Cross The World With System
Night In The Forest

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For Xio the safety and comfort of his children is very important. Given tomorrow there might be a big battle at the meeting of the leaders of the 3 kingdoms, so tonight Xio intends to return Leon and Lena to his palace.

It's still in Meryl's house. Leon and Lena looked extremely squishy on Xio's lap hugging him tightly and immersing their faces in the chest of his field, unwilling to be left behind by Xio.

The cup! The cup!

Xio kissed the top of Leon's head and Lena took turns.

"Darling.papa just a day only really won't be long." Xio. "You guys go back to the palace with Sebas? Don't you miss your friends there?" Persuade again.

"What are you going to do here?" Leon's question had not yet raised his face on Xio's chest.

Xio was silent for a moment confused should tell his destination tomorrow or not.

"In this kingdom there are criminals, so you have to defeat the criminals." Answer Xio.

Leon looked up at Xio's eyes. "Why should papa? Why not someone else? Do all criminals have to beat him? Why should there be bad people in this world? Did they intentionally not let our papa rest?"

Lena hugged Xio even tighter after hearing Leon's words. 

"Always Papa beats the villain! Maybe because you care about the safety of people you don't even know. But do those people care about papa? I don't want papa in danger just for the sake of people's safety." Continue Leon.

The two children were aware of the fact that they were not Xio's biological children. But with the affection that Xio gave them at all times, it had already made himself like a true father in the eyes of the two of them. A father figure that will always be there when in danger or when happy.

They also knew that his father was always going through battles with a short distance of time. When today has to fight someone, one week later or even the next again there will always be a battle that must be fought by him again. Like not giving him a break to relax for a moment. Although he knows his father will not be easily tired physically, but everyone can certainly experience fatigue mentally.

"Does papa not get tired of saving others without any meaning to papa?" Said Leon emphasizing his last sentence with a wistful look towards Xio's eyes.

Xio grabbed Leon's head on his chest and stroked the two of them. He felt his chest wet for a moment after stroking the two.he knew, Leon and Lena were shedding tears not wanting him to continue fighting meaninglessly.

"Listen to papa. If it's a meaningless battle for papa, it means papa is the villain."

"Papa is not playing a super hero or hero, papa also actually does not care about people who are not familiar. Papa is just trying, trying to create security and comfort for your dear ones, like your mom, you, and your sisters."

Once again Xio dyed the tops of their heads.

"Although intermittently you have to go against someone, and sometimes papah can also feel tired, but the fatigue of papa always paid with the wife and children of papa who are very dear."

"Look at papa!" Xio Say.

Leon and Lena raised their heads and looked at Xio's face, although tears still lingered and snot that drenched under their noses.

"Aren't you guys tired?" 

Leon and Lena nodded their heads slowly.

Xio smiled.

"Then smile. If you see you smiling like you were last afternoon, you always feel your energy filled up again. Smile for papa, right?"

The cries of the two died down until no more tears came down from her eyelids. Then they immediately wiped his wet cheeks and lower nose with the back of their own hands.

Then they showed a small smile and hugged Xio back. 

With a small smile that they showed really made Xio's chest cool, and he also smiled.

While Sebas and Heldir who had witnessed earlier also smiled. For some reason, there was a sense of pride when he saw Xio's warmth in his children.

Long enough Leon and Lena were in Xio's arms, until they unconsciously fell asleep there with a warm feeling that felt throughout the body thanks to Xio's embrace.

"Do you need my help, Your Majesty?" Tanya Sebas offers to help me with Leon and Lena.

"No, we're going back now." Xio refused Sebas' offer. 

"Are we going to your palace?" Heldir asked flying around in circles in front of Xio.

"Hm." Xio answered only to cleared his throat, and instantly they were already in a different place.

They were already in front of Leon's room next to Lena's because the two rooms were next to each other.

Xio opened the door and stepped into the noble-style room, while Sebas and Heldir waited outside the door. Xio then put Leon and Lena to sleep side by side on a king-size bed with a mattress and pillow that is very soft.

He lifted his blanket to cover their bodies to the chest, then sat on the edge of the bed and kissed their forehead alternately. 

Whatever burden is on Xio's shoulders, if it's for his son and his wife, he will keep walking like he is without burden until all the burden disappears thanks to those who are still faithful waiting for him to come home and are willing to open his arms to give a sincere embrace.

Xio then walked out of the room by turning off the room lights first. Sebas and Heldir were still waiting at the door.

"Free tell the kids, I'll be home tomorrow afternoon or evening." Xio said after closing the door of his room.

"Your Majesty. And may His Majesty's plan be carried out." Answer Sebas.

Xio nodded, and then he disappeared instantly with Heldir.

***

In the middle of the forest of the shady elf continent with tall and large trees coupled with the sounds of wild animals that may nest in the forest. The state of the forest at night is dark, but thanks to the light from the moon, as well as the plants and flying insects that glow make the forest is not too dark.

There is a large tree that is different from the trees around it. The tree exuded an enormous and domineering aura around it, and it was a Travion tree.

Brugh!

Not far from the tree suddenly heard the sound of people falling, and the sound did not happen just once. If you look back, there are some Elves who seem to be guardians of the Travion tree are unconscious around it lying on the ground.

"Hey! Don't just kill my people." Heldir exclaimed at Xio who was perched on one of the trees wearing his white silk robe, and on top of his palm was a floating black needle. The needle was the same as the needle on the neck of the unconscious guard elves.

