High School Soldier
106. Unsettling
29 November 2321, 11:13 WIB/1914 Luan Empire, noon.
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The news of how the Indonesian government invited guests from other worlds, and discussed the future with the Kingdom of Arevelk led Sigiz, it invited a commotion in the world intelligence world, and they want guests to go to their country.
There are many countries that are jealous of Indonesia, after the government managed to establish cooperation with one country in another world. Moreover, the Indonesian government also acts in secret to bring in other world girls, so they need to act violently if there are agents from outside countries.
Nio only considers if the US is reported to have sent their special forces as a joke, and the way the Indonesian army thinks is different from the US troops. The thing that makes the US the ‘badut’ is not just Americans who think their country is the center of the world. After learning that there was a special soldier escorting the guests, while no agents from outside countries acted, they were ordered to withdraw.
If an outside state agency takes action within a wide gap, they can do so from just now. However, there are dozens of snipers scattered on some of the roofs of the tallest building in Jakarta, and they are all watching for suspicious and threatening guests from other worlds.
Military drones are flown in patrol missions, that's enough to infuriate an outside country that has sent their agents furious.
Nio had several eye-to-eye encounters with people he suspected of being agents of an outside country, but the gazes they did were like looking at each other with fools. Several hours ago dozens of police patrols also crossed the streets.
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At the hotel, everyone had already packed their belongings before leaving this city. When the agents were fighting with their leader, Nio was not so naive as to think if they would just give up.
The car that has been rented will be a vehicle to return to the Karanganyar Garrison. Certainly Nio would be very confused to return this rental car when he had to return to another world.
For the first time, girls from other worlds gasped in Indonesia. Their speed was actually not very necessary, but the safety of the otherworldly girls was a priority.
This holiday is quite bad, where they only experience sabotage without visiting tourist attractions. The entire girl demands Nio to replace this already broken holiday.
Sigiz realized why Nio looked worried about their safety. In this world, there are some who do not agree to peace with the other world, and those who do the opposite, and support peace with the other world and immediately stop the war.
It was indeed not wrong, let alone one of the girls was a Queen of a country in another world, surely he will think far ahead of the possibility of what will happen if Indonesia cooperates with other countries in the world.
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Currently, at 04.21 WIB on a secret route to return to the city back to Karanganyar. The girls are asleep, while the three young men are still awake and watching the car that is in auto pilot mode.
They have entered the Central Java province, and several tens of kilometers will enter the Karanganyar city area.
In order to protect his guests and subordinates from their enemies, Nio asked for help from his superiors while still in Company 406. There would be no enemies willing to be among the hundreds of soldiers who would escort the guests back into the Gate. Of course there was still a chance the enemy would break through, though, but the enemies would think twice if among them were hundreds of soldiers and thousands of civilians who wanted to see girls from another world.
After the broadcast of the National Meeting, there were many citizens who wanted to see the otherworldly girls in person. Surely there will be many people who will visit Karanganyar city.
Nio hung up his phone after receiving approval from Herlina to deploy the entire 406-32 Company force, plus in the Karanganyar Garrison there was an additional battalion.
“After arrival?”
That said earlier was Arunika who could not sleep well, because she had to share a chair for the other girls.
At 5am, and the group was already in Boyolali territory, most people were still asleep.
Nio controlled the SUV in the parking lot of a minimarket, this morning the weather was quite cold, and the fog started to fall.
“We'll have breakfast here.”
Chandra and Liben get out of the car to buy some food from a 24-hour minimarket. Some of the girls who had woken up asked to come into the minimarket, no one could stop them.
There are two large plastics that contain food and drinks that will keep them full for longer.
“How, have your colleagues moved?”
Nio checked his phone again after Liben inquired about the preparation of the 406-32 Company. While chewing on a piece of chocolate barley bread, he read the message that Herlina and Surya had sent. Some photos were also sent, and there were already very many people at some point in the city of Karanganyar, the number reached thousands.
