The next morning, Asahi woke up before others could. He got out of his bed, then he went towards the bathroom.

He took a quick bath, fixed himself and then left his room.

After that, he went to the kitchen and picked up a fish from the freezer. The fishes in the freezer were the ones that the Palace members caught in the ocean while Asahi was creating their equipment.

Asahi then cut the fish, grabbed some ingredients on the shelf, and boiled some water. The ingredients came from the pirates' ships.

After a while, Asahi finished cooking. Due to the lack of ingredients, Asahi only made a simple fish soup. He put it in three bowls, he then put the three bowls in a tray with utensils, picked it up, then left the room.

A gentle smile appeared on Asahi's face as he walks into the corridor.

Soon enough, he stopped in a certain room. He opened the door quietly and went inside. He then switched the lights on and put the tray in a small table in the corner.

Then, he walked quietly towards a big bed. In there, both Nemo and Chloe were sleeping.

Looking at the peaceful atmosphere, Asahi couldn't help but smile. Both Nemo and Chloe's cute sleeping face made Asahi happy.

As he watch them, Asahi sat down at the side of the bed. He then began gently petting their head simultaneously, as he watch them with a gentle gaze.

"Hmm.. Asahi?" Nemo mumbled, half asleep. She then yawned in a vey adorable voice, making Asahi want to hug her.

"Goodmorning, Nemo." Asahi greeted her tenderly, still continuing to pet her head.

"Good... morning.. yawwnnn~" Nemo replied, sleepily.

"Do you want breakfast? I made a soup for both of you. But it seems like Chloe isn't awake yet." Asahi said.

"Really~? Thanks~!" Nemo said with a joyous expression. But due to her sudden movement, she tripped and fell down. However, Asahi grabbed Nemo, and he ended up hugging her.

"Oh. Sorry.." Asahi said, a little red. However, as he tried to take his hands off, Nemo stopped him.

"I-it's okay.. please continue.. I'm your girlfriend, after all.." Nemo said, her face red. But despite that, she seems happy getting hugged by Asahi.

Asahi was surprised by what Nemo said, but he instantly smiled at her gently. "If you say so."

After saying that, Asahi began hugging Nemo gently on the bed. Nemo's face was beet red, but she wasn't resisting. In fact, she was happy being hugged by Asahi.

Seeing her like this, Asahi got his face closer to her and gently blew Nemo's ear.

"Hyaa~!" Nemo let out a cute squeal. Meanwhile, Asahi giggled as he saw her reaction.

"You're so cute, Nemo." Asahi teased.

"Hmph! Stupid Asahi.." Nemo muttered while blushing. Asahi giggled as he looked at her.

Then suddenly-

"So, how long are you going to keep flirting in front of me?" Chloe questioned as she puff her little cheeks. Both Asahi and Nemo was surprised.

"You want a hug too, Chloe?" Asahi said in a gentle manner as he spread his arms wide.

Chloe stared at him for a while, she then huffed and jumped towards Asahi's chest.

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After catching her, Asahi hugged Chloe too.

"Don't worry, Chloe. You're also cute." Asahi said with a smile. Meanwhile, Chloe ignored him, but her face turned red.

Seeing that, Asahi petted her head gently.

"There, there. Didn't I say it yesterday? I love both of you."

"I know. I love you too. And good morning." Chloe said with a pout.

"Hehehe, good morning." Asahi replied, happy to see Chloe.

"By the way, I have something to give you two." Asahi said excitedly as he grabbed something out of his pocket.

After grabbing it, Asahi revealed three platinum colored rings. But despite that, it's actually made from the same metal as Dimorphos and Hyperion. The ring also has complex design, and any person could tell that it is a very expensive engagement ring. It also has a function where the wearers can call each other.

Nemo and Chloe had a surprised and happy expression after seeing the rings.

Before the two could even say anything, Asahi placed the rings on their fingers, then placed the third one on his finger.

