Iris arrived at Beatrix's study after the woman told her to come. Tobias and Felicia were seen sitting before Beatrix's desk. Tobias and Beatrix were talking about business, while Felicia seemed to notice Tobias's dignified demeanor.
Beatrix's sister, who manages Vitrea's economy, walks up to Beatrix's desk. She handed over two files containing last month's crops and another with the previous month's trade report.
Beatrix smiled, accepting the two files Iris had given her to look over with Tobias. The Hugo Family leader didn't mind Tobias looking at the files containing the city's important data, as the trade agreement between the two was important to Hugo and required clear transparency.
"For food stability this month, we have a stockpile of last month's crop, as well as food reserves that are always kept for emergencies," Beatrix replied.
"We may be able to overcome the hunger problem until the second week of next month. However, in such a period of tim
The door to Beatrix's study opened, and two people came out, attracting the attention of Iris, Josephine, and Felicia. Tobias came out with a smile, holding a scroll of paper in his hand.Beatrix accompanied Tobias to the front of the office. The trade agreement and the possibility of an Alliance between the east and the South had been agreed upon. To embrace all the forces in the South, Beatrix would be in charge.In these six months, the two regions would cooperate to fulfill their respective places' needs. Since it was a long way for Leafvile to go around Virmount Mountain, Tobias would temporarily stay in the south until the bridge was repaired.Felicia walked up to Tobias, and he greeted her gently as he stroked her head of hair, "Our business is done in this place. We'll probably stay a day or two in Vitrea before coming to Asakusa.""Welcome to Vitrea City. I hope you like my city's hospitality and crowds," Beatrix replied.Tobias and Felicia said goodbye to Beatrix, Iris, and
Nancy's husband turned his head slowly, staring at his wife, standing with her heart beating fast. He was completely shocked to realize the actual name of the man before him was Taichi Hayashi; they knew Hayashi very well."Hayashi, protector clan of Yamaguchi," the man before Tobias replied, making Tobias gasp in surprise as Nancy's husband seemed to loosen his grip on the young man's collar."H-How did you know...?""Is something wrong, Lord Tobias?" asked Felicia.The shocked expression on the paled white face made Felicia wonder; she had never seen the expression Tobias showed before. Felicia looked back at Nancy's family, trying to figure out what they both wanted."I don't think he knows about it yet," Nancy replied.Nancy's husband nodded his head; Liam knew the man as Jason. Jason turned around, looking at Liam, who remained standing behind them, looking confused."Could you take Lady Felicia out for a moment, Liam? There's so
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
"Why don't you ask Uesugi in person?" asked Jason."He doesn't know his favorite granddaughter is dead. If that happens, I'm afraid he won't be able to bear it," Tobias replied."You're right. If he doesn't know whether Akihiko is alive or not, he can't possibly know where she is in the world either," Jason explained.The two walked together through the village's main street. The villagers were busy doing their work, as well as Tobias, who was about to return to the inn. Tobias was not enthusiastic about talking with them, not only because he didn't recognize them but also because he didn't know what to discuss with them."Besides looking for Akihiko's existence, is there anything you're looking for in Asakusa?" Jason asked, curious."Felicia, the girl who came with me. I've made her one of my apprentices. Since I can only use katana sword techniques, I need a katana for her," Tobias replied."I see. You must know well what the criteria for
"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
"Master? Don't tell me he's the one who made the Myurajin Moon technique?" asked Felicia."You seem to know a lot about my sword techniques, young lady," Gosankyo replied.Tobias released his grip on Gosankyo's body, staring at Felicia, who was standing behind him. The young man walked over to Felicia, introducing her to Gosankyo."She is Felicia. She is quite interested in the Myurajin Moon sword technique. That's why I intended to teach her this technique," Tobias explained.Gosankyo nodded a few times. He had no problem with Felicia taking on Tobias, considering the old man had already seen that Tobias' skills were different from the beginning of his training with him."That's good. If I taught her, I'm afraid her training would be interrupted because of my age," Gosankyo said, smiling kindly.The old man stepped over while turning around. He asked Tobias and Felicia to come with him, as he thought the forest was a dangerous and unpredict
"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
Because the murder happened in the house, Tobias and Felicia couldn't stay in the same place for long. It seemed that Gosankyo's daughter-in-law was really grieving for her father-in-law's death. She cried and shouted loudly while hugging the old man's body tightly. Without saying goodbye, the two left the log house. They crossed the path in the other direction, leading to Asakusa Village's center. Felicia looked back several times, a worried expression on her face. "Are we going to be alright after the murder?" asked Felicia, worried. "We didn't kill him. That woman will say it was Edo," Tobias replied. "What if she says something different?" asked Felicia, making Tobias' eyes glaze over. "Then we'll be in trouble," Tobias replied simply. The two finally arrived near the front gate of Asakusa. Tobias passed Azai, but the man chose to avert his eyes rudely. He walked in a different direction, ignoring Tobias and Felicia's arrival.