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Five days later.
Tobias and Felicia left Asakusa, arriving at the bridge connecting the city of Vitrea with other cities in the southern region. Repairs were already completed to important parts, such as the bridge's roadway. Now, they could be seen repairing the base, adding more foundations to make the bridge strong and last for years.
Some people were already using the bridge to get to or from Vitrea. Tobias didn't know the route to Leafvile from the south, so he would be careful where he took the road.
Tobias and Felicia began to pace their horses, crossing the bridge to start their journey to Leafvile. During their five-day stay in Asakusa, Tobias had taught Felicia a few things about Myurajin Moon's sword techniques.
Now, only three people in the world can use this technique; Tobias, Theo, and lastly Felicia. Gosankyo had died, and Tobias was doubtful he would teach this sword technique to anyone else.
"Do you know the route from t
Vitrea police and soldiers arrived at the explosion site. The place was heavily guarded by them as the explosion site was still dangerous for commoners to visit. Felicia was still in the area, standing side by side with Iris.They all arrived after Felicia informed the guard soldiers at Vitrea's gate. Only Iris arrived at that place on behalf of Beatrix and Josephine. The soldiers were shocked when they arrived at the site. In addition to the large explosion, the impact was massive and destructive.The police began investigating the place, from collecting the scattered organs to analyzing the victims' identities. However, Felicia was worried about Tobias' condition. None of the police or Vitrea soldiers had found the man's body."Search around. Find Tobias' presence in this place!" Iris commanded.Felicia was still in Iris's arms, unable to stop her sadness at the possibility of Tobias becoming a victim in this attack. Her heart ached as the police and soldiers hadn’t yet to find the
***"So, they saved me because they saw I was in danger?" Tobias asked Doctor Lena sitting next to him.Tobias' abdomen and chest having been treated, the man was enjoying the warm tea the clinic nurse had provided for him. Lena did not hesitate to tell Tobias the story of how he was brought to this place, one of which was about the identity of the recon soldiers."What I'm asking is why they're in the forest in Equestria's territory? It's like they're crossing the border of another kingdom," Tobias replied."In that case, I don't know what their exact reason was. However, what is clear is that you were saved by them," Lena replied.Tobias looked seriously at Lena, it seemed from the woman's expression that she wasn't hiding anything from Tobias. He sipped the green tea in his glass until it was gone, Lena said the tea was also medicine for Tobias' wounds."I think your condition will heal within the next three days, that is if you obey all my orders," Lena said."When I'm fully recov
"You do remember me, Taichi," said Sean, sitting in a chair close to Tobias, where his friend was still in shock from Sean's confession."H-How did you end up in this world?" asked Tobias.Sean smiled. He looked at Tobias attentively, his right hand seemingly clutching a glass of water. Sean had never told this story to anyone; Taichi was the first to hear it.If he met Akihiko in this world, maybe Sean would tell her about it. However, until this moment, he hadn't found the woman's presence, no matter how hard he tried."The Ueda continues to attack the Yamaguchi territory. They know the clan is no longer protected by you," Sean said."Every week, there was fighting in the outer regions of Yamaguchi until in the seventh week after your death, Yamaguchi Castle was completely besieged by Ueda's forces," Sean added.Tobias listened carefully to the story, which had a huge impact he never expected. If only he could have sensed Ueda's attack mor
***Three days later.The door to Tobias' treatment room opened, where a nurse entered first, followed by Doctor Lena from behind. They both had finished checking on the other patients, it was left for the two of them to come to check on the man's condition.Both stopped their steps when they saw Tobias standing tall with his eyes fixed out the open window, watching the villagers going about their normal activities. The bandage on Tobias' stomach had been removed, and the wound he received from the explosion was fully recovered.Bare-chested, his shirt worn only over his shoulders, Tobias turned to stare at Lena and her clumsy-looking nurse. Their faces flushed red. Lena kept staring at Tobias' athletic abs while the nurse beside her chose to walk elsewhere by taking her eyes off Tobias' body."If you're feeling better, put your clothes on," Lena said, walking over to the nightstand near Tobias' bed."I haven't gotten enough sunlight in over
Tobias drove on, away from the Norman Kingdom's border post. Sean was still there, watching Tobias' departure along with the border guard soldiers. Until Tobias' back disappeared from his sight, Sean left the place.He turned his body around, stepping closer to his horse. Sean's steps stopped when the border guard soldier leader called out to him."Can you make sure everything will be okay?" the man asked, looking worried since what he was doing was a crime.Sean looked back, looking at the man with seriousness, "You don't have to worry. I'm sure it's gonna be alright."The border guard leader's eyes narrowed. He could only hope with Sean that none of this would reach the palace. Sean said goodbye, waved to the ten soldiers, and rode off on his mount, leaving the place."What do we do now?" asked one of the soldiers, asking their leader.The man turned around, walking toward the border gate. His eyes gazed intently at the wilderness before h
***Two days later.After an overnight stay in Asakusa, enjoying the Japanese culture, he was so familiar with. Tobias finally reached Vitrea City. He arrived at the south gate, which seemed to be guarded by a few soldiers. They didn't recognize the man in the fancy fur coat.He simply walked in as the queue wasn't long. The focus of his eyes was on the city government building, as well as the residence used by Noble Hugo. As Tobias was about to go there, his horse's progress was halted when he was stopped by two soldiers.The soldiers told Tobias to dismount, saying they were confiscating his black horse because of an important rule that everyone, native or foreigner, had to follow. No one was allowed to ride horses in the city other than carriages.In the end, Tobias complied with their wishes. He didn't want to be delayed any longer, and failing to meet Felicia, he was still convinced she was in the city.After his black horse was seized,
***One week later.The sun was setting down. Tobias and Felicia rode ahead on their horses, followed by Liam, leading the way to Leafvile. Since it would be difficult to travel at night, Tobias decided to camp after finding a large grass field.He found a spacious place that was suitable for camping. Tobias turned to Liam, which the man immediately understood. He turned around, riding his horse backward to inform the rest of the troops.Tobias' return journey to Leafvile was expected to take longer than expected, considering he was traveling with 20,000 of Vitrea's troops from the trade agreement with Vitrea.Tobias needed to make sure they were not left behind, as well as the fact that they were walking while wearing their armor. It was matters like that that Tobias was focused on, so he couldn't make his way quickly to Leafvile."I'm worried about their logistics," Felicia said.Even though the troops were carrying seven wagons ful
"Wh-What? No!" cried Ian soldier, trying to escape from Tobias soldier's hold."Let us go! We did it under orders from him." The soldier with his armor stripped off pointed at Ian, saying plainly that the deaths of the five soldiers were on orders from the nobleman.Not only him but the other six also said the same thing. They didn't hesitate to blame Ian for the murderous tragedy, even though Tobias had already guaranteed that Ian wouldn't meet his death today.Tobias walked up to the seven soldiers, raising his hand to shoulder height in a gesture to stop walking. The soldiers were drawn to Tobias, hoping their necks could be saved from the gallows."Is it true?" Tobias asked.Ian's seven soldiers nodded, agreeing with what had been said earlier, "He said those five soldiers intended to destroy the city, so Lord Ian told us to kill him."Tobias' eyes narrowed, looking at Ian, who seemed carried with both hands cuffed behind his back. His f