CH 24

What Happened At A Social Party (2)

this place.

The nobles who attended the party had experience with Roman.

At one time, he often appeared at parties while hanging out with Barco, and I always thought it was pathetic to see him giving injections with his red-hot face.

Therefore, the nobles naturally saw the scars of Roman.

I don't know for what reason they broke the marriage unless they're the parties involved, but I couldn't see Roman in a good way when I looked at their usual behavior.

By the way.

Everyone held their breath when Roman appeared.

Dmitry did not shrink in the background, but saw a person different from the Roman they knew.

'Is that Roman Dmitry?'

'Is it so different from before?'

their memories.

Roman was a man with no good looks.

His not-so-tall stature made him look smaller due to his small physique, and his dirty skin completely slashed Roman's image.

Moreover, even his gait was frivolous.

Knowing that Dmitry's second son was different from Roman, rumors circulated that Roman was of low origin and could not hide his vulgarity.

And now.

It was completely different from back then.

Roman's gait was calm, and his wide shoulders and muscles that could not be hidden even with clothes were visible.

Especially the skin was really clean.

In the old days, there were a lot of troubles on the face, so attention was scattered a lot, but the black eyes and red lips seemed to give points to the milky white skin.

Finally.

Gorgeous clothes made the mark of the dragon.

The clothes with gold thread on a black background emphasized Roman's charisma to the fullest.

murmur murmur.

"Did Roman originally look like this?"

" absolutely not At the time, he was shorter than me, but now, even at first glance, the difference is in height."

The nobility murmured.

In the past, Roman tried hard to decorate himself and win people's favor, but he couldn't create the atmosphere he has now.

It's not just a difference in appearance. It was the difference in the atmosphere that people have accumulated over the course of their lives, and the frivolity of the life of Roman, who could not achieve anything, was revealed in its appearance.

Roman and Baek Joong-hyuk.

The two lived different lives.

Baek Joong-hyeok, who stood on the apex and looked down on others, had the power to catch the eye at once, leaving his appearance.

person's appearance.

It was an important factor.

At first, everyone was going to stay away from Roman, but the change made me want to talk to him at least once.

Is that so?

Some nobles approached Roman first.

The first nobleman to approach was a woman.

Having asked other nobles about Roman, she couldn't contain her curiosity at the different appearance from her reputation.

"It is an honor to meet you. My name is Sophia of the Grisel family."

widely.

Roman stopped walking.

As her calm, subdued eyes turned to Sophia, Sophia spoke with a slightly embarrassed face.

"You are probably not familiar with the Grisel family name. My father, Baron Grisel, has dedicated himself to the Kingdom of Cairo from generation to generation. It's not a great family, but it's not that short of a history.

Sophia was the daughter of a lower-class aristocrat.

He settled in a small land on the outskirts, and his position in the kingdom was so low that people did not know that the family named Grisel had inherited the baron from generation to generation.

Still, the reason I was able to attend the Barco family's party was because Sophia's appearance was beautiful.

Beautiful appearance and the conditions of being a noblewoman met as a reason for receiving the invitation of Barco's eldest son.

Is that so?

Sophia explained about her family.

The fact that he came from a lower aristocracy lowered his self-esteem, and he had to explain himself to anyone he met.

On the contrary.

Barco and Dmitry are different.

No need to explain.

Not knowing their names in the area northeast of the Cairo Kingdom was like being ineligible for nobility.

That was then.

"The Grisel family knows it well. As a nobleman in Cairo, there is no way that you do not know the name of a family with a history of more than 100 years."

" Do you really know the Grisel family?"

Roman's words.

Sophia's eyes widened.

I was just thinking of having a conversation with Roman, but I did not know that Roman knew the Grisel family.

'Are you just pretending to know?'

doubts arose.

Occasionally there are

Not recognizing a noble family is an act of rudeness, so they pretend to know even if they don't know.

Roman will be the same.

Otherwise, how would you know the Grisel family, who had never made a name for themselves on the outskirts?

By the way.

"I once heard my father explain about the Grisel family. They are a family that has established their home in the northeast area for many years, and the wood they produce is famous for its excellent quality in the Kingdom of Cairo. So, isn't the pattern of the family also a giant tree with wide branches? I heard that your brother recently succeeded in mana sensitivity, and I sincerely congratulate him on his achievement."

' Ah!'

Moment.

Sophia's doubts were shattered.

Now I could be sure.

That Roman truly knows about the Grisel family, and that he doesn't have to explain it himself.

People are really cunning

The mere fact that Roman recognized the Grisel family.

Sophia thought so.

'Maybe Roman Dmitry is a different man than the rumors.'

First conversation at a social party.

It was a moment that changed the eyes of the people watching the scene.

* * *

2 weeks ago from now.

