High School Soldier
The symphony of bachelor killers
“Iztok is the early region of the Kingdom of Arevelk, so it has a long and distinguished past (history). We accept all races here, even though it's a human half monster.”.
Sigiz acted as if he was a tour guide, then Nio and his subordinates and the delegation of Yekirnovo Kingdom representatives were his tourists. From the explanation of the queen of this country, all of Nio's subordinates who had just set foot in the capital of the Kingdom of Arevelk knew that this city was older than the Republic of Indonesia, it began as the starting point of the birth of the present Kingdom of Arevelk.
The history of Iztok is longer than the history of the countries of the Andzrev Continent, and became the pride of the people of Arevelk. Although neighboring countries have a cycle of ‘ glory days’ and ‘ times of decline’, the Kingdom of Arevelk continues to experience glory periods since it is still a small region called ‘Iztok’, precisely the Kingdom of Arevelk continues to experience glory since it is still a small region called Iztok, and its reputation as the capital of ‘Abadi’'s glory is lasting until now.
With an area almost the same as the combined land area of the Southeast Asian Peninsula with East Asia, resulting in tremendous progress for the country. Many traders in making Iztok their trading base, although this region is quite far from the sea area. However, the continent has a very vital land trade route called ‘Voske Arahet (an Indonesian translation: Golden Line)’, which stretches from Iztok City to the capital of the Kingdom of Salodki.
(olog note: Gold Path in other world can be equated with ‘Sutra’ Line. If you do not know or forget, the reader can open again the history textbook:v)
However, since the Alliance was formed and the five countries on the continent became its members to fight with Indonesia and its allies, all kinds of Arevelk relations with other countries that had been formed long ago became unclear. That led to the Golden Path being limited to the Kingdom of Arevelk and Yekirnovo, and Sigiz felt that a war with the Alliance would be tantamount to breaking the Golden Path.
Iztok city since the beginning of its birth is not surrounded by walls as a defense if at any time comes an attack from the troops of other countries, they are confident with the soldiers who are ready to become a fortress for the people. The buildings inside are made of the majority made of wood material, although some buildings are made of stone held together with plaster. The framework of the roof of the building is the same as the houses of villages in Indonesia, which are made of wood and similar materials. The distance between buildings is close enough that two people living next to each other can reach each other's hands, so the majority of shortcuts (gangs) are only half a meter wide.
Most buildings are one to three stories tall, but some buildings such as lodgings or military officer offices and manor houses can sometimes be as high as two to three floors.
On a narrow path, people hung laundry to dry from second and third-floor windows, and their clothes swayed gently by the gentle breeze.
Then, the road traversed by the 12th Team vehicle and the horse carriage of the Arevelk representative group was the main road of Iztok City. This road was actually less than six meters wide. Team members can see people looking very rushed and heading in the same direction as them. Their armoured vehicles were caught in the crowded crowd almost as crowded as the streets of the capital at work.
However, horse carts that transported merchandise such as vegetables and fruits suffered the same fate as this entourage. Although it can be classified as a semi-developed country (if taking the perspective of medieval people), people in the Kingdom of Arevelk do not understand the concept of traffic flow. So, all people can casually walk in the middle of the road, or or against the current without fear of being hit by a ticket, or, even some women who hold their children talk when the tactical vehicle driven by Nio will pass. If the mothers were talking on the bench on the roadside Nio could still understand, but different stories if they casually gossip while standing in the middle of the road when the situation is severe jammed.
The scene when mothers who become ‘suspect’ are fiercer than defenders is everywhere, including in this world. So Nio and the passengers could only remain silent as the women kicked their steel carts and left.
Nio put on an ordinary face, even though Hassan had been holding an automatic rifle remote control and was ready to fire at such a creature. Meanwhile, Sigiz, Lux, and Zariv said, “ I'm sorry if you meet the people of Arevelk like that, Mr. Nio”, please forgive me, so Nio could only understand because at this moment there was no point in cursing or cursing anyone.
