After letting out a long breath, Carlos resumed his sentence with, “if I become a minister of the king’s assembly, it’s a great deal for me. Thank you for your kind offer but with due respect, I want to decline that. Indeed, it’s a great deal, but to work as the partner of my commander, sir Gradiel, is an honor for me. I will never leave his sight until he himself tells me to leave his side. He is my idol, my hero, always be my commander.”

“I already figured it out that there is going to be something like this. After working for so many years, it’s usual to be like that. But it’s a very letdown for me. I mean, I know we already have some prominent ministers-"

"but the Emperor suggests all of them. But after listening to your words and feeling your strength of mind, I feel very sorry trying to break your love. Sorry for that. I didn’t know you have that kind of relationship.” King replied while hiding his embarrassing face under his hands.

“Yeah, without any doubt, I also love Carlos and how much he loves me,” Gradiel replied with quite a conceit.

  [CARLOS POV]

Idiot, are you an idiot Gradiel? Well, whatever, leave that question with a yes. Wait, before sometimes the king said something about that kind of relationship. What is he talking about? To say this sentence you don’t have to worry. Wait. Wait wait wait wait I totally did a confession there. I have to clear up this misunderstanding.

[POV END]

“Wait king I think you misunderstood something, I love only women without any doubt, and apart from this I and Gradiel have already been engaged with girls we love,” Carlos replied while becoming restless.

“What are you talking about, yeah my fiancé is very pretty, and also she is a good fighter with a great mind but not as much as Carlos,” Gradiel replied with a smile while being embarrassed by saying this.

[CARLOS POV]

What are you comparing, Idiot? I don’t feel pleased after being compared. And why are you getting embarrassed while saying it?

[POV END]

“Yes, also I have a magnificent and careful lover,” Carlos replied.

“Oh..., my bad. So about the mission. How many days do we have in our hands to explore there?” King cut the lovely environment and started a serious talk once again.

“As per the situation, I think we should act quickly as fast as possible. But considering the training, I think it will take at least three weeks.” Carlos replied.

“No, make it one week,” Gradiel suddenly jumped into the conversation.

“One week! But commander, we have to train them.”

“That’s right, but Carlos, can you answer me why we are taking adventurers instead of soldiers?” Gradiel asked.

“It’s because they have the experience of traveling or exploring,” Carlos replied.

“Maybe that’s the case, but I think they adapt to the atmosphere where they are going or exploring. We are going to complete it in one week. And as you explained before, if we don’t take action quickly, it may harm people and can become a great threat. We may take steps as soon as possible.” Gradiel responded.

“Ok, I get it, entrust it to me. Commander,” Carlos replied.

 “What are you saying? You are the only one to who I can entrust this. Ok, first we will organize a tournament for this or a preparatory contest for the mission. Prince, declare this to them. We are ready. I and Carlos directly select one among them.” Gradiel said with a smile.

“Ok as you wish, Cancer commander,” Warden said these words and left the room at once.

After the meeting, while Carlos and Gradiel walking in the corridor going to their room suddenly

“Carlos, I always tell you to call me Gradiel instead of Commander. Why are you doing this to me?” Gradiel told while sulking and walking in an abnormal way as his leg coiled around each other in a swirling motion.

“Sorry, but you are my commander, and I think it’s rude to call your commander even though you are a friend.”

“Ok I get it, then how about you call me Gradiel when there are only two of us?”

“But it’s rude,” Carlos replied.

“No buts, no ifs. You call me your commander, commander, right? Then this is an order. You can’t deny this. “Gradiel said this suddenly stopping Carlos by standing in front of him.

“Ok get it, comman-“

With the Gradiel’s intimating aura, Carlos changed his word to “ok Sir Pincaster.”

“My name is only Gradiel, not Sir Gradiel or sir Pincaster”

“Ok then Gr-Gra-Gradiel”

“That’s my partner,” Gradiel replied.

After that, they went to their respective chamber to prepare for their training and all other plans for the Preparatory contest.

