He clenched his hands, thinking all the possibilities if he followed The Figure's instruction, 'cause if he doesn't choose the world would change drastically. Causing countless casualties that would happens in the future, but he'd doesn't want to fight, especially joined the war. He sternly stare at The Figure as it just grin suspiciously, 1 hours has past, that is Jonathan felt. But actually, the Void doesn't had a Space-Time meaning that there is no time exist in the Void.
"So...? What will you do? Help him and his kingdom lead into victory, or perhaps ignore and you will see the disaster? Choose wisely Jonathan..."
The Figure seems like mocking him, as he struggles to choose those only paths. A paths that will change the whole world, eventually with no other choice, he would accept the Berthur's message to help him.
"Fine... I'll help Berthur Calder, and what would even happens if i wouldn't choose to help him?"
laugh, The Figure suddenly laughed, amuse by his question.
"Wise choice, my pawn. But if you wanna know, then you will see after the victory."
And that everything turned into normal, Jonathan back to Reality. Looking around and he's still on the same spot, nothing change but when he looked at the window he realize that the sky were bright and shining, the birds flies along with sound of chirping. He was oversleep, then he slowly get up from the bed in fresh body, such a nice yet strange sleep. Nevertheless it was worth it because all exhausted that piles up on his body which make his movement slow, he stretches along with a cracks sound from his body, the felt of cracking was good. After that he grab the towel and enter the bathroom for wash his body and making his body more fresh and energies.
After while he get out from the bathroom, a scent of soap can be sniffed which the smell is pretty good. After while, Jonathan finished changing his clothes and took his sword – putting on his back like usual, he left the room and locks it then proceed to goes down stairs to eat. When he's arrived at the cafeteria, there's quite a lot of residents and adventurers just chatting normally to their friends or group of friends. And yes... Jonathan sees Mary surrounded by several people again, and all of them are male. Flirting desperately trying to get her attention, unfortunately she's isn't interested to them, Jonathan knew that she always ignore any people except someone that are the same interest as her.
He sigh and approach her to help, but before he goes to her table not even near her, she suddenly stands up while smacking the table loudly. Jonathan notice her face was annoyed and angry, Mary shout at them in amidst of the room – telling them to leave her alone and stop flirting her. They surprised abruptly stop flirting at her and slowly backing up from her in scared as she glare at them in disgust yet annoyed. As those people run away and gone, she growled and sit back sigh deeply, continues her read while she wonder why she's been targeting by the people, especially male. It seems that Mary can handle it although she's shouted at them which make everyone attention to her, but eventually all peoples on the cafeteria goes back to their own activities, Jonathan continue to approach her – sat down in front of her in same table as her.
When Jonathan sit down in front of her, she notice and pouting because he wasn't helping her to get rid those people earlier – all he does just standing there watching her in suffer, that's the reason why she pouting at him.
"Jonathan, why won't you help me? Don't you think that i wouldn't notice you standing there watching me suffer on amidst of those few people..."
She keep pouting at him, she dissapointed because Jonathan wasn't helping her to dispel them away from her. Instead he just standing there watching. And so, Jonathan apologies yet Mary turn her head away literally not accepting his apology, he scratch his back hairs clearly confuse to how make Mary to accept his apologies. He remember something, that he is the only one who had much and much coins than her because of trading. How about he gave several gold coins which is the one of expensive and powerfully coins hierarchies? He thought, well if she still continues to pouting and ignoring him, this journey would be fallen apart. With failed and horrible mistake will happens. He sigh, activated his Dimensional Storage – pulling out the medium-size pouch full of gold coins. He put it on the table and slided that pouch to her.
Noticing the pouch, she slowly turn her gaze toward that pouch, opening and saw a lot of gold coins inside of it. Then her behavior change drastically, smiling and accepted his apologies while closed the pouch and slipping into her pocket.
