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Chapter 30 Topics That Cannot Be Mentioned

More than ten days passed by in a flash.

October 7th is here.

In previous years, this would have been just an ordinary day, but today was different. July 1st of the 415th year of the Ankylosaur calendar was Alice Boreas Greyrat’s tenth birthday.

In order to prepare this grand celebration ceremony exclusively for the red-haired girl, Rudy kindly ran around and took on a lot of work, although most of the time was spent on Alice, who occasionally escaped.

Sylphy's complaints about this were very sharp:

"This guy seems to have misunderstood the scope of a tutor's duties. Teacher Rakisi is a special case."

As a result, Gao Wen was confused at that time:

"So, Roxy's relationship with us is the abnormal one? Speaking of which, what else is particularly bad about us..."

Then he was covered in the mouth by the nervous Sylphy.

This is a question that is not allowed to be asked.

In short, Gawain and Sylphy, who were merely guests, naturally would not be like Rudy, who acted like both a member of the host family and a hardworking old servant who started working hard many days in advance. The brother and sister naturally followed the instructions on the invitation and arrived on time in the afternoon.

As usual, Gawain got out of the carriage first, carrying the box, and then led his sister down.

The people who were lingering outside the auditorium or had not yet entered all cast their eyes over, but after seeing the logo of the Vitrum Chamber of Commerce on the carriage, they immediately looked away as if their eyes were burned by fire.

In the aristocratic circles of Fitoya Territory, the name of the Vitrum Chamber of Commerce is naturally known to everyone. However, unlike the new and luxurious name circulating in the royal capital, in the eyes of local nobles, the owner of the Vitrum Chamber of Commerce is a demon who eats people without blinking an eye.

But even so.

It can also be seen that most adult noble men wear the most popular leather belts in the royal capital under their gorgeous coats. Most importantly, they wear custom-made magic spears at their waists. Only middle-ranking nobles are eligible to obtain custom-made items from the Vitrum Chamber of Commerce. Lower-ranking nobles who want to own a magic spear can only buy second-hand ones at a higher price or ask friends or feudal lords for help.

If you previously needed to know someone's social status only after they announced their name, now you only need to glance at the magic spear they're wearing to easily determine their noble status, not to mention that anyone with a sidearm is almost certainly a wealthy noble.

At a normal gathering, the host would naturally require the magic spear to be kept as a weapon. However, perhaps because everyone thought that Lord Saulos was one of the major backers of the Vitrum Chamber of Commerce, everyone was allowed to carry guns at this birthday party, but they were only required to remove the magic crystals from the magic spear.

See Gawain and Sylphy arrive.

Rudy, who had been waiting at the door, dressed in exquisite blue and black aristocratic attire, immediately came over. He put one hand on his waist and said with a smile:

"Just waiting for you two."

Today, this guy not only had his usual ponytail that clearly showed a man from the Greyrat family, but his front hair was also carefully combed back into a big bun. Sylphy covered her mouth and laughed out loud when she saw him for the first time.

Gao Wen spoke on behalf of his sister:

"Rudy, your hair is stupid."

Rudy was always shameless in front of his close friends. He pretended to stroke his slicked-back hair with one hand, grinning coolly and saying:

"How's it going? This is the most popular hairstyle for handsome noble men in the capital! It will surely charm a hundred noble girls tonight, right?"

Sylphy opened her pure black lace fan to hide her smile, and hit Rudy without hesitation:

"Absolutely not. If you were here at the party and had nothing special to offer, no one would ask you to dance with that face, Rudy."

Rudy takes two exaggerated steps back:

"That's too cruel, Sylphy!"

He looked up and down at Sylphy today. The girl was wearing a black dress that he had never seen before. It was completely different from the common style and color of the nobles. It was quite conservative in design, but extremely ostentatious from the perspective of etiquette.

This child standing next to Gawain, in the eyes of others, is probably just a little devil following a big devil?

