The Thousand Year Dynasty
23.5. Antology Story: Aksa Holiday I

Aksa is in an iron chariot with Shuri, a member of the Star Fire fighter union, and two Morra men who are construction workers.

Early in the morning they headed to Mado Beach. Actually, the two workers were on duty to deliver food to the miners on the east coast. Seemed some packets of cloth containing foodstuffs, berjubel in the carriage with the iron train.

Before the inner road between the Wall Sekai tunnel and the beach on the east coast was completed, they still had to deliver food through the outer path to the Mado beach.

While Shuri only served as an introduction and guard only. The hunter-gatherer girl will only drive to Mado beach. Not to cross to the east coast.

Aksa himself just hitchhiked. Because today he has no activities. Lucia told him to stop making random objects until they were needed. There are no books at all to read.

Be today he plans to go on an adventure. He wanted to get on a boat.

"What's? You just want to take a boat?" Shuri felt a little strange staring at Aksa.

"Let's feel so saturated, Miss Shuri. Until I can't sleep. Therefore today I decided to start my adventure" said Aksa who lately dress completely different from the clothes of people in general.

This time Aksa wore animal leather pants neatly sewn together with cotton woven cloth.

Wearing short-sleeved shirts. Made of cotton woven fabric, with looks like a small rectangular piece of wood on the chest. It is useful to lock the rope without having to tie or sew it.

Then, wearing a long-sleeved leather jacket outside like a hunter. It's just that the neck of the jacket appears to be connected with a hood that is usually seen on a cloak.

Last is his shoes. No one knows what it is and how it is made. But clearly, it looks attractive with a material of hard cloth but not leather. Colored black. With a lot of rope in the front. Contrasting white color. Now it starts to look dull.

Then more interesting is the basis of the shoe. Sturdy and comfortable. It is not made of iron or wood. And has some kind of carving on the palm. That often leaves a strange trail on the ground.

"Oh, so your work is done all Mr Akas?" Shuri asked again.

"Actually there's still the hell, just that spoiled princess, suddenly giving me a day off unilaterally. I want to sue for human rights violations, but here are still many slaves. Well, nevermind. I just obey what he wants" replied Aksa who then put on a resigned face and weld.

"Oh, is that it?" Shuri smiled awkwardly as he did not understand at all what Aksa was talking about, but was not brave enough to interrupt and ask.

The two Morra men sitting in the carriage with them also seemed to be smiling awkwardly. As Shuri stared at them from next to Aksa, at the coachman's seat, like he was asking 'do you understand him?'

"So you're a hunter, Miss Shuri?" Suddenly Aksa asked changing the topic.

"really. In the group, I was in charge of helping and protecting from a long distance, by using an arrow" Shuri replied slightly explaining.

"Oh, mid-range?" Say Aksa then.

"What is mitreng, Mr Aksa?" Shuri had never heard of the word before.

"In your position, the truth is not to be a maid and protector" Aksa said later without answering Shuri's question.

"Eh, then what should it serve as?" Shuri asked curiously.

"Field control. You should be the controller of the battlefield. Your position is quite far from the opponent, but can attack earlier than your colleagues on the front line, should be used to set the rhythm of the fight" aksa replied with a series of explanations that seemed not to be completed in the near future.

"What else is there with the magic factor in this world. Jagi for example, when there are two opponents. The choice of your target attack will determine the rhythm of all the movements of your colleagues, if.." suddenly Aksa was silent. It was as if he had just realized something. "I'm talking too much and it's not clear, is it?" Ask then with a face like someone who accidentally made a mistake.

"Yeah. But, your knowledge is really broad as it turns out. I think you only know things about building" replied Shuri who seemed to be trying politely not to offend Aksa.

"I don't really understand what you mean, but I still feel that Mr. Aksa has a very broad knowledge" said Shuri who tried to raise Aksa's heart again.

Hearing this, Aksa looked at Shuri, and then smiled broadly. "I love it when it's praised like that" he added with a laugh. That was followed by another laugh.

"How long have you been a member of the Star of Fire, Miss Shuri?" Ask Aksa again. After they stopped laughing.

"It's been five years" Shuri replied, still looking ahead.

"What is your knee injury, you may have just joined or before joining the Star of Fire?" Ask Aksa then. Which immediately made Shuri turn to look at him.

"Who-from could you know my knee was injured?" Shuri's face looked surprised and curious.

"I am, messenger of the gods" Aksa replied quickly. Shuri looked at her with a suspicious look. His eyes narrowed cynically towards Aksa.

"I can see it from your body shape" Aksa replied later, as she did not feel at home receiving that 'explanatory' gaze from Shuri.

"From my body?" Shuri immediately covered his body with both hands.

While Aksa just shook her head a little. "It's not like that" he answered quickly.

"I noticed, the way you stand looks firm and upright. It has no habit of supporting the body with one leg. But in reality your body shape is slightly tilted to the left. That indicates your right foot is rarely focused.

"While when viewed from the posture, your feet do not look deformed or different sizes. Then, your ankles also look fine when treading. And that means, the problem must be in your knee.

"But judging from your ability as one of the members of a reliable fighter union, meaning, it is less likely that the knee problem is congenital. Because it will definitely burden your training when you are young.

"Well, so what else might happen if it wasn't for birth? Obviously because of injury. Besides this, it is also supported by your work which is very risky. So I tried to guess. About that injury you could not have in the last four years. Because it takes a long time for a habit to change the shape of a person's body. So either five or six years ago" Aksa finally stopped as well.

While Shuri seemed to twitch his eyes with an incredulous face looking at Aksa. "Are you really the messenger of the gods? Your guess is right. I fell from the abyss five years ago. At my first assignment in the group" Shuri replied later. "And how can you know about the correct posture or the healthy one, with just a quick glance?" Shuri was still filled with disbelief.

"I've learned about medicine, eh I mean the crucifixion? Ja. I learned things about the human body, diseases, and so on when I was fifteen years old" explained Aksa later.

"You even know the subject of the crucifixion? You are truly extraordinary, Mr. Aksa" said Shuri then who looked solemn.

"Haha..honestly, I just wanted to show off my abilities, because I wanted to be praised once again. It turned out to work" said Aksa then with laughter. Which then spread to others.

And then the rest of their journey begins to fill with Shuri asking almost about everything he could ask Aksa.

"Well, it's fun. Thank you Miss Shuri, and you two who only contributed smiles and laughter during the trip. I feel excited again now" Aksa said later when they arrived at Mado beach.

The beach is already quite crowded even though the sun has just been seen in the eastern horizon.

"Thank God then. I am also grateful for all the advice you have given" Shuri replied with a slight bow. Now the girl has more respect for Aksa.

"So I decided. All day long I will show off my abilities to amaze and praise me!" aksa said as she raised her fist into the air, which shocked Shuri and the others. "Well then, see you" he said then as he walked to the dock.

Shuri looked at Aksa from behind. It has not yet moved from its place. "Maybe he really is a messenger of the gods" he said himself.

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