Junta & Wizarding World

#58 The Company at Night

From a distance, the Junta could see the city that was their next destination, the Junta felt that their journey felt faster than usual, but the Junta did not feel any difference in speed on the train that the Junta was riding, the carriage controlled by Zonya drove as usual but not with the atmosphere. Ever since Junta and the others left the city, the atmosphere in this carriage was quiet because no one spoke at all along the way, even Alicia who was sitting in the coachman's seat also fell silent like a statue. Junta must admit that the atmosphere of this train is a little heavy, anyone would be angry when one of his friends betrayed them, and that's how Zonya feels now.

Zonya's bad mood makes Alicia can not speak anything, even Junta who first knew Zonya also do not know what to say. If you look at the expression of Zonya sitting in the coachman's seat, then you will think that the silence of Alicia and Junta is a very wise decision.

“Ehem.. Alicia, can you continue the story you used to tell?”

Kou suddenly closed his book and said like that.

“Eh? Ce-What story?”

“Something like taking an herbal plant?”

“Ah.. Ce-The story, where am I?”

”If it's not wrong when you find the plant”

“Ah, Simply put, after I found the herbs I was looking for, there was suddenly a pack of wolves surrounding me”

“Oh? Then?”

“Ka-Because I didn't carry a weapon back then and still haven't mastered magic like now, so I climbed up to the top of the tree. T-That's really pretty scary! There's probably 20 wolves waiting for me under the tree.”

“Then? How did you survive?”

The junta suddenly joined the conversation.

“I-That's because someone killed all those wolves.. Unfortunately I don't know who because I fell asleep in a tree.”

“You fell asleep on a tree? In the midst of the wolves surrounding you?”

And Zonya finally joined the conversation.

”Y-Yes.. I feel so sleepy for some reason.. Mu-Perhaps because I was on top of that tree long enough until my body was tired.”.

“What kind of wolf attacked you Alicia?”

“Ji-If I don't remember wrongly, the wolf is black and has white eyes.. The tail is also long unlike a normal wolf, oh! And their teeth are green.”

“So, chances are it is a 3rd class wolf monster, that monster indeed can not swim and can not climb trees, so a good choice Alicia”

“Eh?! Class 3!?”

After saying that Alicia looked limp then said.

“A-I don't know what would happen if no one killed that wolf”

“Didn't you hear Alicia's battle voice? Sleeping on a tree it doesn't feel so comfortable”

“Ti-No Junta, I'm pretty sure I didn't hear any sound.”

“Did the wolf be killed with an arrow?”

“A-I don't think Kou.. The corpse of the wolf that was there split into 2.. I-I think it makes more sense if the one who killed the wolf was a sword or spear user.”

“But if there is no sound, I think the one who saved you is 1 person, I don't think a squad can fight without making a sound”

“Zonya is true, but there is a possibility that a squad can fight without making a sound”

“What? How?”

“Kingi” special forces

“Ah..”

“A-There's a right”

“In addition to special forces, a squad specially made to kill secretly is also a possibility”

Kou said that while looking at something.

“The special forces of the kingdom seems to have been outside the topic of this discussion, they are elite troops that are indeed trained by the kingdom to handle important situations”

“One thing is for sure, the one who killed the wolf was probably a squad that wore light armor, and was also highly trained not to make a sound when they acted”

“Right sister, I might have been wrong, but during this trip, I never saw any class 3 association member wearing the light armor”

“That's because the monsters in class 3 started to be more aggressive and dangerous Kou, heavy armor is needed if you want to survive”

”Ka-then, A-Is there a possibility that kills wolves - those wolves are class 2?”

Zonya scratched her head before saying.

“There is a possibility, but I think it takes a lot of people to kill those 20 wolves, and the more people it feels like the more crowded” will be

“E-Ehs.. How many?”

As Alicia and Zonya continued their conversation, Junta who was not far from Kou gave her thumbs up to her sister who had managed to slightly melt the atmosphere. Kou just smiled at his older brother before he started opening the book and continued his delayed activities.

