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40 – birthday party

Duke of Nerestia.

As I said before, it is the strongest knight family in Korea.

A knight of such a family was around the dungeon?

Professor Byron continued to sigh.

“How did you handle the body of the white tiger well… but if this fact reaches Nerestia’s ears, Iggent…”

“What about Iggent?”

“… no.”

Professor Byron glared at Aren and said.

“Anyway, as soon as the party is over, return to Borage, I’ll have the teleport ready.”

“All right.”

With those words, Professor Byron left the room.

“Whoa…”

jump

“Are you okay?”

“knock.”

“Is this my house?”

“……”

Aren is feeling an unknown fatigue, but this time Tia enters Aren’s room.

“Why are you here?”

“I’m just going to go with you.”

“… okay?”

Aren stared blankly at Tia’s face for a moment.

Tia was slightly taken aback by this and said, taking a step back.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“No… it’s strange.”

“what?”

“It’s strange that you and I are talking like this.”

“……”

At Aren’s words, Tia remembered her first meeting with him.

Not very fond memories of glaring at Aren as he entered the classroom and breaking the engagement with him from behind the cafeteria.

When Tia’s expression hardened slightly, Aren smiled and said.

“I can see what you’re thinking.”

“… What! What!”

“Quack.”

When Tia reacted annoyedly, Aren gave her a low laugh and told her:

“Are you pretty today?”

“Is this a compliment now?”

I turn my head to see if I’m not feeling better yet.

Seeing her like that, Aren put one foot behind him, bent down and said,

“Will you give me the honor to escort you to the Countess, Lady?”

“… it will be like that a long time ago.”

Tia grunted, but held out one hand as if she couldn’t win.

Aren smiled lightly and held her hand.

“It’s short, but I’ll escort you with all my might.”

“Yes, do well so that I can be satisfied.”

The two looked at each other and smiled as they walked down the aisle.

***

Palace of the Iggent Kingdom, Ratapol.

“…the scale is different.”

Aren was now at the front gate of the palace to attend Frey’s party.

“Anyway, when are you going in…”

Count Gran and Tia entered the party hall first because they decided to go in separately from Aren.

The problem was that Count Gran and Tia were high-ranking nobles, so they could enter the party right away, but Aren had to wait in line for a huge crowd to confirm his identity.

“Is this the sorrow of the lower nobility?”

When I was tired of waiting like that.

all over again

A wagon the size of a house pulled up alongside the procession entering the party hall.

Looking at the carriage, the nobles standing in line whispered.

“Hey, isn’t that Nerestia’s carriage?”

“That’s right, that pattern is Nerestia.”

“As expected, the level is different because they are dukes.”

‘Nerestia?’

Aren’s gaze naturally turned to the chariot at the whispers around him.

Since Professor Byron’s words came to mind earlier, I naturally glared at the carriage with wary eyes.

‘Why the hell is everyone wary of Nerestia?’

Both Count Gran and Professor Byron were especially conscious of Duke Nerestia.

I don’t know why, but if the Nerestia knight got information about the dungeon, he might be in danger.

‘Even if we meet at the party, I’ll try not to approach them.’

The time when Aren was thinking like that.

“Please state your identity.”

“Ah! This is Aren Deepus from Difus Man, here’s an invitation.”

When it was his turn, Aren hurriedly took out the invitation and the family seal and showed it to the knight who was managing the party.

“Baron Difus? This is the first place I’ve heard of.”

Upon hearing Aren’s identity, the driver muttered in a disinterested voice, checked the invitation, and sent Aren away.

“…If I hadn’t had an invitation, I would have been kicked out?”

Aren grumbled at the knight’s reaction and went into the party.

Then he let out an exclamation in his heart.

‘Wow~~~~ Wow!!!’

The scale of the party was bigger than Aren’s imagination.

Tables were set up and food was arranged throughout the palace, not just the central hall.

At the scale he had never seen before, Aren hesitated for a moment and carefully looked around.

I was wondering if anyone knew.

‘No, no one knows in the first place.’

Tiawa decided to travel separately this time, and at the academy there was no one I could call a friend, so I could say I didn’t know anyone.

‘…Would you like some food or something?’

Aren once again realized his human relationship and began to approach the food with a sullen mind.

‘Yeah, since we’ve come this far, even if it’s delicious…’

The moment Aren thought so while choosing food.

“Hmm? Aren Deepus?”

“huh?”

When his name was called, Aren turned his gaze to the two people who were talking to him.

Luke and Anna were watching Aren in their party clothes.

Luke, who recognized Aren, frowned and said.

“What are you doing here?”

“To celebrate your birthday.”

“Heung! You passed it well, I heard that the entry ticket is difficult for this party, but isn’t it?”

“……”

outright hostility.

Aren, feeling acutely stressed when Luke glared at him, ignored him and concentrated on choosing food.

“Hey! What’s wrong with Luke all of a sudden?”

“What am I?”

“Ugh.”

Anna, who was with Luke, heard his quarrel and stopped him, but Luke didn’t even dream.

At that, Anna pinched Luke’s forearm and said to Aren.

“I’m sorry, Aren, Luke’s a bit of a personality.”

“Hey! What am I!”

“Oh no! Don’t scream at the party.”

“……”

Anna’s annoyance finally kept Luke’s mouth shut, and Anna spoke to Aren.

