Mugen was brought to the infirmary in the biggest windmill. The farmers immediately helped Carrola cleaned the boy up and assessed his condition. After a semi thorough assessment that could only be done with the Seeing Hands skill, Carrola declared that Mugen had a few broken and some cracked ribs, particularly on his stomach area. It was no wonder since he was held by, although not all, multiple tentacles at once. The pressure should be more devastating than that and Mugen might’ve been a dead man if not for the fact that the drakes were already weakened to such a state.
Mugen was a lucky man. But he wasn’t lucky enough to avoid some of his ribs broken. At least, he’s still breathing and that’s what matters.
“We have to get you to the hospital, Mugen,” Carrola said. His hands were on top of Mugen’s stomach, healing him with his magic. The farmers that had helped him had left the place to avoid crowding the injured man. “I can heal you, but it would take hours to men
After Carrola had returned, they immediately set off to their next destination, the Erthas Wall. This wall is located before the wall border to the Earth Kingdom and north from the lake. If anyone could remember, this wall was the second place in the first race of the competition where they needed to run under the unending water pouring from jars that were purposefully placed above the wall. The military had removed the jars because the race was over, making Jai slightly disappointed because he was curious about them. The Erthas Wall had received their message regarding the sudden attack from Fire Drakes, and they had sent their help. However, the soldiers sent met the winners’ carriages halfway to the lake. Since they didn’t seem to be in trouble, the soldiers changed course and escorted them to the wall. Captain Flare and Major Kirly greeted them as soon as they arrived, and immediately, they started giving tour around the barrack. “That is very unf
They were currently outside, above the Erthas Wall. The Major was explaining to them about what happened in their race and what tools that were used back in the race when something flew in the sky. The thing was constantly getting bigger as it got closer to the wall, so it could not escape being seen.“What is that?” Ugi asked, squinting his eyes to south to see something was flying towards them.The Captain, who walked behind him, looked towards the direction he was looking at. He smiled when he saw the thing coming towards them, because he knew what that was. He turned his head to the front and signalled the Major about it.“—rune from the Water Kingdom,” the Major paused when he saw the sign from the Captain, and also turned his head to the thing flying over. “It seems that your carriage has arrived.”Everyone turned to see the thing and found out that it was a flying ship. In fact, it was a very familiar flyin
Contrary to some of their hope of meeting the king right after they arrived on the ground, they didn’t. But they did meet the Minister there waiting for them with the same calm smile he always had on him.“Oh my apologies for leaving so shortly, children. I have something I have to do,” the Minister excused.“Minister, did you hear about Mugen?” Ruhan asked.The Minister nodded. “I did. It was unfortunate. But we’ll discuss about it later. Let us go to the Greenhouse immediately, the King and some other guests had been waiting for you there.”Bunny carriages were already prepared outside of the gate for them and they immediately got on to go to their last destination.Before they aboard though, Jai saw a familiar person sitting on the driver’s seat of one of the carriages. So he approached the man to see if it’s really the person he was thinking he was. The driver noticed him approaching a
Jai sat under a very shrouded tree. The sound of wind blowing and the shade the tree provided mad Jai more relaxed. His dark blue orbs that were once focused at the leaves on the tree now distracted to the boy who was crying to his grandfather.“Come on grandpa, let’s go home. Mother will be more than happy to know I caught this fish!” said the little boy. He raised a bucket made from bamboo that was filled with a single fish that was seemed as small as him.The old man beside him chuckled. “Careful, sonny. You’ll trip over your own feet,” the old man said. he was bringing a net that was filled with fishes over his shoulder. But the little boy was happily walking as if he wasn’t listening what his grandfather had said.“Grandpa…” Jai muttered. He then looked towards the sky, reminiscing his past with his grandfather.Once, Jai was very upset with his grandfather who always forced him to train hi
“It’s so nice to finally meet you again, Jai,” the princess said. Her voice was soft and had a hint of honey. They had excused themselves from the identical young women who were now talking with Raka, and they chose the far end table near the rows of flowers.Jai was getting the weird feeling off of him from locking eyes with the white haired man, but it didn’t hinder him from socializing with someone as high as a princess. He faked a cough as he raised his glass of iced tea. “As do I. I believe the last time we met face to face was when we were on the way to the closing ceremony of the competition.”The princess nodded. “Yes. I believe as such. And you’re still as simple and humble as ever.”Jai scratched his cheek nervously. “N-Not really… Am I?”The princess smiled. “Yes.”“Well… I’m just being who I am,” Jai said, smiling.The pr
The King brought Jai to the man in white robe. This man was secluding himself from the others, it seemed, because he had no guests talking around him nor he looked interested in mingling with the others. The man seemed content by just being there.“Master Ryuwen. Let me introduce you,” the King greeted the man. “This is Jai, the third winner of the competition. And Jai, this is Master Ryuwen. He is the Great Master Teacher of the center region of this continent. Though he preferred only by Master Teacher in public.”The man in white robe, Master Ryuwen, smiled at them with a simple smile. “Greetings,” a simple word for a greeting and Jai felt his heart skip a beat. Ryuwen’s voice was very masculine, low ranged and somewhat charming. The calmness of his voice sent Jai to have a flash of blank winter on top of a forest hill, cool and breezy.It sent him wondering whether this person has his students swarming around him ask
Jai couldn’t shake off the last words spoken by Ryuwen who told him to be careful. It’s been three days since that day but he was still thinking about it. It was just simple words that meant well for him. It meant looking out for one another and was good. However, he felt that there was something else in his tone that Jai couldn’t put his finger on. He wondered whether he felt that way because Ryuwen was a stranger, but the others were also stranger to him before yet he didn't feel very curious about them.He put the cleaned milk containers in front of the barn door and looked around to see if there’s anything else he could work on. The cows were already eating the hay prepared for them. The chickens were pecking around near the field, eating the corn kernels strewn about by Farmer Mac. The farmer himself was happily singing near the field while watering the crops, close to the chickens.The sight made him smile. This world might be full o
Jai arrived in front of Doctor Prime’s office, or clinic, as it actually called, around eleven in the morning. He was greeted by the housewives that were hanging around together at the small kiosk in the alley, making him blush before he rigidly entered the clinic. There were a few patients in the lobby, three people. But Elena assured him that they’re there for check-up, so it wouldn’t take a long time. Though Jai still had to wait for one and a half hour for all of them to go, and Elena paused the following queue because it’s lunch time. The newly two clients that came after him either had to leave and come back in one hour or wait by the lobby. They chose to come back later.Elena left to buy them lunch and he was left with Doctor Prime in the break room. It was the door before the room where the doctor works on his patients, and inside, there was a small kitchen, couches, a stairs to the second floor that served as the doctor’s living quarter