chapter 293 - The World Goes Crazy
#A/N - "Long Chapter"
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- Inside of the elevator. After Taufik, who is carrying Alice in his Arms, enters the Elevator.
"... Daddy, where are we going?"
Ask Alice when the two of them were waiting for the elevator to arrive at the lowest floor.
"... We will go to search for a Doctor, you know, all of your Mother is about to give you little brothers and Sister so we need a Doctor"
Hearing that, Alice hummed, putting her index finger on her lips as if she was thinking about something, and for Taufik who saw it, it was a very cute thing.
"... Umm~ Why don't you use the emergency bell, Daddy?"
Alice asked Taufik innocently.
"... Emergency bell? They have one?"
Asked Taufik, dumbfounded by Alice's question.
"Yes, Grandma told Alice about that, she said that I need to press that if Mother is in trouble... Hum~ it's next to the bed I think"
"... O-Ohh"
Hearing what Alice said, Taufik couldn't say anything else other than 'Oh' but no matter what he didn't want to look uncool in front of his daughter, but he admitted that it was his fault for panicking too much and not being able to think straight, so Taufik had no other choice but to change the topic.
"... A-Ahh~ I see... Oh~ I heard from Jenn that you're already in school or is it a kindergarten, I think?"
Hearing that, Alice's expression immediately changed to cheerful.
"Yes! Kindergarten is an amazing place, Alice already made many new friends, and the teacher is also kind, I'll introduce you to them later, Daddy"
"Really? Look forward to it, Ahaha~ What did you learn today?"
"... Today, the teacher taught us how to draw"
"Ohh~ Really? Drawing what?"
Taufik asks. Expect answers like drawing a landscape, a house, or a family portrait. It was when the elevator was about to arrive at the lowest floor where the reception desk was, but Taufik's eyes were still fixed on Alice, wanting to hear her answer.
But Alice's answer was something he didn't expect or even something that had never crossed his mind.
"... The teacher taught us how to draw a Magic Circle"
Alice's answer, which she immediately showed a frowning face, then said again.
"... Drawing the Magic Circle is very difficult, it is very complicated"
However, Taufik, who heard Alice's answer, showed an even more frowning face than Alice did.
'... A Magic... what?! A Magic Circle lesson for a Kindergarten? Really? What the hell is happening to this world right now?'
Taufik asked Inwardly, but before he could ask further, the elevator then gave a *Ding* sound which meant that the elevator had arrived at the lowest floor.
With the elevator door open, Taufik immediately rushed to the reception desk, but after only a few steps he took, Taufik's ears immediately caught a loud commotion from the direction of the waiting room where the receptionist was.
From there, Taufik's steps became slow; he walked along the corridor that led to the waiting room; the closer he got, the louder the sound of commotion he heard.
"... What's happened there? Do you know something, Alice?"
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"... Don't know; when Alice, Grandma, and Mother Tina came in, we used another door; Grandma said it would be bad if other people saw us; Alice wondered why; it is bad if another person saw us, Daddy?"
"... I don't think so"
Taufik replied while continuing to walk along the hospital hallway; the further he walked, the clearer what he saw at the end of the hospital hallway.
What he saw at the end of the corridor were several patients and families who had come to visit their families in the hospital, they had gathered because they were also interested in the commotion that was going on, typical Indonesian people.
"... What happened? Is this hospital being protested or what?... With the service they have, maybe it makes sense"
Taufik asked as he approached the crowd of patients and their families.
When he arrived at the crowd, Taufik then asked someone near him who also witnessed the commotion that occurred outside.
"... Excuse me, What is going on? Why are you all gathered here?"
"It seems, someone famous came to this hospital, and the people gathered here to meet that famous person"
The female patient answered without looking at Taufik.
"Ohh~ Really? I thought something serious was going on, but it's just an Idol meeting"
Taufik said, immediately losing interest, but he had a purpose for coming here, so he asked the female patient again.
