BXBX NOVEL Chapter 76 Seveleen Shivial
Zick's expressionless face didn't mesh well with the festive atmosphere at all. Still he attracted a lot of attention with his handsome face and the clothes he wore.
The stares didn't bother Zick. He just enjoyed the meat skewers in his hand.
'If he doesn't appear within an hour I will just go back. There is no need to waste my time here any more.' Looking at the bustling plaza in front of him, Zick continued waiting leisurely.
The plaza just became more and more lively as the time passed by.
"Are you here, my lady...?" A woman in her mid 20s looked around frantically. she looked very hurried, she wore a normal white dress.
''Is she not here.....madam will get angry if she knows" Mumbling to herself she dashed off somewhere.
'Is she that lost the child's mother from the novel.....but who is this madam ? Is she just a servant?' Zick looked towards the women's receding back.
After a few minutes, a sobbing sound of a child reached Zick.
'It actually happened....' Zick looked at the girl who looked to be no more than 8 year old crying in some distance. She had white hair and blue eyes.
According to the novel, the protagonist of the novel, Aeiron, would help this kid named Erene find her parents.
Slowly Erene walked near the fountain and stood there, looking around searching for her parents with tearful eyes.
In the novel, the sobbing girl had said that her mother had instructed her to stay near the fountain if she got lost. But Erene didn't know that her mother had already passed by here.
Erene was also the daughter of the owner of beirter armoury shop so when Aeiron helped her, he also gained the goodwill of her father.
Zick looked around if he could find Aeiron, anywhere. Even after a few minutes had passed there was no sign of him appearing.
'Then the butterfly effect must have already reached here....'
"Sigh..." Zick could only sigh, thinking of the time he wasted here. Waiting another five minutes, he got off from the fountain he was sitting upon and tried to start walking but....
Zick turned towards the sobbing girl.
'I was going to leave her to the protagonist but.....I can help a little, she is a kid anyway.'
Zick didn't like helping other people but it seems like there was an exception for kids. It probably reminds him of his childhood on Earth.
Zick utilises his senses to the limit searching For the women who came here prior searching for Erene. It didn't take long for him to find her.
'Hmm.....she is a lot farther than I thought.' Zick could feel her presence a few hundred metres from him. He walked in front of Erene who had already sat upon a bench reaching her limit in endurance standing at one place.
Erene's head was downcast with an extremely lost look on her face. Feeling Zick's presence in front of her, She lifted her head up. The tears in her eyes had already dried up by now.
"Come with me, I will take you to you mother.'' Zick spoke slowly but his voice was still emotionless as ever. He didn't care if Erene rejected his help, he would just continue heading back then.
Erene's shoulders started shaking looking at Zick's face. In her eyes, he looked extremely handsome and mysterious making it hard for her to speak. But she forced herself to somehow speak hearing what he said.
"mother.....? I just got separated from my servant" Surprisingly her voice did not stutter at all. She gave the impression of someone who was raised in a noble family
Seeing her act like this and the thing she said made Zick suspicious. In the novel, Erene started crying the moment Aeiron tried speaking to her. But the girl in front of him looked directly in his eyes with a forceful expression.
Zick looked at the girl who should be Erene. She wore a beautiful white gown with many expensive accessories which fit her perfectly. He had already forgotten the brief description of Erene that the Novel gave unfortunately.
''....okay let's look for your servant and what is your name?" Zick asked this question squinting his eyes.
"E-eleoner...." Eleoner tried to say something more but in the end she cast her head down, all her persistent vanishing.
'Eleoner....? meeting her must be a coincidence then....well whatever today is probably not the day where Aeiron meets Celine....' Zick didn't know anyone going by the name Eleoner in his whole life.
"Alright let's go then, Eleoner." Zick extended his hand towards her slowly. it didn't matter to him who she was anymore.
Nodding her head, Eleoner held Zick's hand with her small palm. She held onto his two fingers tightly, probably traumatised, getting lost from her guardian.
Hopping down the bench lightly, She looked at Zick with her blue eyes in anticipation.
'She is really naive, believing in other people's words so easily....' Zick couldn't help but think this looking at Eleoner's behaviour.
Zick started walking, leading Eleoner to where he sensed the presence of the servant looking for her.
A voice reached him while he walked. "Erene! Are you here?" it was a very anxious and sad voice.
"Sigh....."
Hearing the voice Zick could only sigh feeling a little annoyed. 'I dont care anymore.'
But there was still something he was curious about. 'Did Eleoner leave by the time Aeiron came here in the novel or is this a butterfly effect caused by me?' Zick didn't think of this matter for long as it wouldn't matter anyway.
Zick continued walking with Eleoner who stared at him with a dumbfounded expression.
While walking towards the servant looking for Eleoner, Zick suddenly felt another presence coming in contact with the servant.
'A high rank mage.' Zick was easily able to tell the rank of the person who appeared near the servant.
Because of Eleoner's small leg their walking speed was slow. Zick wanted to use [Warp] but he still hadn't experimented by using it upon others which made him reluctant. And not to say about Eleoner's weak constitution.
The street was filled with people talking around merrily. There were fewer carriages and caravans on the street as it was already night.
The crystal hung within the stalls ceiling shined brightly illuminating their goods. Even the shops had many crystals kept within a lamp of many different colours shining brightly making the street more look more lively. This crystals were almost identical to the wall lamps of the earth.
Eleoner could only follow Zick without knowing where he was taking her. She held his hand while looking around the street curiously. For some reason she felt that this street was familiar.
'Its the same as ever.....' Zick thought this looking at the starry sky. He soon reached the place where the servant was.
They stood in front of a huge mansion. Right at the moment, the servant had her head bowed with Regretful expression and the high rank mage stood in front of her still berating her.
"We must now go look for her n-'' The high rank mage's Word was cut off by Eleoner as she ran towards her.
"Sister!" Eleoner hugged the high rank mage happily.
"Eleoner....." The high rank mage braced Eleoner crouching down with a smile on her face.
'She is....' Zick stood his ground looking at the high rank mage closely with still a deadpan expression on his face. He didn't know about her but he felt that he knew her from the novel.
The high rank mage was actually a girl who looked to be 15 year old the same as Zick. She had long platinum-white hair reaching below her waist and she had the same blue eyes like Eleoner. She wore a black gown with many delicate works on it in purple colour. Just the jewellery on her clearly showed her noble status.
Seeing Zick standing in front of her, The girl with platinum-white hair looked at him with a confused expression.
"Ah! He helped me find you." Eleoner smiled brightly while saying this to the platinum-white hair girl.
"I see....." Nodding her head the platinum-white hair girl looked towards Zick. "Thank you for helping us find my sister, representing the whole Shivial Family, I would like to repay you for your help." She was able to tell that Zick was a noble with a single glance from his clothes.
The platinum-white hair girl posture could only be said to be perfect as she spoke to Zick. Her voice was formal and stiff, belonging to that of a noble.
Zick's eyes widened hearing her words. He knew about the Shivial family, it was a duke rank noble of the Pheorous.
'which means she is seveleen Shivial....A harem member of the protagonist.'
And she was also the future archmage.