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"Yes, I will." Irene said as I removed the ring from the box and held her hand before inserting it on her finger.

The people watching from the balcony started clapping and cheering. They have been there and never left the balcony when they saw me, the eldest prince, preparing for something and they got curious, when they see me putting in the finishing touches, they had an idea as to what it is and is now anticipating who is the lucky lady that has been chosen by the eldest prince.

When they saw Irene being pulled by three kids, they finally knew who it was. The men who talked with Irene earlier and tried to hit on her felt jealous and nervous at the same time. They felt jealous because the eldest prince has snatched a beauty and nervous because they now know who is the recipient of such romantic event.

When they heard my heartfelt words for Irene, the ladies felt jealous to Irene and hoped that someday, their partners would also do the same to them. There's no such thing as proposal in the high-class circle, only promised marriage for benefits. Seeing a proposal that came from the heart, without the benefits in mind, is something new to their eyes, and they felt that its not bad at all.

Meanwhile, the men felt the pressure but this gave them an idea on how to ask their partner for their hand in the future.

Their applause and cheers brought the attention of other people from the hall and they got curious as to what commotion is happening while people started telling what just transpired.

What I didn't know was that, my proposal to Irene would set waves in Lucis Kingdom and proposals out of love would be a norm, slowly driving arranged marriage out of the Kingdom.

I gave Irene a deep kiss after she said the sweet yes. The chipmunks gave each other a high-five as if their plans have succeeded. King Regis and Hera were looking at the scene with warmth in their eyes. Somnus and Helen looked at each other before they turned red at the same time and looked away.

We then went back inside and King Regis announced the engagement of the new Royal Couple, much to the disappointment of the ladies eyeing me out.

The party continued on and the people crowded over us and kept congratulating us. Somnus then came over and congratulated me before having his revenge for not telling him about Helen being alive earlier.

"Brother, since you are now a royal couple, do you mind if you show us a little performance with sister-in-law?"

The crowd then chanted for us to make a performance or something as Irene and I locked eyes with each other. I came towards Irene and stood in front of her.

"I do not mind giving them a performance, how about you, my love?" I asked as I took out my violin from my inventory.

Irene simply nodded and positioned ourselves. I suck at dancing and one of my shortcomings so I didn't dance with Irene who has experience. Instead I chose to play the violin and accompany Irene's dance. Irene continued staring at me, we already know what each other wants to say even if we're not talking directly.

My fingers started pressing the chords and started playing as the music could be heard all over the hall as they listened to the song.

(Insert 'Invisible Sensation' from Ballroom e Youkoso's Opening 2)

The intro was fast and Irene just stood there waiting for my signal. When the intro finished, I nodded to Irene who followed the tempo of the song by choosing fast paced steps to match the rhythm.

The crowd were entranced by the combination and synergy of the dance and the music. Others were mesmerized by Irene's beautiful and smooth dance while others were mesmerized by the fast paced music, especially the bards who were hired to play music in the banquet.

In the middle of Irene's dance, the chipmunks can't hold themselves back anymore as they struggled to get out of Hera, and Helen's grasp as they joined in to dance with their mother. Irene took Erza as her partner as Kagura and Pitou became partners as they danced to the beat. Other people also had the itch to dance but remembered that it is the eldest prince's performance with his fiance.

The music is not that long so the performance is not that long either but in that short performance, everyone's eyes were glued to Irene, the kids, and me. The hall is silent as they kept on replaying what just happened. Then all of a sudden, a round of applause broke the silent atmosphere as they praised me, Irene. and the kids for their performance.

Irene and the kids were smiling hearing the praises and seeing Irene's lovely smile, I can't help but fall deeper in the abyss known as love.

The party ended an hour after our performance and the kids were already tired after dancing and playing around so they easily fell asleep.

I am currently leaning on a window, naked, after having a make-out session with Irene. I am currently deep in thought on what my future plans will be. In the future, I will be the strongest person in this world. What will I do after that? Travelling with Irene and the kids doesn't sound that bad. I am also having a dilemma whether to tell Irene about the system but I threw it to the back of my head as I can't decide.

While I'm in my deep thoughts, Irene came and hugged me from behind, using a blanket to cover her naked body.

"Why the long face, my love?" She asked.

"Just thinking of stuff...." I paused as I continued with a question.

"Irene, do you mind if we travel, tomorrow? Only the two of us, for now? I don't think bringing the kids without mapping out the danger is not a good idea." I said as I explained to her about using my space magic to travel to other worlds, but in reality, I plan on buying a random world ticket from the system. Irene seemed hesitant since they would be leaving the children behind.

"Don't worry about the chipmunks for now, let the kids spend time with their grandparents, aunt and uncle." I assured her and Irene reluctantly nodded and I gave her another kiss in her forehead before hugging her.