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Helena woke up to the smell of burning. She was surprised when her house was full of smoke. Instantly Helena panicked and came out of her room. She ran into the kitchen and glared at Winter, whose face was black with smoke.

“My goodness, Winter! What happened?”

Helena looked at the oven toaster which was already on fire and was emitting smoke. She grimaced. The toaster she had gotten from saving up selling the painting had vanished in an instant. Vale suddenly came and helped put out the fire with a small whirlwind he made.

“Sorry, I just wanted to make a cake for you, but apparently I forgot to turn off the oven,” said Winter looked down. 

“Man, that's my precious oven! What should I do?” Helena said frantically, she looked at the oven. There's nothing to hope for, it can't be used anymore. She wanted to be angry with Winter, but harbored it. 

“Sorry, I'll compensate for that.”

Helena looked at Winter. She felt sorry for her. 

“Never mind, forget it. I'll find another way to fix this oven later.” 

“You guys don't waste time here, get out and see Governor Belarus. This morning the governor proposed a new regulation,” Vale suddenly interrupted with an urgent tone.

Helena and Winter looked at each other, they then walked towards the town hall to look at the bulletin board. They were surprised by the announcement that Belarus made. He asked that the position of the king was no longer based on heredity, but by selection. This is unacceptable and against the rules.

Apparently there are some people who support the wishes of Belarus. Lucas who was on his throne was now very confused. Normally he would always grant people's wishes, but this time he couldn't. Belarus really wants to be king. He remembered Axton's taunts. In addition, Belarus is also actually a power freak.

“I could see that there would be chaos after this.”

“What? What kind of chaos?” Helena asked. Winter can sometimes see the future. She saw a vision of a ruined castle.

“Well, I think it's going to be a mess. Lucas actually can't manage well. You see, how can the state's reserve treasury run out? I heard it myself because my father was a government official.”

How could this girl know almost everything? thought Helena in amazement.

“Probably because he granted all our wishes,” Winter continued.

There is no leader as good as Lucas, but if the government doesn't have the cash, and only imposes such cheap taxes, the cost of education and subsidies goes down as well. Helena felt how difficult it was to be a king, being attacked from all directions.

“Helena, are you not leaving now?” asked Winter. Helena gasped and immediately made her way to the harbor.

“During my absence, promise me, Winter, you will never sleep outside the house. Stay at my house. Here,” Helena gave her house key to the little girl. “If you are hungry, you can go to Vale's house, his house is right in front of mine. One more thing, try to make peace with your family and practice magic a lot. One day you will realize, your talent is also in magic.” 

Helena waved her hand. She then went with a bundle of cloth filled with clothes and some provisions for her on the ship. This was Helena's first time on a ship. She never took care of a permit, moreover the ship she wanted to board was a freight forwarder. She should have boarded the boat for the crossing, but that would take longer.

She saw that there were many ships in the harbor and was surprised to see several pirates coming. Her heart became hesitant to leave. Helena was very confused right now. Her hands and feet trembled. She was frightened when she saw the pirate ship coming. Helena hoped she didn't get on the wrong boat. 

Again, Vale came and surprised her. Helena took a step back.

“Go home, don't be reckless. You don't have a legal permit!” Vale warned Helena.

The man warned her as her closest friend. He was also worried about her. What if something happened to her on the way? Vale is Selena's schoolmate, but he also cares a lot about Helena. Before it was too late, he wanted to convince Helena that going to the Balkans without a permit would be dangerous for her. 

However, Helena is a reckless girl. She stepped on her feet, ignoring Vale.

“Please take care of my house,” Helena pleaded with Vale.

“Fine, I'll burn them all."

Helena chuckled at Vale's joke. She then quietly boarded the ship. She will go to great lengths to find out how her sister's curse works. She wanted to solve it.

At first the ride on the ship was so calm, until finally there was an explosion. It sounded like someone was shooting at the ship. Everything is rowdy. Helena comes out and she is shocked. The ship she was on would be seized by pirates. Helena was frightened when she saw a sword fight on the boat. She chose to hide, but when she turned around, one of the pirates blocked her. A pervert who was intent on touching Helena.

"Hey beautiful, let's have some fun!"

Helena was confronted by five men. Her beauty was like a jewel in the eyes of the pirate men.

“Go away!” Helena half shouted.

Helena backed away until she hit a wall. She was forced to use her magic to get rid of the pirates who were about to rape her. When Helena cast the spell, the five pirates were blown away. They screamed in fear.

“There's a damn witch!” 

Suddenly all the pirates left the ship that Helena was on. She breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the girl was quite feared in the eyes of the pirates.

Helena went back into hiding, but one of the crew had seen her. He looked at Helena up and down. 

“Who are you? Where's your permit?” he asked.

Helena froze for a moment. If only she had the ability to change memories like her older sister, she would definitely be safe by now. Helena felt sorry for not learning magic well.

In the end the girl was caught and tied up in the boat. She will be tried while in the Balkans. This is beyond expectation. It turned out that the law at sea was not as simple as she thought.

Helena just resigned, not knowing what would happen to her later. She felt a little unfair. She also played a role in saving this ship from pirates, but why was she the one who was captured? Her kindness seemed to mean nothing. 

The rope tied around her body with the support pole was so strong she couldn't try to escape. Even when she closed her eyes trying to teleport, she was too far to reach land. Right and left are just the open sea full of waves. Helena sighed helplessly. She looked down. One thing she hoped, that her efforts must not stop here. 

“Hi, are you thirsty? Drink,” said one of the female crew members who gave Helena drinking water. 

“Thank you very much.”

At least there is still one person who cares about Helena. The water was very precious to her, considering that she hadn't eaten since this morning because Winter had messed up her kitchen.