Quest of Automata King

Silent Confession

It is already in the middle of the day for students of Grand Magusica. After having lunch, they proceed for the second class of the day, and left the school building from busy to quiet once again. This is the perfect chance for Mui to get out without being noticed too much, he didn’t want his transformation to make a ruckus throughout the school.

The only problem, is that his uniform is almost not fit for him anymore. Because his new muscle suddenly popped out and his height increased in one night, Mui did not have time to buy another uniform, nor altering his old one to match his sudden growth spur.

On the other hand, both of his roommates have their belonging locked in a private storage. Even if he wanted to borrow clothes from someone that closer to his new size, Mui have to deal with problems later on.

And so, here he is, walking with shirt that it’s button almost can’t holding on while his long pants is stretching to the limit as he walks. Mui is pretty sure that the fabric on his bottom won’t survive if he going to sit, therefore, he have the final defense on his sleeve. A long coat.

“What is it? I thought we’re going to the class?” asked Goettia. That magical book is hiding inside Mui’s backpack, and communicating with him using telepathy. Once in a while Goettia is peeking through the gaps of his back, to monitoring the situation.

“We’re, but I have no uniform that fit my current body!” protest Mui, for the final safety measurement, he clipped the button on the coat, and wearing the hoodie, making he looked like one of those travelling mystics.

“You’ll die because of the heat wave before you can reach the class looking like that,” comment Goettia.

“Just... Shut up!” replied the boy, annoyed.

There is an intersection in front of Mui, the right is leading him to the northen side of the campus, where his class is taking place, but right before he turn his body to that direction, Mui already heard hurried sound coming from there.

At first, he heard steps that walking through the corridor he meant to go. It was echoing so he know that presence from feets away. Instinctively, Mui stick his body to the wall. He slam his body back first, and therefore pushing Goettia with the other contents inside his bag.

“Ouch,” said Goettia to him.

“Sorry, that was not deliberate. I just heard someone is coming,” said Mui.

“So what? Are you going to pretend to be one of the armor display?”

“Oh, that is a good idea!”

Mui then straighten his back, taking position few steps in front off the wall, and pulling his cloak hoodie to hide more of his face. He stand still and pretending to be uniform display that students usually find near the entrance of the campus.

“Oh dear,” grunt Goettia, “I hope you can’t be more stupid than this in the future.”

Meanwhile, Mui can hear that sound coming closer. Whoever that is, they are only few steps more to see a strange and out of place uniform display that is supposed to be him. But right before they took the steps, a voice calling out to them.

“Princess! Please wait! Where are you going?” said that voice. It is clearly coming from a girl.

“Princess?” whisper Goettia, and the same thing flashed before Mui’s mind.

“Betty?” said the other voice. Mui know that voice very well, since he just heard it yesterday, an elegant, yet cold voice that can only come from Emmellia, the princess of Foumoda. “Betty, go ahead to the Miss Chiro’s class, there is something else that I need to take care of,” said Emmellia.

“By that something, does it have connection with your conversation with Challender and Julius earlier?” asked Betty. Suddenly there is a silence from the other party that signifies the truth tof that accusation.

“I’m sorry, but I need to meet someone, he might still there at the dorm,” plead Emmellia. Mui stay in silent. His body does not move slightly, because he afraid that Mui would give out his presence.

Moreover, Mui wanted to hear more about conversation between two of them. He heard the name of Challender and Julius, the nobles that are bullying him until he almost dying yesterday.

“It’s Mui isn’t it? Princess, how much I have to tell you about staying away from the Devil? He is not worth your presence!” urge Betty, but Emmellia takes back her words with slight anger.

“Not worth my presence? How could you say that? Can’t you see that everyday, people like him are suffering persecution?” said Emmellia. Betty flinched, and her expression drop in regret for talking back to her master.

“Aren’t we spend some times outside of the castle once in a while? Can’t you remember that the slums are filled with Devils, old and young, scartching anything left from the trash?” asked Emmellia. At first Betty keep silent and let her master to let out emotion inside her heart.

“Pardon me Princess, I’ve talking with disrespect,” said Betty. Emmellia looked to the side, she showing a difficult expression after talking loudly to her closest friend. Actually, even Princess herself don’t know how to react.

“Princess Emmellia... I’m sorry if what I’m going to say is against your good deeds... But... If you did not present during the class, it might troubling Miss Chiro.”

Said Betty. Suddenly realization come to Emellia’s mind, her agreement with the teachers, is that Emmellia will highly involved with the preparation of the class, remembering that she have much more knowledge than the rest of class F.

Therefore, everyone in the class are also depending at Emmellia at some point, and that speaks of responsibilities that she bear. Emmellia said to herself that this is just a fraction of responsibilites that she will bear in the future.

If Emmellia abandoning her duty for one person, isn’t that mean she failed to do what is necessary for greater good of people?

Emmellia stoped arguing, she threw her face from her friend that is now approaching her.

“Princess, I’m sure that Mui just need a little rest. He’s a hardworking person, but sometimes he trying too hard on himself,” said Betty.

Emmellia silent for a moment, and then she nods.

“Let’s go to the class, I’ll help you to excuse yourself Princess,” said Betty. Both Princess and her attendant then turn back, and then walking further away from the intersection where Mui is eavesdropping them.

***

Mui shifting his body from behind the wall. Emmellia and Betty are not there anymore, and luckily, they did not caught him stalking. He making sure that they step can’t be heard anymore, and he resumed to his way.

“A Princess that for some reason concerning a certain person who usually looked down into. Heh, I feel like know how this is going,” commented Goettia suddenly.

“What? What are you talking about?”

“Bah! Stop acting like a fool! You wanted to be a noble huh? To make yourself on-par with other leaders of the world? I think there is something else than that!” said Goettia. “You wanted to be her boyfriend isn’t it?”

Suddenly, Mui’s face burned red. His heart is throbbing and his voice goes louder.

“B-boyfriend!?” said Mui, stutter. Instinctively, he walk faster while denying Goettia’s accusations.

“Hooo? Increasing heart rate, and faster blood pressure. Look like I’m on point!” bet him.

“Stop it! I don’t like that... Well, maybe you’re right that part of me wanted to be a noble because I wanted to get close with her... But that is not mean that I want to be her boyfriend or something!” said Mui angrily.

“Calm down! It’s normal for boy your age to fall in love! Well, I will root for all that I can! Leave it to me boy, I’ll make you the best noble ever!” said Goettia,

Mui let out a sigh. “Give me a break would you?” he complained.

Mui and Goettia have walked halfway through the corridor, when that grimoire suddenly opened new conversation.

“By the way that girl... The Princess isn’t it? From the Foumoda the kingdom of human eh?” asked him.

“Yes, of course she is the Princess of human kingdom. What? You have strange thought of her?” asked Mui with a little bit menace in his tone.

“Nah nothing. But for a noble, she is have something off,” explain Goettia. “Whoops, this is the class.”

Mui stopped in front of the big door of potion class. He wanted to ask Goettia what he meant by that, but Mui have something more important to worry about.

Gulping his saliva with all of his bravery into his throat, Mui started knocking.