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"Do you still remember Salamanca?!"
"Salamanca?, who is that?. Before that. Let's find a comfortable place to talk. I will be looked at suspiciously by people in this dimension if I am seen talking alone to the air..."
"With the air?. But you were talking with Cellia!"
"Yeah. Only I can feel and hear you, but not the people in this dimension. They don't see you or feel your presence. You are like the air in this dimension, or a ghost ..."
"You can only feel and hear my voice?"
"That's right. I can't see your true physical form. I can only see the form of your soul which is like a light floating in the air..."
Oh, I see. Finally I know why Enzi previously just walked past me and asked who I was before. It's because he can't see me. But at least he can feel my presence and can hear my voice. That is enough!.
But. Why only Enzi?. Really, Who is Enzi?. Why only he can interact with me in this dimension?.
Enzi took me to a quieter place behind an empty, uninhabited building.
"So. Who is Salamanca, little witch?"
Oh, right. Enzi is bad at remembering things. What if he doesn't remember Salamanca?.
"The little girl you once helped. She is a little princess of the Lulan kingdom!" I explained.
"Lulan Kingdom...? oh, do you mean the little girl who was almost killed by baskerville?"
"Yes!. There she is!. That's Salamanca!"
"So the name is Salamanca?. Sorry, I can't remember her name, but I still quite remember the little girl who was almost killed. So, what's wrong with Salamanca?"
"That. Do you have anything belonging to him?-" I stopped what I was saying because I remembered something. Even though I could go back to the past, I couldn't prevent Salamanca's kidnapping because I couldn't interact with that dimension. Then what's the point of going back to the past?.
"You are from the future, so the girl named Salamanca is related to you in the future, right?. Then, did something happen that caused you to go back in time using your time magic, little witch?" Enzi asked. He seemed to understand what I was thinking.
"Um. Salamanca in my world was kidnapped and I want to help her, but it seems like I won't be able to do anything for her..."
"You already know the weakness of your time magic. But you can't give up. You can do something..."
"What can Cellia do?. Cellia couldn't touch the people of the past..."
"You can pay attention to everything that is there for you to use as a guide. That's the only way to utilize your time magic. You can't change the past, but you can learn from it so that the same thing doesn't happen again, right?" Enzi explained. He even gave me a meaningful wise quote. And thanks to his words, I got hope again.
"Enzi is great!. You're right!"
Yes. I don't need to despair!. Everything I do is not in vain. Previously I only experienced a temporary deadlock! I should have known that every problem has its own solution!. Even though sometimes I have to shed tears first to get that hope...
"Enzi. Thank You!!"
Enzi smiled. This is the first time I saw his smile. He smiled gently and warmly like a dad's smile. But somehow that smile felt flat and empty as if his soul wasn't smiling. Only her body's response made his smile so perfect.
"I have one item related to Salamanca, but you can't pick it up here. Come back to your dimension and meet me again. I in your world will definitely remember you and our current meeting"
"But, Cellia doesn't know where Enzi is..."
"Hm. You're right. Then let me look for you. Do you come from a noble family?. What's your familly name?"
"Yes. My full name is Cellia Leonhart..."
"Okay. I will meet you at your residence. See you there... now go back. You've been here too long. Your age can be reduced a lot..."
"Usiaku berkurang?. Kenapa bisa begitu-"
My age is decreasing?. Why is that so--"
Before I finished my sentence, I had returned to my room and Cemille had finished the mana crystal she had been eating. It seemed like Enzi had forced me out of that dimension.
But what does Enzi mean by my age decreasing?. Is that a negative effect of using time magic?. Is that why time magic is said to be cursed magic?.
"Princess Cellia, Lord Yvone is coming!. Lord Yvone is coming!" Cemille said as he suddenly approached the bedroom window.
Cemille's instincts are sharp, but I think His Highness Yvone's intuition is scarier!. Why did he come?. Shouldn't he be in the palace with a pile of business?!.
Could it be that he realized that I was using my magic and immediately came to seal it again?!.
Can't. I can't let that happen! I need this magic to save my family!.
"I have to hide!"
I ran here and there in my room looking for a place to hide. Whatever that is!. And I ended up on the bed covering myself with a blanket!. I don't understand why I did something stupid like this?!. Obviously, I can be seen immediately if I hide under the blanket on the bed like this!.
Ah, my behavior would definitely be very adorable in the eyes of His Highness Yvone if he were to see me now. But I guess sooner or later he'll see me, right!?. I have to get out of here and find another place to hide!.
I peeked out from under the blanket and looked around my room then my gaze was fixed on my large wardrobe. That's a great place to hide!.
I then got out of the blanket and ran towards the cupboard in the corner of my big room. For the first time, I was annoyed because I had this huge room space!. My little footsteps look slow, even though I'm already running!.
