High School Soldier
Shadow battle

The Queen's Palace in the royal capital of Yekirnovo has never been this busy since it was established almost two years ago.

“Arevelk's forces in Girinhi Fortress are almost destroyed in a sudden battle against the Alliance, reportedly the Hero of Anger is involved in it. They won because of the help of allies from other worlds, and the Hero of Anger was defeated by an Indonesian soldier named Nio,” because of the news given by the officer, Sheyn felt tremendous regret. After the battle ended, large numbers of military officers flocked to Sheyn, asking why there was no role for Yekirnovo's forces in the battle a few days ago.

As a new state, the role of the queen of Sheyn was very good, especially the formation of military forces to keep the kingdom from the Alliance, especially the Luan Empire which did not accept some of its vassal states to separate themselves to form a state. With the help of some of the major allied representatives of his other world, Yekirnovo and Indonesia cooperated in many areas for the development of the Kingdom, with the Indonesian side still pay attention to strategic benefits even though for some things are still given at substandard prices.

The forces of the Yekirnovo riflemen and all other formal forces could not withstand the invasion of the Alliance if that happened, Yekirnovo had sent letters and envoys to many of the Alliance's vassal states suffering from the war, and was involved in the process of joining a country from the Debule Continent into the Guild.

Yekirnovo sent troops along the most dangerous border, assisted by the TNI and the armed forces of Russia and North Korea. For the capital's guard forces, the officers suggested deploying several regiments of riflemen who proved their role in the battle against the first major Alliance incursion against the TNI.

Now, the capital Yekirnovo stands a large garrison, with hundreds of large tents standing around the city. All the warriors mingled from every race and tribe, and on the streets some four-wheeled steel vehicles from other worlds occasionally flashed. Local forces are more relaxed with the strange weapons of their allies than other worlds, although they have not been able to adapt to the sound of fighter jets like they can tear down the sky.

Now, Sheyn is preparing to attend the representative battle of the new member country ‘calon’ Guild. As he walked in the hallway of the palace, all the servants and officers bowed respectfully.

Everyone in the palace is aware that their queen is close to one of the green armies (TNI), so it must show loyalty for the future relationship of Yekirnovo and the land of the strong green forces. An Indonesian soldier is considered quite valuable, plus Sheyn's sister who established a relationship with the fellow soldier. The two men can be used as an important liaison and proof if Yekirnovo opens a special door for Indonesia.

Kambana was commanding twenty special soldiers of Yekirnovo as her brother's bodyguards. They carry a shoulder rifle on their back, plus a sword as a backup weapon if the main weapon is destroyed or runs out of ammunition. Jonathan – aka lover Kambana get a report from TNI soldiers who served in the garrison of the capital Yekirnovo regarding the continuation of his duties in this country.

With the highest happy expression on his face, Jonathan replied to a report that contained if he got an extension of time of up to six months.

Sheyn's face showed a confused expression towards her sister's lover who looked delighted.

“Kambana, what green troops will add more soldiers and weapons in Yekirnovo? I see your lover is very happy with the letter he received.”

No one is happy to get additional tasks, but if you are on duty while accompanied by loved ones it will be a different story. How is Jonathan unhappy, while he is every day on duty with his lover?

“He gets extra time on duty here. Naturally he is very happy, because maybe after he returns home to his country, Jonathan-sadang will meet me again in a long time.”

Jonathan-honey?

The corner of Sheyn's left eyebrow twitched upon hearing Kambana's special call to her lover. As long as he lived, none of the men had called him that way, but he hoped that Nio in the future would call him by a special beloved name as well.

Sheyn imagined it with a suspicious face, making Kambana, Jonathan, and the rest of the palace attendants stare flat at her. Then, with a sudden Sheyn rose up with a spirit filling her. His mind imagined a romantic life with the man he loved, but the task in sight changed everything.

“Then, who ordered the imperfect Gate to open so soon?”

Sheyn's remarks sounded like a threat as the magicians Arevelk and Yekirnovo united forces to open the imperfect Gate as its fastest access to the meeting place in the capital of the Kingdom of Arevelk.

Sheyn sighed, her shadow doing various romantic activities with Nio shattered after the road to the next mission opened. Instead, he again put on a calm face that suited female fighters like himself.

Behind him, the entire bodyguard soldiers lined up neatly with upright bodies, walking together entering the imperfect Gate.

Sheyn wiped her sweat, which was a sign of nervousness if Nio attended the meeting, and she could not work properly.