Rudy's comments:

"As expected of the women brought by the demonic boss of the Vitrum Chamber of Commerce, they are ten times more vicious than the most vicious noblewoman!"

Gao Wen interrupted helplessly:

"Okay, stop bickering, both of you."

Sylphy put away her fan with regret and complained alongside Rudy:

"I want to play the villainous young lady that Rudy mentioned earlier for a while longer!"

Rudy raised his hand to lead the way for the two of them and praised:

"It's very similar, huh? It would be perfect if you opened the fan and laughed "Oooooooh" first."

Sylphy handed Rudy the fan she was using as a prop and encouraged him:

"Leave it to you, Rudy boy."

Rudy vetoes:

"No way, tonight my persona is Tokyo Handsome, High Deviation, Top Student, and Ideal Son-in-Law."

Gao Wen's low-quality bias helped his sister to attack his younger brother:

"The highest-ranking nobles present tonight are the Boreas family, right? As soon as I thought about you, Rudy, planning to call Philip father, I was planning to break off our friendship."

Rudy shook his head.

"Just kidding. I don't have any thoughts about Alice in that sense right now. She's more like a sister to me, right? But not like you guys. After all, Alice is much more unreliable."

Sylphy seems to be particularly interested in the topic of love:

"For now? I think Rudy, you're just enjoying the feeling of Alice relying on you!"

Gao Wen's face froze. He just repeated, having been shot accidentally:

"Just don't call Philip daddy."

The three of them walked into the auditorium chatting and laughing. Philip, who had been waiting at the edge of the auditorium entrance, was so embarrassed after hearing the second half of the conversation that he wanted to find a crack in the ground.

After sending the two in, Rudy, who hadn't noticed Philip at all, smiled at them:

"You guys just eat and drink for now. I need to dance with Alice later. I'll come talk to you after we're done."

Sylphy said frankly:

"It's better if it's just me and my brother."

Gao Wen touched his sister's head and praised Rudy:

"Be nice to him today. Doesn't Sylphy think Rudy is mature and reliable now?"

Sylphy turned her head and whispered:

"It's because I'm too reliable that I seem childish..."

She nodded:

"Okay, I'll listen to my brother!"

After the three of them separated, Gawain took Sylphy's hand and began to wander around the venue. A lot of fresh high-end goods and rare items were specially ordered for the birthday party. Some of the ingredients and drinks were things that even Gawain had never seen before, let alone Sylphy.

So the brother and sister happily enjoyed Boreas's hospitality.

Until, more and more nobles arrived, the crowd became more and more mixed, and the number of people who knew the identities of the two became fewer and fewer.

"Black dress and green hair, is that a monster from somewhere?"

"The Speluds? That's disgusting. Are they stolen invitations?"

"She's quite cute, though. It's said that Minister Darius likes this type, right? The Boreas family is so close to Minister Darius, is that a gift?"

Gawain stroked his sister's cheek with a smile.

"It's okay, huh?"

He raised his hand, and several figures were nailed to the wall with earthen shackles, and the crowd instantly fell into chaos.

Chapter 31 Growth

Most of the people present huddled against the wall, staring with disgust and fear at the brother and sister who were still standing there, tasting the berries on their plates.

The nobles' guards also rushed in from outside the field, stood in front of the nobles, and placed their hands on their weapons.

They were all waiting for the prisoner's next move, and more importantly, the reaction of the host family.

Sylphy angrily snatched the plate from her brother's hand and handed him a glass of mixed juice, saying in a dissatisfied tone:

"Brother, why did you suddenly attack again!"

Gao Wen took a sip of his drink, gave it a suitable rating in his mind, and then frankly admitted:

"Because they spoke rudely to you, Sylphy, do you want to try this? It's pretty good, probably a 7.1/10."

"Do you think I'm going too far? Then I'll wait until private next time."

Sylphy also picked up a cup and became even angrier:

"Brother, you're so slow! If you always do this kind of thing for me, then I'll never be able to become more mature than Rudy! Besides, why waste your time and energy on someone like this? It's totally not worth it!"

