Chapter 37 - 037 Banquet 2

Chapter 37 037 Banquet 2

When Charles stepped into the banquet hall, he was full of himself.

When everyone looked at him in surprise, he was full of confidence.

However, when the banquet hall fell into a long silence, he felt a little strange.

Tonight’s attire was one that he had specially prepared for a long time.

In fact, he had prepared an impassioned speech, just waiting for someone to ask him, “Dear Marquis, why are you attending the banquet in a suit of armor?”

Yet!

Why did no one ask?

Marquis Charles was deeply disappointed.

These people were too stupid, they could not even give him this opening.

So, he coughed a few times and prepared to answer his own question.

“You must be very curious as to why I’m not wearing formal attire, right?

“This is because I’m too ashamed to wear one!”

Marquis Charles took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

When he opened them again, there were tears in his eyes!

“The troll army has retreated, but have we really won?

“Ask yourselves…”

When Marquis Charles said this, he looked at the entire scene with a pained gaze.

Though, at a certain point, he stopped abruptly.

That was because he saw the unique figure in the crowd at a scan—Colin.

That was when he knew things had gone awry…

At this time, Colin also saw Marquis Charles.

‘I attend the banquet in a suit of armor because that crazy woman has forced my hand. What about you? What kind of show are you trying to have here?’ Colin questioned in an unhappy tone.

The entire banquet hall lapsed into pindrop silence.

Ten seconds passed.

Twenty seconds passed.

Thirty seconds passed…

“Knight Colin!”

Finally, Marquis Charles roared affectionately, breaking the uncomfortable and awkward silence.

He took a few quick steps and arrived in front of Colin.

Faced with Marquis Charles, who wore matching attires with Colin, Colin instinctively panicked.

He subconsciously withdrew his hands.

However, much to his dismay,Marquis Charles quickly caught his hands!

“Knight Colin!” Marquis Charles held Colin’s hands tightly. “I knew it. There will always be warriors in the Northern Territory like me who don’t want to indulge in false victories. Ones who dare to pick up weapons, put on armor, and fight the trolls to the death!”

Colin resisted the urge to withdraw his hands. He quickly adjusted the expression on his face and put on an impassioned look.

‘I, who should cooperate with your performance, can only try my best to perform.’

However, when it came to Marquis Charles’ ability to act, Colin was still a little ashamed of himself in comparison.

For example, the man had exquisite control over his passionate tears as he fought against letting them flow. Colin knew that he could not do it himself.

“Marquis!” Colin’s tone gradually became choked. “As long as I don’t avenge my father, I won’t take off my armor! Please reorganize your army, Marquis Charles, and lead us on a counterattack immediately!”

“Please rest assured. I won’t let you down!”

The two best actors looked at each other affectionately.

“But you’ve already let us down.”

A calm voice came from the door of the hall.

The voice was not loud, but it was sufficient to silence the entire hall.

Moreover, this person’s words revealed his blatant disdain for Marquis Charles, but no one present dared to refute him.

Even Marquis Charles himself, although his meticulously prepared performance was forcefully interrupted, he only revealed an embarrassed and guilty expression when he heard that.

At the same time, the crowd immediately shifted to both sides, creating a path for the person at the door.

Marquis Garcia appeared at the door.

Standing next to him was a marvelously dressed Vera.

The two “armored men” finally stopped looking at each other emotionally. They turned around and bowed to the two who had just entered the hall.

Marquis Garcia was wearing a dark blue attire today. His face was cold as he walked quickly through the crowd. He did not stop when he passed by Colin and Marquis Charles.

He did not even look at the two of them.

It was as if he did not care about the farce that the two of them had caused.

As the person with the highest status in today’s banquet, Marquis Garcia’s behavior was very important.

Seeing that he did not pay any attention to the two armored men, the nobles who participated in the banquet heaved a sigh of relief.

However, although Marquis Garcia was undoubtedly the focal point today, the real focal point of the banquet was someone else.

At least, all the men present had their eyes on the slender and graceful figure behind Marquis Garcia.

Colin was no exception.

Vera was breathtakingly beautiful tonight.

She wore a pure white dress with a slit. Her dazzling golden long hair fell on her smooth shoulders. Her azure blue eyes were as pure as the sea. Her height of 1.7 meters was excellently proportioned with the tight-fitting dress accentuating every part of her body, weaving her into a mesmerizing hourglass.

What made the male nobles at the banquet even more unable to control themselves was that Vera had a near-perfect exquisite face.

Moreover, the mysticism of a mage, the dignified elegance of a great noble, and the gentleness and grace of a young girl were perfectly integrated with her body, emitting a fatal attraction.

“Who is she?”

Many male nobles had already begun to inquire about Vera’s identity in whispers.

This adopted daughter of the Duke was indeed rather mysterious. Colin had not found any information about her from his previous memories, as if the Duke of St. Hilde was deliberately concealing her existence.

However, Marquis Garcia seemed to have all the intentions of introducing this beauty to the Northern Territory today.

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“Before the banquet begins, please allow me to formally introduce this beautiful lady beside me.”

Marquis Garcia led Vera to the high platform in the front row of the hall and introduced her.

“Vera St. Hilde, the adopted daughter of the Duke of St. Hilde!”

“Wow!”

Hearing Vera’s true identity, the eyes of the male nobles in the audience shone even brighter.

There was only one thought in their mindsmarry her!

They had to have a dream, otherwise, what was the difference between them and salted fish?

Marquis Garcia seemed to see through everyone’s thoughts, so he did not delay any longer. He immediately picked up a wine glass and shouted, “Tonight’s banquet officially begins! Everyone, enjoy it to your heart’s content!”

“Praise the marquis!”

As soon as Marquis Garcia finished speaking, beautiful music began to play.

The banquet officially began.

As expected, Miss Vera was immediately surrounded by many male nobles of similar age.

Regardless of their status, almost all the unmarried men present wanted to try and see if they had a chance to get the beauty.

After all, a woman like Vera, whose appearance and status could be called a one-in-a-million, was the best marriage partner.

Vera skillfully dealt with the nobles who came to flirt with her, as if this kind of scene was nothing special to her.

Her every move revealed the bearing of the daughter of a duke, politely and firmly rejecting wave after wave of men.

“Aren’t you going to try?” Marquis Charles nudged Colin next to him with his elbow.

“They can go ahead.” Colin looked calm. “You have to give others a chance to try first.”

Marquis Charles heard the strong confidence in Colin’s words and immediately looked sideways.

“Hey! Don’t blame me for not reminding you. There are many young men at the banquet today who are above you in terms of status and appearance!”

Colin shrugged and ignored Charles’ warning. Instead, he picked up a glass of champagne from the tray of a passing waiter and sipped it carefully.

Seeing this, Marquis Charles rolled his eyes and felt that he had really worried for nothing

At this time, in the middle of the banquet hall, there were already many men and women dancing together.

However, Vera had not accepted any invitation from any man.

Finally, when the suitors around her had all retreated in disappointment, Colin put down his wine glass and walked toward Vera.

“Beautiful and honorable lady, may I have the honor of a dance with you?” Colin bowed slightly and extended his right hand to Vera.

Vera’s face was slightly flushed. She compliantly placed her right hand in Colin’s hand.

“Okay.”