavis with her serious face made Odo momentarily astonished. Such a face is very rarely shown by his mother, and it also indicates that he said it is necessary to think further.
“A-What does Mother mean?” ask Odo.
“Do you know about these Three Great Families in Felixia Kingdom?”
“Yes, less is more. The Three Great Families are made up of this family of ours, the noble family of Rain, and the Royal Family of Felixia itself, ‘kan? Is there a connection, Mother?”
“If you already know that, instead you should already know the rights and obligations, right? Basically this kingdom was formed by these three noble families. Therefore, the rules that exist have a kind of tradition that cannot be broken. In this family of ours, Luke's name is given the duty to provide security and strength for the Kingdom, which is why our family is the family called the cradle of the Swordsmen, in addition, the family has strong military rights second only to the Royal Family. Therefore, as the sole successor you must be an expert in swordsmanship, Odo.”
“Akh, the edges of me this time should also not fail, huh? Though not a month, even the immediate critical situation ..” thought Odo.
Looking at his mother with a face that did not look sleepy, Odo asked, “If other families, what duties and obligations?”
“Hmm, are you interested in things like this, my son?”
“Ya, later I will be the successor, right?”
“Indeed, but when your age is sufficient, Dart will also call a guide to teach you about this kind of system of government and tradition.”
“There is no harm if you know early, ‘kan? Tell dong, Mommy ..” The boy put on a curious gaze, and it was not a fabrication because that was the nature of the child.
“Y-Ya ..., true as well. So, you really want to know about the other Big Families?” mavis asked, and Odo nodded directly.
“Hmm, check out the Rain family first .... How far do you know about the nobles of Rain, my son?”
“To know, the family works mostly in the office and is the richest family and such,” replied Odo.
“Yes, the Rain family works mostly in government offices. But, that was not the main factor of the Rain family. Basically they are a family that contributes with the mind, they contribute ideas and systems of government in the Kingdom of Felixia. The Rain family is also engaged in the development of diplomacy and technology development problems and others. Yes, the point is different from Luke who acts as a protector, Rain is more of a builder,” explained Mavis.
“Eng ..., then, what does the Felixia Royal Family do?” do
“They set up, lead, and keep this kingdom of Felixia.”
That answer confused Odo a bit. In Mavis's previous explanation, it should be that only the two Great Families can run the whole thing and the Kingdom of Felixia can stand without problems.
“The Family of Felixia are the descendants of Gods, the blood that flows on their veins is different from the creatures that exist in this world and is the key to making contracts with the Great Spirits,” continued Mavis.
Hearing that, Odo was momentarily shocked. At the same time, he instantly realized why the Kingdom of Felixia could have so many Great Spirits successfully contracted and there could be a medium to go to the Astral World. Gods, ancient beings who in the war of Gods and Devils descended to the mainland and indirectly gave Divine knowledge. From that, it can be known the reason why ancient relics that can not be found elsewhere can exist in several places in the land of the Kingdom of Felixia.
“The Gods left not only knowledge, but also descendants, huh?” think Odo.
Odo took a breath and calmed himself. In his mind, he felt that one day he would encounter something more shocking than a ferocious dragon that turned out to be the Princess of the cursed Dragon God.
“Hmmm, more or less I understand, Mother .... Then, I go up first yes, want to find a book ...”
“Wait, you want to find a book on the method of implanting magic structures in the medium, right?”
“Ya ..”.
“Then let Mother teach you that .... Instead of learning from books continue, instead of faster if you learn from the experts directly?”
Odo did not get out of place, then looked up and said, “Really? Mother can?”
“Of course. Mother's expertise is not only light magic and holy magic, making magic structures and planting them on the medium as well as Mother experts. Who designed a library that could even accommodate the physical form of the Great Spirit in this real world?”
In the end, Odo pulled up the chair and sat down to listen to the learning from his mother. Seeing that, Julia took a pot and cup to replace her tea with a warmer one. For Fiola, the nine-tailed fox girl just stood behind Mavis and listened to her explain the magic knowledge to her son.
On the second floor of Luke Scientia's library, Vil glanced down from the barrier as he heard Odo's lively voice sounding excitedly asking. The water-heavy Great Spirit floated in the air surrounded by water bubbles, only observing the child and mother below who were full of happiness in that precious moment.
“Mavis .., I hope your happiness continues. You who have helped me and granted my dreams .., your happiness is also my happiness,” thought Vil. The spirit who had a female stature put on a happy face, smiling from behind the veil she was wearing.
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On the side yard of Luke's residence, the, Dart and his men finished recording all the goods that would be used for assistance to villages and cities that could potentially experience severe crises in the coming winter. From the available data, the amount of assistance prepared thoroughly, namely, 500 wooden boxes containing the meat of game animals and livestock in conditions that have been preserved by smoking, 200 Wooden boxes containing dried foreign water fish, and more than 300 bags of wheat each weighing up to 20 kilograms. Because it will face winter, all these foods are purchased with low quality but at normal prices. From this, it can be said that the debt of Marques Luke's territory reached millions of Rupl.
Completing all the tasks, the day did not feel already afternoon and began to darken. After Dart allowed officials to rest or go home, and ordered some more to look after things, He left a place to wash the body because he had not had time to rest from the morning.
