High School Soldier
Primary guest

At this time, some of the ruling nobles and regions of the Kingdom of Arevelk welcomed the arrival of the peace faction nobles of the Luan Empire. After that, the peak of the party to celebrate the Change of Years ceremony was about to begin.

The nobles of the peace faction of the Luan Empire who sought refuge in the Kingdom of Arevelk were some of the ruling nobles, although among them there were few military nobles. When they receive a party invitation, they bring their wife and children as a form of formality. It is rare for a noble to attend an event without a spouse or anything like that. It could be said that they will be embarrassed if they attend an important event when they do not have a partner yet.

The origin of the nobles of the peace faction, the Luan Empire, had a procedure to welcome guests from foreign countries officially regardless of whether their countries were at war with each other. Otherwise, talks on peace and a complete halt to war would be officially recognized. Since it was the most important part of the process of stopping the war with ‘otherworld’, some peace faction nobles approached some Indonesian soldiers – Team 12 – and said some sweet-sounding words. They knew that Indonesia was the main enemy of the Luan Empire in this war, so they were trying to mingle with the Indonesian soldiers who were attending a party in the Arevelk Kingdom tonight, with the aim of convincing the Indonesian side to stop the war.

Nio asked some of the nobility of the peace faction surrounding his members to be questioned or spoken to about something. He made the reason for the communication problem so that the nobles of the peace faction did not make their members uncomfortable. Unfortunately, their next target is himself.

“Do you know the way to achieve peace between our countries other than war? Empire – Alliance seems to have chosen the path that made them suffer losses if it continues to fight with your country.”

Nio was surrounded by around twenty nobles of the peace faction of the Luan Empire, and the one who asked him questions just now was the military nobility who sought refuge in the Kingdom of Arevelk. Nio looked at the faces of the nobles surrounding him, and they looked very hopeful of receiving a satisfactory answer from him.

“Sorry, regarding that, it is true that the one who started the war was the Luan Empire. We set foot in this world not to fight and avenge all the deeds of the Imperial forces, but to protect Indonesia from here. We never attacked the Empire, they were the ones who attacked us first. Worse, they formed a coalition called the Alliance, and attacked us in huge numbers... ”

The countenance of the peace faction's nobility completely changed after Nio said those words. Starting with his head bowed lethargic, then Nio felt if their feelings were not satisfied with the answer, like a reporter who was ignored by the person he wanted to cover. He feels he has given a polite answer maybe – but has not completed his sentence.

“As for the peace between the Alliance and Indonesia, it is not my authority to initiate it. The leaders of both sides of the country are the most entitled to decide whether to make peace or to continue the war. The duty of warriors like me is to protect the country and fight from the battlefield.”

Then, a noble of the Luan Empire peace faction asked him, “Will the Alliance still continue the war with your country?”

Clearly the noble face was nervous when asking Nio, considering their home country was the member of the Alliance that decided on war with Indonesia and its allies.

“Entahlah... but if it wants them, we only serve.”.

The reason for this was because both sides had already fought, and the memory of the Alliance's first major battle against the Expeditionary Force with the result of a great victory on the Indonesian side and the Alliance's crushing defeat was never forgotten. In addition, the Indonesian anger culminated when the Alliance Army used prisoners of war troops who were part of the Indonesian people in the war against the Expeditionary Force. Of course, it almost lowered the morale of the Expeditionary Force when forced to shoot Indonesians who were prisoners of war in the Luan Empire.

Regarding that, Nio felt that peace with the Alliance would not come anytime soon. He feels there are still many Indonesians who are held by the enemy, and may be undergoing inappropriate treatment from those who captivate them. That is one of the tasks of the Indonesian contingent, saving Indonesian citizens so that no one else becomes a prisoner of the enemy.

