Chapter 58
The lights were bright and the golden light was dazzling.
The red silk curtain hanging in the air slowly dropped down and extended to the ground of the palace. The dome on top of the palace was visible through the night sky.
The melodious sound of the piano in the palace reached the ears of every guest present.
The banquet was filled with delicacies from land and sea, waiting for the guests to take their seats.
The nobles complimented each other and greeted each other.
They held up the high-heeled glasses filled with fragrant beer and waited quietly, waiting for the protagonist of this banquet to arrive.
Kefula stood beside Gwen, holding up the wine glass. Her long purple hair matched her evening dress of the same color, which made her look so charming and enchanting.
She walked between the nobles and politicians, greeting them habitually.
Gwen was behind Kefula, with a little unnatural look on her face.
Her legs were tightly clamped around the hem of her skirt, and her body was twisted and rubbed restlessly.
Kevlar turned around and saw Gwen's strangeness, pulled her to a corner and asked:
"Little Gwen, what's wrong with you?"
Gwen tugged at her dress and complained uncomfortably;
"Sister, why do I have to dress like this..."
Gwen usually only wears armor, and even in her leisure time, she wears light armor.
Wearing this dress made her feel as uncomfortable as being tortured.
"Also, I haven't heard that I have to put on makeup."
She said to Kevlar with resentment, but Kevlar just squinted and smiled at her.
"Okay, okay, there's no reason to wear armor at a banquet. You have to get used to these things sooner or later."
"But..."
Gwen tugged at her chest and pointed here dissatisfiedly.
"This place is too tight, it doesn't suit me at all."
Kevlar: "..."
Even though she had a smile on her face, Kevlar didn't seem to be very happy.
She stretched out her hand and pinched Gwen's face, saying with a fake smile.
"Who told you that there is not even a dress in your closet? The one you are wearing is what my sister wore before."
"I'm really sorry that my chest feels tight."
Gwen, who didn't know why her sister was angry, stopped talking and let Kefla pinch her face, like a poor punching bag.
Kefla let go of her hand and shrugged.
"You don't know how beautiful you are now, right? The eyes of those nobles are almost staring at you."
If some people didn't know that Gwen was Victor's fiancée, I'm afraid someone would have come up to chat with her.
"I don't need others to look at me."
"Oh, what's wrong with dressing up beautifully? Maybe when Victor sees you later, his eyes will be different?"
As Kefla said this, she leaned against Gwen gently.
Hearing her sister mention Victor, Gwen knew that Kefla was teasing her again, so she blushed and turned her head and said:
"What does Victor think have to do with me?"
Kevlar knew that her sister was being stubborn, so she said "huh" and turned her head to look aside.
Duke Levi was also dealing with a group of mages at this time, smiling.
"Haha, how is Noble Baker these days?"
The white-haired old man leaned on his obsidian cane and nodded to Duke Levi.
He walked in front of the Duke and clinked glasses with Levi.
"Duke Levi, long time no see."
"I'm an old man, how can I be good? But you, no one would believe that you are a sixty-year-old man."
"Hey, where is your daughter?"
When Duke Levi heard the question about Erica, he turned his head and looked at his daughter.
Noble Baker also followed his gaze and saw Erica chatting with the young nobles at ease.
He smiled and said to the Duke: "I really envy the Duke for having such an excellent offspring."
Duke Levi was very happy to hear the words of Noble Baker. He knew it was a compliment, but he still felt very proud when he mentioned his daughter.
Erica also seemed very relaxed in the communication with the nobles. Her long golden hair and silver dress made her look like a white swan with a golden crown, gentle and elegant.
A nobleman was attracted by Erica.
He also had golden hair, a handsome face, and gorgeous clothes.
"Miss Erica."
"I am the eldest son of the Tia family, Pipol Tia. Can I invite you to dance with me?"
Erica did not shake her head, but responded politely:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Pipol, I already have an appointment."
Erica nodded politely to him and walked away under the other party's regretful eyes.
At this moment, Erica returned to her father's side.
Suddenly, the guests at the banquet stopped talking andThey were attracted by the sound of a door opening.
The music stopped abruptly.
They looked up and looked at the second floor of the palace.
The golden door on the second floor slowly opened, and Emperor Aubrey gradually walked out, with Aurelian in a silver-white dress beside him.
Then came the head of the Cravenner family, Victor Cravenner.
Followed by his sister, Leah Cravenner.
Although Leah had participated in many banquets, she had never been so proud as she was now.
Being able to follow behind the emperor, the eyes of thousands of guests were focused on her.
Just thinking about it, Leah almost forgot how to walk.
Now her legs were extremely stiff, and she tried her best to support herself from falling.
After all, if she lost her balance at this time, it would be embarrassing in front of thousands of people.
Leah didn't want this.
She knew that this honor was brought by Victor, so she couldn't embarrass Victor.