“I came, would-be allies, and my future,” just after he said that and entered the Gate imperfectly, the magical object disappeared and drove Sheyn and her bodyguards to the destination point on the other side of the Gate.

“Nona Kambana, the green soldiers found this suspicious person!”

Apparently, Kambana has to worry about her brother – who is likely having trouble finding a suitable man – because there are many problems to deal with. It had to do with a man dressed as a merchant being dragged by a number of Yekirnovo soldiers.

Some of the soldiers pointed their sniper rifles at suspicious men's heads, with the wicks having been switched on.

“Hey, you calm down, do not hurt the captives. Perhaps he would confess, and say some important information,” the five warriors put away the tip of the rifle in the other direction after hearing Jonathan's suggestion.

The facial expressions of the captured captives showed feelings of fear and misery. The green soldier and his allies did treat him gently, but he was then dragged like a slave by the Yekirnovo warriors very roughly.

“Is he an intruder who managed to enter the capital and spy on all the activities of the Guild here, Jonathan-sayang?”

Jonathan held onto his chin that had not yet grown a beard, putting on an expression like a genius trying to find the answer to the hardest math question.

Capturing captives was a good thing, but treating them harshly made Yekirnovo's reputation drop in Jonathan's eyes. How could this suspicious man enter the capital filled with soldiers?

Jonathan squatted down, then put his hand into some pockets on the man's clothes. He put down a few silver coins and a permit card entering the capital, and finally found the item that was his purpose in conducting this search.

Jonathan looked like a mostly green warrior who fought tirelessly, but in fact he did not like fighting, or rather he preferred to work without needing to expend a lot of energy.

Without violence or direct gun contact, Jonathan prefers to fight from indoors, controlling combat drones without the need to sweat much. However, the value of his expertise when the education of prospective TRIP soldiers makes him a field soldier.

That was the reason he rejected Nio's invitation to ‘naik level’ to Special Student Forces personnel.

“He's an Alliance soldier, successfully infiltrated Yekirnovo using his identity as a merchant. We can know his purpose after he regains consciousness.”

Kambana seemed relieved when he heard Jonathan's words, then said, “It seems we can't do anything. And it would be better to search all intruders evenly, how do I advise Jonathan-honey?”

Jonathan nodded in agreement.

Then he asked a TNI enlisted man who became his subordinate to convey to the communications unit to spread Kambana's advice to all officers in the garrison of the capital Yekirnovo. If you get approval, then a sweep can be done immediately.

**

In the courtyard of the Cloud Palace, Sheyn and her bodyguards saw several otherworldly great iron dragonflies and Wyvern lined up neatly. He stared at the strange vehicle belonging to an allied country from his other world, but immediately changed his attitude after noticing the sympathetic gazes of some North Korean soldiers.

Although he often attended meetings of government and military nobles, Sheyn's sweat did not stop coming out. His overwhelming nervousness, plus the presence of a large Nio, made the girl unable to walk quietly.

The city of Iztok, the capital of the Kingdom of Arevelk is now turned into a meeting center of all the leaders of the Guild member countries because it is considered more stable in all fields. In the event of an attack or an armed threat, the armed forces of this country are always ready. However, of all the advantages that Arevelk had, the armed forces of Yekirnovo were valuable fighters, they were comparable to Arevelk even though they were not born long ago.

Many of the people of Arevelk, North Korea, Russia, and Indonesia looked up to him. Sheyn herself had gotten used to getting a painful cynical look, due to the terrible wounds on her face. However, his allies viewed themselves with a respectful glance towards the leader of a country that should be respected.

There had been no seclusion Sheyn had received since her arrival, and her twenty bodyguards were quickly familiar with Arevelk's and otherworldly guard troops. This is one of the things that make it comfortable, but still be alert and good at finding strategies.

**

“There is someone who is not on the guest list, who uses the identity of a noble Yekirnovo. He was currently in the west corner of the meeting hall. TNI forces in Yekirnovo have captured an Alliance spy, who provided information the Alliance sent spies to a meeting in the capital Arevelk. Target name is Yezd.”

Nio heard a message from his earpiece, then brought his mouth closer to Suroso's ear to say something with his left hand covering his mouth. The message came from the central headquarters, which was a message from the TNI forces in the Yekirnovo Garrison.

(olog note: the earpiece is identical as a secret communication tool used by members of the special guard forces, shaped like an earphone)

The young president nodded slowly. He looked agitated, yet tried to calm down in front of his guards.

