High School Soldier
110. Not the immortal
There is currently a meeting of G20 leaders, and some non-member leaders of the organization are special guests. Suroso also attended the virtual meeting, but the words of other leaders made his patience boil.
Without the need for a translator to know the meaning of the English-speaking leader's words, Suroso tried to cool his head after his speech seemed to be ignored.
Suroso sighed as the US President spoke to him. All the leaders of the country were accompanied by their Foreign Ministers, including Suroso, although their main task was to translate, but the young president did not need it.
“We cannot accept such a request. We cannot accept the request for the unconditional deployment of foreign troops there. Not to mention, Indonesia still can not trust the United States after the attack of your troops in this new Iraq.”
Suroso replied to the words of the US President in fluent English. He took the opportunity when the US President replied to his words to drink a bottle of mineral water in front of him. While drinking, Suroso only listened to the words of the US President with a blank expression.
Then, with a face that was red, the US President answered Suroso's words with dozens of other leaders.
If translated, the message will be as follows:
“We will not tolerate your malicious slander over our country. My country's actions in Iraq to protect this world from nuclear war! According to reports by US forces there, they found dozens of nuclear warheads ready to be launched into our country! Our military action there was the right one, and we did not accept criticism that denigrates us like that!”
Smiling, Suroso said with a look of ‘mocking’, “I was joking,” and the Foreign Minister turned towards him. In other words, Suroso's words are really mocking his current interlocutor, the President of the United States.
“But, hundreds of nuclear warheads exist in the United States, that's almost half of the nuclear warheads in this world. The world, especially Iraq does not even have time to attack the US which has far more nuclear weapons than any other country.”
Suroso's words were accompanied by an aggressive tone, which made the US president hit the table and rise with both ears red.
“It was a Western media lie!”
“Witnessing directly with one's own eyes is hard to fake, Dear Mr. President of America. Therefore, we can casually refuse aircraft carrier construction cooperation with your country's military.”
The president of the United States glared at the leaders of other countries after Suroso finished speaking. The doubtful face of dozens of state leaders made the number one person in the US country clench his hands.
The G20 Summit and a joint meeting of several other leaders were held to discuss the post-war economy and politics. Of course, the Gate that appeared in Karanganyar, Central Java province, Indonesia became one of the topics of conversation.
The incident after the war was over happened in Indonesia, so the Gateway should have been an Indonesian problem. As well, managing the Gate should be the responsibility of Indonesia.
However, once another country learned about the huge resources hidden in the other world, the other country ignored the impact the Gate had brought, in other words war, and focused on its benefits.
Every country basically says the same thing, “Do not eat all alone, share with us!” In addition to the G20 member countries, there are other countries interested in the Gate, such as Asean, Arab League, Israel, Oceania countries, and others.
Of course, Indonesia cannot roll out the red carpet for these countries. Such countries cannot trample the homes of others with muddy boots and chain wheels. They must say what they want, and be ready to accept rejection.
Now, it was Suroso's turn to speak again.
“Insiden recently, injured a soldier and lost his right hand. We suspect the one who wounded our soldiers, the one who continues to send threats to the TNI Expeditionary Force, the Luan Empire. Everything our military does in the other world is fraught with enormous risks. That is why we reject the request of the gentlemen to participate in other world expeditions with the TNI. Please remember that.”
It was a similar word to what the South Korean president had said, and Suroso hoped that neither side would be offended by his words.
Then, he continued his words with the time given for 10 minutes.
“Since we decided to send 10,000 soldiers to another world after the independence day attack, we have tried not to commit atrocities such as military oppression of other world citizens, such as Uighurs and Palestinians. In fact, Indonesia has brought in the leader of one of the other world countries, which is now an ally of Indonesia, and he testified that what the TNI did there was a straight action. We actually allow any country that wants to visit another world, but with requirements that must be met.”
That was the main point of some determined points for various countries.
“first of all, because the Gate stands in the middle of Karanganyar City, every trip to another world must pass through Karanganyar. However, no country allows foreign military to move in their important city, we hope you all know that fact.
In addition, when entering Indonesian territory, soldiers from any country must comply with the laws of our country. Indonesia has laws governing the possession of firearms, sharp weapons. Violators will be punished in accordance with Indonesian law.
If we find foreign troops in Karanganyar, they will be considered offenders, and will be fired upon by TNI forces, and vehicles transporting foreign military personnel will be destroyed. In addition, we will impose fines against the country of origin of the soldiers who committed the offence, up to 1 billion rupiah per person, if there are buildings or other facilities damaged, the fine will increase in accordance with the loss. “
When Suroso said those points, the faces of the leaders of the country turned red and stiff.
Only the leader of Indonesia's main ally can smile, namely the President of Russia and the President of North Korea. However, the two countries must also comply with the established law, the same as other countries that are not allies of Indonesia. So, until now there was no military movement of the two countries in the territory of Indonesia, and the two countries did not whine to enter the Gate in search of resources.
The German chancellor and the British Prime Minister remained calm, and noted the important points Suroso said and held a small discussion between the three of them.
In fact, Russia and North Korea already do not want to be like the United States and its allies who continue to urge Indonesia for foreign military to enter the Gate. However, the two countries thought of the difficulty one would get when entering the small gate. Therefore, Russia and North Korea provided support to the TNI in exchange for the equivalent of the other world.
The prime ministers of Canada and Italy are still in discussions with the people of their governments. And the country in trouble is China, which is cruel to the minorities there, and claims their territory unilaterally, a militant Israel that might if allowed to enter another world would launch an invasion.
