"Hahaha, what a big surprise!" Anthony looked at Aiven, who had just boarded the battleship, and immediately went up to give him a strong hug.
"Surprise, what? Clearly, it's a fright! You didn't even give me a heads-up about this whole affair, leaving me paranoid and suspicious," Aiven complained lightly after the greetings.
"Would it still be a surprise if I revealed everything beforehand? Oh, I forgot to congratulate you, the kingdom's first Navy New Star, the youngest battleship captain. You've really taken all the good things for yourself. Awesome! Awesome!"
Anthony chuckled. A pleasant surprise is good news, while bad news is a fright. In Anthony's eyes, this was undoubtedly a completely good thing!
"Thank you, it was just a timely encounter!"
Aiven didn't want to repeat the hardships and dangers endured to obtain these benefits, so he casually accepted Anthony's praise.