"Princess Cellia, what are you doing?" Cemille asked. He had only been watching my panic in confusion.
"Shhh! Don't be noisy Cemille!. I want to hide!"
"Are you playing hide and seek?. With who?"
"With His Highness Yvone!" I answered quickly so that Cemille wouldn't ask or talk to me again. However, it seemed like the stupid behavior I had been doing earlier was in vain because His Highness Yvone had already knocked on my door and entered.
At least, why don't you ask permission first when you want to enter?!. Geez!.
"Young Lady, are you playing hide and seek with Cemille?" His Highness Yvone asked. He seemed to be holding back laughter. Does he realize my stupid behavior?.
I froze in place but my head was still filled with finding ways to hide from His Highness Yvone or ways I could avoid him.
"Daddy!" I think. I think I'm starting to think fast.
Right!. If I was near daddy, His Highness Yvone definitely wouldn't do anything to my time magic!. I have to find a way to go to dad!.
"Cemille, distract His Highness Yvone!" I said telepathically to Cemille.
"Yes, My Princess Cellia!"
Cemille then transformed into a Baskerville!. It's outrageous, but to face His Highness Yvone, I guess it's a good thing!.
"Oh?...what's wrong with Cemille?" His Highness Yvone muttered.
Cemille then ran and lunged at His Highness Yvone. He had just jumped, but quickly, His Highness read Cemille's movements as he was about to attack him so he activated a magic barrier, and even trapped Cemille in a magic circle that he had created at some point to lock Cemille's movements. I cannot underestimate His Highness Yvone!.
"Sorry, Cemille. I don't have time to play with you. I have business with your master..." said His Highness Yvone. He then made Cemille return to his human form so that Cemille's strength tended to weaken!.
In the end, the resistance of a child like me was futile if I had to fight an adult like His Highness Yvone.
"So, do you want to play hide and seek with me, Young Lady?. But unfortunately, I don't have time to play with you right now. Sorry..." said His Highness Yvone.
I just looked down and didn't dare look at him. There was a feeling of fear within me. I was afraid that His Highness Yvone would scold me because I had used magic that was forbidden to use. And finally, I couldn't help but shed more tears. But most small children are like this, right?.
"Ah, don't cry Young Lady. I really don't have time to play with you. I'm just here to see Kharel for a moment and then seal your magic. Doctor Xyren said the seal I put on was destroyed, is that true?"
I just nodded. There's nothing I can hide from him. But it seems like he doesn't know that I just used my magic earlier.
"Then, I will seal your magic first. Come here..."
I walked slowly. I was reluctant to approach him. I don't want my magic to be sealed. At least before I save my family. I want to use my time magic for a moment. But, His Highness definitely won't let me use it even for a moment.
"Finally. I Found You ..."
The sunlight that entered my room through my window is now gone. Replaced with someone's shadow that appeared to cover him. I then immediately turned to see who was the person standing near my bedroom window so that he was blocking the sunlight from coming in?.
When I turned around. I couldn't see his face because his position was facing away from the light so the figure was completely like a shadow that looked real. But I realized something else that allowed me to recognize the cloaked figure without having to see his face.
Enziel?!. It's Enzi!.
Instantly, I felt a huge pressure enveloping my room and the center of this huge energy that was oppressing me apparently came from His Highness Yvone. He seemed ready to release his dragon totem, but he tried to hold back.
He was just getting ready to attack. But why do you have to use the dragon totem?!. The opponent is just a human like him!. Enzi is not a demon that can only be fought with the help of totems!.
I suddenly remembered something. When I went to the past and only Enzi could interact with me. Who is Enziel really?.
Is he really a devil?
I don't believe that thought. Especially when I remember Enzi's smile. He looked very far from a demon. He's not scary. Enzi is very good, so it can't be that Enzi is a devil, right?. So who is Enzi?.
"Who are you?. How can you enter here without being detected by the slightest security magic, even though this residence has almost the same level of security as the palace..." asked His Highness. He was still trying to find another way besides fighting by talking or my residence would be destroyed!.
But unfortunately, Enzi didn't open his mouth at all. He actually attacked His Highness Yvone and tried to take me.
Actually, Enzi didn't attack. He just made the same magic that His Highness made for Cemille before. Enzi just made His Highness Yvone unable to move and then he took me out.
"Enzi?"
"We meet again, little Witch... don't worry. "I will help you so that you can go to complete your goal and this is the item you asked for," said Enzi. He apparently wanted to make me disappear from the presence of His Highness Yvone so that I could use my magic. He also gave me something.
It was a butterfly hairpin that Sala had used!.
But I became increasingly curious about Enzi's figure. Who's he?. It seems like he is a person who is indeed much stronger than His Highness Yvone. It doesn't even seem like he needs some kind of totem to fight.