Of course, for this plan to go, Nio brandished two thumbs up.
“Are you going back to duty?”
The silence occurred after Arunika asked Nio about it. Nio only snorted and said if her brother from now on could always send her a message.
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Sigiz's eyes slowly opened, seeing Nio and Arunika talking about something outside the car.
They were both supposed to be a pair of brothers, but the two of them did not look like that. From inside the car, Sigiz could not hear what they were both talking about. But. Seeing Nio who is so familiar with other women is a thing that ‘lightens’ for him. But, it was possible that Nio and Arunika were just discussing something important.
Nio and Arunika re-entered the car, the whole person had no intention to ask what the two of them were talking about.
The situation in the Indonesian government is clear, but after hearing there are several countries larger than Indonesia is enough to make Sigiz surprised. Sigiz needs to understand what the United States, China, Japan and the European Union are. He also needs to understand Indonesia's relationship with these countries.
But the most important thing was, he had to get the young man who was chewing on the brown bread.
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Today, TV broadcasts some special news, especially a drone that was shot down. Journalists and newscasters swarmed police headquarters in Jakarta after their personnel managed to locate the origin and owner of the bird drone.
Karanganyar is not a busy city, so it's easy enough for reporters to question every passerby. There is something strange about people today, which certainly has something to do with the guests from another world who will soon return to their world.
Most of the people questioned were women and working men who walked to work.
“From the seven people who will return to another world, who do you most want to see?”
That's the question that journalists ask citizens. But, who is the soldier who always wears the mask in question?
In the Karanganyar Garrison, there was only a pathway to reach the Gate. Each road leading to the Gate will be closed with a 2-meter-high concrete road barrier.
In front of the Gate, there is a 6-meter high monument to commemorate the victims of war and the attack of Karanganyar city during the celebration of independence anniversary. To this day, there are still many people who put flowers in front of the monument.
Thousands of people packed into the restricted area, which has now been opened to the public, crammed into pedestrian paths that spilled onto the highway and blocked the speed of military cars.
A huge traffic jam at some point left police cars unable to move. At first glance, thousands of people are here like demonstrators. People filled the pedestrian path until it spilled onto the street, it seemed like they were waiting for something.
Hundreds of heavily armed soldiers stood guard in front of the Gate, two attack helicopters occasionally passing over this fantasy building.
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“What should we do now?”
Nio was in the driver's seat and he was worried as the crowd got bigger, and caused a traffic jam that left the car unable to move. Frustrated drivers kept honking, and some drivers swore at each other because of the honking. Police officers are desperately managing the traffic. But, the crowd came suddenly, so they did not have enough personnel to handle the situation.
Information about the otherworldly girls who were about to return to their origin had spread to the ears of the citizens of the Soloraya region and the nearby region. People have gathered from all over Indonesia to see them, their initial estimate of about 40,000 plus hundreds of 406-32 Company soldiers and one battalion.
“What are they gathering to plan the war?”
Sigiz and Lux put anxious expressions on their faces, while Edera, she was already crying because of the large number of people near the car she was riding in. Lux's sword is still being carried by Chandra and will only be returned if they set foot in another world.
It could have been Nio and his two subordinates petrifying the police to disperse the crowd, of course with warning shots from their pistols. But, it would create a mass panic, and the situation would get even more out of control.
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There are some groups in this world that leave their wits and let emotions rule them. For example, a group of people who kill religious leaders or people who are worshiping, just because they are a minority or something. Then, there were groups that even pointed their swords and spears towards the civilians.
However, the girls from the other world were only guests from the other world, and they had no relationship with the country that was at war with Indonesia. So, residents who lost their families during the attack have no right to blame the girls.
If anyone tries to hurt the girls, Chandra and Liben will shoot them. This is not the ‘izin’ that Nio gave them both, but this is ‘order’. Liben and Chandra had volunteered to be the bodyguards of these otherworldly girls.