Announcing his intention to attend the social party, Roman asked Hans a favor he had never done before.

"Hans. From now on, bring all the information about the families located in the northeast area. All about what kind of family there are in the northeastern part of the Kingdom of Cairo, what the pattern of that family is, and what has happened recently. To attend a social party, I want to know the background of the people I will meet."

It was an unexpected request.

However, Hans did not ask questions as usual, and commanded all information from the surrounding area as Roman wanted.

And.

I read the information whenever I had free time.

It was really annoying.

To learn the patterns of a family you don't know, and to read information from people you've never met.

Still, Roman knew that this was necessary.

'I am not a common man. As the eldest son of the Dmitry family, he attends Barco's social party on behalf of the family. So I need to have the minimum courtesy. What kind of family the people I will meet belong to, and how has that family been passed on? As I am regarded as Dmitry's jerk, it takes a lot of effort to win the favor of others.'

When you reach the pinnacle of magic.

Baek Jung-hyeok studied the role of a ruler.

In the world of weak and strong food (弱肉強食), of course, force is the number one value, but experience has shown how important it is to remember names in forming human relationships.

Thousands, tens of thousands of servants.

They gave their lives to Baek Joong-hyuk when they called out their names, whom they had never talked to before.

That's funny.

Just remembering the name.

People shouted Baek Jung-hyeok's name and said that it was not worth giving his life for Roman.

'Relationships between people start with the smallest things. People who know me as Dmitry's nerd will be prejudiced from the start, but if I remember and recognize their names, their attitudes will change. In order to get people's attention, it is the right way to give them attention first, and I need to put in a lot of effort because I have decided to live as Roman Dmitry.'

Sophia Grissel.

Roman doesn't know her.

But when she spoke to her and identified herself as Grisel, Roman remembered everything.

'The Grisel family .'

their phrasing.

their history.

And, up to the big things that happened to them recently.

In the friendly atmosphere between Roman and Sofia, nobles who had hesitated from then on began to flock to Roman.

The party got noisy.

At the center of it all was Roman.

"This is how you see the eldest son of the Bolt family. Of course, you know the Bolt family well. Didn't Viscount Bolt go to the battlefield and make great achievements in the past? As I read the events of that time into a book, I thought that I would have to show myself not ashamed on the battlefield like Viscount Bolt in the future."

"Is your mother doing well? I recently heard that you have a chronic disease, and the colder the weather, the better you need to take care of your health."

"Is that 10 years ago? The deal with the House of Heroes made great gains for Dmitry. My father always told me how caring for the Heroes family, so I am also very grateful to the Heros family."

Roman.

He was the pinnacle of magic, and at one time he established undisputed power.

People have said that it is thanks to the powerful force, but simply by itself it cannot be completely ruled.

virtues of those in power.

Roman knew the importance of socializing.

Simply remembering the other person and creating an environment in which the other person can speak is how hard the skeleton of power is.

Barco's party.

It was a different trend than expected.

At first, I thought that the bat-like idiot of Dmitry would be bullied, but the nobles flocked to him for his changed appearance and the way he remembered his opponent's name and gave praise.

Those who did not know Roman had a crush on Roman, and those who knew Roman saw the fact that Roman had changed differently.

decades.

Roman's reputation piled up one after another.

Even after being notified of the breakup, he was treated as the cause of the problem, and he melted the atmosphere with a few words.

said a nobleman.

"It seems that I misjudged Roman-sama all this time. You're always drunk, so I thought it would be hard to have a conversation without alcohol, but I didn't expect it to be so much fun and hilarious! I hope that the Bolt family and Dmitry will continue to maintain a good relationship."

bolt crest.

For one reason he praised his father, he was in a good mood, and he smiled briskly with a blushing face.

The atmosphere was reversed.

Now, no one hated Roman.

Apparently, the people who had just said that Roman was the problem were also sneaking up to me and laughing and chatting with me.

Dmitry.

The real power in the northeast area.

Roman has not been treated by people even with Dmitry on his back.

The reason is that even though he is the eldest son, the chances of inheriting the family are slim, and the person himself is light and frivolous, so people tried to avoid him.

But now it was different.

Roman, who had changed in appearance, knew how to deal with people, and in a friendly atmosphere, people realized Roman's position late.

Roman is Dmitry's eldest son.

If he's actually a good person, of course there's nothing wrong with being friendly.

That was then.

Through the crowd, Barco's servant approached and said,

"Roman. Our master invited us to the secret room."

The servant is talking about the master.

He has only one identity.

Anthony Barco.

At the meeting he had been waiting for, Roman asked the aristocrats around him for forgiveness and said to his servant.

"Guide me to the secret room."

from now on.

It was his turn to find out the truth about Roman, which touched his heart.