KEEP BUANA (Rise of Darkness)

Red Kraken IV

The flying swords moved very quickly, and immediately wiped out the herd of pirates who were trying to escape.

Except for those who chose the sea as their escape route, all of them were quickly decapitated by that flying sword.

A young woman is seen moving and controlling the swords.

Judging from her ability to control several swords simultaneously as well as the aura she emitted, it seemed that the young lady had reached a level above the earth swordsman, only that Ryutaro was unable to measure and see the limits of her strength.

Of course, because the effort requires control over the use of energy daht as the basis. Ryutaro himself has not been able to do the same thing.

Just like that, Ryutaro also did not expect that his efforts to finish off the pirates should get help from a young woman at this time.

Even so, the former commander chose not to think too much about it and continued cleaning up the remains of the pirates on board.

The pirates must have never imagined that their arrival to this small, paltry village would be hell for them. End the story of adventure and terror that they spread to all corners of the ocean of the Nidama empire.

With the help of the mysterious young woman, the last of the pirates was wiped out in just over ten minutes.

After confirming that none of the pirates had escaped, the young woman pulled back her flying swords before calmly walking over to Ryutaro.

“I don't think, after hundreds of years have passed I can finally meet you again, Commander!” the woman glanced at Ryutaro briefly before busily storing his swords into his storage bag.

“Aaa... Wha what?? Y-you.. How did you recognize me? Who are you?” Ryutaro is surprised to learn that the young woman recognizes him.

The thing that made him lose his composure was the woman's indifferent attitude even after knowing him. Isn't it a bit exaggerated not to be the slightest respectful towards a commander?

“What?” Not only did the woman not answer Ryutaro's question, she was now ruffled around her waist with her chin raised and eyes twinkling with disdain.

The young woman's attitude managed to erode the remnants of calm that Ryutaro still maintained a moment ago.

In fact, a cold sweat followed by a bad premonition plagued his mind.

In the next instant, a sudden slap from the woman landed on Ryutaro's cheek.

The harshness of the slap made his body float and rotate three times before crashing into the wall of the hull, causing it to fall into the seawater below.

What made him astonished was that Ryutaro's distance from the woman was at least more than five meters. How does the woman's hand reach it?

Ryutaro rose from the water when a name then appeared in his mind, and the next moment his knee turned limp.

“Ppp- princess.. Nakano?!” Ryutaro immediately knelt down as his mouth called out the name of the woman before him.

Princess Nakano, was one of the daughters of emperor Hidama in Ryutaro's heyday as commander. While still a commander, one of the missions Ryutaro received was to fight a clan of famous merchants

the Hidama.

The clan proved to be funding a series of rebellions and attempts to overthrow the emperor's rule, as well as collaborating with black-flow groups and capital criminals.

Unbeknownst to Ryutaro at that time, Nakano's daughter was determined to disguise herself as one of the soldiers in her mission to vent her personal vendetta against one of the successors of the merchant Clan.

Princess Nakano was caught after being injured in a fierce fight against the successor figure of her target clan. Ryutaro manages to save Nakano's daughter's life after killing her opponent. However, with the death of the clan's successor at Ryutaro's hands, Princess Nakano fails to take her revenge.

Ryutaro himself only realized that the soldier he helped and almost lost his life was the Princess Emperor.

But since then, Princess Nakano's frustration with Ryutaro has grown.

Those were Nakano's daughter's last words before the two separated.

Apparently, his defeat to the crown prince of the Merchant Clan gave rise to a new motivation within him. Motivation to be invincible.

From then on, Princess Nakano disappeared from the palace and only reappeared a year later.

His appearance turned out only to challenge all the strongest warriors and heroes in Hidama.

At that time, all the warriors and heroes in Hidama who accepted the challenge were defeated. Only Ryutaro was unwilling to serve Nakano's daughter at the time, although it was believed that the Commander

it is the strongest hero in Hidama.

Finally, disguised as an intruder in the palace, Nakano's daughter successfully duels with Ryutaro. But Nahas, Princess Nakano was defeated by a landslide along with its dismantling

his identity.

A slap from the emperor landed on the princess as a result of his deeds back then.

Disappointed by her defeat, Nakano's daughter's obsession to be the strongest does not become receding. It is precisely his madness at strength is becoming more and more so. Finally, the woman left the palace again

for the second time.

This time, his determination was to defeat Ryutaro, and give a slap across his face similar to the slap from the emperor the princess received. However, Ryutaro soon disappears on a mission and never returns.

“Good because you recognized me immediately. Stand up! No need to kneel!  You can only kneel after we confirm each other's position through the fight. And whoever of us loses, he's the one on his knees. Prepare..!”

Princess Nakano looked at Ryutaro in displeasure, then retracted one of his swords, ready to fight.

“Hamba dare not!” Ryutaro did not budge from his place. Stay kneeling.

Regardless of the history that continues to roll, the young woman before him is still the daughter of his lord emperor.

In fact, while the country was being controlled by the rebels as it is today, supporting the emperor's breed for him was a Darma. A necessity as a form of his loyalty as a soldier.

“Good! If you don't want to fight, admit your defeat and become my follower! Relax, I am no longer interested in the seat of power. So I can guarantee you that I won't make you a shield

power..”

Princess Nakano said without looking at Ryutaro, before returning to sheathing his sword.

“Good. I Ryutaro have admitted defeat to Nakano's daughter!. Next, I will be a follower... Sorry princess, wait a minute”

When he was about to take his oath of loyalty, Ryutaro suddenly remembered that he had conveyed his oath of loyalty to Gentayu while still in the form of a spirit. He cannot simply decide to follow Princess Nakano without Gentayu's consent.

“Hmm.. What's up?” Princess Nakano looks irritated.

“Youth there, was my previous master.” Ryutaro pointed to the sky, where Gentayu chased three pirate leaders, then turned back to face Princess Nakano.

“He has indeed said that I can stay and devote the rest of my life here without having to follow him. But your highness, I am a knight who adheres to principles. I'll follow you after getting his izin.” Ryutaro tries to explain himself in order to avoid misunderstanding Nakano's daughter.

“You got my permission. Go then! We are not masters and slaves. You're free, Mr. Ryu.” Gentayu's voice suddenly rang out behind Ryutaro, startling both Ryutaro and Princess Nakano.