High School Soldier
It expends all its strength and potential

Before reading, I apologize for any inconvenience I made. But, let me promote my new story. I don't force readers to read it.

If anyone asks me why I made a new story, of course the answer is clear...

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Two days after the rebel advance, the condition of Girinhi Fortress is still safe and some soldiers seem to be able to joke with each other.

The day after yesterday, exactly when the Center for Communication and Control gave news of the defeat of the Arevelk Kingdom forces to the rebels, Donem began to feel something. His words and one of his subordinates seemed to have repercussions on their relationship with Nio. The man did not speak to Donem and the other four commanders of the Girinhi Fortress at all, and chose to stay away when meeting and chatting with Arevelk soldiers and refugees.

The words that seemed to make Nio's help completely unneeded made him dizzy, and did not know what to use to get Nio to come back to help them overcome the problem of sending aid troops. There were no girls inside the fort, and if taking some young women from the surrounding villages it felt too excessive. Moreover ‘world troops other’, especially the Indonesian army uphold the honor of other humans.

“Yes God! I really don't know about myself. My mouth suddenly spoke like that, as if Mister Nio was weaker than us!” said one of Donem's subordinates who had latai Nio with the word ‘sialan’.

“Thank God that time the three of us did not understand too much about the situation that the Guild communication center rumored,” said one of the other commanders.

They could imagine what Nio was doing after the treatment they had given the man. Some of the stones that formed the fort walls broke apart and scattered in various places. Whereas before the arrival of the 002 Relief Company and the 12th Team, there was not the slightest damage to the walls of the fortress, except that the ground gradually eroded and weakened the foundation at some point.

“Don't until this weak fortress is destroyed by one man, and that's Mr. Nio, he said,” said Donem while imagining what Nio did to his fortress if Nio started to get really angry and unleash the true power of ‘people predicted’.

As always, though, Donem and the four commanders of the Arevelk military forces in Girinhi Fortress discussed and gathered on important matters and even discussed trivial matters in one of the most spacious and good rooms in the country's military facilities. Most of the items in the room, like a table that looked made of fine and expensive wood and the national flag of the Kingdom of Arevelk decorated with gold threads was purchased using the personal money of the five commanders.

Being the commander who leads thousands of soldiers, moreover you are the commander who leads your army to win many battles, then automatically your status rises and occupies the position of military nobility. That means, you'll get a lot of money from your position as commander.

“That's impossible, I don't have a single Valiki-pun. Even if we give most of our treasures as an apology to Mr. Nio, maybe it is not enough,” Donem is really serious when saying that.

Donem could not even drink the alcoholic wine from his silver cup quietly, and trembled as he held his glass and placed it back on the table. He imagined if Nio would not be satisfied after he handed over hundreds of Kalipti from his savings just for the sentence “Receive an apology from me”. Moreover, all his possessions were not comparable to the ten Valiki that Nio had given for his services to the Kingdom, even though he was an army from ‘the other world’.

“Mr Donem, lest His Majesty Sigiz know this information. If he knows his Lariq Sodur we hurt, I don't know what happened to us.”

“Even if the three of us do nothing, we will also get a penalty.”

The existence of Nio and his ‘personal servant’ who is a Messenger, will add to the problem if the information that Donem and one of his subordinates said rudely and made Nio upset and damage the fortress.

If their clothes made of the finest silk produced by the ranchers and craftsmen from the eastern region of the Kingdom were given by Nio, they were sure that their expensive clothes would only be used as a weapon rag or his shoes. They will be very lucky if their silk clothes are made into************* instead of dusting guns and shoes.

Although it is tradition if a person who has many treasures gives some of their possessions to someone they have hurt or something, or something like that, but the five commanders kept thinking about the position of Lariq Sodur that Nio had received after getting rid of the enemy that was attacking the capital. They did not feel at all calm, let alone happy despite the presence of alcohol named vodka brought by the Russian contingent soldiers as a gift.

“Even drinks with high alcohol content of this Russian country can not get rid of our anxiety.”

One of the commanders put back his silver glass which was still filled by a quarter with vodka on the table, then looked back one by one the faces of the other four commanders. The tension that was originally very uncomfortable, suddenly increased even higher.

