"Let them in," said the troop commander.
His order was immediately obeyed without arguing by the soldier guarding the gate. Instead of blocking Tobias and Liam, they were welcomed into Hooktown, which had been turned into a military town.
"Thank you, Commander," Tobias said.
"Just call me Heimer," said the middle-aged man, looking very dignified in his military shirt with a shiny badge attached to his upper left chest.
He continued to make his way into the center of town, Tobias and Liam following on foot. He handed over the horses to the soldiers at the gate; it wouldn't be good if only the two rode horses while following Heimer.
Liam and Tobias continued to look around them, specifically at the houses and shops that had been turned into sword forges. Not a single civilian was to be seen here; it was truly a closed and sterile area.
"We're sorry. We can't keep the defense line any further," Heimer explained.
"You saved a city from de
"I only came here to see the situation of the places that are still in Equestria," Tobias explained.The young man sat back in the chair, as did Heimer, who occasionally took a deep breath. The middle-aged man tried to calm down the enthusiasm that kept spreading in his heart, wanting to delay this pleasure until Tobias' troops actually arrived."Of the three places I've visited, it seems Valcke hasn't really touched the place directly," Tobias said."The road in this town is the only way from west to east. They could go through the forest, but the risk is quite high," said Heimer."My troops have laid many traps. Before the ceasefire was agreed upon, we used to hear explosions every night from deep in the forest," Heimer replies."This war is like a guerrilla war," Tobias explained.Heimer poured the entire bottle of wine into his glass. It was the seventh bottle he had finished this week, averaging one bottle of wine daily.Accordin
***Tobias and Liam drove away from the forest, leaving the horrific events in the center of Hooktown to Heimer's forces. Tobias felt absolutely no guilt about what had happened, even though he had, in fact, killed them.If only they hadn't dared to challenge Tobias to a fight, then the young man wouldn't have killed them in that fight. By now, all the soldiers in Hooktown knew precisely how powerful Tobias was.Before arriving in Leafvile, the two had to pass through the capital of Equestria first. Tobias planned to visit Giselle when he got there, so it wouldn't be a bad idea for him to bring Liam along."We probably wouldn't go straight to Leafvile," Tobias said."What do you mean, Lord Tobias?" asked Liam, curious."There's someone I'd like to meet in Valestria. We still have plenty of time before sundown," Tobias explained."Is he someone close to you?" asked Liam.Tobias moved his head left and right, explaining that the
"It's tough to get into this place. Your two guards are really doing their job well," Tobias said.The man complained to Giselle, who had actually put up a complicated guard in this place, unlike the previous conditions. Giselle realized that and apologized, but she did it for a reason."My workers are my precious treasures. I cannot just let people in and cause chaos inside," Giselle explained."Like the incident last month?" Marcela asked.Giselle snapped her fingers, pointing at Giselle, who was still standing near Tobias, "Like that.""What happened? Did something bad happen here?" asked Tobias, curious."The kidnapping of two of our workers. We were able to save one of them but not the other," Giselle explained."Since that incident, we've adopted an auction system and increased the number of guards outside and inside the brothel," Giselle continued.Tobias nodded his head. As he walked from the entrance to the third floor
"What did you say?" asked Giselle, squinting her eyes in curiosity."Liberating Atrea's territory from Equestria,'" explained Tobias, repeating the same words as before.Giselle began to stand up quickly, stepping closer to the door of her room that had not yet closed. Tobias' words were dangerous for others to hear, potentially inviting many wild perceptions."Are you out of your mind? You're planning a rebellion!" complained Giselle, scolding Tobias by yelling at the young man in her low voice."Archibald is no longer considered by the kingdom and other nobles. We should stand without them!" said Tobias, squinting his eyes, fixing Giselle with a sharp glare."I saw what they did. We've really been harassed by them," Tobias chimed in."But not by rebelling. You won't win against them," said Giselle, sitting beside Tobias with both hands tightly clasped around her brother's hand."Think of these women too. They won't be able to work i
***Two months later.At the end of the fall, Vitrea's troops arrived. Vitrea's entourage was sent in accordance with the agreement that had been made. Tobias had a total of 120,000 men at his command, a number he could use to reclaim Atrea from Valcke.The convoy was the last of Vitrea's army to arrive in Leafvile. Through a letter that Beatrix had left for Tobias, the woman said the food crisis in Vitrea was under control.Tobias took the letter and read it slowly. His heart was happy for what was happening, a sign that the food Leafvile had sent was indeed helpful for Vitrea."What did she write in the letter?" asked Elisa, quite curious."Just his thanks and wishes for the future," Tobias replied."It seems she's open to the possibility of working with you again if you manage to take Atrea," Liam said.Tobias nodded, rolled up the letter, and burned it on the lit candle, "Seeing the good trade between the two regions, it's
"Then who does he like?" asked Andrea, curious."I don't know, the heart matters of that young man are really complicated to guess," Liam replied."But what is certain is that he does not show the slightest interest in Elisa," Liam continued.Andrea was silent, if Liam didn't know, how could Andrea? One thing the men were sure of was that Tobias and Elisa didn't like each other.They clearly saw Tobias getting close to Elisa, smiling at each other as they discussed the same thing, the Mountain and Moon Festival in Leafvile Town.Some of the townspeople wanted them to stay together forever, but they didn't dare to say it yet, it was just a heartfelt wish that they still kept deep inside.The longer they were outside, their bodies began to feel cold with the wind blowing down from the mountain. Piles of white snow filled several places, so the discussion continued in one of the townspeople's houses.Tobias politely declined their invita
***The next day.Although it snowed pretty heavily that afternoon, the soldiers under his and Liam's command continued to practice hard. They had to maintain their physique and skills to face the big war that would happen in three months from now.The training, this time, focused on physically strengthening the soldiers in the middle of the snow. Tobias wants them all to be in good condition when the winter worsens in the third month.The training session was divided into three sessions, with one training session carried out by 50,000 soldiers in the large field available. The rest would do their training two hours later in turn.Excited cheers could be heard throughout the field. Tobias smiled broadly at the excitement, accompanied by Liam beside him."I can't see them going to capture Atrea's territory in white armour," Tobias said.Liam turned to Tobias with a furrowed brow, "What are you saying?""I want to change the armo
"I'm John. I didn't mean to—""Didn't mean to? You even tore that man's belly open until his organs fell apart!" interrupted the soldier surrounding the killer.Tobias tried to climb down from the attic where he had chased the man. The young man seemed to be helped down by several soldiers. He turned his head to the right, occasionally looking at the murderer, who was being surrounded by his soldiers."You owe us all a lot of explanations!"The young man approached the murderer, trying to break the ice between his soldiers and him. Tobias ordered his soldiers to take him to the prison, and he would interrogate him in person."Bring him out," Tobias ordered.The soldiers of the village guard carried out Tobias' order quickly. Two soldiers carried the killer's wounded body out of the house while a few others focused on the rest, such as taking care of the dead man's body.Tobias stepped outside with the other soldiers. He wiped th
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.