The Power Enthusiast

MINERVO 38: Perverted Humans

"Hello!" Taking out and picking up his vibrating cell phone in his pants pocket, Paul immediately raised and brought the rectangular object closer to his ear. "Who's in there!? Roswel, right!? Answer me, you son of a bitch!"

As usual, Paul said some impressive rant, until Koko, who was not very fond of the use of harsh words, got used to it after her mentor kept talking like that. Koko and Nico and Jeddy are still sitting in the guest chair, looking at her mentor who is standing before them, picking up a phone call from someone.

"Congratulations, your guess is correct this time, Sir," Roswel's voice came from across the phone in a very friendly tone to Paul. Hearing Roswel's voice, Paul seemed to exude an aura of excitement, although hidden with a fierce face. "Since you have guessed correctly, am I allowed to reward you, Sir?"

Paul hated what he called pleasantries, so when Roswel said that, he immediately replied, "Don't say much! Just tell me where the next hero is! I don't want to waste time! Goddamn bum!" Paul spouted those vicious curses at Roswel, no matter if the person who was calling him had enormous power, he could have been frozen or destroyed in an instant by Roswel, but Paul doesn't care about that.

Luckily Roswel is not a sensitive or angry creature, he seems to have a very high patience when communicating with Paul, but the boy can sometimes be very outrageous when talking, he said, but Roswel was really patient with him, until Paul was made to wonder why the man was never angry with him, even though at the end, he did not care about it.

"good. I'm going to get straight to the point, as you want me to be, sir," Roswel said in a neatly-organized voice as the host on the big stages. With a moment of silence, Roswel began to speak again. "From what I see, it seems that your target this time is a young girl who is around nineteen years old, bright yellow-haired, and graceful-faced. She always wore a head covering that covered her entire hair. She always wears loose clothing that covers her entire body, and sometimes, she uses a veil to hide her lips and nose. In addition, the girl always carries something in her hands, a thick book that I believe is sacred scripture. And the color of the clothes he often wears is yellow, sir."

Hearing that, Paul immediately said before Roswel spoke back, "Tell me! In what city he lives in! Also mention his name! So that I can't find it hard! Hurry on!"

Understanding Paul's request, Roswel immediately prepared his answer well. "According to my vision, the girl lived in a town called Sablo. And apparently, some people in the city often call her by the name 'Naomi'. Up to here, is the information enough, sir?"

"Yes! Thank you!" After saying that, Paul immediately hung up his phone and put his phone back in his pants pocket. Then, his gaze focused towards Jeddy and Koko who were sitting in the guest chair. "We're leaving!"

Hearing that, Koko and Jeddy furrowed their eyebrows, they still did not understand Paul's orders. As a result, Jeddy asked his mentor, "If you may know, this time we'll go where, Bro!?" Koko also nodded her head when she heard the question, because she was curious about it.

Paul immediately stared intently at Jeddy after the green-haired man asked him. "You want to know!? Huh!?" Jeddy and Koko nodded their heads simultaneously, seeing that, Paul smirked evilly. "We're going to visit Sablo City!" Hearing that, suddenly Koko's smile faded away instantly. "And the hero we're going to meet is a girl named Naomi!" Jeddy's smile grew even more when he heard it. "If the idiot Cherry knew about this, she would definitely be excited!" paul said with a bitter grieve. "Then, since the city we are going to visit is Sablo, then we should wear clothes that are culturally appropriate there!"

"Why is that, Bro!?" jeddy asked Paul after hearing that explanation, he did not understand why they had to wear clothes that fit the culture in Sablo, because so far, so far, they are not affected by the problem even though wearing free clothes to other cities, then, why visit Sablo City should dress in accordance with the culture there? Jeddy was really confused.

"Maybe because," Koko started to make a weak voice, trying to answer a question from Jeddy. "In Sablo there is a fairly thick culture, and the immigrants must obey it."

"Then, what kind of culture is there in the city?" Jeddy asked again with his lips pursed. Really, he really didn't know about the situation in Sablo City, because all this time, his friends in Groen had never talked about the city to him, so Jeddy didn't know about the city.

Lazy to hear the stupid questions that came out of Jeddy's mouth, Nico, who was sitting in front of them, finally, started to raise his voice to help his foolish friend who had absolutely no idea about the condition of Sablo City. "Let me explain it" said Nico, acting like a professor who would present his findings, leading Paul, Koko and Jeddy to glance at him. "Please remember this well in your idiot brain, Jeddy," Nico glared his eyes at Jeddy haughtily.

