Chapter 57.1 

[Of course, you guys would know these in the later chapters one way or another but you won't get to know how they become a Kuro soldier! So I thought I should make a funny bonus chapter between Bianka and Hiroshi since our Prince Rian/Arashi wouldn't tell us anything. So, enjoy!]

[Also, this is the written version of the comic I am making currently. I thought of uploading the comic first but other platforms don't support pictures in between writing. Also, I couldn't finish the comic yet hehehe]

HOW TO BECOME A KURO SOLDIER!

"200 thousand men!" I was surprised that Arashi led so many soldiers all by himself in the war.

Hiroshi laughed, "No, he currently has 900 thousand men and 100 thousand are training under my dad."

"Nani!!" My voice raised with shock.

"Yes, Princess Bianka, your husband is the most powerful prince in the whole three nations currently. Even his cousins or uncles don't hold that much power. If he wants he can take down Kosaki single handedly but he doesn't want to rule or to fight the innocent ones."

"And here I thought he was a normal physician." I said.

Hiroshi chuckled as he said about Arashi and I found myself more surprised than I already was. "Well, his speciality is poison so he had to work on their antidotes. In a way, he is a physician. "

"Poison!"

"Yes, he can make poisons that could kill anyone within a blink of an eye or a poison which can kill anyone slowly almost in a year or two."

"Tha—that's really err... Amazing..." I said with a pair of round eyes. 

Hiroshi cheerfully said, "I know right! Which is why we all are poison resistant."

"What do you mean?"

He informed, "I mean not anyone can be one of us unless we have a strong poison resistance in our body."

"So, all of you are..."

"Yes. First, we train our bodies under the poisons which Prince Arashi makes, then if we survive, we train under a harsh environment. That is where my father trains us in the Himalayas. After Lord An Hao died my father took his place. After that..."

"There's still more?" Sweat formed in my forehead. Those training sessions were really harsh!

"Ahaha... Yes, Princess Bianka. There are still more."

I gulped.

"First, we have to defeat three generals who are under a commanding chief. We have a lot of generals. If we beat at least two, we are qualified for the next test. Which is to survive in a rash environment for one month. We are not given anything, only one knife and a rope. If we survive we are—"

"Why are you adding 'if we survive' in all your sentences?!"

"Because in 100,000 men hardly 30,000 men are able to survive until the second test." Hiroshi made a grim face and added, "Rest are all dead."

"Wha—" My breath caught in my throat.

He laughed. "I was kidding."

My brow twitched but he continued, "But it is true that they become weak and it is hard to survive unless they have a really strong will. So, if we see they are injured heavily or will die, we disqualify them and they are sent back. But still some of them die because of their stubbornness."

I nodded and then suddenly, I wanted to know if there were any women. "Are there any women?"

He shook his head. "No. We don't recruit women!"

"Err... That's chauvinistic! Where's the equality, huh?"

"We are from around 1890-1910, you expect equality?" Hiroshi asked.

"Ah! Yes. I forgot." I shrugged.

"But there is a reason for not recruiting women. Poisons will affect their birth ability and even if it doesn't, the rush environment might make them unable to give birth. And there is another thing like... The thing which comes monthly... Err... Hashikishi!" His cheeks turned red and he placed both of his hands on his face.

"Err... Okay, okay. I get it." I said, giving him a look.

Hiroshi said, "Although we have two women trainers who work with my father, they are hard to defeat."

"Will poison not affect your err... That kind of ability?" I asked although it was really embarrassing to ask.

"No. Because Prince Arashi makes it so we don't become impotent." He said with a straight face.

"Err... I see..."

"So that is how we become a Kuro soldier!" He said with a cheerful smile.

"But why would you go to that much extent to train?"

"Because Prince Rian had also undergone the same training when he was only thirteen. He was fragile at that time but he never lost his will power." He said, "Lord An Hao was a cruel sensei. He said if he didn't survive his poisons, he wouldn't train him."

Hiroshi's chest puffed with pride as he said, "He survived it and he became the most powerful among us. He never complained of the hardships, mockery he got in his way."

I felt warmth spreading inside of my belly and I could only imagine him going through these. 

He looked at me and winked. "So, Princess Bianka, make sure to love him more than he deserves."

"O—of course." My ears warmed up as I stammered.

With a smiling face, Hiroshi added, "And make sure to make love to him and give us a lot of heirs. At least thirteen."

My cheeks heated and my heart sped up. "Th—thirteen!"

He put his chin on one of his hands and said thoughtfully, "Yes, we don't know who will survive these rigorous training in the end. We need an heir after Arashi."

I looked at him with horrified eyes. What!

He certainly didn't look like a playful man anymore. Now he looked more evil as a menacing aura seeping out of him. I gulped.

Arashi's eyes fell on us as he came near and asked Hiroshi, "What were you talking about?"

My head turned toward Arashi slowly with wide eyes and a large gape in my mouth. He looked at my face and asked again, "Hiroshi, what did you tell her?!"

"Nothing. What can I say?" He bowed to Arashi and me and while leaving, he said winking, "Now it is time for scouting. Teehee."

And he left but my eyes still stayed on Arashi for a while. 

Arashi looked concerned. "Err... What did he say?"

"Arashi..."

"Yes?"

I got flustered as I asked, "How many children do you want?"

"What?!"

"If y—you want th—thirteen children then...we..." My words jumbled and I couldn't say more.

"What?! Who said that?!" He asked, almost shaking the answer out of me.

"But you said that when we were leaving Godoyama as well." I recalled when he said it but I thought he was just teasing me.

"I was joking..."

"But you do need an heir for your Kuro soldiers, don't you?" I asked, looking away in shyness.

He was silent for a moment then he asked, "So this is what he said, isn't he?"

"Err..."

"Let me go and kill him quickly," he was about to go but then stopped as a wicked grin spread across his face. "or better, I'm gonna find him a wife and make him have thirteen children for my thirteen children's thirteen right hand men!"

I blinked at him. So he was serious about getting thirteen children! 

I shouted and ran away. "You both are scary!" 

THE END 

[So, that is how you become a Kuro Soldier! Omedeto! Now all of you are one of them... Now be sure to give thirteen heirs. Mwahahaha They will be my evil minions. Fufufu]

               --- by Hiroshi