It also included demanding the enemy to make peace and stop the war. Although war is about seizing and defending something, it includes stopping the conflict. If either of the two parties only involves reputation, tradition, and self-esteem between the main goals, it makes peace between ‘world and the Alliance even more distant and troublesome. In fact, the Alliance will not stop the war and make peace with Indonesia before recapturing the entire territory of the Holy Land, as well as defeating Indonesia and its allies in armed conflict. The Alliance was eager to defeat a powerful nation, because that way their reputation and self-esteem would soar.

Thinking about it made Nio think that he would definitely get longer in this world if the war with the Alliance was not stopped immediately. That means, he will be separated from his girlfriend, and must sleep with a rifle amid the threat of the enemy. Some say that weapons were the first wife of a soldier, but Nio wanted to beat up someone who had created such a phrase. He can calmly part with a shotgun, but not if he has to part with his lover for months or possibly the worst of years. He is not worried about his rifle being taken by someone else, but different stories if it is his lover.

“Why are you still here, Mr Nio?”

Nio's delusion ends after Sigiz's arrival beside him, and the bad scenario if he takes too long in this world disappears.

“... Just think of something.”

“Then, quickly dance with Queen Sheyn.”

After the guest invitation of representatives of the Indonesian contingent made the party atmosphere become very excited – after seeing Sigiz wearing a high school uniform complete with a tie and gray skirt, Sigiz decided to change his clothes are very striking. However, according to the male members of Team 12 after seeing Sigiz wearing his High School uniform, they felt that Sigiz was very suitable to wear the outfit, despite chest problems. That makes Sigiz like some high school girls who often modify their uniforms to look very tight and show the curves clearly.

However, the uniform that Sigiz wore did not match the size of his chest that does not make sense, although on the skirt part can still be tolerated. Even Nio was worried if the buttons on the chest came off and shot at high speed, then hit someone's eyes. Fortunately, it doesn't happen to anyone else, but it happens to itself.

When Sigiz had not realized that the clothes he was wearing made a tremendous stir from Team 12, he approached Nio with the intention of wanting to hear the young man's assessment of his appearance. The white part of the uniform did make all nobles interested in the clothes to want to have it, but it was actually considered a member of the 12th Team as a deliberate joke done by Sigiz. Even Sigiz wore fancy jewelry when wearing his High School uniform, and that made Sigiz's appearance very striking.

Nio observed the chest of the uniform – with buttons that tried hard to hold Sigiz's chest out of sight. He worried if the buttons on the chest were thrown and hurt someone. However, seeing the hopeful face Sigiz showed him made Nio undo his intention to reprimand and instead praise the girl's appearance despite hesitating tone.

“Queen Sigiz... it.. is perfect for you.”.

With a face flushed slowly, Sigiz replied while holding both cheeks, “Ah. It embarrassed me.. and happy.”.

I am ashamed to know!

Nio wanted to shout those words to Sigiz, but his heart and brain told him to remain patient, in order to guard the heart of a queen who had the highest authority in this party place. He did not know whether the world or the countries of this world had laws governing the criticism of the leader of a country, he said, so he prefers safe passage rather than punishment after saying something of a nature that criticizes the appearance of a leader of the country.

The chest part of the shirt that tried hard to cover the part was an abuse according to Nio. Because she felt that none of the high school girls had chests of an unreasonable size like Sigiz's. Even if anything, the number of high school girls who have large chest sizes definitely amounts to 1 in 10 million, she said, and even that is not as big as the property of adult film stars who have watched Nio– which is still inferior to the size of Sigiz.

Nio felt that the white clothes Sigiz would wear was a wedding dress, which was much more elegant and suitable for this party, rather than a school uniform. He felt Sigiz would be more suitable to use this type of clothing, rather than wearing a uniform that did not cover his body to the maximum. Nio was disappointed with his over-expecting self, and instead got results that did not match his expectations.

