AHAHAHAHA Finally I could fight my Laziness and managed to finish this chapter ! I won't give up mwahahahaha !!!
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It is around 7 in the night, normally most people would have long gone as they packed their wares and went back to their own settlement, yet tonight was special. Tonight finally someone or better to say a big group of people finally decided to conquer one of the main attraction in this Island.
It should have been an exciting yet dreadful experience for the locals there since it was their first time witnessing such an event. The calm feelings they experience right now could be compared as what one feels before a huge storm comes.
Yet even these calmness was disturbed at the sight of young man that keep shouting words that sounds strange. He speak words that would normal once means girl or woman yet he combined with a rather harsh full marks that wasn’t even completed.
At the sight of this young man running around the academic military camps like crazy while every now and then stumbled with some of the material boxes that was tightly tied with another boxes or carts, everyone just laugh with wariness in their faces. Even the local soldier which should normally apprehend such person refuses to meddle with this young man.
Indeed it was supposed to be strange and warrant an attention at last from the perspective of soldier in order to maintain the tranquility in their own area. However this young man had shown a distinctive mark that one would have after getting hit with a certain technique that was developed by their own general famous genius granddaughter.
Most of them had once suffered such a disdain and therefore they refused to meddle with the genius business once again if not ordered. They had slightly trembled as sometimes the young man would pass near them, fear of being infected dawn upon them when actually they had known such a thing was impossible, yet they still fear the unknown.
“ UWWWAAAA !!!!”
“ ORAAaaaaa !!! where r you !!! ”
“GIiIrrllll !”
Such words were repeated for god knows how many times as finally a calm female guards went near him and gave him a shocking punch towards his guts and decided to throw the filth towards a certain camp entrance that had the big woods planks with Academy written on it.
Inside the tents
“ Representative, here is the one you wanted.”
“ Thanks Aloy.”
“ No worries however representative, I suggest you put your emotion under check, I fear that some days you will get bitten by your own mistakes.”
“ B~But this person dares to.”
“ If you excuse me …” said the girl that was called Aloy by the other one as she slowly turn her body back towards the camp entrance, before exiting it with such calmness surrounding her, assuming her guard duty in the entrance while ignoring the rattles her Representative keeps mumbling.
“ Now what to do with this one, He still hasn’t come out of it.”
In front of the small representative was a young man that keep mumbling unclear words while clutching his body, withholding the pain in his stomach.
“ Just what grandpa see in this guy !”
“ Even I could do better job then him thousand times.”
“ Ugh …”
“ Finally …. just how weak are you.”
“ You gah .. YOU YOUU !”
“ Not you ! I have name you know.”
“ Grrrrr what have you done with me girl !”
“ Again with such remarks”
“ What of it ! you were the one that was at fault !”
“ Really ?”
“ What ? want me to remind you ?”
“ Oh sure, I can test my new abilities on you while you explain it to me.”
At this words, the young man stopped his remarks, fatigue could be seen in his faces as he was waging war with his own emotion whether he wants to be polite with the girl he was speaking with right now or just be frank about it and give her some paybacks.
With a huge sigh that he repeated numerous time he finally seems to accept the fact that he needs to be polite with the girl in front of him. Of course the fact that 2 fingers were nearing his neck and shoulder helped him to make the decision faster.
“ So what is it that you want my lady ?”
“ M~my la~lla~lady !” Now was the girl turn to get startled and embarrassed. The boy seeing this sigh again as he realize this won’t get anywhere.
“ Fine, my I have the honor to know your name ?”
“ It-It is Aluca von Galahand.”
“ Such a beautiful and gallant names befit you my lady.” He said with teasing tone and at his remarks were the exploding face the small girl showed as he mutter the word beautiful, forgetting the fact that the boy had actually emphasize his tone on the word gallant rather than beautiful.
“ Th~ then what is yours ?” asked Aluca back after she regains control over her emotion although her mind was probably still flying out there, repeating the words beautiful that keep resounding everywhere after her names.
“ This one is known as Lupa.”
“ So then Lupa , You should be honored to be allowed to meet me and enter this camp !” It seems she was back from her own worlds now as a hint of haughtiness and arrogance could be felt in her tone.
“ It is indeed o~ fair Aluca, What does actually you warrant from me to actually provide this lowly one a chance to enter your camp and have the chance to talk one on one with you.”
“ Mmmph ! Be grateful that I actually need your helps.”
“ and what is it ?”
“ I need you to snuggle me inside Eru.”
“ Pfffttt … HAHAHA !”
“ WHAT ?” Aluca said as she was startled when Lupa suddenly burst out laughing, she seems she couldn't comprehend the reason for such a loud laughter.
