THE LAST HOBBIT'S

37 - Leaving the Kingdom of Elmora

...'His goal was to save the world and then die with no regrets.'...

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Sofia gasps when Arslan leaves her. An himself even just stared at him before following the 130 cm tall figure.

"You sure you don't want to be accompanied by me?!" Sofia again exclaimed. He made the last persuasion and Arslan did not turn to look at him at all.

Sofia, "You really don't want me to accompany you?! Your journey must have been hard, you know?!"

Arslan waved and said, "No need. Take good care of yourself,"

"Asians..!" Sofia noticed the short-bodied young man's back that was getting further away. He took a breath and then stared at Nature.

"How now? He's really gone..." Sofia looked pouted. Though previously he had imagined going on an adventure to find the Dragon Conquering Sword with Arslan, but the young man had left it.

"Rather than thinking of Arslan, shouldn't you think of your kingdom?" Nature open sound. He crossed his arms and said, "Your kingdom is currently facing a rebellion. This kind of thing can't be solved, yet,"

"For that let my father take care of it. Besides I have a brother who is a royal magic knight, so everything will definitely be well taken care of."

Natur noticed this red-haired elf and then took a breath, "Yeah... I think you're right. From what I saw... You're obviously not interested in the affairs in your kingdom,"

"I'm not indifferent to this kingdom, it's just that I'm not good at politics. L'm... Trying to help this kingdom in a more kauhasai and-" way"

"And that thing is to go look for the Dragon Conqueror Sword?" Nature interrupts and makes Sofia flinch.

He gained the gaze of this elf girl before returning to speak. Natur said, "You left your kingdom and tried to find the Dragon-Cover Sword without telling anyone it made your father very worried. I suspect, as a result of this action of yours... The rebels have a gap to take their action. Thankfully, Arslan and I are. Otherwise, somehow the fate of your elven race."

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Sofia was surprised not to play. He was stunned and then opened his voice, "Why are you talking like that? As if this was all my fault? How do I know it's gonna be like this."

Sofia puffed her cheeks, she cursed. "It's all because of Raegon Lugner's uncle. My father was very kind to him, but he was planning a rebellion. He's a real bitch,"

"Raegon Lugner...?" Natur rubbed his chin and then said, "If I remember any more... The one Arslan had fought against was not from the elf race. She's that..."

"Man," Sofia opened her voice. "Uncle Raegon Lugner was of the Human race. My father hired him and he showed many achievements to get the position as one of the chief soldiers. The kindness my father gave me was really badly reciprocated by him,"

The human race and elves had long been at odds, let alone those with ambitions of expanding their respective territories of power. It could not be counted how many fights had occurred because of these two races and even when the human race came out victorious, they were still eyeing the territory of the elven races.

"I'm going to see my dad" Sofia re-opens and leaves immediately. His actions made Natur flinch and the blonde-haired teenager followed him.

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"Arlan..." An mumbled slowly. Along the way he noticed this 1.3 meter tall young man who said nothing at all.

"Why... Sofia... Arslan's..."

"Mn? You're asking why Sofia's not coming with us?" Arslan finally opened his voice. He breathed slowly and said, "His residence is here. He has a life of his own and yours too...."

Arslan watched An and then sighed. He said, "Let's go. You don't worry about Sofia, she'll be fine."

"To which... Arslan's..."

"We're going to go find your house" Arslan lowered his gaze, "I can't take An. Madame Germina Bunt said that An could help me, but she was too young. This trip will be difficult for him and also dangerous,"

Arslan had been thinking about this for a long time and decided that he would go out on his own looking for his sword-making materials. He just happens to meet Sofia, Natur, and An. The third was young to be involved in danger with him.

Arslan's goal is to protect the world from the chaos that the Dragon Conquering Sword would cause and then obtain death without remorse. Sofia, Natur, and An still have unlimited futures. They could not walk on the tip of the sword with him.

Arslan took a breath and watched the surroundings. He and An have come out of the forest and will now walk away from this city and the Kingdom of Elmora. The goal now was a very distant place called the Clear Forest, the territory of the Human Race.

Arslan cannot rent a horse-drawn carriage because although An's figure is human due to the magic ability of mistress Germina Bunt, An's weight remains unchanged. Arslan also does not want to make An as a personal vehicle, this figure must feel fatigue.

The thing is, An is really an innocent creature. He did not know what Arslan was thinking and instead lifted the 1.3-meter-high young man and put him on the shoulder. His actions were clearly shocking.

"An, what are you doing?" Arslan blinked. He again flinched as An walked towards the city gate without answering his question.

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