“A-I didn't know that I needed that much.”

“Monster class 3 is much more dangerous than the monsters under it, moreover there are 20 monsters class 3”

“After all why don't you bring your weapon Alicia?”

“I-That's because my weapons are still being repaired Junta.. And I need money to pay for that.”

“Is there no other request?”

“Ti-No Zonya, a request that does not require a weapon I think is just taking herbs at that time.”

After Alicia said that, the Junta only realized that the city gate was already in front of them, like the city before, this city gate was only guarded by 1 person, only, and the guard looked so exhausted like someone who had not slept for 4 days.

After passing through that gate, not much had changed, it still remained a deserted city even almost looking like a dead city, and also the Junta felt that this city was much more deserted than the previous city. It was late afternoon and perhaps that was the main reason why the city was so deserted. As far as the eye could see, Junta began to count how many people were on the street, and Junta's fingers stopped showing the number 7, then he counted the shops that were still open, and his finger stopped at number 4. Perhaps it was due to the time factor that caused this city to look even more deserted than the previous city, night would arrive in a few hours and the Junta felt it was natural for the townspeople to walk back to their homes.

After walking a little away from the city gate, Zonya stopped her carriage in front of an inn that seemed to be the only inn open on this street. After the Junta got off the train following Alicia, Zonya and Kou who had already disembarked first, they together entered the building.

The first thing Junta thought about after seeing all that was a cafe, the place was more like a cafe or bar, maybe also suitable to be said as a small restaurant. It is true that there are some inns that make the lower floor into a cafe or bar, Junta often find lodging like this when he was still in the kingdom of Aruf, Aruf, The junta simply did not expect that he would find the same in this kingdom.

“Halo, is anyone? We want to order kamer”

And no one answered the Zonya.

“I'm sure that in front of the door was open”

“A-I also saw it Zonya”

”Maybe the innkeeper is still out, why don't we just wait?”

Junta said that while sitting on one of the chairs there, of course Kou followed his brother.

“Wait, do you guys smell something?”

“Oh, if Zonya kisses him too, then it's not my nose that's troubled”

“What? Kissing what?”

The junta focused itself on smelling the air around it, and sure enough there was some sort of faint smell in the air.

”I-It.. Smell blood?”

“It looks like it's coming from that door's direction”

His zone said that while pointing towards a door that was behind the reception desk.

“Yes, I also felt that the aroma and sound were coming from sana”

“Vote?”

“Ya, like the sound of sobs”

“But the sound is quite slow, so I think it's only natural that you can't hear it”

“Wait a minute, you also heard it Junta?”

“Sure, try to plug your ears”

Zonya stood still and closed her eyes, then after a while she opened her eyes then said.

“I understand, really a voice that is slim”

“Tu-Wait first.. Why is it so scary like this.. I'm getting a bad feeling.”

“Junta, Kou, get ready, Alicia, you stand at the exit, if anything run out”

Alicia quickly moved towards the exit not far from Junta's position, while Junta and Kou walked with Zonya towards the door that was behind the reception desk.

His zone reached into his robe first, Kou was also seen preparing to attack at full speed, after the Junta saw they were ready, the Junta opened the door quickly and went inside.

“Wah!”

The sound of a falling knife could be heard after the sound of that scream.

“I guess something turned out.”

“Pe-Customer?! I-i'm sorry! I didn't hear you guys”

As the black-haired woman bowed repeatedly while apologizing, Junta walked closer to the table near the woman, there was a lot of fresh meat and some animals that seemed to have just been killed, and also on the table was a plant that when the Junta saw it made the Junta's eyes poignant, the plant reminded Junta like an onion, only that it smelled stronger.

“Ah, these are the food ingredients for dinner later, I just got a lot of hunting!”

The woman who seemed to be the innkeeper started the conversation after seeing Junta who was watching her groceries.

“Fuguration results? Worth it still looks fresh”

“Ah, does it smell too pungent to the point that you can smell it? Sorry for me!”