“ forgive my rudeness ahh... forget about it ! what , you can’t even enter the sites ? then why should I act humble before you ? you don’t deserve it hahahahaha you can’t even enter hahaha.”
[ SNAP ]
“ Okay, if you won’t help me then I will make it so you can’t enter the site either !”
“ How ? pfffttt.”
“ I can just speak to grandpa ..or …”
A sight of small fist getting pummeled, colliding with other small open palm in the hand of the small girls would normally resulted in lot of laughter since what can a small fist do towards a grown up adult ? but at this sight, Lupa lost his color once again as sweat began to pour down from his backs.
“ Ahahaha forgive me ahahaha…”
“ Hmpph know your place !”
“ Y-yes…”
“ Now here is the plan.”
Aluca then takes a scroll from one of the boxes inside the tent. She then open it and lay it on the table.
“ Take a look at this, this is where we are.”
“ Okay.”
“ Here is your cook camps.”
“ How do you know I am in the cook camps ?”
“ Is it that fascinating huh stupid ?”
“ Gah fine.”
“ So shortly after the announcement which the princess will do in another 2 hour, you will head this way.”
“ You will then notice a large box with holes on it, inside would be me.”
“ You would take this box with you and load it into your carts, you would be tasked to pull one.”
“ Is that so.”
“ Then you would just enter the line in front of the Eru site normally, joining with others that were also tasked to pull such carts.”
“ Afterwards just act and stay low, there would be inspection but we should be fine.”
“ Are you sure ?”
at this remarks, Aluca just glare at him before continuing her explanation.
“ Just do your parts, Now we will discuss about the smaller details”
“ Okay.”
“ now listen …”
~O~
Ten minutes passed as Aluca slowly closed the once opened map describing the army's encampment and the formations they would take once they proceed to enter Eru site. The sight of nodding Lupa accompanied by a humph sound from Aluca was all there to see after she had finally tied the small string in the edge of the scroll before she went ahead placing it in the original place.
“ Easy right ? even someone as weak as you can do this.”
“ Indeed however ..”
“ However ?”
“ Now I have the hand to play against you Aluca !”
“ You dare to !” a fist get formed again in the small hands of the girl. At this sight again Lupa trembled however this time he stand straight. His eyes looking at the girl own eyes. Fear that could have been found easily before in him now disappeared as if there was nothing like that before.
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“ Hold on, don’t get hasty.” although his next words failed to express what he had steeled his determination for.
“ Speak ! I don’t have anymore times for the likes of you !”
“ Then you shouldn’t come for me at the first place !”
“ Grrr ...fine”
“ I need to make sure of your intention, I refuse to do this if you had unclear motive.”
“ ….”
“ You might not answer me but just so you know Aluca, I won’t compromise about this no matter what. I don’t want to ruin what my benefactor had done for me after all.”
With all seriousness, Lupa tried to express his thought towards Aluca which fortunately succeeded.
“ Fine, but know this once you heard what I will say, if one words of it leaks outside I will have your head separated from your body, you still willing to do so after this ?”
“ Yes !”
“ I heard some nasty rumors that could befall my Grandpa and Her Highness the fourth imperial Princess once they enter the site.”
“ Is that all ?”
“ I won’t compromise much more than this.”
“ Fine, then why me ?”
“ I had witnessed your exchange with my grandpa and decided that you should be safe to an extent for my plan.”
“ Clear ? and what plan ?.”
“ Clear, since you are new and you had only interacted with my grandpa in such a way that normally he won't show towards other people, after all he is a general that rarely favors anyone including me.”
“ Really ?”
“ It is up to you to decide.”
“ as far as the plan go to smuggle you inside the sites, why couldn’t you just ask your grandpa to takes you with him ? ”
“ Are you stupid or what ?”
“ What do you mean.”
“ I had all of this planned exactly since he won’t allow me to go inside with him no matter what.”
“ As far as how wise and clever he is, he is still stubborn and I fear that it will be his downfall."
" ..."
"I ... I fear that I will be left alone again ..and this time no one will be left beside me ..”
" I don't ever want to feels that dread again ... I ... I ... "
At this words tears began to fall from her eyes, her cheeks becoming wet. She starts sobbing even though it is clear to Lupa that she didn’t want to do it in front of him who is a stranger. Lupa could understand that she must have struggled quite had to get this far, even to accompany her grandpa that she said won't favor anyone easily, including her.
She must have held her grandpa highly in her heart and yet when she heard such rumor, she couldn't do anything since she was held back by the very person she wish to accompany.
Lupa though didn’t know what to do and just walk closer towards her, holding her small body closer towards him before letting her continue her wailing. Lupa felt that he would probably did the same if he was prevented to save Lisa when she was in danger. He would definitely regret not trying to be there to help her.