Meanwhile, in the volunteer Dabirum

Hello readers, welcome to the show of your friendly neighborhood hero, a very bad joke, isn’t it?

'Wait who I am talking with now? I think I develop some weird disease,' Kagen thought after hearing the voice of the author.

let's give a Flashback to what happened before.

Long story, in short, Kagen, sunao, and Tristan found a secret room inside of volunteer dabrium. But they didn’t explore it. But as a human, they developed a disease called curiosity. And thanks to that, they were here now, making plans to enter and explore the secret room.

Without any doubt, Kagen disagreed with the exploration. But after giving some thought about it, he decided it’s not a bad idea if they take full preparation. President Sunao rented a drone from the school treasury.

But Kagen was still feeling odd about how they gave school property to novices without having permission from the principal. Of course, she had a dabrium President authority, but it still didn’t fit the situation. First of all, drones aren’t so expensive, they only cost ten thousand raphlas.

<Raphlas is the currency of the Kwasiki continent, one Raphlas is the same as a hundred dollars, and Raphlas is the coin currency. Their pay is very high according to their work >

Now which they were using was the most developed one, which can show projection in one's mind what it was seeing. Drones can’t attack, only observe. Now it’s time.

“All preparations complete, all precautions complete, let’s go” with a bit of worry in her heart Sunao became nervous and started to bite her nails one after another.

Kagen thought 'It’s not good if she becomes like this, then we are doomed to have to do something.'

It wasn't like Kagen was looking down on sunao. He knew the fact that if one let his guard down even for a mere second, the result will turn to another person.

To calm Sunao down, Kagen suddenly started to poke her belly and tried to make her burst out for laugh.

“What are you doing…. Waa-wait Kagen don’t, not there, hahaha…… hahaha…………., wait,” Sunao started to burst out laughing all of a sudden.

 Without any lumber, Kagen continued for a certain point and then stop poking.

“What are you doing? What you think you are doing now?” with a very harsh voice and an angry face Sunao started to abuse him.

Kagen thought 'Irritated? It’s an obvious thing to be, but if I didn’t do that, she may feel under pressure and won’t be able to concentrate on the drone.'

“Aren’t you nervous before some time and as the main part of our exploration, I can’t leave you like that?” Kagen replied with an absolute poker face without showing any expression on his face or eyes.

“No, I wasn’t. But why did poke me in my belly suddenly out of nowhere?” after calming down, Sunao asked Kagen while correcting her dress.

“If you started to tickle someone out of nowhere, their nervousness, fear, and fatigue vanishes”

“Wow, but how do you know this? Even I didn’t know about it. Next time, when my father becomes nervous or tired, I will do this to him.” With a surprising face, Tristan asked Kagen.

“It’s a secret, “with the answer Kagen went to his normal, not talkative self.

Kagen thought 'Do you really think I will reply to that question, you fool? I learned it from my treasure, one of my favorite light novels. #thumbs up for manga, anime, and light novel.'

'Ok now stop, enough comedy. Let's go into our exploration.'

“But after this please inform me when you are going to tickle me, ok? My body is very sensitive and what you did before you have to whisper, whisper,” Sunao started whispering suddenly.

Kagen and Tristan were unable to hear the whispering and with that Kagen asked,” can you repeat one more time? I can’t hear you”

“Don’t think about that. I said nothing,” Sunao replied.

After observing sunao's behavior, Kagen thought 'Huh? Why is she acting so nervous once again? Are you saying my special technique didn’t work on her?!'

“Are you still nervous, President?” Kagen asked.

“No, I was just recovering from the sensation earlier. Ok, enough talking! We are going to explore, ok let's go” after a big inner breath and let it out Sunao, Kagen and Tristan started to open the door by sliding the book lock.

 “Bhush…..bhush…… Crack, crack” with the cracking of the gate, a huge sphere of dust got out, and the gate was opened.

The stairs were easily visible from there, and they entered the secret room without wasting any time.

But that day, they didn’t know that they were invading the mouth of death themselves.