By the way, Sigiz intended only to buy a white dress that he bought when he visited one of the clothing stores while he was still in Karanganyar. But, he saw there was a statue of – aka mannequin – who wore white clothes with a gray skirt with fabric cut accessories mounted on the collar of the shirt. He looked at it for a while to admire the model of clothing that was fitted to the mannequin.

At first the shopkeeper who visited Sigiz advised Sigiz to look for other clothes, considering he came from another world that could have been different education system with Indonesia. However, they immediately prepared what Sigiz wanted, after hearing the whining of the girl who made their shop enter ten elite soldiers heavily armed with Arevelk Kingdom. However, there were many people who had intentionally entered inside the store just to see the arrival of those otherworldly elite warriors, he said, although there are also some who buy clothes sold by the store as a cover to see the figure of Sigiz and his troops from a close range.

The arrival of many people in the store visited Sigiz made the daily sales of the store increased compared to ordinary days. Sigiz wanted to buy a full suit of high school uniforms, including her skirt and tie. However, the skirt and tie uniforms did not need to be paid for by Sigiz, as he and his troops who entered the store abruptly brought in many visitors. The white dress that Sigiz bought was also subject to a thirty percent discount.

Sigiz was amazed by the price of clothes in Indonesia which he thought was quite cheap – for people who have excessive status and money like himself. He felt that his choice to visit one of the luxury clothing stores in Karanganyar was the right choice.

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Nio stood beside Sheyn with his eyes fixed on the few nobles who were dancing with their partner. The female royals and their daughters wore dresses of various colors, except white, which made the expanse with dazzling shades, and the sound of laughter and chatter rivaled loud music.

The dress Sheyn wore gave a sense of dignity and respect for her status as the queen and the strongest knight in the country she led. Her black hair had been styled into several braids with no excessive decoration like those noble girls at this party, while his slender neck was decorated with a necklace inlaid with – gemstones that Nio could not afford to buy with his current savings according to him. The dress fabric flaunted the slender arch of her limbs as Nio glanced sideways, towards Sheyn.

Without a second thought, Nio stretched out his hand. Sheyn reached out to him and received Nio's helping hand. Nio gently grasped Sheyn's hand instinctively.

Sheyn's delicate hand stuck to her hardened palm due to calluses because she too often grasped the gun grip and knife fight. They look like the perfect couple, and once their fingers are intertwined, it is as if they will never part again.

“Tuan Nio, hold his hand..!”.

They held hands – at someone's encouragement, usually Nio was too shy to do such a thing. However, at this moment there were many people who saw him, and Nio tried not to look embarrassed. Sheyn felt like she had been taken by the person in front of her.

The suit Nio wore showed the clothes the soldier wore but still gave off a bold and noble impression. It serves as a reminder that even though wearers spend so long on the battlefield, wearers still have the blood of young warriors with rebellious ambitions. Looking at Nio's current appearance, Sheyn thought that the tailor who designed the outfit must have thought of the wearer.

When Nio realized it, the two of them stood stiffly like a board, even with both hands joined together.

“Next year, at the Substitution ceremony next year, I will send you the warrior clothes of Yekirnovo, surely you are very suitable to wear it.”

“Why?” Nio asked with a puzzled expression.

“No special reason.”

The girl turned her face away while pouting. Nio could see the girl's childish expression which only confused her. However, for the rest of his life Nio had never received a gift from a girl other than his family. And if he receives a gift from a woman, he thinks it's a shame.

When Sheyn turned her face away from Nio, she felt her face heat up.

I really love her…

Even if Nio was born in this world and became the knight of his country, and he did not even intend to have such feelings, Sheyn would have to be willing if there was another girl present to Nio. Feeling like that, as long as she can continue to be with Nio or at least every day look at her face, Sheyn will do everything, even if it should make her the second girl in Nio's heart. Every time he saw Nio's face, he felt happy and liked it more and more.

