"You do remember me, Taichi," said Sean, sitting in a chair close to Tobias, where his friend was still in shock from Sean's confession.
"H-How did you end up in this world?" asked Tobias.
Sean smiled. He looked at Tobias attentively, his right hand seemingly clutching a glass of water. Sean had never told this story to anyone; Taichi was the first to hear it.
If he met Akihiko in this world, maybe Sean would tell her about it. However, until this moment, he hadn't found the woman's presence, no matter how hard he tried.
"The Ueda continues to attack the Yamaguchi territory. They know the clan is no longer protected by you," Sean said.
"Every week, there was fighting in the outer regions of Yamaguchi until in the seventh week after your death, Yamaguchi Castle was completely besieged by Ueda's forces," Sean added.
Tobias listened carefully to the story, which had a huge impact he never expected. If only he could have sensed Ueda's attack mor
***Three days later.The door to Tobias' treatment room opened, where a nurse entered first, followed by Doctor Lena from behind. They both had finished checking on the other patients, it was left for the two of them to come to check on the man's condition.Both stopped their steps when they saw Tobias standing tall with his eyes fixed out the open window, watching the villagers going about their normal activities. The bandage on Tobias' stomach had been removed, and the wound he received from the explosion was fully recovered.Bare-chested, his shirt worn only over his shoulders, Tobias turned to stare at Lena and her clumsy-looking nurse. Their faces flushed red. Lena kept staring at Tobias' athletic abs while the nurse beside her chose to walk elsewhere by taking her eyes off Tobias' body."If you're feeling better, put your clothes on," Lena said, walking over to the nightstand near Tobias' bed."I haven't gotten enough sunlight in over
Tobias drove on, away from the Norman Kingdom's border post. Sean was still there, watching Tobias' departure along with the border guard soldiers. Until Tobias' back disappeared from his sight, Sean left the place.He turned his body around, stepping closer to his horse. Sean's steps stopped when the border guard soldier leader called out to him."Can you make sure everything will be okay?" the man asked, looking worried since what he was doing was a crime.Sean looked back, looking at the man with seriousness, "You don't have to worry. I'm sure it's gonna be alright."The border guard leader's eyes narrowed. He could only hope with Sean that none of this would reach the palace. Sean said goodbye, waved to the ten soldiers, and rode off on his mount, leaving the place."What do we do now?" asked one of the soldiers, asking their leader.The man turned around, walking toward the border gate. His eyes gazed intently at the wilderness before h
***Two days later.After an overnight stay in Asakusa, enjoying the Japanese culture, he was so familiar with. Tobias finally reached Vitrea City. He arrived at the south gate, which seemed to be guarded by a few soldiers. They didn't recognize the man in the fancy fur coat.He simply walked in as the queue wasn't long. The focus of his eyes was on the city government building, as well as the residence used by Noble Hugo. As Tobias was about to go there, his horse's progress was halted when he was stopped by two soldiers.The soldiers told Tobias to dismount, saying they were confiscating his black horse because of an important rule that everyone, native or foreigner, had to follow. No one was allowed to ride horses in the city other than carriages.In the end, Tobias complied with their wishes. He didn't want to be delayed any longer, and failing to meet Felicia, he was still convinced she was in the city.After his black horse was seized,
***One week later.The sun was setting down. Tobias and Felicia rode ahead on their horses, followed by Liam, leading the way to Leafvile. Since it would be difficult to travel at night, Tobias decided to camp after finding a large grass field.He found a spacious place that was suitable for camping. Tobias turned to Liam, which the man immediately understood. He turned around, riding his horse backward to inform the rest of the troops.Tobias' return journey to Leafvile was expected to take longer than expected, considering he was traveling with 20,000 of Vitrea's troops from the trade agreement with Vitrea.Tobias needed to make sure they were not left behind, as well as the fact that they were walking while wearing their armor. It was matters like that that Tobias was focused on, so he couldn't make his way quickly to Leafvile."I'm worried about their logistics," Felicia said.Even though the troops were carrying seven wagons ful
"Wh-What? No!" cried Ian soldier, trying to escape from Tobias soldier's hold."Let us go! We did it under orders from him." The soldier with his armor stripped off pointed at Ian, saying plainly that the deaths of the five soldiers were on orders from the nobleman.Not only him but the other six also said the same thing. They didn't hesitate to blame Ian for the murderous tragedy, even though Tobias had already guaranteed that Ian wouldn't meet his death today.Tobias walked up to the seven soldiers, raising his hand to shoulder height in a gesture to stop walking. The soldiers were drawn to Tobias, hoping their necks could be saved from the gallows."Is it true?" Tobias asked.Ian's seven soldiers nodded, agreeing with what had been said earlier, "He said those five soldiers intended to destroy the city, so Lord Ian told us to kill him."Tobias' eyes narrowed, looking at Ian, who seemed carried with both hands cuffed behind his back. His f
Three hours later. As the night grew late, the moon rose steadily in its beautiful, perfectly round shape. Tobias stood alone before the five earthen mounds where his five soldiers were buried. It was a much different scene than at the camp center. The soldiers partied, drank, ate meat to their heart's content, and had sex one after another with the bitches sent from Lakebarrow. The number of women reached 1,000. Ubaldo hired all the women in the city to satisfy the soldiers' lust. Tobias wasn't interested in that at all. Instead, he was busy pondering, figuring out what to do next. Liam arrived with a man, fully armored. He glanced to his right and left, searching for the whereabouts of his lord. "Lord Tobias," Liam called out as he found Tobias' presence. The young man immediately turned around, looking at Liam, who arrived with a man. Liam explained that the man beside him was the leader of the city guard; he was Hannes. "He's Hanne
Hearing Tobias's troops were already preparing made Ian rethink about killing Tobias. If he, recklessly, killed Tobias right before his soldiers, then the possibility of 20,000 of his troops would move to destroy the city.Not only that, Ian didn't really know what Tobias Archibald's strength was; it could be stronger or weaker. These possibilities made his heart doubtful. Ian turned his head slowly, looking at his son, Egon, who died with his head cut off."Think carefully, Ian Ubaldo. You have no chance of winning here," said Tobias.Ian Ubaldo remained silent, his wife and daughter's eyes fixed on the bulky man, hoping his decision would benefit them. Ian looked back at Tobias and his dozens of battle-ready troops behind the young man's back."Then what should I do? Just accept the circumstances of my dead son?" asked Ian Ubaldo, pointing at Egon's head that was still in his wife's arms."That is all you can do for now. Egon died because of his
*** Five days later. Tobias, along with his troops, continued to make his way through the country roads toward Leafvile. However, before reaching his main destination, he had to visit Carlisle as Beatrix had told him. The young man sat on a horse, walking along with Liam and Felicia at the front. Right behind the three were 27,500 troops consisting of the two city armies, Vitrea and Lakebarrow. There was no significant dispute between them. The closeness began to be formed because they had abandoned the identity of city soldiers but were now part of the Archibald Nobility soldiers. They were all proud that Tobias' noble title was much higher in status than their previous leader. The soldiers were confident that Tobias could give them a better life than they were currently living. Whenever Tobias' troops marched through the village streets with tens of thousands of soldiers, all the villagers spontaneously watched it like a military parade. Even some village chiefs looked terrifie