“But it’s unexpected, I didn’t expect to see you here.”

“okay?”

“Yeah, did things go well?”

“Work? …Ah~ that day?”

Anna knew that Aren was on vacation and headed to Tia’s house.

What Anna asks is about Aren and Tia’s breakup of marriage.

“It didn’t work out well.”

“What? So what?”

“What are you talking about?”

As Aren and Anna talked about things only they knew, Luke interrupted.

Anna looked at Luke for a while and wondered if she should tell her, then smiled broadly when she saw the person approaching them.

“Tia!”

“Uh… Tia?”

“Anna and Luke?”

Tia, who had entered the party first, was approaching.

Upon seeing her dress, Luke was dazed for a moment and spoke first.

“Did you come first?”

“I just came too.”

“…the party clothes look good…”

“of course.”

Tia spoke confidently at Luke’s praise, but Luke’s expression is relaxed because he likes to see her like that.

Anna, who was watching him from the side, sighed and said softly.

“Is everything visible?”

“… what?”

“What? Tell me in detail?”

At the time when Anna and Luke were aung daung, Tia approached Aren with an absurd expression on her face.

“What? Why are you with them?”

“Can’t you see? I’m busy right now.”

well well

At Tia’s question, Aren showed his plate and concentrated on eating.

Looking at Aren like that, Tia said as if she was dumbfounded.

“If anyone sees you, you’ll think you’re starving. Didn’t you eat a lot before you came?”

“There are a lot of food that I’ve never seen here, so I end up eating it.”

“Okay, eat it all and tell me, you buried it here!”

When Aren’s mouth was smeared with sauce, Tia held out her handkerchief and said.

After staring blankly for a moment, Luke asked Tia.

“What do you mean Tia?”

“Huh? What?”

“Did you have dinner with him?”

“… uh?”

When Luke asked with a serious expression on his face, Tia stuttered as if slightly embarrassed.

“Ah, that’s the reason, I’ll tell you later.”

“What’s the matter?”

“It’s okay to talk here, talk later.”

“No, what’s the matter…”

When Luke spoke in an argumentative voice at Tia’s words, Tia also lowered her voice, perhaps feeling a little offended.

“I’ll tell you later.”

“……”

“Come on, do you guys fight here too?”

When Tia and Luke’s mood got weird, Anna stepped in and separated them.

At that time, there was a man approaching Tia, who was standing there with a firm expression.

“Tia.”

“Ron? Was he there?”

“Yes, the dress suits you well.”

“That’s not surprising.”

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Tia seemed to feel relieved at Ron’s sudden praise, and said with a small smile.

After watching her for a moment, Ron turned his gaze and glared at Aren, who was still inhaling his food.

“……”

“theory?”

“Nothing.”

When Ron glared at Aren, Tia questioned him, but Ron turned his head away and did not reply.

Then Anna and Luke also came over to say hello to Ron.

“Hi Ron.”

“… are you here?”

“okay.”

Ron nodded at the two people’s greetings, looked around and asked.

“What about Carol?”

“He didn’t come.”

Luke answered Ron’s question.

“He’s been training lately.”

“… Right.”

At Luke’s words, Ron’s gaze once again turned to Aren.

However, when Aren seemed to be disinterested in eating food, Ron frowned and began to approach him.

“theory?”

“……”

Tia called out to Ron as if surprised by Ron’s sudden step, but Ron didn’t look back and approached Aren.

“High Human.”

“…?”

well well

Aren, who had been enjoying his food for a long time, was suspicious when he saw Ron suddenly talking to him.

‘what?’

When Ron, who would normally never talk to him, spoke first, Aren looked at him as if he were puzzled.

said Ron.

“I heard the rumors about you, high human?”

“so?”

“I was wondering if High Human was that great.”

“……”

“Why don’t you stick with me too?”

‘Haa… again?’

Aren felt stressed again.

Lately, I’ve been feeling tired without even realizing it.

Hearing Ron’s provocation, Aren sighed and said.

“I can’t because I have a prior agreement.”

“Are you sure you don’t have one?”

“Then think so.”

Aren gave a rough answer and then moved to get away from him.

But Ron doesn’t seem to have any intention of letting Aren go.

Kkwaak

“Where are you going?”

“……”

Ron strongly grabbed Aren’s shoulder as he was about to move.

‘Suddenly… I’m getting a fever.’

I never thought that Tia’s friends would quarrel as soon as she entered the party.

I thought I showed that I was not easy on myself, but it seems that I was lacking.

There was a woman who cut off Ron’s hand right before Aren exploded.

wearing

“What is Ron doing?”

“… Tia.”

“Wake up, did you forget what day it is today?”

“……”

When Tia removed Ron’s hand and spoke with a straight face, Ron stopped talking and remained silent.

Whether or not, Aren’s expression as he was looking at the two looked really tired.

‘Haa… Why are you like this these days?’

The shoulders are heavy.

Aren had no choice but to be exhausted as this happened everywhere he went.

Tia spoke to Aren as if he was worried when he saw that his expression was not good.

“Hey… are you okay?”

“… Whoa.”

That time when I couldn’t answer Tia’s question and sighed.

“Head of the Nerestia duchy! Duke Hamel Nerestia is entering!”

male voice

A handsome man in a black party dress was walking from the entrance of the party hall.