Meanwhile, on Terienst kingdom, the environment was still the same. Peacefully and harmony, but on the road of the town, a several battalions of Knights marching all together in straight path toward the exit, ready to leaving the kingdom to invade their enemies. In the castle, Berthur Calder with all General of knights along several ministers sat on the massive round table, likely a meeting to strategies their attack to 100% winning. The intense and serious air in amidst of meeting – lot of arguments and disagreement happens, the leader which Berthur Calder itself clearly thinking a plan. The conduct of invasion is cost a lot of budgets, luckily they've been supported by their allies.
"We should divided those battalions into twenty groups, then we surrounded the Carvosh kingdom. And our win rate will increase rapidly!"
One of General says, then one of another General disagree by the plan that he made.
"No! If we do that, the defense of our troops will fall. And they had a lot of troops than ours, they would easily overwhelmed us."
And the argument remain continues, a formidable determination by them increasingly in every second. They know the secret of landscape that are in the territory of Carvosh kingdom – deep below of landscape filled with massive natural resources that yet hadn't been touched. The benefits that they gain when successfully invaded and claim the landscape are so many, even if they used the resources carefully and accurately, they would able to expand the kingdom and their economy will improve rapidly, higher and higher.
And about 3-5 hours, another General found the strategy that might be unstoppable. The strategy is; divided those battalions into 5 instead of twenty, then forming into U form, trapping the enemies on the middle then attack them on each side, after the enemies troops defeat. Some of enemie battalions are stays to defending the kingdom, so they formed into a circle and using the level-5 fireball magic to destroy all arsenals and valuable places in military, which making reduce their efficiency and resources of weapons, weakening the entire military of Carvosh kingdom. After they are weaken, all of the troops rush altogether, destroying the walls that block their path – moving until they reach into their enemy center of kingdom. Successfully and completely conquered the Carvosh kingdom.
Everyone agree by the strategy and turn their gaze toward the King, Berthur Calder, waiting to engage that strategy.
"Alright, i'm announced that strategy will be used on our invasion. And i order y'all. To engage."
All of them immediately standing up straight from their seats, and shouted "Yes sir!" Then Berthur Calder dismissed the meeting. All of Generals leave the castle and follows the battalions to the landscape near Carvosh kingdom.
Back to Jonathan, they are finish eat their breakfast and about to leave the inn but when Jonathan stand up from his seat, he overheard people's conversation about the incoming war behind him.
"Did you hear the news, there's gonna be all out war between Carvosh and Terienst. I wonder who would win the war."
"The perspective of mine says that Terienst will win, they had powerful military than Carvosh, although they only had small numbers compare to Carvosh who had atleast 1 million! But they troops are nothing compared Terienst's troops."
"I agree."
"Yeah, same here."
Then, a sudden burst on entrance door, revealing a armored knight with a papers on his left hand, stood in authority – slowly enter the inn with a serious and stern gaze, turning the calmness air into intense one. Spreading the chill air throughout the people within the cafeteria. Then the knight approach Jonathan, and handed the paper to him.
"Mr. Jonathan, i'm the messenger from the kingdom of Terienst. And the king told me to give this paper to you."
Before Jonathan response, the knight turn around and leaving the inn without looking back at him, the knight jumped into his horse and begin to ride back to Terienst kingdom. Yes, the Terienst kingdom was very and very far away from this village, but somehow the knight manage to come into this village while ordinary people takes to arrive this village around 4-5 days.
As the knight gone, Jonathan turn to look at the papers – slowly open the paper to see what written in there. He knew this encounter as it's already told by The Figure, and yes. Containing a message of requesting him to help them, it was no surprise to see this. Slowly realizing of The Figure's prediction might actually accurate. But Jonathan was blindly by the untrust toward The Figure, thus he roll the papers and put it into his Dimensional Storage. Also telling Mary that they need to go back to Terienst kingdom.
"What? Why are we going back? Isn't that an opposite way from our destination?"
"I've received a message containing a request from the king himself, it says that they need me for a war."
He explain the reason why they need to goes back to Terienst kingdom. As expected, Mary shock – Jonathan is gonna join a war?! She wasn't expecting that Terienst kingdom would conflict to another kingdom, especially she doesn't wanted involved into any dangerous situation, Jonathan invited her to join him so that the war would end faster and they can continue their journey again. Jonathan also doesn't want join the war, but because of difficult choices made by The Figure that able to change the world which Jonathan force to choose between those choices. She hesitate whether she joined him or not.
