“WELCOME my dear peasants!” the Duke of Hearts said, opening both his arms in welcome. “Are you enjoying the party?” He obviously wasn’t waiting for an answer because he immediately added, “This lord has provided you with good food, great music, and wonderful entertainment. Of course, it’s only natural that you enjoy it. But let’s not forget that this ball is not for you lot. This is a party to celebrate the brave warriors that participated in this year’s Rookie Carnival. Let’s give them warm round of applause, shall we?”

The people around then started clapping, filling the ballroom with applause. After a few seconds, the duke raised his hand, signaling everyone to stop. After the clapping subsided, he continued;

“Some of these people from the top 16 might continue on as a very famous figure in all of Arcadia, while some might just fade into the background. Whatever may happen in the future, we couldn’t deny the fact that they all did amazingly well at the Carnival.” He snapped his fingers and a goblet of wine appeared in his hand. “Cheers to all of you!”

He raised the glass and drank it.

“Of course, we shouldn’t forget the star of this ball. The one and only champion of this year’s Carnival – Noctis!”

As soon as the duke said that, Luo Yan felt a spotlight shining down on him. Because of that, his action of eating the cake he’s holding stopped. And it just so happened that many people glanced at this direction because of the sudden appearance of a spotlight. So, this was what they saw. A beautiful white-haired elf with his mouth slightly opened and was about to eat a spoonful of cake.

Seeing as they were looking at him, he quickly ate the cake and then smiled at everyone.

He looked like someone who was caught red-handed while doing something naughty. A shy blush appeared on his cheeks. But he obviously couldn’t bear not eating the cake, so, he still ate it at the end. And after swallowing it quickly, he then smiled.

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