Asahi meet up with the rest and got inside Duke Engelbert's mansion.

The mansion was full of visitors, from low-class nobles to royalties. Most people attend this kind of gathering to meet up with other people and expand their connections.

Some attend gatherings like this to establish good relationships with high-ranking nobles and other people that might become their ally in the future.

Other than the Kiryuin Clan, two other Clans from the Memino Kingdom attended the party.

One of the main reasons behind this is because, like the Kiryuin Clan, those two other clans also has a territory in the Memino Kingdom's border, which means they are close to the Engelbert Territory.

Those two other clans are known as the Makino Clan and Akimoto Clan. And like the Kiryuin Clan, both of the clans are also part of the 8 Great Clans.

"Woah! It's a coincidence to meet you here, Asahi!" Akimoto Ryuuji said. He is one of the Akimoto Clan's young masters, as well as one of Asahi and Imai's best friends.

He has a black hair and eyes, and he is also handsome. Like Asahi, he also wears a kimono. In fact, everyone from the Memino Kingdom wears a kimono and other cloths similar to Japanese traditional clothes.

When Asahi and Imai attended elementary school together, they met the other young masters of the 8 Great Clan with the same age as them. Later, they became best friends.

"Haha, I didn't expect to meet you here too. Even Harumi is here." Asahi said with a smile as he directed his gaze towards a beautiful girl beside Ryuuji.

The girl standing next to him was Makino Harumi. She is one of the young misses of the Makino Clan, and like Ryuuji, she's also one of Asahi and Imai's best friends. She is also Ryuuji's fiancee, so Asahi often see them together.

"Yeah, both our clans are near each other, so we came here together." Harumi said with a smile as she watch Ryuuji's face.

"Hm? What's wrong, Harumi?" Ryuuji asked, noticing Harumi's gaze.

"No, it's nothing." Harumi replied.

"Okay." Ryuuji said.

(Hey, isn't this guy over here as dense as a black hole? Now that I think about it, Harumi has been showing signs at him since years ago.) Asahi thought as he tried remembering their elementary days together.

"Hey, Ryuuji. Just how dense can you be?" Asahi asked in a slightly irritated tone.

"What?" A surprised Ryuuji asked. Harumi was also surprised.

"Harumi obviously likes you, so can the two of you just go out with each other already?" Asahi said nonchalantly.

(Seeing them like this makes me irritated. It's like reading a romantic comedy manga where it already has over 100 chapters but the main character still hasn't noticed even one of the girl's feelings, even though the girl shows him her pictures in a swimsuit.) Asahi thought, reminding him of a certain romantic comedy manga where the main character's head was even more dense than a black hole that he read in his past life.

"Wha-! Is that for real, Asahi!" Ryuuji said, surprised. He then looked at Harumi, but seeing her blush made him realize that it's true.

"I guess you're not dense as I expected if you realize this much." Asahi said with a smile.

Harumi looked at Asahi with a thankful gaze.

"Well then, I'll leave the rest to the both of you. My job here is done." Asahi said in a chuunibyou-ish way.

He always wanted to act like the typical best friend/middle man that makes characters realize their love to each other that he often see while watching anime back on Earth.

After that, Asahi went towards the mansion's balcony to get some fresh air.

He looked at the sky, appreciating it's beauty. The sky was dark, but the small but shiny stars and the large cresent moon made the dark sky beautiful.

As he observed the surroundings, he saw a girl standing next to him. The girl is around the same age as Asahi, she also has a beautiful white hair and a very mystical crimson eyes.

Her eyes had a similar color to Asahi's eyes.

The girl turned around, then Asahi and her made eye contact.

It was like two rubies staring at each other.

(Why did I feel a sense of familiarity and nostalgia as soon as I had eye contact with this girl?) Asahi thought is he observed the girl.

However, Asahi immediately got back to his senses and asked the girl.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know you were there. If you feel uncomfortable, then I'll take my leave." Asahi said apologetically as he began to step back.

"No, I'm not feeling uncomfortable at all, don't worry." the girl said, stopping Asahi.

"Are you sure?" Asahi asked.

"Yes. Oh, I'm sorry for the late introduction. I'm Ariana von Engelbert. It's a pleasure meeting you." the girl said in a soft and gentle voice.

