Evan D. Sherden, Becomes the Knight Commander. (3)

No, Evan! Please dont! Serena shouted desperately as she grabbed onto Evans clothes. The dress, made of fine, red cloth, was carefully wrinkled, giving the impression that it was winding up.

Yes, it was just like an octopus.

I want to see the Kraken!

You know, the Kraken is a field boss that is super strong. It can even gulp down the Four Heavenly Kings. Do you want it to show up?

Im much stronger than before! My chest is much bigger, too.

Your chest size doesnt matter!

Evan couldnt deny the fact that it had grown so big, but that didnt matter. Evan scooted Serena over, who was crying and clinging to his clothes, and handed it over to Belois. Belois set the cloth on fire without flinching once.

Ahhhhhhhhh! Noooo!

Whoo, there goes the evil

This resulted in the incineration of the feared octopus clothes purchased from the royal Ottpah boutique, which made the wearer disaster-prone when worn to a marine party.

It had been bought a few years ago but was left untouched out of fear of unleashing the malice in it. Now, Evan finally decided to get rid of it.

Oh, I wanted to see you wear it

You want me to get eaten by the Kraken?

I was going to tame it. I was really confident

[Kyuuuu..]

[Kyu!]

Her slimes soothed the bummed out Serena. The slime stretched into four, the youngest having escaped Evans necklace just a year ago and joined as a member, and his name was Louis.

The latest slime to be summoned was a metal slime elite; its ability was much more aggressive than any other slime.

I hate you, Evan. If this was the case, you shouldnt have told me

I was going to burn it right away without explaining, but you went and bothered me.

But it was a really nice suit. It would have looked good on you.

Everything about you is fine, but why do you have a bad taste when choosing clothes?

Serena was still wearing a pink dress that only she could pull off.

Evan declared the end of the skit and stood up. In the room were Evan, Belois, and all the Knights senior members, including Serena and Diona.

Anyway, Rey and I are going to be at the ocean party. Its the Elto-Front Sea, which stretches from the northwest of the Royal Road. If you go straight up here, youll see the famous northern continent, the Ice Forever.

Ill never forgive the old Silk Line king for leaving me out on purpose, even though he must have heard of my engagement to Evan. Never!

Try to understand him, Arisha. The old man must be on fire right now.

If the king was in front of her, Arisha would have poked a few shots into his abdomen, but Evan calmed her with a bitter smile.

In fact, he thought that the reason Evan was called was because of his engagement to Arisha.

Think about it, first of all, Im an aristocrat of the Silk Line. I dont know what to say, but the dungeon city of Sherden is now considered one of the most powerful cities, and it just founded Astray this time.

Everyone knows theres no one left to rival your strength, Evan. Everyone knows you killed the strongest of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon tribe by dropping a meteor shower on him.

I feel uncomfortable painting my face with gold. Anyway, in addition to that, he is the real owner of Brotherhood Corporation. So if I take a different attitude, itll be complicated for the king.

Evan, of course, had no intention of doing so at all, but his strong power alone could be a source of anxiety. People were afraid of power they couldnt control.

And in that situation, I suddenly became engaged to you, the aristocrat of another country, when Serena is still part of the Dungeon Knights. What did this look like to the king? Its enough to wonder if theyre protesting at the Silk Line Palace.

Well, it does make sense.

Evan and Arishas engagement was surprisingly completely devoid of any political purposes.

In his own mind, Evan liked Belois the most. Even Arisha knew this.

However, Belois societal status and the fact that Arisha was already known to be Evans fianc could not be ignored. The reasons for her understanding and accepting Evans situation in a comprehensive manner had been the result of the twos engagement.

Of course, Evan indeed liked Arisha. Even though the quality and quantity of the twos feelings for each other were not equal, their feelings were in harmony.

Wait, Evan.

Arishas expression from intently listening to Evan completely turned unusual.

Then, the kings next course of action is obvious. Wont he try to entice you into engaging Serena as well?

Yeah, youre probably hoping for it in your head. Isnt that right, Evan?

It seemed ridiculous, but throughout history, kings would pursue marriages that were politically and socially beneficial for them. It was selfish, but Evan had those desirable qualities.

I should go, too. Ill meet the king and talk to him with my Rapier and magic, so you can relax, Evan.

Evan soothed Arisha with a bitter smile. Then she glanced at Serena. It was because she thought she couldnt help but intervene in the subject of the engagement between herself and Evan, but Serena was surprisingly calm.

Are you all right, Rey?

Yeah No, maybe Im not going to be okay.

Serenas answer was also a little strange. When Evan raised his eyebrows, she stared at Evan, and her cheeks turned red.

Hey, I dont think you two should engage

What? Serena, are you crazy?

Arisha and not Evan had asked in dismay. However, Serena was angry, puffing up her cheeks with a very different feeling from when she hung on to Evan earlier, saying, Dont burn the octopus clothes!

Evan and I havent even kissed properly yet, but its weird for Dad to get me and Evan engaged. Evan and I are getting engaged, but I dont want anyone else to interfere.