Still, Nio is a young officer who hails from a ‘world other’ country, a soldier of a troop named TNI, and a captain of a special forces team, who is, and Sheyn was a queen and supreme commander of the elite forces of Yekirnovo Kingdom. Although she doesn't like him, Sheyn must understand that Nio can't be in his world forever.

Nio considers if the party that has a dance event is a battlefield for him, he admits if he himself does not understand the dance movement. He considered that dance moves were more difficult than martial moves. That was why he could only hold Sheyn's hand while standing still, like a sidekick at a certain event, while watching other nobles dance with their chosen partner. In fact, the invited guests of the representatives of the Russian contingent smoothly danced with other nobles.

Meanwhile, Nio considers if this party is an ethical test for soldiers like himself who often are on the battlefield – as a form to control behavior and emotions.

But, even if this party were to happen in the house of each of the two of them, Nio and Sheyn could not spend the night of the party together. So the two of them parted for a while, and went to talk to someone else.

In fact, Sheyn wanted to do a dance with him, but she felt that if the two of them did that, she increasingly did not want to let go.

Nio mingled with the male members of his team who were chatting with the nobles of Arevelk area, while Sheyn got an offer to dance together from a government noble. Doing so with another man – while he has many opportunities with Nio, makes Sheyn hate herself for messing up the plans she had put together before. Even though the noble only wanted to dance with a queen in order to improve his status, the noble man still greeted and tried to talk with Nio before deciding to take Sheyn to dance.

Seeing Sheyn's panic as the girl realized that Nio was looking at her with a flat expression made the noble smile warmly.

Such rumors made the Indonesian contingent soldiers look like a herd of monsters, who would face the enemy before them mercilessly. Some of the Arevelk nobles considered them like that in the end were ashamed. The Indonesian troops who returned home after facing the Alliance Army which numbered 300,000, including Nio, were also not heroes. Young warriors like Team 12 were a bunch of teenagers, who still had certain innocent traits.

“Are we not dancing with Nio, Your Majesty?” ask Lux to Sigiz.

“We will give the opportunity to Queen Sheyn first. The opportunity to get close to Mr. Nio is not just for events like this. In fact, after giving Queen Sheyn a chance at this party, our chance to get close to Mr. Nio will be wide open after this event is over.”

“Well, changing dance partners is a natural thing, right? Most importantly don't let him let go of Mr. Nio. Because after him it was my turn to get him,” Hevaz said with a confident expression.

The girls can not deny the statement Hevaz – after knowing the fact if the girl is other than ‘personal servant’ Nio, not long ago they learned that Hevaz was the messenger of the God of War and the Goddess of Death to serve ‘people who predicted’. They wanted to know what kind of reaction Hevaz would have if they forbade the girl to try to snatch Nio's heart on the third turn of – after Sheyn, it was likely that they might have to fight with the Soul Eater.

At the same time, Nio was having a chat and responding to some praise from some government nobles and invited guests of representatives of the North Korean contingent. In addition, his lack of being unable to dance the world's typical dance makes Nio can only look at Sheyn who is dancing with other nobles. Perhaps in this world an army officer, let alone obtaining the position of an officer at such a young age was a position equivalent to a lowly noble. However, even if he was born and lived in this world with the destiny of remaining a soldier serving a nation, Nio did not want to gain the status of a noble, even if it was a lowly noble. Because he will be given responsibilities that exceed his duties as a soldier and tool of the state.

Sheyn was the queen of a Guild member state, so there were some nobles who were interested in dancing in pairs with her. And before she knew it, the dance was nearing its end. The music ended, and Sheyn lowered her head towards the noble who was her dance partner, then turned to look for Nio.

But when the girl turned around, her shoes were like stepping on someone's footwear, and when she saw the owner of the shoe her eyes widened. The scent of perfume that Nio used that he already knew – even though he did not know if Nio used a cheap body fragrance, but the fragrance produced felt added to the dignity of the wearer. He looked up, and both of his eyes were centered on a black pupils belonging to Nio, and the right eye part was covered in blinders. Nio has two heads taller than Sheyn.