Panzer rider in the back row of the second vehicle, Yogi, tried to familiarize himself with the local atmosphere while grumbling, “Sionalya, why did we come during rush hour?!” and unknowingly the communication device in the vehicle is on and can be heard by all members of the 12th Team.
“Why don't you open the Gate for us?”
Sigiz responded to Nio's question with a nervous face, and it was seen that the person was glancing at him sharply like blaming himself for this entourage stuck in the middle of traffic jam ‘otherworld’. Because one really wants to enjoy a trip with Nio, because the time of travel overland from the Special Region of Indonesia in the New World is one week of travel if using a horse carriage, if you use a train, and opening the Gate would only make the journey time very short. So that someone chose to refuse the request of the supreme general of the Peace Forces to open the Gate so that travel time becomes faster.
At least, the electric fuel in tactical vehicles and special gasoline fuel in the tanker can survive to travel as far as 700 kilometers, he said, meanwhile the horses pulling the carriage of the carriage which contained 4 to 6 people each had to get a break once in a day or they would die of exhaustion, so the trip really takes a week.
In front of the first vehicle, aka the tactical vehicle that Nio was driving was an open cart containing a female human with two rabbit-eared daughters.
The coachman was the head of the family who came from the rabbit-eared Demihuman race, and it seemed like they were heading somewhere for good-looking clothes. The two girls who looked to be between 4 and 6 years old looked very familiar, and leaned against each other. It was a scene that made people want to smile, and Nio thought that this country really appreciated the existence of the Demihuman race or the half-monster humans as evidenced by the marriage between ordinary humans and the Demihuman race. And he wondered if the family was aware of their existence as he stared at the family.
As the eyes of the two children met with Nio's gaze, the two children tugged at their mother's clothes while pointing towards the tactical vehicle, and Nio smiled as the entire family turned their heads towards them while waving their hands and very friendly-looking face.
“Can you guys move faster?!”
The one who spoke while shouting earlier was Bima who pulled her head out of the passenger window on the second vehicle, she was completely out of patience when the vehicle was stuck in traffic. He and his team members did not expect that this world has the same phenomenon as the big cities in the world of origin, which is jammed during rush hours.
However, one was the one whose side planned a bottleneck in its own capital, for the same reason as before. Meanwhile, the whole girl glanced at Sigiz who looked not to feel guilty at all.
“Bima, if you can't keep the courtesy in the host region, you better go back to the headquarters!”
The entire members were shocked when those words sounded, and the voice of the person speaking was like Nio's.
“Ready, sorry, Lieutenant.”
Bima's face suddenly changed like a newly discovered kitten after being abandoned by its owner.
Then, suddenly there was a sound like a musical instrument from their world. Then Nio asked all his team members to get off the vehicle, and walk to the source of the sound. He asked all the girls to come down and asked not to be separated from the entourage, as well as the delegation of the Kingdom of Yekirnovo.
The people who created the sea of humans on the main streets of the city did not only come from among the common citizens. Some people in more luxurious clothes than others are also seen, which indicates if the reigning nobility or minor nobility are also in this city, with the purpose of celebration of the Change of Years ceremony.
After hearing the typical marching band voice of the typical Naval Academy Midshipmen after sailing to the destination country, the entire 12th Team stepped forward excitedly, and disappeared from the crowd of people.
**
“Not them AAL cadets on our destroyer?”
“It was really them!”
“Seeing them doing shows in this world is really something, right?”
The entire 12th Team members, including First Lieutenant Student Army Nio, stood at the same place as the citizens, the, and was in the forefront so that it might be seen by AAL marching band members who were doing the show while walking on the main street of Iztok City. Especially the member with the highest body of this team, Ika, the girl could easily be found from a distance of twenty meters when separated.
They had seen an incredible scene, and could be crowned as the first and only marching band performance by a military academy cadet in this other world. So Nio and the rest of the team understood why the streets here turned into a sea of people.