He thought “Why do those white and long-nosed people drink this drink?”. The burning sensation will be felt when the five commanders tried the souvenirs from Russia, and they feel the stomach and throat feel hot. Perhaps the impact they feel comes from high levels of vodka alcohol.

On the other hand, the five commanders had the same question, namely about Indonesian soldiers who will mostly refuse if offered alcohol which is famous for increasing stamina and reducing fear and anxiety of a battle.

“True,” Donem responded with an enforced back and a firm voice. He tried to maintain the dignity of a military noble, as well as to not treat the Royal troops in Girinhi Fortress.

“Well, as a strong army, I'm sure Mr. Nio will not be offended easily with just the word.”

Clearly the words of one of the commanders would have a bad impact on himself. Even so, he saw that Nio was already on the move with his usual expression. Still, he did not have the ability to read one's feelings and intentions just by looking at the expression alone.

Donem narrowed his eyes to the silver cup which reflected the shadow of his currently restless expression.

And he and his four subordinates continued to stare at each other.

Thinking of their dignityless actions yesterday, only a bad possibility could Donem and his subordinates imagine. Being forcibly discharged was the lightest punishment they could possibly receive, if Nio were to actually report their actions to their queen.

“But, it seems like Mr. Nio is not the one who will take advantage of the bad situation that befell him. I've heard that 500 knights of the Rose Line have hurt him, and Mr. Nio has demanded absolutely nothing even though the Yekirnovo Kingdom is already standing.”

“It is impossible, it is a great opportunity to sue Queen Sheyn and her knights who have hurt Mr. Nio. Or maybe Mr. Nio is really not normal.”

The two subordinate commanders of Donem said like that not in a pleasant tone. Their undaunted expression was clearly visible, considering that the Barisan knights of the Rose Kingdom of Yekirnovo were strong enough to defeat a company of cavalrymen using their cannon fodder. However, it was an event when Yekirnovo was only a few days old, so the weapon was new in the prototype phase and had not been produced in a limited way.

Donem wanted to put an end to the unease that plagued him and his four commanders. Cold sweat and reddened face after consuming alcohol in excess of the limit, the five of them still wore confused and loud expressions.

“Mr Donem, are you inside?”

The words of someone who came from behind the door immediately startled Donem who was daydreaming of something. The endless sound of knocking finally ended after Donem allowed someone calling his name to enter the room. Maybe because he was dizzy, Donem seemed to dislike someone who suddenly banged on the door.

“What's up? Don't you see we don't want to be disturbed?”

“Sorry before, Mr. Donem. But, Miss Luhe (Lux) sent a letter to you.”

The Arevelk soldier knelt while reporting what he received while on duty. He spoke as decently as possible, yet Donem and the four commanders seemed to be putting on a more complicated expression than before. Of course what makes them like that is the news sent by their commander that must be related to the dispatch of aid forces opposed by Nio.

“What is the content of the letter you received?”

The soldier unrolled a letter made of A4 size HVS paper that could be purchased at the minimarket that stood in the turtle fort, which was located in the city, and the writing is written using ink commonly used to write on animal skin before the arrival of the ‘world troop lain’ here. The soldier had the same feeling of worry that Donem and the four commanders in front of him had.

Additional troops for the troops stationed at Girinhi Fort suffered a crushing defeat against the rebel forces. However, it is the thing that has made Donem and his subordinates worried since two days ago, with the meaning of the news sent by Lux (Luhe) very late.

“He really needs help now, but we are still stuck in a confusing dilemma. The act of sending aid to fight the rebel forces is very risky, and if we send some force it will weaken the troops in the fort. If there is an enemy attack on the fort, it would be better if the rest of the troops can survive when some troops help fight the rebels. I didn't think that those two things were really complicated, as Mr. Nio.” said

Donem had just regained his composure, and after hearing from Lux he only realized that Nio's words had a point. He realizes too late to realize it, just as he considers the news from Lux to be too late.

Lux's request was to ask some of the troops to head for Tohora City, the resting place of Arevelk's forces after withdrawing from the rebel offensive. The girl did not mind the number of troops to be sent, as long as it could defeat rebels who behaved cruelly towards their own comrades.

