The Cursed Bloodline
Warm Figure of a Father

Bright morning atmosphere in Sora Village. So many people start their day, but not a few people who even work until the morning say hello

"You do as I instruct you! " said a brown-haired man, complete with the military uniform of the village of Sora.

He ordered his two men to continue the work that he had almost overnight stacked.

Ten, he was the figure of a young bud that Sora had. At this age he served as military chief and active member of the White Cops as Captain. A tall man, with a friendly smile on his face. Now ended his work after almost 2 days he spent working at the Sora Government Office

He walked slowly, out of the magnificent building of the pride of Sora Village. Eye bags adorned his face, complete with an appearance that showed 'me out overtime' and disheveled hair

His eyes were now towards a male figure with a green kimono that was very familiar to him. The middle-aged man, who was nagging 2 Sora academy boys who recklessly truant

"Look...... You have to take your time to learn, don't just ditch, you know! " said the man who became the number one person in Sora Village, Zen

"T-But we're not having hours of study" elak one of the children

"Should, you taught yourself, practice your magic so "It's not over Chairman Zen nagged the children, the boy in front of him interrupted his words

" Well, we understand. See you again, Mr. Zen! " Say them compact while bending. They also left Zen who was still open

"Well! You kids, they don't even want to hear my advice! " said Zen while sighing

He turned around and accidentally saw the figure of a man who had been watching him. Sontak Ten bowed, saluting his superior

"Good morning, Chairman Zen" said Ten politely

"Aren't you Ten? Did you just come to work, but? A young man like you, why look like that? "

Zen's eyes continued to look at Ten's disheveled appearance, quickly improving Ten's appearance

" em's. Actually I just got home from the chairman's job. It's been two days I haven't had time to go home, hehe" Ten said with an awkward smile, his hands scratching his head that didn't itch. A smile expands on Zen's wrinkled face

"Then, will you come with me, instead of your free time now? "

" I.... Da? " said Ten in disbelief

......................

Ten was forced to comply with the request of Chairman Zen. Although his eyes were now half conscious and his body was so tired from overtime all night

Ten only heard Zen chattering along the way. Chairman Zen wanted Ten to accompany him through the market, while looking at the condition of the people of Sora

"Children now, if there were no hours of lessons alone would have been truant. Turn at tau tau..... They escaped.... Ckckck" said Zen, shaking his head

"That's probably because they don't know what they should do Chairman" Ten said trying to mediate

Zen stopped at a ramen shop that was quite old in the middle of the Sora market. While continuing to babble he invited Ten to stop by there for a while

They also ordered two extra jumbo bowls. An aunt of the owner of the ramen shop, even specifically serving the Sora Village Chief

"Well! The atmosphere here, doesn't even change at all" said Zen as he glanced around the Ramen tavern

"Is there a Special Chief's memory in this place? Judging from the shape of the building, this store may have stood for more than 40 years"

While rubbing his chin, Zen began to start his chatter.

"Should I tell you about my youth? Youknew..... For parents like me, telling my youth to young people is so exciting" Zen said with a satisfied smile

"W-really?" said Ten with furrowed eyebrows

It seemed that Ten had opened up a question that he should not have asked if he wanted to go home quickly

"Hmmm........ I. admit. This place is the most historic place for my friends, even for me"

Zen took out an old photo, the photo contained himself and his friends when they were the same age as Ten

Ten's eyes were rounded, in addition to Zen's chairman, he found another figure photographed, Tanuki

"First time, we met while being students of Sora Academy. I have 3 friends with unique characters.

I, along with my friend Kizuna, was a wayward student who used to ditch. You know, the value of our behavior is even F.

While the other two people, are geniuses among our generation. Aoryu, is a genius child of a respected clan. But he refused to learn. He chose to follow our wayward footsteps.

Tanuki is the only smart and diligent child. Although he hung out with us, he did not forget his duty at all"

Zen stared at the photo in his hand, his eyes filled with memories of his childhood friends. As for Ten, he only listened to the stories of Zen's past.

