Hinata's POV
"Hinata! Hinata! Hinata! Wake up! Wake up, oi!"
I can certainly feel someone shaking me. This guy is probably trying to wake me up, I should probably try to wake up too. My head is kind of heavy but whatever.
I slowly opened my eyes to see the starry night sky and the cold soil touching my back. Oh, It's already night. Did I sleep that long? Also, Why am I sleeping outside? Am I sleepwalking?
"Hinata, there's a big problem here!"
"Oh, shut up! Euclius, just tell the guy that I'm not interested in his merchandise"
"No, no, no! I'm not talking about that kind of problem! There's a much bigger problem than that! Look behind you!"
What the hell, Euclius? I don't know what's your aim here but you'll receive a smack from me If, by chance, you're just trolling.
I did what he asked of me and turned my head around and...
"What the..."
Something is missing here. I just can't put my finger on It. There really is something here. At this place, a certain position, there's something here.
"You idiot, your parent's house is missing. The entirety of It!"
Ehhhhh?! Why is it missing though? Did a dragon took It away?!
"Wait, where're my parents?!"
"They're also gone along with the house?! I just came out to check on you and Clattanoia and the next thing I saw is you, lying on the floor, snoring and sleep talking! I looked behind me after a while and It's already gone!"
What?! That story was straight out a Light Novel material! But can a house really disappear without any trace? Well, on the grounds of physics, no. On the grounds of magic, definitely.
The only one who could transport the entire house is Clattanoia, where is she?
"Clattanoia is also nowhere to be found! Adding to that, just stand up and look around you!"
Clattanoia is missing?! Why?! Also, why is he making me stand up? But I just did as he told me and stood up. I never saw the scene when I'm sitting because of the trees but holy mother of san Pedro...
"What the hell is an entire battalion doing here?"
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There's a huge battalion around us, what the hell?! There are so many of them, I need to go to the skies to see all of them. But from my estimation, they're more than 10,000.
They're wearing red-colored body armor and holds spears, swords, and wands. All those fantasy stuff. They're enveloping the whole neighborhood. I don't what's going on anymore.
"I also don't understand what's happening here but I think they still haven't noticed us. But sooner or later, this world's government will take notice of this."
Euclius is right. With this many people around, the government will surely take action. This isn't a small-scale problem anymore so they'll surely intervene.
So why the hell they're still not doing anything?!
I'm still gathering my thoughts about this matter and someone suddenly tried to approach us. Is It hostile? I can't see because of the shadows but that curves... that's a girl... Oh my god, she's sexy. I still haven't seen her face but no doubt, those curves describe a woman.
"Hinata, I have a feeling you're thinking of something stupid again"
Just shut up, Euclius! I can't appreciate the curves If you babble that much!
The moment I've been waiting for is approaching! The moment the moonlight will shine upon the face of this sexy woman and reveal her beautiful face.
"I have a message for you from my commander!"
It's a guy... Not just a guy, a mustached, manly, and handsome kind of guy. What did this guy do to gain that kind of hourglass figure?!
"You must be the King of this world. We declare war upon your people and also your kingdom. The purpose is for us to gain more land and soldiers. So bring your strongest army and prepare for battle!"
So that's the message, huh? They have mistaken me for the King? Why? Is this imprinting? I'm the first person they saw so I'm automatically the King?
"What sportsmanship! I never knew the people of Neburisha are such gentlemen!"
Euclius is impressed at this stupid message but I'm not. I'm honestly pissed off. They're probably the reason my parents and Clattanoia disappeared. They're being held captive. What sportsmanship are you talking about, Euclius? They don't have any intention to have a fair and square war.
I approached the messenger they sent and... spits on him.
"Tell him, If you want to have a war. The commander should go himself, you motherfucker"
"Wait, isn't that the whole purpose of the war?"
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Commander's POV
"Commander! I'm back!"
"Oh? Recca! You're fast! How Is It? Whatever their reaction is, we're going to a siege"
We've been losing a lot of the momentum since our last siege to the Karse Kingdom. If we don't win this and gather soldiers, we'll lose the 10-year war.
"Commander, this is what he said."
Oh? He already replied? I see... I nodded in front of my messenger to indicate that I permit him to talk.
"Tell him, If you want to have a war. The commander should go himself, you motherfucker"
All of a sudden, the troops behind me expressed yells of anger. It's clear they didn't like the message for me.
"Saying the Commander should just go himself, what arrogance! I want to slash him now!"
"The Commander has even sent a messenger to declare war as a sign of respect! If we want, we could just raid him but our Commander never did that! He has respect for people and yet, and yet... this guy actually disrespected him! Unforgivable!"
It's clear that this message for me is hostile. Everyone can see that. But something is bothering me... What does motherfucker mean? I'm already cornered and I don't have an answer to this strange question on my head so I've gone out and asked the troops behind me
"Does any of you know what motherfucker means?"
At my plea for help, one of my foot soldiers raised his hand and approached me.
"Sir, I'm certain that's a language used by people here in another world"
"I'm aware of that but what does this particular word mean?"
"I have a pretty rough idea, sir. I think It's a sign of respect, sir!"
A sign of respect? Impossible! The message is clearly hostile! I can even feel the murderous intent in the message, there's no way that word means respect.
"I think all of you are just misunderstanding the message. I think he just wants the Commander to go and meet him as a formality."
I see now! We just assumed the tone of the message! Since he used words that are normally being used as a provocation! We thought that It bears hostile intent! But If you recall the message from a mild and gentle point of view, It fits!
"I see now! The enemy this time is also respectful. All our enemies are rude we just kind of assumed It."
My troops are right... This is the first time, someone also gave respect to me. I've been in war for who knows how long now. My beard has gone white, my skin is getting wrinkled and the buffed body I've had back in the days is also getting smaller.
But I never forgot to pay respect to whoever becomes our country's enemy. My mother always says that giving respect to even enemies is our way to say to ourselves that even If we kill hundreds, thousands, millions of people on the battlefield.
"We're still humans... Humans with compassion... I must go to him..."
"Sir, you can't! This might be a plan to assassinate you! At least, you should come with an escort!"
"I understand, I will go with a soldier."
This is the first time, I've had someone who has the same principles as mine. The King of this world, I can't wait to meet him!
END OF CHAPTER 11