A Lucky? Dude Journey

Chapter 30 - Interlude - Alice Louise



'The Princess'

I obtained this nickname when Paolo Blandelli and I jointly oppose Black Prince Alec, one of the six Campione at that time. Added with my talent in the heaven-oriented system of witchcraft, I was nicknamed The Princess.

Since childhood, my parents who found that I was very talented in magic started to teach me the heaven-oriented magic that they used. There is also one more magic system that exists in the world, which is the earth-oriented system of witchcraft which created by a powerful witch name Lucretia Zola.

I don't hate magic, or should I say I like magic. For that reason, I trained every day to make myself more knowledgable about magic. Without realizing, I have stands at the pinnacle of the heaven-oriented system of witchcraft.

In my younger years, I also found out I was a Hime-Miko. Hime-Miko is those Mikos of the greatest ability and descended from divine ancestors, inheriting many of their spiritual powers. Hime-Miko has a wide variety of innate powers. In my case, it was future telling.

Other than that, I also able to generate an ectoplasmic double which I called spirit body and telekinesis. Plus I also a very powerful clairvoyant.

Because of my high power, my body which just like an average human tends to be in a constant state of poor health. So, I often went out with my spiritual body and telekinesis to make it look like I was there to interact with others. Conveniently I can also make my spiritual body can be touched, not just for anyone, though.

Except for magic naturally, I have a hobby that I like very much. It is listening to classical music, especially a song that uses the piano. Naturally, I can play Piano, but I'm not exceptionally talented in it.

It was a certain day when I was listening to a song by Liszt, Liebestraum no.3. My future telling suddenly activated. But, this time it is not a future about a god or something supernatural like that. It is about me.

The future I saw was me in an a.d.u.l.t body leisurely walking on the shore with someone and looked affectionately at each other.

I can't see the person quite well, but I do know, it is a man. It seems the future I saw at that time is about my fated person.

Then years passed, everyone has accepted my nickname as The Princess and right now I am the speaker of Witenagamot, the European magic society.

One day, I discovered someone who dubbed as the number one pianist in Japan come to England for a piano competition. His name is Kitahara Izumi. Naturally, as a classical music and Piano song fan, I wanted to hear his performance.

I told my assistants, Miss Ericson to get some seats for me to watch the competition. I even brought the crown prince who at first doesn't want to and his tutor who also likes classical music to watch this competition.

I watched the competition silently. Many good pianists entered this competition and their performance naturally excellent.

But when a handsome man with luscious black hair and mesmerizing blue eyes come to the stage, the previous performance was becoming very ordinary in my mind. Because his performance was the most beautiful sounds I have ever heard in my life.

Every audience in the hall just silently hearing his performance with many emotions come from their face. Even Prince Theo who at first didn't want to watch this and Oscar who adept at hiding his expression crying silently.

It was like memories after memories started coming out from the deep of my heart. Happiness, sadness, many emotions also coming out alongside those memories. As he presses the last key, the audiences applauded loudly.

While I looked at him who gives a dazzling smile to the audience as he bowed his head. My heart started beating faster than before.

At that time, I didn't know what kind of feeling is this as I never felt something like this.

"Awesome! I want to hear it again! And I want to learn to play the piano!"Prince Theo said with an extremely excited expression.

"Indeed. That was the most beautiful performance that I have ever heard. They said this man was the number one pianist in Japan, I am certain this title would change after this. Becoming The number one pianist in the world" Oscar explained enthusiastically.

"Yeah..." I unconsciously answered them while I still dazedly look at him.

After that, we went back home. His performance, song, and smile still imprinted strongly in my mind. Anything I do, everything about him is the only one I can think of even in my sleep.

I wanted to know more about this feeling, I wanted to hear his song, and I wanted to see him so badly. Therefore, I decided to invite him to perform privately for me, and maybe I would invite Prince Theo, Oscar, and the other from Witenagamot too.

I told my butler, Sebastian to call him and courteously invited him to play for The Royal Family. Because Theo was here so it wasn't lying.

He accepted! I was extremely happy when I heard it at that time. Even my assistance, Miss Ericson shakes her head while smilingly looking at my happy end excited expression. I asked Miss Ericson what kind of feeling is this once, but she answered gently that I needed to get the answer myself.

Days passed and finally, it's the time for him to come here. I told many of my acquaintances from Witenagamot that also a fan of him and they said they would come to watch his performance. Prince Theo and Oscar were very eager to meet him.