After Nio orders them, Liben and Chandra install a magazine on the gun and install a silencer. Of course, they would not openly carry their weapons, it would scare the people. Instead, they put the weapon in a pants pocket, but with a safety so they could shoot at any time.
At a glance, Nio and his two subordinates looked like ordinary teenagers in general. The tall Chandra was muscular, his body resembling a professional athletic athlete. While Liben, the height is almost the same as Nio, with exotic skin typical of Papuans, his face is firm and a thin beard on his chin is shaved, so Liben will look fierce.
Nio, who was taller than the crowd, looked like a 19-year-old student, indeed that was his real age. With a face wearing a gray mask, he stared around as sharp as the eyes of an eagle. The hoodie he was wearing looked dull, but at least he smelled fragrant. He hid the gun in his hoodie bag.
Thus, the three of them switched to serious battle mode. Arunika was immediately snapped when her sister suddenly changed to ‘komandan’ mode.
Until now, the three of them had been relaxed, but there seemed to be an aura of danger around them, and the three of them were showing katana-like stares towards suspicious-looking people. This is different from the atmosphere of intimidation that the mafia and thugs have. The gazes of the three of them were extremely sharp, making people uneasy and uncomfortable. However, they only acted like this for a while, after which it returned to their usual selves.
“Sorry brother, you must return to the underground city. Sorry, in this short holiday, I just bought you one new shirt, and involved you in our troubles.”
Arunika relaxed her shoulders, and smiled for Nio. Then, he wrapped his hands around Nio's neck, and hugged his sister tightly. Nio could not return this hug, as there were six pairs of eyes watching with sharp gazes.
“How else, do as you please on the battlefield, then come back alive. I will always wait for you.”
After the ad flashed on the TV channel for 3 minutes, it was time for the headline that was broadcast live to be aired. Advertisements aired only in the form of cosmetics, food, and diapers for teenage women, or pads.
What viewers saw was Sigiz, a queen from the Kingdom of Arevelk with brownish hair draped, walking on a pedestrian path and bathed in light from a camera belonging to the cameraman. She exudes great beauty, Sigiz looks more beautiful than the advertising model of soap and shampoo.
Then, there was Lux and Ivy who had quiet eyes, they both walked behind Sigiz while carrying their luggage.
Behind them was Edera, dressed as a teenage girl, with an anxious expression.
Four guests from another world were warmly welcomed by the people. As a figure previously believed to exist only in the imagination of people, Edera is the most popular among them.
Meanwhile, Nio was forced to open his mask before entering the guard post. Some teenage girls immediately swarmed Nio and asked that they could take pictures together.
All the reporters praised the beauty of all the otherworldly girls, but someone once said that it is not good to ask a woman for age. However, it can be ascertained that people will be surprised if Sigiz revealed about his actual age, surely Indonesian women who are the same age as him will be very envious.
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So, Nio and the others were able to return safely with a little mental pressure, but they managed to pass through the other side of the Gate.
Before passing through the Gate, they had to undergo inspections of the guards, such as at the airport. After that, security personnel will check fingerprints, retinal scans and measure pulse and other checks. After going through the entire examination procedure, only then could they pass through the Gate.
The female soldiers would handle the examination of the girls, that was also the opposite. It was impossible for the male soldiers to check the bodies and luggage of the girls.
And then, the three guard soldiers pulled a gun out of the pocket of the three of them by saying, “What is this!?”
“Ah, we forgot to return it.”
Nio and his three subordinates only smiled wryly as their pistols were seized while saying, “We brought him in just in case.”
In the end, the weapons belonging to the three of them were put into the Expeditionary Force's arsenal.
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Funfact#3: on the second day at the hotel, Ivy almost invites Liben to do a steady meal, but Chandra soon catches up with the two of them. Chandra reports this to Nio on charges of attempted rape. After listening to Ivy's explanation, Chandra's accusations were not proven. Because Ivy said she just wanted to kiss Liben.