Chapter 24 What Happened at a Social Party (2)
This place.
The nobles who attended the party had the experience of meeting Roman.
Once, while hanging out with Barco, he often showed up at parties, and I always thought he was pathetic when he saw him giving injections with a red-hot face.
So the nobles naturally looked at Roman’s disgrace.
I don’t know what reason he broke off the marriage unless he was the party involved, but when I saw his usual behavior, I couldn’t see Roman in a good way.
however.
Everyone held their breath when Roman appeared.
Dmitri did not shrink from the background, but he saw someone different from the Roman they knew.
‘That’s Roman Dmitri?’
‘It’s so different from before?’
their memory.
Roman was an unattractive man.
The not-so-tall stature made him look even smaller due to his small physique, and his dirty skin completely cut off Roman’s image.
Besides, even the gait was frivolous.
Knowing that Dmitri’s second son was different from Roman, rumors once circulated that Roman’s origins were low and he could not hide his vulgarity.
And now.
It was completely different from back then.
Roman’s gait was calm, and he could see his broad shoulders and muscles that couldn’t be hidden even with clothes.
In particular, the skin was really clean.
In the past, I had a lot of troubles on my face, so I was distracted a lot, but my milk-white skin, black eyes and red lips seemed to give a point.
finally.
Gorgeous clothes hit the peak.
The black background with gold thread accents gave the impression of highlighting Roman’s charisma.
buzz buzz.
“Did Roman originally look like this?”
“… Absolutely not. Back then, he was shorter than me, but now, even at first glance, the difference is obvious.”
The nobles hummed.
In the past, Roman worked hard to decorate himself and tried to buy people’s favor, but he couldn’t give off the same atmosphere as he does now.
It’s not just a difference in appearance. It was the difference in the atmosphere that people had accumulated over the course of their lives, and the frivolity of Roman’s life, which had not achieved anything, was fully revealed even from the outside.
Roman and Baek Joong-hyeok.
The two lived different lives.
The atmosphere of Baek Joong-hyeok, who climbed to the top and looked down on others, had the power to catch the eye at once, leaving the appearance.
person’s appearance.
was an important factor.
At first, everyone thought to stay away from Roman, but when he saw his changed appearance, he wanted to talk to him at least once.
Is that why?
Several nobles approached Roman first.
The first aristocrat to approach was a woman.
Asking other nobles about Roman, she couldn’t hold back her curiosity at the different appearance from her reputation.
“It is an honor to meet you. My name is Sophia of the Grisel family.”
widely.
Roman stopped walking.
When her calmly subdued eyes turned to Sophia, Sophia added a word with a slightly embarrassed face.
“You are probably not familiar with the name of the Grisell family. My father, Baron Grissel, has devoted himself to serving the Cairo kingdom for generations. It’s not a great family, but it’s not that short of a history.”
Sophia was the daughter of a lower nobleman.
It settled on a small land on the outskirts, and its position within the kingdom declined to the point that people did not know that the Grisell family had inherited the baronship from generation to generation.
Even so, the reason she was able to attend the Barco family party was because Sophia was beautiful.
The condition of having a beautiful appearance and being a daughter of an aristocrat was a good reason to receive an invitation from Barco’s eldest son.
Is that why?
Sophia explained about her family.
The fact that he came from a lower nobility lowered his self-esteem and he needed to explain himself to anyone he met.
against him
Barko and Dmitri are different.
No need to explain.
In the northeastern part of the Cairo Kingdom, not knowing their names was like not being qualified as a nobleman.
It was then.
“The Grisell family knows this well. As an aristocrat of Cairo, there is no way you don’t know the name of a family with a history of more than a hundred years.”
“… Do you really know the Grisell family?”
Roman’s words.
Sophia’s eyes widened.
I was simply thinking of having a conversation with Roman, but I didn’t know that Roman knew the Grisel family.
‘Am I just pretending to know?’
Doubts arose.
there are sometimes
Not recognizing a noble family is an act that is rude, so even if you don’t know it, you pretend to know it and see it.
Roman will be the same.
Otherwise, how would you know the Grisell family, who had never made a name for themselves in the outskirts?
however.
“I once heard my father explain the Grisell family. They are a family that has been living in the northeast for a long time, and the wood they produce is famous for its excellent quality in the Cairo Kingdom. So, isn’t the family pattern also a giant tree with wide branches? I heard that your brother recently succeeded in mana response, but I sincerely congratulate you on your achievement.”
‘… ah!’
Moment.
Sophia’s doubts were dashed.
I was sure now.
That Roman truly knew about the Grisell family and that he didn’t have to explain.
People are so cunning.
Just the fact that Roman recognized the Grisel family.
Sophia thought.
‘Maybe Roman Dmitri is a man different from the rumors.’
First conversation at a social party.
It was the moment when the eyes of the people watching the scene changed.
