Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

After his final battle with Isaac, he found Lelouch, who was traveling with Nunnally, and asked him to use Geass to temporarily forget the knowledge he had gained about truth.

"It seems he really enjoys living a normal life."

Chapter 1653: What is the process for proposing marriage?

Isaac has traveled through more than one world. Each time he travels through a world, in order to prevent the people in the original world from living too long, he asks Truth to adjust the relative timelines of the two worlds. This way, no matter how many years have passed in the other world, not much time has passed in the original world.

The advantage is that traveling or working in other worlds won't affect things in this world. The bad news is that Isaac needs to adjust to the time difference every time he returns to his original world.

After being away for three years, returning to my own world brought a sense of things being different and people not being the same.

Amestris has now entered the modern era. The central city is full of high-rise buildings and its infrastructure is quite solid, making it comparable to the 21st-century countries that Isaac once visited.

Of course, the new country has also completed modernization, and the process is even faster than that of Amestoris.

There's alchemy here, and there's elixir-making with the same effect but with the added benefit of long-distance refining, and even more people there.

The technology between the two countries is fully shared.

What technologies does Amestoris possess? What technologies does New Zealand also possess?

After all, Amestolis spent a lot of money to expand its informationized army, all of which was obtained by asking New Country for permission. Moreover, Amestolis needed to rely on New Country's huge market, and in return, there was technology sharing between the two countries.

Isaac walked along the streets that were now completely different from the Central City he remembered, and made his way to the Central City military district.

As soon as I entered the military area, I looked up and saw a shirtless giant carrying heavy objects.

As Isaac stepped forward, he saw the giant slowly turn into steam, and Eren emerged from the giant's neck.

"Hey, Allen, are you helping with moving things?"

"Yes."

Upon seeing Isaac, Allen first gave a military salute, then looked at the transport trucks driving out of the checkpoint.

"I might help move something occasionally."

The three men who came from Paa Island have now graduated from the sergeant school, and Allen is now a second lieutenant in the Amestris Army Airborne Brigade.

Armin, on the other hand, took up an office job after graduation.

As for Mikasa...

"Isaac, you're back?"

Just then, a voice rang out from behind Isaac.

Isaac shook his head helplessly, always thinking it was Violet calling him whenever he heard that voice.

"Mikasa, remember to address me by my rank in the military."

Turning around, I saw Mikasa wearing a blue military uniform.

Her epaulets were different from Allen's; she was already a captain.

After graduation, she wanted to ask which unit Isaac belonged to so she could be transferred there directly. She was then told that the entire army in Amestris was under Isaac's command, and it would be the same no matter where she went.

Then she asked how to reach Violet's level, and was told that it required military merit, and since there was no war in Amestris at the moment, the only way to reach Violet's level was to accumulate seniority in the army.

Mikasa expressed her desire to go somewhere where promotions would be faster, so she joined the Army's Special Operations Brigade.

"It's been a while since we last met. How are you feeling here?"

"It's good, the task is relatively easy."

It was indeed relatively easy; by this time after these people graduated, Amestris was no longer at war.

The previous wars had already terrified the surrounding countries, so there was no longer the situation where Isaac would harass them every now and then when he was in the northern fortress.

"However, because there aren't many tasks, the promotion process is a bit slow."

Mikasa looked at Isaac as she spoke.

"How did she get promoted so quickly?"

It's obvious without even thinking that the 'she' Mikasa was referring to was Violet.

After thinking for a moment, Isaac said, "Her? She was just a warrant officer when she graduated. Later, she became a State Alchemist and jumped directly to the rank of major. Then, she was promoted to her current rank after several missions at the Northern Fortress."

At this point, Isaac suddenly asked a question.

"Mikasa, you've been here for two years now, haven't you?"

"Yes, it's been three years already." Mikasa nodded gently.

"That's perfect, here's a good place."

As he spoke, Isaac pulled an advertising flyer from his pocket and handed it to Mikasa.

Mikasa took a look and found it was a logo of a pentagram and a wyvern, along with the school's name.

"...A national-level alchemist training center?"

"Yes, alchemy was originally not open to the public. Foreigners who wanted to learn alchemy had to meet the requirements of obtaining citizenship and serving two years of military service. Mikasa, you just happen to meet these requirements."

Isaac said with a smile.

"Because Amestris is now supporting the innovation and technology industry, it needs to expand the number of alchemists in the army. So this is a training program for the military. I wrote the teaching materials and there are famous teachers to guide us. After graduating successfully, we will be directly awarded the rank of major and assigned to a technical position."

Given that Amestris is currently undergoing a transformation, this is a project that Olivia is strongly supporting.

"I see."

Mikasa looked at the promotional poster in her hand and said.

"You can give it a try."

He then looked at Isaac.

"Does graduating from here mean I'll get the position of your adjutant?"

Why are you staring at this spot?

Isaac laughed heartily.

"I'm almost discharged from the military."

"what?"

"what?"

Mikasa and Eren were both surprised to hear this.

"Retiring from the military? You're only twenty-five!" Allen exclaimed in surprise. "And you're already a lieutenant general. Isn't retiring a bit..."

"What can I do? My superior is inhuman, and I don't even know when I'll be able to take over her position."

Isaac shrugged.

"Moreover, Violet is indeed more popular than me within the military. Maybe she will be the one to succeed me as president, and then I probably won't have an adjutant anymore."

"I see."

Mikasa nodded without saying a word.

"Can I reserve this spot in advance?"

Seeing Mikasa's serious expression, Isaac chuckled.

"If that day ever comes, I'll definitely consider you first."

If Violet were to become president one day, while I'm still working in the military, then I would definitely need someone to help me handle things.

Mikasa is indeed a good choice, after all, she is a reliable person.

However, when Violet was mentioned, Isaac quickly remembered something.

The two have been dating for a while now, and now that things have ended in that other world, should they consider...?

It's about proposing.

So, what's the process for proposing marriage again? I should probably ask someone for advice in the next couple of days.

Chapter 1654: Consultation Required on This

When it comes to proposing, Isaac honestly doesn't know the specifics of the process.

However, he wasn't completely clueless. After confirming his relationship with Violet, he accompanied her to see a few movies, some of which featured marriage proposals.

Unfortunately, given the length of the movie, the proposal scene might only appear in the last few minutes.

Isaac thought for a moment and decided to ask someone with experience in this area.

Isaac happened to know someone who had this kind of experience.

"Oh...you want to ask me about how to propose?"

Mas Hughes, a former colleague of Isaac and now the head of the Amestris intelligence agency, was approached by Isaac.

Looking at Isaac, whose face was full of curiosity, Hughes hesitated for a moment before smiling and speaking.

"Have you really come this far?"

Does it surprise you that I've come to this point?

"Thinking about it carefully, it's not that strange. After all, you and Violet have been dating for two years. But based on what I know about you, you don't seem like the kind of person who would consider these things before taking over as president."

"That's not true."

Isaac said.

"My lord, she's targeting me. I feel like I'm a long way from that position, so I might as well get married first."

"I see."

Hughes nodded knowingly, then raised his head and said with a smile.

"Then you've come to the right person! My proposal back then was incredibly romantic!"

So what is the specific process?

"First, you need to prepare the diamond ring in advance..."

"You mean this?"

As soon as Hughes finished speaking, Isaac pulled a huge diamond ring out of his pocket.

The light it emitted almost blinded Hughes; it was even bigger than any diamond ring he had ever seen on the market.