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Evening.
It was getting quieter than it had been during the day. Tobias arrived at the village chief's residence, greeted by Elisa, who seemed awake since a few hours before sunset.
Tobias took off his black coat, sat down on the sofa, and sighed. The events he had experienced this afternoon at the White Palace had exhausted him physically.
Elisa took good initiative. She came out of the kitchen, walking with both hands carrying a tray filled with a teapot and two glasses. The inside of the clay pot was her homemade orange juice.
The young man opened his eyes, seeing Elisa coming to the long sofa he was sitting on. She placed the tray on the wooden table, pouring orange juice into a glass for Tobias.
"What did they discuss at the palace?" asked Elisa, curious that Tobias had been gone for so long.
Tobias turned his head slowly, his tired eyes looking at the woman beside him. What happened in the palace shouldn't be known to the pu
"You don't seem to think I exist, Tobias," Thomas explained."If I think that way, I probably wouldn't want to talk to you right now," Tobias said."The important thing for you to do is to take good care of your tiger. You don't want to lose it, do you?" Tobias asked.Thomas wandered around, looking at the house where Tobias had come out with Elisa. The man failed to get any information from Tobias, the young man's self-defense being quite strong, even when Thomas threatened him by using his title as successor to the throne."Is there anything else you would like to discuss with me?" asked Tobias, standing tall with his eyes looking out over the farm, brightened by the oil lamps illuminating the place.The prince turned his head away quickly, taking in the farmland that was one of the most productive areas in the western region. Thomas had absolutely no more to talk to Tobias about.Without a single word, Thomas walked away, leaving Tobias b
"Why? You have the highest authority in all of Equestria. You are as powerful as King Constantine," Tobias explained.Elena sighed. She knew very well that her power was so great in all of Equestria. However, Elena thought of the risk Equestria would take if she mobilized a large army from each region.Every region would be short of soldiers, causing the defense to be so fragile. Elena was worried that Valcke would use the opportunity to start a new invasion of regions other than Atrea."Your request could cause the stability of security to be threatened in Equestria. The deployment of a large army will be followed by other kingdoms, resulting in a major war in the Atrea region," Elena replied.Tobias listened carefully. What the woman before him said was true. The other regions wouldn't have enough defenses if another attack from kingdoms outside Equestria occurred.The young man nodded, understanding the risk Elena was referring to. Tobias took a
***Four months later.The commander of the city guard rode swiftly, riding a horse from the Leafvile City gate to Tobias' residence. The hurried arrival of the man in silver armor raised many questions in the heads of the townspeople.He was riding fast through the Leafvile City's main street for a specific reason. From the information he received from his soldiers in the watchtower, they said a group of forces with armor and swords was walking in a neat line toward Leafvile.A soft knock on the door of Tobias' house startled the people inside. Tobias, who was sitting in his chair, turned his head slowly toward Elisa.Without wasting any time, Elisa nodded her understanding. She walked over to the house's wooden door and opened it quickly to see a well-built man dismounting from his horse."What is it, Andrea?" asked Tobias."I'm sorry to disturb your work, Lord Tobias. There is a large group of soldiers on a long march to Leafvile,"
"Wait? Troop mobilization? Isn't it too early to do that right now?" asked Elisa."I can't wait any longer, Elisa. I'm afraid that if we don't use this opportunity, it will put a stop to my plans," Tobias explained."But war must be a drawn-out affair; it could take months. If you insist on fighting now, your troops will starve in the middle of winter," said Elisa.Tobias stopped what he was doing, setting up wooden bows in several eastern regions. He raised his head, looking at Elisa, who was standing next to Liam.It was indeed fall this month, the leaves falling from the trees. Farming was in full swing, storing up food supplies for the three months of winter."What's wrong, Tobias?" asked Liam."Her words stopped me in my tracks. What she said could be an issue in the assault on Atrea's territory," Tobias explained."That's why I asked you not to mobilize the troops to the east. Do it when winter is over," Elisa pleaded.To
King Constantine couldn't do much about it. He cannot force his will on Tobias either, or his daughter's marriage will not go well in the future. Constantine rose from his seat, walking over to Thomas, who had become agitated by Tobias' confession.King Constantine stood tall with a sharp look in his eyes, piercing and trying to intimidate his son. He didn't know if Tobias' story was true, but if it was, then Thomas should apologize to Tobias."After all his explanations. I want to hear your own version," Constantine explained sternly, his forehead furrowed.The middle-aged man and Queen Elena, and the four youngsters walked away from Tobias' residence. They left, keeping Tobias alone in his grief and disappointment."Is Ingfried still in Valestria?" asked Constantine, curious."I think so. I saw Caroline yesterday," Elena explained."Then we'd better leave," said Constantine.He walked side by side with Elena into his carriage while
