"Didn't think that sir. Zeno would be cheating on the queen" Melphis eyed me while Albert was giving me a thumbs up

"Ohohoho, to be honest, I'm the first" Alissa spoke out as she covered her mouth and laughed

"What? the Queen lost to madam Alissa??" Reina was blankly stared

"Wait a minute, how did you even know about our relationship?" I asked

"Sir is too busy with other stuff so it's no wonder how you missed it, at first it was rumors but after seeing you interact with the Queen, we at least discovered something, also, it's all thanks to our womanly instinct" Melphis proudly spoke out

"I have finished explaining my matters to your Queen, what did I miss?" Shinku came out from around the corner

"Oh? another woman? Zeno?" Alissa looked at me, her eyes, they were not smiling

"Shinku here is also a dragon, you can interview her" I spoke out my true intentions

"Is that so? well, that makes me happier" Alissa smiled

"Well have you guys decided?" I asked if they have an answer to my previous question

"Of course I'm joining the fight" Brunhilde nodded

"I will fight" Reina also agreed

"We'll face them sooner or later anyway" Melphis stated

"This old bones of mine will do its best" Albert chuckled

"Now all of you know why I trained you, it's also time for me to properly introduce myself, I trust that you guys will not disappoint me" I stated as I removed my helmet

"I am Zeno Abaddon, a cyborg, part human, part robot" My hair and eyes that were pitch black, my irises that looked like a gear shone red

"Robot? is that a new race?" Melphis asked

"No, you call it Golems but we call it in our homeland "robots"" I explained

"Sir Zeno, please, strip!" Reina asked without even blinking

"I'm not an exhibitionist" I replied as I rubbed my forehead

"N-No! I wanted to see all of your golem-ish parts!" Reina corrected me

"Oh, so that's what you meant, you scared me there for a moment" Albert chuckled

I shook my head and removed DK's right arm guard, I showed everyone my robotic arm, they all stared in wonder

"That should be enough" I re-equipped the arm guard

"This is my first time seeing something like that" Reina stated

"Indeed, most of the golems we have are just lumps of rocks or steel iron stacked together" Melphis nodded

I did show them my robotic arm which was covered with a human skin, of course it was only an imitation but my arm opened up and revealed the gears inside, steel tubes, wires and all that what-not so I can't blame them for their comments

"Wait, so did Zeno's parents, a human and a golem... mate?" Melphis muttered

"No, hell no" I immediately stopped Melphis' fantasies before correcting her

"I was once human who had these robotic parts attached to me, I sold my arm, my feet, and a few more things"

"I... see, I apologize for bringing up a painful past" Melphis replied

"Don't worry about it, after I lost those things, I gained something..." I looked at Alissa before continuing

"Far more valuable"

Everyone looked at me before looking at Alissa who's face was beet red

"...*cough* *cough*" Albert reminded me that there were people around

I immediately looked away from Alissa and glared at everyone

It didn't work, Melphis and Brunhilde were smiling while Reina was chasing something that flew out of her mouth and finally Shinku was just looking at us with a face that says 'I won't disturb you'

"Alright, enough with this romance, I can't take it anymore, I'm already diabetic from Zeno, any more and I'd be dead due to sugar rush" Alissa pulled Shinku inside the lab

I looked at everyone, they all had a comforting smile

"That's just how she is, now, we have some training to do LINE UP AND START RUNNING" I shouted

They all looked at me in wonder

"THOSE WHO DON'T WILL HAVE TO CLEAN UP THE ROYAL PALACE'S BATHROOM!"

They all started running, I could only laugh and follow them

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Inside the castle, Cynthia, the Queen of Arcadia is busy tending to the matters of the Kingdom

"My Queen, we've received reports from our spy from the other Kingdom, a large army has been sent out to retake our old Kingdom" A knight respectfully kneeled

"I see... how much of our army are available for war?" Cynthia asked

"500 trainee guards and 100 Blackguards were lent to Royal Knight Zeno so we currently have 2000 men, half of them are trainees and as for the blackguards, we still have 400 but their duty is to protect the castle" The knight respectfully reported

"Send all of the available soldiers to Alphon city, try to up the food production in the other two cities whilst evacuating the people of Alphon city, make sure to properly distribute the people into the two different cities, make sure not to separate the families" Cynthia ordered out

"Yes, my Queen!" The knight stood up and stormed off

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------It was currently 6 in the afternoon, I was storming inside the castle, I didn't even bother to greet back the people who greeted me. I pushed open the doors and there I saw Cynthia sitting on her throne

"I'm disappointed in you" I stated

"Zeno... let me explain" Cynthia replied as she stood up and walked up towards me

"Well?" I asked

"I didn't want to disturb your training... also, if it's just an attack from the old Kingdom, I'm pretty sure it would only be a weak force" Cynthia explained

"Is that it?" I replied as I raised my hand

Cynthia closed her eyes, she was prepared to take what was coming

I gently patted her head

"Cynthia, why didn't you tell me that those people are attacking... I would've helped out you know"

"I really didn't want to... be in your way" She seemed to have stifled her cry

"Know what? let's go home, let's eat and hang out like old times, this castle life must've been stressing you out" I held her hand as she looked at me

"Yes... I'd love that" Cynthia leaned on my chest

"Still, it hurts me to think that you think of yourself as a baggage. Stop that, okay? you're going to be my wife soon, I'll share your troubles" But I will never allow you to get hurt nor allow you to fight the Colony... pretty hypocrite of me

"Yes... I am your fiance" Cynthia seems to be blushing

I pulled her out of the castle under the protests of some nobles I had no idea of, we headed for the ship where some of her dresses were. She changed clothes while I was patiently waiting in the living room, drinking tea.

