Junta & Wizarding World
#19 Training
“How are you doing Kou?”
“Taste better than before”
Kou was lying on a bed and Junta was sitting next to Kou to accompany him.
“For now, focus on resting, don't think of anything else”
After Junta said that, Kou suddenly coughed loudly, naturally Kou reflexively closed his hands as he coughed, and after his cough was over, he was sure to close his hands, there was blood on the palm of the hand that he had used to cover his mouth earlier.
“I think your condition is still not improving”
“And I used that power for only about 3 minutes.”.
“Our father and mother forbid using that power because there is a reason Kou”
“I think so..”
It had been about 3 days since Kou defeated General Barmun and since then, Kou had been lying on this bed due to the pain he had suffered.
The junta estimated that the pain Kou suffered was because he used forbidden power at the time he saved this castle from a very powerful mysterious attack, the incident happened when Junta and Kou first set foot in this palace.
Currently Kou is being treated in a quite luxurious living room, Queen Rana herself who gave this room to Kou, and Queen Rana who will guarantee to take care of Kou until he recovers.
“Alright, I'll go now Kou, you have to sleep, rest a lot in order to recover”
Kou smiled wryly hearing that from his sister.
“If only healing magic could be used”
“Kou, have you forgotten what our Father and Mother said about this?”
“Yes yes I remember, I cannot accept healing magic if the pain I was suffering from was due to using that forbidden power”
“To be precise, because it will only worsen your situation, so, it is better to let your body treat the illness you are suffering from naturally”
And that way, Junta left Kou's room, before he closed the door of that room, Junta peeked slightly inside to see his sister, and Kou had already closed his eyes, trying to sleep, and Kou had already closed his eyes, after confirming that Kou was actually trying to rest, the Junta closed the door of the room and walked in the corridor of the palace.
This castle is indeed a combination of castle and palace buildings, so it is only natural that this building is so spacious, as expected of the royal capital castle, so it is only natural that this building is so spacious, it has been about 5 days Junta was in this world and neither he nor Kou still could find a way to return back to his world.
The main reason Junta and Kou wanted to return was because they were currently, in the wrong world, so Junta and Kou did not know, either, whether their existence here would harm themselves or not, moreover, because Junta and Kou entered the wrong world, was a mistake, there was no guarantee whether they could find any information about their parents' killers here.
So far, Junta has focused on finding information about this world, he felt that walking here without knowing anything about this world was quite a dangerous thing, he said, for example, no one knows what magic is as strong as what is in this world, it could be that Junta and Kou's magic is different from the magic in this world, or maybe there was a person stronger than the Junta and no one knew whether that person was evil or good, either, so the Junta should be able to be careful in taking action as long as he does not know the magic information residing in this world, at least Junta wanted to know what kind of things he had to watch out for in order for him to survive with Kou.
Following walking footsteps, Junta was suddenly already in the backyard of the palace, more precisely in a place that the soldiers used to train. There he saw soldiers who were training to fight each other using swords and shields made of wood.
“What do you think?”
Suddenly Hako came from behind the Junta.
“I think pretty good”
Hako stopped right next to the Junta, she also looked at the soldiers who were practicing it.
“Thank you for your blessing, the morale of our soldiers rose drastically”
“Thank you to Kou, not to ku”
Hako just smiled hearing Junta's words.
“The feeling is still unbelievable.. Kou can defeat General Barmun.. You guys are definitely not ordinary travelers”
“What is this General Barmun really strong?”
“Of course! He is the military chief in the enemy kingdom, do you think their king raised someone who can't even lift a sword?”
“What does that mean she's on the same level as you Hako?”
“You could say so.. Although our rank is equivalent, but I'm not sure of my ability level”
“If viewed from yesterday's fight, indeed I see the position of General Barmun as the military head of the Slyn kingdom is not a nonsense”
“Yes.. What else did he use so many martial arts when he fought Kou..”.
“You mean when he says something like that spell?”
“Oh you don't know? Simply put, martial arts are similar to magic, but, the effects possessed by this martial art can only strengthen the power of its users, it cannot be used to attack enemies like ordinary magic”
“Oh.. Like buff..”
“If where you come from you call like that.. Then yes less more.”
“Then, what are your plans now?”
