The Capital

"woah..." Caspian and I successfully escaped from the assassin we met on the way and finally... made it to the city.

{I expect no less from the place built by the Helios} Caspian remarked, [Helios? Who is that] i asked while walking through the shinning city {The first emperor} Caspian responded [Ah! His name was not mentioned in the history book maria lend me, he was described as the sun?]

The city was a dazzling place, The corners were filled with shops, at one corner there was a perfume place and another corner a boutique. It was my first time to arrive in this city or than my place and the mansions of the royal palace.

Decodia was known for its variety of jewels and flowers, It was truly.... a place where beauty shined brighter than anything. [Caspian, Why aren't people noticing you] it was weird since Caspian shone brighter than any person.

{do you think i am stupid enough to make myself visible to people around me} Caspian was using invisibility to avoid any unwanted attention [oh, so you are invisible right now?] he nodded. {Aren't you gonna buy anything?} he asked me as i was curiously glancing at all the place.

[Yep, and that's why we are going to that place which is filled with nobles] i walked towards a particular street shop filled with people, it was a shop run by a commoner, so it was not as grand as the other shops that were present in the city, yet that place was swarming with nobles who kept whispering to each other.

[it seems like his selling something rare] i went through the crowd and finally had the chance to look inside. A variety of gems were spread on the table along with their price, selling gems were not a rare sight in decodia's capital since it is literally the capital of jewels and flowers but... lapis lazuli was a different matter.

'"look at that huge lapis lazuli" a noble lady whispered, "to think such a rare gem will be sold at a commoners shop" another lady added "maybe he stole it?" she said "don't be stupid, you think thats possible with the heir now awake!?" i was mentioned as the 'heir' "i heard he found a lapis lazuli cave near his house" the other lady replied [is seeing lapis lazuli that rare?] i asked Caspian.

{well yes it is, lapis lazuli has a great amount of mana in it, and it is also a perfect jewel for ladies, but since all the mines of lapis lazuli lies in your hand who has been asleep for years, it's been a while since it was released again}

[i see] however, there was one question unanswered [but that is not lapis lazuli] i added. {what do you mean?} Caspian was confused as to why i said that, [i have seen many lapis-lazuli's after coming in this body, but that lapis lazuli does not contain any mana nor the energy lapis-lazuli gives out.]

{ah- the lazuli eyes...} he replied, [because i'm a lazuli i can sense the power lapis has in it, and since i hold the curse too i can sense it stronger than a normal lazuli] my eyes were able to see the inside of the lapis lazuli, and it was clear that he was scamming the noble ladies presented in there.

{so... what should we do about this} Caspian asked [one way to prove that it's fake is through imbuing my mana into it, if it's real then it will glow if not then it will stay like how it is now.] but there was a problem, only my mana would prove it and if i do that then my cover would be blown.

[Caspian, got any idea?] i asked him while looking at the fake lapis lazuli {why don't you try touching it for a few seconds, real lapiz lazuli stays cool no matter how much you hold it} Caspian responded, it was a basic method, but there was a chance that the man must have used some other way to keep it cool for a few hours.

[am not sure about that thou] there was no way that the man would not use any spells on it, especially when it was a place where high ranking nobles gathered "excuse me sir" a person came out, she had a soft voice but a strong gesture. Just like me, she was wearing a cape.

[who's that?] i asked in curiosity "that lapis lazuli is fake" the mysterious person declared, [oh she found out] she was weird, her aura had something different, It was the same as....

"Hah! who the hell are you" he yelled "oh, me..." she was the same as... "my name is Aries Frendro, nice meeting you scammer" it was Aries... or should i say Yuna, my childhood and also my best friend.

[HAH!?] it was quite a nice surprise to see her there, after all since the unexpected surprise in the ball i have not heard or seen her {i knew it, she is that girl who was glaring at me in the ball} Caspian was having a troubled expression that i never saw,

[what do you mean?] i asked him while still not looking away from Aries/Yuna {Aries is it? in the time when that dog asked for my presence and also when i was making the contract with you... it seems like she has a unique mana.} Caspian did not finish the sentence.

[what are you talking about?] the discussion had already begun, the nobles were whispering to themselves about the appearance of Aries who is considered a genius from a 1,000 years "w-what proof do you have!" the man was trying his best to escape from it, but it seemed like Aries had a plan on her mind

"well if you really claim that this lapis lazuli is real then here you go" her hand was holding a huge pouch, we could hear coins jiggling in there, and we all knew that it was all gold coins "but if i prove that this lapis lazuli is fake... then you shall pay the price"

Aries was confident in her abilities of judging the lapis lazuli... [it's stupid how i, a direct successor of lazuli can't even identify the lapis lazuli...] i was ashamed should i say, because of how useless and stupid i was

"the trial shall begin!"

TO BE CONTINUED....