224 – Happy Birthday

“Hello. He seems to be the one who came with Prince Kyle. Excuse me, but my name….”

“Ah! By any chance, aren’t you a student of Ian? I’ve heard a lot of stories. The knights said that even though they are academy students, there are people with tremendous skills….”

“You have beautiful purple hair, lady. May I ask what your name is?”

Nel, Ian, and Tisha all looked very flustered.

First of all, Nell is hiding something, so maybe there will be a big problem.

That was the thing that bothered me the most and scared me the most.

Ian is like Ian, but even if it’s not, I hate her noisy seats.

Aristocrats I’ve never seen before have flocked to me and are suddenly pretending to be friendly.

If it was Ian in the past, I would have told him to shut up and go away.

Lastly, Tisha….

“Oh, wait. Wait.”

The Grand Duke of Shrelitz, Elgar, the saint, and even the top 10.

Kyle, who was having a conversation with the core forces of the Empire, suddenly took a step back.

He made his way through the nobles and continued talking until near Tisha.

“Hey? There, a nobleman. I’m sorry, but please step aside.”

“Eh? Ahhh. Sorry. Prince Kyle.”

Kyle approached Tisha precisely and gestured.

It’s very rude, but the noble didn’t say anything and just stepped back.

“Because they are in my company. I hope you don’t get too attached.”

Although he is laughing, you can tell that there are bones in his words.

Why are people like you wagging their tails next to me?

Honestly, it’s not something a person who was far away a while ago would say.

And that’s how you look in a situation where you haven’t revealed any relationship yet.

This can be said to have committed another rudeness that should not be committed at a banquet.

“Ah… that, that’s right sorry. This mistake.”

Of course, I had no intention of publicizing it as crazy.

Behind Kyle, there are a grand duke, a princess, a saint, and even if they are less than 10, there are four.

Even if you die and wake up, it’s not an estimate you can afford.

At times like this, all you have to do is say something rude or something like ‘I understand’ and step back.

As the nobles retreated, Kyle held Tisha’s hand and smiled awkwardly.

“I’m sorry, Tisha. As we talked, I forgot about you.”

“Yes? Oh no. Kyle. It’s okay. You can go and talk more.”

“I think so. By the way, Tisha has to go too. I’m so sorry. It should have been like this a long time ago.”

Kyle said that and took Tisha back to his seat.

From the Grand Duke of Shrelitz to Princess Elgar and the saints.

He took a woman with whom he did not know who he was.

A few nobles who saw that scene muttered to themselves, ‘Oh my God.’

Kyle, the son of John Nassen, the young man who subdued three sides with his strength.

He is extremely authoritative and keeps saying he’s sorry.

To the beautiful woman with impressive purple hair who attended the banquet with him.

As if the two of you were lovers!

‘Wait a minute. Is this, by any chance?’

The nobles immediately turned their attention to the princess of the Grand Duchess of Littorio, and to the saintess of the church.

How will the two of them react? Will it look like nothing is wrong?

No. No way. The nobles’ eyes twinkled when they saw Elgar and the saintess.

‘There’s something!’

Look at Princess Elgar of the Grand Duchess of Littorio. Although she has always kept her poker face.

She can’t even get her eyebrows to twitch.

He tried to hold back, but it was clear that he was showing signs of discomfort.

What about the saintess! She is a person who always smiles and puts a warm smile on everything.

Such a saintess, unable to smile properly now, looks at Kyle and the woman next to her.

You can clearly see that he is nervous. That tension is probably the first step to jealousy.

Aristocrats who have rolled back and forth in society and politics.

He is a nerd who doesn’t miss even the smallest things like he is now.

They immediately started looking at Kyle and the women around her.

*

“Hmmm. Your dress is very pretty, Tisha.”

Meanwhile, Elgar greeted Tisha, who came right next to her.

And the saintess also smiled slightly and bowed her head.

“Elga-sama. Saintess. You two are really pretty too.”

“Really? Whoops. Thank you. Actually, I paid a lot of attention. Isn’t the saintess like that too?”

“Oh? Well, I just came dressed in the brightest clothes….”

Heck, when a saintess wears a dress, she’s kind of weird.

The clothes she’s wearing right now are pure white fabric with blue embroidery.

Nevertheless, I feel the elegance of making a fairly modest dress into something like that.

Has it been said that the completion of clothes comes from hangers?

Elgar thought anew that a wedding dress could shine at a banquet hall.

“By the way. Kyle doesn’t say anything?”

Elgar suddenly turns an arrow at Kyle.

So Kyle, yes? She does and she lets out an embarrassed voice.