Sigiz, Hevaz, Lux, Edera, Zariv. After this party was over, or after Sheyn managed to express her feelings and earn a place in Nio's heart, it was their turn.

It is the duty of men on such occasions to approach any woman who is without a partner, and to initiate a conversation or to offer oneself as a dance partner. However, the girls refused to ask other men to dance raw and ignored them coldly.

That said, most of the men of the ‘world contingent are young and shy, including the male members of Team 12 except Hassan and Arif who have had a partner in Indonesia. So, Nio as their captain, must lead by example – even though he also has a partner in Indonesia. She may be more obligated to offer herself as a dance partner to Sheyn, the woman she is close to today.

“Can I invite you to dance together?” Nio subconsciously said it with a polite speech.

“Y-ya,” Sheyn quickly grabbed Nio's hand that had not been stretched out to him.

Nio's bionic right hand is coarse, large, cold and seemingly sturdy. They bowed to each other, just like this world dance procedure, and Nio placed his left hand on Sheyn's waist after seeing the male noble perform a similar dance prefix. Nio quickly lost his composure after Sheyn suddenly attached his body to her. At the very least, Nio had observed the nobles dancing when he had done nothing a moment ago.

The rhythm of the music was re-sounding, and Nio took the first step. They move gently according to the melody. Nio only had the capital to dance with Sheyn from observing the noble men dancing with his partner, and that only covered the basics. But, he could easily replicate the simple steps he had observed. And although dancing requires not only movement following the rhythm of the accompaniment music but also harmony between the couple, Nio and Sheyn have worked together several times against the enemy.

The more experienced Sheyn looks unsteady and stumbles several times.

It was because his heart was beating dozens of times per minute and his chest was smoldering after successfully dancing in pairs with Nio. The girl wondered to herself if Nio could hear her heart pounding, but she was also nervous to look into her eyes.

Meanwhile, Nio's only eye – his left eye looked straight at Sheyn's face. He saw that the girl was really sweet if she felt nervous. Thanks to the help of female subordinates Nio who voluntarily put on the girl's makeup, the scar on Sheyn's face was not very visible even though it was still visible even vaguely. Even so, Nio felt that Sheyn's beauty was not covered by the scar on her face. And feel if they both have some things in common, even though it is in terms of physical shortcomings, such as only being able to see with one eye.

Sheyn did not stare directly at Nio's face. But, although it is somewhat unclear her dance partner has a sincere and calm expression when paired with her.

When the accompaniment music ended, the tension between the two of them searched for nothing. According to protocol, dance couples should bend over, move away from each other, and look for a new dance partner. However, even after bending over, Sheyn did not release her hand grip on Nio's metal right hand even though the young man's hand grip had already loosened.

Sheyn did not want to let go, and she looked at Nio's face hinting that she did not want to part. However, there should be a brief pause in the accompaniment music to give people a chance to find a new dance partner, but the atmosphere is completely silent. Meanwhile, Sheyn remained clasping Nio's metal hand.

After a while this silent atmosphere filled the party room, walked an old woman and a man who looked to be in his mid-45s. Everyone suddenly paid their respects to the two, and Sheyn was forced to give up her hand to salute the two newly arrived people. Of course it makes Nio and the other ‘world’ contingent can only stand and stare in wonder without knowing what to do when in the middle of a situation like this. Meanwhile, Hevaz looks like he is intentionally disrespectful like the others.

“Queen Sheyn, who are they both?”

After the whole person saluted, Nio decided to ask about the identity of the two of them.

“Heh? Shouldn't you have known? They were the Great Witch and the previous king of the Kingdom of Arevelk, aka the father of Queen Sigiz.”

The two of them glanced all over the room, like they were looking for someone among the guests present at this party. Simultaneously when Sigiz and the other girls approached Hin and the Great Witch, they both found the one in question. Their gaze was fixed on a young man dressed in military clothes ‘otherworld’ and was standing with a girl with a scar on her face.

