Bab 126: Looking for Him (II)
Moca quickly walked out, leaving me by myself. I was still sitting down, thinking about what Moca said. Staying away from Phil was a good idea, but I couldn't let him die. He has been missing for four years because I was definitely worried about it. After all, it somehow connected to my life. I'm not sure how, but it seems the world would make it happen like that, and I didn't want to give the world an incentive that Phil was dead.
Just thinking about Phil being dead or alive made my head hurt. With a defeated sigh, I rested my head on my hand. Throughout the whole time, I just waited. I couldn't really move in this cramped building. I wasn't sure if I should just bust out of here and explode outwards like a volcano, announcing that I was awake, but I didn't. What the outside world was like right this moment was something I didn't know; I would feel bad if I destroyed someone's house or ruined their field that they worked hard on.
Now that I think about it, I wondered why I didn't just change back into my human form. Willing the energy around me, I tried to feel the familiar energy of changing, but for some reason. I couldn't feel anything.
I tried again. Still, nothing, making me really confused.
What's going on? I thought. Am I stuck in this body?!
Once again, I searched for the energy inside my body, but so far. I couldn't feel anything. It felt like I was completely exhausted, leaving me with an empty tank. The city's blessing must've really taken everything out of me, leaving me with barely anything. This was something to be concerned about, but there wasn't much I could've thought of.
With a sigh, a puff of smoke erupted out of my nose and mouth. A loud squeak could be heard as the door opened, bringing in Moca and Tart. I had to wonder where Coco was because she was the first one usually to come greet me.
A delicious smell of cooked meat could be seen as Moca carried a massive plate of roasted cow. My lips watered, my tails wagged, thrashing against the wall, making it shake.
"Young mistress!" Tart called out, excited to see me. He was carrying in a large bowl of salad over his head and dragging behind a dead bird that was five times his size. "I'm so glad that you are awake."
"Tart, it's good to see you." My mouth watered, Moca dropped the plate down for me to eat. My hand reached forward without realizing it, taking a large chunk, I devoured it in one gulp. Quickly, I ate the rest.
"Young mistress. You must've been hungry." Tart chuckled. "Don't worry. I have enough food ready for you to fill up five years that you missed."
The thought of eating five years of food all in one day sounded a bit too much. Maybe enough to fill me up was enough, but I didn't say anything yet. I was too busy eating the food that was brought to me.
From beef, pork, chicken, soup, and even hot, steaming rice was brought towards me. It wasn't just Moca and Tart, but other maids brought in a large amount of food through the door. I felt like my stomach was an endless void as it devoured more and more, taking in everything it could get my hands on.
The others weren't even phased by how messily I was eating, and instead, they seemed extremely pleased that I was awake and eating healthily. Another thirty minutes went by until I felt full. I finished on the fortieth plate, making this a world record. Everything tasted amazing, not only that I thought my magic was quickly coming back to me naturally.
Happy that my belly was full, I let out a small burp. I look around ashamed at my unladylike appearance, but I couldn't help it. All the plates were quickly taken away, and even the place was swept clean. Only Moca and Tart remained, waiting for me to speak.
"Um, I was wondering," I replied, feeling bloated. "Where is Coco? I haven't seen her around here."
"She left with Don to help negotiate with the Beast-kin."
"I see. When will she be back?"
"She'll be back next month, young mistress."
"Next month? It takes that long to negotiate?"
"Yes, Ginger is a spokesman for their tribe, and she must go around bringing her kind together to fight against the Black Gryphon. Because Don doesn't know much about the culture, Coco stated she would go and help, even though she didn't want to at first. It wasn't until Ginger stated she needed someone to represent you to the king did she eventually fully agree. We were left to wait for you to awaken."
"Ah, okay."
This time I got up, shook myself, and attempted to try to change again. Still, even with a third of my magic-filled, I couldn't change. I didn't know why.
"Where would you be heading next, young mistress?" Moca asked he stepped back so he wouldn't get trampled under my feet. "Would you like to go back to the castle?"
"No." I shook my head. "I think I'll go search for Phil."
"But, young mistre-"
I held up my claw to stop him. "It's best to keep your friends close, but it's more imperative that you know what the dangerous ones are doing. I don't want to find myself in an unexpected situation."
"Yes, young mistress." Moca didn't refute but bowed instead. "Though if you are going to the Orc Village to find clues of his whereabouts, I would like to come with you."
"Sure. The more, the merrier."
Tart waved his hand over his head, jumping up and down. "Oh. Oh. Oh. Me too!"