Asahi was surprised after hearing her name.

"Are you perhaps.. the celebrant of this birthday party?" Asahi asked in a polite tone

"Yes. I'm surprised that someone of your age would know." An astonished expression appeared on Ariana as she said that.

"It's my pleasure to hear that and Happy Birthday. I'm Kiryuin Asahi. I'm pleased to meet you." Asahi said politely as he introduced himself.

Ariana's eyes opened wide in surprise as she listened to him.

"Sir Asahi, is it? Are you perhaps my fiance that my father often talks about?" Ariana asked politely.

"Oh my, what a coincidence. I also suspected that you were my fiancee when I heard your name." Asahi answered with a surprised expression.

"So this is where you are, Ariana. I was looking for you." A voice suddenly sounded.

When Asahi turned around, he saw that not only George, but also his parents were there. A beautiful woman with silky white hair similar to Ariana also stood beside George.

The woman looks like she was in her early twenties.

Similar to how old Shimeshi and Sakiyo looked like, but despite their appearance, they're both in their early forties. So it's possible that the woman with white hair is also the same.

"Oh, Asahi, you're here too. So the two of you have already met. Let's just get to the point then. From now on, the two of you will be engaged." George said as he looked at Asahi with a smile.

"Yes, Father." Ariana just replied. She wasn't feeling conflicted whatsoever.

"You won't object, Ariana?" George asked.

"Sir Asahi seems like a good person, so I'm satisfied with him." Ariana replied politely.

"Thank goodness. How about you, Asahi?" George asked as he looked at Asahi.

"If miss Ariana is satisfied with me, then I also have no problem." Asahi replied in a polite manner.

"That's good then. Oh, that's right. Let me introduce you to my wife. This here is Irene von Engelbert." George said as he introduced the women with beautiful white hair beside him.

"Nice to meet you, Asahi. I'm Irene von Engelbert. You can call me mother-in-law if you want." The woman said with a teasing smile.

"As you wish, mother-in-law." Asahi said respectfully.

"No need to be formal, Asahi. We're family now, after all." Irene said with a gentle smile.

"Yes." Asahi replied.

After that small conversation, the party continued without a problem. Asahi interacted with the other nobles at the gathering. As well as the young masters and misses of the Aerstrand Kingdom's 3 Great Noble Houses with the same age as him. And also the 2nd princess of the Aerstrand Kingdom.

The only reason Asahi can interact with them is because he is Ariana's fiance, and the children of the 3 Great Noble Houses and the 2nd princess of the Aerstrand Kingdom is Ariana's best friends.

After a few more hours, the party ended without any problem.

Morning, the next day-

The Kiryuin Clan, Akimoto Clan and the Makino Clan won't be leaving the Engelbert Territory for a few more days, so Asahi asked permission from his father that he would go home first, using only body enhancement magic. Shigure agreed immediately, so there wasn't any delay.

Ofcourse, Asahi wasn't actually going home. He plans to head towards the Creation Lord Palace Territory and travel straight to the Ustrela Kingdom's Capital.

After all, this is the day where Asahi agreed to meet with the Celestial Saint Holy Land's Holy Master.

"Dimorphos, activate." Asahi's said, then, Dimorphos covered his body, making an armor.

"Teleportation." Asahi said coolly.

With the power of Creation, Asahi can create almost everything, so he created a Teleportation ability or magic to save more time.

Once he arrived, he saw Nemo and Chloe standing in front of him.

"Asahi, you're back!" Both of them said in unison.

"Yeah, I'm back." As Asahi said that, he went straight towards Nemo and Chloe, then gave them a hug.

After chatting with each other of roughly half an hour, they decided to prepare for departure.

After finishing their preparation, roughly 100 Palace members, including Asahi, Nemo and Chloe got inside one of the Palace's 6 Great Battleships, the CLPS Minerva.

One of the generals, Eric, as well as his advisor, Rex, came together with them.

Since Eric would be the future general of the Amphitrite Naval Force, Asahi brought him along so that he could get used to riding battleships in the ocean.

CLPS Minerva is a super battleship created by Asahi, so even with it's large size, it's speed is extremely fast. They would even arrive in Ustrela Kingdom at approximately two hours.

So with everything prepared, they departed