Ch. 49 - The Dragon's Nest
"Hey! Have you heard of the Dragon's Nest? I heard a bunch of thugs created it!" A child with a short braid as her hair said to her fellow child.
"Wrong! I heard some Royal Guards even tried to get in but none of them were accepted! They must be Elite warriors!" The child beside her refuted what she said and made up her own lie.
As both kids argue, Tigress was walking around the street when she heard what they said.
It's been a whole week since Jin came back with a bunch of thugs that he faces on the Snuggly Duckling pub.
It turns out, he's planning on using the land that he got from King Frederic to start his own Kung Fu school similar to the Jade Palace and use his title as a Duke to hire some builders to build his school.
'Why did he choose a bunch of thugs anyway? Isn't it better to scout some real talents like Master Shifu? He told me that Quality is better than Quantity.' Tigress said to herself. She should probably head to his land and ask him about it.
Ever since Jin came back with the thugs, he has been busy implementing rules and teaching them the basics of Kung Fu. Of course, Tigress doesn't mind it, after all, he's been giving too much of his time to her, as his wife, she understands that he should give some time for himself, she's not a greedy woman who craves for her husband's attention 24/7.
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While Tigress was on her own, Jin was staring at the tall construction in front of him. One thing he noticed in this world was that the construction of structures was much slower than in his past life. Perhaps it is due to the lack of technology made for architecture.
'Perhaps it will be finished by next month.' Jin sighed to himself as he turned around and saw his students training with their bodies as usual.
Most of their bodies are made of fats and short on muscles, which is why Jin put them on a diet first to lose the fat and allow their muscles to build up.
"Sei!" x50
They were all shouting in unison as they punched the air in front of them. Those who are fat and chubby, were doing some cardio exercise on the other side of the forest.
"Good work, everyone. Keep it up!" Jin yelled some shouts of encouragement.
"Yes, Master!" They all yelled back in unison before continuing the training.
'I'll be teaching them some Defensive Techniques first, perhaps Parry and Counter-Attack should be enough.' Jin said to himself before jogging back to the Corona Kingdom.
Thankfully, it is almost 10 miles away from his land, which made it easy for him to set a goal during his morning workout.
As for his land? He has decided to name it The Dragon's Nest, the same goes to his school's name.
The name actually fits as he's teaching Kung-Fu and he is a Dragon Warrior.
'I didn't expect to be this good at making names.' Jin sarcastically praised himself as he started his jogging journey back to the Corona Kingdom.
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It took him exactly 3 hours of continuous non stop jogging before he finally arrived at the bridge that connects to the entrance of the Kingdom.
Just as Jin was crossing the bridge, a majestic looking carriage was rolling behind him and rolled past him, obviously Jin just noticed this and thought it might be some kind of noble that is visiting or returning.
What he didn't expect though was to see the same carriage parked in front of the Royal Castle of the Corona Kingdom.
"Is it King Frederic's brother or something?" Jin wondered to himself as he continued jogging as he went inside the front doors.
Just as he arrived, he heard a yell from the guest room.
"I told you many times, my daughter will not be married to anybody! I already have someone for her!" From the sound of it, it was King Frederic's angry voice.
"Our King has chosen to marry her to sign the peace treaty! We heard that she's a very beautiful woman with long blonde hair that could captivate men's lust. Do you want your kingdom to cease to exist?! If not, then marry your daughter to our King and he'll sign a peace treaty with your Kingdom!" Jin then heard another about it but this time, it is a bit arrogant. From what he heard from their conversation, Jin could come up to one conclusion.
'It must be the Corona Kingdom's neighboring Kingdom that is threatening to conquer them, from the looks of it, they want Rapunzel to marry their King in exchange for peace. Perhaps I should intercept now.' Thinking to himself, Jin then slammed the door open, shocking everyone inside.
King Frederic and Queen Arianna, who saw his figure, sighed in relief.
"What a rude way to enter! Are you a servant here? This is not how servants should ac- khakkckk!" The man with a slick back hair was reprimanding him when Jin finally had enough of his voice.
