The Ustrela Kingdom's Capital, Malvern, is located near the ocean.

Malvern is also one of the most economical Capital cities in the continent.

Malvern was filled with people. From nobles and foreign merchants to adventurers and commoners.

Since the King, Ferdinand, was also known as the Adventurer King, many adventurers admire him, and made Malvern their main base of operations.

This is the reason why the Ustrela Kingdom's Capital, Malvern, was made to be the Adventurer Guild's headquarters.

Malvern City is also the place where the Ustrela Royal Castle is located.

The Ustrela Royal Castle is the house of the Ustrela Royalties.

And right now, inside a dining room within the castle; Ferdinand, his wife, and his children are sitting, eating their breakfast.

It was a relatively large dining room. The table was large enough to serve 10 people. However, only four people are eating right now. The table was also filled with delicious foods. There are meat and wine.

Seated at the front seat was Ferdinand, his wife was seated at his right side, and his children was seated at his left side.

His wife's name is Cynthia Ustrela. She has a rather mature figure, and she's in her early thirties, similar to Ferdinand. She has a fiery red hair, and an attractive appearance.

In fact, most of the royalties of the Ustrela Kingdom have red hair. The same goes to Ferdinand and his children.

His eldest child is a 14 year old boy. His name is Marx Ustrela. He is a smart child that even the nobles of the royal court are impressed by him.

On the other hand, his youngest child is a 10 year old girl. She is four years younger than Marx.

Her name is Alyssa Ustrela.

Like the rest of her family, she also has a fiery red hair. Her hair length reaching a little above her waist.

Like her father, she was also a genius when it comes to combat. Even Roel, the Ustrela Kingdom's knight commander, was impressed by her abilities.

"Dear, why do you look so down." Cynthia asked Ferdinand with a worried expression.

Ever since the day when the Creation Lord Palace and the Celestial Saint Holy Land decided to meet at the Ustrela Kingdom's Capital, Ferdinand have been feeling troubled.

After all, some unknown powers just appeared out of nowhere and are going to meet at his own homeland.

And those powers are also powerful. He even thinks that the top powers of the continent combined couldn't hold a candle against them.

However, his family doesn't know any of this.

"There's no problem her-" Before Ferdinand finished his sentence, he was brought in a deep thought.

(No, that's not right. As a King, as well as a husband and a father, I'll have to tell them the truth.) Ferdinand thought as he resolved himself.

"No, there is some big event coming up today. So please be prepared. Some really dangerous group of people are coming." Ferdinand said with a serious expression as he looked at his family.

"What do you mean by that, dear?" Cynthia asked in a worried and confused tone.

"You probably didn't know this, but a castle appeared on an island at the southern part of the sea a few days ago. I went there with Roel to check things out, but we didn't expect that otherworldly beings were living there."

The faces of everyone in the room, including the maids and butlers standing in the door, was filled with fear.

"They have weapons and other abilities that are far superior compared to the blessings the goddess Ceres have granted to our ancestors."

Ferdinand continued.

"I'm also sure that they are far stronger than the Heroes that were summoned from another world back in the Holy Era, especially their leader."

A gloomy atmosphere surrounded the room.

"They can also destroy our kingdom's war fleet in the blink of an eye. Their bodies are also covered with unknown metals. They call themselves the Creation Lord Palace. It's a miracle that we even came back alive. Their Palace Master just wants to do an international trade with our kingdom." Ferdinand said as he explained the chain of events of him meeting the Creation Lord Palace.

"Wha.. are you saying that they're going to come here today?" Cynthia asked as she looked at Ferdinand.

"Yes, but that's not all. Right after coming back, a group of people similar to the Creation Lord Palace came here. They also proposed an international trade. However, before I gave them my answer, I asked the Palace Master for advice, so he said that they'd meet here today. That's why, I'll go and welcome them here when they arrived." Ferdinand added.

"Father, are they really as powerful as you said they were?" After explaining, his son, Marx, asked a question.

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"Yes. Roel and I witnessed it myself. Even the soldiers I brought along witnessed it." Ferdinand answered as he touched his forehead.

"Don't worry, father! I'll be there to protect you if they try to harm us!" Her daughter, Alyssa, said with a confident smile.

"Haha, I'm sure you will." Ferdinand said cheerfully as he pet Alyssa's head.

Both Cynthia and Marx were also smiling gently as the watch Alyssa.

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Roughly three hours later, in Malvern City's sea port, Ferdinand, Cynthia, Marx and Alyssa were standing. Roel and the other knights and soldiers are also standing just a little behind them.

They were waiting for their visitors to arrive.

"My dear, Are you sure that you'd like to be here? What if things get dangerous?" Ferdinand asked.

He was afraid that a fight might break out, and it would drag along his beloved family.

Ferdinand tried to convince them many times to not follow him, but they still insisted. Saying that they wouldn't leave him alone no matter what. Seeing his family acting like this made Ferdinand give up on convincing them.

"Yes, we won't leave you." Cynthia said as she smiled at Ferdinand.

"Didn't I say it, Father? I'll protect you!" Alyssa said as she raised her small fist towards Ferdinand. She loves him very much, so she wouldn't leave him even when things get dangerous.

"Alyssa's right, Father. But speaking of which, is that large black thing over there the guys we were waiting for?" Marx said as he pointed his finger towards the ocean's horizon.

In the horizon, a giant ship more than 1000 meters in size was approaching towards their direction. It's speed was so fast that it doesn't match with it's huge size.

The soldiers and knights at the back had their eyes widened in shock and fear. The reason is because even the legendary monsters that they see in history books and heard in legends are nothing compared to the black ship sailing in the ocean now.

Once the giant ship was close to the shore, it slowed down it's speed and soon stopped.