Is this the line of a woman who used her power to settle herself down in Sherden?

Arisha said in alarm. Everyone in the room stared at her like one stares at a convicted felon. Evan, who couldnt stand the silence, spoke to her as a representative.

Of all people, are you allowed to say that, Arisha?

So I ended up winning your fianc spot, not paying attention to these kinds of things. My love was a battle I fought; in the end, I won. Im absolutely proud of myself for being Evans first.

You think youre cool to brag about that shamelessly?

Youre making me feel shy

The group fixed their eyes on Serena, leaving Arisha, who felt really upset. She followed the explanation hesitantly.

If my dad tries to force Evan and me to get engaged, Evan might hate me.

No, I wont hate you. I understand his position Was Rey able to think of a thing like this?

Youre so mean, Evan. Im a delicate person.

Ugh, sorry. However, while he apologized frankly to Serena, Arisha and Belois stared at Serena and spoke once more.

What do you think?

I think its more dangerous.

You think so, too?

I think theres less chance of an unexpected situation. But I think youre probably more vulnerable here.

Because that worked for me

Did it? Ill consider that.

Evan listened to the conversation between the two, but he didnt quite get a clue as to what they were talking about. However, he felt the need to organize the situation, so he clapped his hands to focus the partys attention on himself.

Rey and I, aside from our own feelings, cant get engaged right now for economic, political, and social reasons. Perhaps the king wont bring it up in the open.

It would be odd if Evan, who recently became engaged to Arisha, fell for the kings words and became engaged to Serena. Arishas worries were indeed excessive.

So dont worry.

Ahhh Belois, since things turned out this way, you can keep up with Serena.

Ah.

In that part, Belois dropped her head with a truly miserable look. On the other side, Shine was raising his head with a depressed face.

Its my turn this time. I understand youre having a hard time in your love business, but I cant make concessions, either.

Oh, Shine, please.

Thats already been decided. Im the one whos carrying out the drill this time.

As the existence of Astray officially launched and each knight became very important to the dungeon city, they could not leave the city at their own whims.

That was why only one of the senior members, outside of Serena and Evan, were allowed to accompany Evan. It was Shines turn, as Belois already accompanied him the last time!

Evan, is the travel member really fixed?

This is a critical moment when the Dungeon will be reopened. I cant have any more Knights out of the city. In fact, I dont want to go either. I dont know why I have to leave the city at this time.

Thats thats right.

Because of what happened two and a half years ago, Evan had some trauma when he had to vacate the city on an external schedule. Arisha understood it, so she nodded feebly. Evan raised his head again the next moment.

So, shouldnt vice-commander remain in the city even more?

Oh, I forgot to say it. When Astray was officially launched, I reorganized the hierarchy. In short, we have two vice-commanders. Shine is the first, and Arisha, you are the second vice-commander. Congratulations on your promotion.

Thank you, Im grateful, but Im not happy now!

For reference, he also created a prime position, which was reserved for Raihan, who had an unrivaled position in the Order.

Other than that, there were regulars and apprenticeships, and the members who were now included in the Knights were all regulars, regardless of seniority. If anyone was to join the Knights Corps in the future, they would begin with an apprenticeship.

Please take good care of the kids while Im away. Belois, you can help Arisha while Im away.

Dear Master

Belois looked a little dissatisfied at Evans request, but then she held him by the sleeve and nodded slightly.

Please come back soon. If youre too late, Ill go and find you myself.

Dont worry, Belois. Ill make sure I keep him safe!

Shine, shut up.

No, why? You have to say that you will trust me and leave it to me!

Shine, shut up.

Even Lady Arisha!

Shine, who stepped in without notice, was also criticized. Evan smiled and soothed the anxiety of the two women.

Maybell is coming to this party with us. You think shell just watch me and Serena exchange engagement rings?

Oh, even in front of the king.

No, I dont know about Maybell. She wont consider her position as Baroness if that happens.

The two women tried to start a serious conversation about Maybell. Evan clapped his hands at the thought that the desired goal had been achieved.

Then lets talk about how to run the Knights while Im away. And most importantly, how to communicate and deal with the Dungeon without me, or if an outside invasion has occurred.

And that was the point. Ill listen.

Raihan, dont you think youre sitting on the sidelines these days?

Well, Master. Theres something I

Raihan, who had been just watching their skit all along, declared with the same expression as a high priest.

Theres nothing different about what Im going to do, so if I leave it all to them, its all solved somehow.

Hes now making the worst comments without a hitch.

He came to that conclusion after countless worries, struggles, and resistance. I hope you will live up to the flow.

At Raihans words, which made him feel dizzy, Evan could not answer back and remained silent. Raihan has grown distant and mysterious these days.

Two days later, Evan and his party got into a carriage northwest of Royal Road, where an ocean party was scheduled to take place.

Evan, Maybell, and Serena received invitations to an ocean party. The short trip that would be taken with Dain and the bunny girl maid Diona, who would carry them out, and Shine, the vice-commander, had begun.