When I arrived, there were many female church knights training already. The sounds of steel clashing each other rang loudly, and the smell of sweat filled the area.
Compared to the past, I noticed their fighting skills were considerably improved. They were more motivated than before, and their forms had gotten better. Also, the most important thing was that they looked sexier with that sweat dripping down the tight leotard bodysuit.
'I might need to hold another spar with them.'
Another thing that changed was they only saluted once when they saw me before resuming their training. They knew I didn't need too much respect and preferred them to focus on what they were doing.
Scanning the area, I found both Eli and Tris sitting under the large tree, escaping the blaring sun. The former was wearing the blue and white shirt and shorts, the training clothes provided by Royal Academy, while the latter wore her white elf tunic that stopped right above her thighs.
They seemed to be talking and giggling around like best friends. A smile appeared on my face as I walked toward them.
"What are you talking about?"
Hearing my voice, both girls turned around and smiled.
"Nothing." Tris said, giggling, "I just listened to Eli's story in the academy. Somehow, it matched with my imagination."
"I don't know what you mean by that, but I am happy to share my story. Besides, I can also hear about your adventure." Eli chirped in.
"Hmm, well…" I sat on a root that jutted out across from them. "Does this mean I am out of the loop? Or do you want to keep a secret from me?"
"Maybe." Both of them answered at the same time.
Why was I not surprised by their answer? Somehow, I had already guessed that, seeing that their personalities were similar to each other. Maybe that was why they could get along pretty well like this in such a short time.
Anyway, we were talking for a while, joking around and sharing giggles. According to Tris, Rania took my knight squad to hunt some monsters and Level them up early this morning, which was why they weren't on the training ground.
Natasha and Lea looked defeated and tired, but my masochistic sister and hot-blooded Sophia dragged them. Their competitive spirit was ignited after I flamed them a few days ago.
"Talking about competitive spirit, aren't you supposed to teach the Princes yesterday?" Tris suddenly brought up the topic and looked at me curiously.
Eli also did similar things. They were waiting for me to share the story from yesterday.
"Well, they're not bad." I smiled and told them about what I did yesterday, starting from meeting the Princes to giving the Grand Marshal some advice.
Tris had no unusual reaction besides saying it was a shame she couldn't meet a real Prince, while Eli looked impressed because the Grand Marshal, someone known as the strongest knight, asked me for advice.
Time passed. The female knights had finished their training and were now resting.
We took the shade, and I began to feel bad for them. Tris and Eli probably felt the same as they kept glancing at the female knights who sat directly under the sun. The latter even brought up that she needed to go to the academy now or she would be late.
'Maybe this is the perfect time.'
"Wait a minute."
As Tris and Eli were about to stand up, I stopped her and went on my knees. Both girls' eyes widened when I did that. I took out two boxes, blue and green, from my inventory, making them speechless.
The female knights screamed behind me, squealing loudly as they were watching us.
With a flick of my finger, the boxes were opened and revealed two rings with different gem colors.
"Eli, Tris. I know that this might be too fast, but… Will you accept me?"
I didn't need to specify what accept here means or say anything else. They understood what I was talking about, as we had often talked about it. I just wanted to reassure them and declare it with witnesses.
"Arthur… You know that this is not romantic at all, right?" Tris heaved a sigh, but the tears of happiness that streamed down her cheek couldn't be more true. "W-Well, I will at least commend what you did. I am truly happy and am willing to accept you as long as you accept me."
"Un…" Eli nodded, wiping her tears with her hands. "Me too. I love you."
Hearing their answers, I stood up and pulled them into an embrace. The nervousness in my heart subsided, and my lips curled up into a big smile that I didn't often show.
I could feel their warmth and their hugs. A fury of claps rang from behind me.
"Congratulations!"
"Miss Tristan! We're happy for you!"
"Congratulations, Your Holiness!"
We ended the hugs and smiled at each other for a second.
"Do you want to wear the ring right now?" I asked, showing the beautiful rings in my hands.
But Tris shook her head, "No. Let's save it until the official ceremony. I am happy enough being your fiancée right now."
"I agree." Eli nodded firmly. Her tears had stopped, and a beautiful smile bloomed on her face. "I want you to put it on me on the aisle, blessed by the Goddess. I am happy enough just by being with you right now."
"Alright." I respected their choices and put the rings back in my inventory.
The atmosphere between us was pretty good, and I didn't want to ruin it by asking Rania whether she wanted to be dominated or not. Thankfully, my masochistic sister wasn't here, and I could bring it up anytime.
For now, I turned around and thanked the female knights for their blessings. They began to surround Tris and Eli after I allowed them to get close. My girlfriends, now fiancées, got embarrassed because they suddenly became the center of attention.
I watched them from the side while chuckling happily.
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