Walk through the front yard filled with flowers and some herbs, the old man was interested in stopping by the library near the Mansion because he felt like he wanted to meet his wife who had since recovered more often at the place. Opening the door wide and looking inside, as expected Mavis was inside the place.
“My love ..., happy to see you bright as before ..” Dart walked up to Mavis who was sitting on a chair near the stairs to the second floor. As the burly old man approached, Mavis put the book she was reading into her lap, then began to cover her nose.
“Darling ..., you haven't had a shower? You smell wry,” said Mavis frontally.
Dart doesn't care about that. “Haha! It's the smell of hard work,” he said with confidence. Mavis narrowed her eyes, lowered her hands from her nose and sighed. The nature of her husband is actually like that, always excited and saying unclear. Looking back on it like it used to be, Mavis gave a small smile and felt happy to be able to recover from the curse.
At a glance Dart looked towards Fiola, and the Mavis personal servant girl looked down respectfully. Returning with an excited face, Dart looked up at the table and found there were two cups there. “Did anyone else come? Ah ..., what is Odo?” ask Dart.
“Ya ..., the boy just came here.”
“Hmm, even though he said he wanted to continue making documents in the room, he had time to come here, yes .... Oh right, by the way, what exactly are you doing in this place, my wife?” dart asked as he brought his face closer to Mavis. The woman pushed Dart's face away, then put on a slightly sullen face. “Don't get close like that,” he said.
“Yes, I only researched some magic that might at least ease your work .... Problem, ‘kan?” continued.
Dart was a little surprised because his wife knew. “Who did you hear from?” tanyakanya.
“From wind ...”
“You mean from wind?”
“Wind magic .... More precisely, a magic that delivers sound through the air and sends it to my place.”
That reply momentarily made Dart speechless. His wife's skill was indeed more than most other witches because indeed she was one of the people who got guidance from the Great Witch in the Miquator.
“So, you are researching magic to help me, huh?” ask Dart.
“Ya, there you go.”
“What result?”
“Rune to embed gravity magic in objects.”
Mavis's answer confused Dart a little. Since the man was basically not very knowledgeable about magic, he did not really understand what the results of the Mavis research meant.
“From your face it, definitely do not understand, yes?” ask Mavis.
“Ya ..., so it is.” Dart slightly turned his eyes away.
Rather than explain verbally, Mavis chose to give a real example. He made a rune on top of the book he was holding on to, then instilled gravity magic. By the time the Runes were given Mana, the book soared into the air by several tens of centimeters.
“As you can see,” said Mavis.
“Oh ..., you mean by giving magic to objects, it can make it easy to transport them? Rightly so? By writing that rune on each box, it will definitely be easier to transport it!” Dart immediately understood Mavis's intentions, the man was more likely to quickly understand when looking directly than explained in words.
“Yes, but if I write it on all the goods that want to be transported, it's too long dong. Therefore, Odo suggested to write it on a wooden board that later placed the goods that want to be transported to the train or cart. This magic has no weight restrictions and only has a height limit of floating in the air of about 30 centimeters, because it can be very effective for transporting .... Well, the shortcomings are only the longest time limit of only 40 seconds when floating,” explained Mavis. The floating book fell back onto his lap.
“Oh ..., it is practical as well .... By the way, where did the kid go? She was here, ‘kan?” ask Dart.
“He went to the room, he said he wanted to make a draft or something...”
“Excuse.” Julia suddenly came and entered through the library door, the three people who were gathered immediately looked at the servant girl who came with a pile of parchment paper in her hand.
“What is it, Julia?” ask Dart when Julia gets there.
“I don't know Big Master, but said this Young Master the details of his plan ..”
“Hmm, already?” Dart surprised. He received a document consisting of more than 30 sheets, then placed it on the table.
The man took the top sheet, then read it. “Odo where are you going? Is he still in the room?” ask Dart.
“Eh? Didn't Mr Odo just come to your place in the side yard? To discuss again ..?” julia said confusedly.
“Eh? I didn't meet Odo, you know.” Dart stopped reading and looked surprised.
“Julia, don't joke! Where is Odo now?” asked Mavis who was starting to get anxious.
“S-I'm not kidding, Mistress. The Young Master said he wanted to go to the Big Master's place first, so he told me to go to his room to pick up the documents and bring them to the library ..”.
“Why should the library?” ask Dart in a high tone.
“Eehh, I don't know, Sir,” Julia replied.
“This document is indeed the details of the plan that Odo submitted earlier, so why should it be taken to the library and not to my place?” ask Dart back.
“Sa-I don't know .... Young Master just said just find the documents in the room, then deliver them to the library .... When entering the room, it turned out that the room was very messy, so I took the time to tidy up before delivering the documents here ...,” replied Julia.
At that time, the four people in that place felt that what happened now was very unnatural, be it Timing or place and condition. It felt like everything had been deliberate and arranged very neatly. In the moment of silence for a moment, suddenly the sound from the direction of the library's main door broke the atmosphere.
“Tu-Master Dart!! Someone used the Po-Portal of the Astral World!!” said the Lizardman who suddenly came.
“A-That kid!!”
“A-That kid!!”
Mavis and Dart instantly knew who the perpetrator was using the portal. Of all what's happening now, it's not wrong that the person who used it is Odo.