Phantasia: The Princess Knight

The Knight World and the Magic World

Alicia watched Blake skillfully skin the magma lion and then cut its flesh into pieces that were easy to move. He then took out a small purple pouch and stuffed all the flesh and skin into a small pouch. Alicia looked at the pouch in a daze. He's never seen anything like it before. He wondered how such a small pouch had room to load all those items! Seeing his questioning gaze made Blake laugh. "This is a space bag. It uses space and time magic to create a small space within it. It cannot carry anything with intelligence but anything will go into it."

Blake then thought for a moment and asked: "Do you know how to read?"

Alicia blushed, now that she was asked, she realized that she did not know what the writing system was. He knew now that this place had magic and it was an era where knights roamed the ground. There is no way this place could be Earth.

Blake sees the little girl blushing and instantly knows that she doesn't know how to read or write. "If that's the case, then I'll give you some books as well as books on beginner magic. To pass the bodyguard test, you should be able to use advanced beginner magic and know advanced beginner sword techniques. Usually these things are taught at a young age. And swordsmanship is something that is learned through sweat and blood and cannot be learned from reading. But I think you have the talent to do it as long as you work hard. Give me your hand."

Blake reached out and grabbed Alicia's hand, she held two fingers in her veins and fell silent. Alicia felt her heart was about to jump out of her chest. He had never been close to a man before and this was the first time someone held his hand. Even if it's not in an intimate way. His cheeks were red but he did not pull his hand. Instead, he counted the calluses in Blake's hands. He knew that he had done a lot of work in his swordsmanship. The rougher hands were the more blood, sweat, and tears they put into their training.

After a while, Blake let go of his hand: "You have high magic talent. Books to learn to read and write have magic bewitched into them that will play the sound of every word and letter when you press your finger on a letter or word in the book and say 'Vocalize'. With all of this if you train diligently, you should have the chance to pass the Guard Examination in three years. As for the outer space pouch, opening it will bring the image of all the items in it into your mind. From there focus on the item you want and then think of the word 'take' and it will appear in your hand or you can think of the word 'insert' while touching the item and as long as it is not intelligent and the space bag has space it will be pulled into the bag. I'm afraid I can't do more than this."

Alicia reached out her hand and received the space bag from Blake. He held it tightly in his chest as if it was a precious treasure. "Be careful now!" Not even waiting for Alicia to say thank you, Blake started to run away.

Alicia watched the boy's back with flushed cheeks. He ran forward a few steps. She bit her lower lip and then covered her mouth with her hands before shouting: "Sir Blake, thank you! I promise to see you again in three years!"

This was his promise not only to Blake, but also to himself. He had to endure for the next three years no matter what! He would use the promise he made with Blake as his driving force to push anything! Blake did not turn around but the corner of his lips did indeed rise upwards. He raised his hand into the air and waved as he continued to run into the distance. Alicia did not move from her place until Blake completely lost sight. He burned his back view and face into his mind reminding himself that one day he will meet this young man again and personally thank him and return to him all the things he has he gave it to her today.

Alicia sat down and put down her short sword before quickly opening the space bag. Pictures of all the items inside the pouch actually appeared in his mind. He focused on the flask from the inside and said: "Take it out!". It immediately appeared in his hand. He then said: "Enter it!" the gourd this time disappeared and could be detected inside the pouch once again. This really comforted Alicia since this was the first time she had experienced something like magic. Alicia was only satisfied until she did this a few more times before taking out a book that would help her read and write the language of this world. He guessed it was a new world because the earth never had a real magic record ever.

Books to learn to read and write are very thick. Alicia looked at the cover that had many strange symbols embedded in it and traced her fingers on it. A smile spread across his face. Just looking at this book reminded him of Blake. He put the book back into his outer pocket and took the sword by his side before standing back up. “I need to find a place to sleep all night. I was in the woods one day and I almost got killed. But this place isn't bad. It could help me hone my sword skills in this new world as I learned to use magic spells as well. I have enough meat to last a while but I still need to eat vegetables as well. But first, I have to make a roof for my head before it gets dark! I'll take it when I can along the way."