“No no, fresh meat is like this, your kitchen and reception desk are close together, so no wonder if the aroma is out”

The woman smiled before finally saying.

“Please 2 rooms for 2 days”

“Alright, follow me”

Junta, Kou and Zonya left the kitchen following the innkeeper woman to the reception desk, of course Alicia was still standing at the exit when the Junta returned there, but after seeing that there was nothing Alicia immediately moved towards Zonya who was now standing behind the reception desk.

“This is it, 2 room keys”

“Thank you, is this money enough?”

Zonya placed 2 gold coins on the table while saying that.

“Hmm, since you guys are my first customers this month, let's just say I give you a discount!”

“Thank you”

And after saying that with a smile, Zonya gave one of the keys she held to the Junta and started walking up, but since the Junta saw Kou who preferred to sit in the chair he had been sitting in, the Junta did not follow Zonya who was ascending to the 2nd floor.

“What's Kou?”

“Oh, nothing, I just want to sit here just”

“Isn't it better if you can read in the room?”

“Either why I want to sit here, although actually I also want to lie on the bed”

“So, then I will accompany you”

And right after Junta sat down, the innkeeper lady came over while carrying some dry toast with milk.

“Eat this, just think of this as my apology”

“Oh, you don't have to take that too seriously Madam, really”

“It's okay! Eat”

“Then thank you”

Kou took a piece and ate it slowly after saying that.

“You don't seem to be from here, what's the need to come to this city?”

“Ah, we are not from here, we came here because we want to go somewhere, our friend also has some business in this city to be done, we have to work out, so no special purpose actually”

Junta bit the bread he held after saying that.

“Oh, great, since you guys will be here for 2 days, then I suggest not to go out at night time to arrive”

“Oh, is that a rule in this city?”

“No no, I forgot since when, but when nightfall arrived there will usually be a small group coming to the city, the team brought a small train and there are 4 people guarding the train, there will be a small group of people, if you see them, then you will be killed, so it is better to stay in the room and close your windows”

“Wait, somehow this feels too fast, there's some kind of small entourage coming to town and will kill someone who sees them?”

“I'm not lying! They won't kill you right on the spot, but rather the next day, some people or acquaintances of mine once told me they saw this party when they walked down the city streets at night, but the next day after they told me like that, they suddenly just died”

“Uh, is it possible because they told me that was the reason they were killed?”

“No, some even did not tell the story and still died the next day, the group was indeed impressed secret, 4 guards wearing black robes and the train was very tightly covered, so actually I think it's pretty reasonable that they killed anyone who saw them. I'm just here to tell you guys to be safe, this isn't a fairy tale or anything like”

“As soon as it seems, we understand, thanks for the warning Madam, we will be careful”

The woman nodded before finally standing up and saying.

“Then I will go to the kitchen to continue cooking, if you want to add the bread just tell me!”

Junta and Kou nodded and saw the receptionist guard woman go towards the kitchen, right after the woman closed her kitchen door, Zonya and Alicia came down from the stairs.

“Junta, Kou, it's just fitting that you don't answer the knock of the door”

“Zonya, maybe you want to hear this”

“What's up?”

Zonya and Alicia sat in front of Junta and Kou while saying that.

“The innkeeper woman just said something interesting”

“He said that the city had a mysterious entourage at night, and that the company would kill anyone who saw them”

”Huh? It looks like a fairy tale in my ears”

“That's what he said, he advised us to stay in the room and close our window”

Zonya seemed to think for a moment before saying.

“What woman said the exact time?”

“No, we didn't ask that problem”

“Mu-Could this be The Fingers?”

‘You think about what I think Alicia, I also don't remember that this city has some kind of fairy tale like that”

“That could be a possibility even though I still have doubts, which is why we thought maybe you were interested in listening to this”

“If this is indeed The Fingers, then maybe this could be useful information for the Association”

“You want to see that group?”