"The city of Sablo is one of the areas that uphold strong religious principles. And it formed a culture that forced its inhabitants to dress in a closed garment, which they said, so as not to incur sins that would torment themselves in Hell. And the majority of the population in Sablo, embracing the religion of Blanca, who believe that God exists and does not exist. And they will drive out the comers who wear clothes that are not in line with their principles. If you want to know, there, women are required to cover their hair and entire body with loose cloths and clothes. As for the men, it is required to wear a turban, a long and wide cloth tied above the head, and wear a robe, a garment that resembles a robe but has buttons and long sleeves. Do you understand now, Jeddy?"

Jeddy was wide open to hear the explanation put forward by Nico, he was shocked because there was a city that had such a unique culture, he really only knew about the existence of Sablo City. Because the Madelta State, their birthplace, is a country that liberates each city to form any culture, any rule, any view, and any event at will, that made several cities clash with each other due to cultural differences and rules.

And sometimes, there are some cities that deliberately hide the presence of enemy cities to the residents, as Groen is often involved in conflict with Sablo, which makes the two cities no longer interconnected, causing the leaders in the two cities to force their people to forget and isolate the city of their arch-enemy. Like Groen people who do not recognize the existence of the City of Sablo, and Sablo people who no longer know the presence of Groen City in his country. That is, ignoring each other.

"Wow! I can't believe that there is such an amazing city in this world! Because as far as I am concerned, there is no Sablo name on the list of all the cities of Madelta State, which my teacher once explained when I was in Groen school! Why is that, huh, Bro!?"

Nico, Koko, and Paul know the reason why Groen people do not tell the existence of Sablo City to their children, but they prefer silence, because it would be too troublesome to explain. So Paul said, "You don't ask too many questions! That bastard! Hasn't your question been answered clearly by Nico!" paul said while pinching Jeddy's head. "From a waste of time here! We better get to that fucking town! To meet our hero Naomi!"

Hearing Paul speak so, Koko and Jeddy immediately got up from the chair and began to walk after his mentor from behind, leaving Nico who was still sitting casually in the living room.

"Be careful on the road, don't forget when you get home from there bring me typical food Sablo City, I want to taste it. May you remember that, you trash." said Nico with a slanted smile at Paul, Jeddy, and Koko who were about to walk out the door. After the figure of his three friends was gone, Nico opened his phone to read stories on the internet.

Upon reaching the gate, Paul turned his gaze to Koko who was wearing a purple long T-shirt and similar colored trousers, which he believed were his clothes. Then Paul's attention was diverted to Jeddy wearing a short green t-shirt wrapped in a fluffy green sweater and similar colored short jeans. Satisfied with the appearance of the two friends, Paul said, "It's free for you to wear such clothes, because we'll stop by the clothes shop to buy turban and gown!"

"Ahh," Jeddy looked disappointed. "When I love this sweater, but that's okay, it's important that I can visit Sablo to meet my dear Naomi! Ahhaha!"

Hearing those words, Paul put his face down, disgusted at Jeddy's attitude. While Koko just laughed a little hearing Jeddy say so, because he thought it was funny.

After entering the clothing store that stands on the side of the highway in front of the town square Swart, there they buy clothes that are in accordance with the culture in the city of Sablo. Making Paul, Jeddy, and Koko look different after leaving the clothing store. Now, the three of them wore long, colored gowns similar to their respective hair colors; just as black-haired Paul chose black, green-haired Jeddy was more comfortable wearing a green robe, and Koko, who has long purple hair, is interested in wearing a robe that is similar in color to her hair color. Not only that, they also bought a warm white turban to wear on their heads.

Suddenly, because of the appearance of Paul, Jeddy, and Koko like that, making people who pass by on the sidewalk, looking at them with strange gazes, he said, because such fashion is still taboo to be shown to the public in Swart City. But Paul, Jeddy, and Koko don't really care about him. They casually walked normally, mingling with the people on the streets to go to the bus stop. Koko's long hair seemed to be fluttering on her back as a strong wind swept through her.

"You're right! Bro!" timpal Jeddy agrees with Paul on that. "My legs are also hard to step wide when wearing clothes like this, Bro! But because of that! I was amazed by the men in Sablo! Bro! You see, they always wear clothes like this for daily activities, when we here find it difficult to only wear it once! They're really amazing, aren't they, Bro!?"

Koko smiled faintly at Jeddy's words, she ventured to speak, "Even the women there are required to wear veils to cover their heads. Isn't that so...exceptional? Because it could be. The veil cloth they wear itchy or maybe moving."

"But still!" paul said with annoyance. "They shouldn't have made it mandatory for the residents to wear clothes like this! It sounds like there is no freedom in dressing there! And that pisses me off!"

