Bury The Love [Oregairu]

Eleven Years

About 11 years ago, the kingdom ruled by a king and queen was severely wounded by a mass invasion of different variety of monsters that consisted of ogres, trolls, goblins, witches, and many more. Till this day, they still don't know if there is any left that are hiding, waiting for the right moment to attack.

Towns were raided, shelters were burned to the ground, and most importantly, civilians were killed. Men, women, children were killed in the attack.

The town that was affected the most was the one near the Yukinoshita castle as it held the most important people in the entire kingdom. The important being the royal families who ruled a part of the kingdom, but not the entire kingdom like the Yukinoshitas.

Even though their kingdom was severely wounded, it had not fallen down completely. Which means that the invasion failed to wipe out the humans. And they never tried to attack it again due to the majority of their army killed in action. Meanwhile, the knights who fought valiantly lost only a few per town. And there were about 4 towns.

Even though they lost a small number of knights, the same can't be for the civilians who were inexperienced with fighting for their whole life. Hundreds of people were added to the kill count of the attack. And the town was never the same for a few years.

But now, now that 11 years have passed.

The kingdom have been doing better than ever.

There was more scouting on the borders, patrols around the borders, and more careful and cautious inspections around the border. And no monster was in sight for those 11 years.

There was peace in the kingdom, other than humans fighting each other.

...

On a school property, where there was usually recess involved, a group of elementary kids are currently sitting together as a class on the ground while teacher of the class stood up.

They began watching a woman teaching them the basics of swordsmanship.

"And then you go for the strike as soon as you see your opponent's guard opened." A 23 year old lady stabs the wooden dummy with a wooden sword. You could hear the sound of both objects making an impact.

While the students were amazed by their instructor, some were amazed by her beauty and her strength, mostly the male teacher who was watching.

The young lady in her early 20s had skin as pale as snow, and her eyes as blue as the sky. It's like the cloud and the sky made a baby to produce her. As if heaven allowed this creation to roam around the world. Her long black hair was just so smooth and flowed with the wind. And her voice was just the cherry on the top as if angels sacrificed their voices for hers.

"And that's how you counter your opponent if he or she decides to charge at you. Though I know you guys may not remember once you go into the higher level of education." She drops the wooden sword onto the ground, turning her body towards the kids.

"Any questions?" She asks them, waiting for them to raise their hands.

Every child raised their hand.

Not surprised by the amount, "Okay, you first." She pointed at a little girl.

"How can I become someone like you? You are strong and you're a girl." The little girl eagerly said.

"It's fairly simple. All you have to do is make sure you're a hard working person who stays away from trouble and it will pay off. Okay, next." She pointed at a little boy.

"Why are you so pretty?" The little boy hesitantly says.

"I'm flattered. The reason why I am beautiful is because my parents raised me correctly and I never went towards the dark side. You all have beautiful parents and you will be beautiful once you get older. I promise that. Okay, what about you, little girl?" This time, the young lady pointed at another little girl in the back.