"Excuse me, do you see any Docter around, my wife is going to give birth, but I don't see any Docter... If it's not a both-"
"*Tch!* Can you see all the Hospital sta...ff... "
The female patient answered, seeming annoyed by Taufik, but when she turned to Taufik, she was immediately stunned.
It was like she was seeing a ghost, the female patient then looked towards the crowd, more precisely towards a banner that was being carried by a group of women outside, she was in the back row and her line of sight was slightly blocked by other patients who were also watching the commotion that was happening, but she could still see the banner, even though only part of it, but part of the banner that the patient could see happened to have a photo of someone on it.
Seeing that, the female patient looked back at Taufik; although there were slight differences, overall, the person on the banner and Taufik, who was standing in front of her, was 90% the same.
"... KYAAA!!"
The woman immediately shouted after she realized who Taufik was. This made Taufik very confused.
However, the woman's screams also attracted the attention of the patients and families who were around there; they then looked back and found Taufik's figure.
They showed the same reaction as the female patient, they all looked at Taufik and then at the banner outside at the same time, if someone told Taufik that these people in front of him had practiced the movement repeatedly, maybe Taufik would believe it because their movements of looking at Taufik and then turning to look at the banner were very simultaneous.
Like the female patient, they all showed the same shocked expression.
Once again, with the same movement, they all moved closer to the wall, making way for Taufik, making Taufik even more confused than before.
"... What the hell? What's wrong with you all?"
Ask Taufik, but none of them dared to answer; having no other choice, Taufik then passed them on the path they had given him to see what was really happening.
When Taufik finally arrived in the waiting room where he had initially arrived, Taufik was immediately shocked by what he saw in front of him.
Several hospital staff, from medical personnel and non-medical personnel such as the male receptionist who had served him earlier, all gathered in front of the hospital door to block the crowd that seemed to be forcing their way into the hospital, there were even several police and soldiers who got involved.
"... What the hell happened?"
Taufik asked after seeing what was happening in front of him.
Alice then moved her hand, pointing towards something.
"... Daddy, isn't it you?"
Alice said; Taufik then followed in the direction where Alice pointed.
"... What the..."
Taufik said, seeing a fairly large banner, where there was a picture of himself when he was crowned as a Prince, and there was the writing "Prince! We Love You!!" Written on the banner, and various other writings that Taufik would rather not mention.
Realizing that the crowd (Most of them are dominated by women) had come because of him, Taufik, of course, wanted to leave where he was standing immediately, but before he could take a step, someone shouted very loudly.
"LOOK! IT'S THE PRINCE! AND LOOK! PRINCESS ALICE IS WITH HIM TOO!! KYA! SO HANDSOME! PRINCE! PLEASE MAKE ME YOUR WIFE!!!"
From the shout, the entire crowd's attention was immediately focused on Taufik, the cameras that had been ready since earlier were immediately focused on Taufik, taking pictures or videos.
In essence, after Taufik's whereabouts were discovered, the situation became even crazier.
Camera flashlights flashed from all directions, and the screams of the visitors grew louder.
Then, out of nowhere, it seemed like someone wanted to force their way in using magic.
Then it was heard, probably from one of the policemen on guard.
"MA'AM! IT IS FORBIDDEN TO USE MAGIC IN THIS AREA! PLEASE STEP BACK, OR WE WILL TAKE ACTION ON YOU!!"
However, it seems that the police warning was ignored because not long after that, a strong gust of wind suddenly blew.
The gusts of wind were so strong that they dismantled the human barrier formed by a combination of police, soldiers, and some hospital staff.
Not long after that, footsteps, thousands of footsteps, could be heard running into the hospital.
"... F*ck! Why are all these people like that? What do they want from me? Let's Get out of this first, all of these people are crazy"
Said Taufik, who then immediately turned around to leave the chaos that was happening; if possible, he would also leave this hospital.