People who hold baton, aka majoring marching band group began to be seen, they numbered three people namely two men and one woman. However, they were seen not wearing the clothes that the marching band members and their majorities wore, but all the personnel were wearing blue Navy student uniforms, even the bass drum players wore costumes in the form of full wetsuits accompanied by movements that made the citizens of Iztok cheer. They were fascinated by the large bass d, rums that also performed some movements, although the instrument looked very heavy.
When the crowd realized the whereabouts of the 12th Team members marching with them, some people instantly took a few steps away from the team members. The residents will not let their guests jostle with them, the point is for the convenience of guests. Of course, that comfort can only be reciprocated with a thank you that is spoken by all members using the language of this world. However, the words actually make some citizens happy, as if the thanks are very valuable according to them.
Given that the members of Team 12 were extremely strong Guild member state troop soldiers, at least the townspeople wanted to provide comfort for their newly arrived personnel from days of road trips. However, it is still inferior to the feelings of those who are eager to watch the show performed by the soldiers of ‘world lain’. This is a very rare sight, and very lucky people in the country can witness this show. It was because of the extremely slow spread of news in this world, and relied solely on the sender of news that could take days to spread a word.
Behind the marching band are representatives of Russia and North Korea who have arrived much faster than Team 12. They all carried small flags of each country made of plastic. However, the five men in the front row carried the original-sized flags of Indonesia, North Korea, Russia, Arevelk, and Yekirnovo. Everyone in the line had a very happy face when getting a welcome from the locals, but the face of the 12th Team was just the opposite.
Of course they resisted the urge to beat the representatives of North Korea and Russia who could travel unhindered because of the helicopter, he said, while they had to travel one week with representatives of Yekirnovo who rode a horse-drawn carriage. The 12th Team could not leave Yekirnovo's representatives in the middle of the road without protection, or they would be exposed to the call of the highest leadership of the Peace Forces for leaving the allied party just like that.
The striking field uniforms of 12th Team members than any other city resident made marching band personnel and Russian and North Korean representative troupes easily find them. Some student personnel greet them without stopping the play of musical instruments.
As a contingent soldier of ‘otherworld’ they are very lucky to get another world ally this friendly, so do not hesitate to display marching band performances performed when leaning to the destination country after sailing for a few days as a form of academic student education. North Korean and Russian contingent soldiers who know the songs played by marching band personnel sing the song, so the atmosphere seems more crowded and fun.
Because the Change of Years ceremony is full of various performances and other local traditions make Nio and its members curious about the word ‘upacara’. He thought that there would be a part of the ceremony where people would pray together at the temple, or eat together. In other words, from Nio's observation, the Change of Year ceremony was the festival that people were waiting for, as it was full of entertainment and fun things.
Songs played by marching band groups are songs created by Indonesian musicians in the era of independence and modern struggle. Although they were Indonesian outsiders, Russian and North Korean representatives some of them were heard singing the song unhindered, although some of them could only listen.
“Are you guys just going to look at the roadside like that? Join us!”
It was the words of one of the representatives of the North Korean contingent who had arrived earlier than Team 12. The entire team members had marked the soldier's face, and would avenge their deeds one by one if the opportunity arose. Their annoyed faces could not be dammed, until some of the witches present in this place felt a terrifying aura from the team members.
Then, Nio's minions broke away from the ranks of the citizens and joined the ranks. They calmly left the vehicle on the side of the road, and will use the excuse, “The road is jammed, so we were forced to walk to get here” if they get a reprimand from the boss. After all they just followed this group, then took the vehicle after the event was over. Who are the residents who dare to touch the steel cart belonging to the ‘world troops other’ in addition to local mothers? And the country has no regulations prohibiting its citizens' vehicles from parking recklessly, it is the chance of the driver of the 12th Team vehicle from the country not fining the owner of the vehicle that is parking carelessly.
“Alright, they've been with the other invited soldiers. Let's head to the inn, representatives of the Kingdom of Yekirnovo.”
“Queen Sheyn, Mr. Nio's entourage will be one stay with us. That way, we will meet them there.”
“Just go there.”
“Wait for what else, Your Highness.”
“Your Highness Sigiz, let's quickly head to our inn.”
The other girls walked after Sigiz who was splitting the crowd impatiently.
