System: Daily login!!, jackpot on the first day!!!

#A/N - "Sorry for not uploading yesterday, I was not in a good condition to write yesterday, thankfully I've gotten a little better today"

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- A few moments later.

After leaving the Tavern, Taufik followed Marzuki and his crew.

Taufik did not immediately reveal his identity to his father, Marzuki, because as he said, he wanted to spend the remaining time he had in this timeline with Aksara.

"Where are we going, Old Man?"

Taufik asked Marzuki after they had walked for a while, heading towards the gate.

"... There's nothing to do here now; we'll head back to the ship and set sail as soon as Ulf comes back from buying some supplies; even though he looks like that, he's our treasurer, after all"

"And where do you moor your ships?'

"In the river which is a bit far from here, so we have to walk for some time"

"Ohh~ are you guys some sort of pirates or something like that?"

"Pirates?"

Marzuki asked in confusion, he was confused not because of the term 'Pirates' but how Taufik could know about it when the term Pirates only spread widely and reached its golden age in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

"... Ah, No, we're not pirates, You could call us wanderers, we go where we're needed, basically we just sail aimlessly and follow our hearts, well, most of the time it's my heart's direction, Ahaha~"

"Well, as long as it's on Earth, it's still in line with my goals"

"Abou that, are you sure you want to follow us? I mean, if it's only you, It's okay, but bringing your child along sounds a bit wrong with how Dangerous the outside world is right now, especially in the ocean which is an unknown area"

"There will be no Dangerous as long as I'm with him, so don't worry"

Said Taufik, and Marzuki, who heard this, could only shrug his shoulders.

"... Seeing what have you done back at the Tavern before, my worried seems worthless"

"Seems so...

Said Taufik, who then stopped talking as they approached the gate because he heard the commotion that was happening at the gate.

... What with that commotion?"

Marzuki, who also saw this, ordered one of his crew to go and see the situation ahead.

After waiting for a while, the Crew returned with a worried face.

"What happened?"

"Boss, it seems like a beast horde is heading this way, that's why the guards are so busy, and it seems like before the beast horde passes, no one is allowed to leave or enter the city"

"... At a time like this? Aiss~ What kind of bad luck is this?"

"They close the gate even though there are still people outside? In this cold weather?"

Said Taufik who saw that there were still some people who wanted to enter the city.

"They said it couldn't be helped, if they let those people in, they wouldn't have time to close the gates when the beast horde arrived"

"What kind of logic is tha-"

"MAKE A WAY! MAKE A WAY!!"

A shout was heard from behind, cutting off Taufik's sentence.

The one shouting was a person fully armored while riding a horse, and behind that person was a row of soldiers also wearing full armor.

"ARE YOU GUYS DEAF? I SAID MAKE A WAY!!"

The person shouted while pointing his sword at Marzuki's group.

Seeing this, Taufik and Marzuki opened the way for them, a few moments later, the person riding the horse passed by Taufik and Marzuki after giving them an unfriendly look, but perhaps because of the critical situation, the unfriendly look was only temporary before he walked back towards the gate.

A few moments passed before the line of soldiers finally finished passing them.

"... Should we help, old man?"

"I don't know, There's something strange about this beast horde, there haven't been any Rifts opening lately, so for the beast horde to head this way in such a time, something must have happened here"

"..."

Hearing Marzuki's words, Taufik immediately fell silent, then he remembered Hebe's previous words, Taufik immediately thought that the attack of the beast horde had something to do with him.

"... Lembu, take care of Aksa for me"

Said Taufik, who then lowered Aksara from his arms.

"What? What are you going to do?"

"... Exercise?"

"What kind of excuse is that?"

"Well~ Whatever~ Aksa stay here with Lembu and Grandpa, alright?"

"Hmm"

Hearing what Taufik said, Aksara nodded his head and then hugged Lembuswana tightly.

"Old Man, please look at my son for a while"

"What? Where are you going?"

"... It won't take too long"

Said Taufik who immediately manifested his Mana Wings and flew away from them.

"Wha... What!... And he's gone

*Sigh*

That kid, how can he leave his son to a stranger like me"

Marzuki said while looking at Taufik who was already quite far away, but then he felt someone tuging the side of his pants.

