Magic Academy's
42. Calia
Fal approached the girl, he extended his hand. "You okay?" Ask Fal.
The girl received Fal's helping hand, but she was still wary of Fal. He was also still doubtful, was Fal to be trusted? Or didn't? He doesn't want to get caught again.
"What's your name?" Ask Fal.
"Kalia." Said the girl named Kalia.
"How did you get away from your owner?" Ask Fal.
"There's someone who set us free." Kalia.
"Who?" Ask Fal.
Kalia shook her head, "I don't know, they're four people." Kalia.
"Four people?" Fal asked, he was reminded of Narz and the others. Could they have freed Kalia?
"Yes, four people." Kalia nodded.
"When they set us free, I was relieved, because that way, I didn't have to kill anyone anymore." Kalia.
"Killing people?" Fal asked in surprise.
"Yes, my owners often tell me to kill people they don't like, if I fight then I will be killed." Kalia.
"Can you use magic?" Ask Fal.
Kalia nodded, "Yes, I can use shadow magic and disguise magic. But, I can't use that magic without my owner's approval. If I use it without consent, I'll die." Kalia.
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Narz and the others arrive at the lake, but they do not find Fal in the lake.
"Where did Fal go?" Tanya Alaya was worried.
"That kid, I told you to stay here." Axena.
"So he got bored and went for a walk, didn't he?" Rin.
"He must be around here." Narz.
Narz dropped the slave seller, "Please wait here, and take care of the man, don't let him escape." Narz walked away from there.
"Narrz! Where do you want to go?" Ask Axena.
"I'm gonna go find Fal." Narz said, he waved his hand.
"That guy..." Axena held her head, it felt like her head hurt from taking care of the four people. Axena did not think, why Narz became the group leader? But perhaps because of Narz's attitude, their master communicates with him more often than Narz, whereas Narz is the leader of the group.
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Narz continued to search around, before long he found Fal sitting on a fallen tree. Next to Narz, there was a little girl who looked familiar to him.
Narz approaches Fal and Kalia, "Hello." Sapa Narz's.
Kalia was surprised to see Narz coming, she immediately ran away and hid behind a tree.
"Eh?" Narz looked at Fal, "Am I creepy that he ran off like that?" Ask Narz.
Fal shook his head, "No, maybe he was just surprised." Fal.
Fal looked at Kalia who was hiding behind a tree, "Come here, she's my friend." Fal.
Kalia hesitated a little, but hearing that the man who had just come was Fal's friend, he came out from behind the tree, he ran and hid behind Fal.
Kalia looked at Narz's face, she felt familiar with Narz's face. He thought hard, trying to remember where he had seen Narz, "You! The one who set us free!" Kalia said, she finally remembered Narz.
Narz was confused as to what Kalia meant, he watched Kalia from top to bottom, "You! One of the kids!" Narz finally remembers Kalia.
Kalia came out from behind Fal, after finding out if the man was the one who freed her, her vigilance was reduced.
"What a coincidence, I need you." Narz.
Kalia was surprised, she became more alert, she thought Narz would tell her to kill someone like the owner did.
"Calm down, I'm just asking you to gather all your friends who are also slaves of your owners." Narz.
"You want to unleash the slave curse, don't you?" Tanya Narz smiled.
Kalia was in disbelief, "This curse can be released?" Ask.
"Of course you can." Narz.
There is hope in the eyes of Kalia, by releasing the curse then she will be free.
"Come with me." Narz.
Narz walks away, Fal and Kalia follow Narz.
"By the way, what's your name?" Ask Narz.
"Kalia." Kalia.
"Your last name?" Ask Narz.
Kalia shook her head, "I don't know."
"Then, your age?" Ask Narz.
"14 years." Kalia.
Fal was surprised, "14 years?" Fal thought that Kalia was the same age as him, but it turned out that Kalia was 2 years older than him.
"There's no need to be surprised like that, Fal. When you first met you, you were like a 9-year-old child. You're 12 years old." Narz.
"Yes too.." Fal.
All of them arrive at the lake, and Kalia is shocked to see her unconscious owner in a bound state.
"Kalia, can you gather your friends?" Ask Narz.
Kalia nodded, "They may still be around here, because they have no money and also cannot use magic." Kalia.
"Before escaping, we promised to meet in Lad city, tomorrow." Kalia.
"In that case, we'll have to wait until tomorrow." Narz.
"You're too kind, Narz. We should have killed the slave seller." Axena.
"If it were like that, then the curse of the slaves would not be gone forever." Rin.
Hearing Rin's words, Kalia was curious about something, "If our owner dies and the curse is not gone forever, what will happen to us?" Ask Kalia.
"You won't be able to use magic forever." Rin.
"That's all?" Ask Kalia.
"Not only that, people can hate and ostracize you." Narz.
"so.." Kalia said, he looked down, he thought by killing the owner, then he and his friends would be free, but it was not.
"Hey, uncle." Call Kalia.
"Don't call me uncle." Narz.
"Sister, why didn't the 4 Emperors forbid slavery?" Ask Kalia.
"No prohibiting? Whatchu mean? The four emperors forbade slavery." Rin.
Kalia was surprised, the owner often said that the four Emperors did not forbid slavery, so even if they ran away, no one would care about them.
"Why then is there still so much slavery?" Kalia asked, she clenched her hands, trying to hold back her emotions.
"The emperor did not impose severe punishment on those who committed slavery. So that many people are not afraid, they think 'Even if caught, the punishment is not heavy', because there are still many people who enslave others." Narz.
"What is the punishment?" Ask Kalia.
"The emperor will set the slaves free, and will take 20% of the property of the one who commits slavery. But even if they were released, they would still suffer, because they were former slaves. They will be ostracized by society, and eventually their former owners will chase them back and enslave them." Axena explains to Kalia how much she suffered to the slave.
Kalia clenched her hands, she felt unwelcome, why did the slaves seem to be suffering for life? He felt unfairly treated.
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