Patients and their families also ran because of this; after all, there is nothing more dangerous than a madman with a weapon.
Especially if that WEAPON is a MAGIC that can be used easily and can be used by almost everyone.
"LOOK! THE PRINCE IS RUNNING AWAY!! CHASE HIM!!!"
"PLEASE DON'T BE LIKE THIS, ALL OF YOU HAVE GONE TOO FAR!! STOP IT RIGHT NOW!!"
"STOP THOSE OFFICERS! DON'T LET THEM STOP US FROM MEETING THE PRINCE!!"
Screams after screams were heard from behind Taufik, he knew what he looked like, but there had never been an incident as severe as this, maybe it was because of his title as a Prince, or maybe because of his nickname which was 'Prince of Lust' so they thought that they had a chance because from what Taufik saw most, no, almost all of them were women, and for some of the 'men' who also participated in this, who knows, maybe their "identity" should be questioned further.
"BIND!"
Of the many screams, that was one of them, and after that scream was heard, Taufik's footsteps immediately stopped.
"... What?"
Said Taufik while looking at his legs that couldn't move, and under his feet there was a magic circle.
"LOOK! I HAVE MANAGED TO RESTRICT THE PRINCE'S MOVEMENTS! NOW IS THE TIME!"
The scream was heard again, and everyone's eyes turned to Taufik again.
Their eyes were filled with ambition, for whatever reason.
"...CAST MORE RESTRICTION MAGIC ON THE PRINCE! SOMETHING LIKE THAT ISN'T ENOUGH TO RESTRICT HIS MOVEMENTS!!!"
Shouted one of the people from the crowd, and immediately, Taufik saw many of them chanting, and of course Taufik didn't let them, he had had enough bad experiences in this hospital and he didn't want to make it worse.
So with an angry look, Taufik then looked at the magic circle under his feet and then used his 'Magic Word'.
"*Break!* "
*Crash!*
After hearing a sound like breaking glass, Taufik could feel that he could move his legs.
He immediately looked at the crowd and then used his 'Word Magic' again.
"*FREEZE!* "
*Woosh!*
Instantly, a wave of Mana hit the people in front of Taufik, and along with being hit by the wave of mana, their movements became stiff and soon they stopped in their place as if frozen, no matter if it was the police, soldiers, or even hospital staff, as long as they were within Taufik's line of sight, they would be affected by Taufik's 'Word Magic'.
Suddenly, the situation became silent, even those in the back row became silent when they were not even affected by Taufik's Word Magic.
Seeing the movement of everyone in front of him stop, Taufik put Alice on the floor and then took a few steps forward. Then said.
"... You guys forced me to do this; at first I let you because you didn't do anything to me, but this has gone too far; you guys have crossed the line that you shouldn't have crossed, so don't blame me... This is self-defense"
*Swoosh!*
A blue fireball suddenly appeared in Taufik's palm and it continued to grow larger.
"... This fire can even melt the hardest iron on earth; I wonder how long it needed to melt someone's body; oh~ no, now I'm curious... Should we test it?"
Ask Taufik, and hearing that, those closest to Taufik trembled with fear; they wanted to scream, but they couldn't even move their tongues.
"Let's see~"
Said Taufik, who then walked slowly, but before he could do anything, someone approached him from behind, and it was Shasha.
"... Master, The condition of the Missters is getting worse, it seems like they can't hold it in much longer"
Shasha said. Hearing that, Taufik's steps suddenly stopped.
"... I see, let's go see them"
Taufik said, he then looked at the crowd in front of him and said.
"... You guys are lucky this time"
After that, Taufik clenched his fist and then the blue fireball in his hand immediately disappeared.
"... Let's go"
Taufik said; after that, he carried Alice again and then went with Shasha to Jenn and the others' room.
"Master, what should we do?"
"... Pack Jenn and the others things, let's go to my Grandma Palace, I'm sick with this Hospital"
"Understood, Master"
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