The emperor slowly walked to the front of the floor, and many people saw Victor's familiar face.
"That's Victor?"
"What? Victor is behind the emperor!?"
"Fuck! Victor!?"
Many guests were instantly upset when they saw Victor.
They looked at each other, feeling incredibly incredible.
When Gwen and Kefla saw Victor, they couldn't close their mouths.
"Sister...sister, is that Victor?"
The wine glass in Gwen's hand was shaking, and her voice was trembling.
Kefla was also a little surprised, but at least she had seen a lot of big scenes, not as exaggerated as Gwen, just nodded and responded;
"It should be..."
"Standing next to the emperor, the emperor thinks too much of Victor."
...
Some people are envious, some are jealous, and there are also people who stare at Victor with hostile eyes.
But they didn't dare to do anything, they could only hold the cup in their hands tightly, with different thoughts.
Erica naturally saw Victor as well. She stared blankly at the second floor.
Then, she turned her head and looked at Duke Levi beside her.
There was no excessive surprise in her father's expression, but rather a matter of course.
'It seems that my father already knew it. '
The emperor's initiative to reward Victor and Victor accompanying the emperor are two completely different things.
Reward, that is Victor's contribution, the achievement he deserves.
And accompanying...
There are too many reasons that can be guessed.
But no matter what, this is a signal from the royal family to all the nobles.
The Cravenner family, a signal of friendship with the royal family.
At this time, Erica also took the opportunity to see Leah behind Victor, and her eyes lit up.
The beautiful boss I saw in the prop store last time was indeed Victor's relative.
Only Victor's relatives have the treatment of accompanying the emperor.
Everyone put down their glasses and bowed to the emperor to show respect.
The emperor waved his hand, cleared his throat, and began a formal speech:
"I believe everyone knows about this battle of the empire. Although the final victory belongs to us, the empire still suffered heavy losses."
"As the leader of the empire, I feel extremely sad. From today on, the demon battle will be recorded in the history of the empire, and that day will be used as a memorial day for the whole country to remember this painful lesson."
"The contribution of Victor Cravener is well known in the capital. He defeated the demons and stopped the tragedy from continuing to evolve."
"In the name of Thor VIII, I will give Victor the highest honor of the empire, the Imperial Medal!"
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, a minister beside him walked to the stage on the second floor with a glittering medal in front of Emperor Aubrey.
The emperor picked up the medal himself, put it on Victor himself, and smiled and nodded at Victor.
Victor placed his hands on his chest and bowed slightly to show respect.
Seeing this scene, the guests all applauded and congratulated Victor.
The ministers gradually withdrew, and the emperor turned around and continued:
"At the same time, Victor Clevenna was promoted to earl."
Hearing the emperor's announcement, Leah suddenly felt dazed.
It turned out that the thing that His Majesty said to Victor that could not be shirked was this.
If it was really as the emperor said, the Clevenna family should have been promoted to earl long ago, and the delay in being promoted to earl was because of her dead father's refusal.
But now, Victor has no room for refusal.
The minister on the other side brought Victor the certificate of title, Victor took it, and bowed to the emperor in loyalty.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
In an instant, the audience burst intoThe applause was even more enthusiastic.
Erica smiled and looked at Victor with admiration, and the little stars in her eyes shone brighter.
Gwen and Kefla couldn't help laughing, applauding and congratulating Victor.
After the award ceremony, the banquet began.
At this time, the emperor was ready to leave.
Before leaving, he did not forget to say one more thing to Victor:
"Have fun, Victor, this kind of occasion is not suitable for me, an old emperor."
He brought Aurelian to Victor and signaled Victor to take her with him.
"From now on, you will be Aurelian's teacher."
Victor nodded and responded:
"I will do my best."
After the emperor finished speaking, he smiled and slowly left with the help of his servants.
Until the emperor's figure disappeared, Victor turned around and returned to the banquet with Aurelian.
Aurelion followed behind Viktor, timidly, and even dared not to walk in front of Viktor.
She had heard some stories about Viktor.
Many ministers often spread rumors in the palace that Viktor was a pervert who liked minors.
Seeing Aurelion's timid look, Viktor took her to a quiet place to sit down.
He also didn't like this kind of occasion.
It was a little quiet around him, and the usual chirping sound didn't ring in his ears.
He missed Vega a little.
Crows symbolize bad luck, so they naturally cannot enter such a banquet, so they can only wait on the railing outside the palace.
The princess looked at Viktor who was a little bored, plucked up the courage, and decided to say hello in advance:
"Mr. Viktor...? Hello?"
Viktor turned around and looked at the princess.
He looked up and down at each other.
The current Aurelion was really hard for him to imagine.
Except for some similarities in face, she couldn't match the future eternal witch in terms of personality or figure.
But.
Victor focused on her timid expression and looked at her for a few more times.
Who could have thought that what was hidden under her harmless face?