So, with a simple movement of his hand, the messenger found himself lying on the ground, facing Jin's face.
"Look at me, random guy. If you want your King to marry Rapunzel, then perhaps he should step over my dead body first. Now, relay this message to your King, if he wants war, then I'll give him war!" Seeing the cold look on Jin's face, the messenger gulped his saliva in fear as he didn't manage to hold himself and started wetting his pants.
Looking at him in disgust, Jin grabbed the messenger's collar and threw him outside the open window, landing on top of his carriage's horse, startling the horse to start running away.
"Uhm, Jin. Is this right? What if their King didn't like what happened and really start a wa-?" Just as King Frederic was expressing his worries, Jin stopped him and interrupted.
"Isn't that what I told him earlier? If they want war, then let them come. I've been itching for a fight and hopefully, they could scratch this itch. Anyways, where's Tigress?" After answering King Frederic, he followed up with a question. This time, it was Queen Arianna who answered his question.
"I think she's with Rapunzel, walking around the capital."
"I see. Thanks, I'll go first. Just in case, I won't be leaving the Kingdom for a few days, if what you said about their King is true, then he probably can't wait to invade the Kingdom." Jin said his last words before walking outside.
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In the shopping district of the Kingdom, Rapunzel and Tigress were wandering around. Their combination of beauty has attracted many but they didn't approach them as they knew their identities, which makes them shop with ease.
While Tigress was looking around, Rapunzel was holding several paints that looked better in quality than the one she gets from Gothel when she used to be trapped in a tower.
"I can't believe this color exists in a single bucket! Back in the tower, I have to mix several colors just to produce this color!" Rapunzel pouted while shaking the violet colored paint on her hand.
While they were walking aimlessly, Tigress suddenly started sniffing in the air, as she closed her eyes and tried to find the familiar smell.
"Got you!" Tigress smirked after she finished sniffing the air.
"Uhh, Tigress?" Rapunzel noticed her sudden movement and couldn't help but ask.
"Follow me." Tigress didn't say anything else before bolting off, startling Rapunzel who immediately chased after her.
"W-wait, Tigress!" However, due to the paintings that she was carrying, her speed was a bit slowed down.
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"I wonder where those two are?" On the other side of the district, Jin was walking and looking around. As he did so, he also noticed some few interesting things in the public market like a toy that he has never seen before while some are those he has seen in his original world or felt familiar with like the Kites, Jin was fascinated that such things were also made here.
Unfortunately, Jin wasn't carrying any money, so he could only watch the kids who were playing it with jealousy in his eyes.
'Since when did I become this poor? I should've asked Frederic some gold coins before I left.' As Jin was grumbling inside his mind, he suddenly stopped in his tracks as he heard a rushing footsteps behind him.
Jin, who has been relaxed in the Kingdom, didn't expect he would be attacked! However, it was too late as the owner of the footsteps had already 'pounced' on him!.
*Boing!*
However, instead of feeling pain behind him, Jin felt a soft touch enveloping his head.
'This smells familiar?' Jin rotated his head and sniffed the soft and bouncy feeling on his head.
"You've been gone for five days! What took you so long!," Jin then heard Tigress's voice behind him, just from what she said and the tone of her voice, Jin could already tell that she was pouting.
And he's right! When he removed himself from her hug, Jin turned to face her and saw her pout.
"I apologize, my little kitty." Jin touched Tigress's cheeks and pecked on her lips as he apologized.
"I'm just joking, Jin. I don't want you to waste most of your time for me, It's fine to focus on yourself sometimes and do what you really want." Tigress smiled warmly and said, making Jin baffled at her sudden change of personality.
So, he can't help but plant another kiss on her lips.
While they were smooching each other, Rapunzel finally arrived and was about to call them when she saw the kiss.
Although she already knew that they were lovers, Rapunzel felt a slight pain in her heart, so she could do nothing but just wait for them to finish and bury her feeling inside her heart. In her mind, she already felt like she had lost her chance to Jin.
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