**
In this world, organizing an army of 3,000 to 4,000 soldiers was still quite an easy thing for commanders to do. They of course have their own techniques to facilitate the work of arranging formations on the troops. After all, troops with fewer than 5,000 soldiers were included in the medium army.
To set up a formation of troops with a number of more than 10,000, let alone the troops of this world still fighting in a direct way, would definitely be a hard job for commanders. So that the military of each country has its own way to regulate the number of large troops on the battlefield, using musical instruments for example.
Usually, commanders had their own musical instruments for their subordinate soldiers, and they would teach the soldiers the codes on each instrument. Musical instruments that are often used are trumpets made of fangs or horns of animals or monsters, and become one of the important tools in war. The reason is, the trumpet has a sharp and powerful voice, not immersed in the noise of war. While musical instruments such as drums and drums have the function of arranging rows in a formation or ordering movements in war.
War and music are like a history that comes side by side. Like the civil war that occurred in the United States in the 17th century, which resulted in hundreds of thousands of people killed in the war. Does music kill? Coulda. Because it has an entertainment function for soldiers who are bored, tense, stressed, or homesick and lovers, music has a communication function and one of the psychological weapons.
In this world, music is used to guide lines marching, give command on the battlefield, or signal. As a psychological weapon, music serves as a generator of morals, passion, and feelings of fate, as well as to arouse patriotism. So, of course, countries in the world have music groups that can function as public entertainers or weapons on the battlefield.
Meanwhile, the song played by a marching band is a song that reminds soldiers who have lovers on their partners. For those who know the song being played, they sing loudly and passionately. While for those who are not too fond of music, just listen to their colleagues sing while holding the shame so that their voice is blocked.
This is a song written in honor of lovers who enjoy a friendly night after a long time of not meeting.
“I deliberately came to your city.”.
“...Over time we do not meet..”.
“...Wind myself a repeat..”.
“...Walk like last year..”
Although they do not understand the meaning of the lyrics of the song sung by the soldier, residents can still understand if the song is romantic.
“All along the way memories..”
“... We s’lalu hand in hand..”
“... Along the way memories..”.
“...You hug me friendly..”.
Several male members of Team 12 sang as they pleased, despite feeling like they remembered their lover or ex-lover.
“Voldering rain..”.
“... At the beginning of that month..”.
“... Enhancer the pleasure of syahdu night..”
On the other hand, there were many local girls who greeted the soldiers that attracted them.
They greeted without shame and looked very confident, and make a loud noise from the roof of the building or window of their respective homes while throwing flowers towards the marching band and the row behind it.
“Although I am now t’lah both.”.
“...You are no different..”.
“... However memories s’long that road.”.
“... It is impossible to escape from my memory..”.
The voice of the soldier singing was as loud as the band of marching tire members in front of them. The citizens had heard all kinds of music, but they had never heard of such a beautiful yet magnificent appearance.
“All along the way memories..”
“...We always join hands...”
“... Along the way memories..”.
“...You hug me friendly..”.
The citizens watching could not take their eyes off, and they looked like people who had only seen something new for the first time during their lives.
The best music group Kingdom of Arevelk who look like they have lost their pride after hearing and seeing the performance of marching band in this city. They did not know what the words meant, but they understood their meaning.
“Voldering rain..”.
“... At the beginning of that month..”.
“... Enhancer the pleasure of syahdu night..”
What emerged from the hearts of the citizens when they saw this amazing performance was respect for the arts and respect for their powerful allies.
The best music group Kingdom of Arevelk now knows that there is an existence of art that is so far above their quality.
The loud sound of musical instruments makes people curious, then feel amazed after seeing and hearing songs created by musical instruments ‘other world’.
According to the royal band Arevelk, the existence of a marching band belonging to their allies was to mock the Song Goddess they worshipped, the goddess who symbolized the beauty and power of music. In the end they came to the conclusion that the existence of another world is full of great and amazing things.
However, this was a symphony of death for the bachelor soldier who had no chance to have something named ‘lover’.