Junta & Wizarding World
#61 Resting In The City
The music chant was the first thing anyone who entered the Junta's room at the inn would hear, the highly soothing chant comes from the music box Junta discovered when he first entered the Slyn kingdom. Indeed, anyone who listens to the chant of the song will definitely feel sleepy even a little, moreover the atmosphere in the Junta room feels warm and comfortable, which will certainly make anyone immediately walk to bed and lay down there.
And that is what the Junta, the Junta now, whose eyes look sleepy, is lying on the bed holding the music box he placed on his stomach. He is seen trying to relax on his bed while looking at the ceiling. Sometimes the Junta closed its eyes slowly, then opened it slowly, making anyone who saw it must think that the Junta was sleepy. Interestingly, Kou does not look sleepy like his sister, you can see Kou who is sitting on a chair while reading a book that he put on the table. He was seen reading the book with his usual expression. It seems like Kou has gotten enough sleep to the point that the song doesn't work on him.
“Sister, why don't you go out? A walk might make your drowsiness disappear”
Kou said that while turning the pages of the book that was in front of him.
“No one is still sleepy if he is forced to walk on that hot road Kou, today it feels hotter than usual, I feel better not to get out of here”
“Then don't sleep Brother, if you take a nap like this, it will ruin your sleeping hours, and I think it's bad for our trip”
Junta seemed to think for a moment after hearing Kou's words.
“Remember me, where did Zonya go?”
Kou turned his gaze from the book towards his sister then said.
“Something like want to find out, or something like”
Kou said that while looking at his sister with a slightly confused expression.
“Alright, then I'll go out, please take care of Alicia as long as I'm not here”
“Sure, she's still sleeping in her room, so I guess there's nothing to worry about”
Junta started to rise from his bed and put the music box he held on Kou's desk.
“Then I go first”
“Do not make trouble out there”
And after listening to that, Junta stepped out while closing the door of his room.
The weather today can be said to be quite hot, or maybe Junta is too long in the room so that he is already comfortable with room temperature. The streets of the city in front of the Junta today look a little busier than usual, indeed the streets do not look busy like the city streets in the kingdom of Aruf, Aruf, but the road looks different from yesterday. I don't know what's going on.
While walking somewhere, Junta kept an eye on the surroundings again, the atmosphere that looked busier than usual made him a little wary, there might be some sort of event or something like that, but the Junta's goal now is not to find out what's going on, but rather to figure out where Zonya is. And that's the problem, because the Junta doesn't know where Zonya is, so he just goes where the wind takes him.
In short this morning, when Junta was awakened by the sound of knocking on the door in his room, Zonya said goodbye to him and Kou, she said she wanted to go somewhere. But because of the condition of the newly awakened Junta and Kou, they could not remember clearly where Zonya wanted to go, just a few sentences that Junta caught with such a semi-conscious condition.
While trying to remember what Zonya said earlier this morning, Junta also watched the surroundings closely, because from the beginning Junta and Zonya were not allowed out of the city due to the reason The Fingers were suspecting the Association. Indeed, Junta was not a class 5 like his Zonya, but still he was a member of the Association, so he should have been wary of impromptu attacks.
If calculated, this may be the second or third day of the Junta being in this city, after the last mission is completed, The junta and his group did not leave the city and only stayed in the room, yes maybe occasionally they went out to get fresh air, but it was very rare. This felt quite natural, Zonya certainly did not want The Fingers to suddenly attack them, so it was better to stay inside the inn. Taking time to rest is far more important than taking a walk outside at the risk of being attacked.
And so far, the Junta feels that there is no suspicious movement, but that does not mean the Junta can be caught off guard. The streets of the city were busy more than usual, but there was no sign of aggressive movement of pedestrians on the streets. Even the Junta did not see anyone who intended to commit criminal acts on the streets.
After walking for some reason through the turn, Junta felt that Zonya was not around here, so he intended to go even further. Or at least that was his intention before he saw the multilevel circular-shaped fountain that was in the middle of the road, around the fountain are long benches that some people sit there eating food or talking. The junta thought that it would not hurt to sit there and rest for a while, so the Junta walked towards the bench that was in front of him.
“A very hot day, right? Sitting near a fountain like this makes the air around feel a little fresh”
Right after Junta sat on the left bench, suddenly an old man on the right side of the bench spoke to him.
“Yes, take a break here it doesn't hurt”
The grandfather nodded then said.
