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The next day.
Tobias stood firmly in front of the wooden fence that separated the campsite from the uphill road that led to the forbidden area. The vultures were gathering, tearing apart and devouring the bodies of the monsters killed in last night's battle.
There was not a single human body there, as Liam had ordered his soldiers last night to collect the bodies of the dead human soldiers and bury them en masse in an area.
Liam emerged from one of the tents, wearing no armour, just a long-sleeved T-shirt and long black pants with pockets on the sides. Liam stood beside Tobias with his eyes aimed at the uphill area of the road.
"Is it time?" asked Liam.
"Yes. Start digging the
"What? Akihiko?" asked Tobias.He dropped his katana sword because his right hand was shaking so much. The man was shocked to realize the person before him was probably the Akihiko he had been looking for.Even so, her appearance was far from what Tobias would have expected. The young man had originally thought Akihiko would be reborn as a human in the Three Kingdoms of Humans. However, what he thought had not happened at all.Tobias squinted his eyes after daydreaming for a long time. He picked up his katana that had fallen earlier, pointing the tip of the katana at the elven woman before him."What ... Are you trying to get inside my mind, witch?!" groaned Tobias.Aerith's response was completely different. She was speechless as she realized Tobias didn't seem to believe her."I am Akihiko Yamaguchi, daughter of Noble Yamaguchi. We died together while trying to escape the enemy. Do you remember?" asked Aerith, her eyes still wide as she stared at Tobias, who she guessed was Taichi H
Leena immediately directed the black cloud that carried Tobias to one of the prison cells under the palace, where criminals ranging from scary monsters to other captured humans resided.The woman violently threw Tobias' body, which had been lying on his back on the black cloud, against the prison wall. The forceful impact brought Tobias back to consciousness, his eyes slowly opened and he saw that he was somewhere else."What happened?" asked Tobias, confused by what was happening."Her Grace is taking you to the Astral Palace, located at the centre of the Mythological Kingdom," Leena explained.Tobias tried to stand on his feet, stepping closer to the bars. However, just as his hands were about to grasp the bars, Tobias' body was sent flying by the strong electric curre
"Get the witches over here. I want them to brainwash that man immediately so that he will obey our orders," said Azzoth.One of the palace maids nodded, leaving the prison to get to the place where the witch soldiers were based. Azzoth and the others left, but not Aerith, who was still in the prison with her daughter, Aurora."Do you have a Queen?" asked Aerith.Tobias' head snapped up when she asked him that. His logic was back in order; his memories of Akihiko faded after what had happened. Akihiko was married to Azzoth and blessed with a daughter who was just as beautiful as Akihiko.Tobias must try to forget what happened between him and Akihiko before. It had become a part of his past that could not be repeated to him this time. Tobias realizes he must start a new l
"Rise up, Mythology Soldier," Aerith pleaded.Tobias listened to what he had been told. He went from kneeling on the floor to standing firmly in front of Aerith, the woman he had to honour in order to carry out his plan.Aerith's eyes clearly saw the cold, serious face of Tobias. The woman didn't have any power to know if brainwashing magic was working in Tobias' mind, the only way to find out was to bring the man to the frontline.Aerith began to stand on her feet, looking at Tobias with seriousness. Both of her wings spread freely, then she pointed the tips of her wings forward until they gently hit Tobias's shoulders."With the great power that I possess. I, Tel Aerith, as the Dark Elf Queen of the Mythological Kingdom, name you captain of the special forces!" said Aerith.Tobias bowed obediently with his head still pointed downwards. His demeanour was still cold and didn't show anything aggressive or suspicious, as much as possible he wanted to appear casual in front of Aerith and
They continued to do so until nightfall, Aerith seemingly fast asleep on the bed accompanied by her two faithful companions, Leena and Renna. Tobias pulled out a long blanket and began to cover their bodies with it, since the nighttime temperature in the forbidden area was much colder than Tobias had expected.Tobias himself was indeed feeling quite tired from everything that had happened that day. However, his energy wasn't really wasted because of the activities earlier. Now, the man seemed to start walking towards the bathroom to rinse his body.He drew water from a large tub and washed his entire body without exception. It felt so refreshing after the sweat and heat disappeared under the room temperature water. His hair and whole body were wet, with both eyes looking at the small glass available in the place."H
***The next day.Tobias looked ready with his black military uniform clinging to his body. A furry coat of the same color and his katana sword were already attached to his left waist. The young man stood tall in front of the glass mirror that showed Tobias' body, from his feet to the top of his head. His eyes were serious as he stared into the mirror, as if he was ready to do something with his plan."Today is the day," Tobias muttered.He took a deep breath in one breath, then exhaled slowly. The young man was ready to face the King and Queen of the Mythological Kingdom immediately, ready to receive orders directly from them.Tobias turned around, walking from the mirror to the door of the room. The door opened, there was no one in the palace corridor, only himself coming out. The direction to the throne room was on the right corridor, directly connected to the place where the King and Queen of the Mythological Kingdom were gathered, awaiting Tobias Archibald's arrival. Tobias st
"What are you doing?" asked Leena, widening her eyes when she saw Tobias' katana blade stuck in her stomach, penetrating all the way to her back.Leena's eyes snapped to Tobias. She realized something, the brainwashing procession by the Mythology Kingdom's witches had failed. Now, she had made the mistake of letting Tobias return to the frontline, not to fight the humans, but to fight the soldiers of the Mythology Kingdom.Tobias smiled with a grin, his head leaning forward slightly to whisper something to Leena, "Thank you for showing me human hell. I can't wait to free them and eliminate all the monsters in this region.""You won't win against us, traitor!" moaned Leena, still able to speak despite her mouth being full of bloody vomit."If that's the case, then y
***The next day.The Jiyu Army began to establish parameters along their encampment, an encampment that was located at the forefront of the forbidden territory, rather than outside the area of the forbidden territory. In short, the human race's troops had entered the territory and set up camp in that place.In accordance with what Liam had said earlier, the man immediately dispatched several small groups of cavalry soldiers to carry out reconnaissance operations. This needed to be done in addition to mapping the enemy's territory, it could also be to find out the location of human farms in the Mythology Kingdom's territory.They, as with any reconnaissance, are prohibited from carrying out any attacks or retaliating against any attacks. Their goal was only to observe the surroundings and then go home if they felt it was enough. The reconnaissance line that was carried out was also not so far away, it was to minimize the bad things that might happen to the cavalry soldiers.Tobias cam