Tobias chose to go to the first village, which was located in a forest. Before they arrived, Tobias and Liam would meet at an intersection after entering the dense forest.Both of them continued to spur their horses on at a steady pace. They didn't want to be in a hurry to arrive, of course, while both of them scanned the surroundings.The forest was an unpredictable area. It could be used by people to commit robberies or other crimes without being detected.Not only evil-hearted humans but many wild animals roamed the forest. Given that this place was their habitat, there was no fear whatsoever for the animals to defend their habitat or territory.The first intersection Tobias encountered was the same as when he rode in from the west with Giselle, Theo, and Mira. Tobias stopped his horse, looking right and left.Liam did the same, "Where's the road to one of those villages?"Tobias pointed to the dirt roads on two sides, north and south, "T
"Dieter Archibald?" asked Tobias.The man had no idea that anyone else from the House of Archibald was still alive. In all the time Tobias had lived in the Archibald residence, he had never seen Dieter, and his parents had never told him anything about Dieter."I'm your grandfather's older brother," Dieter said, smiling as he tried to remind Tobias of that.Tobias sighed. If only he knew what Archibald's family tree was like, he might know Dieter's identity better.His small family was all he knew; they had all been killed in the war against Valcke. Giselle and himself were trying to restore the glory of the House of Archibald at any cost."I apologize. I don't remember anything after waking up from the coma," Tobias explained.Dieter Archibald's eyes widened violently; he hadn't expected Tobias to feel that way. If what Tobias said was true, then there was no way he could have known Dieter or even his own grandpa."I see, huh. I'm su
The villagers' steps began to stop near a cliff. Tobias and Liam watched with expressions of admiration for the beautiful landscape of the Atrea region.Because of its high location, Tobias and Liam could see the landscape of the urban areas and forests in the western region. He could see Hooktown and several other towns under Valcke's control."You can watch the war from here," Tobias said."It's something we've been doing for a long time, ever since the war against Valcke in Stratham happened," the villager said.He stood with his head slightly bowed. Liam was focused on watching the man while wanting to know what the man was doing. However, it was different with Tobias, who was still standing near the cliff secured by the fence, staring at the landscape of the Atrea region, which was now filled with farm fields."It looks like Valcke's purpose for capturing that territory is to use it as their farm," Tobias said."If I can seize this terr
The journey of Tobias Archibald, aka Taichi Hayashi, finally ends. You'll have to keep reading until the end to see if the ending suits you or not. But for me, the ending was exactly what I wanted. Several months of exhausting struggle with sweat, fighting sleepiness, spending leisure and playtime to deliver a good story has finally been done. I am so grateful to those of you who always followed this story from beginning to end. I'm glad you can find the value of the messages I've embedded in this story. Hopefully, they can help you in real life. The last sentence from the author in this additional chapter. The author will not stop giving his best work; every experience is the best teacher, and practice is a faithful process. I believe, with experience and hard practice, I can give you a more exciting story. Don't forget, the author also published a new story on Meganovel, Become Invincible with Copy Talent System. For those already fond of fantasy and magic, you can read on with t
Tobias looked faintly behind him, seeing thousands of human troops trying to chase Renna, who flew quickly to the east, back to the border area between the Forbidden Territory and the Human Territory.Tobias' right hand could be seen tightly grasped by Renna's left hand, while Aurora could be seen carried by the right. The two people left the place at high speed."I did exactly what you wanted. What's next?" asked Renna, curious.Renna continued flying with the help of her two black wings. Directed forward with the condition that she had left the troops of mankind.While flying freely, Renna occasionally glanced back, trying to ascertain Tobias' next plan.However, Tobias did not show any response, still silent, with both eyes directed forward to the rocky mountains rather than Renna's sights.As Renna flew over the rocky mountains, the lush green countryside with trees was clearly visible in Tobias' eyes. It indicated that Tobias was now in human territory."Where are you taking me,
Aerith did not hesitate to attack Tobias with all the power she had, with the mana capacity the woman had not so much anymore, the impact of the previous use of the palace's protective magic."Akihiko! Listen to me," Tobias insisted, asking Aerith to talk to him."You killed my husband! I won't forgive you," Aerith cried.With two magic circles appearing in front of Aerith's palms, dark black magic balls with a reddish-black color rushed towards Tobias' body.Tobias was able to deflect them easily, using his katana sword as if he was playing a game of baseball with Aerith. The magic balls flew in random directions, then exploded with a significant blast.Aurora looked terrified, taking cover behind Aerith's back with both Aurora's eyes closed. Tobias occasionally looked at Aurora, the little girl shouldn't be in a place like this."You shouldn't let Aurora see this fight," Tobias pleaded.Aerith stopped her attack on Tobias, looked back and saw Aurora who was trembling in fear with bo
