- Year 865, on The outskirts of a city.
In a quiet place protected by trees, a portal opens.
And from the Portal ca a man wearing clothes that were not in keeping with the tis; on that man's shoulder, there was a strangely shaped doll perched; the man was Taufik D'Archy Hidayat, who had just co from the future.
'... System, what year is this?'
Taufik asked the System while looking around him.
[It's year 865, Master]
"... Yes?"
He was pretty sure that the destination was the year 793; however, Hearing the System's answer, Taufik looked confused because this was not like what he expected and...
'... If it's year 865, Isn't my father already an old man?'
[Master, haven't you felt the Mana around you?]
'The Mana?'
Hearing this, Taufik imdiately looked at Lembuswana who was not in a good mood.
"... Lembu, how's the Mana around?"
Ask Taufik; he can't feel the difference in Mana around because, for him, it's always the sa; it's always a pure Mana, so he asks Lembuswana instead.
"... Nothing different, still the sa corrupt Mana but less, no it's a bit purer than the Mana in the future"
"... Ohh~ I see, okay, thank you, you can continue sulking, I will not bother you"
Said Taufik, who then started walking towards the nearest town while, in his mind, he was talking to the System.
'... So you an, because of this slightly purer Mana condition, my father's condition won't change much, is that right?'
[Yes Master, it's exactly like that]
'I see, But that doesn't guarantee that my father will be okay. Chelone's information is quite good. However, he didn't ntion in detail when and where the battle where my father died took place; what if that battle had already happened?'
[From my estimation, Master's father has a fairly high chance of surviving, with the training he received in the army and not to ntion that he is a descendant of a Warrior family, allowing him to have access or at least know how to manage Mana, with that alone, Master's father can live for hundreds of years]
'... hm~ Quite convincing... Another question, where are we?'
Ask Taufik; after walking for a while, he finally saw a wall, yes, a wall, a long wall that surrounded a city with gates made of iron; this was the sa as the city that Taufik usually saw in the Ani or Fantasy Manga that he usually watched/read.
"Damn! Are we really still on Earth? Not in another world?"
"We are on Earth, I'm sure about it"
Lembuswana suddenly Exclaid, Answering Taufik's questions.
"... What made you that sure? I an, look at that wall; isn't it exactly the sa as what we usually see in Ani?"
"... This Earth because the Presence of the Aboriginal Being that I felt is Exactly the Sama as the Presence that I felt that day... But Strange, this ti I feel that I can make so sort of connection with her... It's like she's not sealed at all"
"... Really? Keep trying to form a connection to her... She will be a huge help to our current situation"
"Alright, I'll do that"
Said Lembuswana, who suddenly beca excited; how could he not? If he managed to make a connection with Gaia, then they could quickly find Marzuki, whose whereabouts were currently unknown; that way, he could also quickly return to the future.
However, this did not escape the attention of Taufik, who knew what Lembuswana was thinking at the mont, but that was also good because he also wanted to find his father imdiately.
With Lembuswana currently working hard to try to communicate with Gaia, Taufik walked until he finally arrived in front of the city gate.
Seeing Taufik approaching the city gate, two fully armored soldiers imdiately blocked the entrance by crossing the spears they were each holding right in front of Taufik.
"... Who are you, and what is your purpose in entering the Kingdom of East Angles?"
Said one of the guards, Taufik also saw from the top of the wall that there were several guards who were ready with their bows, ready to shoot at any ti if Taufik did sothing undesirable.
Luckily, in a situation like this, Taufik had already prepared; no, it was more like he had created a magic that was perfect for the situation where he was talking to people who spoke a language he didn't recognize.
This magic can also translate what he says into the language that the person he is talking to uses, a very simple but versatile magic.
Taufik then raised both hands to show that he was not holding any weapons.
"I'm just a traveler who wants to stop by and buy so necessities"
"... Traveler? But where's your things?"
Asked the guard with a suspicious look at Taufik.
"Ahh~ About that... "
'... I probably can say that all my things are inside my Inventory, isn't it?'
Seeing Taufik who was silent, the guard looked at Taufik with a look that seed more suspicious.
"... You... Didn't tell ... "
'Shit! Did he know sothing? What should I do?'
Taufik said in his mind, ready for whatever would happen next, but what the guard said made Taufik shocked and confused.
"... Are you using a magic bag?"
"Yes?... Ahh~ you're right, I- I'm using Magic bag"
Said Taufik who was still in the midst of the confusion he was experiencing.
"I see; no wonder why you hesitate to answer; I heard that item is very expensive ~ are you a noble? From your clothes, it seems I am not mistaken... can I ask which noble family you co from?"
Hearing the guard who had "made" an "identity" for him, Taufik chose to follow the flow of where this conversation would take him, so he would say whatever ca to mind.
"Ahh~ you see... I'm on a journey to prove my worth to my family so I can disclose my family na... That was the agreent if I wanted to inherit my family's honor and status... so I couldn't use my family na at all"
Said Taufik, who was even confused by what he said, but it seed to work, seeing the amazed look the guard gave him.
The guard then raised his hand to signal his colleagues to lower their weapons.
"... Alright, for such a man as you, let personally escort you to co Inside the city, C'mon, follow , and I'll show you to the "Place" where you should be"
Said the guard, who then led Taufik to a gate that was slightly smaller than the main gate. Taufik innocently followed the guard because, from what the All-Seeing Eyes received, the guard would indeed lead him to the right "place."
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- A few monts later.
"..."
"Ahahaha~ he thought I would fall to such an obvious lie? I was amazed by how he could say such a lie with that face ... What a fool"
Said the guard who was with Taufik earlier, now talking to the prison warden while looking at Taufik who was now languishing behind prison bars.
The warden had a muscular body with a bald head. The warden's muscles could be seen even though he was wrapped in clothes that almost covered his entire body.
On the warden's face, there were many scars, on the warden's waist hung a whip on the left and the key to the prison cell on the right.
If you look at the warden, he is soone who can be called a real man.
He didn't even laugh at the joke the guard had just told.
Seeing this, the guard stopped joking about Taufik and then said to the warden.
"... Interrogate him and ask him what his real identity is and where he cos from, also find out what his purpose is in entering our kingdom, if it turns out that he has the slightest bad intention... just execute him imdiately"
Said the guard who then imdiately walked out of the prison, leaving the prison warden alone with Taufik.
The warden was silent for a mont before turning to Taufik with a grin and a blush, he looked at Taufik with a very lecherous look.
This didn't match the warden's appearance, he looked more like a pervert looking at his prey.
"... Look at your white skin?... That's blue Eyes... What a pretty boy, Ahh~ I want to know your taste Imdiately... C'mon~ I'll take care of you properly~ baby~"
Said the prison guard who was already holding a whip in his hand.
He then approached Taufik's prison and imdiately opened the cell door with the key hanging from his waist.
But before he could step into Taufik's prison cell, he felt sothing pass through his neck; no, it was more like sothing sharp passing through his neck.
"... Huh?"
The last thing the warden saw was the prison floor very close, right in front of his eyes, before he lost consciousness.
"... Disgusting"
"Are you sure you killed that weirdo?"
Asked Lembuswana who saw the warden's body lying on the ground with his body and head separated.
"... I don't care... And he's also dead already so there's no need to ask anymore."
"It's so?"
"Yeah~... Alright, let's stay here until night and after that, we will get out of here"
Said Taufik who then made the warden's corpse disappear with magic... and then looked for a place to relax and wait for nightfall.
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