Cynthia came out with a yellow sundress, the skirt reached her knees.

"You look amazing" I complimented her, I should've probably changed too

"Thank you" Cynthia smiled sweetly as she grabbed my hand and started pulling me

The plan is as follows, to travel the city incognito mode before finishing it with a movie in Alissa's computer

It's 6:30 so our little walk should only take 30 minutes, we'll eat out and head home, I especially asked Guardian 1 to fix Alissa's 36-inch monitor so that when we get home, we can watch in the living room, I already asked Alissa if I can borrow her computer and she gave me an ok if I'll take her on a date next, I planned to do so anyway. We left the ship together

I know I said we planned to go incognito but... my armor was too eye-catching, I forgot that I am a royal knight so portraits of me have spread throughout the kingdom. People gathered around us wherever we go and in the end, I grabbed her and ran towards the city walls, that's the only place where normal people can't travel to.

The guards tried to stop me as I approached the walls but once they got a better view of me, they stepped aside, I entered the city walls and ran up the stairs, Cynthia still in my arms, I looked at her and she seems to be enjoying it.

After a few minutes of intense leg day, we reached the top. I gently let go of Cynthia before catching my breath. We walked together hand in hand, the sun has already set but it doesn't mean that our time here together isn't romantic. Just being alone was enough because we both found comfort and peace in each others presence

We talked about the past till 7

"Let's go eat dinner" I suggested

"Yeah, I am a bit hungry" Cynthia replied

I looked at her, I seriously should've brought a jacket, I could've lent it to her... oh well.

"Come" I stated as I kneeled down

"Eh?" She was surprised

"Piggyback, unless you want to walk down those stairs" I chuckled

She happily jumped on my back, I carried her all the way down. I took her to a local pub which had a good reputation, I won't take her to a fancy restaurant since the food she gets in the castle is probably fancier.

The doors seem to be that from the old texas west, I pushed it open and immediately grabbed the attention of all the people inside.

"Oi, get back to drinkin, don't disturb others!" A plump lady shouted out from behind the counter

I walked towards her with Cynthia in hand

"What do you want to eat?" I asked Cynthia

"I'd like to eat the roasted beef" Cynthia stated as she looked at the hanged wooden board which had carvings of the food being sold

"Then I'll take the skewered porks" I looked at the lady

She seems a bit responsive since she's quiet

"Q-Queen?" She shockingly spoke out

Cynthia was wearing a large sun hat that went with her sundress so you can hardly notice her face but the lady seemed to have taken a closer look

I immediately gestured her to keep quiet about it, she looked at me and nodded, she left the counter through a door near her, she seems to have left for the kitchen

"Hey there lady, showing so much skin, why don't you ditch this nobody and come with us" A hooligan approached us along with 3 more ruffians

"Boy, get back to your table and eat or else I will make sure you won't be able to" I warned them

"Ohhhhh little knight here don't know who he's messing with" He chuckled, he grabbed Cynthia's hands

I immediately pulled his hand away from Cynthia's, I looked at everyone and they seem to have remembered who I am

"Young man, listen to his warning" One man spoke out

"Shut up!" The hooligan angrily shouted out

He pulled out his sword and tried to stab me but I pinched the body of the sword before snapping it in half

"What the- HELCK?!" I punched his jaw and dislocated it

He was on the ground holding his cheeks, he started crying in pain and the other 3 ruffians moved in to attack me. One of the ruffians flew away but it wasn't because he drank red bull nor did he have wings, he was simply punched. The other two were then carried by a bear-like man, he was huge. He threw them out after a kick in the stomach

"I apologize royal knight to have shown you such a bad time in our pub is a disgrace and a mistake on my part" He immediately apologized

"Please don't be sorry, these things are unavoidable" I replied

"Thank you for your forgiveness" He nodded before entering the kitchen and bringing out our orders

Cynthia and I ate together

"It's good" I complimented the plump lady and the bear-like man behind the counter

They both seemed relieved, I looked at Cynthia, she seems to be enjoying her dinner

We left the pub and headed for the ship, the movie of choice, Deadpool

I want her to see what the past of my civilization looks like because it might be their future civilization

As soon as we entered the ship, the only source of light were candles that headed for the living room, our path was also filled with rose petals. I looked to the side and saw Guardian 1 playing sweet violin music through the speakers as he acted like playing one without the instrument

"Zeno... I feel so warm" Cynthia smiled as she grabbed me and hugged me tightly

I took off my helm and held her hands, we walked together. We arrived in the living room, I removed DK completely and Guardian 1 took it and left the room as he said "Work hard" I felt the urge to punch his programmer

She sat on the sofa, facing the monitor, I sat beside her. I turned on the computer and searched through 10 terabytes of movies that Alissa has on this flash drive she lent me, there's more on her other flash drives

We both watched Deadpool, it was fun, though I kept reminding her throughout the entire movie that it was only fiction