Attempted assassination of the Indonesian ambassador to Arevelk may be repeated, and the only way to prevent that from happening to Suroso is to kill whoever the Alliance proves to be. As a result, as many as 50 Paspampres plus two TNI infantry companies were prepared to escort Suroso.

Suroso obviously does not like escorts that exceed the word ‘ketat’, but in the end he can only say “Good work, thank you” and put on the face of how he was so depressed with his troops were excessive.

“Then, how about the handling?” Suroso asked again.

“They may be enemy agents, but that is still a possibility. All actions depend on your orders, Mr.” replied Nio.

“Please do your job, do battle with all enemies.”

Nio replied in a whisper, “Deliver it to me.”

The Alliance always bragged about their incredible power over quantity. The alliance will not advance if it does not find a way out as quickly as possible.

Suroso looked flatly at Nio who was walking towards the main hall, leaving himself and the escort of the twenty-man Paspampres. Nio's words sounded very convincing, even though he knew Nio was still tired.

Behind Nio, walking five Paspampres personnel, his hands appear to give instruction codes to members of the presidential guard force.

All of Paspamres' men, including Nio, took a few trays and placed a number of glass cups filled with drinks, then spread throughout the meeting place attended by many people, with the possibility of one or two intruders.

With a stern face, and not showing the slightest threat, Nio hid the killing intent in his heart with a friendly smile. He brought a tray full of wine-filled glasses in his left hand, then approached his target, “Do you want a refreshing drink?”

An instant panic flashed across the man's face, but the friendly tone of – yet the somewhat frightening face of – Nio seemed to calm him down.

“Thank you,” replied when he picked up a glass with a wine.

“It is very rare to see a man as a servant.”

“I and five of my colleagues are from Indonesia, serving as additional servants. If you are pleased, may I know your name and status?”

“Of course, I'm Yezd. I'm a merchant noble from Yekirnovo.”

The man named Yezd answered Nio's question without a second thought, it seems like he is ready for the show that Nio will do next.

The trading nobles of the Kingdoms of Yekirnovo and Arevelk were involved in the meeting to see representatives of the new recruits of the Federation. No one considered the role of trading nobles as important in the war situation as it is now, but their function was actually very vital if it was realized. That way, the man named Yezd might not mind giving his identity to a servant like Nio.

“The man who spoke to you proved to be lying. The Kingdom of Yekirnovo did have a famous merchant noble named Yezd, but his face was much different from the original owner of the name. Alliance already killed the real Yezd.”

Someone from the headquarters again contacted Nio after listening to the conversation between Nio and the fake Yezd.

Looking up at the ceiling of the meeting hall, the person who realized could see a small surveillance camera attached to observe every corner of the room. Monitor located on the ground – because Cloud Palace stands on the ground drifting – compare the guest face with the photos that have been received by the operator, so as to easily find suspicious people.

For enemies who do not know such technology, some important points in Arevelk and Yekirnovo are like hell, especially in this Cloud Palace. Intruders could have entered the meeting hall quietly, but they would not have been able to get out.

“Neko, you get a call from them,” a woman wearing traditional Arevelk maid outfit suddenly approaches Nio.

The female body that exceeds Nio certainly makes it quite striking, although there is an Indonesian female soldier who has a body height of 2 meters which is more attractive. On the other hand, Nio seemed to understand the woman who was wrong in mentioning her name.

Nio swiftly headed in the direction that the woman pointed, namely a group of Indonesian contingent officers. He quickly wiped his sweat and checked his attitude to make sure he was worthy of facing the Indonesian officers, of course it is only the standard procedure of the Cloud Palace servants that Nio must do in order to strengthen the impression of ‘babu’ himself.

In essence, the female servant who approached Nio had cooperated with him in the task of suppressing the intruder.

“What's your name, miss?” the man immediately took the opportunity as soon as Nio mingled with the soldiers from Indonesia who called him.

“You must be Mr. Yezd, you're a pretty handsome guy. Will you exchange words privately with me?” the maid said without answering the question she had first received.

“A-me?” the man looked nervous, yet it was evident on his face a veiled happy expression.

“Absolutely. When women see handsome men, we won't let them go. What do you think about... sweet love one night?”

The female servant put on a pleading face, making the fake Yezd unable to move due to being fascinated by her.

On the other hand, Nio seemed to be holding his mouth, trying to hold back the laughter of seeing the fake Yezd's behavior that was consumed by the temptation of a female servant. She is sure, the maid will be ‘success’.