*Tug*

Marzuki looked down, and the person was Aksara; seeing this, Marzuki's gaze suddenly became soft, and then he squatted down to match Aksara's height.

Marzuki smiled at Aksara while patting Aksara's head gently before saying.

"... Don't worry, little man, just stay with me until your father returns, okay? But I still can't believe it, how can he recklessly leave his son to a Starenger like me, He has absolutely no sense of responsibility towards his child"

"Well~ I don't think you're the right person to say that, and from Taufik's side, you're not a "Complete" stranger to him"

Lembuswana's comment on what Marzuki had just said, made Marzuki then look at Lembuswana in confusion.

Lembuswana, who had been with Taufik for quite a long time, automatically knew what Taufik's father, Marzuki, looked like, which was what made Lembuswana able to comment like that.

"Huh? What do you mean by that, You weird-looking-talking-doll?"

"... I have a name you know

*Sigh*

Whatever, I want to answer your questions, but I don't have a right to do that, but you'll find it sooner or later... For the next two years, I think?"

"..."

Hearing what Lembuswana said, Marzuki could only remain silent, not knowing the meaning behind Lembuswana's words.

"... Grandpa is Grandpa"

"Hm?"

"Papa said, Grandpa is Grandpa"

"... What is that supposed to mean?"

"I don't know, Is what Papa said when I asked about Grandpa"

"He is? What, how old you are, little man?"

"... He was two old years"

Answer Lembuswana replaces Aksara.

"Two old years? Are you sure he's two years old when he can speak this fluently?"

"Well~ He's the special one, don't compare him with another child of his age, he's been a genius since birth"

Your next journey awaits at mvl

Lembuswana said, and hearing this, Marzuki could only remain silent; from his knowledge, a two-year-old child usually can only put together two sentences at most, but Aksara's ability to speak is like a ten-year-old child or even more.

'His father is a great Magician, and his son is a Genius with a limitless future; I wonder about his grandfather; I'm sure he's very proud to have descendants like them... *Sigh* This reminds me of my son, how is he now?'

Remembering his family, Marzuki showed a sad face.

"... What's wrong, Grandpa?" Ask Aksara.

"Ahh~ It's nothing, ahaha~ I just suddenly miss my family"

Marzuki replied; hearing this, the crew around him could only sigh, feeling sad for Marzuki because, as Marzuki's crew, they must have heard the story of their Captain, Marzuki, and Marzuki did not hide it either.

"... What happened to them, Grandpa"

"Hm? They're fine"

"Then why don't you go see them if you miss them that much?"

"..."

Hearing what Aksara said, Marzuki became increasingly doubtful about Aksara's real age.

"... Are you sure you're two years old?"

"Hm?"

Facing Marzuki's question, Aksara cutely tilted his head while looking at Marzuki.

"Hahaha~ It's not like I didn't want to meet them, but Right now, I just Can't"

"Hmm? Why not ask my Papa? You know, Papa is great, he can make anything, and he's very strong too, he can go from here to there like *Whoosh* Oh~ And- And...

Explains Aksara about Taufik to Marzuki in a childlike way, with hand gestures and sound effects that he creates with his own mouth.

... If you ask Papa, Maybe he can bring Grandpa to meet your family"

"Really? Then I'll ask him later"

Marzuki replied, not taking Aksara's words seriously; indeed, he admitted that Taufik's strength was unquestionable; after seeing what he had done before at the Tavern, maybe it wasn't all of Taufik's strength, but Marzuki wasn't sure if Taufik could return him to the future.

"Hm! You Should, My Papa is Amazing"

Aksara said with an enthusiastic nod.

"Alright~ Let's go to a safe place, and wait for your father to come back"

Said Marzuki, who then took Aksara into his arms and went to look for a place to take shelter, together with his crew.

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- On Taufik's side.

After leaving Marzuki and the others, Taufik quickly flew to the Gate, Seeing someone he knew on the wall, Taufik landed near the person.

Seeing Taufik's sudden arrival, the soldiers who did not recognize Taufik immediately offered him their weapons.

Fortunately, Sir Ignus, although a little surprised by Taufik's arrival, was able to quickly calm the soldiers down.

"... How's the situation, Sir?"

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