“Day is soon Junta night, we will not see it directly from the streets, but through the windows”

“I don't see any difference looking through the window and see directly, if the troupe sees us, then we are in danger”

Zonya shook her head while saying.

“The window inside this inn has a hole, although a little but that hole is enough to peek at what is going on outside, my room faces directly towards the city streets, and the, so we'll see it in my room tonight”

The junta seemed to think for a moment before turning its head to the left and saying.

“How do you think Kou?”

“I'll hand it to you Brother”

“Then we better do this carefully”

And then Junta and Zonya continued their conversation while eating the toast that was on the table.

- The sun was setting quickly and the day had started night\, after eating the food prepared by the innkeeper's woman\, The junta along with the others went upstairs and went inside his Zonya room.

“Alright, Alicia, can you guard our room door with Kou?”

“A-I understand”

“Kou, let me know immediately if you feel that something strange is going on around this room”

“Sure Sister”

After hearing Kou's soothing reply, Junta immediately joined Zonya looking outwards through the small hole in the window. The atmosphere of the city streets at night is really scary, there is no living creature on the streets and there is no building that opens the door or window, he said, all the existing buildings shut their doors and windows tightly and turned off all their lights, seeing this of course the Junta also ordered Kou who was near the lights to turn off the lights that were nearby. The situation outside was so quiet that the Junta felt that if something fell in this room, then the sound would echo all over the street.

The sun had just sunk, the moon and stars had just come, but the atmosphere in this city was already like midnight, considering that something like this was happening in this city, he said, then the Junta no longer wonders why the city is so quiet in the afternoon, if the Junta ordinary people may Junta will also think to immediately go home when the time has shown the afternoon, if the Junta ordinary people will also think to immediately go home when the time has shown, as an ordinary person the Junta did not want to look for trouble with something as mysterious as that entourage.

Honestly, Junta and Zonya didn't know when to stand behind the window to see when the mysterious party had appeared, and right after Zonya thought about relying on the rotation system, a train appeared on the city streets.

The carriage was proceeding slowly, and more or less in accordance with what the innkeeper said, the carriage was covered by black cloth and guarded by 4 people who were also wearing black robes. They walked leisurely while occasionally looking around them, due to the extremely silent atmosphere, the sound of the carriage wheels walking was clearly heard in Junta's ears, the sound of the train's wheels, it was as if they were on the street and watching the carriage live.

Thanks also to this small hole, it seemed like the four people were unaware that they were being seen by the Junta and Zonya, he said, Kou also just sits on a mattress of a thousand languages that indicate that nothing strange is going on.

Even though the carriage was running slowly, it was quite difficult to see what the carriage was carrying, the carriage was completely sealed off. The junta also could not recognize who the four people were, their faces were covered by the large hood of their black robes and there was not enough illumination even just to look at their noses. The carriage moved slowly and slowly away and finally disappeared from the front of the Junta and Zonya.

“I can't see what they're carrying, how about you Junta?”

“I don't either, even I can't see the nose of those four people”

“I-That was pretty stressful.”

“Either why this is so suspicious, I believe the receptionist at the city Association building knows something about the group if indeed this incident has been going on for quite a long time”

“Kou, is there something strange?”

“No Brother, I can confirm that nothing strange as long as the train passes us”

“Maybe I should try asking the receptionist at the Association building tomorrow, maybe he knows a thing or two, or maybe he has already reported it to the Association”

Zonya said that while looking at something.

“It would be better if this matter were to ask the receptionist at the Association building tomorrow, for now it feels like we should rest, Kou, can you install protective magic? Just in case”

“Sure, no problem”

After saying that, Kou looked like he was drawing something in the air and magic circles started popping up one by one.

“It should be this much protector is enough”

“Thank you Kou”

“Zo-Zonya! Bi-Can I sleep near you tonight?”

“Isn't it always like that?”

“Then I and Kou will return to the room, if something happens wake us”

“Sure, thank you Junta, Kou, and good night”

After nodding, Junta and Kou went out of his Zonya room and walked towards their room.