“Should we go out to breathe fresh air?” Donem asked all the men in the room.

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Although his duty is as a soldier helping the troops in Girinhi Fortress, kicking the chair can prove that Nio still has a volatile teenage nature, so his emotions are unstable. He does not have much time in this place, so Nio feels like he wants to spend all his ability to help all Indonesian allies in the other world.

“Tuan Nio, are you really going to go?” said an Arevelk soldier stroking the feather of a red eagle. There are several types of birds that can emit fire from his mouth with a temperature not much different from Nio's gas match, one of which is a red eagle that he saw in front of his own eyes.

The bird is the sender of a letter from Luhe (Lux) to the five commanders in Girinhi Fortress. Its speed in flight and easy to train is one of the reasons why the red eagle is used to send messages quickly in emergency situations.

He stood with several Silent Assassins, one of which Huvu seemed to pay too much attention to Nio ever since he met the man. Edera is not yet seen to have any relationship with Nio, and she feels that Nio is not an ordinary soldier considering the ability to devise tactics in a short time so that he can achieve victory in a short time. It was one of the things that attracted Huvu, and fought alongside Nio and his army.

Although his current position was that of a refugee who came from an enemy country, Nio and his subordinates treated himself and the other refugees like ordinary citizens. He did not understand with the phrase ‘treat foreign nationals with just’ which became the basis of Nio's subordinates to help him and the refugees. Even Nio threatened its members if it was negligent in taking care of some elderly refugees seriously.

“Mr Nio, what if we, the Silent Killers come with you as help?” ask Huvu.

From above one side of the fort, Nio and Huvu can see some refugee children playing with Sergeant Hassan and Corporal Bima who are notoriously fierce with fellow soldiers. A few teenagers who were not members of the Silent Killer team saw Ratna and the girls of Team 12 cooking using different types of seasonings. While the men helped the elderly eat or accompanied them to walk using sticks. The Relief Company performed tasks such as updating the cooking stove which was still a stone with a field stove that had just arrived this morning and replacing the field kitchen tent with a larger one. Additional supply-carrying teams were tasked with taking the prisoners to be transferred to the internment camps in the Indonesian Special Region of the New World.

On the other hand, Nio felt too excessive threatening his subordinates if he was negligent in paying attention to the refugees. He should not have used threats, so his members would carry out his orders without the slightest hesitation.

“But, you are not citizens of Arevelk Kingdom, and you are not a group of people I can ask for help just like that,”Nio spoke with a confused expression.

“If we declare will be your loyal troops, are you willing to take us to every battlefield you will come to?” said one of the Silent Killers of the rabbit-eared female.

“It's not good to get a lot of help, My lord?”

Nio stared flatly at Hevaz who landed beside him, and hugged his left hand, and the girl's large wings disappeared with a few strands of feathers flying after. Hevaz's words showed that he was really suited to receive offers from the group of Silent Killers that he had not seen his abilities. But, he had already seen Edera's fighting abilities, and it was likely that some of them had a way of fighting like Edera.

It was obvious that Nio had gained the trust of the Silent Assassins who had previously only worked for the party that paid them, or were forcibly ordered by their previous owners. They said it was as if fighting alongside Nio was their goal of escaping from their home country, or after finding out if ‘the person predicted’ is Nio after Edera talked about it with her brother and Ebal. They were a group specially trained to kill quickly and effectively, and they seemed always on their guard and ready to be ordered anywhere and at any time in any situation.

“No. Because I plan on helping Lux with the thinking skills of my brain, not the fighting skills of my muscles. You are still refugees who cannot determine who your owners and leaders are.”

“But, the half-animal humans and half-monster humans were already foretold to help ‘the one who was foretold’ end the Great War Period,” said one of the cat-eared Demihuman girls.

“Not the gods did they foresee too much about the ‘the one who foretold’? Besides, what else did those gods plan against me? Long time I was even made president with them.”

Nio murmured in his heart with an arrogant feeling towards the Gods who gave so many tasks to the ‘people who predicted’. He himself was not even sure that the figure was himself, even though by his side was Hevaz. He thought that there would be many who did not like it, and would wage a futile war to gain great power.