"So, you want to get in my way?" asked Tobias, pointing his sword forward."No one is allowed to come near our King and Queen!" groaned one of the werewolves.It leapt powerfully forward, both hands and feet full of claws. Tobias parried each of the werewolf's claws with his katana, the monster's attacks were powerful enough, but not enough to defeat Tobias.Not only by itself, but the werewolf seemed to be assisted by several people, two representatives of the superior races in the Mythological Kingdom. A centaur walked over with his right hand pulling out a large sword, swinging at Tobias' head.Tobias was pushed back, the blade of his katana was blocking the attack of the monster's claws before him, so he had nothing to do but put his faith in the golden armor he wore. Tobias spun around, seemingly turning his back to the werewolf without changing the grip of the sword in his right hand. Tobias' left hand stretched out to the side, blocking the centaur's sword strike with the fing
Tobias was still seated on his horse, focusing both eyes forward to the Mythology Kingdom palace where Aerith and the other officials were taking refuge.Liam was now near Tobias, focusing equally on the palace. Liam's eyes narrowed, never before had he seen people from different races in the Forbidden Territory come together to fight humanity."Are we going to fight them all?" Liam asked."If we don't want the chain of hatred between the two sides to grow again, then we must fight them," Tobias said firmly.He dismounted, stepping closer to the palace gates that seemed to be protected by something. The people inside the palace were on alert, especially after seeing the man in golden armor walking closer.Tobias' hand stretched forward, trying to touch the magic barrier. Just as his fingers made contact, a spark of electricity and fire was created that startled Tobias.Tobias' eyes squinted hard, seeing the white smoke from his finger's contact with the magic wall."Are you okay?" ask
Hearing Tobias' impassioned cry made all the soldiers flare up with excitement. They shouted loudly, raising their swords, bows and spears in the hope that the war would end in this battle.Gunnar led the troops that would attack at the center gate. Their main goal was not to penetrate that place, but rather to distract the Mythology Kingdom's troops from the north gate.Just as Edgar led the troops to attack the southern gate. In this battle, three armies of humanity will besiege the capital from three entry points: north, center, and south.Gunnar led the army with Adrian and Karin, while Edgar was alone with Laura. However, Tobias had asked Laura to use her illusion magic. He wanted the mythology troops to know that Tobias was in the troops attacking the southern gate.The focus of the Mythology Kingdom troops will be on Tobias, because only he can determine the course of this war. If Laura managed to display Tobias' projection at the southern gate, then it was certain that the Myt
Seeing that the banyan tree territory was completely controlled by the dwarves made Tobias' heart happy. The dwarves shouted with joy, some cried with emotion while hugging each other.One of the lead dwarves walked up to Tobias. He raised a hat similar to a magic cone and lowered it while bowing his head.Not only did he do this, but the other dwarves did the same. They paid their highest respects to Tobias, who was a human, in his attempt to reclaim the sacred place for them."Thank you, Mr. Tobias. We dwarves will always be indebted to humans," the dwarf replied.Tobias, who was still sitting upright on his mount, dismounted, stepped up to the dwarf and reached forward, asking both parties to shake hands."Welcome to your true home. Keep your promise not to participate in this war," Tobias said.The dwarf cast both eyes downward, looking at Tobias' right hand that was pointed forward. The dwarf in front of Tobias smiled widely with a nod of his head, shaking Tobias with both hands.
In the end, Tobias agreed with the dwarves on a plan of attack. However, the dwarves wanted to give a special condition. They wanted when the attack on the Mythological Kingdom Capital happened, he wanted all the dwarves to have left their city.In short, they wanted Tobias to liberate the promised area immediately. Once the area was free of wild elves, then Tobias could freely attack the capital.Gunnar, who happened to still be beside Tobias, spontaneously asked about the requirement. Tobias turned his face to the side, staring intently at the man."We'll carry out the terms well," Tobias said."But with whom? It will take about half a day to mobilize the troops there," Gunnar replied.Tobias shook his head as his eyes star
Tobias' head kept moving to the right and left, seeing how many Mythology troops were guarding the gate of the capital connected to the city of the dwarves.Not so much; there were probably only about 1000 people, in contrast to the gate in the center where there were probably about 5000 to 10,000 mythological troop soldiers.Liam and Gunnar did the same, looking around the surrounding area as Tobias had done. However, they were not paying attention to the soldiers above the gate but to the dwarves in that place."If the dwarves fight too, then we'll have a hard time," Liam replied softly."You're right. The dwarves are good at using magic. Their abilities are almost comparable to the elves," Renna added, turning her head to the side to look at Tobias.