6 A Stroll In The City

Currently, I was out and about for the first time in the city. The hustle and bustle of the passerby excited me a lot since this was my first time seeing this world up close like this. The sound of vendors yelling as they try to sell their wares, the kids that were running around from here to there. It was all quite entertaining for me. The buildings were made of brick and mortar, but the construction resembled something you would see more in nature as the buildings all seemed to have large trunks of trees as part of the construction.

Many of the buildings had thick, dense, tall grass growing on parts of their roofs and down the sides. Sadly I can not get too close to anything just yet as I still have yet to awaken. The only reason I am even able to walk around right now is because I am within an anti magic barrier. I have no idea where my father got this tool, but it is not made of magic like the name would suggest, but it is made from a kind of stone that negates most magic within a certain field of distance.

It is the same kind of stone that is used on criminals so that they can not cast magic. It seals and keeps the wearer from being able to use magic. It is just not good to use for a long period of time on kids my age, I guess. So currently, I am only allowed out for three hours. So I planned to make the most of it.

I was with my Brothers Preston and Ray, along with Mimi and their servants and a few guards. We drew a lot of attention, but I did not care. Sadly I could not run all over either. Both my hands were tied by my brothers as we walked down the street. I was stuck in between the two as they held my hands.

But because of this, they had to listen to my questioning as I looked at this and that. "Brother Preston, what is that?" I asked as I pointed to the stall not far away.

"They are selling Bloomsaur meat sticks," Preston answered.

Of course, this made a new question pop up. "Bloomsaur ?" I mean, I have no idea what it is, so I can only ask. But the name itself kind of described it. I could almost imagine what it looked like just from its name only without knowing its actual description.

"It's a lizard, with a patch of blue flowers growing on its back." I nodded when I heard Ray's answer. While I did not picture a patch of flowers on its back, I did picture a flower growing on a lizard's head. So I was close!

Before I even got to come out today, an incident happened at home. When I went downstairs after waking up, Father was waiting for me to take a stroll out to the garden with me to meet Pixal. Poor Pixal. She was interrogated for almost twenty minutes by Father. His emotionless face made it hard for Pixal to understand what was going on, so she shivered in fear the entire time.

I was not allowed to be close while they talked, so I had no idea what they talked about, but it seemed they came to some kind of agreement. And for some reason, now Pixal works for my father making honey.

While she could have come with me, Pixal chose to make honey over spending the next few hours with me. I'm not sad or anything about it. I mean, she's just a bug after all. Anyway, at least nothing bad happened, and I still have my first friend outside my family.

"Princess, here you go, one Bloomsaur meat stick." One of my guards had run and got a Bloomsaur meat stick as soon as he heard me ask about it. I was still trying to get used to this pampering after five years, going on six now. I do not even need to ask for it, and people will bring it to me. Not that I am really complaining, but for a girl who lived two lives, always having to do everything on her own, it was a strange concept and still hard to get used to.

I guess after my awakening, I will also be getting a proper tutor as well. They will be teaching me etiquette and other things of this nature. I guess I am far from being a proper noble lady, not that I care. I never was much of a lady in either of my lives.

But I must say this Bloomsaur meat stick is not bad. It kinda tastes like a cross between bacon and grilled chicken. These were types of meat from my second life. My first life was all rice and greens, so once I had a chance, I ate as much meat as possible in my second life. Or more like I had no choice since I needed a lot of protein to keep up with my activities.

We continued walking through the streets, and finally, I got to see magic albeit from afar. I think it was a fireball, but I can not be sure. When I asked, my question was completely ignored once again. There was little to no magic in the streets, which I found strange, but Preston told me it was due to all the little kids. But that did not mean that there was no magic at all. The one I saw using magic was someone from the upper class. The looks on the peoples' faces that were commoners, I guess they are called, were very much sour. Many quickly moved the kids away from the nobleman who was yelling at a shopkeeper. Although this only lasted for a minute because he was quickly arrested by my guards. I guess the benefit of being a duke's daughter was that I was overly protected.

But still, if I was not afraid of blowing up due to the magic he was using, I could have snuck up behind him and snapped his neck…. Well, maybe not…. Five year old body, after all. One of the things I hate most about my current situation is that I am far too weak! And I am always being watched. I tried to workout a few times in the living area of my house only to be told to go play. I go out into the garden and try to workout, and Mimi yells at me. I try to do it when no one is around, and somehow Mimi knows what I am about to do and yells at me. It makes me want to scream. I have screamed!

I even asked Mimi why she was stopping me, and she told me she didn't want me to turn into a muscle freak since no one would want to marry me. I need to be dainty and have no muscles. But seriously, how am I supposed to get macho if I am just doing some basic exercises!? I just want to build up some strength, not look all masculine. I mean, I do not think I am asking for too much!

Plus, who am I trying to impress at my age!? I am only five. But just like when I tell stories of my past lives and try to tell them I might not be human, they all just laugh it off.

However, I have figured out that if I wait until a little later at night, I can do some sit ups and pushups in bed. But I have to be very quiet, or Mimi will come running in. And my running is done early in the morning with Mimi chasing me. I have to do things discreetly. Sadly I can't get any body weights to maximize my workout routine. I just want enough strength to match my best state in my second life. Luckily I can do stretches out in the open as it does not look like exercising. And I am quite flexible. It is a good idea to start at a young age when doing things such as working on your body's flexibility.

As we walked through the streets, Ray grabbed my hand and led me over to one of the stalls, and that was when something strange happened. The world around us went all psychedelic, and the next thing I knew, I was in a dark place with my brother Ray tightly holding my hand, yelling my name as my consciousness left me. So much for being overprotected.... "Bella!"

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"Bella!" I heard my name being yelled. My head really hurt, but I was slowly coming too.

"Brother Ray?" I called out, my voice a little hoarse. I feel like I was hit by a truck. My head was killing me. At least the room we are in is dark. I could feel Ray's body shaking. I guess he is very scared at this moment. But for me, I already know what is going on. While I have no idea why we are where we are or how we are even here, I do know that this is a kidnapping of some sort.

"Thank the gods you are okay. Bella, you still have your anti magic stone on you, right?" Ray asked.

"Mmm… How did we end up here ?" Ray's question really stumped me. There should have been no way we could have been taken with the anti magic stone.

"I think they cast a spell on me, and it passed the anti magic stone that way. Or it could have been some kind of trigger magic. I am not sure." Ray replied. His voice was trembling, but he was trying his best to stay strong for me. It was quite cute. But he was saying things that made no sense to me. I, for one, do not wish to be sitting around when no one even knows where we are. But normally, kidnappers will make an appearance at some point. For now, we can only sit tight and hope we can get saved somehow.