One and Only
8 - Trial Fight.

On the orders of the King, Yura and Arvan begin to fight swords as a trial.

From the fight of the two, it could be seen that the ability of both was balanced. However, in the end Yura managed to drop Arvan's sword and stick out his sword right in front of Arvan's neck to make the man unable to wiggle.

"I've lost! Are you satisfied with this result, miss?" arvan asked while admitting his defeat.

"Hey, I told you not to call me that .. "suck Yura while lowering her sword.

"That title is just my appreciation of your abilities. You're great, Yura," praised Arvan

"Then, thank you" said Yura

"Good! This is what I want to see!" exclaim King

"Then, you must keep your promise, Your Majesty," Yura said

"Do you have to now? You just finished fighting Arvan," said the Queen who felt anxious.

"For a long time no exercise, I wanted to do a lot of body stretching," Yura said confidently and a wide smile on her face.

The king called his shadow warrior as if calling his own shadow. As soon as it appeared like lightning, after saluting the King and Queen, the shadow warrior began to charge towards Yura as if understanding his duty.

The queen silenced her own mouth preventing screams that were about to go outside out of worry. However, looking at Yura who was smiling excitedly, the Queen smiled as she shook her head. With four opponents, Yura fought them alone.

Yura stepped forward, but first approached Arvan's sword lying on the ground and picked it up, grasping it tightly.

"Arvan, I borrow your sword first" said Yura

A fierce fight as a test move ensued. Yura continued to defend and attack without any intention of surrendering despite being repeatedly forced back by the shadow soldiers. His spirit that kept rising and never faded and his strong determination to calm down was clearly visible on his face.

"Enough! Battle over!" exclaim King

As soon as the King ruled, the fight came to a halt and the four shadow warriors disappeared back as fast as lightning as they had appeared.

"Why has the fight stopped, Sire?" yura asked with a still fiery spirit.

"You've managed to inflict wounds on my two shadow warriors. That's enough, Yura," replied the King

"However, that doesn't mean I've managed to defeat them, Sire," Yura regretted

"Let the other two treat their partner. My assessment is over. You are indeed great and your abilities deserve to be acknowledged" said the King

"Indeed I don't know, Sire, having more than four people as shadow warriors," murmured softly Yura

"How else, I don't want to see my Queen fall unconscious out of anxiety to see you continue to fight non-stop" the King said

"alright. Thank you for your acknowledgement, Sire," Yura said, saluting.

"All right, I get it. Thank you, Sire," said Yura

"Meet again tomorrow, Yura," said the Queen saying goodbye to her sister.

The King and Queen and the Queen's three personal servants left. Yura also took care of her sword and gave Arvan's sword to the owner.

Concubine Azkia also paid first to return to her residence because she had to return to accompany her ballerina daughter. Concubine Azkia already has a child with the King, a daughter whom she is allowed to care for on her own with the help of a babysitter. His daughter was given the name Afia Arsalan.

Before entering to rest and clean up, Yura chose to stay longer in that yard. Sit down to wait for the day to end and watch the sun set.

In that vast courtyard, Yura looked up at the sky. The peaceful breeze also greeted and stroked her face and flew her beautiful hair slowly.

"Why don't you go inside? You must be tired after fighting earlier," said Arvan sitting next to Yura.

"It's good to get tired. Watching how the day ended beautifully," Yura said

"yes too. The scenery is currently being good," said Arvan ended up dropping his gaze to look at Yura's face.

Yura kept smiling looking at the reddish sky at that time.

"Regardless of you who like to nag, it turns out you also often smile yes," said Arvan

"Why indeed? Can't you?" ask Yura

"It's okay. Other girls prefer to be at home or in droves want to have a high status by finding the best husband, but why don't you? You even choose to travel by wandering and also good at sword. What's your excuse?" ask back Arvan

"There's nothing wrong with trying something new. It is not bad nor is it a crime. Like Brother Yuna who followed the choice of her heart to be with the King, I followed my heart. I like it like this and this is who I am. No need for others to like seeing me like this or no matter what people say, it's important that I like and enjoy my choices. Life is only short, we better enjoy and feel happy with our own choices. I have never and will never regret it" Yura explained

"Since when have you been good at martial arts and wielding a sword?" ask Arvan

"Since childhood I have loved to peek when my older brother practiced martial arts with his teacher at home. After Kak Yuna got married and entered the palace, I started to get bored by myself because I was always with Big Brother. It was at that moment that I began to ask and beg my elder brother's martial master to come teach me and raise me to be his disciple. It wasn't easy, but I managed to get through it until it became what it is now. Although not proficient, but I will continue to do things that I like for good," said Yura

"Then, what's your goal in having that ability on you? Life has to have a purpose, right?" ask Arvan again.

"I want to protect and help people, especially those I love. That is the purpose of my life by having this ability," Yura replied

"Your goal is very noble" said Arvan

"You've asked a lot, it's my turn. I know you also chose a noble purpose in life by being a doctor and advisor to the King, you must have chosen so to help and save people. But are you happy with your choice? Do you like your life like this, Arvan?" ask Yura

"Yes, same as you. I am happy and love all this. I wasn't very conscious before, but because I'm talking about it right now, I'm enjoying my life quite a bit" replied Arvan

"It's definitely not an easy thing for you to be like this. You've been working hard. Your choice is good and right. Well done, Arvan. People must be proud to see you, especially the King who has you by his side. Keep living your life happily. Always smiling and excited" Yura said

"I've never heard words like this from anyone else before. Turns out, I'm really happy to hear that. Thank you, Yura .. "inner Arvan