Back to the Past where Fubuki is still aliveFubuki Ryutarou’s Point of View_____________________________Instead of heading towards my academy, I stopped by the nearest public hospital to get my health checked up. Even though my feet trembled and refused to move where I wanted to go, I still headed towards the health centre to know what kind of sickness I had. For the past few months, I had been coughing out blood. And my muscles became more tense and painful. I neglected the excruciating pain for a few weeks, especially from my younger brother, gritted through everything and thought that feeling would disappear. But it didn’t. Every day became worse than before, and I noticed my body wasn’t acting as usual. Ironically, I was planning to become a doctor, and my pre-medical course was biochemistry. This was my first year attending my class, so I didn’t know what kind of illness I had. I told everything to my professor. But since this academy milked students and patients for cash, m
Back to the Present Owari Ryutarou’s Perspective__________________The question still remained. “Do I still have the right to become happy? Or… am I destined to be alone?” I didn’t notice, but I had already mumbled the words occupying my mind, and Elizabeth heard everything.And yet, the answer was simple. After what I had done, I already saved countless people. And I saved this person before my eyes.“Don’t be too hard on yourself, Owari. You did what you could. And after hearing your story, I know that… you’ve done what you think is correct.”“What do you mean ‘what I think is correct?’” I asked, lashing out my anger towards Elizabeth. I knew this was a mistake, but… my emotions were finally getting the best of me.“There might be other ways for you to bring the goodness of the world. That’s why others cannot comprehend what you have been doing lately,” Elizabeth answered.Again, I couldn’t control my anger as I raged in front of Elizabeth. She had done nothing wrong, and I knew t
A few years went by, and now I was finally married. Within a blink of an eye, I found the love of my life… At least, that was what everyone called it in both worlds. Despite making Elizabeth my wife, we still treated each other the same, but with more focus on spending time with each other. Elizabeth demanded that kind of thing. Even though I told her that I would focus most of my time sinking my eyes in front of my inventions, she insisted I should add more rest time in my work days.It turned out, those breaks were… disasters. Even so, this was a challenge that I had placed myself in. And since I had a family to take care of, King Rowan and the other nobles had a difficult time touching our schedules and annoying us for the next latest inventions.However, those peaceful nights shattered when the pirates came and attacked the nearby coast.After not hearing anything from there for a few years, these pirates showed up, asking for trouble. Thanks to the security systems and offices I
I met with the mayor of the Honeywood town to congratulate him for being a wonderful leader of this place. We were inside a shabby tavern. The only people inside the mayor’s office were the mayor himself, one of his subordinates, the manager of the security system I made, and myself. We were the only ones capable of deciding what was best for the Honeywood town, so I gathered the four of us inside a room. Despite the aesthetic designs of this place, I still commended the chief of this townlet and rewarded his deeds for helping the people in need. But the conversation turned astray… in a good way. But before anything else, it would be rude barging into someone’s place without actually introducing one’s self. So I went ahead and told them my name and my title. “My name is Owari . Owari Ryutarou. I am currently the strategist of the main city of the Kingdom, the brains behind the security system, and the duke of the Kingdom.” I presented my crest and continued. “We’ve come here to supp
The town’s chief, Leonard, offered us rooms and houses for my army. Thankfully, I didn’t bring a lot of my people and only invited the selected ones I deemed trustworthy, or else this village won’t have enough for my people to rest. Truth be told, my people will be sharing rooms with each other. I ask them about it, and they tell me they are fine with it. As long as these people are fine with it, then so am I. I send out a few of my people to scout the area and be on the lookout for any pirates visiting and eyeing this place. Although we can eliminate the threats surrounding Honeywood town as fast as possible, my people are already exhausted from all the battles we fought and the distance we trod. It is better for us to stay put in this place and continue our hunt for tomorrow. And on top of it, the scouts I’ve sent can retrieve any information about our enemies, making our task easier for tomorrow.My room is at the top floor of the building, designated for leaders and elite nobles
As soon as the ninja left, I went flat on my bed and slept throughout the night. I knew some ninjas and my soldiers were watching over me, so I didn’t have to worry about sudden ambushes during my sleep. And the same could be said to the soldiers. I worried about everything.But once the night ended, I hurriedly went outside, did my thing, and met with soldiers. They were already stationed outside the municipal hall, together with Mayor Leonard. The ninjas were also waiting from above, watching for pirates who had breached the area or cast their spells. Since the ninja or the scout I had sent returned and informed everyone, the soldiers were aware of what was happening. Normally, I would ask the scouts what they found or any updates about the pirates. But it seemed something had already happened, and this meeting right now was meant to brief the situation. The ninja or the scouts were not the ones telling everything. It was the soldiers. Since these ninjas had already explained it t
The pirates brought the fight to us and immediately sent out a barrage of projectiles in our direction, with an additional bundle of arrows. Those spells they cast were a mixture of every element known to mankind, but not the unique and powerful ones such as lava and ice. But the one that caught my eyes are the arrows coated in person. They had come prepared.Thanks to the barricade field I had created, these arrows and skill shots were easily disposed of. The barrage of attacks still continued raining upon us, but the forcefield I had made with glass and other transparent but robust substance was enough to protect the town.When the pirates noticed their attacks weren't getting through, the blitz of projectiles and arrows stopped. They must have realised that there was a shield of some sort protecting the place. But the dome was invisible in the eyes. No matter how hard these pirates tried checking, they would never find the cover.If I had to guess it right, these pirates would plan
The woman standing in front had muscles covering her hands. And her biceps were basically guns if she chose to punch someone in point-blank range. And even though this girl looked like a wrestler more than a graceful swan, her expression didn’t show any hint of witlessness but fear and might. This might be the rare instances where I had respect over a warrior with brawns all over one’s body. “And if we don't?” the woman in front of me asked, even without introducing herself to me.I answered, “Then I kill you all without batting an eye. It’s that easy.”I wasn’t even scaring the shit out of them. It was the truth. If these pirates wished to oppose me even before accepting my offer, they would be immediately disposed of. Well… In the first place, I never intended to let them live that easily, so I would entice them with my deal. However, if I find these people interesting and worth my time, it would also be better for me to spare them and act as lap dogs for my benefit. My job here w