While Simon was exhibiting somewhat suspicious behavior, Mabel was watching him from afar because of Lothur's accusation.
,m But even if she had noticed some strangeness in this man, she could not help but also be surprised by her family's results in these first hours of competition.
Aiken, who was next to her, could not ignore such a thing either and was grinning from ear to ear, to the point that he even forgot to keep an eye on this possible traitor.
The day was developing much better than he had imagined!
"How can this be happening? I wonder who got those extra points for us?" He asked his wife while keeping his family's plans in mind.
"Of our youngsters competing on this first day, Steven and Heinz were already expected to make 3-4 points for us. But we still have a surplus here..." Mabel said as she watched Simon leave that area.
Aiken nodded at her. "In any case, whoever was responsible for that, we have to thank that person later. That can become the family's salvation from losing positions in this year's event!"
"Hmmm." She nodded and smiled at him, feeling a pleasant sensation only those prepared for the worst could feel.
'It looks like luck is on our side!'
But as she thought about it, the two individuals who had accompanied Lothur's trials finally rushed into that place, bringing the information to Aiken and his wife.
"Patriarch, we are here to report the young master's results in his competition..." The woman said while having a smile on her face, having spoken loud enough for everyone there to hear her.
"Tsk!"
"That fellow must have suffered a humiliating defeat..."
"But such a servant is really bold. I know Lothur is worthless, but she laughs at the young master's humiliating performance in front of the patriarch..."
"Hehe, someone will suffer punishment!"
As people in the surrounding area muttered all sorts of comments, Mabel frowned as she looked at that underling of her family. "What? Why are you smiling like that, Marie?"
Their other subordinate, smiling next to Marie, replied in his co-worker's place. "Madam, patriarch, the young master has won his two matches!"
"What?" A man in the middle of that VIP hall unconsciously shouted upon hearing such nonsense, unable to believe what his ears had heard.
At the same time, all conversations in the surrounding area had ceased, with every single person there looking in the direction of that man in anticipation as to whether that comment was just a joke.
Aiken and Mabel were also surprised by such an unexpected comment and could not help but be silent for a few moments, their mouths hanging open.
"Can you repeat that?" Aiken said as he rose from his armchair, not believing that one of his trusted men would make a joke at this point.
Marie then answered in her colleague's place. "Patriarch, madam, it is true. Young master Lothur has won two matches in the competition for formations masters!"
"Are you serious? You want me to believe that that good-for-nothing has accomplished such a feat?" Mabel clenched her fists and asked in a slightly irritated tone.
"It's true, madam. You can ask anyone who was there. The news is already spreading!" That woman said, still smiling on account of all this being true.
Marie then added. "He not only won his two matches, madam. He eliminated two competitors who were favorites in the contest for formations masters after presenting high-level skills for someone his age."
The man beside her nodded while everyone in that hall swallowed their saliva and paid attention to them. "Not only that, in the second round, the young master's offensive formation was so effective that it almost killed his opponent, someone at the 9th Transformation!"
"That young man, Eugen, was taken in a hurry from that place after the doctors on duty realized the gravity of the situation..." He described some of what had happened after Lothur's victory.
With this information, everyone there was at a loss for words, totally surprised by this outcome.
And while they were looking at each other in confusion, Marie and her colleague explained some more details regarding what had happened, only for Aiken and Mabel to hear.
...
While the Frost family core was discussing the magnificent results of Lothur, other noble families competing in this event received the same information!
All the organizations participating in the Province Conference were shocked by the start of the competition for the Frost family.
After all, many organizations were ready to act against them, and everyone knew about the loss of two of the best competitors of such a group.
So the initial result that already put this family in a higher position than it had finished in the last event of its kind was enough to attract attention.
But upon finding out that the good-for-nothing from Peters City had won instead of losing humiliatingly, the reactions had been even more impressive!
...
Baier family VIP area...
"What? He did what?" Patriarch Baier got up from his seat and threw a glass against the floor, not believing the news he had just received.
"How can that be? Did that bastard do this?" Alric's mother asked their subordinate, who had watched the entire show put on by Lothur.
"It is true, patriarch, madam. The young master of the Frost family demonstrated skills of 2-star formations masters on that first occasion..."
People in the surrounding area began to argue about it until someone raised an all-important statement for this family.
"Not for nothing! I knew it! Now it all makes sense!"
"The wretch was actually hiding! And from how things are going, he is the real culprit for everything that happened to young master Alric!" The servant who had found Alric unconscious that fateful day said aloud, solving the whole mystery of that incident.
"What?"
The people in the surrounding area began to understand the situation, quickly becoming increasingly angry at Lothur, with a desire for revenge!
"We have to finish that bastard!"
"Yes! The bastard will fight Merten, so give the order for him to kill the sordid Lothur!"
The patriarch listened to the many comments there as he boiled with rage, feeling that he was right to plan to act against Lothur even though he was unsure of this young man's guilt.
'Damn Frost family!'
'Damn Lothur!'
'You guys pay me! Don't think that these initial results can save you!'
...
While the Baier family was in commotion, the leaders of House Becker were commenting on the matter.
"It seems that the Frost family has surprised everyone ..."
"Yeah, who would know, huh? They are demonstrating a result far above what was expected."
"But this Lothur guy is imposing! I didn't think someone with such a bad reputation was hiding so much..."
While the nobles, ignorant of this family's relationship with Lothur, were discussing, Gomeric stood up with a cup in his hand, drawing the attention of everyone there.
"Please, I have something to tell you..."