"You two are my fiancee now, hehe" Asahi said with a grin.

However, both Nemo and Chloe was silent.

Asahi was slightly nervous because they have been silent for a while now.

"H-hey, are you two alright? If you don't want it, I'll take it back, okay?" Asahi said nervously.

However, after saying that, Asahi felt a warm tenderness to both his cheeks.

Nemo and Chloe kissed him on the cheek, their faces red.

Since they're still children, that's as far as they could get, and Asahi knew that.

"You guys... I really love you more than ever now." A gentle expression appeared on Asahi's face as he said that.

After chatting for a while-

"Oh, I made breakfast for you two, so let's eat." Asahi suggested.

"Alright, I'm getting hungry." Nemo said.

"Yeah, I agree." Chloe said.

Then, both of them grabbed a bowl of soup, as well as Asahi. After that, they began eating.

"Hmmm, this is good! Did you made this, Asahi?" Nemo asked with a compliment along with it.

"Yup, the ingredients are lacking though, so I only made these." Asahi replied, looking at his bowl of souo with a slightly strained smile.

"No, this is really good!" Chloe protested.

"Ahahaha.." Asahi just laughed it off, scratching his head awkwardly.

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After eating breakfast, Asahi, Nemo and Chloe continued talking to each other for hours.

The rest of the Palace members were still preparing at the time so they had nothing to do.

That's when Asahi saw something interesting on the defense system's radar.

An hour later, all the members of the Palace gathered into the main hall, and Asahi was standing in front of them.

"Everyone, I saw in the Island defense system's radar that some ships are approaching. Based on it's speed, it will arrive in the next few hours. And they seems to be from the Ustrela Kingdom." Asahi said with a serious tone.

The crowd began to chatter after hearing him. But immediately quiet down realizing that Asahi wasn't finished talking yet.

"Do you guys want to be underestimated? If you do, then sooner or later, the same tragedy will happen to you all." Asahi said solemnly.

"""No!""" The crowd yelled in unison.

"Good! I made a function where we could make our figure taller if we want when wearing the suit of armor, so we'll look like adults when we wear them. That way, we won't get underestimated for being kids. Then when those guys from the Ustrela Kingdom arrive, we will show them our- no, the Creation Lord Palace' might!" Asahi shouted with determination.

"""Yooohhhhh!!!!""" After hearing him, the crowd began cheering.

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The Ustrela Kingdom. It is the neighboring country of the Caskvalor Kingdom, and it is also known as the Oveigon continent's largest fishing and seafood industry.

But it wasn't all. It is also the fourth strongest military power in the whole continent. Making other lower countries not provoke it so easily.

It's current ruler, King Ferdinand Ustrela, who is in his thirties, is also a very talented person in terms of combat. He even goes to exhibitions and adventures to places he finds interest in. And he's also a Rank-S Adventurer, making many people call him as the 'Adventurer King' or 'Warrior King'.

But despite that, he rules his country and people properly. And he also have a wife and a daughter. And he loves them very much.

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A day earlier-

Ferdinand was sitting on his throne, a messenger came running towards him.

"Your majesty, we recieve a report from one of our kingdom's fisherman." The messenger knelt down and said that.

"Hoo~, tell me what it is." Ferdinand said, slightly amused.

"The fisherman said that the Sea Dragon Pirates' base has disappeared on their island. Furthermore, it was replaced by a bizarre looking castle. The island also expanded. We checked it out to confirm if it's true, and we found out that it really is true. But we didn't came too close to it because it's origins are unknown, but we can tell that they aren't related to the pirates." The messenger spoke with respect.

'Sea Dragon Pirates' is the name of the group of pirates that Asahi obliterated.

"Hoo~ interesting. Knights! Prepare the ship. Let us depart immediately." Ferdinand said as he stood up the throne. The island has piqued his interest. "Oh, and don't tell this matter to my wife and daughter. I wouldn't want them to worry, after all."

As he said that, he prepared himself to depart.