At this point, everything fell naturally into place.
The atmosphere between Shien and Anxi was no longer as serious(?) and heavy(?) as it had been at the beginning, instead becoming much more relaxed.
But before Shien could take his leave, Anxi remembered something.
"Oh, right. It's about time your title was raised again."
Anxi suddenly said something like that.
"Raise my title?"
Shien was surprised.
"Now?"
Roxie and Ria were somewhat taken aback as well.
Logically speaking, this should not have happened.
After all, it had only been around half a year since Shien became a noble.
Within roughly half a year, Shien had started out as a viscount, skipping the lowest rank of baron altogether. Then, because of his engagement to Roxie, he had become an earl, a genuine high-ranking noble. His rate of promotion had been outrageously fast.
For an ordinary family, it would take at least a century of accumulation and development, along with enough contributions to the kingdom, before they could be granted a high-ranking noble title.
Shien had completed that process in half a year. If his achievements had not been considerable and his strength exceptional, he would have long since drawn criticism and resentment.
Even so, Anxi had originally planned to wait until Shien and Roxie were married before raising his title to marquis, making him a great noble second only to a duke.
In other words, according to the original plan, Shien should have spent several more years building his foundation before receiving another promotion.
Yet now, Anxi was moving the plan forward.
There was no helping it.
"You're a Hero now, and everyone in Omnipotens knows it. If we don't raise your title, not only will foreign powers start getting ideas, but the people of the kingdom will feel uneasy too, won't