Without You, The Beginning of Magic {Magical AU}

Chapter 12: Changes (Part 1)

As I was walking in I saw it was just Rayleigh, Minori, Mikeal, and I. He began splitting the money. "Alright. Here you go." I giggled and took the three thousand gold, "Oh yeah Rayleigh! I wanted to start an armor line! Made by just me and sold through the guild. Can you set that up for me?" He looked to the side, "I'll make one and we can discuss it tomorrow after training." I nodded as I began setting the loot from the hags cave, "I also have these, but I don't know where to sell them at."

His eyes widened as he saw that I had a lot of golden and silver trinkets, but he grabbed a small clear orb and clenched it. He closed his eyes, "... I'll sell everything for you and give you the money tomorrow along with the contract for anything you want to sell through here, "Clothes, armor, weapons, art work, anything." I smiled and nodded, "Iri's Grand Line." He huffed and went to his desk, "Alright... Sounds good." I hopped up, "See you tomorrow Rayleigh!" He waved as Mikeal and Minori walked out with me, "Now then... We should have enough to renovate the carriage, so let's go inform them that we're leaving town for a month and a half or so."

We looked up as Lial walked up to us, "We were waiting for you to finish your talk. You mentioned spatial magic earlier and I thought I would introduce you to one of my friends that lives in Jyra." I yelled, "No!" I jerked and brought my hand to my chest, "No... Sorry, I... I never want to go to Jyra again... I'm sorry for yelling... It's ju-..." I ran to Mikeal as he hugged me and sighed, "Jyra is where Iris was almost sold and where we had to run from... It was her first betrayal... Clara said she didn't mind that she was the princess and then even comforted her, but that same night... She tried having Iris killed, but changed her mind and said it would be better for her to..."

I hiccup softly, so he stroked my hair. Lial closed his eyes, "I see... I'll have him meet us in Orjis, the town between here and there. That ok?" I nodded, "I'm sorry Lial... I didn't mean to yell like that... I just..." I hid, "I just hate that place..." He huffed, "Don't worry, I understand... For now why don't we go somewhere out to eat?" I nodded and held Mikeal's hand as we followed Lial to Sylvar and Kytrose.

I felt Kytrose's hand on my head, "Hey, Wanna see something cool?" I looked up and tilted my head, but yelped as he sat me on his shoulders. I grinned and laughed, "So tall! I can see down the entire street!" He began walking me, so I talked and looked around with them as we headed to the town market. I don't know, but I felt like a kid as we walked down the street and shopped around. An actual place for my age, despite being on the frontier, Yoryth was booming. It also just so happened to have a festival going on now. It's to celebrate all the years we fought off the demon beasts.

I ran to a stall with a candied apple and smiled, "Can I have two please?!" He smiled, "Of course my dear!" I giggled and paid him before taking them and munching on them. I looked up as Mikeal wiped my cheek, "Why is it that at times like this you act your age?" I tilted my head, then looked down, "I was allowed to have and do whatever I wanted... I was a very loved and treasured princess... It felt like the world belonged to me for the longest time... It wasn't until I was ten that I realized just what I was receiving and the difference of classes.... It was the time I saw my friends bow to me and had to maintain a social distance at my own birthday party because it was at the castle... It might seem like bragging and I suppose that it is in a sense, but..."

I looked down as I offered the apple to Gengi, so I held it for him as Gengi sat on my shoulder and nibbled it, "As I grew older the distance between me and friends grew wider... My best female friends were commoners and I wasn't able to play often. They felt uncomfortable at the castle and my best male friends left two years ago leaving me all alone... I have Gengi and I have Uncle Shanks, Aunt Makino, and Uncle Sen, but... As the king, duke, and dutchess..."

I giggled, "Rayleigh, Luffy, and Garp would come to train and hang out with me to keep me company when I wasn't in classes. However... I finished all my history, science, math, reading, economic, and government classes as well as etiquette classes already and there wasn't anything left to learn... I spent my time reading books on weapons and armors as well as clothes. That's when I began designing clothes. When I got a magical sewing kit I looked into making magical clothes... I looked into manipulating mana and had a knack for it, so I trained in fine tuning manipulation of magic aside from a property. Why have a property if you can manipulate the mana inside the property and thus control the property."

I looked at Minori, "Make a small tornado that you've been practicing." He hesitantly nodded and did it, so I looked at it and my eyes glowed as I brought my finger up and twirled it, "Try to maintain your control of it." He groaned, but ultimately I brought it to me and let it go thinner and taller before vanishing, "I have no need for a property because I can simply use other mana, although... I can only buff myself and the most I can do is layer my mana over a wound and act as a barrier. My barriers are my pure mana solidified as I could make it. Unlike others where you use outside forces, such as the air or ground, to produce mana, I use my body's mana... So, actually, say you seal my mana?" I giggled, "I'm completely useless. Well, I can still use martial arts, so that's fine, but that's what I did on the way from the capital."

I looked up "Enough about me! Minori! Lial! Syl! Ky! Can I know more about you? Even if it's small things. Let's start with Lial!" He huffed a chuckle, "Very well... How about we eat at a restaurant and talk?" I nodded excitedly, "They have to serve cake!" Syl nodded, "Cake is good. I agree with Iris." Ky huffed, "It has to have meat too." I hummed softly before giggling, "What about a tavern? They us-" I backed up as they all yelled, "No! Not happening!"

They looked at each other, then me as I puffed my cheek, "I wouldn't order alcohol! It's too bitter!" Mikeal huffed, "That's not why..." I tilted my head then grinned as I saw a bakery, "I'll meet you near the fountain in twenty minutes! Everyone look for a restaurant with meat and sweets!" I heard Mikeal yell as I ran off, "Wait!" I applied mana to my legs before flipping over the carriage and skipping towards the destination.