“Master, forgive me for being disrespectful. In fact, together with the Envoy of the Goddess of Death and the God of War, His Majesty Hevaz, we heard what you have been through during the fight in this world. Even if you don't know it, His Holiness Hevaz saw Edera hurt you. But, you are trying to free Edera. You've been through a great war that killed many of your comrades, but you still fight calmly despite being hurt by your loved ones.”

A raccoon-eared Demihuman man spoke like that politely while kneeling in front of Nio, and his head looked up with a straight look towards Nio's left eye.

Nio felt that the man's words were quite heavy, and made the burden of his mind increase in addition to Donem's words that made him remember something.

Yes, Nio felt that the suggestion from him was too limiting the authority that Donem and his four commanders had, so it was more appropriate to say if he felt he had superior advice from them and made him very guilty. Perhaps it was because he thought if the advice from him was the most appropriate, so he felt those commanders would use the advice from him.

Still, Nio was an army from another world, and had absolutely no idea how the people of this world fought. It was possible that they were an army that still relied on arrows and spears, but he still did not know what tactics were being carried out by the armies of this world, either, especially Arevelk and Yekirnovo as Indonesian allies from this world.

“Now they look so trusting of you, Mr. Nio. They might feel like me, which is to see if you will make the entire Demihuman and the half-monster humans in this world live peacefully alongside pure humans. Of course I know if there is a prophecy that states that ‘the one who predicted’ will have a large army of half-animal and half-monster humans. And maybe we are the start of your big army.”

“Edera, what prophecy will make me the leader of a great army in a great war that will happen in the future? Is this world and mine really going to continue fighting without a clear goal and outcome? I don't live just to fight! I still have the will and do not want to die young on the battlefield. I still want to do a lot of things. So don't say anything about divination, when I still have a job that I haven't even touched at all.”

Somehow the words of his master touched Hevaz's heart. He had sensed something from the worry Nio had said. It was only natural for Nio to say that, since war was not a good thing and only caused damage. However, ahead of the Great War Period that would involve many countries, Nio's home world would also be involved in it. It was an absolute prophecy and would cause the powers in both worlds to rebalance. That is, no troops will fight using railgun artillery or particle cannons.

It seems, Hevaz really did not feel that the Gods were wrong greeting choosing ‘people foretold’. However, Nio's words stating that he was completely unaware of the hidden potential he had made Hevaz quite anxious.

“Then, perhaps I should immediately send you to practice using the power that is within you.”

“What strength do you mean, Hevaz? Well, I feel like there's something weird about me. You guys say that heroes are very strong people, but I can fight against one of them and hurt him. What is ‘power’ you mean?”

Although Nio preferred to avoid a fight if he did not have a chance to win, but he did not have such thoughts when he beat up the Angry Hero a few months ago. Back then, Nio was fighting the Hero of Anger like fighting with a classmate.

Fighting was indeed Nio's duty as a servant of the people as their protector, but instead of being grateful for the destiny he received after serving in this world, he was not a servant of the people, Nio was actually irritated by the prophecy that made it seem as if it would be a very important figure for this world. Sometimes he also feels uncomfortable with some people who are obsessed with someone who has special abilities. Like the famous athletes and football clubs that have so many fanatical fans, Nio felt the strong people would be greatly adored and respected in this world.

So, Nio does not want a prophecy or anything related to him that will make him famous and get more and more responsibilities that he is not necessarily able to handle.

“You said you want to end this war immediately. So, you need to unleash all the potential and power within you that the Gods have given.”

“Given power, huh? Not that it will make me not have to work hard to bring out the power you mean?”

“Do you think power can be used automatically once you get it? This is no ordinary fiction, sir. You won't get ‘system’ or do ‘kultivasi’ when you're having trouble. Indeed, there are many stories that describe someone to be stronger than before, and you are one of the characters in the genre of stories like that.”

Nio gave a small smile with a troubled face, because what Hevaz said might be offensive to the author of the story with the theme that has been mentioned by the girl, and impact on this storyline.

Unfortunately, Hevaz did not care at all although what was said by him could have resulted in Nio being attacked by characters in the story with the genre he touched on through his words just now. He confidently continued his lecture so that Nio could understand the power that was still asleep within him.