Moca shot Tart a deadly glare that froze Tart. He shuddered as he calmed himself down, and with the best gentleman's voice, Tart spoke.
"Young mistress." Tart seemed to bring out his unique sex appeal without even trying. The deep voice, the slight bat of his eyes, and how he carried himself made him look like a first-class butler king. If any females were here watching this, they would've been drooling over his sexiness and squealing. Maybe some might be fainting from how mature and hot, he looked. "I would like to go with you."
I couldn't help but stare at both of them in amusement. For Moca to shoot Tart down without a single hit was something that I have never seen. It was always Coco would've been the one to punch first and ask the later type of girl.
Moca gave Tart a slight nod, telling him he did well. Tart winked at me, in which case Moca caught and clucked his teeth in disapproval.
"Sure, Tart." I replied by getting up. "Let's get out of here."
Moca was already a step ahead of me as he walked towards the door. He reached up, pushing a lock that I haven't noticed, and with a push, a loud groaning sound of the door opening wrung clearly. No more was the small door that let humans sized beings walkthrough, but a door for a dragon was opened.
A gust of spring wind blew entered, I couldn't help but anxiously wait to step out from this confined space. The moment when the door completely opened, I stepped out and stretched. Bones popped into place, muscles were tight, and I even opened my jaws as wide as possible.
Unfurling my white wings, I shook it a couple of times, letting it open up into its full potential. The wind buffet against it, lifting me slightly up in the air. I quickly tucked it back so I wouldn't be suddenly thrown backward.
"Come on." I glanced over my shoulders, telling them to hop on.
Tart didn't need me to say it twice; he jumped up effortlessly and made himself comfortable. While Moca carefully scaled up my back, he grabbed my spikes to hoist himself up.
"You guys ready?"
"Yes!" Tart shouted, excited to go flying. For a wolf type of beast, for some reason, he's unusually excited. While Moca just nodded without saying anything else.
Taking a good look around me, I noticed that I did well not to break my way out of this wooden building. Not even a few feet away from me on both sides were buildings that seem to line up towards the city. The once open plain was gone, and quite a bit of five-story buildings took its place. I had to wonder how much the city expanded.
Searching for an ideal open space, I found a good strip of barren land that was open for me to take a good running leap. Excited, I first went into a light jog, then I pushed more power into my legs and arms, going into a full out sprint.
With a snap of my wings, I unfurled them. Catching myself into the air as I pumped them into the air. I lifted off the ground and shot up into the sky, blowing heavy wind underneath me. I could feel the updraft of wind as I soar upwards excitedly. It didn't take long for me to climb up into the sky as I banked left, swirling with the wind itself.
In five years, the city had grown even more extensive. The four districts were still the same, but there seemed to be an inner wall circled around the first settlement, bringing up the second line of defense. New watchtowers were built, completely made out of stone. Large numbers of light decorated the city ground as streetlights were installed, making the inner city more modern.
Right outside the inner walls were a new set of houses and modern skyscrapers being built along the walls. Compared to the buildings inside the inner walls, they were more modernized, fitting in with Earth's homes and buildings. I thought I saw some convenience stores and even horse stopping stations for the floating coaches.
The city wasn't completely sleeping; they were guards roaming around the top of the city walls and walking through the city itself in pairs of two. Compared to the city guards that were stationed against the wall, the ones walking on the ground had on a different uniform. They reminded me of a police uniform with their canine walking next to them.
My guess was that was possibly Don's idea, bringing over a bit more of Earth's style and ideas with him. Honestly, the whole city was slowly becoming something of Don's ideal city, because he's the one who's directing it from the ground up. I didn't do much but create magic stones and taught magic. Without him, the whole place probably wouldn't have come this far, and for once, I was glad that he was here with me.
When I circled around a good third of the city, I saw a waterpark and a zoo. I was a bit surprised that there was something like that here in this city. The waterpark was something I would definitely visit when I come back.
"Young Mistress," Tart called out excitedly from my back. "That's a waterpark that Don had just recently created. There are fun activities that you can do in the water park!" He stated proudly as if he was the one who made it.
"Yes, I know."
"You do?" His voice drowned out, a bit taken aback that I already knew what a waterpark was.
"We'll go visit it later when we come back," I replied, taking one good lap around the city itself. There wasn't anything I needed to get from the castle, so I didn't land.
"Which way, Moca?" I asked, trying to figure out which way we needed to go.
"We must go past the Kingdom of Dragon on the east." Moca pointed to the directions that we needed to go. "It should take us three days to reach the end of the Dragon Kingdom."
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