Vita Nova
Episode 17 "The Destiny of the Hourglass"

Flashbacks

"Alright, the decision is in your hands Lily, choose well both." Her Majesty the Queen warned me,

"Okay, Her Majesty the Queen" I replied hesitantly,

"You can come back, thank you for Lily's time" Her Majesty said with a sincere smile,

"It's an honor for me to spend time with Her Majesty the Queen.Then I have permission to leave" I said, bowing, and Her Majesty nodded,he asked the waiter to take me to the gate.I came home with Rina with many thoughts that haunted my head,

'What should I choose?'

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Episode 17's

2 Days passed after His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Queen called me to the Palace.I really dizzy to think about the request of the two of them, between the request of His Majesty the King, or Her Majesty the Queen whose purpose is very different.

For 2 days, I asked Rina for help looking for information about all the noble girls who are the same age as the crown prince. Lots of documents piled up on my desk, and had to be checked one by one.

"Hadeh.elahannya.." murmured while checking the documents earlier, the document,

"Miss, I'm going home for the next few days, my mother is sick and my sister is not home" said Rina asked Permission with a very worried expression,

"Alright, watch out for Anna, and take this", I approached Anna and gave her a small bag of gold coins worth 100 gold,

"Wait ladies!I can't accept this!" rina refused, though,

"It's okay, you haven't got a paycheck, have you?use the money for your mother's treatment" I said,

"Thank you miss, I hope the lady is always healthy" said Rina happily with a big smile,

"Thank you, go, Rina" I said,

"Good!I'll go first Miss!" rina said and ran out, out,

Maybe I won't see Rina's Blue tosca hair and red eyes for the next few days, I'll miss her.

/Skip tomorrow/

~Third day checking document~

"Really right!when will this document run out?!" I scream emotion,

"Huh.had tiredness.I want to walk to the city" I muttered as I put my head on the table,

Then I saw the hourglass and necklace-shaped clock that I had bought at the antique store a few months earlier,

"Why did I buy this?" muttered,

I turned the hourglass to the right, and then a miracle happened, I was on the Horse-Carriage with Mom and Dad,

"Eh?" muttered,

"Hum?what's the matter Lily?" ask Dad, please,

"Where are we going?" I'm confused, though,

"Huh?did you forget?we'll go to Baron Hovell, we'll be there soon" Dad replied,

"loh?" I murmured, then looked out who was raining,

Shortly after, the horse-drawn carriage we were riding shook violently, when I realized, it turns out we fell into a ravine because the steep path we passed collapsed,I turned the hourglass in my hand to the left and the miracle happened again. I went back to the day I turned the hourglass to the right. That means, when this clock is turned to the right, then it is 1 day after today, while it is rotated to the left, then it is 1 day before today.

"Interesting, this can help me" I murmured as I clasped the hourglass tightly,

Soon, someone knocked on my bedroom door, and it turned out he was a father,

"Come on Dad" I said from the room,

"Thank you Lily" replied the father as he entered,

"What's wrong?" my tofu, my,

"Dad and I want to go to Baron Hovell tomorrow to take your mother's order, will you come?" ask dad, please,

'Wait a minute.Isn't tomorrow the day Father, Mother, and I will have an accident?!this cannot be allowed!' thought, me,

"Emm, how about next time?does not the end of this often rain?it will be dangerous to cross the cliff path towards the Baron Hovell region" I replied,

"It would be dangerous if it was like that, alright, we'll go next time" said the father,

"Good dad!"I said glad that I managed to prevent the deaths of the three of us,

But.2 days after that, Father and Mother died due to a ship accident.Also the accident was due to a storm and a big wave that was raging.

For the second time, I lost a parent who loved me. Maybe this will be a trauma for me for the second time.

Stiffness.darkness.sunyi.hampa..

That's how I've felt since the death of the Duke and Duchess Everon couple.I didn't go out of the room for more than 1 week and let the documents that I had to check out be alienated.I don't even have the appetite to eat or see the outside world Lina has come back and tried to restore myself, no change has happened. Even the letter I sent Ian did not reply, he even came here 3 days after the death of the Duke and Duchess Couple and my parents in this world, but I did not allow him to enter.