“It is very rare for any young person to know when to rest and when to work”
“Is today a day of celebration or something? City looks busy from usually”
The old man shook his head before saying.
“I don't know, I just heard rumors that there will be a demo around here, maybe they are preparing for it”
“Action demo? To the kingdom?”
“It feels natural that the people do not like this war, I am not at all surprised”
The old grandfather spoke while looking towards the sky.
“Are you going to take that action too young man? You don't look like you're from here, but maybe it's because my memories are starting to fade”
“No no, I am not from here, I am just a traveler passing by”
“Ah.. Wanderer, my son used to be also a wanderer”
“It looks like your son has a burning spirit”
“He is always excited, he is my son whom I am very proud of”
Seeing the expression and intonation speaking from the old geezer, Junta felt it was good to change the topic. Somehow the Junta felt that the son of the old man was gone.
“So, I hope he lives happily”
“Yes.. If only the kingdom had not fought, maybe I could still see his smile”
“Once, I think the war should indeed be stopped” immediately
“If only I still had power, maybe I would follow the demo action, but I have another way”
The old grandfather turned his head to the left to look at Junta, then said.
“It is better I suggest you get out of this kingdom soon, the longer the more unsafe cities, you will never know when this city will be attacked”
“Thank you for the suggestion, but we are indeed resting a few days in this city, maybe we will leave within 2 more days”
The old man nodded then turned his head forward.
“You are a good person, thank you for accompanying me talking here”
“No problem, this is not something that burdensome ku”
The old man smiled slightly before finally saying.
“Why don't you go to the store that's on that turn? Can you bring me a drink? Just tell that shopkeeper, for your old friend, then he will give you a drink
The junta looked towards the grandfather's index finger pointing, indeed the shop was not far from the Junta's position, so Junta felt while filling his free time, then why not, then, besides, Junta doesn't know where to go looking for Zonya.
“Alright, I'll take it”
And that way, Junta walked towards the designated shop, the store was located not far from the bench occupied by the Junta, so it took a little time to get there.
“Junta?”
And out of nowhere suddenly Zonya was not far from the position of Junta.
“Oh, I just wanted to find you”
“What are you doing here? You know that The Fingers are suspecting the Association right?”
His zone whispered like that into Junta's ears with a slightly surprised tone.
“Quiet, I remained vigilant when outside, there were no signs of suspicious movements that looked like I wanted to attack me”
Right after the Junta said that, suddenly the Junta heard a considerable explosive sound.
The explosion was not a large explosion, but the loud sound indicated the explosion was near the Junta, so the Junta immediately turned its head towards the source of the explosion sound.
And it turns out that the sound came from the fountain that was once occupied by the Junta.
The fountain was now destroyed along with everything around it, the explosion was big enough to destroy anything around the fountain, fortunately the blast radius did not reach the current position of the Junta.
While people were running and the atmosphere around was very chaotic, Junta stood there with a very alert condition, seeing how the fountain was, he said, coupled with the benches that had been smashed to pieces, the Junta thought that there must be no survivors from the explosion.
Including the old man.
There were a lot of people running away from the fountain, but there were also people running towards the fountain to see if there were any survivors that could still be saved or not.
Zonya suddenly said like that while looking at her surroundings calmly.
“I don't think it's”
“To keep watch, we'd better get out of here” right away
Zonya said that after looking around her quickly.
The two of them walked quickly as if in a hurry, whether they walked anywhere, Junta just followed his Zonya behind him.
“Are we going back to the inn?”
“That's best for now, stay alert to around mu”
The atmosphere of the streets still looks chaotic, there are still many people running in different directions, their expressions are all the same, such as fear and worry, and Junta feels this is normal.
Honestly, recalling the explosion, Junta felt sorry for the old man, for some reason from that very short meeting, Junta could feel that Grandfather's life was surrounded by suffering and sadness. But what the power of the explosion occurred suddenly, plus the damage seen, Junta estimates that the center of the explosion was in the fountain itself, or at least came from the surroundings.
Junta felt that the explosion was not an explosion caused by an attack, the explosion was more appropriate if it came from within or from the place itself, not from outside.
“Although I've been trying to find information, but I didn't get any”
Suddenly Zonya said that.
“Remember me, where did you go?”
“I went looking for information, about the problem of The Fingers and this kingdom”
“Didn't the person we met yesterday say that he would give a copy when his investigation was completed through the Association?”
“Yes.. But I'm really very curious to know if it's true or not”
Zonya looked around carefully then said.