After the seductive words of a beautiful maid, the fake Yezd set his sights from top to bottom on the woman in front of him.

Before her eyes stopped to the bottom of the maid's belly, she blinked a few times because she had her dagger attached to her neck. The men may be envious of him, but in reality he is threatened by a combat knife that could cut his throat. The situation is pressing.

“Then, please follow me.”

“What, is there a surprise? I don't like games like this.”.

“There is no point in acting stupid. I want you to tell me your real name and who sent you. I am the subordinate of the male servant whom I called ‘Neko’ a moment ago, and I am a pure man. So, don't expect to get extra entertainment from me.”

When the maid said that, the fake Yezd face still showed a disgusting expression. The two of them walked out of the meeting hall with a lewd smile on their faces, though the maid said she was a man.

If the fake Yezd was an amateur spy who could be made to surrender quickly, he would be severely punished by the Guild. If he was a professional agent who refused to talk, he would be a snack for the lucky Wyvern.

The fake Yezd began to explain himself as the two of them reached the empty palace hallway.

“Wait...wait a minute. I am a spy who also works as a merchant from the Yekirnovo Kingdom. I have declared myself loyal to Queen Sheyn. That is reality. I can praise all the Guild countries if you want, or curse the Alliance's name.”

“Stop your nonsense, tell me your real name and origin.”

“I can't do it. My job is to find information in secret.”

“If you don't tell me who you work for, I still can't trust you. Do you think I'll be satisfied with your answer?”

The fake Yezd's eyes widened, surprised that the seductive voice of the female servant had a male-like voice, though it sounded lighter.

The fake Yezd paused to think for a moment, then found a crack.

The man's body suddenly turned into black bird feathers, then flew in all directions. The female servant of the owner of the male voice was late in responding to this unexpected reply.

The black feathers re-integrated to form the fake Yezd body, aka the Alliance spy.

“Sial, he is really an intruder from the Alliance!”

In other words, the fake Yezd was a spy who had magic abilities and an assassin.

His body-changing ability was similar to the famous dual agents in the Guild. However, the female servant only had a weapon in the form of a combat knife that was not even able to match battle magic.

However, a combat knife was only one of the two weapons that could be held in both hands. The knife was held by the maid in her right hand, while her left hand held the gun.

The fake Yezd threw some sharp feathers at the female servant, yet he managed to avoid all of them with his acrobatic abilities. Although most attacks can be avoided, but the woman was wounded by a sharp Yezd attack.

The black feathers formed the fake Yezd's body perfectly, and it was an opportunity the female servant was waiting for. His gun was pointed at the Alliance agent, then an eruption rang out, and a 9mm projectile slid off its barrel.

Several shots were given to the Alliance agents, but only a small portion penetrated the fake Yezd's body.

The Alliance agent put on a face of pain, with his left hand covering his right shoulder which was hit by the female servant's fire.

“I'll be back soon!” The fake Yezd cursed, then turned his body into the feathers of thousands of black birds, then flew through the window in the hallway.

“Damn it, I let him off the hook!”

The female servant punched the wall nearby.

“It's okay. I Know Your Opponent. Let's both try to track it/”

As the female servant had been in a state of annoyance, Tam – the double agent working for Guild – suddenly appeared. The ability of hers that was the same as her opponent who ran away made the maid quite suspicious of her.

Then, Neko aka Nio appears with Edera, Huvu, and Ebal who have free duties because the meeting has begun. The Silent Assassins were scattered to the most important point of the Cloud Palace at Nio's request, leaving only the three Demihuman girls who wanted to escort Nio.

“Do you use tracking ammunition,Crossdresser?”

The female waitress called ‘Crossdresser’ pulled her hair, and it was completely detached like a wig.

“Yes. One bullet managed to hit the Alliance's spy body. Transmitters in the form of micro-sized robots will spread throughout his body, which will tell us the location wherever he is.”

‘Crossdresser’ aka the maid or precisely Ardi smiled satisfied, although still feeling a bit upset.

“Means your plan was successful, Mr Nio?” Tam asked.

“True. It didn't matter if he turned into feathers or removed blood from his body, reporting his failure to the Alliance. That'll make it easier for us to find him. That was my plan that was conceived without planning.”

“Can I ask for your help, Edera, Huvu, Ebal?”

The request came from Nio.

“Give it to us, Mr. Nio. We will do whatever you ask,” replied the three of them simultaneously.