Chapter 146

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As Nina smiled gracefully, he blinked and sighed after rubbing his eyes.

“When did you grow up so much? It was definitely this big.”

“No, I’ve never been as small as Jean’s thumb, not even when I was born.”

Jean’s denied Nina’s denial and looked to Adrian.

“So he became like that after seeing you?”

“No, I was just teasing a bit …”

“Teasing?”

“Yes, Jean’s green eyes are really pretty-”

Jean was disgusted and closed Nina’s mouth.

“Stop it, I got the gist.”

“You two, stop talking like I don’t exist.”

Adrian, who had regained his usual complexion interrupted the two.

Jean looked awkward, and Nina just laughed. Jean said.

“The carriage is waiting for you.”

Adrian formally reached out his arm again, and Nina placed her hand on it.

When they gently went down the stairs, all the servants were lined up on both sides of the entrance hall. Everyone bowed deeply as Nina and Adrian crossed between them.

Kell greeted gracefully and opened the carriage door.

It was a carriage with exquisite decorations, which must have been customized for this day. The top of the carriage was decorated with a shield-shaped ornament, a crest representing the Duke of Luverne.

After Nina stepped on the footrest and got inside, Adrian then raised himself to enter. Charlotte smiled and walked over to close the carriage door. Her twinkling eyes were pouring out pure appreciation for Nina, so Nina smiled without even realizing it.

Charlotte’s face turned red and she quickly closed the door.

Gold decorations and glittering seed crystals were attached to each corner of the specially processed blackwood carriage, and the high-raised driver’s seat was also adorned with red velvet and gold ornaments.

It was pulled by four unicorns. The chariot itself was blatantly gorgeous, but when it comes to unicorns with large and elegant horns, it could be said to be the pinnacle of splendor.

One can tell whose carriage it was, just by looking at the unicorns.

Needless to say, there were men in black uniforms escorting the front, back, and sides of the carriage.

However, there was no footman standing behind like other carriages. All the roles were up to the knights.

Nina looked out the carriage window and she said to Adrian.

“Maybe His Majesty the Emperor will be resentful.”

Adrian chuckled.

“They’ll order a more luxurious carriage from <Romi Guild>.”

Nina nodded while pondering over the words. When a servant goes too flashy, the king is always indignant.

Do you think you are the king? That’s how things start.

In many cases, the clothes, shapes, and materials that can be used according to the status were set in detail, and a carriage was also the case in reality.

But there’s no rule we shouldn’t wear black…

‘Maybe it will be added later.’

Something like. Don’t come out on a unicorn to an official event.

It was not far from the townhouse to the Imperial Palace. The carriage ran briskly, passed through the first and second gates, and finally arrived in front of the palace where the grand ball was being held.

There was a long line of carriages, but the Duke’s passed them all and sat right in front of the main gate, and the other nobles gladly gave up their seats.

Those who arrived first stopped at the gates and lined up.

Even from the carriages on stand-by, there were those who disembarked because of the news that the Duke’s carriage had arrived.

It was Pan who opened the carriage door this time. With his orange curly hair in a half ponytail, he politely opened the door. Nina thought they might be taking turns to open and close the door.

Adrian got off first, then reached out his hand and Nina gently walked out of the carriage.

Those who were lower in rank than Adrian bowed their knees and waist to gracefully greet.

After that, those who raised their head and looked at Nina opened their eyes wide. A sigh of exclamation came out of its own accord.

Nina leaned over and whispered to Adrian.

“It’s pretty fun.”

“That’s good.”

Adrian whispered face to face, and Nina laughed a little.

People whispered softly without recognizing who she was.

Charlotte was indignant. How can they not recognize? She was dumbfounded, but Raja sympathized.

Because he didn’t recognize Nina at first glance.

The black uniform matched with pigtails was so remarkable, that for a second he couldn’t adapt to other looks she wears.

As Nina and Adrian entered the ballroom, the two were called one after another, and the reaction was explosive. It was like a wave from one end to the other.

Nina thought it would.

The Golden Hall, the grand ballroom, was bigger than any other hall she had been to. It was a width, size, and luxury made with intention.

The imperial palace was proud of the fact that it took 10 years to complete the huge glass dome ceiling of the Golden Hall.

The ballroom was composed of a total of three floors, and the middle was open so that the ballroom below could be seen from the upper floors.

The spacious floor on the first floor made of luxurious marble was rectangular in shape.

In the front of the second floor, there was a seat for the imperial family, but now that the veil is down, it appears to be empty.

Since today is the day the imperial family is coming, there is no one who can go up to the third floor. Because no one dares to stay above the imperial family.

As Adrian and Nina entered the first floor, the people took a step back and were polite.

At the same time, they made an expression that couldn’t wait to talk with them.

Nina smiled at Lady Adele, who quickly ran to greet her.

“Lady Adele.”

As Nina spoke to her, Adele greeted her again and spoke gracefully, without looking too elated.

“Viscountess Dell, you are so beautiful today.”

“Thank you, Lady Adele is beautiful too.”

As we exchanged light greetings, I heard an exciting voice from the other side.

“Duke of Luverne.”

It was the Duke of Brevan who came to separate the sea of people coolly. Nina had also heard of him a few times, but it was her first time seeing the real thing.

‘You really paid attention to the mustache.’

He was a man in his mid-40s with a nice mustache that seemed trimmed in units of 0.1mm.

Because of such a mustache, it was easy to tell who he was just by looking at his face.

“Duke Brevan.”

As Adrian bowed face to face, the Duke looked back at Nina with a smile.

“Nice to meet you, Viscountess Dell. I’ve heard of your fame, but it’s the first time I’ve met you.”

He reached out his hand, Nina put her hand up and Brevan lightly kissed its back.

When Adrian saw it, he regretted that he should have ordered gloves that also covered her fingers.

Duke Brevan said.

“I think today will be the most talked-about among the grand balls I’ve ever experienced. If you don’t mind, why don’t you say hi to my wife? She always talks about you.”

Nina smiled brightly.

“All right.”

Duke Brennan grinned.

“Don’t think I’m arrogant just because I’m calling you, my wife has uncomfortable legs.”

“I didn’t think so.”

In Nina’s answer, Duke Brennan said thank you politely and then asked if she had any plans to dance.  As a matter of fact, if you are a gentleman, you should always ask the lady you talked to for a dance.

Nina, politely said she wasn’t yet ready enough to make plans, Duke Brevan said he understood and then backed off.

“He’s an interesting person.”

Nina muttered.

The Duke of Brevan was the wealthiest fief in the Empire until the Duke of Luverne took over.

The Blue Lion Knights of the Duke were also quite a famous order. After the Battle of Galeo, where they defeated an S-class Bellac like a dragon, his fame grew even more.

At Nina’s words, Adrian muttered, “Yes.”

Except for the fact that the cunning Duke is a member of the Vialentel Princess faction.

At that time, the trumpet rang loudly.

If the trumpet goes off when entering the ballroom, it is announcing the entry of the imperial family.

Everyone stopped talking and looked towards the entrance.

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