[Episode 100]
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. Even though there are so many people, you can’t even hear the breath.
I didn’t know that I would be summoned in the middle of the banquet, so I couldn’t even breathe properly in embarrassment.
The emperor was looking at me as if I had suddenly appeared, and Enosh, who was standing next to him, was shaking his head.
“…The main character managed to appear.”
Even the emperor, as if he didn’t want to hear any more, was trying to pass this speechless situation off as naturally as a serpent.
“Yeah… Dad told me not to be late.”
“It’s already late.”
“…sorry.”
As I bowed my head, Charniel Etam came to my side and bowed with me.
“Sorry, I must have arrived on time, but there must have been circumstances.”
“…I believe so.”
So, don’t go into details.
“This banquet is to commemorate the safe growth and recovery of the Etam family princess who cured my son of an incurable disease.”
‘For me?’
When I widened my eyes, the emperor let out a light, heartless laugh.
“Jim was a little worried because the invitation didn’t come back until the end.”
It was only at a meeting two weeks ago that the decision to attend this banquet was made.
It seems that he was thinking of refusing in the first place, but is it really okay to ignore the emperor’s invitation?
“I will borrow this seat and speak formally. Eirin Etam.”
“Ah yes!”
“Thank you so much for saving Jim’s son.”
The emperor bowed his head.
He only lowered his head for a moment, but it was a very unconventional action for an emperor.
Also, there will be no one who doesn’t know what this means. The surroundings became more sober.
I was also frozen in embarrassment, but Charniel Etam tapped me on the shoulder.
Only then did I hurriedly bow my back.
“ah! I was just helping a friend.”
There was no such thing as greed. At that time, I just wanted to save Enosh somehow.
I hoped that I hadn’t given them false hopes with my arrogance.
“I will raise my head.”
At the emperor’s words, I carefully raised my head.
“I did it for a friend… It’s actually the hardest thing to put into action the words that sound trivial.”
“yes?”
At my question, the emperor simply smiled and moved his gaze to the second prince.
“It would be good for the prince to have good friends.”
“Yes, Obama.”
As I tilted my head at the very innocent answer, which was not like Anhamu and Enosh, the back of my head tingled slightly at the thought that suddenly came to my mind.
‘This is to show that the relationship is healthy.’
I’m a dragon, and although it hasn’t been revealed yet, I’m going to be the next head of the Etam family.
‘…That’s nasty.’
Of course, it was sincere to say thank you, but it was clear that they were going to make a lot of profit along with the thank you performance.
“I hope this banquet will be a pleasant banquet for you and Etam.”
“thank you.”
“Then let’s all enjoy it.”
As the Emperor lightly stirred the air with his hand, the orchestra began to play.
“Nephew.”
“yes?”
“Where is Erno?”
“Ah, Duke Colin…”
…It was the moment when he answered that he seemed to have been at the mansion and looked around just in case.
Dad was naturally present among Etam. Like someone who has been there from the beginning.
“…behind you.”
“what?”
“It’s behind your uncle.”
As Charniel turned around, Erno Etam strode towards me with a smile on his face.
“Eirin.”
The moment he reached out to me, Charniel Etam blocked my way.
“You see me.”
Charniel murmured lowly to his father. Looking at Charniel’s sad eyes, Dad shrugged casually.
“I am busy.”
“Where have you been?”
“I have work for a while.”
“If you don’t want to upset me any further and ruin your daughter’s banquet, come with me.”
Charniel Etam turned around with a very angry face.
Dad looked at me and looked at Charniel’s back, then clicked his tongue low and followed him.
“The youngest will get scolded.”
Nelia Zardan clicked her tongue.
“Are you mad? Are you the father?”
“Yes, I always get scolded if I do something wrong. Of course, it would make the older brother upset even more due to the personality of the youngest.”
“Hey…”
I wondered if there was a shadow over my head, and then someone approached me. He seemed to be one of the nobles.
When I opened my eyes, he smiled benevolently and lowered himself into my field of vision.
“Nice to meet you, I…”
“Oh, you are Barton Barton.”
Nelia Zardan opened her fan and blocked my way.
“Oh, long time no see. Mrs. Jardan But I am the princess…”
“Why are you in such a hurry when you have so much time.”
Nelia Zardan tapped him on the shoulder as he lowered himself.
“This time, my husband said he wanted to talk about business again…”
She smiled and snatched the aristocrat who was looking at me with really good words and pushed me away.
She winked at me with a frown and walked away with Barton full of regret.
But that was just the beginning.
Even after that, unknown aristocrats came up to me with strides and introduced themselves.
And each time, the Etams came out as if they had been waiting and snatched them one by one in order.
Then, naturally, he began to distance himself away from me.
‘I think I know why… all the collateral and direct descendents attended.’