Jeddy laughed at that, "Hahahah! How else, Bro! Each city, right, does have its own uniqueness! We must not compare the culture of city A with that of city B, because that can lead to infighting, Bro! Ahhaha!"

Somehow, Paul became silent when he heard the advice of Jeddy, he so thought, it turns out his stupid friend can sometimes be very wise in opinion. Koko seemed happy when she heard that, so she judged that Jeddy is not as stupid as people think.

And when they arrive at the inter-city bus stop, Paul, Jeddy, and Koko get on the bus, and as usual, their performance attracts the attention of the passengers. Many passengers whispered like "look, there are strange people", "astagas, is that not the clothes that people from Sablo often wear", "I hate such clothes", "impressed with religious drunkenness once", and sharp whispers of the like.

However, the three of them did not look confused at the one the passengers were whispering. Paul, Jeddy, and Koko just sit there, to go to Sablo City. They are not the least bit disturbed by the words of others, because they think it is natural, because the clothes they are wearing are not in line with the culture in Swart City; which upholds the culture of modernity.

And within three hours, the bus arrived and stopped at a stop belonging to the city of Sablo. Paul, Jeddy, and Koko get out of the bus cabin and set foot into the hot sand of Sablo City. They were surprised when the bus they were riding left, because as far as the eye could see, they did not see the brown land, the surface in this city was all sand, and the weather was very hot. Even so, the atmosphere of the city is quite crowded, a lot of people who mill around on the edge of the road wearing a robe, robe, turban, and veil. The buildings here were very tall and elegant, unlike in the cities that Paul visited before, all the buildings here looked classy. The asphalt road is quite clean, although most of it is covered by sand.

"It's so hot in here, Bro!" said Jeddy while sticking his right palm to his forehead, so that his face is not exposed to sunlight. "By the way the house of our new hero is where, Bro!? Do you know that, Bro!?"

"I don't know! But I'll find him as soon as possible!" paul answered by calling out to Jeddy. "But for a while, we took shelter first in that place!" Paul pointed to a building whose roof was dome-shaped. There is a terrace that is quite comfortable to be used as a shelter.

Paul invites Jeddy and Koko to take shelter there, but just as they sit on the floor, there appears to be a yellow-hooded girl carrying a holy book on her chest, he walked gracefully among the crowd of people who were about to enter the building. Until finally, the girl stared at each other with Paul in a few seconds.

When the girl no longer looked at him, Paul immediately hurriedly lifted his body and ran over to the girl. When he arrived before the girl, Paul smiled in a knot, making the girl feel shocked at her attitude.

"I'm sorry, can you get out of my sight?" the girl said with a sharp look on Paul's face. "I want to go inside to worship, so please, understand."

"Wait a minute!" timpal Paul in a loud voice, to the point of making the girl surprised. "Your name is Naomi, right!?"

Hearing her name being mentioned by a foreign man she doesn't even know at all, Naomi flinches. "Why do you know my name?"

"Good!" Paul was glad his guess was right. "Now, I want you to come with me somewhere! Naomi!"

Naomi raised her eyebrows, shocked to hear that remark. "Sorry! But men and women should not go somewhere together if they are not married, so I can not obey your will" Naomi said with a polite smile even though she was very upset. "so, I'm sorry."

Paul was surprised when he heard Naomi's words, he did not understand why there are strange rules that make men and women should not be alone if not married, what the heck? Paul did not want to abuse him or anything. As a result of his annoyance, Paul immediately said, "If so! MARRY ME!"

Suddenly everyone who passed around the building was shocked and turned his gaze towards Paul and Naomi, including Jeddy and Koko who were no less surprised to hear this.

"DDID!?" Both of Naomi's legs shook when she heard it. "Marriage isn't something you can do at will, don't you understand?"

"Then, why did you say that to me!?" paul said with a sigh. "What if men and women need time to talk in a suitable place!? Do we have to get married first!?"

Naomi shook her head. "Aren't you an Eris?"

"What is Eris!?" Paul was wide-eyed to hear it, only this time did he hear such a term.

"Eris is a heretical human being who does not embrace the Blanche religion, and you will, according to my religious teachings, be the fuel of Hell's fire" Naomi said by looking at Paul's appearance in horror. "Sorry, but I don't want to be as close to Eris as you are. Because you're just gonna make me sin."

And Naomi immediately ran into the dome-roofed building, leaving Paul still standing there. A second later, Paul was grieving. "So like that, yes," Paul seemed to be planning something interesting on his mind, he had a wicked grin on his face. "Look, I'll make you bow to me, Naomi!"