7 Diplomatic… Something – 3 (2/2)

Wolf frowned.

(Wolf): ”It's the decision that I made, Luna! You will protect your sister no matter the cost! You have to keep the people of this city safe!”

(Luna): ”By running away form a powerful enemy?! I heard from the elders the power of the enemy! What do you think that will happen if we run away?! What makes you think that he won't follow us and wipe us out?!”

That made Wolf hesitate for a moment.

(Luna): ”You didn't think of that, did you?! The decision isn't solely yours to make! If the future of the beastman of these clans will rest on my shoulders one day than the one that has to do the decision is me!”

She screamed to her father. Seeing his silence, she looked around, the elders avoiding looking to her in the eyes. At that moment, her little sister approached her, holding her hand.

(Suna): ”Sis, I don't mind going there if it's for the sake of the tribe…”

She said, her eyes unusually resolute for a child of her age, although her tail, slightly tucked between her legs, shows how she really feels. Luna squeezed the had of her little sister.

(Luna): ”… I'll go.”

(Wolf): ”What?!”

(Luna): ”I'll go with her! I'll earn the trust of the enemy and keep the young ones safe!”

(Elder Bear): ”None of us agreed to that!”

Elder bear raged, getting up from his seat. Luna turned to him, a feral look in her eyes. The enormous bear beastman felt a shiver go own his back.

(Luna): ”So you'd rather risk sacrifice everything over some pride?! What is holding you back from this decision?! That we can't trust them?! If they want, they can level this town whenever they want! If we want to survive at all we only have one option! Is that pride as a beastman holding you back?! Keep that shit out of here!”

With her words, the hall fell into silence. After listening to his daughter, Wolf made his decision.

(Vladmir's POV)

I rolled, avoiding the rubber bullets with difficulty in breathing. Shit, this training is really hard! This is a new facility of my personal Command Center, now properly tuned and expanded with several rooms while keeping its special properties.

This is my reflex and agility training room. The room is closed, with several small turrets on the walls and ceiling, as well in the ground, shooting rubber bullets at my direction, making me rely on my supernatural sense of danger recently developed and agility.

As a boost, the room has a gravity generator, raising the gravity of the room as well being able to reduce the concentration of oxygen. It's great for training the body and the mind. Of course, I also made a room to train my body, as well one for my psychic powers.

From the loudspeakers, the voice of Doctor Lyssa sounded.

(Lyssa): ”Marshal Vladmir, we ca stop here for today.”

I nod, looking to the only spot where there aren't bullets coming from, a glass pane that is bulletproof. Behind, a set of doctors make the supervision of my training, managing the bullets and oxygen, with the leader being Doctor Lyssa.

(Vladmir): ”Yes, let's stop here for today.”

Slowly, the oxygen return to the room, normalizing. I breathe in the purified air and exit the room trough the door that opened at the corner of the training room. As I get out, dressed only in a pair of boxers, I receive a towel and a bottle of water from doctor Lyssa. After drinking the 600 ml in one go, I wipe my sweat and while doing that I ask.

(Vladmir): ”What are the results, Doctor?”

As she stares at my almost naked body, she gives me her report.

(Lyssa): ”I must say, Marshal, your body is exceptional! Your aging slows by the day, yet your development in muscular density, cognitive ability, reflexes, brain activity and several other aspects of your body raise at astonishing speed! I'm sure that you are feeling the changes and I might say that you will have some difficulties adapting to the fast changes of your body! Marshal, I have to recommend a slow down in your training.”

As I finish wiping my sweat, I start walking while hearing her report on my condition, going to my bathroom. As I enter it, I answer to her while taking off my briefs, making her blush strongly.

(Vladmir): ”From tomorrow onwards, we will intensify my training. Prepare an adaptative therapy for me.”

I said as I sunk in the bathtub filled with warm water. Groaning in pleasure, I feel the pain on my muscles melting away.

(Vladmir): ”The slowing on the training will only be useful for a body that gets worn out. Mine doesn't. any damage that can be inflicted to me get healed in one hour the latest. I already don't feel pain anymore. I already feel the results of the training that I just did.”

I looked at her and smiled.

(Vladmir): ”If I don't need to stop, then I won't. So, doctor, do you want to join me?”

She didn't even, answer me, immediately stripping. I smiled as the bathtub overflowed, the drains on the ground surrounding it doing their job properly. As we start to have our fun, Lexa's voice sounds in the loudspeakers.

(Lexa): ”Marshal, I'm sorry for interrupting. The beastman are here again.”

Wait, really? In only two weeks?