"Let them just faint." Said Xio coming down from the tree and setting his foot on the ground. 

Xio then walked towards the Travion tree with Heldir flying in front of him as a firefly-like lighting. Until the two of them finally faced the tree just a few feet away.

Xio looked up to see the height of the tree that was towering and huge. Then he turned to Heldir. "Now what should I do?" Ask.

"You need to find out where to put the key in first." 

'key?' Xio was initially confused as to what the key meant. But then he immediately realized it.

"Touch the tree with your palm." Answer Heldir. Xio then took a step forward and did what Heldir said.

"Close your eyes, then feel where you put the key to." 

Xio immediately closed his eyes and deepened his senses to trace the tree.

It did not take long, the tree seemed to immediately tell Xio where the key should be inserted.

Xio opened his eyes again and stopped touching the tree. He then turned to the right side, his eyes fixed on the roots of the Travion tree that appeared to the surface.

Slightly walking towards the tree, Xio suddenly bit his index finger until it bled, and the blood coming out of his index finger he dropped on the root that came out.

Cracks! Cracks!

The roots of the Travion tree suddenly moved and went back into the ground. Silence occurred for a moment until suddenly the big tree shook very fiercely, even making the surrounding area like an earthquake.

"What's going on?!" Xio tried to balance his legs.

Meanwhile, Heldir was staring at the tree with sparkling and excited eyes. Like waiting for something extraordinary that has been waiting for.

The tall and large tree slowly shrank into a small seed of light which then moved towards Heldir and still into his body.

Whoos!!

Auras gushing out from his now-lit body of the fairy lit up almost a part of the forest at night.

Soon, the light slowly began to dim. And the figure of a handsome adult male Elf appeared right in front of Xio, while the little elf had somehow disappeared.

"Hahaha.I'm coming back to life! I managed to come back to life!" The elf laughed with satisfaction.

Xio closed his eyes with a palm unwilling to look at the naked elf man in front of him.

"Close your body quickly!" Xio shouted to throw one of his clothes stels at the elf which was none other than Heldir who had changed into himself as before. 

"Ahahaha friend! Come on, don't be ashamed, we're both normal guys." Not yet dressed in the clothes that Xio had given him, Heldir clasped his shoulders with a wide smile revealing his row of teeth.

"Sial*n don't just touch me!"

The double!

Xio kicked Heldir in annoyance. He then walked backwards towards the large hole the former tree had planted. "Quick put your clothes on, or I'll make you a tree forever." Her speech.

"Well, huhh basic is not cool!" Answer Heldir.

Jebba!

A dagger with a black aura stuck in the tree right beside Heldir's neck. Heldir blinked his eyes and swallowed his saliva. "It looks like he really can't be joked to." Heldir Mumbled.

Returning to Xio's side, now in front of him was a wooden chest with ancient inscription carvings on each side. 

"Smooth skin, Strong bones, Common sense." Xio read the engraving. "What does that mean?" Confused Xio did not understand the meaning of the writing.

Regardless of it again, Xio immediately opened the box. And as soon as a golden light emanated from the box, Xio could see 3 golden leaves unknown to him.

"What is a System?" Ask Xio.

「Golden Travion Leaf

 Is a rare leaf that can make anyone who eats it will be youthful and without aging on the body 」

"What if I eat this leaf, then my appearance will continue like this even though it is aged?" Ask Xio to make sure.

「True Tuan」

Xio turned back, "Hey Heldir! can I take this?" Call Xio to Heldir who just finished wearing his clothes.

"Take it all!" Heldir. She did not need the golden leaves because the elves had a longer lifespan than humans.

Xio took the 3 gold leaves and put them in the inventory to give to Ellisa as well as her father, or to herself as well.

"Is there nothing else here? Didn't Meryl say there was a very valuable treasure in the tree?" Xio asked Heldir who was already behind him.

"What did you say? Haven't you seen his most precious treasure?" 

"That gold leaf? Although it is very useful, but if only that is not too wahh." Xio.

"No!! My incredible treasure is myself. Since it has managed to resurrect me, then I will become your follower! Hahaha.." Heldir laughed happily.

"Hm." With a flat Xio just cleared his throat and jumped from tree to tree towards the kingdom of Sylvaine left Heldir.

"Hey wait! Why aren't you happy? I am the ancestor of the elves!" Shouted Heldir felt in the cue right by Xio. "Why isn't he happy? Is he still angry at my joke?" Heldir muttered to himself like a fool.

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Meanwhile on one side of the forest of the elf continent, currently there was a swarm of Elves riding a large wild boar whose fur was white, they were also wearing very thick fur clothes and looked warm. The group is a group from the Garren kingdom of the snow elf race.

Their leader, Duncan, is a man of the snow elf race who has a weapon in the form of a long spear and its tip that looks very sharp. Duncan rode a large pig with snow-white fur, and had two horns near his nose.

"Carret, what do you think Amir wants?" Duncan asked a man behind him named Carret, but it was actually Mammon. While the original Carret he sealed and currently still in the kingdom Garren confined.

"I don't know what purpose Amir is calling you." Answer Carret. The Amir in question was the king Amir of the kingdom of Sylvaine.

"Hahaha it looks like she needs something from me." Duncan laughed confidently. 

But suddenly…

Trang!!

A double-edged sword shot towards Duncan, but fortunately Duncan quickly held the sword with his spear.

"Hahaha.your surprised expression describes you."

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