Without Jonathan, she wouldn't able to reach her goal. Because her instinct told her to, he even lend his hand toward her invitely. Her hand rest on her forehead and sigh, but she finally accept it with dissapointed. He help her to stand up from her seat, then Jonathan goes to counter and paid his meal including her meal too using his gold coin, the counter which is young woman shock as this is her first time seeing a gold coin.
"A-a gold coin?! B-but si-sir... Those m-meal was only c-c-cost 20 bronze coins. O-one silver c-coin would be enough f-for that."
She said, her voice was trembling – thinking that the guy in front of her was some sort of noble or a rich man. She never encounter a rich man or even noble, because this is a remote village which very far away from kingdom. Sometimes the residents were struggling about their income, and none of nobles came to visit for check it, despite that, the village goes very well and peaceful. They manage this village for like twenty years without any helps from the kingdom.
"It's okay, i considered the rest as a tips. Don't worry about it."
She touches by his generosity, but even though he gave gold coin as a tips, she felt bad because she knew the valuable of gold coin is. All ordinary or poor people desperately to gain gold coin. But still, Jonathan resist and keep telling her that it's okay and they could have it. So she calls out all employees and also a owner itself, bow deeply in front of him.
Everyone at the cafetaria abruptly stop as seeing this unusual sight even Mary is also not expecting that, after while Jonathan and Mary left the inn and they (employees) waving goodbye at them as they goes to their wagon, when they arrive, Jonathan unleashed the leash from wooden stand then he goes up into the driver's seat along with Mary enter the wagon from behind. When everything were ready Jonathan lead the horse and they're begin to move to Terienst kingdom again.
Berthur Calder, still at his castle – sitting on holy and heavily authority of throne. While all noble men was discussing about a war that's going to happens, they all confidence about the war and thinking that their kingdom will win easily, but Berthur Calder knew that even though they had best knights but their personnels were small amounts compared to enemy. And his thinking is same as his General, but once Jonathan arrived and helps them, then the victory side would absolutely on their side. So now they just wait until arrival of Jonathan.
On Millia's bedroom, she was laying down on her bed – hugging a pillow, her face was excited as she heard about the arrival of Jonathan, her face begun to fully red in embarrass yet she can't wait to meet him again.
"Jonathan.... I want to see you again."
When she says that embarrass thing to say, she buried her face to pillows and turn into deep red. She was eagerly to meet him but she need to wait until the day Jonathan finally arrived at the kingdom.
On the way to Terienst kingdom, Jonathan passed a same landscape as before. No changes yet, only peaceful landscape filled with clean green grassess along with field of beautiful flowers. Their ride was very slow and relaxed, even they not even reach to a previous kingdom near the dangerous forest. Taking about 6-7 hours to reach the previous kingdom and about roughly 13-15 hours to finally arrive at Terienst kingdom, yes, it's pretty long journey.
Meanwhile, whole battalions of Terienst knights camp on massive field, and there's a unique camp that resembles as a Command Center. Which for make a strategy or command the entire battalions, right now they're waiting for a letter from their King; Berthur Calder. On opposite sides, the enemies is also camping while creating some tactics to infiltrate and defeated Terienst's battalions. After while they finally receive a letter from the messenger of Berthur Calder, and so the Commander told all leader of each battalions to prepare while they need to wait Berthur Calder arrival along with his Generals for more manpower.
As for Jonathan and Mary, they were finally pass another kingdom and now entering the dangerous forest again. The possibility of getting attacked by dangerous monster are 100 percent, but he wanted to save his energy for a battle. Looking around while using his skills; 'Scan of World', detected a several monsters level-A+ near them, around 5 km away from them. He keep thinking to find a way to not dealing with monsters, then, he remember something. Forgot about the capabilities of Constant Sword which basically can do anything, and so he unsheathed and raise his sworld up and wished to keep the monsters away from them and the Constant Sword instantly granted by releasing an immense Aura only effected to monsters, making them scared and feared, then he sheathed his sword again. They are safe from the monsters as they keep moving deeper into the forest, time goes pass; 7 hours, it's now almost evening. The horse are begun to exhaust so Jonathan decided to rest for now. He stopped the horse and hop down from his wagon, scanning around and no monster appeared or detect on his skill, thanks to Constant Sword for making the monsters won't go near them.