“After getting one of the regions around here, Ratu Rana plans to seize the other territory to raise the morale of the soldiers”
“I think it will be a long journey”
“Of course, we have to get warriors and recover some of our resources, this is still a long journey”
“Yes.. Since my contract with Ratu Rana is done, then I will not interfere with your matters, but if you need our help, then feel free to ask him”
The junta said that then went away from Hako.
“Wait, Junta”
Before the Junta went any further, Hako called out to him and Junta stopped to look back.
“You know.. This may sound disrespectful.. But, would you like to duel with me?”
“Berduel? For what?”
“The defeat of General Barmun still amazes me and disbelieves me, I just want to make sure that my abilities can still be used to protect this kingdom.”
“Your ability must be needed Hako, I'm sure Ratu Rana chose you as the head of the military in this kingdom not without reason”
“I hope it's true.”
Junta fell silent to think for a moment.
“Before you asked me to duel, why didn't you show me the ability of a military chief?”
“What do you want to see?”
“What if you train with the soldiers who are there? I want to see how far you've got
After saying that, Hako and Junta walked towards where the soldiers were training.
“Oh! General Hako! It's your honor to come here”
The soldiers who were training immediately stopped their training, gathered in front of Hako, and slightly bowed their bodies to pay their respects.
“You train well, the government is very proud of persistent warriors like you”
“You are too praising us General Hako”
“Then, what if I help with your training? Attack me simultaneously and try to beat me”
“Oh! Are you sure General Hako?”
“Tentu”
Hako took out a wooden sword between the wooden swords leaning against her left side wall.
“Come whenever you're ready!”
All the soldiers simultaneously attacked Hako, but Hako seemed to have no problem with holding off all their attacks, Junta saw the fight from a distance and after finishing counting the number of soldiers present, The junta walked closer towards Hako.
“As expected of the military leadership of the kingdom! You really are great General Hako!”
A soldier said like that in a tone like a very exhausted person.
“You're tired? I guess we're just about to start”
“Stop Hako”
“Oh Junta”
“Stamina you have is not comparable to their stamina, it is natural for the soldiers”
“So, what do you think?”
“H.. Can withstand a random attack launched by 40 soldiers.. Hey you”
“What do you think about Hako's abilities when compared to the military chief of another kingdom”
“Excellent! I have never tried to train with a warrior leader from another kingdom.. But I heard the military leader of an empire can withstand an attack from 30 to 50 people at once!”
“So, do you think that Hako is a strong leader?”
“Of course! He became the head of the military not without reason”
“Alright, thanks for your opinion soldier, you can go”
The soldier bowed his body and walked back to his position.
“You heard it was Hako? Those soldiers have great respect and hope for you, what else do you doubt?”
“It is true that the head of the royal military can do such a thing, but, I am still unsure of my abilities, even more so after seeing Kou defeat General Barmun so easily, he said, and also my friends.”
Hako clenched her hands tightly, her face looking like she was upset and sad at the same time, the friend Hako meant must be her fallen friend from the royal special forces, The junta vaguely recalls this issue because they discussed this special force first when devising a plan to save this kingdom.
If not mistakenly remembered, Hako said that the death of her comrades who were in the special forces was her fault, but, what had happened could not be retracted.
“Once, I understand, you want to protect your comrades, protect this kingdom, protect your loved ones, is that why you dueled with me?”
“Yes.. I want to be strong”
Junta paused for a moment to think.
“Alright, I accept your dueling challenge, but, I will not be serious against you like Kou who fought against General Barmun, do you agree?”
“Alright, I agree”
Junta walked up to pick up the sword leaning behind Hako, Junta accepted this challenge because he knew what it was like to lose someone important to him, Junta understood Hako's feelings well, Hako said, that was why he accepted this challenge, in addition, the Junta could also make Hako a reference to the ability of the military chief of a kingdom.
After retrieving the wooden sword, Junta took a distance of approximately 100 meters from Hako, Junta held the wooden sword with his right hand and placed his left hand behind his back, then, Junta held the wooden sword with his right hand, he turned his head towards the left and turned his head towards the right so that he could see Hako clearly.
“The rules of this duel are very simple, Hako, try to hit me with your wooden sword, If I get hit by that blow, then that means I lose, I lose, if you can't hit me until you're exhausted, then that means I won”
“Alright, I understand”
The soldiers who had been sitting down to relieve fatigue began to stand up and walk over to see the duel that Junta and Hako had fought.
“You can attack me anytime, Hako”
Right after saying that.
“Hmph!”
