Going Home

"You are alive!!! I thought you were dead" He cried a little bit and clean it with his golden robe.

His wife hearing just a slight sob rushed to the room and opened the door with force, she began scolding whoever made her husband cried.

Even though they fought commonly, they still loved each other. Once she realized the person who made her husband cried, she apologized and excuse their self and left the room.

They waited for them to return and the door began opening itself. There, stand a maid with teapot and glass on a wooden tray.

She began serving it to them and they accepted with gratitude on their face before she was done and asked.

"My lord, do you need anything else?" They thought and responded Arden responded with.

"When will the shogun return?" The maid just stood in front of them and made a smile before leaving the room.

Not long after, like 15 minutes or so, Mitsuo returned with his wife and entered the room. His face was clean now, like when they first met.

They sat at their seat and continue on the conversation. Mitsuo's wife asked first before Mitsuo himself can open his mouth.

"The doctor told us you were dead, tell us what happened please" He began telling the story he told to the guard when he met him.

At the middle of the storytelling, the guard excuses his self to return to his post and left the room afterwards.

After he was done telling them what happened, including the encounter with the tiger on the way down the hill. Their face became worried and it can be seen, he asked.

"Is there anything wrong?" The room became silent, and the tension rises quickly.

"Your sister and the kid left to go back and tell your wife about what happens," He was shocked but realizing Mitsuo have found a guide for them and also gave them some guard, he calmed down quickly.

He learnt that Usha has his old ship at the Port-town of Kumikita and he needs to catch up with them and left the kingdom with them. All his things including clothes and money were at their place.

The ship Usha have is very strong and the guide and guards Mitsuo sent is the person known for his knowledge about the sea, crossing the ship needed much experience and a good ship. While the ships near the shore are mostly ships for the fisherman.

Most of the fisherman at the current kingdom he is in used a small boat and not the big one like fishermen at the kingdom of Avalon.

Making it near impossible to cross the sea and it may need a year to wait if he didn't leave now. Unless he used the ship for the shogun himself, but that is too big of a favour to ask.

He began preparing and plan to leave the city on the very same day after visiting his 6 friends and got something out of them like some money, a Katana to protect himself and some foods.

Mitsuo also sent a messenger to his sister group and told them to wait at the Port-town for a "guest", the messenger left earlier than him with a Sashimono that made all the bandits to not attack him.

Not a normal one, but the one that showed he is in a mission for the shogun and if people were to attack him, they won't get away by any mean.

Fortunately, the shogun gave one to Arden too to protect him and basically giving his blessing and a gift of their friendship for him to keep.

He left the city at the same day and began making his way back to Kumikita that would take him 5 days if he were not to visit the houses of the noble or the "Kazoku" like he did when he came.

With the urge to reunite with his group, he rides his horse as fast as possible. Resting when Cisco really need to rest and when he really needs to sleep.

Whatever the reason, his group left Cisco there and not bring it back to his land. Maybe for it to die at the land his owner dies? No one knows.

The five days journey were shortened to four and a half-day and he reached the Port-town he had been to when he first step his feet on the land.

With his Sashimono sticking on his back, the guard instantly bowed to him and brought him to the local noble he had met before.

Now, with his body almost collapsing and his eye red from the lack of sleep, he followed the guard as best as possible to the local noble residence.

Fortunately, he reached the place safely without getting an accident on the way. He was given a room to wait until the local noble come to meet him.

He waited and waited, he yawns several times and closed his eye to rest it a big. He closed his eye several times and waited.

He opened his eye back and realized the local noble hasn't entered the room, so he rested his eye once more.

But now, he fell asleep of waiting combined with the lack of sleep. He came back to the black space where he was unconscious before getting into the grave. Not like one minute, more like 1 second.

After 1 second being there, he opened his eye and woke up. Now, he feels being on an unstable platform, like being on a ship.

With the Sashimono beside him and the clean clothes at his body, not the one he used for 4 days straight at his journey from The Capital City of Kumawara to The Port-town of Kumikita.

He walked out of the room he is in right now, a small one but with enough space for him. And realized he is in a ship.

He walked onto the deck and saw Maverick just minding his own business and looking at the sea. He walked to him and pat him on the head.

Maverick is shocked and hugged him, with some tears coming out of his eye, but now his face showed the happiness he ever had in the world.

Before going down into the accommodation area and bringing Elise with him once, he came back to the deck.

Elise ran into Arden and hugged him as tight as it could get and began crying, messier than Maverick. The crew that comprise the guards and guide Mitsuo sent are looking at them and clapped.

The moment lasted for a few seconds before Maverick, Elise and he move into a room where they discuss what happened.

They sat down at their seat and began talking.

"You were bedridden for 2 months and the doctor said you were not going to wake up and will probably die 9 days ago, the next day, he found your heartbeat is gone" His sister sob and Maverick continued.

"We were called to a room at the local noble's house and saw you there. Once she learned you were still alive, she cried happily for the time you slept" Arden became confused and asked.

"How long have I been asleep?" They looked at each other for each other before both of them answered.

"2 days" Arden was shocked at first and asked more question.

"You kept my things right?" Hoping they would say yes and say "yes" they did.

"Yes, we brought your knight armour and samurai armour too, included the bow and the naginata you bought" He happily smiled knowing all his things were still intact

They talked until the night came and they go to their own bedroom to sleep; it has been a tiring day and he couldn't sleep. Probably because of him already asleep for 2 days straight and a lot of things he is thinking about.

So he decided to look at the sea in the middle of the night to calm his mind and help him sleep. The crew didn't mind him as they did their things.

Most of them were orphans and raised under Mitsuo since they were kids and now in their mission of bringing a group of foreigners to cross the sea.

They did it without any hesitation, even knowing they wouldn't be able to come back to the kingdom after they did their things.

They would start their life as a new person at Arden's land, but not to worry. He would reward them with many kinds of things.

They already knew he would do that from Mitsuo and because of that, they accepted happily and without any hesitation.

They even made some small talk while he looked at the scenery of the moon and the endless sea. Not long after that, he got too sleepy and decided to sleep.

He sleeps easily and dreamed of many enjoyable things before getting waken up and started his daily business.

Sleep, talk, exercise, eat and then more sleep. Honestly, there are not many things he could do at aboard the ship.

He repeated this cycle for 4 more days and then reached the 8th days. Any seconds now, they would see the land...