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.
The soldiers guarding the village seemed to be sheathing their swords again. Tobias and Felicia walked with ten men guarding them. The rest went after Yuki and Edo, who had probably left Asakusa.Tobias and Felicia's hands were firmly cuffed, their swords seized by the soldiers who took them and their horses. Unlike Felicia, who continued to show her worry, Tobias wasn't so scared when they took him."Are they going to torture us?" asked Felicia, her voice trembling as she whispered to the right of Tobias' body."Torture us? What are you terrified of, Felicia?" asked Tobias."I've never been through anything like this before. This is the first time I've been captured and treated like a prisoner," Felicia replied."A bad record for you, of course. But they weren't as harsh as the soldiers of Valestria Castle," said Tobias.The village guard soldiers inflicted no blows or violence on Tobias, which was a far cry from how he compared their treat