The Ice cream was ready, the soup was done and the chickens were successfully fried, it may not be much but each was great foods.

I placed the foods on the table and left the ice cream in the fridge as a dessert and as a surprise. I knocked on our room and notified Alissa and Brunhilde about our lunch, Alissa replied and returned to the living room and sat on the sofa, waiting for the two women. Cynthia sat in front of me and patiently waited

A few minutes later, Alissa came in along with Brunhilde who was wearing a yellow sundress whos skirt reached up to her knees, she was blushing and was struggling hard to hide her body.

"You look good in it" I complimented her not only because it looks good but also to boost her confidence.

Brunhilde only hid behind Alissa, it seems it had the opposite effect.

"Let's eat~" Alissa held Brunhilde and walked towards the table

Brunhilde sat beside Cynthia while Alissa sat beside me, I took off my helm and revealed my face to Brunhilde, she's staying with us so there's no point in hiding it, also, I trust her enough

"Y-Y-You look so much younger than I thought!" Brunhilde pointed at me

I can only stare at her and chuckle

"Seriously, how old did you think I was?" I asked

"At least about 30..." She meekly replied

"That's too old" Did I really seem that old to her?!

"Haha, jokes aside, I'm hungry, let's eat!" Alissa urged everyone to eat

Brunhilde was curious about the fried chicken I cooked so Cynthia took a drumstick and placed it on her plate

"It's really good, also Zeno cooked that" Cynthia smiled

"Really?" Brunhilde eyed the drumstick before stabbing it with her fork and taking a bite off it

She looked gleeful as she savored the food, she couldn't wait and took another bite

"Take it slow and eat it with rice" I advised her

She realized how ungraceful she looked and was embarrassed, we continued eating until everyone had their fill, the pot of soup was empty and so was the rice cooker and the plate of fried chicken. Everyone had a satisfied smile on their face

"Dessert time" I stood up and headed for the fridge

"Oh, I wonder what kind of dessert it is" Brunhilde was curious

I took out a medium-sized transparent Tupperware filled with mango flavored ice cream, I took four bowls and placed them all on the table. Alissa was surprised, she looked at me before looking at the ice-cream

"It's mango" I chuckled

"My favorite!" Alissa smiled before opening the Tupperware and

taking a scoop

She placed scooped the ice cream and placed it in everyone's bowl, Cynthia and Brunhilde has never tasted ice cream before so they were a bit reluctant

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"It's good, try it" Alissa encouraged the two

They both took their spoons and ate, soon after, they started eating faster and faster

"What's this? it's cold and soft yet very delicious" Brunhilde asked

"It's called ice cream"

"Ice cream... will you make these in the future, are they hard to create?" Cynthia asked

"I can make one if you ask me but make sure that you'll tell me your favorite fruit"

"Ok!" They both nodded

Alissa was done with her portion and started eating some of mine

"Hey, no fair" Alissa and I had a small sword fight involving our spoons

In the end, I only got a small bite before giving the rest to Alissa who gave me the puppy eyes stare

We were full and happy, I hate to do this but it has to be done

"Now that we're full, I'd like to discuss something, my plan to get the Kingdom's support is a bust but Cynthia suggested that we take back her old Kingdom, Arcadia" I announced

"Ohh, we're staging a coup!" Alissa was excited

"I thought the princess of Arcadia was sold as a se- *cough* war prisoner" Brunhilde corrected herself

"My maid, pretended to be me, also, not a lot of people has seen my face, so fooling them was easy" Cynthia replied

"Cynthia suggested that if ever she retakes the throne, she will lend us her utmost support, I'm in, how about you guys" I asked

"Of course I'm in" Alissa smiled

"I have decided to follow you so naturally I'm on board" Brunhilde also nodded

"Okay, now, for a plan" I asked

"What plan?" Alissa looked at me

"A plan" I replied

"We don't need a plan, I know you want to go and assassinate whoever's ruling that kingdom now but what impact will it make? people will just start to doubt the next one to ascend the throne so I suggest that we declare war in front of their doorsteps" Alissa pointed out

"True" Brunhilde nodded

"As for power, heh, they've got nothing on you" Alissa looked at me with a captivating smile

"*sigh* Brunhilde, will the adventurer guilds try to help the Kingdom?" I asked

"No, they will only help if they will receive a reward" She replied

"I see, we'll go with Alissa's plan, strike them and strike them hard, after that, we will retake the castle and take down any connections with the other Kingdom" I stated

Everyone nodded,

'All Guardians report!' I called on all the Guardians

All of the Guardians entered the room and saluted me

"We are going to attack the castle, Guardian 1, 2, and 3, you guys are with me, 4 and 5 will protect Cynthia"

"SIR YES SIR!" All the guardians replied in unison

"Guardian 2, report the status of Warbot Behemoth" I asked

"Sir, Behemoth has been successfully repaired, although lacking in projectile weapons, it can be outfitted with an outdated weapon such as a large sword"

"Good, but do we have weapons for it?" I asked

"Sir, Head tech developer Alissa created one not long ago from melting beams taken from Mirigai, sir"

"Really?" I looked at Alissa

"I was in the mood" She smiled

"Thanks, this will be a huge help" I thanked that smart redhead

"Also, please leave your Desert Eagle" Alissa requested

"I left it in the armory, I'll bring it to you later but what are you going to do with it?" I asked

"Disassemble it, piece by piece and make a mold out of every part, I'll try to reproduce them since we've got specially made metals taken from Mirigai's body, the metal of this country cannot withstand the energy blast that the gun releases"

"I see"

"Well then dismissed, we'll all see each other here in 2 hours, Cynthia, please come with me and tell me the location of your Kingdom" I requested

Everyone left, Brunhilde left for the work out station while Alissa returned to her research lab, as for the Guardians, they all returned to their respective post

"My Kingdom, Arcadia, is located south-east of the Kingdom, its walls reach up to 50 meters high, all created with stone and reinforced with magic. The main castle is located in the center of the city, it is protected by six towers that reach up to 70 meters high, the towers form a hexagon with the Royal Castle in the middle, each tower is protected by a Royal Mage whos levels usually reach up 60" Cynthia explained

"How about the internal structure? do you still know it?" I asked

"Yes, I will lead you to the throne room, as for the escape tunnels, it was all destroyed when I fled, I'm pretty sure that they've thought of constructing another set of escape routes but with my uncle's greed, I bet that he'd rather spend the money on something else"

"I see, thanks, please go and take a rest" I urged her

Cynthia nodded and left, according to Alissa, she and Brunhilde now share the same room

'Guardians, here's what we're going to do, The mini-Warden will drop us off in front of the castle, I will lead the charge as Cynthia walks behind me, render your enemies unconscious try not to kill as much as possible' I instructed all of the Guardians through the radio

'Sir yes sir!' they all replied

"Alright, Guardian 3, head 70 kilometers south-east, we have a Kingdom to reclaim" I announced

"Time of arrival, 90 minutes" The mini-Warden took off