I wake up early this morning. I want to practice some Martial art in the dojo before I go out from the island. I practice my sword technic, I never mastery my sword skill when I was in the dorm. The sword technic that I know and self-taught was only Kenjutsu and iaido. I know too about some technic about naginatajutsu. In my time, I only practice it a little bit. But right now on this island, there is so much technic that I never see. Maybe they're the original technic or maybe some ancient technic that I don't know.
This morning I practicing my naginata skill. While practicing my naginata skill, someone calling me from behind.
"Morning Galen"
I looked back to the source of the voice. There is a middle-aged man who is waving his hand greeting me. He is a beastman with the characteristic of a wolf. His body is so big he is more like a lion. From what I can see, he has the similarities of a werewolf-like in the folk story.
"Morning Master Aira"
I greet him back. He is my teacher for practicing my weapon fighting skills. The elders arrange him for me, They said he is the strongest on this island if it about weapon fighting. For 3 months I train with him, I can understand why the elder said that this man was one of the strongest people on this island. He mastery all skills in weapon fighting, not only that, he mixing weapon combat with hand in hand combat. I really like his style. It really suits me.
"no, you can't call me master. I'm not worthy to be called master by you."
"don't be so modest, you're the one who trains my sword skill."
"but still, I'm not worthy to be called Teacher by you."
Despite being one of the strongest on this island, he still humble to other people. He didn't swallow up by his worldly desire. The qualification to became the leader/elders in this island is have to be acknowledged by the villager. He/she must have the power and influence inside the island or the outside. Because the village is split by 3 so there will always 3 elders in each village. Each one of them is the one who controls the village. In the past, there are 5 people nominated to become elders. But two of them give up on that title. one becomes a deserter, He leaves the island to see the world, and another one was master Aira, he refuses it. He said he is not worthy to have that title.
"but to me, you're my teacher right now, so you should accept it. And by the way, isn't today there is no practice in the morning? why did you come here, teacher?"
"then, as you wish master Galen. Yes, there is no practice. It's just I heard some voice from the dojo, and I'm curious who practice in the dojo this morning."
He said while teasing me and call me master.
"ahh, sorry for not telling you. I just want to come here last time before I go out from the island."
I smile at him while looking around the dojo. I'm gonna miss this place even if it only three months I train in here.
"I'm gonna miss this place."
"We gonna miss you too master! please don't forget about us."
Said Aira while bowing to me. 'we' that Aira said means are the villager.
"there's no way I will forget. In the past, this place was my home. But until now, even if this place is changed this place is still my home for me. oh, look, it's about time I prepared."
I finished our conversation because it's time for me to prepare. Before I go out from the dojo, I bowing my head to master Aira and said thankyou.
"Teacher, thank you for all the training you give to me. I'm really grateful to you."
"Me too Master. The pleasure is mine. to think that I have you as my students."
Aira is bowing his head to me too while thanking me.
"then, Teacher, I will be going now. I definitely will back in here, so wait for me okay. protect this place for my sake."
"yes, until you come back, I will protect it. I swear upon my soul and my ancestor master. Goodbye, and take care master."
"you don't need to exaggerate, but thank you and see you at another time, master Aira."
"yes, take care master Galen. until we meet again."
I take off from the dojo and going to my house.
The sun shone brightly, at this time of the month is summer. I drenched it sweat, I leave the dojo with a happy face. Before I arrived at my house, some of the villagers blocked my path they said they want to hold a farewell party for me. I can't refuse them, so we held a party for a little bit. We drink, we sang, we eat, this village is really blessed with so many cultures here. From what I see, what elders said to me was true. There is no discrimination here. Here they live in harmony. The children live happily in here, The harvest is bountiful too. I don't think they need help from another village. In here, all of their needs have already been fulfilled. They are truly independent. Maybe this is the reason why the village survives for 5000 years. I'm gonna miss this place.
There are so many people at my farewell party. Maybe near all of the villagers are in here except the elders. The party over is not too long, they don't want to waste my time, they finished the party earlier. It's a shame, but what can I do? If only they said that they want to make a party for me, maybe I will delay my departure for one day. It looks like they more prefer the surprise party. Finally, I got back to my house. I checked all the belongings that I need to bring.
"Well, it looks like there is nothing I need to bring except the weapon and some clothes, they said the food can get from the hunt in the wild..."
Suddenly ying-yang spoke inside my head.
"how about the money? are you already bring it?"
"There is no worry for me. I already know what I must prepare. How about you three? do you need something that I must bring?"
""none""
Albert and Ying yang said
"none, we don't need anything besides the energy inside you."
"ooo so that's it. basically, I provide you with my magic as compensation for your power? sigh, this gonna take all my magic."
I sighed while making an exhausted face
"don't worry about it, you have a big pool of magic, and we only eat your magic a little even if we eat your magic, it needs one month before your magic is depleted. and every day, if you eat and sleep properly, the magic will restore its self so don't worry about it."
Red explaining to me.
"Then there's nothing to worry about. I should go, the elders already waiting for me on the shore."
