71 – An Unexpected Person

Awkward silence lingers in the chapter.

Who would have known that a member of the royal family would really come to the place that was just meant to be?

“Ah, it looks like you lost interest because of me. I’m sorry everyone.”

“… ….”

Helena obviously threw a pong to lighten the mood, but she had no one to laugh at her pong.

It was at that time when the absolute silence lingered.

“Ha ha ha! How can the excitement cool down when the princess visits? Everyone seems to be mesmerized by the princess’s beautiful appearance.”

As host Jeran wittily continued his speech to arouse the atmosphere, the mouths of those who had been shutting up only then began to open.

“Right! The princess is beautiful enough to be compared to other women!”

“Right! I’ve never seen a woman as beautiful as the princess!”

The quick-witted people complimented Helena’s looks with tongue-in-cheek comments.

But their words weren’t just words of mouth.

I saw many beauties while coming to this world.

Although beauty is very subjective, she was one of the top beauties I’ve ever met.

At least right now, in the ballroom, the only people who could match her beauty were Aline or Iris.

“hahahaha! It is very embarrassing to be praised for your beauty.”

And Helena also laughed heartily, as if the praise wasn’t bad.

Those who were nervous at her laughter began to relax, and the others secretly let out a sigh of relief.

As I watched that scene, I thought that, in a way, Helena acted naturally to lighten her mood.

As the tension eased, the other people’s horizons widened.

And the gaze that had been fixed on Helena turned to us following her behind her.

“The Marquis of Rail Bioland and the Archmage of Penia have just arrived!”

Since he was watching Helena from her seat, the moderator seemed to think we had just arrived.

In reality, he and Helena rode a carriage from the middle and arrived together at the ballroom, but he didn’t bother pointing it out.

“I don’t know what kind of person you are because I’m old and my eyesight is dim. Excuse me, may I ask for an introduction?”

And Jeran found Iris behind Rail and Fenia and asked her name.

“Ah, I am Saint Iris of Grace Temple.”

Then, as if Helena had spoken her name, there was a momentary silence in her intestines.

Iris is one of the few saints in the temple.

And seeing that the majority of the continent were believers in the Grace Temple, she was also a person to be respected enough to be worthy of Helena.

Iris was once again taken aback by the awkward atmosphere, but her quick-witted Jeran once again grabbed her microphone and refreshed her mood.

“To see the saintess and the princess meet in one place after I was born, even if I die now, I have no regrets. Ha ha ha!”

“It’s my first time participating in an event like this, so I hope it isn’t a nuisance.”

“What a nuisance! Among the people here, no one will think of the saintess as a nuisance.”

“Right! It is a great honor to have the saintess participate in the ball!”

“Is that so? Thank you for saying that.”

Those who seemed to be members of the Shrine of Grace were wildly delighted with her participation.

Seeing that figure, Iris was also relieved and smiled a little.

After living together for a few days, the forgotten dignity of hers was engraved on her mind again.

It was uncomfortable to stand still while being greeted by others, so I moved to my previous seat.

There are more people than before, but if there are not enough chairs, tell the waiter nearby and they will give you an extra chair.

As I was thinking that and moving backwards, Jeran urgently stopped me.

“Thanks to the position of the unexpected people, I forgot about it for a while, so I couldn’t say anything. The seat for the Marquis is the large table in the center.”

Riding Jeran’s hand, our eyes turned to the center.

Certainly, as he said, no one was sitting at that seat among the tables that were tightly packed in the hall.

I nodded, turned my foot, and sat down at my assigned seat while being guided by the waiter.

“As expected, the Marquis sits in a different seat!”

Iris, who was sitting next to me, looked at me with great admiration.

Until last year, I had to sit at a small table at the very back, but maybe it’s because my behavior has changed.

Or maybe it was thanks to his official position as a marquis, he was assigned a seat in the center with a good edge.

Helena was also the most important person among the guests, so her seat was placed in the center, and if you turned her head slightly, you could see her close.

After making sure we were all seated, Geran nodded his head, grabbed the microphone, and began to host the ball.

“Thank you to everyone who came to the ball. As it is a place for friendship, I hope you will make a good relationship.”

As soon as Jeran’s words to announce the beginning ended, a bright light began to turn on in the dark room.

The waiters prepared a lot of food and drinks before they knew it.

