Elementalists
Chapter 116 - Hidden Village
“Tetete....my head.....heh? Where....?” ringis Arya while rubbing the nape.
As soon as his blue eyes opened, he was greeted by the streets of a small village filled with buildings – simple cottage buildings. Confused, Arya fast – fast standing. Look around again before calling Kizuna.
“Hmm? Where is he? Oi...cloak coward.....?”.
“Olalala is rare, when was the last time a guest came here” a heavy voice made Arya turn her head.
‘Panda?’
“H.ha.hello, excuse me Sir. Me and my friend..”.
Arya began to explain the situation to the Werebeast in the form of a panda, the creature listened while occasionally snapping his fishing line when the story arrived at the interesting part.
“Once it seems, you guys must have good luck. But...getting into Kakkureta Mura is not commonplace, is it Hazu?” the panda glanced at the tree branch next to him.
Surprisingly slowly appeared another green-skinned old man, his yellow eyes were also large and prominent. A little makes Arya uncomfortable to see it, an interested expression adorns the face of the Werebeast chameleon.
“I do not understand..but he was given permission to enter by the ancestral skin, you better take him to meet Kimba alone Xiong”.
“Eee...mau how else? Follow me little guy” Werebeast panda named Xiong invites Arya away.
“T..ta..but my friend—”
“Give me, I'll watch that girl” Hazu soothe.
“Thank you!”
Xiong then took Arya to one of the cottages, where smoke billowed from his chimney. Indicates that the occupant is cooking something. Without getting stale Xiong opened the curtain and called out in a loud voice.
“KIMBA.......?! YOU EXIST??”
“Xiong? How many times do I have to say excuse me if I enter a house of people”
“Ahahaha sorry – sorry old habits kuku”
Aryan eyes were amazed at the sight before him, a white lion Werebeast was sitting cross-legged but his body did not touch the floor. He floated buttressed on his tail only.
Realizing Arya's whereabouts, the old man named Kimba asked Xiong further the matter. After completion, the round panda said he wanted to immediately continue his fishing activities that were delayed due to meeting Arya.
Arya apologizes once again for being troublesome, Kimba thrusts a bowl of food for Arya, seeing the boy's doubts. The old lion said that this soup is made from fish and vegetables – vegetables around the village.
“How? You like?”
“Huum....enak!” Arya hopes to share some of it with Kizuna.
As soon as their simple banquet ended, Kimba explained many things to him. It turns out that this place is a hidden village called Kakureta Mura. Only twenty people live there.
It was also as old as Kimba, Xiong, and Hazu. Like Arya, they once fell from the Great Whale Belly Ravine and accidentally discovered this magical location. Because it is already comfortable, most choose to stay in Kakureta Mura.
Slowly but surely the population is increasing, Kimba added that not everyone can go in there. Reportedly only the owner of an honest heart is able to break through the outer layer.
Actually Kakkureta Mura was inside the body of a giant chameleon magical animal, her transparent skin enveloped the entire village. The creature had been dead for some time, but the enormity of its magical power did not fade with time.
“So the reason the chameleon grandpa said ancestor is because..”.
“Yes, Hazu believes the supernatural animal is one of her ancestors”
“Wahaha interesting once”
“Nak....no, Mr Arya? Can this old Kimba ask for something?” ask the white lion slowly
“Why arrive – arrive..of course, if I can definitely I will do”.
“You...a Man is not?”
“Eh? Since when did you realize it?” Arya was a little surprised.
From the beginning Kimba already knew the fact that Arya is not a Werebeast, nor is she an ordinary man. He begged the boy really – really, even sobbed sadly. To become a place of recognition of the residents of Kakureta Mura.
Arya was asked out of the hut for a moment, how shocked she was to see that around twenty Werebeasts including Xiong and Hazu had already kowtowed towards her. Kimba immediately followed the others, sad cries filling the air.
“S...se..everything please lift your heads”.
“We're sorry for everything”
“Can no longer live to bear all these sins”
“Ampun...pardon...”.
“Please stop, we are all equal. You can't kowtow to me” said Arya while fast – quickly help the sepuh – sepuh standing.
“I don't know what you're apologizing for but, if you're already sorry and committed not going to do it again that's enough. Work to atone for your sins by doing good”
“THANK YOU TUAN”
“Ohh...no, don't prostrate again!”
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Kizuna threw a stone at the surface of the water before sitting down hugging her knees, for some reason she felt lonely being abandoned as well. Upset, frustrated, tired mixed into one.
“Hei Kizuna?”
“Ohh...come! Now I even hear his voice in my head”
“Oi?”
“Whispering! You're disturbing seka—WAA!?”
Kizuna was shocked to find Arya was sitting next to him, the – white-haired man who was messy looked back at him in wonder as if saying ‘you are why?’.
“S...se...since ka—b..ba.
“Hihihi...you want?” Arya laughed then pulled out the food from behind her clothes.
Along with Kizuna eating the food she brought, Arya recounted all the events of the day. At first, of course, the fox girl did not believe it, but Arya's proof moments later made her speechless.
The figure of the annoying boy disappeared and then appeared continuously, when Kizuna tried to search the location where Arya disappeared. He found nothing but empty air.
“I don't understand how it works!”
“People – people from there say if you want to enter you must have an honest and clean heart”
“Honestly?! What am I less honest than you? Hmph!” Kizuna threw away her face while pouting, trying her best to hide her hand movements.
“You....really – right to cry because I stayed all day?” ask Arya jahil.
“Hah?! Just yummy! Why should I do that just because of someone like you! My eyes just dusted in”
“Liar, where there is dust around here”
“Not”
“Long”
“Cubile tid—“
“The more you lie the harder you are to get into you”
“H..HIC..HYX...HUAA....YES....! YOU SATISFIED?! HOW MUCH YOU LEFT ME WITHOUT SAYING WHAT – WHAT! YOU WICKED! WHAT IF THOSE – MONSTROUS CREATURES COME OUT AFTER ME WHEN YOU'RE NOT AROUND! IT SUCKS! YOU MORON! TUTELAGE!!”
“K...Ki...Kizuna's? Yes – yes I was wrong, please remove your tears”
Arya actually already knew that Kizuna was as sad as being left alone from Hazu's report, but she never thought that the girl really – would really cry when teased. Eventually he was forced to spend about twenty minutes calming Kizuna down.
“So...do you have a pent-up unrest? Who knows by getting everything out you can go to”
“You want to go back there?”
“Sure, people – people are good. They also have food and shelter, but if you can't come, I'll stay here. I promise I won't leave you again” Arya stuck out her little finger.
“Appointment?”
“Huum”
“Promise little finger, if you do not keep it you must swallow a thousand needles”
“IYA-IY”
“Pfft?!”
Seeing Kizuna can smile again makes Arya feel better, the woman improved her way of sitting before taking a deep breath in –. The seriousness was clearly visible on his face.
“I want to say something, you ever guessed that my bow was precious right? It is true, because it was made by my father from the trunk of the Golden Sakura tree a thousand years old. He also carved my name in there”
“Golden Sakura a thousand years?! Your father made a valuable plant as the base material for making bows?!”
“Yes, the tree belongs to my mother. My father was just an ordinary mountain fox Werebeast, while my mother was a Nine-Tailed Demon Fox or better known as Hagoromo Gitsune”
“What?!”
“Therefore, I became the first natural Mythical Werebeast in the world”