"Didn't you just rebuke that truant kid? " joke Ten while chuckling. If it used to be Zen's head was a wayward kid, wasn't he 11 12 with the kids earlier. Reaching Ten's question, Zen chuckled softly

" You know, delinquency is the key to children being successful. Look at me now hahahaha" Zen said with a laugh. But then his laughter stopped.

"Well! I hope this peace continues.

Zen looked out of the shop through the window next to him. He saw the children running around without any burden, his laughter now turned into a warm smile on his face that began to wrinkle

"You may have experienced it, but it's not as bad as I used to. The wars......

When we were their age (children outside the store), we should have focused only on our studies, but the world said otherwise.....

Snot boys, trained to hold weapons and risk their lives in the guise of protecting the country.

There is no word for learning in theory. We feel for ourselves the weight of the war, as well as the pain of losing a friend directly

For that, if things go back down, and we can spend our time studying at the academy. We chose to ditch, and spend our time with our precious friends. Because none of us know when death will take us.

Funny thing is, I never even imagined I'd taste sake. Because I am the weakest and will likely die first! " said Zen while reminiscing about his difficult childhood

Ten just stared at the man in front of him "Did you miss your friends?"

"Hn..... Naturally, the only thing left of them was only Tanuki. While Kizuna and Aoryu. His eyes are now softening.

Zen looked down sad when he remembered the fate of his fellow comrades in arms first, but when he remembered what their dreams were he regained consciousness

"However...... Their sacrifice was not in vain, I make sure the children did not feel the bitterness of war directly.

For that I need a Young Shoot like you Ten. Just you, Aora and Rou as well as all the talented Young shoots that Sora has in the future. I hope you continue our dream that has not yet been realized! " Say Zen while smiling towards Ten.

In the middle of that nostalgia. Their Ramen order came, and an aunt brought two bowls of ramen to Ten and Zen

"Sorry to wait a long time, Chairman Zen. Here's a special order of ramen for you..... Happy enjoying... "

Ten lowered his head "Thank you aunt, we'll enjoy it! " the aunt of the Ramen seller stared at Ten at a glance

"Chairman Zen, you rarely stop by here. Now you even brought a handsome young man with you? " joked aunt of the shop owner

" Really....... He's my son...... Aren't our faces equally shabby? "

Ten who had prepared the tableware Chairman Zen looked stunned. He looked at the man in front of him with trembling eyes

" He's much more handsome than an old geezer like you! " The aunt left their table

"Curtain! He used to chase me, look at him..... She was also not beautiful anymore, she was just an old aunt now! " cursion of Chairman Zen

Ten smiled, "You are a great man, Chief! "

Ten has admired Zen for a long time. It was he who taught Ten to be a good soldier.

Chairman Zen took a piece of meat in his bowl, then he put it in Ten's bowl

" What's wrong? I do consider you my own son. If I had a daughter, maybe I'd betrothed her to you.

You know, compared to Aora, you're softer and submissive to Ten. "

Ten pretended to stir his noodles, trying to hide his sad expression now. In fact, he was never treated like this by someone he called 'father'

"If you were my father, I would be so happy. "

Ten quickly mixed the ramen with the original backing material, but Zen's hand immediately stopped him

"If you want, you can think of me as your father. Didn't your parents die in the war? If they're still around, they'd be proud of you Ten"

Zen also mixes ramen Ten, with a dose that fits and can be enjoyed Ten

Ten just looked at Chairman Zen, with his face filled with guilt mixed with pleasure. How could he lie to a man so good to him. The man he wanted to call 'Dad'.

While he was happy, he felt the affection of the figure of 'Father' through Zen.

"Eat..... Before the noodles are mushy Ten" said Zen softly

"B- Good..... Chairman"

"Thank you..... For your hard work for Sora, I'm proud of you Ten" Zen said with a smile

For the first time, Ten felt the warm figure of a father. A figure who even praised him for his hard work without expecting anything from him.