Junta & Wizarding World
#26 Polski Village
“Be careful on the road!”
His zone waved his hand towards the merchant carriage which was moving further and further away.
“Ugh..”
On the other hand Kou leaned himself against a nearby tree while holding his head.
“You're okay? Want to drink something?”
“Nothing Brother.. I'm just a little dizzy.”
“With such speed, to be honest I was amazed by the stuff that was there”
“What do you mean?”
Suddenly Zonya said like that while walking closer towards Junta and Kou.
“That speed for me is unusual, very fast, and also, the items on the train can still survive at such a train speed.”
“It is possible that the merchant has already wrapped his merchandise with something that can protect those items from the harsh impact”
“Maybe.. Either the boxes on the train are large because the goods are large, or the size is large because the protector used is quite complicated to the point of making the size of the box become big”
“I'm fine Brother.. Let's continue his journey”.
“Are you serious? We can rest for a while here if you want”
“Junta is right Kou, Polski village is right at the end of this road, the journey will not take much so there is no need to rush”
“No, it's okay, I've felt better, after all it's afternoon, we can't waste time like this”
“If you really feel that way then alright”
Junta, Kou, and Zonya began to walk along a straight path.
“By the way Zonya, is the lizard that pulled the train really used to move that fast?”
“Sure Junta, does the lizard not exist in your country of origin?”
“No...”
“Lizards with a speed that can take us to this village in approximately 1 hour is not an ordinary lizard..”.
Kou said that with a strange tone.
“I do not know how the train is pulled in your country, but here it is quite common, yes although the trader seems quite rich because the train is pulled by a lizard tail, but here it is quite common, but at least something like this is not something strange or rare here, and also thanks to that merchant we can get to this village sooner, he said, if we walk it will probably take 2 more days to reach”
“Are you sure it's okay Kou? We can stop to rest”
“It's okay Brother.. If only the merchant did not ride his train like he was racing maybe I would not feel dizzy like this”
“Alright, while wasting time on this journey, I will re-explain our destination in Polski village, simply we will purify the polluted water in that village, given this request has been around for quite a while in the Association and also already many Association members have failed to complete it so we might have to do some deep” things
“What do you mean Zonya?”
“Such as trying a way that no other Association member has tried, expanding the problem source search area, or anything like that”
“It looks like we will need a little time to complete this request.., what do you think Kou?”
“I can't predict something that the information is still lacking Brother, but my feeling is that we will be stuck in that village for 3 days”
“3 days? No no, the other members of the Association were not in the village for 3 days but rather about 7 days”
“Are you serious about Zonya? You mean we'll be more or less stuck in that village for 7 days?”
“I'm serious Junta, by the way why you guys really like to use the word stuck.. After all you guys are with class 5 here, so maybe we will finish faster than the other association members”.
“I hope this won't be a request that takes 1 month to complete..”.
“We can cancel this request if we feel we can not solve it, so if you really do not want this request to haunt you for 1 month then we can go to the Association then cancel this request”
“Eh? Can it be?”
“Certainly can Kou, but of course we will not get the prize, which means our trip here will be wasted”
“I think it makes sense.. I don't want this to be a request that takes a long time to complete, and I also don't want to cancel this request because we've come all the way here, too, Kou, I'm counting on you”
“Let's see what I can do”
“It feels like somehow I'm a little hurt as a class 5. Yes after all if we fail to complete this request then this request will be a special request, after all, that means class 5 will handle these requests in the future, at least if we can't complete this request we can provide some valuable information to the Association to make it easier for class 5 in completing this request”
“Special request yes.. Kou, are you interested to see what that special request looks like?”
“It never hurts to see”
“Don't think you guys can take that request Junta, Kou”
“Is only class 5 allowed to take that request? Isn't the class system not the official ranking system the Association has? Doesn't that mean the Association actually has no ranking in its system which means the demand that exists in the Association is open to all circles?”
“The class system is not an official ranking system of the Association, as I explained earlier that the class system is a system formed by members of the Association itself, and the Association is willing to assist in making this ranking system. Although in reality every request is no minimum class limit, there is an unwritten rule that makes everyone must be in a certain class in order to take the request, in theory a class 0 could indeed take special requests because from the beginning the Association did not have an official ranking system which meant that each request did not have a minimum class limit, but since your strength is not worth the difficulty level of his request, then don't blame the Association if you die”
“By the way this unofficial ranking system problem, why didn't the Association make this class system one of their official systems? I mean all the members of the Association use this class system right? It feels strange if the Association still does not recognize this system as the official system”
Kou suddenly said something that made sense.