Just like hundreds of years ago, when they destroyed a number of forces to secure the rights of the colony.
The EU wants to help Indonesia by sending aid, but Russia and North Korea are closer to Indonesia. That leaves their supply lines cut off, and the EU is still concerned about Indonesia's unique political path.
In addition, China wants to solve their overpopulation problem with ‘export’ Chinese-human to another world. Once they send residents there, China gains control over the territory it claims with military forces under the pretext of protecting their people. Of course Indonesia and its allies do not agree with this move.
Then, the French President said in a tone of protest, “We feel if shooting foreign soldiers entering Karanganyar region is too barbaric, please consider the regulation.”
Suroso replied to the French President, “Ditolak.”
“Sorry?”
“We reject your application. Technically, we are still at war with several countries there. So, do you want the French army to be wounded in another barbaric world?”
After Suroso said those words, this virtual meeting ended. However, the presidents of Russia and North Korea still want to have six-eye talks with Suroso.
“This is about military bionic limb development cooperation, did your soldier agree to be the first one to try it?”
Yes, Russia with its military technology cooperates with North Korea and Indonesia regarding robotic limbs, or rather exchanges of technology between the three countries.
“We are sure he will agree to this, no soldier is unwilling to be ‘super’ warrior.
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Elsewhere, Nio opened his eyes slowly as he felt his eyelids heavy to open. This young man had been asleep for almost 5 days, and had only come to his senses during the day. He certainly missed several things in the other world, including the mission of releasing Indonesians who were kidnapped by enemy forces.
The first thing he saw was the faces of some of the women he was very familiar with, after all no man could forget the faces of beautiful girls like them. Nio felt his head slightly ache at the top, and his gaze became blurry.
What was once a gripping night, now Nio saw several girls in the bright room. Nio realized that he was in the hospital without asking, and several life support devices were still installed in his body, including a heart rate detector.
Nio felt no response in his right hand, or rather he felt nothing in his right hand. He saw the fluttering sleeves blown off the fan, which signified his right hand was gone. Surprisingly, he was not surprised or anything like that. Because of course what he saw was not wrong.
“Why are you here?”
Nio said like that in a panicked tone, although his eyes to see still felt blurry, but the faces of the girls who swarmed over him could still be seen indistinctly.
With a blurry look, Nio looked at the face of a woman with a face like her brother. His blurry look when he saw the woman's face, then became clear when the woman brought her face closer to Nio's face, so that the two could feel each other's breath.
“Sister, don't get too close to Nio!”
The voice of someone who said that sounded familiar to Nio. She was worried about the state of someone calling her brother that.
“Why did Queen Sigiz call my sister by such a designation?”
Nio said that in his heart, and tried to look around for his brother's face with this blurry look.
Then, his vision became clear again when someone wore glasses. Nio looked at the number of women who were in this room more than he had expected earlier. Meanwhile, Nio saw some male soldiers waiting outside with faces annoyed at him.
“Nio…! I thought I thought you wouldn't wake up..”.
“If I die, who will protect you, sis?”
Nio could only give up when Arunika hugged him while both soft parts touched Nio's body, precisely he enjoyed the two soft objects even though the size was not too big. This young man had a bad feeling about this.
There were two people staring at him blankly, which meant that the two of them did not accept if Arunika hugged Nio first and they only got the rest.
But, Nio felt that there was a large wall that limited him to the two graceful women. It must be very difficult to get a queen like Sigiz, and a general like Lux.
Nio respects Arunika as an older sister, and she is still hesitant to step up to get through the relationship. If he accepts Arunika's feelings, people will consider it a taboo act.
But, what Nio thought the most was, “Who would accept a disabled person like me?”
“If it's you, I don't need anyone else Mr. Nio.”
That said like that was Sigiz, as if it would know what Nio was thinking. His words made Nio quickly turn his head towards him until his glasses tilted. The one who said next was Lux.
“Really! I won't let go of the person who beat me just like that.”
Nio looked hurt, while his gaze was still so weak even though such words should make him happy.
However, in this room there were still Herlina, Lisa, Nike, Tania and Dina who wore confused expressions. Since Sigiz's arrival to Indonesia, no woman has not envied the perfection that the girl has, including the four of them.
Seeing the Queen, the General, and the Brother getting too close to Nio, made them lose ‘sangat’.
“Ah..., I felt like I was dead right then and there. Then, where is Edera?”
“You!? Why did you know that the one who hurt you was Edera?” suddenly Lux looks panicked.
Nio recalled the voice of the cat girl who suddenly appeared in front of him and Radit, because her voice was so similar to Edera's so Nio came to such a conclusion.
But, what astonished everyone was Nio who was so calm even though one of the girls in the closest to him was the party that made him lose one of the body parts.
Nio shook his head, and tried to dispel those dark memories. If he kept thinking about it, Nio felt like he would go into depression and go crazy.
Nio looked at Arunika who was sitting next to him in a sleep-deprived state, which all the girls in this room also experienced. Arunika seems to hold back her tears, and smiles as Nio looks towards her/
“I told you, Nio won't die that easily.”
Dina was one of the nurses who helped with the operation until Nio came to his senses like now, and he was amazed by the luck that Nio had.
Nio felt his heart pierced and said, “I am not an immortal loh.”
“But, the foreseen person must live long!”
The eyes of the entire person in this room were fixed towards Lux with a sharp gaze, which made the atmosphere even more uncomfortable.
“Why? What does it mean that I am the one foretold in your world?”
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