He goes to behind the wagon, seeing the supply of foods is still quite a lot, even they eat some of those foods along their journey. And Jonathan sees Mary already sleep; prone form and a book lay on her head, her hands are in her stomach while Mary's breath were calm. Seems like she's on deep sleep. When looking at her, Jonathan suddenly yawned meaning that he need to rest. He doesn't want to sleep inside his wagon because of Mary there. So he decide to sleep outside – leaning to his wagon and sit down, his head toward the sky, he could feel the heavy on each of his eyes. Then his eyes slowly fell down eventually he sleep, and instantly on a deep sleep state.
The next day, Mary woke up from her peaceful sleep. She begin to sit – looking around and seeing no Jonathan, she rubbed her both eyes and yawned, slowly arise and hop off from the wagon. She stretched her body while inhale the fresh air, she turn around and she saw Jonathan – sleeping as his body leaning on wagon, she sees some random bird rest on Jonathan hairs while melodious chirp. She giggles to see a rare scene. And she decide to approach him, stand in front of him, she begin to crouch and touches his cheek, again and again, hoping her touch could make him wake up. If it doesn't work, then she pinched his nose. But all various way she had to waking him up won't even work, she pouted, she begin to pinch roughly and painfully, which finally he's woke up; slowly opened his eyes and seeing Mary pinched his cheeks, then the sense of pain from her pinch burst on his face, making Jonathan felt a pain from Mary's pinch. He push away her hands from pinching him but not to roughly, so that she know that he's woken up from his sleep.
"Ouch! M-Mary, why'd you pinched my cheeks."
She slowly stand up after he pushes her – crossed her arms under her chest, pouted and she replied.
"Hmph!"
"I want to wake you up Jonathan, but you've still sleep so i pinched you and you're still asleep! That's why i'm pinched you harder until you wake up."
He arise from the floor and yawned, sees her pouted and her words. He knew if she pouted then it's over except offered some Gold Coins, Jonathan sigh and apologies for pushing her. Heard his apology she relaxed and told Jonathan to make some foods for them, Jonathan told her to be patient and just wait. She nodded rapidly and she goes and hop in the wagon.
After while, Jonathan makes their breakfast and they're eat together in wagon, when they done eating, Jonathan goes to his horse and put some food for horse to eat – regaining the energy, and when are empty and the horse gained the energy to move a wagon to Terienst kingdom, Jonathan sat on driver's seat and begin to move and continue to Terienst kingdom.
Millia woken from her sleep, and immediately jumped from the bed in excitement. She then goes to a bathroom to take a shower, her face full with innocent smiled and excited. She will meet Jonathan again, so she need to prepare herself to make her beautiful to attract Jonathan's attention, and when she done showering she open the wardrobe, she tried to choose what's dresses that would make her beauty, then she for me one, a long bright purple dress with a glowing tiny stars all around the dress. Thinking this dress would attract him, so she choose that dress. Her smile widen as she dressed her dress and look at herself in mirror – a young beautiful girl wearing a bright purple dress with a glowing stars around the dress. Her smile widen and determined to have Jonathan's attention, and yes, she is fall in love with Jonathan.
And about 3 hours later, Jonathan has finally arrived at the Terienst kingdom from a long journey, on the entrance of Terienst Jonathan stop his wagon as 2 knights riding a horses approach him. Telling him that they'll escort him to Castle, he nodded them as a response to agree. Then they turned around and begin to guide Jonathan toward the castle and Jonathan follows them from behind.