“That's because of the principle of the Kou Association, the Association has long wanted to open up all available requests to various circles, the Association doesn't want any system seen discriminating against their members, but, instead, it seems like the Association is starting to realize that grouping forces is also important to help provide requests that are in accordance with the capabilities of each member”
“That means all classes can take all requests as they please right?”
“Don't I explain it earlier Junta? From the beginning there was no official ranking system in the Association, automatically every request that existed in the Association had no minimum class limit to run that request, yes although I said there is no minimum class limit but usually on the request paper written what class is recommended to be able to run the request”
“Really? I don't remember any such writing on this village's request paper”
“There is in the lower right corner of Kou, maybe you don't see it well”
“Then, for this request, what class is recommended?”
“The recommendation is class 3”
“Interesting, the recommendation is class 3 but there are already 4 people class 4 who failed to make this request”
“That's why if we fail in completing this request, then this request will be transferred to the 2nd floor of the Association main building, which means this request will be a special request”
“I think it makes a lot of sense, we run this request with Zonya, which is class 5, and if a class 5 already can't complete this request, then it is not wrong if the Association makes this request a special request”
“To be precise, normally, if there are already 3 class 4 teams that fail to complete a request, then the Association will make the request a special request, since each team in the Association generally numbered 3 to 4 people, but since I took part in the mission this time, then it was definitely a different case”
“If I am the leader of the Association, then this request will definitely get my attention because there are already 2 class 4 teams and a class 5 who failed to complete this request”
“I wonder, has class 5 ever failed to make a special request Zonya?”
“Although during my time as a member of the Association I never heard the news that there was a class 5 that failed in making a special request, but I think the possibility is not 0 Kou”
“So yeah, then do you know who are the members of class 5 in the Zonya Association?”
“Of course I know Junta, because I myself am a class 5, it is only natural that I know other members who are at my level, but I will tell you at a later time”
“From telling us, why don't you introduce to us?”
“That would be difficult Junta, class 5 is not a group of people who have a lot of free time”
“Yes, I don't think it's strange that class 5 is a busy bunch, given their meager numbers and the level of difficulty of requests they usually take, nor is it an easy request”
“By the way we've reached”
Right in front of the Junta, there is a simple village, of course when compared to the city then this village is nothing, nothing, the houses in this village are made of white stone which on average has begun to be overgrown by moss.
There are also many fields overgrown with a kind of brown plants that have never been seen by the Junta before, even the fields here are quite extensive and many.
As the Junta travels further into the village, the Junta finds more and more people, their clothes are practically ordinary, unlike city people whose clothes tend to be clean and look quality, here his clothes tend to be dirty and do not look as good as what the town people wear, the little kids who are here play with each other and the occasional sound of laughter can be heard.
After being a little away from the fields, the Junta began to see more and more houses and more people, it seemed that the fields were located in the outer part of the village, after some people saw the arrival of the Junta, after which some people saw the arrival of the Junta, Kou and Zonya, one of them walked over to greet.
“Good afternoon, I am the village chief here, what business do you have coming to our simple village?”
Greeting Junta was an old man who was about 60 years old, he was wearing a blue shirt and a red cloth tied around his head.
“We are members of the Association, and we came to complete the request”
Junta answered the old man's greeting in a friendly tone.
“Fright, we are here to see your water problems”
“Ah.. You guys are really from the Association, it has been a long time since the members of the Association came here to solve the water problem in this village, I am very grateful to you guys who have chosen the request we submitted to the Association, moreover there is a class 5 who wants to complete our simple request, really an honor”
After saying that, the old man slightly bent his body towards Zonya.
“So, can we directly see the problem?”
“Let's follow me”
Junta, Kou and Zonya followed the old man walking towards a nearby well.
After reaching the well that looked old, the old man took the water that was in the well with a bucket and rope.
“As you can see, the water here is polluted and we do not know what causes it”
The water in the bucket was dark black, Kou approached the bucket and touched the black water brought by the village chief.
“What Maggie the receptionist lady said was right Sister, the water is black and thick”
After touching the water, Kou kissed her finger that was wet with water earlier.
After smelling her scent three times, Kou made an expression like a suspicious person.
“Sister, try you kiss this”
Junta walked over to Kou and smelled the scent of water on his finger.
“Coffee?”
“So Brother also feels this smells like coffee? I guess I take that as an answer if my nose doesn't have a problem”
After receiving Junta's reply, Kou took the black water with his right hand and drank it straight away.
