After flying for some time, Alan finally returned to Winston and found the entire city decorated.
As for Lucifer he already sent him to Reidan.
"What happened?" Alan asked a nearby NPC.
The woman replied kindly, "Oh, our lord is getting married."
Alan nodded and made his way to Khan's smithy, only to find it closed. Entering from the back, he found Khan inside—along with Grid, who was wearing a formal suit-like outfit.
"…Are you the one getting married?" Alan asked.
Grid looked back, surprised. "You're back already?" he said, then nodded.
"Yes. I happened to save Irene, and because of that… I'm going to marry her now."
He smiled brightly.
Alan congratulated him sincerely.
"I'm glad you could join us," Khan said, and Alan nodded in response.
"By the way," Grid added, "I wanted to ask—how were you able to lend Pagma's Sword Dance?"
"Hm. I'm a blacksmith," Alan shrugged. "So I was able to."
Grid frowned slightly, deep in thought.
"Does that mean anyone with the Blacksmith class can learn Pagma's techniques?"
"More like," Alan replied calmly, "there's a hidden requirement—you need at least an intermediate level of Sword Mastery to learn them."
Grid nodded slowly, understanding dawning on his face.
"That's new," Pon said as he walked in. "I'm pretty sure most blacksmiths would want to learn that."
"Yeah, but for that they'll need the Sword Mastery skill book," Alan replied.
"Normal blacksmiths don't have it."
"How did you get it?" Pon asked curiously.
"I made a record during the Sword tutorials and got it as a reward," Alan shrugged.
Pon chuckled. "You really were overpowered from the start."
"It's called talent," Vantner said lazily, yawning.
Alan shrugged again. "Anyway, is the Tzedakah Guild ready for battle?"
"We are," Jishuka said as she entered the room. "And Grid has joined us too."
She was dressed in a formal outfit—a sleek black dress that contrasted beautifully with her red hair, making her stand out even more.
"You look beautiful in that," Alan said sincerely.
"Thanks," Jishuka smiled, her cheeks tinting red slightly.
Pon watched the exchange with a sly grin.
Vanter and Faker, on the other hand, were completely dumbfounded.
Did Master just smile?Both of them thought the same thing at the exact same time.
Jishuka was a top-level beauty—someone even Zibal had openly pursued, only to be rejected. She was usually more tomboyish, rarely flustered by compliments… yet now, after hearing Alan speak so casually and sincerely, she had actually blushed.
Faker and Vanter exchanged glances, silently communicating through their eyes.
Something's wrong.Very wrong.
"We can fight tomorrow, then," Alan said casually. "After the marriage. Grid will be busy tonight anyway."
Grid instantly turned red.
While others smiled and only Vanter screamed " Don't you dare lay hand on pure Irene!"
"..."
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The marriage continued without any commotion as Grid was married and it resulted in something that made other forget about their match temporarily.
[Irene, the lady of Winston, has married and blessed everyone!]
[All Winston products will be exempt from taxes for the next 10 days.]
[Users who set Winston as their residence will gain a 50% increase in experience and 30% increase in item acquisition for the next 15 days.]
[Users who have settled in a city or village that belongs to Earl Steim will gain a 30% increase in experience and 15% increase in item acquisition for the next 10 days.]
It was such a great buff for Alan whose primary residence is currently in Winston, after seeing the buff Alan felt lucky he have yet to change his primary residence to Reidan as he rushed out saying they will fight after 15 days to take advantage of the exp gain during this period of time.
Alan was back in the Northern frontier as here is the highest level of the monsters hunting ground.
He went deep in finding Frost trolls powerful monster with very high regeneration and as well as very high level of starting from 380 to take full advantage of the exp buff.
After fifteen days, Alan had reached Level 312.
In that short time, he had acquired a massive number of item drops—skill books, rare materials, and even spell books that many players would definitely want.
"Should I force others to marry too?" Alan muttered seriously as he reviewed the absurd amount of levels he had gained in just fifteen days thanks to the buff.
"…Maybe later."
Shaking his head, he stood up and looked toward the horizon.
"I should focus on my quest to forge the Unique weapons now," Alan said quietly.
After a brief pause, he added, "Though… maybe I should visit Marie Rose first."
"No."
Latina suddenly appeared in front of him, pointing straight at his chest.
"You can't meet her. She'll kill you," she said bluntly.
"It's fine," Alan replied calmly. "I'm just going to talk to her and learn a few things."
He paused, then added casually,
"Besides, I'll meet her after defeating your other brothers. Hmm—do you have any more sisters?"
Latina stared at him in disbelief.
"Why?" she asked, crossing her arms. "So you can marry her too?"
Alan looked at her for a moment.
Then—
"Hm. Let's get married."
Latina froze.
"H-How can you say something like that so casually?!" she shouted, her face instantly turning red.
Before she could react further, Alan suddenly knelt down. He took out a beautifully crafted ring, set with a crimson ruby that gleamed like living fire.
Looking up at her, he smiled.
"Will you marry me?"
Latina's face turned even redder, steam practically rising from her head. She opened her mouth, closed it, then clenched her fists at her sides.
"I—you—you're unfair…" she muttered, eyes trembling as she looked away.
The way she always looked down on humans can't be seen right now. She is like an little girl in love currently.
Seconds passed.
Then, in a voice so small it was almost swallowed by the wind, she nodded.
"…Okay."
Alan blinked once—then smiled softly.
He gently took her hand and slid the ring onto her finger. The crimson ruby pulsed once, as if alive, before settling into a steady glow. The moment it did, the world itself seemed to acknowledge their bond.
A cascade of system notifications erupted before Alan's eyes.