And why more than ten wagons had moved.
It wasn’t some kind of 1:1 matching meeting, and I was honestly amazed at how naturally everyone snatched nobles on my behalf.
‘Everyone was frantic to come to me…’
Since it was a fantasy creature dragon that was already known to be extinct, everyone seemed interested.
It is clear that the first aristocrat cut off the start while watching, and everyone mustered courage.
‘Thank you.’
If I had been alone, it would have been very difficult.
Being protected by someone, having a fence called family must have felt like this.
‘Then would it be better for me to hide away?’
It was a time when I was looking around with that thought.
I felt a keen gaze from somewhere. It is a gaze that is very unpleasant just to touch the skin.
‘…Who is it?’
When I looked around to find the source of the gaze, a man was watching me near the entrance of the banquet hall with a lady.
It was a rather neat looking man, but it was hard to see because it was far away, but it looked dark because the eyes were a little dark.
The man’s gaze and mine met in midair. Then, as if the man had been waiting, he raised his hand and beckoned to me.
As if to come closer.
It was a time when I frowned in displeasure and wonder at the unknown action.
“master.”
The view was blocked with a familiar voice.
The pure white clothes caught my eye first, followed by the blue eyes.
“Lucillion…?”
“Yeah, long time no see. master.”
Lucillion, who blocked my vision, got down on one knee.
There are so many people in the banquet hall, but it’s nothing. Sure enough, I could hear whispers around me.
“Isn’t that the kid who said he became the high priest this time?”
“You mean that candidate who cheated to become the high priest…?”
“The former High Priestess was in a mess, wasn’t it? In addition, they said that 30% of the existing priests were purged in just two weeks after liberating all the prisoners…” ”
But why kneel down to the princess of the Etam family…”
A muffled voice pierced his ears.
Embarrassed with her face burning red, she hurriedly grabbed Lucillion’s shoulder.
“Wake up, Lucy.”
“yes.”
Lucillion, smiling brightly, stood up and stood next to me.
Then, this time, Richard suddenly appeared from behind Lucillion.
“BamBam.”
“Richard?”
Richard approached me with a slightly tired face.
“I’m sorry I sent it as it is… I made that doll really hard, but when the limbs disappear, I can’t get it back with my skills yet.”
Richard muttered as if he was quite embarrassed by what he had done.
“You are more important than dolls.”
Richard cautiously held out the now intact doll to me.
“I made it because I wanted to give it to you.”
I accidentally accepted a doll that looked like a copy of my hatchling that I had never seen before.
Then Richard looked at me and smiled.
“Thank you, but the house is okay…?”
“…hmm.”
Seeing as I couldn’t bear to say no, it must have been a mess.
Still, most of them will probably be restored with magic.
Even so, my position is embarrassing.
“I’ll ask my dad to pay it back…”
“It’s okay, what kind of need is there for an in-law relationship?”
Richard said with a wide grin like a snake. It was when I frowned and tried to tell him not to say anything strange.
“In-law?”
Lucillion pressed close to me and asked.
“What are you talking about, Master?”
When I lowered my body and asked with a sad expression, I kept my mouth shut.
“It’s nothing, don’t say anything weird either.”
Where are you going to slip through?
“Sorry.”
Richard shrugged and licked his lips with a smile.
“Hey, you guys are having fun except for this body. Lucillion, this body invited you, but what are you doing without even saying hello to me?”
“Because I didn’t know you were like that.”
“…an ungrateful bastard.”
While I was threatening, even the 2nd prince joined the conversation this time.
Seeing the friends gathered around me excitedly made me feel better.
“As expected, everyone loves that dragon…”
“The current head of Etam also says that he will die from that dragon. If we don’t line up soon…” ”
But is it true that you can live forever if you eat dragon’s blood and scales…?”
My body trembled reflexively at the unpleasant words that followed.
After my hearing improved, I kept hearing things I didn’t want to hear.
“It looks like we don’t have to be here, how about it? Going to have some tea or something.”
As if he had seen my expression darken, Enosh looked at me exactly and invited me.
I wondered if I had heard that whisper.
“good.”
“Can I go too, Master?”
“BamBam, me too.”
“If Her Highness goes, I must go too.”
As soon as I finished my words, Lucillion, Richard, and Lillian, who joined before me, answered in succession.
“…it seems like some kind of strange meeting has been set up, though.”
Enosh said timidly.
Even so, they were all strong candidates who would play a role in the future.
It was a little hard to believe that I, who had always been outside the circle, was now in the center.
So was it?
Suddenly, I remembered the displeased gaze of someone who had been watching me earlier and even beckoned me.
A man with a strange feeling, unpleasant but not so unfamiliar, lingered for quite a long time, as if engraved in his retinas.