But before that, when Hevaz showed his form before Hin and the Great Witch, the two men instantly saluted by kneeling down and bowing their heads before Hevaz. Seeing that, the confusion of Nio and the other ‘world’ contingent is growing.

“Isn't Hevaz younger than the two of them? Why did they salute Hevaz?”

Clearly, it was a question from a person who had very many questions for the secrets of this world. Sheyn felt that the question Nio had just heard was very reasonable, considering that Hevaz had not told Nio his true identity at all.

Sheyn held Nio's hand and walked to Hin and the Great Witch's place without answering Nio's question. Everyone else was doing the same, including Team 12 who was curious about the reason their captain approached Hin and the Great Witch.

“Your Highness Hevaz, nice to meet you after bringing the big news.”

“Great Magician, it's not wrong that I gave you that call. I'm also glad you kept that prophecy up to ‘people who predicted’ came to this world.”

“It is with great pleasure that I receive compliments from you, Your Excellency Hevaz.”

Nio's confusion almost peaked after hearing Hevaz's conversation with the old woman casually, as if Hevaz was older and had deserved respect than Hin and the Great Witch.

After which, the faces of the Great Witch and Hin lifted up again to look at Nio's face. The two of them then stood up and walked over to him who was still in a state of confusion.

“Ooh... I'm very happy to meet you, ‘people predicted’...”

Nio blinked a few times with an overwhelming expression of confusion after hearing the words of the Great Witch who had aged up spoke politely to him.

“As Sigiz said, you lose your right hand and eye, but still look to have a very big courage,” Hin said with Sigiz standing next to him.

On the other hand, all the subordinates and contingents of North Korea and Russia at this party did not understand the words of the two of them, and it made Nio grateful. However, the eyes of the entire noble and the other invited guests stared straight at him with question mark-filled gazes.

The entire subordinates and contingent of ‘otherworld’ wondered about what was happening, and thought that Nio was becoming a very important topic of conversation right now.

But, ever since he first came to Arevelk Kingdom, Nio had always wondered about the term ‘people predicted’ that he got.

“Pardon in advance, can be explained why I was named as the person who will be ‘people who predicted’?”

The Great Witch walked a few steps into place with the help of her wand, and Nio decided to help the old woman who seemed to want to approach her.

“Thanks for your generosity, ‘people predicted’.”

Nio's face again showed a huge amount of question marks, and spoke inwardly, “Why is he so respectful to me?”

“Let me explain, Mr. Nio,” said Hevaz.

However, all subordinates and invited guests of the ‘world contingent representatives of the other’ were very curious about this sudden conversation, and resulted in the party stopping since the arrival of the Great Witch and Hin.

Sigit tried to ask Nio what happened, but he was blocked by Sigiz and Edera and warned others not to interfere with important talks that would take place soon. Sigiz's convincing tone and speech made them undo the intention to find out the truth. His subordinate who was forbidden to interrupt the conversation was a question mark in itself for Nio, as if he had become the most important and valuable subject here.

However, before Hevaz said an opening letter to his explanation, an elite Arevelk soldier entered the party room, and it looked like there was serious news to be delivered. The soldier approached Sigiz, and whispered something that of course made everyone who saw him curious.

“Our main guest is here, Father.”

“Good, I also want to meet them soon.”

Judging from the reaction Sigiz and Hin had given after the information the soldier had given, Nio felt that it was good news.

“Main guests?” Nio wondered to himself in his heart.

Nio did not think that the host party would invite the enemy to attend the party here as well, even though it was an impossible thing to happen, but the possibility of it happening remained in this world.

Then, ten fully armed elite Arevelk warriors entered the party room, and behind him was the important guest in question.

After an important guest is shown, everyone's eyes can't blink for a few seconds after seeing one of the main guests.