At that sight, those who were sitting in the seats began to stand up one by one, and moved to enjoy drinking and cooking to strengthen their friendship.

“It is the first time in my life to see so many nobles. Isn’t it? Lucas?”

“… Yes. Holy Maiden.”

Iris looked with her eyes wide open as she admired the lavishly dressed aristocrats.

And Lucas, who was sitting next to him, seemed awkward that there were so many nobles around.

I turned my head to look at Aline and Fenia sitting next to me.

Alyn was sitting in the center, and despite the attention of the aristocrats, she didn’t seem to care.

Fenia had been attending the ball for a long time, drinking wine comfortably, but once in a while her eyes turned to Helena, who was sitting at the table next to her.

No matter how she was, even her archmage, Phenia, seemed a little concerned about Helena attending her ball.

But why did Fenia attend each prom?

According to the description in the original story, it is stated that she does not like to hang out with others.

But she was not a commoner, and she was curious about the reason why she always participated in events where only nobles gathered, but she didn’t bother to ask her why.

I slightly turned her head to look at Helena at the table next to her.

I didn’t feel it when I sat with her in her carriage, but I felt her royal dignity as she sat alone in her red chair.

Looking around her, as expected, everyone was busy glancing at Helena while talking to each other.

But that doesn’t mean she didn’t have the courage to speak to her directly.

This was because if someone made even one slip of the tongue, they could be immediately executed on the spot, or the family could disappear at once.

I looked away and lightly drank the wine on the table.

And I looked at the people hanging around our table.

In the past, these people would not even give us the slightest glance, but perhaps thanks to the presence of the archmage Phenia and Saint Iris, they glance at us.

But they just looked at them and no one spoke directly to them like Helena.

Anyway, the only people around me are out of the ordinary people, so I can’t seem to approach them hastily.

Since I am no longer a young boy, but the head of a family, I have an obligation to build friendships with other nobles.

It is also a place to strengthen friendship.

Until last year, my reputation was rocked by bad rumors, but now it should be enough to have a normal conversation.

Thinking that way, as the head of the Violland family, I was about to get up from my seat to strengthen my friendship, when I heard a bright, familiar voice from behind.

“Hello! Rail. May I join you?”

Turning her head, she saw her familiar blonde-haired Elise.

Coming to think of it, it was Elise who spoke to me first at the last ball.

I nodded her head with a small smile.

“Of course not.”

“Then excuse me.”

Saying that, Elise took a seat in one of her spare chairs at her wide table.

Sitting down, she exchanged light greetings with Aline and Fenia.

Alyn, who is normally quiet, was the one who talked the most besides me, Ellis.

She is the only friend of her age, and her personality is also kind, so she was a person I couldn’t help but get close to.

Fenia also met Elise several times during the year and naturally talked about whether she liked her.

After a light conversation, Elise turned her head and looked at Iris.

“Oh, hello! My name is Alice of House Neonvar! It’s an honor to meet you!”

“Whoops. It’s an honor to meet you too. Miss Alice. Even in our temple, Neonbar family artifacts are often used.”

“Sir, the saintess knows our family…….”

Elis was thrilled, and small tears welled up in her eyes.

Alice’s reaction was cute. Iris smiled a little and talked with her.

And the two continued to talk for a while, as if they got along quite well, and Elise turned her head slightly to look at me.

“I was very worried, but I am glad that you are back as usual.”

“Sorry for making you worry.”

After Euler died, it was Ellis who helped her with the house work for several days.

Thanks to her, Luna was able to do less work in the mansion, and I also felt a little more comforted.

So, from now on becoming a marquis, I intend to fully support the Neonbar family.

It’s not just because she helped me, it’s because she later becomes the artisan of an artifact that will shake the continent.

While I was having a light conversation with Alice, I felt the voices around me suddenly become quiet.

Sabak. Sabak.

Light footsteps resounding quietly in the hall.

Then the light footsteps began to grow louder,

Soon the footsteps stop right behind me.

I slowly turned my head to look at the person behind me.

Long blue hair down to his waist.

Beautiful blue eyes shining bright like jewels.

The next lord of the Krafden estate, and the eldest daughter of the Duke. And my fiancé, Chloe Krafdon, stood there.

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My eyes met and she greeted me with a small smile.

“Hello. Rail. Is it okay if I sit next to you?”

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