11 A letter from Guild

A/N: Sorry for short romance...(Awkward chuckle) Sigh seriously writing romance just isn't the cup of my tea. I'm sorry for those who had expected more, Sorry for disappointing you guys

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"The Duchy Of Brunhild?"

Hearing Alfred's report Alex was stunned for a moment but it didn't take long for him to return to normal.

[According to my investigation a military coup was held in the Regulus Empire where Mochizuki Touya a red ranking adventurer rescued the royal family and single handedly defeated all rebels]

[As a reward he was awarded with a small piece of land between the kingdom of Belfast and regulus Empire and was declared as an independent sovereign of it]

'So the Duchy of Brunhild was finally established good for Touya I guess'

Alex thought to himself as he completed dealing with the paperwork concerning the matters of his Crown Group.

Several months had passed since he met the Royal family of Lestia, and Alex had established the Crown Group of Industries, which had become a behemoth in the financial world.

The Crown Group monopolized storage devices, enchanted weapons, mines of mithril and other valuable ores, and support crystals. The Crown Group's influence extended throughout Lestia and had acquired most of Alex's competitors and large-scale businesses, controlling more than 20 percent of the monetary market of Lestia by itself.

The Crown Group also began to expand into other countries, and all profits made were reinvested by Alex in opening more branches in other kingdoms.

In addition to Lestia, the services of the Crown Group were now available in other countries such as the Kingdom Of Ryle, The Roadmare Union, The Kingdom Of Felsen, The Kingdom Of Nokia, The Kingdom Of Hannock, and the Kingdom Of Horn.

Alex was more focused on expanding his business and acquiring as many companies as possible to increase his trade channels and create the largest trade network in the world.

He introduced many new artifacts for the commonfolk, which earned him the title of Sage from everyone.

While expanding his business, he faced some minor problems from nobles and others, which he quickly solved by putting them in their place.

For transportation, Alex used artifacts enchanted with gates to decrease the cost.

He created a special crystal for employees to check a person's character, criminal record, or any ulterior motives regarding the Crown Group. If an employee did not have any negative traits, the crystal would use special charm magic to ensure their loyalty towards Alex.

The charm magic did not directly influence their minds or make them completely devoted to him, rather it increased their loyalty and ensured they would not betray him.

The business was expanding on a large scale, and currently, Alex was unable to make any profits since he was investing all of that in development.

When he required a large sum of money, he hunted a few hundred young dragons who were wreaking havoc over human settlements and sold their carcasses to the guild.

During these months, Alex was not able to train properly, so he changed his training style by wearing enchanted clothes with gravity magic.

The gravity continuously increased, slowly increasing his physical stats via his adaptability skill. For magic, he continuously circulated his magical power, increasing the capacity and quality of his magic power at a rapid pace.

He also depleted and stored a large amount of magic powers in some cells, increasing the rate of magic power regeneration.

Making his way out of the study room, Alex stretched a bit and made his way towards the garden where he saw the beautiful blonde-haired knight princess of Lestia, Hildegard Minas Lestia, caressing the back of a snow-white Pegasus with her tender hands while wearing her knight's armor.

Alex moved towards Hilde with purpose, his heart racing with excitement. As he reached her, he wrapped his arms around her delicate waist, pulling her close to him. Hilde gasped in surprise, but soon melted into his embrace when she heard his charming voice.

"Did I keep you waiting long, my love?" he asked, his eyes gazing deeply into hers.

After knowing the princess Alex couldn't help but fell in love with her. At the start Alex was bit unsure of his feelings and was also worried about the storyline a bit.

But after confirming his feelings for Hilde he didn't cared much about it and proposed to her.

Hilde at first was surprised receiving the proposal of Alex but nevertheless agreed with him.

Hilde had also developed a crush on Alex similar to him, how could she not? He isn't just handsome he is also strong to the point of being able to defeat her grandfather the former gold ranked adventurer.

Though the old man is a bit of a pervert his strength was nothing to scoff of. Alex is strong, charming, caring and a capable individual it was hard not to fall in love with him for anyone.

Their relationship was warmly celebrated by the royal family who were very happy with this development and proceeded with the engagement.

Though they were both engaged it wasn't a public news yet due to the difference of social status of one being a royal and another being commoner which isn't viewed in a good light amongst the masses.

Alex gazed deeply into Hilde's eyes, a smile playing on his lips as he gently held her in his embrace.

"So, for what pleasure do I owe her highness to visit me during her training hours?" Alex playfully asked with a grin, admiring the beautiful princess before him.

Hilde giggled softly, her cheeks blushing a delicate shade of pink. "Are you implying that I'm not allowed to visit my fiance anytime I want?"

"Of course not, my love," Alex replied, taking her delicate hand in his and kissing it gently. "I'm just surprised to see you here during your training hours. You always work so hard."

Hilde smiled sweetly at Alex's compliment and leaned into his embrace. "Well, I do have important matters to discuss with you," she teased, her eyes sparkling mischievously.

Alex raised an eyebrow in curiosity, wondering what Hilde had in store for him. "Oh? And what might those matters be?"

With a playful grin, Hilde whispered in his ear, "I'm afraid they're classified information, my dear. But I promise to make it worth your while."

Alex chuckled at Hilde's coy behavior, his heart filled with love and adoration for the beautiful princess. "I have no doubt that you will, my sweet Hilde," he replied, gently tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear.

Just then, Hilde remembered the letter she had brought with her. "Oh, before I forget," she said, reaching into her storage ring and retrieving the letter. "The guild sent this to you, but they couldn't contact you directly, so they sent it to the court instead."

Alex accepted the letter and examined it with interest. "A letter from the guild?"

"Yes because someone just decided to live on a floating island high above the ground with no way to contact with, the guild sent the letter to father with the hopes for contacting you"

"A behemoth subjugation quest...."

Muttered Alex as he finished reading the letter the guild had addressed to him and couldn't control his grin.