The Dragon'S Blue Gem
Chapter 2 [The Beginning of the Journey ]
NORMAL POV
"Aqua... are you really going to leave today?" ask the orphanage nanny.
"You've only been 10 years today, can't you stay any longer?" ask the other nanny.
"The money your mother gave you is still pretty much left. Take it.. This will definitely be useful for you in the future," said the owner of the parlor while thrusting a bag containing gold coins.
"Thank you to all the caregiver aunts..the mother of the parlour.I will not forget these 5 years," Aqua said with a carefree smile.
Aqua waved her hand towards the orphanage where she lived. The other orphanage children also waved and shouted various things at Aqua. Aquapun began to travel around the world.
"In the game my name is Aquamarine Valler de Levana. But it was Aqua's name after she became the Empire's third prince. Now I'm just Aquamarine, an orphan with no family name" Aqua told herself.
He smiled happily imagining his life after this. Although only a 10-year-old child, Aqua has quite an extraordinary status.
"Wahh…"
"What's this Aqua's skill? Isn't this a cheat? Normally in this world, everyone has only one or two elements. Triple elements are rare, but I can even seven elements…"
"This is great I or Aquua?" think Aqua.
"Lately I have been thinking why I am not as calm and mature as before even though my knowledge is still there. So this is the reason…"
There was a reason why Aqua had only seen her status despite having been reincarnated for 2 years. In this world, children less than 10 years old cannot use magic. This is because the children's bodies are still in the stage of development where. If the children forced themselves to use magic with such a body, then the mana flow in the body would be chaotic and burst.
Even so, children could still raise their leven by practicing swordplay or hunting low-level monsters. Unlike magic that can only be used if you have a blessing. Sword techniques can be learned and improved with practice. Aqua who had been an intelligence agent was already skilled in using a short sword that was like a war knife.
"Now where should I go. Before entering the orphanage, Aqua always travels around the world with her mother. So he has no solemn residence other than the Vittacelar Kingdom."
Aqua decided no matter where she was going, it was important to stay away from the empire first. He was riding in a horse-drawn carriage with other passengers who wanted to get out of town. Inside the carriage were 1 small family, a woman and two men. The train was guarded by a party of mercenaries who had been paid for escort missions.
The cost of taking the train is not cheap. Even just to go to another city alone already spent 1 small gold coin. Aqua had saved up for this a long time ago, so there was no problem in the payment.
"Where are you going, son? How are you alone?" greet a woman while holding her baby child.
Aqua was a bit confused as to what to answer. But he can't just shut it down.
"I. want to go to the Vittacelar Kingdom," he replied hesitantly.
"Only alone? Where are your parents?"
"I'm an orphan, aunt."
"Oh. forgive aunt. Why do you want to go there? It's the Elf kingdom" he asked again.
"That's my mom's hometown. Mama told me to go there first" Aqua replied.
"I'm not lying. When Aqua was 5 years old, before her mother died she gave a bag to Aqua. In the bag were two letters. One of the letters was shown to the orphanage with a bag of money. I guess it was a request to take care of Aqua."
"Other Letter to Aqua. There is a request written for Aqua to go to the Vittacelar Kingdom if she has no other purpose. Because there's his mother's brother who will take care of him with pleasure. It also contained his mother's private message to Aqua herself."
"Mama's hometown? Are you an Elf, son?" ask the woman again.
"It's a lot of people," Aqua annoyed.
"No, I'm just Half-elf, '" Aqua replied.
"So that's it."
The breeze seemed to be a lullaby that made Aqua sleepy. His eyes felt heavy and he started to fall asleep. The adults just smiled at him. Another blonde woman put Aqua to sleep on her lap so she would feel comfortable. The journey was peaceful and pleasant.
Yet…
"ARGH!!!!!"
"GO!!!!!"
"DON'T COME ANY CLOSER!!!!!!!"
"NO!!!!!!!!!"
"DAMN! WHY IS THE C RANK MONSTER HERE!???"
"YAHOOOOOOOOOO!!"
The screams of the adults shocked Aqua. He woke up and found himself hugging the woman. The peaceful atmosphere in the carriage suddenly changed due to the arrival of the monsters that came attacking. The monster looked like a flying ant with a body like an armor the size of a crocodile. The mercenaries were fighting the monster with great difficulty. Some of them even look badly injured.
The people in the carriage cowering in helpless fear. The body that was hugging him also trembled in fear, even so he still hugged Aqua as if trying to protect her. Aqua looked at him in admiration and turned outside. He calmly observed the creatures that were attacking him and tried to search for their weak points.
"Their advantage is that they can fly and they are rather numerous" Aqua said in her heart.
Since no one noticed Aqua, Aqua opened a little of her left eye patch. Dragon's Eye has an innate skill in it, that skill is Appraisals. DE users could see the detailed status of other beings without the need for a judgment magic stone.
"The weakness is there…"
Aqua had never tried to use magic aside from the Appraisals. Using it carelessly was a careless act since he did not know the effect it had on the body. The best choice he could make was to tell the ants' weakness to the mercenaries so that they could defeat him.
"Uncle!!! His neck is softer than the rest! Just focus the attack!!" squeals Aqua.
Not only the mercenaries, the other adults immediately looked at Aqua who confidently shrieked it. One of the mercenaries nodded and attacked the neck of the ant with a sword. Another mercenary shot the neck with an arrow. The healer in the party took advantage of the time to treat his injured members.
"There's no magic, why!" muttered Aqua slowly.
"That's because the number of witches includes a bit nowadays. Not many magicians graduated from the academy and became mercenaries. Most of them entered the magic tower or became private magicians of nobility," replied the woman who hugged him with a warm smile.
Aqua was embarrassed because her mutter was heard. He nodded in a sign of understanding.
"My name is Ashlan, what's your name?" ask the woman friendly.
"Ah, my name is Aquamarine," Aqua replied nervously. "She's beautiful…"
"Aquamarine yes.. That's a pretty name, can I call you Aqua?"
"Sure…"
"Say, Aqua. How do you know the creature's weakness?"
"That's someone once taught me about some monsters before," Aqua replied honestly.
He did see the weakness of the ant through Dragon's Eye. But someone did teach him once even though he did not remember about the lesson. That person was Aqua's mother who had taken her around the world from birth.
"Hee. Thank you, thanks to you the monster became easier to defeat and we survived" said Ashlan.
Thanks to Ashlan, the other people on the train also thanked Aqua. The mercenaries who had finished taking care of the ants also thanked Aqua. Aqua blushed in embarrassment and smiled brightly to everyone. Aqua's smile managed to hit everyone's heart and make them flutter.
"I want to protect this boy's smile!"
That's what everyone thought at the time.
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