I go out of the house and parting with some villagers before I go out. After all the parting, it's time for me to going out from the island. I use my wing to fly, shorten the time. For the information, the wings that I mention are Albert wing. Because I have a contract with three of them. I can manifest their power into something that I want. For example, if I concentrate on using the power of Red to make a sword, then from what I concentrate and imagined, the sword will manifest. The sword is Red body that manifest became a sword. If I use ying-yang power to make armor, from what I concentrate and imagined... the armor will manifest. The principle is the same as before, it is made from ying yang body. This is the power if you have a contract with the monster with ranks the Calamity and Mythical. If the contract monster is weaker than Calamity and Mythical, then they can't manifest themselves like this. They can only be summoned by the contractor. This is what the Elder taught me. It still a mystery, how can the contract monster reside on our body? or how can they be summoned from nothing? There's no explanation in the diary either.
"It really feels like a dream after all these 3 months. hahaha"
I speak to myself. The only ones who can hear it only the three of them inside my body. I remembering things when the first time I woke up. The elders are waiting for me outside the island. They wait for me on the shore. After I confirm that I already go out from the island, I go down to the place where the Elder is waiting for me.
"Galen, you came just in time,"
Warren greets me.
"ahaha, sorry for the late. the villager gave me a little party before parting"
"haha, is that so? I'm glad you're happy, oh and by the way, this is your guide."
The elders already know about the party somehow.
"Morning Master Galen!!! N-nice to meet you, my name is Jade, I'm from the dragonia tribe. I gonna be your guide for your journeys. I look forward to what will happen to the journey with my master. I can not wait."
She is a girl with green hair, she has a pretty face and have a nice proportional body it really suits her with a big tail on her back and some of her scales on her hand and her foot. She has a little horn in her head, but it can't be seen by naked eyes. Because her hair was covering it. She used leather armor on her body and some armor on her hand and feet. She uses a weird gauntlet, and there is a big axe behind her.
"ah, by the way, I'm rank S class adventure master, and I can fly too. Look. I can even transform into dragon form if I want. should I transform now...., ouch my head."
She is a really energetic girl. Hoshi stroke her head because her tension became high while she spoke to me.
"calm down Jade, you're always rush about anything. I'm worried for you to become our master guide. should I find another person to guide him?"
"ehhh, please, no... this Jade wants to become our master guide, please. I even gonna bring your message properly this time, please!!"
She's clinging to Hoshi while crying.
"if you want to become a guide, then fix your habit to rush about anything, you stupid disciple."
Hoshi said to her while scolding her. I heard Hoshi complain to Jade while Jade begging to Hoshi. They look like mothers and her daughter.
"Sorry about this Galen, the two of them are master and disciple, and Jade was one of our capable people from the village that we permit to go outside. She really have an amazing ability. Just like she said, that's why she is S class rank, but she is like this. sorry about that..."
Arashi making an exhausted face to the two interactions between them.
"well, it's okay for me. I'm even glad if she wants to bother herself to guide me."
I answered Arashi, Jade who have pleaded in Hoshi's foot then heard my conversation. She then runs toward me and grabbed my hand, she asks...
"it's that true? it's that true master? you will be happy if I become your guide?"
She closes our gap until I can feel his body warmth with my body
Her face is so close...
"..u-um yes."
"hear that you old woman master is happy for me to become his guard now .. ouch, ouch that hurt, stop it, old hag."
She boasting to Hoshi, but Hoshi gives her another stroke to her head
"I'm sorry master Galen she is rude to you. Maybe this girl doesn't worth become your guide. I will educate her properly this time."
"ahh sorry, sorry, ouch I will act properly this time, ouch, please let me become his guide."
While talking to Hoshi she still have been stroked by her.
The three of us, Arashi, and Warren give a smiling sigh and laugh a little seeing their interaction.
after all that commotion, Hoshi finally let her disciple become my guard and said to me,
"Master Galen, I'm sorry for my rude disciple behavior. if she becomes a nuisance in your journeys, please feel free to throw her away."
"I will not you ol..."
Before Jade finishes her word Hoshi looking at her with a dangerous glance, she then shut her mouth.
"Lord Galen, if you need something from the village, please feel free to give us a letter. we will always support you from here,"
Warren said.
"yes, if you need more weapon I Arashi, and the craftsmen from our village gonna make it really quick for you."
"you all..., thank you for always taking care of me. I appreciate your support. I will remember it. But It already enough for me."
I was really grateful to them. They are treated me like their own child. for some reason, it makes me happy.
"then I'm out now. Please protect the village until I came back, okay?"
"we will master it's our duty and responsibility until you come back, master too please don't forget about us in here,"
Warren said, and the three of them bowing to me.
"There is no way I forget."
I looked at the island once more. I felt really sad... the place that I have called home for 3 years, the place of memory with my friend. the day I'm out of the dorm should be after the prank teacher set for me, but because of the time skip incident, it needs me 5000 years to go out from the dorm, my thought while looked at the island...
'Teacher Wessel, Andrian, Evie, Rein. I will be going out from here for a while. Please look at me from up there.'
"we will meet again, just wait for me... I'm off Warren, Hoshi, Arashi"
"yes, my lord. Take care"
"take care."
"Please be save and well."
The three of them saying the last parting to me and waving to me.
My journey is begin.