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Shia could never have imagined what Mr. Cyclone was currently considering. First of all, Mr. Cyclone needed a reason for Chio to follow him into battle. Without revealing Chio's presence to the people of Allen City, Mr. Cyclone wanted to use Shia for his own purposes. By sending Shia into the army and using that as an excuse to keep Chio by his side, it was the ideal solution. But Shia couldn't become too famous; he had to remain as low-key as possible. All Shia needed to do was sign up for the Allen Combat Tournament, and in reality, Mr. Cyclone didn't expect much from him in the tournament. However, if he made such a request, it would only increase suspicion. Mr. Cyclone decided to use a different approach. First, he gave Shia this heavy oversized sword. "Listen, before your final day of scoring, you must repeat your morning exercises in the afternoon, and you must carry this sword on your back." "Yes!" That's right, it seemed like an intensified training, but Mr. Cyclone wanted Shia to be tired from carrying the weight of this sword and not be able to score high in the tournament. Even if he was unfortunate enough to make it to the finals, he would be defeated in the first match because he wouldn't be able to handle such a heavy weapon. This way, Shia could be sent into the army and discreetly bring Chio to Yuna. Of course, this was just the first step. "Do you have any other orders?" Shia asked eagerly. "Other orders?" "Like... psychological warfare? Like not showing any expressions when facing a strong enemy?" "What is that? Why shouldn't you show any expressions?" Mr. Cyclone asked, tilting his head. "But wouldn't that expose your weakness? Weren't you teaching me that before, Master?" "Huh? I have no idea what you're talking about. Besides, why would you believe your opponent's expressions?" Mr. Cyclone's retort left Shia speechless. "We'll talk about it later. For now, just do as I say." "..."

"What's wrong?"

"...I understand now. Master is truly amazing! Your disciple understands!" While Mr. Cyclone didn't understand what Shia had understood, he continued speaking. "Alright!! That's settled then~" "Yes!!" "On the other hand, you! Starting tomorrow, you will continue doing housework with Joshua." Mr. Cyclone pointed at Chio, and Chio nodded in response. With that, Mr. Cyclone had sorted out the matters for Mr. Summer and Miss Autumn. "...Husband? What's going on now?" Eileen and Little Dragon stood in front of Mr. Cyclone, feeling puzzled by his strange behavior since earlier. "Well~ I have nothing else to do~" "Huh?" Both wives were dumbfounded by Mr. Cyclone's response. "I want to go home~ Why don't you two come with me?" Finally, both wives heard Mr. Cyclone's thoughts. But they still didn't know how to react to his sudden decision. "This... Is it the legendary... meeting the parents?!" Eileen's face suddenly turned red. "Hahaha~ There's no need to make it sound like such a big deal~ We're already married, so what's the problem with introducing you to my mother?" "O-of course there's no problem, but why now?" Little Dragon, still puzzled, decided to continue asking. "Like I said~ I have nothing else to do~" "..." Little Dragon started sweating, while Eileen grew more excited. "Then... We should bring some gifts with us, right?" "Oh, yeah! That's a good idea. We're not leaving until tomorrow anyway." This time, Eileen was speechless."... What? Tomorrow?!!"

"Well, tomorrow~"

Ultimately, both Little Dragon and Eileen asked in unison.

"Isn't that too sudden?!"

But only Mr. Cyclone, with full confidence, said,

"Well~ Didn't I say it? Because we have nothing else to do~"