* * *
Two weeks from now.
While announcing his intention to attend the social party, Roman asked Hans a favor he hadn’t done before.
“Hans. From now on, bring all the information of the families located in the northeast area. What kind of families are there in the northeastern part of the Cairo Kingdom, what are the patterns of those families, and what has happened recently. In order to attend a social party, I want to know the background of the people I will meet.”
It was an unexpected request.
But Hans, as always, did not ask back, and as Roman wanted, he collected all the information in the surrounding area.
and.
I read the information whenever I had a chance.
It was really annoying.
Having to learn the patterns of a family you don’t even know and read the information of people you’ve never met.
Still, Roman knew that this was necessary.
‘I am not an ordinary commoner. As the eldest son of the Dmitri family, he is to represent the family at Barko’s social party. That’s why I need to have minimal manners. What kind of families do the people I meet belong to and how those families have continued their lives. For me, who is considered Dmitri’s jerk, it takes a lot of effort to get others’ favor.’
When he reached the peak of the Demonic Cult.
Baek Joong-hyeok studied the role of a ruler.
Of course, in the world of weak meat, force is the most important value, but experience has told me how important it is to remember names in forming human relationships.
Thousands of thousands of subordinates.
They gave their lives to Baek Joong-hyeok when they called their names, which they had never spoken to before.
It’s funny.
Just remembering the name.
People shouted the name of Baek Joong-hyeok and said that it was not a waste to give their lives for Roman.
‘Relationships between people start from very trivial things. People who know me as Dmitri’s idiot may have prejudice from the beginning, but if I remember and know their name, their attitude will change. In order to get people’s attention, the right way is to give it first, and since I’ve decided to live as Roman Dmitri, I need to put in that much effort.’
Sophia Grisell.
Roman doesn’t know her.
But when she spoke to him and identified herself as Grisel, Roman remembered everything.
‘The Grisell family… … .’
their patterns.
their history.
And even the big things that happened to them recently.
From then on, nobles who had been hesitant about the friendly atmosphere between Roman and Sofia began flocking to Roman.
The party got loud.
At the center of it all was Roman.
“This is how you meet the eldest son of the Bolt family. Of course, you know the Bolt family well. Didn’t Viscount Bolt go out to the battlefield and make a great achievement in the past? As I read about what happened at that time in a book, I thought that I should show myself not ashamed of myself on the battlefield like Viscount Bolt.”
“How is your mother? Recently, I heard rumors that he is suffering from a chronic illness, but the colder the weather, the better you should take care of your health.”
“Was it 10 years ago? Dealing with the Heros family made Dmitri a huge profit. My father always told me how much consideration the Heros family had given me, so I am also grateful to the Heros family.”
Roman.
He was the apex of the Demonic Cult, and once established an invincible power.
People say that it is because of the mighty force, but it simply cannot rule perfectly.
virtues of the powerful.
Roman knew the importance of socializing.
How simply remembering the other person and creating an environment in which the other person can speak makes the framework of power strong.
Barco’s party.
It was a different flow than expected.
At first, I thought that Dmitri’s bat-like idiot would be bullied, but the nobles flocked to him for his changed appearance and his way of remembering his opponent’s name and giving compliments.
People who didn’t know Roman had a crush on him, and people who knew Roman saw differently that Roman had changed.
dozen years.
Roman’s reputation was built up one after another.
He, who was treated as the cause of the problem even after being notified of the breakup, melted the atmosphere with a few words.
said a nobleman.
“It looks like I misjudged Roman-nim. He’s always drunk, so I thought it would be hard to have a conversation without drinking, but I didn’t expect it to be so fun and enjoyable! I hope that the Bolt family and Dmitri will continue to have a good relationship.”
bolt crest.
For the reason that he had praised his father, he was in a good mood and smiled brightly with a red face.
The atmosphere turned.
No one imitated Roman anymore.
Apparently, the people who had been saying that Roman was the problem just now sneakily approached and were laughing and chatting together.
Dmitry.
The power of the Northeast region.
Even with Dmitri on his back, Roman has not been treated well by people.
The reason is that even though he is the eldest son, the chances of inheriting the family are slim and the person himself is light and frivolous, so people tried to stay away from him.
But now it was different.
Roman, who changed from the outside, knew how to deal with people, and in a friendly atmosphere, people realized Roman’s position belatedly.
Roman is Dmitri’s eldest son.
It was calculated that if he was really a decent person, there would be nothing wrong with being friendly with him.
It was then.
Breaking through the crowd, Barko’s servant approached and said,
“Roman. Our master invited you to the secret room.”
What the servant says, young boy.
He has only one true identity.
Anthony Barco.
At the meeting he had been waiting for, Roman asked for the understanding of the nobles around him and said to the servant.
“Guide me to the secret room.”
From now on.
It was his turn to find out the truth about Roman who touched his planting.