It's sudden stop in the ocean brought along huge tidal waves that shook the ships being anchored at the port.

Some of the ocean water also sprayed at Ferdinand and the others. Due to it's size, the giant ship didn't fit to the sea port, so it stopped in a far away distance from it. However, it still looked huge even when it was far away.

There was even a slight trace of fear in Cynthia, Marx and Alyssa's eyes. However, they didn't run away. They stood there with a resolute expression. The same goes for the soldiers and knight at the back.

"See? Didn't I tell you that they're powerful?" Ferdinand said to his family, then, the took a step forward and looked at the giant ship, which is also known as the CLPS Minerva, with a serious expression.

On top of CLPS Minerva, roughly a hundred metal figures flew in the air, going towards Ferdinand and the others.

Then, their leader, which is Asahi, landed a little distance away in front of Ferdinand.

"Welcome to the Ustrela Kingdom, Palace Master A-" Ferdinand said, but before he could finish, Asahi stopped him.

"Please don't call me by my name in public, sir Ferdinand." Asahi said in a serious tone.

His voice was changed by Dimorphos' voice changer function, so no one will know that he's just a kid.

(Sht! How can I be so dumb? Why didn't I think ahead of time?? It would've been a better decision if I didn't expose my identity to him back then!) Asahi thought in his mind with regret.

"Yes, ofcourse. Palace Master." Ferdinand said as he corrected himself.

He also immediately knew the reason why Asahi wouldn't want to be called by his name in public.

Saying his name in public wasn't a good move, especially since the Celestial Saint Holy Land were coming. They might find out about his identity. Atleast, that was Ferdinand's hypothesis.

"By the way, this is my family. Here is my wife, Cynthia, this is my son and daughter, Marx and Alyssa." Ferdinand introduced them with a polite smile.

"I'm Cynthia Ustrela, it's a pleasure meeting you."

"I'm Marx Ustrela, it's nice meet you."

"Hi, I'm Alyssa Ustrela, nice to meet you."

The three of them introduced themselves one by one in a polite tone. Even someone as young as Marx understood that something of this level of unknown power should not be provoked.

"Hello, it's also my pleasure to meet you. It's unfortunate that I can't tell you my name, but I am the Palace Master of the Creation Lord Palace." Asahi said.

Asahi is cautious if the Holy Land. There's a chance that they might be more powerful than him.

He is worried that the Celestial Saint Holy Land might find his family and blackmail him if his true name is known, and if a war between the two powers were to occur.

"Oh, by the way, this is a souvenir I'll give for the two of you. Keep them." Asahi said as he grabbed two bracelets out of nowhere and gave them to Marx and Alyssa.

Ferdinand, Cynthia and Roel was surprised by his action. After all, the bracelets he gave to Marx and Alyssa looks expensive and rare.

"I apologize for not giving you a souvenir, miss Cynthia, but I personally think that it's not appropriate for a man like myself to give you a souvenir, especially jewelry, since you are sir Ferdinand's wife." Asahi said in an apologetic tone.

"No, it's no problem. I appreciate sir Palace Master's humbleness." Cynthia said with a polite smile.

"I'm glad you understand. Anyway, Marx, as well as Alyssa. Touch the bracelet I gave you and imagine a weapon you like." Asahi said.

Both Marx and Alyssa did as they were told, then, their bracelets shined, and after a few moments, it turns into weapons. Marx's bracelet turned into a jet black dagger, while Alyssa's bracelet turned into a beautiful crimson sword.

Everyone in the surroundings, including Ferdinand, Cynthia and Roel were surprised, their eyes wide open. Even Marx and Alyssa, who were holding a weapon felt excited.

"Now then, imagine it turning back into a bracelet." Asahi instructed.

Both of them followed what he said, and both their weapons turned back into a bracelet in their hands.

"You can use that as weapons now. That's high quality, so treasure it if you can." Asahi said nonchalantly.

Then, he added, "And don't worry about it being stolen. Since you're the first one to use them, it has already recognized you as their owners. Other than you two, and me, no one will be able to use it. Unless, I give my approval."

Something like this was a treasure in the continent, but to Asahi, it was something that he can make easily.

"Palace Master, are you sure you can just give away something precious like that?" Ferdinand asked worriedly. To him, the two bracelets were similar to national class treasures, so he thought Asahi might want something in return when he gave it to them.

"Don't worry. I won't ask for anything in return. That's just a souvenir I want to give them. Besides, didn't you see my assets already? Compared to all of those, something like these two bracelets doesn't really matter." Asahi said, figuring out what Ferdinand's source of worry was.

"You're right. Haha, I guess I have gone senile at such an early age." Ferdinand thought for a while and realized that there's nothing to worry. So he just laughed it off.

"Thank you for the great souvenir, sir." Marx said politely as he bowed. However, no matter how much he tried to hide it, he was still a child, so a very excited expression still appeared on his face.

"T-thank you so much!" Alyssa said with a very cheerful smile as she bowed her head.

"Don't worry about it. Anyway, it looks like they're here." Asahi said as he directed his gaze towards the ocean.

In the horizon, a large golden ship was sailing through the ocean.

It's size was only a little bit smaller than CLPS Minerva. Around it, there are tens of white horses with wings flying around.

Those creatures are also known as a 'Pegasus'.

Riding on top of those Pegasus were people who looked like knights and valkyries in a full suit of white and golden armor.

However, compared to the Creation Lord Palace' armors, which appeares futuristic, the Celestial Saint Holy Land's armor looked more like an armor golem.

If we compare the two right now, then Asahi's group looked like it came from outer space, while the Holy Land looks like one of those warriors seen on planet Earth's mythologies.

"Hmm. Interesting." Asahi muttered under his breath, but no one heard him.