Having heard of the fact that there was a party Ken would have to join, as Thorley would introduce him and the now found daughter of his, to the whole Holy Kingdom on an auspicious day, which just happened to be a few days before the Inter school competition, which Ken most probably wouldn't be able to attend on the first day.
Hearing the news, Ken immediately departed to the Holy Kingdom, after assigning a few tasks to Echo.
There still are a few days till the party, but it wouldn't be a bad idea to rest once in a while, or so was the reason Thorley gave Ken, while asking him to 'return' in haste.
'It wouldn't be a bad idea to learn and observe the training and cultivation methods of the paladins there, while I'm at it.....' Ken thought while leaving.
Agreeing to the invitation, Ken hung up the dial orb and proceeded to don his glasses before lunging himself out of the window of his dorm.