Millia walk to the window and enjoy the view of town within the kingdom, a bright sunlight makes more beautiful sight and everyone free, nothing are discrimination. Only freedom. But then, she saw a wagon with a 2 knights riding the horse, seemingly guiding the wagon to castle. And she saw a person that particularly like Jonathan, and she realize that it was him. Her mouth widen, her mind begun to creat all scenario of how she would greet him in front of castle. She quickly leave her room and rush to front of Castle, for waiting Jonathan's arrival while her father already waiting him in front of Castle along with his Generals behind him.
Then Jonathan arrive in front of the Castle, and saw Berthur Calder and his Royal Knights behind him, he also sees Millia next to Berthur Calder – waving her hand in excitement and her smiled was wide. Jonathan wave back which make Millia blushing, then Jonathan hop off from his wagon and Mary Carter exit the wagon from behind and goes next to Jonathan, they approach them while Mary curious about them so she asked Jonathan.
"Hey Jonathan... Is that the king that were you trading with...?"
While pointing at him, Jonathan nodded and replied to her question.
"Yes, that's the king, his name is Berthur Calder. And he is the one who'd request me to help him win the war."
"Ah... Is that so. I guess i had really no choice but follow you."
When they in front of Berthur Calder, they bow in respect and Jonathan told about his arrival and introduce his friend, Mary.
"Hello Majesty, i've arrive to help you won the war. And i brought some friend of mine, her name is Mary Carter. She is magician and she's master of it."
"Oh is that so? Well we've happily to had another person to help."
Jonathan nodded for response, then Berthur Calder gesture him to stand up and raise his hand to handshake Jonathan, and so they does that includes Mary. Millia approach Jonathan in shy and blushing.
"Hey... Jonathan... We meet again, it's been along since we see each other."
Her voice were small and shy, her hands spin on her dress while she tried to look at his face but she too nervous to do that.
"Yeah, it's been a long time. And you've look beautiful with that dress."
His sudden complement makes Millia blushing heavily, Mary notice Jonathan and Millia conversation also sees Millia blushing when Jonathan complemented her. She knew that Millia had a huge crush on him, but Jonathan doesn't notice it though.
"Well, Jonathan and Mary. Shall we go? All commanders are waiting our arrival."
"Yes Majesty, we shall go now."
Jonathan replied, Mary nodded but Millia cannot participate the war. Well she's one of the youngest princess on Terienst kingdom and as well as Berthur's youngest daughter, he wouldn't let his daughter joined the war. Especially she still young.
Millia saying goodbye to Jonathan and promise to meet her often if he can. And Jonathan accept the promise, when they're about to go, they forgot that it's very far away and will took them about 18 hours. Which enough to enemy attack the battalion's camp and overwhelming them, Berthur and all Generals was so stressed because when they using the fastest horse it's still late, but then, Mary raise his hand – claiming that she could use a teleportation magic; a rare magic that almost everyone failed to attempt to mastered it, it's to complex and hard even there's a chance that the user would die because the consumption of heavy sum energy of them, but there's several people able to use it. And making them the level of Master Mage – fifth strongest Mage levels in hierarchy.
They stunned except Jonathan, they question her whether is it true or not, and Mary told them it's true but they're still not believe her. But Jonathan supported her by making them believing her words, after while they finally believe but slightly. Then Mary perform a cast which creating a massive circles of magic around them, filled with ancient words along the elements of Space-Time and Dimensions. Once again they surprise but before they speak, they already arrive at the camps. Instantly teleported them to the camps.
"W-woah, t-this is my first time felt of being teleported."
Berthur said in surprise, but he regain his composure. He then lead them to the Command Center and once Berthur enter, all commander salute at him and report about their status; it was ready. Berthur nodded at them and order them to ready for invasion, on the outside, Mary and Jonathan sees all Battalions create a straight right and left formation, and Jonathan detect the enemies also doing the same formation.
"Are you ready Mary?"
He said, while turn his head to her and she look at him smile and nodded.
"I'm fully ready."
Meanwhile, Berthur Calder sit in Command Center along with all Generals to make a backup plan if the previous plan doesn't work. Back to Jonathan, he'd unsheathed his Constant Sword which the sword is begun to shining like a Hero's Sword. And Mary next to Jonathan ready to cast the destruction or attack magic toward the enemies.
-To be Continue.