Junta & Wizarding World
#56 Aya's Home
“Don't forget what I said”
“I'll remember it Zonya, thank you”
“A-I'll miss you Aya!”
Alicia said like that while hugging Aya.
“We are really very grateful for helping us with this village field Zonya”
“No problem mr village chief, don't think too much”
“Maybe this is not much, but bring lah”
The village chief gave him a small bag of something that looked like round-shaped beans.
“Ah, this must be delicious, thank you mr. village head”
“Sorry can only give this much, we have nothing more”
“No no, it's really okay sir village head”
Zonya said that while giving the bean bag she held to Junta.
”Then maybe it's time for us to leave, thank you for everything you gave us during our time here village chief”
“May the danger stay away from you and you can reach your destination safely”
“Wait”
Kou who from earlier was staying beside Junta suddenly said like that while walking closer towards Aya.
After Kou got closer to Aya, Kou placed his right palm on his left hand and then appeared a bracelet patterned with flowers formed from ice. If the flower bracelet was not made of ice, surely everyone who saw it would think that the flower motif was sculpted very well by a very skilled person.
“Thingsome.”
“Thank you this is a memento from us, the ice will not melt, but it can still be broken or damaged, so take good care of Aya”
“Thank you Kou!”
Aya said that while hugging Kou tightly.
“I think then this is everything, we say retreat sir village head”
“Go whenever you want”
Aya let go of her embrace after the village chief said that, then she looked towards Kou, Alicia, Zonya and Junta then said.
“Be careful where you are, if you have time to play come to this village”
“Te-Of course!”
“I'll stop by if I'm around here”
“Take care of yourself Aya, I'm sure my brother also thinks like that”
After saying that Kou turned his head back to look at her Brother who nodded in agreement after hearing Kou's words.
After that the four of them walked towards Zonya's carriage and went inside.
After everything had gone in, Zonya snapped the rope she held in the coachman's seat and the carriage started to run quickly. In the distance, Junta and Kou could see Aya and the other villagers waving their hands at them.
The cold wind was blowing quite hard today, plus the atmosphere that was probably still too early in the morning made the winds that were blowing felt very cold. The sky may still be a blackish purple and the stars are still clearly visible, but the sun is already visible and its rays have begun to be emitted, at least this cold air will not last long. Or at least that's what the Junta is hoping for.
The train that Junta rode as usual drove quickly, but there was less because the train was no longer crowded as usual. Zonya and Alicia who were sitting in the coachman's seat only looked silent while staring at the morning sky. The destination of the train may still remain the same, but the atmosphere of the train may be a little different than usual. The current condition of the train goes back to the early days of the Junta starting its journey, which is where there is no Aya in the team, but only Junta, Kou, Zonya, and Alicia.
Looking at Kou who had started reading the book as usual while leaning back, Junta decided to sit next to him then said.
“It looks like your forming ability has increased”
Kou smiled proudly to his older brother before saying.
“I want to try something, so I hone my skills”
“Is there any new magic you created?”
“Kakak can think of it that way, and Aya is one of the people who received the honor to see my new magic first time”
“Oh? Don't tell me the flower bracelet you made earlier is your new magic?”
Kou nodded proudly before saying.
“My magic is still in the trial stage and is still a concept, what I gave to Aya is the first trial, simply it is a form of purwa rupa”
“Oh, that's good, I'm sure Dad and Mom will definitely be very proud to hear this”
Kou smiled sadly before continuing.
“To put it simply this magic is a magic that focuses on protecting its user, the bracelet I gave Aya will react if Aya is in danger that threatens her life, then it will break and make a kind of high-level protective shield that will protect Aya from physical attacks or magic attacks”
“It's very interesting, how strong is this protection?”
“In theory, should that power be equivalent to our normal magic power Big brother, I want to try to enter our magic power in full in order for the protection that Aya received to be much stronger, I want to try to put our magic power in full, but as I said, this magic is still not perfect, there are still many things I have to research and work on”
The junta placed his hand on the chin before saying.
“Although still a purwa appearance, this magic is very interesting Kou, if you can develop this magic well, is not this the same as we wear 2 armor or something?”
Kou nodded at her brother's response, then said.
“That's the basic idea, I want to make something that can save our lives when we're in a really bad state, that's why I have to find a way how we can put our full power into this magic”
“No need to be too hasty Kou”
“I know that, for now I focus on making this magic multifunctional or something, the bracelet I gave Aya earlier will indeed break when there is danger, but the bracelet will break 2 times”
“Bracked 2 times? What do you mean?”