A loud bang could be heard and the brown dust started flying, it seemed like Hako was hitting the ground violently using her sword.
“What did you hit Hako?”
Junta was suddenly in Hako's position at the beginning of the fight, while Hako was currently in Junta position at the beginning of the fight.
Hako twisted her body and raised her sword with her right hand, she looked at Junta who was still making the same fighting pose as before.
Right now, Hako really felt what General Barmun was feeling, Hako was absolutely sure she saw Junta there and hit her with all her might, but, instead, it turned out that what Hako was hit by was an empty wind until the blow she had fired hit the ground.
Hako really could not see the Junta's movements in the slightest, Hako felt that this would be a difficult duel.
“Did you surrender Hako? Are you feeling tired?”
After the Junta said that.
Hako approached as fast as lightning and slashed Junta from the side using her sword.
But again Hako just slashed the empty wind.
“Usaha good, but still less”
The junta is currently in its initial position at the beginning of the fight, indeed the ground condition in its position is a little not good because it was hit hard from Hako, so the Junta shifted slightly to a ground that could still be treaded well.
“What do you use Junta for? The magic? Martial arts?”
“What you said Hako, I didn't use anything”
Hako once again raised her sword and pointed it towards the Junta, this time, Hako used her martial arts, Junta could not hear the incantation Hako uttered, Hako said, but Junta believes Hako is using her martial arts because Hako's body is emitting a dim red glow.
“Not it..”
“I've heard that the nickname of the military head of our kingdom is the Red Devil, I think that nickname is not mere nonsense”
“I heard if General Hako won an interstate tournament using that martial art, is that true?”
“I don't know either, but I've also heard the same thing with you”
The soldiers continued their small discussion, The Junta managed to capture some information from those soldiers so he thanked them from deep in his heart.
Hako was still motionless, her body giving off a faint red glow and her eyes that were focused heavily on the Junta made the Junta have to raise its vigilance a little.
“Hmph!”
The thumping sound could be heard once more, and this time, the smoke made from the scattered dust was larger than before.
“Oh, pulling, your speed and power increased drastically”
Hako immediately twisted her body and saw Junta standing at her spot earlier in the same pose as before.
“Smartial arts yes.. A very interesting thing”
This time Hako was hesitant, she was really doubtful whether or not she could win this duel, because the attack she had just launched earlier, was one of the strongest attacks she had.
“What's Hako? You surrendering? Are you feeling tired?”
The soldiers who were there fell silent after seeing Hako's attack just now.
As Hako prepares to launch a second attack.
A soldier came closer.
“I'm sorry General Hako, but, Queen Rana called you”
“So..”
The dim red light emanating from Hako's body began to dissipate, and Hako was no longer in fighting mode.
“I think our duel should stop here Junta”
“Alright, let's continue if there is a time”
Hako only smiled after hearing Junta's words.
“Then I have to go first, until Junta”
And after saying that, Hako rushed off with the soldier who had come to call her.
Upon seeing Hako leave, Junta returned the wooden sword to where it came from, before he put down the sword, Junta recalled how long it had been since he had not done this kind of training, he felt that his ability was declining and that was not a good thing.
After putting down the sword, Junta decided to walk back to Kou's room, he wanted to rest there while looking at his sister's state.
After a little while of walking, Junta had already reached his sister's room, when he opened the door, he saw Kou was fast asleep, Junta entered the room and closed the door slowly.
Then after that he walked closer to the mattress and sat on the mattress slowly so as not to wake Kou, after which he lay down beside Kou and looked at the ceiling of the room.
Junta thought about what he should do now, gathering information was still his priority, but the problem was, how he and Kou gathered this information, he said, indeed Junta and Kou have good connections such as Queen Rana or Hako, but Junta feels that seeking information directly is still better than having to rely on someone he does not know too well.
“Oh Sister”
“Oh, did I wake you Kou?”
“No.. I woke up because I had a dream about that day.”
Kou's voice sounded weak, weaker than before.
The junta simply stroked Kou's head slowly and said.
“I also sometimes dream about the day that our parents were killed, just calm down Kou, we will find the killer, that must be”
“Until that time arrives.. We have to keep practicing.. So we can face the killer.”
“Yes yes.. Now go to sleep again, do not have to think of anything else but rest”
Kou slowly closed his eyes after Junta said that, it might still be daytime, but Junta was already feeling sleepy, so he fell asleep with Kou in the room.