It should be a strange occurrence for Lupa as she rarely interact with younger girl but at this sight, he could only remember the tears of his savior. So he had instinctively did that. After a while Aluca had finally calmed down and separated from lupa with a red face hinting her maximum embarrassment that she had felt.
Lupa just smile at her and starts rummaging his numerous sacks. He was clearly looking for something that could help him in this situation and indeed he had found that one important object as now he walk closer towards Aluca that was still busy rubbing her wet eyes. He gently wipes the tears that was left on Aluca face and afterwards, gripping her hands before leaving the small blue handkerchief that he had used before in her hand.
“ I am sorry for doubting you Aluca, but now I know how righteous you are”
“ ....”
“ Know this Aluca, I promise you that I would help you no matter what.”
“ Hmmph of course you should do that !”
“ Hehehe and you also need to know that once a man promises, he would never break it !”
“ Is that so … just like grandpa aren’t you ?” her words now sounds weak again … every time she would mention her grandpa, her arrogance would disappear somehow.
“ Really ?”
“ Stubborn and caution yet stupid at the same time …”
“ Is that a compliment or a harassment ?”
“ Hmmph” she just snorted at Lupa retort
“ I will leave now to prepare for the plan, you have my words and don’t you fail on your parts.”
“ Obliviously !”
Lupa then turned his body backs, his long mantle flutter inside the camps. Normally it should be weird after all there were no winds inside the camp but Aluca didn’t notice it as she just smile towards his backs. Light shone in her eyes as hopes began to glimmers showing her the paths she really needs so she could help her grandfather.
She had actually felt frustrated about the fact that she wasn’t allowed to enter the sites. Much like before her grandpa was doting her to much yet he also separate the county matters with family matters. He had acknowledge her strength but at the same time he had also acknowledge her cleverness in dealing with my situations.
He had considered the pro and cons between bringing her inside and leaving her outside. \ However, the comparison was clearly showing him that leaving her outside would benefit the army more since she could deal with my diplomatic matters while he is gone inside for a month or less. Fighting to conquer the Eru site could be done with anyone after all but not with diplomatic matters.
As Aluca mind began to immersed deeper, trying to figure out for what true reason her grandpa had left her, the sound of the entrance cover shifting disturb her mind. This could folly her plan, she had not expected any guest at this hour entering her camp. She had cleared all of her task today and should have announced not to be disturbed with the sign hanging outside, even more with Aloy guarding the entrance. Yet the unfolding sight just caused her chuckled which she immediately hide.
“ Sorry to disturb you again shortly after I left.”
“ Yes, what is it now lupa ?”
“ I had forgotten to ask you something as a rewards.”
“ Hoo~h, you would eat your own words for rewards ?”
“ It - it is nothing like that !”
“ so ? what is it ?”
“ Remember you promised to help me once I decided to help you before ?”
“ Ughh … yes what of it ?”
“ I happen to need it now.”
“ I hope it won’t disturb our plan ?”
“ It won’t I promise you.”
“ Then be clear about it.”
It seems the table was turned again, as clearly the pride and self confident that was radiating from Lupa before was nowhere to be found, even more if we remember his words that asked Aluca to state her needs clearly before.
Well what should confuse Lupa was actually the fact that the girl in front him right now behave completely different from the short soldier version he had met before. Gone was the constant stuttering she had except when he had complimented her frankly. One could perhaps guess that all of that was an act or mayhaps Aluca own weak points when conversing with stranger while assuming a new identity in the area she had no control of.
“ Do you happen to know the Cook Chief name ?”
“ He is at it again huh ?”
“ again ?”
“ You should really be grateful now since you meet me, normally he would enjoy torturing you to be his personal lackey afterwards. Failing such a simple task he would say tsk.”
“ Is it ?”
“ Well, very few knew of his name and I happen to know.”
“ Then please let me know…”
“ Hmpph, if you beg for it then perhaps …”
“ Please help me O~ fair maiden Aluca.”
“ M-mai-maiden ..fair …”
“ Aluca ?”
“ huhuhu...hihihi…”
“ Aluca ?”
“ y-yes .. He is known as Gentong, be careful not to spread his name though, hell awaits you if you do that.”
“ I will, thanks Aluca oh yeah … I am serious now, please be careful with your loose and easy baited personality.”
“ Hmpph .. I was just playing around beside I am always careful unlike certain someone that easily forgot his own purpose !”
“ Ugh ...fine ...just be careful and once again thanks.”
“ Just go already !” said Aluca with anger and bitterness in her face. Well hopefully Lupa learn from this that warning a lady in front of her as frank as he does would warrant him a slap or two, but he was just lucky since he wasn’t the first to warn her of such a thing, Aloe had warned her beforehand shortly before he does so he was pretty safe.