“It was a floral bracelet right? The floral motif that looks like it was chiseled was ice that was different from its bracelet, so it was as easy as fusing flower-carved ice with a plain bracelet using lem”
“Oh, now I understand”
Kou nodded before saying.
“The one destroyed first there is the flower motive, and if there is any more danger in the future, then the bracelet is destroyed, so Aya gets 2 times protection. I think it's interesting if I can make it 3 or 4 times”
"I think it can, why don't you make a carving of 3 little flowers? And for every time the magic is active, it will destroy 1 flower, so it continues until finally the flower runs out and finally the bracelet is destroyed”
Kou seemed to think after hearing his brother then said.
“Kakak is right, but I think it would be a little troublesome if I had to make a lot of carvings like that, besides this is still a concept, if the flower motif is broken first, then, it will make the bracelet thinner so that it is more vulnerable to damage, maybe I should think also how to overcome it”
“It looks like there are still many things to think of”
“That's it, if I hadn't read this book maybe I wouldn't have gotten an idea like that”
“You guys look busy back there, what are you talking about?”
Zonya who had been silent from earlier suddenly spoke from the coachman's seat, Junta looked towards Kou first and it seemed like Kou was handing this over to his sister.
“Nothing, just a matter of magic and books that Kou reads, by the way how much longer will we get to the nearest city?”
“We just left..”.
“A-I don't think it's too long, Mu-Maybe we'll be up before the afternoon, Be-Isn't Zonya?”
“True, at least we'll be until the afternoon for the worst possible, I don't know if you know enough about this royal area of Alicia”
“That's because Aya told me last night”
Alicia said that while smiling sadly.
“We will meet with Aya again, if there is time I will accompany you to meet with Aya”
“Thank you Zonya”
“After we get to the city, maybe we should rest first then go to the Association building, I want to know if the Association has confirmed the information that Kou got”
“A-Ah, about monster class 8?”
His zone nodded before saying.
“A-I guess the Association must have thought of something.. I-I mean I can't believe that the Association will be silent when the threat is this big.”
“What will the Association do to stop The Fingers?”
“I don't know Junta, maybe something to slow down their operation or something like that, the Association should stop this and at the same time the Association should do this in secret, I don't think the Association is stupid enough to fight The Fingers blatantly”
“Ta-But Zonya, ji-if The Fingers.. W-What will happen?”
Alicia says it like that with your fear.
After hearing Alicia's words, Zonya looked like a person with a headache, then said.
“I don't know Alicia, really, maybe the Association can defeat those two 8th class monsters, but there will be a high price to achieve that goal. And maybe I belong in that price”
“Zo-Zonya! Ja-Don't say that!”
“That's because I really don't know what's going to happen later if The Fingers succeeds, the best possibility I could think of was that no one died and all were only heavily injured or perhaps in a critical state”
“It looks like this would be a disaster if it really happened”
“Truly Junta disaster, I have absolutely no idea what The Fingers” is thinking
“Remember me, is not The Fingers an organization that seeks to gather forces to help the king or queen of the kingdom of Zokavia to reclaim his kingdom? Or something like that?”
“It looks like you remember well what I told you first Junta”
“Do you guys not think why The Fingers suddenly awakened something as incredible as this?”
“You mean The Fingers task will soon begin? Help the king or queen of Zokavia?”
“That's just what I think, it feels a little strange for an organization to awaken something that looks so powerful like this if only for a save”
“There is a right and something is wrong in your thinking Junta, the truth is that it is indeed possible for The Fingers to awaken a class 8 monster because soon they will carry out their duties, they need power it makes sense”
“More or less is what I think” is
“And what's wrong in your thinking is that you're underestimating The Fingers too much, I'm sure of the power of The Fingers as big as that, they are able to save the 8th class monsters they raise up to the time to run their tasks have come”
“A-Whatever The Fingers think, A-I think it's still dangerous”
“Alicia's right, there's no point in us thinking why The Fingers are doing this or something like that, threats are still threats, and I hope the Association does something about this”
“Then we'll see later, I'll take a short nap, as usual if there's something wake me”
“Ba-Alright!”
And so as usual Junta slept in the carriage, accompanied by Kou who was beside him who was reading a book.
During the sleeping junta, nothing strange or dangerous happened, everything went as usual, it was just possible in the coachman's seat was no longer as crowded as usual. Besides it all stays the same, though, there was Alicia and Zonya who chatted and laughed occasionally and there was Kou who just sat there quietly reading books and occasionally joined in on Zonya and Alicia's conversation to rest.
The junta had indeed departed from Mori Village early in the morning, and Zonya said that they would arrive when it was late afternoon. That meant that the journey almost took 1 day, and the distance from Mori Village to the nearest village could be said to be a bit far. But fortunately because the Junta was asleep, the Junta did not need to feel their long journey.
