It has already been a couple of weeks since the Chaos Champion incident ended. A lot has happened since that. The most important thing that happened was the Watcher system has been put off for good which means that I’m no longer going to be watched by Yumiko. But what about her room? Well that won’t be changed because moving a bunch of students takes a lot of work so they decided to just let the Watchers stay at their current room.

“Hey…”

Sam Maximus was given a medal for leading the charges against the Chaorupted Watchers. Most of her classmates seem to be proud of what she did but for some odd reason, her expression when she received the medal was not the face of a winner. She felt defeated. I don’t know why but that’s what I saw on her face. I wonder if anyone else notices that. But then again, most people can’t even tell what they exactly feeling just by looking at their face. I guess I just happen to know how to read someone’s face thanks to my experience in high school.

“Um…White?”

The other two Cardinals also had a medal given to them. Although, it is not as grand as Sam’s medal. Meanwhile on the Magic Advancement class, a dispute between the 26 leaders happened. They were discussing on whom should take the one medal that was given to their class and it looks like a mini war is going to be happen very soon. Their preparation has already started and right now they are looking for supporters during the day of this mini war. So far, not a single of them have went to talk about it to me. But then again, I don’t really care about such dispute.

“White?”

The one thing that I’m most concerned about was where the heck did both Blanc and Shiro go? Both of them went missing even to this day. We tried to contact them but there was no answer at all. Last I have heard about them was from Lin and Ralph saying that they got into a fight. Oh yeah, about Ralph. He was actually alright. He only received a couple of injuries during that short war. Everything went well from him and he is already able to walk properly. But as soon as he was able to walk, he immediately decided that it was best for him to drop out of the academy as promised. It was kind of bittersweet when we were sending him off. But at the end of the day, it was his choice.

“White!” Zenith was calling for me as she snapped me out of my daydream.

“Sorry about that. You need something, Zen?” I finally returned to the present day.

“You said we’re going to find a new dress for Recordia…what are we doing here?” she said that as she drinks the cold soda in front of her.

“We’re just taking a short break, Zen. This mall is pretty big and after waiting hours for the bus to arrive here I got hungry. It can’t be helped.”

Zenith shakes her head in disappointment; “Sure…” she then wondered and asked me, “Where is Recordia?”

“She’s outside next to this shopping complex at the flower garden.”

“The flower garden? Why did you let her all alone?”

“She said she’ll be fine on her own. Plus, she’s a fairy. It’s a good place for her to wait for us.”

Zenith was unsatisfied, “But isn’t she a Faery Dragon?”

“Is there any difference between a normal fairy and a Faery Dragon?”

“I…don’t know…”

“Exactly.”

She pouted and looked away from me. She was upset because I kind of left the little fairy all on her own. I’m not sure if I remembered correctly but I think I might have promised her that we will be watching over Recordia. I guess I forgotten about that thanks to the mass of energy that I used on Vatherion the other day.

“But still…what was that, White?”

“What are you talking about?”

“That…thing…during…the fight…” She still has difficulty trying to talk to me.

I sighed and said, “You mean what happened to me when I was fighting Vatherion, right?”

She nodded.

Well in all honesty, I don’t really know the true story behind that other than the fact that I might have borrowed some kind of power that came from the Infinitum crystal that I ate. But other than that, I have no idea what just happened. I know there’s a dead dragon that reincarnated itself into an Infinitum crystal inside of me. I’ve known that for quite a while. But I still don’t know much about that dragon’s past other than knowing that it was a king of something back in the dragon age.

“Come on, Zen. We don’t have any time to waste. Let’s go look for a dress for Recordia!” I suddenly got up from the restaurant table.

Zenith on the other hand slowly got up and said, “So…where are we heading?”

“I don’t know where we should start looking. I mean when you think about it…This is Recordia we’re talking about. It’s definitely going to be hard to find a dress so small in this mall.”

“Then…why do you suggest going here?” Zenith tilted her head in confusion.

“I…don’t know myself…This was the only place that I know…And it was Yumiko who recommended it for me.”

It was then I realized that somehow someway, Yumiko might have actually lied to me about finding a dress for Recordia. I should have asked someone else but the problem is, I can’t just simply waltz in to a group of people and ask about where to find a tiny dress as small as a doll. They might think I’m a freak or something…Now hold on just a second…A doll…I think that might just be the solution.

“Zen! I have an idea!” I suddenly grabbed on both of her shoulder as I said that. “We’re going to the toy store!”

And so we went to one of the toy store inside the mall to look for a small dress that Recordia might be able to wear. We decided that it was best if we go to the girls section, where all the dolls can be found over there.

I looked around the girl’s aisle and said, “That’s a lot of doll…”

Zenith nodded and said, “So…which one?”

“I…don’t know…”

I honestly have no idea what kind of dress would suit well for Recordia. The only reason I brought Zenith here was for her to help me out in choosing which dress is good for that fairy. But then I remembered that Zenith doesn’t really have any fond memories of being a normal girl. She had an awful past. Why did I forget about that? I’m such a lousy person…

“White…” Zenith softly said to me, “We’ll find it together…” she then gave me a smile that I will never forget.

It was a smile so precious. A smile so pure and lovely. A smile that needs to be protected. It makes me want to protect that precious smile of hers. We had a great time choosing which dress was perfect for Recordia. I even found an interesting toy that I might give to Recordia as a gift. I’m not saying that she’s a child or anything but this toy I bought might just be useful for her as it has some benefits to it. What is it you ask? It’s a surprise for now. But as soon as we finally done choosing which dress that were suited for Recordia, we bought the dress and packed both the dress and the interesting toy in a separate gift wrapping package. We intend to surprise her. We got outside the mall and made our way to the flower garden.

“Recordia! Where are you?” I called for her.

“…Recordia…” Zenith helped as well, of course.

“That’s weird…she’d be the fastest as she has whenever I call for her every morning for breakfast.”

“Did…something happened?” Zenith was worried.

I nervously said to her, “No way, that’s not possible. Is it? For one, she is a fairy and she’s not supposed to fool around all day. She might just be playing hiding and seek with us. Isn’t that what fairies love to do to us humans? Playing around and fooling us humans…” I nervously laughed.

“But…you said that she’s…a Faery Dragon…”

“You’re right. I don’t know anything about a Faery Dragon. I think something did happen to her. We better find her quick. Let’s split up, Zen.”

She nodded and made her way to one side of the garden while I look for Recordia on the other side of the garden. Seriously, I should have known this. I should not have left her all on her own. How stupid I am again? I’m probably the king of stupid in this case. Why did I even think that a small girl like her would be alright all on her own? I’m such a lousy master…I got to make up for this someway…I just hope she’s alright…

TO BE CONTINUED