Victor said to her: "Princess, you don't have to be so reserved. This is a banquet, and your father is not here."
"There are only two of us now."
"Although I am your teacher, I can also be your friend in private."
Victor felt that his words should be able to fool the child.
So Aurelian gradually started chatting with him.
Soon, Aurelian felt a little relieved and talked a lot more.
As a gentleman, Victor's slow and polite response always made the princess feel at ease and comfortable.
"My father said that you are very powerful, and I can learn a lot from you."
Victor did not deny it, but responded lightly:
"As long as you study hard, you will become stronger than me."
While coaxing the other party with words, he was thinking about when to leave.
Meanwhile.
Erica was looking for Victor at the banquet, but she couldn't see him anywhere, which made her a little confused.
How could such a grown-up person disappear without a trace?
But when Erica turned around, she saw Victor chatting with a little girl.
The girl looked about the same as herself, but obviously younger than herself.
This made Erica alert.
"Who is that girl?"
It is said that Victor likes minors. Could this girl be the next target of Victor! ?
She approached cautiously and looked at the girl's facial features carefully.
After seeing the familiar face, Erica was so frightened that she almost screamed.
She widened her eyes and quickly hid behind the pillar.
"That is... Her Royal Highness the Princess???"
How could Victor be related to the princess?
At this moment, Erica hesitated.
She was a little entangled in her heart, wondering whether she should go and say hello to Victor.
Calculating the time, she hadn't seen him for almost two weeks.
While she was thinking, something soft came up behind her inexplicably. Erica was startled, and an arm was restlessly groping towards her neck.
She turned her head suddenly, saw the other person's appearance clearly, and couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Sister Kefla!?"
"Little sister Erica, what are you doing here?"
Kefla hugged Erica and looked at her with a smile.
"No... nothing."
Erica felt a little unnatural in such close physical contact.
She twisted her body, but Kefla looked in the direction of her gaze.Seeing the familiar person sitting in the corner, Kefla was stunned for a moment.
"Oh? Why is Victor here?"
Isn't that her black-hearted brother-in-law Victor?
She still remembers clearly that four bottles of potion were sold to her for 8,000 geocities.
The one next to him is... the princess?
The princess has basically never appeared in public, and few people have seen her appearance.
Even a social expert like Kefla.
But the princess just followed the emperor and was seen by everyone.
Kefla naturally remembered the princess's appearance.
Thinking of Erica hiding here and peeking, Kefla showed an intriguing expression.
She lowered her head and looked at Erica, smiling;
"Victor is a professor in your college, right? Why don't you go say hello?"
But Erica seemed to have seen someone, her mood recovered, and she said lightly.
"You do need to greet him, but you have to wait a while."
"Someone went there early."
Kefla said "Oh?" again and looked at Viktor's position.
A silver-haired man walked over with a wine glass.
Kefla smiled happily.
"Hey, who did I think it was? Isn't that the eldest son of the Rether family?"
...
Jace Rether looked at Aurelian with a hypocritical smile and greeted him.
"Your Highness Aurelian."
The moment she saw him, the princess seemed a little scared and couldn't help but shrink behind Viktor.
Viktor didn't move at all, glanced at the princess behind him, and asked calmly.
"Who is he?"
"Jace Rether... He is Devin's brother."
The princess responded in a low voice and told Viktor about his relationship with Devin.
Now, everyone knows that Devin is in collusion with the devil.
And the devil was defeated by Viktor.
Then, the purpose of this person in front of him seemed self-evident.
Victor did not stand up, but asked the little princess behind him one more question.
"Do you hate him?"
"Although... he is my cousin."
The little princess shrank deeper, looking like she didn't want to see him.
"Then, I understand."
Victor kept a poker face and stood up.
His not-so-broad body blocked Jace Reiser in front of him.
"What do you want to say?"
Jace Reiser looked at Aurelian, even though the princess seemed a little scared, but he continued to smile as if he didn't notice it at all:
"I saw Her Royal Highness sitting with you, and I was a little worried, so I came to take a look."
"After all, that is the emperor's most beloved daughter, and she is also underage."
Victor's face was not rippled, and he said lightly:
"If you are just here to cause trouble, then I have no interest in continuing to chat with you."
Victor was merciless, and there was a clear intention of expulsion in his words.
But Jace Rether didn't leave. Instead, he narrowed his eyes, revealing danger:
"So, Lord Victor, can you explain to me why the princess is sitting with you?"
Victor sighed heavily, turned his head and said to Aurelian behind him:
"Now I'll teach you the first lesson."
"If you meet someone you hate."
"Before, you had to be polite to him because of his identity, but now, when you have enough strength and a strong background."
"You can do this to him directly."
Aurelian looked at Victor in confusion, and saw Victor suddenly smiled and looked at Jace Rether.
The flames instantly blazed behind Victor, bypassing Aurelian, like a ferocious fire snake, and stopped in front of Jace Rether.
"Get out."