I always feel that this is my fault.why do I not use the hourglass alone?.hampa.

2 Days after that, the knights from the battlefield returned with victory.But brother only appeared as the front commander and left the celebration party to go home.

/Skip at home/

"Lilly!!" brother shouted from the front of the door that sounded until my room,

"Sister ya.." I muttered under the blanket that covered my body,

"Lily!?What's going on!?" tanya shouted while approaching me,

"Who?.." I murmured softly, even though I knew it was brother but I asked,

"Who?.. Of course I am your brother!!what's wrong with you, Lily!?" Replied brother sambik swaying my limp body,

"Sister?." instantaneously tears came out of my eyes whose gaze was empty,

"I'm sorry.I should take care of you." said the brother in a listless tone as he hugged me,

"Sister..Father and Mother.." I muttered back at his embrace,

"I know Lily.I know that.." said Big Brother in a trembling tone, his body was also shaking and his embrace was tighter, I felt my shoulders wet..My sister cried for the first time in front of me.

The room only heard the sound of my crying in Big Brother's arms.Everyone in the room was silent while crying a little, how sick we lost the person we love.They are both very good people.

3 Days after that, Brother was appointed as the Head of the Duke Everon Family.Color Brother was the commander of the forces that led the Empire to victory, the title that big brother originally received was Duke to become Grand Duke Everon. Now we're on the same level as Grand Duke Darvin.

My health has begun to recover since the appointment of Big Brother to Grand Duke Everon. And I started sending Ian letters again and apologizing for not letting him into the house.

On the 2nd day big brother was appointed Grand Duke Everon Family Head, Ian came back to me, of course I can't refuse him for this time.

"Lily, how are you?" asked Ian who was sitting next to me, looking at me worriedly,

"I'm fine, soon I'm allowed to move as usual" I replied,

"It would be better after a full recovery you keep resting for at least 2 days" said Ian,

"Well, I'll remember" I replied,

"Well, by the way, Lily, we have to prepare for our wedding" Ian said,

"But the situation is like this." I replied,

"I know that, but we have to sort this out" Ian said,

"Anu.. Ian.there's something I have to tell you" I said nervously,

"What's that?" ask Ian,

I also explained Ian about the request of His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Queen 2 weeks ago, and about the spelled documents I collected for the future fiancee of Crown Prince Felix. Ian was very surprised to hear the request of His Majesty the Emperor and Her Majesty the Queen.

"It looks like Her Majesty the Queen likes you" Ian said rather sadly,

"But I don't want to be Crown Prince Felix's fiancee." I replied,

"I'll talk to Her Majesty the Queen later, for now I'll help you find the Crown Prince's potential fiancee" Ian said,

"Alright, thank you Ian" I replied smiling faintly at him,

"I wish you could smile as widely as you used to." Ian murmured softly but I could hear him,

"What?" my tofu, my,

"No, it's okay." replied Ian,

"All right(?)" my word,

"Then I say I go home first, there's a little trouble at home" Ian said,

"The problem?what about Viridis' magic?" my tofu, my,

"Yes, the magic power suddenly disappeared from the Grand Duchy" said Ian,

"So" I murmured,

"Just calm down, I'll find him again" said Ian confidently,

"All right, good luck" I said,

"Yeah, then see you next time Lily, take care of your health" Ian said as he kissed me on the forehead,

"Yes, thank you" I said,

Ian came home to the Grand Duchy Darvin quickly, I didn't think he was worried about me.

"Gee..He was really sneaky" Vel said into my room with Bel,

"Vell?whatchu mean?" my tofu, my,

"The devil already knows your strength" Vel said seriously,

"But I didn't tell him" I said,

"She's a witch, she can feel magic power where it is" Vel said,

"But take it easy, he will think your magic power is still weak because it does not emit a strong aura" said Bel,

"Why?" my tofu, my,

"The color of the necklace we gave you, I told you that 2 weeks ago" Vel said,

"Oh so, thank you.." I said worriedly,

'I have to be careful with Ian, but whether I can love him even though he knows he could be a traitor'

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