“What do you mean?”

“It looks just right. I would have told Tisha that the dress was pretty. We just saw it.”

“Absolutely not.”

“Lies. Then tell me right now How do you like this outfit?”

To truly bow down and receive a bow. Even so, Elgar didn’t seem particularly displeased.

She even had a bright smile as if she was having a lot of fun.

“Hey Brother Kyle. Once again, happy birthday.”

In the midst of this, the saintess pushed right into the straight line.

You can almost feel that I came here because of that one thing.

“Thank you, saintess. Your words alone are a great gift to me.”

“Really? Really? That’s fortunate!”

At some point, the center of the banquet hall turned to Kyle and the three women.

Obviously, another grand duke arrived next.

Despite the arrival of Archduke Bayen, there was only a brief disturbance.

“… The atmosphere is strange.”

Duke Baien doesn’t really care if it doesn’t make money.

Even so, did he realize that the atmosphere of the banquet hall this time was different from usual?

At his question, Archduke Schrelitz came over with a chuckle.

“It must be strange. There are all these beautiful women by the main character today.”

“The main character? Wasn’t this banquet just for you and the 10 lecturers?”

“Of course not. But after all, even with all of us together, we couldn’t have done as well as that young man.”

Archduke Baien narrowed his eyes and looked at Kyle.

If Shurelitz holds the military power and Littorio holds the diplomatic part.

The Grand Duchess of Bayen has had a certain flow of money in the empire since ancient times.

Maybe that’s why, when I saw people, there were things that really touched me.

Are you a person who can benefit me? Are you the one driving the money?

‘At first, I didn’t pay much attention to it because it was the son of Baron John Nassen.’

It is a world of those who do not care about power, money, or anything else.

Since he was not interested in spending money, Archduke Bayen naturally turned his back on John Nassen.

But looking at it now, it seems that not all of Jon Nassen were like that.

‘That friend named Kyle. I think it smells strangely of money.’

It even smells of pure gold, which is extremely fragrant.

If you get close to that friend, wouldn’t it be possible to catch something big?

“… Huh? So, is that sorcery really that great?”

At that moment, a cry was heard that made Archduke Bayen’s ears prick up.

“Isn’t that right, Prince Kyle? The blade wielded by that nomadic tribe’s mighty warrior, even though it’s a narrow margin, is really amazing if it’s enough to avoid a fatal wound.”

“That’s right. What do you guys think of the 10th?”

“Honestly, I don’t think it would be bad if there was such a thing.”

At some point, the topic shifted to a story about ‘witchcraft’.

And the beginning is none other than the necklace and ring that Kyle is wearing.

Kyle came forward and said that he actually benefited from this.

It doesn’t make you stronger or faster. Things like that should never happen.

This is just a desperate heart, creating a fleeting moment.

The blade goes in a little less, and the blood flows even a little less.

That’s what witchcraft is. It’s not magically flashy or overpowering,

However, that strong heart for someone sometimes surpasses even that magic.

“Ohhhhh… !”

Thanks to this, the evaluation of witchcraft suddenly increased tremendously among the nobles.

Even if it wasn’t so, Tisha saved Elgar with her magic in the previous academy raid.

There, new possibilities and operational capabilities for witchcraft were presented.

However, that was only limited to academy students.

Because many nobles still think that magic is the best.

They thought witchcraft was a strange spell that couldn’t be included in academics like magic.

But right now, at this very moment, that has completely changed.

No one else but Jon Nassen’s Kyle has proven effective.

Would anyone be able to say something like ‘Isn’t that witchcraft?’ There.

“It would not be an exaggeration to say that I am here thanks to Tisha.”

Even Elgar steps forward and subtly builds the side of Tisha and her witchcraft.

Even the saintess said, ‘Incantation is, after all, a person’s heart that desperately desires something. After all, it may not be different from the prayers of the faithful who seek God.’

If this is enough, everything about ‘witchcraft’ will change from tomorrow.

It’s nothing else, it’s an imperial banquet. Its influence must be overwhelming.

Wizards may cry out in amazement, ‘What is this!’ Over and over again.

‘Kyle… And Elgar-sama, even the saintess….’

The moment when Tisha is thrilled with the sudden gift and her heart thumps.

Teeing―

With a light bell, the chief chamberlain ventilates the surroundings and draws attention.

As the nobles paused their conversation and looked at him, the chief chamberlain opened his mouth.

“Everyone. You’ve been waiting for a long time. His Majesty the Emperor will return soon.”

A real imperial banquet at last. No, it was the moment when the real birthday celebration banquet began.