Nagato Kagutsuchi: The Dawn
Ch. 48 - Fire General And Nobles General
On the same day that Nagato and the others had arrived at the Cakrawyuha Forest, General Seibu Tsumasaki and General Seifu Budou travel to Yasai City to see the savage humans who attacked the city.
Seifu Tsumasaki came from the Seifu Clan in the Western Province, while Seibu Budou came from a prominent noble family in the Western Province, the Seibu Nobles. The two studied martial arts together in the Seifu Clan and the Eternal Fire College one of the five largest martial colleges in the Kai Empire.
The Eternal Fire College was formed when the Kagutsuchi Clan was gone, it only accepted nobles and upper caste people from the Western Province and the Kai Empire of course.
"Tsumasaki, I don't want to set foot in the north, this place pisses me off!" Budou complained because the Northern Province was famous for a place where there was no discrimination, as a general and a noble, Budou looked at the person weaker than himself with a condescending look.
"Don't complain much, I'm just curious about that ghastly-sounding creature, I have to hear directly from the person who saw it!" Tsumasaki stared intently at Budou as she was annoyed at his complaints during the trip to Yasai City.
"See even when a general like me passes by none of them bow to me!" said Budou, the twenty-five-year-old man was visibly upset to see the residents of Yasai City ignoring him.
"Stupid, don't think this place is the same as in the west, you're a general, huh?!" said the twenty-six-year-old man was upset with Budou who always complained beside him.
"Tsumasaki, we'd better stop by the diner! I feel hungry!" Budou ignored the words of his friend and went to the diner he was looking at. When he arrived at the meal, Budou saw some warriors and merchants who were eating, filled with annoyance Budou kicked the door and stared intently at the dozens of people who were eating.
"What look - look! Do you not accept, if you do not accept then forward you one - one!" Budou held the sword on his waist then told everyone in the tavern to immediately raise their feet. The owner of the diner comes to Budou because the place he makes his living is damaged by the man.
"Here you take!" Budou threw a small pouch containing dozens of pieces of sacred gold to the owner of the tavern.
"Prepare the best food here! I'm very upset today! Hurry along!" snapped Budou to the owner of the diner.
"Yes, Sir!" the owner of the diner immediately rushed to tell the waiter to prepare the best food that his restaurant had.
While Tsumasaki was already at Moyashi's residence, the man wanted to hear directly from the most influential person in Yasai City.
"Please enter Mr. Tsumasaki!" Moyashi invites Tsumasaki to enter her home and takes her to a living room.
"I didn't think the Fire General was visiting Yasai City?!" Moyashi sat in the chair staring at Tsumasaki.
"I just want to hear directly from Mr. Moyashi about the news of the Demon Worshiping Sect that has made a move!" reply Tsumasaki while looking at the painting in Moyashi's house.
'What this guy likes too much vegetables, the painting isn't all just pictures of vegetables!' Tsumasaki let out a long sigh as he looked at the painting in Moyashi's house.
Then Moyashi told her what she saw and she knew Tsumasaki even told her about Nagato and the others.
The first reaction when Tsumasaki heard the story from Moyashi, he was silent for a few minutes because he heard a five-year-old boy beat a large, six-meter-high creature with just a pebble.
'Pulling 'em! A young boy accompanied by four warriors, I must report this to Master!' Tsumasaki smiled and was satisfied to have heard firsthand what she wanted to know from Moyashi.
After saying goodbye to Moyashi, he went to look for Budou while looking at the damage to the city which he thought was quite severe but slowly began to return because the residents of Yasai City were carrying each other - royong to repair the city gates even helped return home and the buildings of the people that have been damaged.
Tsumasaki saw a restaurant that should be quite crowded because it was in the middle of the city but somehow looks quiet, when he got closer to the entrance of the tavern. Tsumasaki was surprised to see Budou's attitude that scolded the restaurant owner and even drove away visitors who were about to eat.
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On a long night in the Cakrawyuha Forest, Grandpa Hyogoro was training the three Pandu disciples Azai, Kuina and Serlin. While Nagato was trying to recuperate accompanied by Litha who was watching the three of them train.
"Horses - middle horses!" grandpa Hyogoro's orders to the three of them. Azai, Kuina and Serlin immediately followed Grandpa Hyogoro's orders.
"Hold, Grandpa go for a second!" Hyogoro's grandfather told the three of them to hold the horses after which he sat down with Nagato and Litha while drinking tea enjoying the night breeze. Nagato who saw the look on Azai's face and the others only smiled faintly because it had been a long time for Nagato to see this.
Three hours had passed but Azai, Kuina and Serlin were still holding their middle horses, Serlin tried to relax his legs because his thighs were so painful, it was dark and tired of holding the horse - the middle horse even had both legs trembling violently.
One day after, Grandpa Hyogoro had the three of them practice breathing. The three of them slept on the ground while closing their eyes.
Nagato who was looking at them also processed a smooth breathing, because he also felt sultry seeing the three of them training.
After doing breathing exercises, Grandpa Hyogoro took them to a place in the twentieth layer of the forest.
"A lot of big rocks here!" said Azai who looked so excited.
"I want to try it." said Kuina who walked beside Azai.
The huge rocks were seen so much in this twenty layer, Grandpa Hyogoro told the three of them to try to break the huge stone that was before them.
"Imagine a big stone in front of you is just a fragile and easily broken thing!" grandpa Hyogoro said with a faint smile looking at the three of them.
"I'm the first." Azai walked over to the boulder and took his breath away. His palm was on the surface of the stone for a few seconds after which Azai stared intently at the large stone before him.
"Clean." Azai processed his breathing, the air around Azai changed. When Azai hit the big rock in front of him, it split into two pieces. Then Azai exhaled slowly.
Seeing Azai succeed in doing so, Kuina now came forward to try her breathing.
"Clean." Kuina took a breath, the girl looked so pretty when she closed her eyes for a few seconds. Kuina opened her eyes slowly after that she hit the big rock in front of her to shatter into pieces.
'Sterious quina.' Azai gulped at the sight of the girl of his comrade.
"It seems like I'm overreacting" Kuina said as she approached Grandpa Hyogoro.
Serlin who had been silent since then now the girl smiled confidently.
"Clean." Serlin was processing breathing while channeling deep air and energy into his right palm. After being filled Serlin struck a large stone softly in front of him even the girl only looked like she was touching a large rock in front of him, but the big stone was split in two.
"Hows it? I'm great, aren't I, Kuina?" Serlin hugged Kuina who saw her break a big rock.
"Yes you are great!" Kuina tried to break away from Serlin's embrace.
"Women are indeed scary." Azai muttered softly as she looked at Kuina and Serlin.
After seeing the training of the three of them, Grandpa Hyogoro told them to practice opening the aura inside the body while learning to use Tenkai.
"Tomorrow we will sparring, the four of us will fight in turn, how are you afraid?" Grandpa Hyogoro smiled faintly as he stared intently at the three of them.
"Well, I want to try this power of mine!" Kuina looks excited.
"I'm just a witch, my job is to help instead of fight!" Serlin tried to find an excuse.
"Kuina, don't push yourself, because you need time to recover!" Hyogoro's grandfather worries about Kuina's condition.
"I'm getting better, it's not much!" Kuina tried to convince Grandpa Hyogoro who was anxious about her plight.
"Hahaha, as usual the three of you always look familiar, I am grateful to be able to see the disciple Pandu?!" Grandpa Hyogoro laughed as he saw the three of them remain as they always were.
"Well while waiting for Hawk to arrive, I will share my knowledge and help you as much as possible!" Grandpa Hyogoro returned to his house and followed the three of them from behind.