“A-What do you do?!”
Suddenly the old man shouted in a loud voice.
“Of course I tried it, what else?”
“Do you not know that this water is polluted?! All my citizens fell ill after drinking this water! And until now none of them have recovered from the disease!”
“Did you say that people who have been drinking this will fall ill?”
Zonya asked in a serious tone.
“Just like what you heard, of all the members of the Association who have come here, only you drink this rotten water”
“Bribed?”
After Zonya asked who she was, she started taking the water with her hand and smelled the scent of the water.
After smelling the scent once, Zonya immediately threw the water on the ground and dried her hands using the robe she was wearing.
“Kou, I know you're class 0, but how stupid are you to drink that rotten water”
“Bribed? You think this scent is rotten?”
Kou asked while making a confused expression.
“How does Kou feel?”
Suddenly Junta asked.
“It feels like sister's coffee, it's just that for me it's too sweet..”.
“Manic? That rotten water?”
“That's how I feel Zonya”
His zone with an expression like a very confused person said.
“Is there something wrong with your tongue?”
“Why don't you try Zonya?”
“No no no! I highly recommend that no one try this water again! Even though you are a class 5!”
His zoo seemed to think for a moment, then he touched the water with his index finger, after which he drank a drop of black water that fell from the tip of his index finger.
Right after she drank it, Zonya looked like she wanted to vomit.
“It feels so bitter! Not at all sweet! You cheated me Kou!”
Zonya said that with a face that repeatedly looked like she wanted to vomit.
“I'm not lying! If it feels that bittersweet then why can I hold it? Didn't you think of that?”
The junta who was confused about who was right finally tried the water.
After Junta drank the water he took with his hands, he said.
“It is bitter, but isn't coffee like this?”
“What you say Brother... This water is not at all bitter in my opinion, it is sweet, as sweet as milky” coffee
“No no, I think this water is like the black coffee I usually buy from the beverage machine, although actually I feel this water is more bitter than the coffee it”
The old man only looked at Junta, Kou and Zonya with a strange expression, that expression looked like he was confused, shocked and astonished at the same time.
“... Since you have drunk this black water, I strongly advise you to rest first for today”
The village chief made a worried expression while saying that.
“What is the disease very serious? To the extent that you are so worried like that, village chief?”
“Of course! People who are sick from drinking this water suffer from high fever! And also their tongues slowly turned black and eventually their tongues died, so their tongues had to be cut from their bodies.
“It.... Sounds pretty serious.”.
Zonya said that with a slightly quivering tone.
“For now you guys better rest, and hopefully nothing happens, let's follow me”
The old man walked into a small house that looked very old, although it looked old but the house was still standing firmly.
“This house has long been abandoned by its owner, you can use this house as a place where you rest”
The old man opened the door of the old house then Junta, Kou and Zonya went inside.
The house could be said to be a small and simple house with a floor of stone, when the Junta opened the door, the first thing he saw was 2 doors next to each other, in front of the two doors, the first thing he saw was 2 doors next to each other, in front of the two doors, there is a small round table with 3 chairs that surround it, then on the left there is a kind of equipment that may be a kitchen, a kitchen, and the last one to the right of the Junta was a door that knew what door.
“Two doors in front of you are rooms, then the door on your right is the bathroom, I will go first to my house to prepare medicines that you may need later.”
“Thank you sir village chief, and sorry if troublesome”
The old man nodded with a worried expression, then he walked away from the old house.
After the old man left, Junta and Kou walked towards the two doors that were at the end of the house, right in front of the entrance, after they opened the two doors, it was true it was a room.
A very simple room, in each room there is a bed, a table and chairs, then there is a kind of empty bookcase.
“Alright, I'll take the room to the left”
“Then I and Kou are on the right”
After entering the room, Kou sat on the bed that was there.
“I wonder if the taste of coffee in this world is like that or people who are here just not used to coffee?”
“If I am more curious about the black tongue spoken by the village chief sir.I mean when you drink coffee grounds, does not your tongue indeed turn black?”
“But.. Did you feel any coffee grounds in the water?”
“I remember I didn't.. After all whatever the answer, whether it is coffee or something else, our goal remains the same Kou, we must be able to purify the water that is here, he said, if not then we will not get 20 gold coins it”
“Right sister, I think today we should rest like what the village chief said, the sun has also started to set”
“I hope we can finish request easily”
“Hopefully it's like that”