Sebastian went to pick him up from the airport. After that Sebastian immediately escort him to the hotel he supposed to stay for a while. This entire time, I kept thinking about what I should do when I meet him, what should I talk about, and what kind of man he is.

Because overthinking isn't good when I meet him face to face, I decided to walk on the shore with my spirit body to calm my mind.

'Uuu...Even here all I think is him...'

Because my mind was full of him, I didn't notice there is a person who comes approaching me before I glanced at him.

'IT'S HIM!!! What should I do?! What should I say first?! Should I greet him first?! Okay, let's be calm and greet him first.'

"Good evening, I heard from Sebastian this is a private place so, Are you by any chance one of the Royal family?" He had greeted me before I was able to greet him first.

After that, we just talked about casual things and classical music. But I was overjoyed even with such casual talk. He even gave me a cute nickname that only he can use it, Hime-chan.

The person I dreamed of every night was more fun to talk than I imagined. He is also more flirty than I imagined, and he is more handsome than I see from afar. He made me, who holds back to not making embarrassed expression blush sometimes.

'Uuu... I can't win from this...' I thought as I felt my cheek reddened.

The talks ended when the sun has set then we said our goodnight to each other and going back to our room. I thought after talking with him for a while my mind can be at ease, alas the thought about him become stronger even in my dream. But even with a dream, it was the best sleep I have ever had.

The next day me who was all smile when I wake up, brought Prince Theo and Oscar to meet him. Prince Theo eagerly asked Izumi to teach him to play piano and Izumi agreed to.

Looking at Izumi gently teaches Prince Theo making my heart warmed. But because Theo seems cannot comprehend what he teaches, they talked whisperingly about something then Izumi decided to perform a song to make Theo understand.

'His posture, when he is going to perform, is so cool...' Thinking like that, I dazedly looking at him.

Before he performed, he had glanced at me and moving his mouth to say something without sounds. He said to me 'Be prepared' and he started playing Liebestraum, by Liszt.

This is a song that makes people who heard it genuinely wanted to fall in love... Thinking like that I realized what this feeling that lingering in my mind this whole time.

'Ah, I see... This is love...' After I realized that, I just dazedly look at Izumi who performed the song beautifully with a blush veiled my face.

"Shall we walk on the shore, Hime-chan?" After the play, he invited me who still in a daze to walk on the shore as he gave his hand for me to take. I replied to him with a stutter and held his hand then we walk on the shore.

We didn't say anything and just enjoy each other presence. At that moment, I instantly remembered the future that I saw before.

'Ah, so that was about this...' While I was thinking, he suddenly invited me to accompany him buying some souvenir.

"I-it is a date?" I asked embarrassedly.

"Hehe... I wonder..." He mysteriously answered with a gentle smile.

'Uu... that's unfair...'

It goes without saying I agreed. And after that, we once again went back to our separate room.

The next day, It was the time for his performance. I watched him who performed beautifully as I am looking at him affectionately.

Then the performance ends, Izumi suddenly moves his head and looking straight at me. Words aren't needed, we are fondly looking at each other in silence. The other audiences shouting, 'Encore' but it was like there is only two of us in the world.

Before he was able to answer the encore, the ground started to shake and suddenly a thundering roar can be heard.

"LUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHH!"

'It was a heretic god. This is bad! Izumi is a normal human. I should take him somewhere safe!'

Instantly I take his hand and hurriedly brought him to the outside where Sebastian waiting for us. Many people also running beside us to search for a safe place from the heretic god.

The moment we exited the hall, we saw a giant with only one eye on its forehead.

'THIS IS TURNING HORRIBLE FROM BAD! THAT'S BALOR OF THE EVIL EYE!'

My uneasy feeling becomes true before Izumi was able to ride the car, Balor opened its eyes and everything from the ground to the trees withered and destroyed. Then the flame of the sun blinding our sight and destroys its surrounding.

"NOOO!! IZUMIIIIIIIIIII!" I shouted desperately as tears flowing from my eyes. My legs felt weakened, I slumped down and crying hysterically while shouting his name. But then I realized nothing happen to spirit body that should have been destroyed when Balor opened its eyes.

Not long after that, the flame that blinding our sight is gone and I look at my surrounding. The grounds, the trees, everything in front of us destroyed. But I can see all the people still here without getting destroyed. At that time I looked at Izumi who stand beside me calmly as he looked at me.

"Hime-chan, You know, I am something of a magician my self." He grinned and said.