“To be a great warrior like now, you must have gotten a harsh and torturous training right? Of course there are many people who are amazed by your physical strength and the special soldiers of your country origin, because they know if you receive training to exceed the natural limits of ordinary humans. So, to be able to remove and make you able to use that power, I hope you are willing to undergo a strenuous exercise once again.”

From the top of the wall on one side, Nio was able to see the horizon in the late afternoon on this day. Today it was bright enough that everyone in Girinhi Fortress could see a small dot, and it was a Cloud Palace standing on the floating land. Then, Nio sighed with a tired face while staring at the forest scenery that was five kilometers from the nearest village as well as the main gate of Girinhi Fortress. Though he today only does light work such as making reports and making plans.

“Nothing Sir, you can definitely go through everything like when you go through various types of processes to become a great soldier like now,” said Edera with a warm smile like the air today.

Nio's resigned face appeared on his face, “Alright, I will probably do as you guys suggest. The Silent Assassins can also work without me, you are free to choose who is the leader until you get an answer from me. But most importantly, let's solve the problem of coups and rebellions that this Kingdom is experiencing! Well, even though it's impressed I'm too meddling on the subject of this country.” Nio said the last part with a smile full of restless feelings and fear of something if he really helped Arevelk deal with the rebels.

A moment after Nio said that, the entire Silent Killer suddenly knelt down, and a feeling of spirit from them could be seen from each other's faces.

“We humbly ask you: please treat us, Silent Killer, as you treat your own troops.”

They all said it at the same time, and attracted the attention of several soldiers below and who were in charge of monitoring at the nearby watchtower.

Nio was quickly able to understand that the destination of the Demihuman-employed refugees was, alias the Silent Assassins themselves spoke like that because they had seen that the Guild treated people like them well and provided a decent life. Moreover, Nio was confident that they would declare themselves to be fighting with him no other than and no. It was because he was one of the Guild soldiers that was fighting the Alliance.

Their life in the Luan Empire was inversely proportional to the Demihumans that were rescued by Indonesian troops a few years ago. Their desire to catch up with friends and relatives who live with the armies of ‘otherworld’ is unbearable, so they decided to flee despite the risk of pursuit by the Alliance soldiers and sentenced to death if caught. The death penalty is still far better, for they will not suffer any longer than being made into forced laborers without wages or animal gratification - men who are far from their families.

Utilizing a group of people whose original purpose was to seek protection as an additional fighting fellow was seemingly a favorable thing for the Guild. Adding a unit that had special abilities and well understood the terrain of the enemy territory could of course slightly increase the strength of the Guild.

The entire Silent Killer before him was young, and looked to be about the same age as him. They actually looked very prepared for the fight after offering to become his subordinates. Their goal of wanting to fight with him might remain the same when they decided to flee from the territory of the vassal state of the Luan Empire.

Nio still had the view of someone who came from a modern civilization, and he still had difficulty accepting a group of people who wanted to fight with him. This is not the period of colonialism that the Indonesian people suffered hundreds of years ago. But these fleeing Demihumans may have been treated the same way as the white pigs of the west and the land of the rising sun who worshiped their own emperor treated the Indonesian people in times of colonialism. Nio had absolutely no idea what was happening to them was real or just acting.

That said, Nio was still unable to trust them completely. So it makes sense that he felt such anxiety.

“Good. But I do not promise you that this war will be easy. But, let's fight together to win this war.”

A smile full of courage was engraved on the faces of each of the Silent Assassins, and they felt confident that what Nio said would materialize in the future. They remain ignorant of how ‘otherworld’ treats the human race of half animals like them, but Nio looks like he will treat everyone equally fairly.

At this moment, Nio began to understand why there were enough that he felt quite admiring of him. It wasn't that arrogant or anything like that, but Nio really felt that there were some people who adored him. He just had to do what needed to be done to maintain good relations with their allies in this world, and did not expect it to be as famous as it is now.

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Funfact#18: Nio never solo vs. squad, exactly 1 versus 500. But ended defeat + battered + hit mentally + almost broken bones + can not udud two weeks + can not gymnastics five fingers ampe this episode.