Sylphy turned her brother's face back towards her, forcing him to look at her. Then she casually swung her hand to the other side, and the earthen shackles on those people immediately fell off. Then they were pressed directly to the ground by the powerful pressure and locked with new earthen shackles. Sylphy continued to make a loud request to her brother as if no one was around:

"Just let me do this kind of thing!"

"Brother, please also see Sylphy's growth!"

Gawain looked at his stubborn sister and couldn't help but smile helplessly. He patted Sylphy's head and promised:

"I see. After all, my Sylphy is pretty amazing too."

Yes, Sylphy will not let what happened in Buena Village happen again. If something happens to make her brother angry and disrupt their current peaceful life, Sylphy will never try to brush it off.

Sylphy completely released the earthen shackles and explained to her brother earnestly:

"Because today is Alice's birthday, I'm going to let them go for now. Alice is an important friend of mine, and I don't want to ruin her beautiful night just for a few words."

At this time, a familiar bold voice sounded:

"Hehe! We can't let this go so easily!"

It was Sauros who came, and standing next to Sauros was Rudy who had successfully brought in reinforcements. Originally, Rudy planned to stand up on his own, but as soon as he took a step, he heard Sylphy's gravity-defying speech, which seemed to be jealous of her being praised by Brother Gawain, and he was scared away.

Sauros shouted loudly:

"Guards! Guards! Throw out these guys who insulted my important guest! My Boreas family doesn't welcome such worthless people who only dare to gossip behind our backs!"

Originally, most of the nobles thought that the lord would punish and drive away the terrible and terrible magicians, but they didn't expect that it was several of their own members who were driven away.

But facing Sauros, they didn't even dare to make an uproar.

He was a real lion, and even though he was old, his power was still as great as ever.

Saulos glanced at everyone, snorted with a hint of disdain, and then announced:

"I know many of you are here for the newly recruited guest officials of the Boreas family. Because of this, you should show some respect to my important friend and his family."

"After all, they, the siblings, and that guest official all came from the sage's school and are powerful magicians of equal strength."

"Anyway, enjoy the party!"

After saying that, Saulos waved his robe and turned back to the backcourt. Rudy also showed an embarrassed expression and hurriedly followed him.

After realizing that Gawain and his sister might be the worst saint-level magicians, the nobles who had been huddled together immediately became lively. They drove away their loyal guards and pretended to restore the original order, but they all began to look for the right opportunity to talk to the two.

When the lord said they were his friends, he was also saying that the two had not been truly won over by the Boreas family.

That means we have a chance.

Everyone present knew very well what a powerful guest magician represented.

Perhaps they did not look down on this old-fashioned group in the past two years, but the influence brought by the Boreas family in Fitoya after gaining the loyalty of a king-level magician caused this group of country nobles to repeatedly reshape their values.

Initially, they thought Sword King Gilenu was no more powerful than a king-level magician. So, these rural nobles remained silent. Then, they witnessed the violent tremors in the capital. Even the king sent an invitation to this mysterious king-level magician to attend the banquet before the king in Ars, but Sauros turned him away.

Then, the sage's poem was heard.

Single-handedly clearing more than a dozen mazes in a remarkably short period of time—this feat was absurd enough for any noble who had read a few adventure stories. Even if one couldn't grasp the opponent's strength, one could tell from the fact that the royal families of several nations had lavishly sought his whereabouts, each of them eagerly welcoming him and eagerly seeking his talents.

At least half of the people present had come to the banquet obediently, intimidated by the Boreas family's king-level magician. Normally, a birthday party like this would only be attended by those on good terms with Philip's family, or those who wanted to befriend Philip or Lord Saulos, but now, every noble from the Fituya Territory who didn't want to offend the Boreas family had come.

If they hadn't been invited, there would probably be nobles from the royal capital and other regions who would want to come to the banquet.

Philip was probably secretly happy.

In return for the favor, Philip, who had been unable to show up, immediately came over with a drink in hand. He said in a low voice: