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66 – Aftermath after victory 1

The gorgeous banquet hall inside the castle

There, the nobles who participated in this war and their attendants gathered together to enjoy the present moment.

A place full of drinks and food, with colorful music played by bands.

And at the center of it all, there was me, who had been standing by my father’s side for two hours already.

“Once again, congratulations on your victory, Count Thurn.”

“Thank you Count Saber”

A slender, middle-aged aristocratic man bowing his head in front of his father.

Count Sabre.

He was also one of the 13 nobles who played an active part in this war, and was a skilled man who defeated dozens of enemies single-handedly during the surprise operation.

“Thanks to the strategy the Count set up, we were able to win. You knew from the beginning that you had a high discernment. I really never imagined that you could even predict the weather and come up with such a perfect plan.”

“hahahaha, no, what could I have done? I’m telling you now, but in fact, it was all planned by my son here.”

With those words, my father smiled happily as he looked at me standing right next to him.

Regarding this, Count Sabre said with a slightly surprised expression.

“Ohhh, is that so? This young man is capable of such a strategy.

“It’s too much praise, Count Sabre.”

“My son is amazing, but at one time I was worried in many ways as he ran out to become a paladin, but now that he has grown up so wonderfully, he came back.”

“Ahahahahaha..”

I smiled slightly awkwardly as I listened to my father’s sincere compliment.

It wasn’t because of the problem of the praise itself.

Because this conversation has been a pattern that has been repeated several times over the past two hours.

In the midst of it all, I could only try to maintain a polite smile as much as possible while feeling my mouth twitch.

‘I expected it to some extent.. but this is a bit difficult…’

Of course, I could understand the father’s feeling of wanting to show off his son no matter what.

Especially since that child is the son you thought was lost.

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No matter how much it was, I couldn’t help but feel a lot of fatigue from the similar flow of conversation going on for two hours. Each followed this up.

In addition, it was a bonus to show more and more happy expressions each time.

Like that, when the conversation that lasted for two hours, which can be interpreted as a greeting and a father’s boast about his child, was finally over, I looked at my father and asked cautiously.

“Okay then, I’m going to go have a meal too.”

“Yeah, do that. Again, as you are the main character here, enjoy this moment to your heart’s content.”

“Yes, Father.”

Leaving behind my father, who was still smiling in excitement, I headed to the table piled with food, realizing that I could finally satisfy my hunger.

‘Really… I didn’t know that Count Turnen would be this far.’

As I put the food on the plate, I was thinking that I was surprised in many ways to see my father, who is so different from the original work.

The Count of Turun in the original work was a father who had a fiery heart and maintained a fairly strict attitude towards his children.

However, I could hardly feel that kind of image in the actual count of Tourn I saw.

It seemed cold that he had a fiery personality, but the way he treated me, his son, literally suited the term son fool.

‘Well, it’s not that I can’t quite understand the overall situation… But at times like this, it’s a bit burdensome.’

This place was a banquet in which not only Bohemia but also numerous allied nobles and rich merchants from nearby areas participated.

From my point of view, who has to live as a nobleman, and furthermore, who has to grow heretical forces to oppose the emperor, I needed to remember the faces of the nobles and merchants I met today as much as possible and use them as a stepping stone to move forward.

‘Because personal connections are always important in order to make a big deal.

So, after thinking about what had happened for two hours, I sat down with a plate full of food.

Plenty of food that intensely stimulates my appetite when I am still hungry.

As I watched the dishes filled with cheese, various vegetables, and grilled fruits, with the main dish being cooked with beef, I started eating in a bit of a hurry, driven by hunger.

The meat, which was properly seasoned using various high-quality spices, seemed to melt in the mouth from the texture.

In addition, the taste of the savory cheese that smells amazing, so the combination can literally be called the best.

‘It’s something I feel every time, but since I was a paladin, it’s nice to be able to start with eating. People should eat well and live like this. I have to live on pieces of bread all day..’

Compared to the past, when he was frugal and stuffed his mouth with a meal worse than his military days, it was completely different.

Of course, at that time, I was able to eat expensive food as much as I could while earning a lot of money.

It was a time when I was quenching my hunger while savoring this meal to my heart’s content, which contrasts sharply with the memories of the past.

“Are you done, Santana?”

“Haa.. It took a really long time, Master. What kind of guy is saying hello for two hours.”

The next moment, the girls naturally settle down and sit across from me…

Looking at Cazeros and Polena, I started to feel a little embarrassed on my face.

“You two… haven’t you been eating anything until now? You must have been very hungry.”

Looking at the food piled on their plates, I asked a question with a sorry heart,

To my question, Cazeros answered by picking up vegetables on a plate with a fork.

“No matter how hard it is, you can’t fill your stomach alone while your colleagues are suffering.”

“Even this one, being a maid, can’t be leisurely eating while the master is busy saying hello. I felt like I was going to die of hunger, but I persevered and waited.”

With those words, Polena takes a big bite of the meat on the plate.

Apparently, the taste of the meat seemed to suit her taste, and her eyes began to shine as it was.

This was also the case with Cazeros, who was putting the salad in his mouth with a fairly quick motion from the side.

and..

Watching them like this, I started to feel a different kind of serenity… a feeling that can be described as happiness.

A lot of people I met in 2 hours.

However, most of them were intertwined in a relationship of discord and collection, so I didn’t feel humane affection.

A meeting that can literally be called businesslike.

However, these two people in front of me at this moment had nothing to do with that.. It was literally made up of pure friendship.

Those who can give comfort and pleasure just by looking at each other face to face.

Like that, while having a meal with ‘friends’, I felt as if my tired mind and body were being comforted.

“Hey, Mr. Santana. I have something to tell you.”

“What is it?”

During the meal, Cazeros speaks with seriousness.

Looking at her, who seemed to have something important to say, I began to have some questions.

at that time..

“… huh? Master over there. A guest here…”

“yes?”

Polena suddenly looked to the side and called me.

At her words, Cazeros and I had no choice but to turn our gaze to the side without interrupting our conversation.

Right after that, I began to see three women standing next to me.

One of them is my sister Dust, whom I already know very well.

And through this… I was able to roughly guess who the other two were.

In the meantime, the nature of the exhibition situation and the coincidence that their schedules never overlapped, and the two people who had never talked directly.

my..

They were Santana’s older sisters.