“Because this would be a serious problem if The Fingers and the Kingdom of Slyn have a cooperation relationship”
“Didn't the man yesterday say that at the moment they don't know what exact relationship The Fingers and Slyn Kingdom have?”
“And that's what I wanted to find out, whether it's true, or salah”
“I think we better leave this investigation to the experts, if you do your own investigation, wouldn't that just add to The Fingers' suspicions?”
Zonya seemed to think for a moment, then said.
“I know that, this is very risky, but at the same time, I can't wait for very important information like this, I feel that I need to find out right away and plan something or something.”
Zonya looked around her again while walking quickly and then said.
“The Fingers cooperating with a kingdom might be one of the worst scenarios the Association could imagine, what else if The Fingers cooperated with more than 1 kingdom, the, you can't imagine how great the power of The Fingers would be if he did that”
The Junta seemed to think for a moment, it was true that the Junta could not really understand how much power Zonya meant, but the Junta knew that it was a very bad thing.
“What Association didn't say something? Like the exact date of the investigation or something?”
”No, the Association will see in advance the results of its investigation, and will share it with class 5 thereafter, this is still information that is not widely known by class 5 others”
“Then as I said earlier, it is better to wait than to mess up the plan or the investigation of the Association”
Zonya seemed to think for a moment, then said.
“I've gone to the Association earlier, we can get out of the city maybe 3 more days”
“Alright, I'll tell Kou”
Right after saying that, Junta suddenly saw Kou who was running towards him.
“Sister! Didn't I already say not to make trouble?”
Kou said that in a panicked tone as well as worried.
”Wait for Kou first, the explosion was not because I”
“Junta right, the explosion happened suddenly”
“Is this The Fingers?”
“That's what I at least suspected at this time”
“Wait, if you run out like this, who's looking after Alicia?”
“Alicia was inside her room Brother, I told her not to come out and I've put up some magic just in case at the inn, but at least, can you tell me what's going on exactly? The explosion sounded pretty strong”
“Indeed it was quite strong, and luckily me and Zonya who were around the blast site were not affected by it”
“Keel aside the impact problem, I was more worried who the culprit was, the location of the explosion was too close to me and Junta, I really suspected it was The Fingers”
“You mean he's trying to give us a warning or something?”
“That's right, I don't think I need to tell you how The Fingers warned”
“What does that mean the condition of this city is not safe? Should we go?”
Kou said that while looking around.
“I feel indeed we should go immediately Kou, but for a few days it seems like we should stay in this city, Association let us go within the next 3 days”
“So apparently, well, I understand, for now we have to be careful”
Zonya nodded then said.
“Do not let you off guard, do not get out of the inn if you do not have important needs, this city is now not safe, the, plus The Fingers who are suspecting the Association I think it would be better to always be careful even when we are in the inn, The Fingers can attack us anytime”
Zonya seemed to think for a moment after saying that, then continued.
“Kou, Junta, you guys go back to the inn and take care of Alicia, I'll go investigate the cause of the explosion”
”Wait for Zonya, didn't I say it's better to leave this to the investigators of the Association?”
“I can't stay still when I know that I'm in danger and my environment is like this Junta, believe me, I move based on my experience, sometimes you need to act alone for your safety or the safety of others”
Junta thought for a moment, then said.
”Are you sure? I still advise you not to do this”
“Let me come with Zonya Kakus”
Zonya shook her head and said.
“I'm sure, I'm doing this not just for myself, but for Alicia, and for you guys, too, my gut feeling and experience say that it would be best if I investigated this and confirmed this myself, if indeed The Fingers were the culprit behind this explosion, then we can devise a plan to anticipate the possibility of a sudden attack”
After saying that, Zonya looked at Kou and Junta in turn and then said.
“Having a person who can keep your back is indeed very helpful, but I want Kou and you Junta, keeping Alicia in the inn, Alicia needs you much more than me, remember that I am class 5, I know what I am doing, and I can take good care of myself”
“Are you really sure? Brother is right, the condition now is not a good condition”
“I'm very sure Kou, my hunch and experience said like that”
Junta and Kou stared at each other, Junta made an expression like he did not know what to say, so Kou said to Zonya.
“Alright, I understand, if anything happens make a noise or something, so we can know the position of mu”
“Thank you Kou”
And after saying that, Zonya with a very fast movement, went away from the position of Junta and Kou, and within seconds, her Zonya had already disappeared from the sight of the two of them.
