Consultation

A week already have passed since the Datu's daughter approached me, what should I do about her request its quite rude not to give her a response after she personally approached and asked me to join.

Today as usual the three brothers have been keeping their surveillance on us I should decide sooner or later and meet with Cerlot.

I should ask Ales and Norja about this thinking about it by myself wont get me anywhere since I can't decide on my own.

Our clothes are already attracting negative opinions from our neighbors we should do something about this as soon as possible.

I for one thing is okay but I didn't thought that all of them would wear the same clothes same as me that's why we gathered so many eyes on us in a few days.

Haha - that Eya she really got fired up by making clothes. Anyway I should talk to Ales immediately.

If I remember Ales and Norja are always at the spot where they train.

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"Oh Asterio you're here did you came to practice?" Norja said after he saw Asterio approaching.

"No not really -- I came here to consult you both about something, brother Ales is training hard as usual isn't he."

"Well we can't lose to you after all, when he lost to you for the first time he got pumped up and fired up and vowed to never lose to anyone again haha he is so childish. "

"How about you? Are you not going to train like my brother?"

"I don't want to haha-- I realize after fighting you there is no use if you swing and miss and I feel my body feels lighter after doing some exercises, for the past few weeks I have only been doing the routine you told me to truthfully it was hard the first time I did it my body hurt so bad for 1 day I couldn't move but the following days I'm slowly getting the hang of it. "

"Thats good because after this I'll be teaching you something else and you will do the exercise and the new thing but first I need to talk about something to you both. "

"I'm looking forward to that as long as I'm gonna get stonger I'm gonna leave it you."

"You will, no doubt."

"I can't wait."

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After I talked to Norja, I called out to brother Ales, he was swinging his sword with his eyes closed.

The way he is moving I'm sure he was image training using his imagination called shadow fight where you image your enemies movements and you try to win against him.

Its a great mental training I have to say but mental training is not enough because what you imagined won't be necessarily the move your enemy will do but its not a bad thing.

Looks like he was already done just now, he stepped back and looked very exhausted maybe he lost to the one who he was fighting.

I waved to him asking him to come.

His concentration was admirable, he didn't even notice that called for him earlier.

"Asterio why are you here? Are you not roamimg around today?"

"I just finished my sight seeing earlier but I came here for a different reason. I wanted to ask you about something."

"OH-! Is there something you don't know? If I can answer it then ask away but I doubt there is an answer that I would give that you don't already know. "

"Even I don't about alot of things you know, you overestimate me too much. Thats why I look forward to your assistance. "

"That's good to hear I thought you are already out of touch and someone who knows everything that's reassuring to know that my brother is still human haha-- then if thats the case leave it to me what do you want to know? "

" You know about the tournament thats gonna happen soon?"

"Yes ofcourse! Thats why we train everyday after all."

"I don't know anything about it, can you tell me some information ?"

"It is a tournament held by the Datu every year all men of the barangay participate in it sometimes even different people from other barangay's watch or participate in it. Its easy you defeat everyone and you gain the right to challenge the Datu if you defeat him you will be the next Datu simple as that, but in the past 5 years the current Datu haven't entertained single challenge using the excuse that no one can defeat him as he can tell by just looking the elders also supported his decision so there haven't been a single one to challenge him this past 5 year the last battle for the position for Datu was when he and our father fought. Since then he rejected everyone who won the tournament every year. "

"Is that so?"

"Yes, why do you ask are planning on participating?"

"I don't really want to. "

"But there is a catch every year even if you can't challanged the Datu for the position, if you win they will reward you with 5 cows 10 pigs and exclusive clothes that only the family of the Datu have its very rare and impossible to get but thats not all. You gather fame as the strongest warrior in the whole barangay you can freely roam outside and hunt which was forbidden because it might cause a spark with the neighboring Datu and it might be a start of a war. "

What? Thats all? I thought they will reward us with anything good but I don't want anything from those, but 5 cows and 10 pigs are great. Oh yeah I forgot in this era they don't really have the currency of money they only pay with property they barter goods which is good.

Other than that there isn't anything that interest me, fame huh--? Unnecessary I don't want to attract more attention to myself in that case I have to turn down the request Cerlot made.

But wait I'm gonna ask about Cerlot first, after all I only heared that I should avoid them as to not get in trouble but Cerlot looks like someone who is fairly reasonable with a clear goal despite her attitude and I don't really know anything about them individually.

But wait there is something that he said that disturbed me --

"Eh -- ! So roaming around was dangerous why didn't you tell me earlier I might cause a war without me knowing."

"Don't worry our barangay is huge enough that you can walk around freely and both our Datu and the neighboring Datu are on good terms."

"Then thats good to hear, that scared me haha-- last question. "

"You dont have to worry about that, then what about your last question?"