Time passed quickly when one fell asleep, and it was already noon when the Junta opened its eyes due to the heat of the air during the day. The first thing he saw when he woke up from his position was a city, a deserted city. The architectural style of this city is indeed different from the cities in the kingdom of Aruf, the buildings here look more colorful and have a unique shape. For example, the building that is there, the roof that is generally triangular in shape in the building is a circle, coupled with something shaped like a large horn on both sides of the building, the building, this made Junta curious about the contents of the unique building.
Such a unique building will feel much more interesting when the city streets here feel crowded, unfortunately the city streets passed by Junta look quiet, and quiet, if only there were not some merchants selling their wares on the roadside, then the Junta would surely assume that this city was a dead city. Some buildings were also seen shut with their doors and windows shut, and only a few were seen open, some of the people walking on the streets were also seen as lethargic and uninspired, it's like someone who's sick.
In the streets there are also not many traders who shout to promote their trading, there are also only a few and can be counted by hand. This was the first city the Junta visited in the Slyn kingdom and it seemed like the ongoing war was really having an impact on this kingdom. The junta understood how great Queen Rana was to maintain the urban conditions in her kingdom.
After walking for a long while through the entrance gate, finally the Junta-ridden carriage stopped in front of a building that seemed to be an inn.
“All lodging along the road is closed, this is the closest lodging”
Zonya said that while getting off the train.
“A-I didn't think it could be like this”
And followed by Alicia who also came down from the coachman's seat.
“Is this city usually quiet like this?”
Junta said like that while getting off the carriage, and of course Kou followed behind.
“Of course not, usually this city is crowded like the cities in the kingdom of Aruf, Aruf, precisely this city I think is one of the most crowded cities because this is a city adjacent to the border between the kingdom of Slyn and the kingdom of Aruf””
Zonya said that while walking into the inn.
When the Junta passed through the inn's entrance, it was a new feel to the Junta, it looked like a quiet and peaceful night bar. Maybe if Zonya didn't say it was an inn, maybe the Junta would have thought that they had entered the wrong building.
“It looks like the city is in a bad condition”
That was the first thing Zonya said to the innkeeper who was cleaning the glass with a white cloth.
“There is not much that I or the citizens of this city can do, because of the quiet nuance, so I decided to turn the nuance into a bar, what do you think Zonya?”
“As usual still ugly”
And after Zonya said that, Zonya and the innkeeper laughed together.
“You haven't been here for a long time, is there a request you should run?”
“More or less, I won't be here long, maybe only until tomorrow or tomorrow again”
“And you must need a room, very lucky for you because I have 4 empty rooms today”
“I don't think that your inn will be full in this quiet city, but no, I only need 2 rooms”
“Oh? So apparently, well I understand”
“As usual?”
“Sure as usual, nothing changed”
After the innkeeper said that, Zonya gave him 2 gold coins.
“By the way has the state of the city been this severe since the war began?”
Zonya said that while putting her coin pouch back into the robe.
“You can say it like that, or maybe not also”
And the innkeeper said that while giving the room key to Zonya.
“At first the city looks reduced crowds, but the longer it feels worse, many traders who close their stores and move to the kingdom of Aruf, there are also those to the kingdom of Varka. The residents here are also almost all moving places, many houses are sold and you can not imagine how lonely my lodging has been
The innkeeper man told me using a tone like a person going through a difficult time.
“Why don't you move too? Aruf Kingdom is still fine, I also met a merchant who went there”
“I feel heavy died my inn is”
“Then how did you survive in this almost dead looking city?”
“Usually I did some random work I found, there are still people in this city and extra power is always a thing needed in any city”
His zone took another bag of coins and placed 2 gold coins on the reception desk.
“Member this is help from one of your friends”
“Thank you Zonya, it looks like your life is going well”
“Not too good, but you can just wipe it like that, then I'll go upstairs, let me know if there's anything”
“Certainly sure, rest”
And so Zonya went upstairs along with Junta, Kou and Alicia.
“Day is still noon, do you not want to go to the Association to report the existence of a class 6 monster in Mori Village?”
The junta said that when he received the key given by Zonya.
“I did plan to go to the Association after giving you this key, but I will only go to report the existence of a class 6 monster only, I want to sleep quietly tonight, he said, so I'll ask you tomorrow the Fingers issue and their plan”
“So, alright, then me and Kou will rest inside the room”
“You should also rest Aya, after all I will not go long-long”
“A-I understand, be careful lah”
His zone nodded and gave the key he held to Alicia before he finally went down the stairs and disappeared after making a turn..
