The Me In Another World

Chapter 24

|TWENTY FOUR|

I have this sudden thought last night. What if magic exist in this world? I mean, I don't even know if what happened to me can be explained scientifically or not. My soul being inside another person's body. My counter part from another world. So what if, just what if, magic exist in here and I can find a solution to return to my own world? That would be fantastic.

As long as I still have a body to return too. Now that would be for a later part. For now, I need to confirm whether magic exist in here.

Isa-isa kong iniscan ang bat libro sa mga bookshelves sa loob ng library namin. Halos dalawang oras na yata ang lumipas pero wala pa rin akong nahahanap na libro tungkol sa mga magic. I was actually beginning to lose hope when Amira came.

"My Lady?" she called. I popped my head from the far corner of the library.

"Yes?" Nakita kong may bitbit syang isang tray na sa tingin ko ay naglalaman ng pagkain.

"You've been here for hours. Ano ba ang hinahanap mo?" tanong nya habang nilalapag ang hawak nya sa maliit na lamesa. Nag-isip muna ako saglit kung sasabihin ko ba sa kanya o hindi. She might think of me crazy if I ask her if magic exist in this world. But then, it will also save me more time to ask her directly.

Shet, bahala na nga.

Alangan akong lumapit sa kanya. Iniisip ko kung paano ko sya tatanungin ng hindi nya iniisip na nababaliw na ako.

"Uhm.. I have a question.." I started.

"What is it, milady?" tanong nya na hindi ako tinatapunan ng tingin dahil abala sya sa pagset-up ng tasa at platito sa harap ko.

"Do you know what fantasy is?" I asked. Napahinto si Amira sa ginagawa nya at bahagyang nakakunot ang noong tumingin sa akin.

"Fan..tasy? What's that?"

Crap. She doesn't know fantasy. Does that mean magic doesn't exist in here?

"It's like.. something that cannot be explain. Something unnatural. Out of this world."

"You mean Deities?" She ashed as she continued what she was doing. Nagsalin sya ng tsaa sa tasa ko at naglagay ng maliit na cake sa platito ko.

"No. That's different. Fantasy is something that doesn't exist," I sighed, realizing what I just said. Sabagay, kung sa mundong pinanggalingan ko nga ay walang magic dito pa kaya? Kinuha ko ang maliit na tinidor at tinusok ang cake. Napatingin ako kay Amira at tinaasan sya ng kilay nung makitang nakatitig sya sa akin na para bang may hinihintay.

"So, what exactly is fantasy? What makes something fantasy?" She looked curious. I decided to feed her curiosity.

"Like dragons that can fly or breathe fire, fairies or something like that," I explained. Ineexpect ko na maaamaze sya sa mga sinabi ko pero parang wala lang ito sa kanya. Maybe she doesn't know what dragon is. "Dragons are big, scary beings with thick skin and-"

"I know what dragon is."

"Huh? You do? Oh." I suddenly feel stupid describing what dragons are.

"But dragons aren't fantasy, milady. They exist. Well, not until a hundred year ago if I'm not mistaken." She nonchalantly said. I looked at Amira. I just looked at her because the words she uttered hasn't properly digested by my brain.

"What?" I asked softly. Too afraid that I might be just hearing things.

Nagkibit balikat si Amira. "Dragons exist a hundred year ago. That's what my father told me whenever he told me bedtime stories. He said that my great grandfather used to be a guard commander and he was always one of the frontline whenever there was a dragon at the empire's border."