The door to Nancy and Jason's residence opened. Jason and Tobias came out of the house while Nancy walked over to Felicia. Nancy and Jason agreed to let Tobias and Felicia stay as they wanted."Come, let me show you where your room is," Nancy said.The woman seemed to be carrying Felicia's belongings. Felicia smiled and thanked them both for their kindness. Her eyes occasionally turned to Tobias, who was walking further away from the place."Where is Tobias going?" asked Felicia, her mind filled with curiosity."My husband is taking him to meet someone, an old friend," Nancy replied."Oh, I had no idea Tobias had friends in the village," Felicia replied."Neither do I, sweetheart," said Nancy.The woman continued walking with both hands, seemingly carrying two medium-sized bags. As we approached the room where Tobias and Felicia would be staying, Nancy did not hesitate to tell us how she had built this house.Not only was she t

"Haha, fighting with you? Did I mishear you?" joked one of the men, a village guard.Not only was he laughing, but the other soldiers were doing the same. They didn't know what kind of strength Tobias had, so they easily underestimated the nobleman's abilities."He is surely just fooling around. Fight him," said one of the village guard's fellow men before Tobias."Show the true power of the village guard in front of that arrogant lord!" said another fellow village guard.Their encouragement and demands made the man's heart in front of Tobias burst with ambition. With his swordsmanship, he would crush Tobias's arrogance in one strike.To conduct a small battle the village guards could not do it close to the village center. The five village guards stepped away from the gate area, walking into the forest, precisely to an open field.It was used by the villagers to practice when they wanted to become village guards. Tobias walked after them, fo

"W-What did you just say?" asked Tobias.The young man was certainly surprised by her confession, something even wilder than the rebels thought. Felicia seemed to be holding Tobias' left hand, gripping it tightly as if reluctant to let him go.Tobias' eyes gazed curiously into his heart. The expression the middle-aged woman showed did not seem to be playing around. She said the request was not without reason."Marry me. I will do everything I can to make you happy," said the middle-aged woman, confident that Tobias would accept her proposal."That's not what I was thinking. We've only just met, I don't even know your name, but you have the courage to tell me that," said Tobias."I'm sure you have another purpose," Tobias said.The middle-aged woman seemed to slump down, the line of her lips falling, pouting as she realized her attempt had failed completely. Tobias turned his head slowly toward Felicia, his mind spinning wildly. He was sure t

The soldiers guarding the village seemed to be sheathing their swords again. Tobias and Felicia walked with ten men guarding them. The rest went after Yuki and Edo, who had probably left Asakusa.Tobias and Felicia's hands were firmly cuffed, their swords seized by the soldiers who took them and their horses. Unlike Felicia, who continued to show her worry, Tobias wasn't so scared when they took him."Are they going to torture us?" asked Felicia, her voice trembling as she whispered to the right of Tobias' body."Torture us? What are you terrified of, Felicia?" asked Tobias."I've never been through anything like this before. This is the first time I've been captured and treated like a prisoner," Felicia replied."A bad record for you, of course. But they weren't as harsh as the soldiers of Valestria Castle," said Tobias.The village guard soldiers inflicted no blows or violence on Tobias, which was a far cry from how he compared their treat

Vitrea police and soldiers arrived at the explosion site. The place was heavily guarded by them as the explosion site was still dangerous for commoners to visit. Felicia was still in the area, standing side by side with Iris.They all arrived after Felicia informed the guard soldiers at Vitrea's gate. Only Iris arrived at that place on behalf of Beatrix and Josephine. The soldiers were shocked when they arrived at the site. In addition to the large explosion, the impact was massive and destructive.The police began investigating the place, from collecting the scattered organs to analyzing the victims' identities. However, Felicia was worried about Tobias' condition. None of the police or Vitrea soldiers had found the man's body."Search around. Find Tobias' presence in this place!" Iris commanded.Felicia was still in Iris's arms, unable to stop her sadness at the possibility of Tobias becoming a victim in this attack. Her heart ached as the police and soldiers hadn’t yet to find the