After the archbishop left the dining chamber, the gowned people took the initiative to assist the heroes and explain about the magical energy.

After learning that they could cast magical energy, they finally showed interest in it. But first, they were required to train. They were sent to the Blessed Church Academy the next morning, to learn about the magical energy. 

Not only were they taught how to cast holy magic, but they were also taught different kinds of fighting methods as well in the Blessed Church Academy.

However, since their advancement was faster than the people in the empire, they easily surpassed their peers.

Everyone was so gung-ho as they stride to the outskirts of the city to kill some low-tier beasts. Some of them were able to manipulate fire and some could summon the other elements. There were also those who could summon a familiar. Each of them was able to learn unique and powerful abilities. It was one of the advantages of being a hero. They learned faster. Gradually, they were taught about their responsibility as heroes.

Two students were seen to have good leadership skills. They also had the best stats compared to the other heroes and better improvement among them. Thus, they became the leader of the hero's party. Looks like in the flock of the same birds, there were always one or two who were destined to soar higher than the rest.

After a few months, they were brought to the empire's palace to introduce them to the emperor.

From there on, they were sent to some missions to further increase their experience, until the time to fight the demons came. They were sent to the frontline. There, they fought relentlessly against the countless demons. They became stronger after a few months of fighting the demons.

Back to the present, there was a grand dinner celebration in the palace grand hall. After returning from the frontline, they went directly to the palace to report their achievement.

The emperor went to greet them and even went to the trouble of preparing luxurious meals for them.

When the emperor stepped into the grand hall, the noisy conversations of the heroes died down.

"Your, majesty, thanks for going so far in preparing these luxurious foods," said Kyle, sounding so humble as he tapped his chest to show his heartfelt gratitude and bowed slightly to show his respect on behalf of all the heroes. The others also said their thanks after him.

"THANK YOU, YOUR MAJESTY!"

The emperor looked at them and nodded his head. "Fufu," he chuckled. "Don't mind it. If you ever need something else, just ask the attendants?" The emperor pointed to the attendants standing around like statues.

After saying it, they heard a sudden coughing noise.

Cough!

They glanced at where the noise came from and saw a spiky red hair young man, the delinquent, Arthur. He coughed not because his throat was itchy. It was an intentional cough to grab everyone's attention.

The chair made a scraping noise when he suddenly stood up from his seat.

Everyone was looking at him in wonder. Before they knew it, Arthur walked and stopped beside a pretty attendant. All of them gawked when Arthur rested his arm on the pretty attendant's shoulder.

"This Arthur!" Exclaimed one of the female heroes.

The attendant blinked her eyes before she noticed what happened. She shuddered in fright as though something akin to electricity crawled over her body in the brief moment. Though, she remained quiet and controlled her emotions to not perform disrespectful actions towards his majesty's guest. Also, this person was one of the heroes. They did so well in protecting the empire, so she could not show discourteous behavior in front of the others as it could ruin the empire's reputation.

The pretty attendant stood like a block of ice.

"Heh~, your majesty, are they available for special service as well?"

"Wha—?!" The pretty attendant exclaimed in shock with a flash of redness on her face as chill trailed on her spine. She knew what this special service meant. They went through a seminar about it. After all, there might be a chance that the emperor would call out for one among them. They must always prepare for the time to come. Though, the emperor did not do it ever since.

Regardless, they could not taint their body as it would be a huge traitorous action against the empire. 

Upon hearing his words, the others looked at him with disgust, especially the girls. They knew what he meant by his words just looking at his lustful gaze towards the pretty attendant. It wasn't the kind of words they wished to hear from a hero.

The emperor showed a troubled face when he noticed the trembling attendant. He never expected that one of the heroes would say such a vulgar word.

"Uh, sorry about that, Mr. Hero, but I can't force my helpers if it's against their will. Besides, if you want someone to satisfy your needs, we can arrange someone for it, those who are willing to accompany the hero."

It wasn't like he could not give him what he was asking. With just a word of the emperor, these attendants would willingly comply with his order. However, he wasn't the type of leader who bossed his people with personal stuff. He wanted to show them fair treatment regarding it.

Upon hearing the emperor's words, the attendant sighed in relief.

On the other hand, Arthur frowned while knitting his eyebrows.

"So his majesty could not even share one of his women for pleasure?" Arthur sighed as he spoke, sounding disappointed.

A knight clad in golden armor stepped forward while wearing a frown on his face, "Sir Hero, I think it's impolite to say that to his majesty, who is leading the whole nation, " firmly said the Royal Knight-Captain, who was also the personal guard of the emperor.

However, "Hey, pretty Miss, what is your name?" Arthur asked the attendant, disregarding the talking Knight.

The attendant was seemingly flustered as she looked to the emperor and the Knight Captain with teary eyes.

Arthur frowned when he noticed the pretty attendant was disregarding him.

"Oh, could it be... the Royal Knight-Captain has something towards this pretty attendant?"

"Wha—!" The Royal Knight-Captain almost bit his tongue when he stuttered with a flush of redness on his face.

"That's enough, Arthur." They suddenly heard an interjection. When they looked towards the person, they saw one of their leaders, the hero Kyle, making up a tired face and a gentle smile.

Arthur's brows frowned. He hated being bossed around, "Mind your own business, Kyle!" Arthur replied in a yell.

They noticed the slight change in Kyle's face. "I said stop!" His voice wasn't asking, it was demanding him to stop. The cold stare he was having at the moment sent shivers to almost all of the other heroes.

Arthur's complexion turned better. 

Tsk!

After clicking his tongue, he left the dining hall and walked towards the door.

"Sorry about him, your majesty," said Kyle with his gentle smile. He also said he's sorry to the pretty attendant and also to the Knight-Captain.

The emperor just laughed. "Fufu, don't mind. Please enjoy the meals, everyone."

After saying it, "Uhm! Yum!" They heard a loud moan of pleasure from someone. It was coming from Reena, the second leader of the hero party.

She was stuffing her mouth like a glutton. She looked so cute while stuffing the food as though afraid that she ran out of it.

He chuckled briefly before excusing himself. Along with the Knight- Captain, they left the dining hall and sank his back to his chair.

The hero's had different personalities. Some just didn't care about the situation. While some showed remarkable keenness and perception.

The emperor noted some of them. They were most difficult to handle. It would be bad if the blessed church took advantage of them, especially that he lost too much of his army.

The emperor let out a deep sigh. "If only I can find a reliable companion," he whispered.

Then suddenly, a figure of a young man appeared in his mind.

"Right, the process of turning over the old mining town's ownership was already done," he muttered. Then he took a quill pen and a piece of paper.

Only the scraping noises of the quill pen against the paper could be overheard inside the workroom of the emperor.

After a few seconds, he put away the quill pen and rolled the paper. Then tied it with a green ribbon.

"Guard!" He called out.

A guard rushed inside upon hearing the emperor's call. 

"Bring one of the high-ranking messengers here!" He ordered.

"Yes, your majesty!" The guard left in haste after his reply.

On the palace balcony, Arthur was staring at the palace courtyard with a cold gaze.

Suddenly, he heard stepping noises from his back.

"What do you want?" He asked.

"Fufu. Nothing. Don't worry, the time that we rule over this nation will come soon!"

Said the person with unusual coldness on his face.