Elmer quickly shook his head. “No, no! Of course, not… But Chief Fowler, my niece is just about to get married to Mr. Hanks…”“Your niece?”Apollo interrupted with a frown, “What does that have to do with me?”‘Huh?’Elmer was stunned. “But… Chief Fowler, aren’t you here to ask for my niece’s hand in marriage?”“No, of course not!”Apollo quickly shook his head. “I’m a married man. How could I ask for another woman’s hand in marriage?”Well, this was embarrassing.Even a fool could tell that Elmer and Valerie had misunderstood Apollo.Apollo was never here to ask for Valerie’s hand in marriage. In fact, he might not even be here to attend this wedding.The gift Elmer once felt excited over suddenly became much heavier in his hands.Not that Apollo knew what Elmer and Valerie were thinking as he continued to say, “I came here today to help my daughter ask the Great One if he would be willing to marry her. Do you perhaps know where the Great One is?”‘The Great One?‘This ma

“D-Don’t tell me they’re all here for Fred!”Someone suddenly said in a cold sweat.“Nonsense!”Elmer scoffed. “Even if one has gone mad, there’s no way these powerful people have gone mad too!”“That’s right!”Valerie nodded and agreed, “We don’t even know if that Apollo is real or not! Let’s wait and see before jumping to conclusions…”Before she could finish talking…The former administrative officer named Jenson made his way to the Cadmans with the others in tow.“Are you Elmer, head of the Cadman family?”Jenson asked Elmer with a smile.Flustered, Elmer immediately nodded. “H-Hello, Mr. Vaughn. I-I’m…”“Haha! There’s no need to be so nervous!”Jenson continued with a chuckle. “I heard that your niece Valerie is getting married today. We’ve come to congratulate the happy couple!”‘They were here to congratulate Valerie?’Elmer had almost lost his wits when he saw Apollo bow to Fred. Hearing Jenson claim that he was here to congratulate them made Elmer feel lightheade

Elmer was about to pull his hair out in frustration.Even Valerie felt numb from the shock.Indeed, she was numb.It was because such surprise, or perhaps terror, was far from over.Following the arrival of the city’s deputy manager, it was as if the gates had opened and the grand entrance of Resplendent began to receive the arrival of extremely powerful figures one after another.One after another, major figures of Sea City walked into Resplendent and made their way straight to Fred. Each of them looked at the younger man with reverence as if he was some deity.Some of the wedding guests started counting the newcomers, and their mouths widened with each new addition.“Officers from the Treasury, Construction Bureau, Department of Social Welfare, Depart of Natural Resources, Department of Water Resouces, and Department of Commerce… Oh my God! T-that’s all of Sea City’s government here! T-They might as well have moved the entire municipal bureau over here!”Each introduction see

He felt shy, okay!However, anyone who knew Apollo also knew that the chief of the Theater of Operations was a blunt man! It was extremely rare to see him so sheepish.Soon, Apollo revealed the reason behind his bashfulness.Apollo rubbed his palms and leaned in. “Uhh… Great One! I’m actually here for a simple reason. My daughter has turned 18, and she’s a very beautiful lady. S-She fell for you at first sight back when you were at your peak, so I came here shamelessly to ask on her behalf if you would marry her…”Cough, cough!All the powerful men of Sea City present cursed Apollo in their hearts when they heard what he said.‘How could you, Apollo Fowler?! I never expected you to be so shameless!‘Your granddaughter is 18 and she fell in love at first sight with the Great One?‘She was only 12 or 13 when the Great One was at his peak! She was a child! What does a child know about love, huh?‘And with how you look, how beautiful can your daughter be?　‘It’s more like your

Then, Fred continued walking away…“W-What…”Lance finally realized what had happened after watching Fred leave. His expression was one of disbelief.He could not wrap his head around the fact that Fred had rejected a position where he would sit among the most powerful people in Somerland.He turned to Mr. Lyon and said, “But Mr. Lyon, you invited him personally! Why would he reject you?”“Why?”Mr. Lyon shook his head slightly. Instead of answering Lance’s question, he asked, “Do you know who those four following him are?”“Who are they?”Lance did not seem to understand what Shaun and the other guards or followers behind Fred had to do with the question he just asked.Apollo answered him instead, “They’re Shaun Kinsman, Herbert Shaw, Zachary Ruiz, and Kelsey Page.”Lance froze.‘Those four powerful men are Fred’s guards and followers?’"With him, the nation will stand! People say that for a reason.”Mr. Lyon patted Lance on the shoulder meaningfully when he saw the young