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LOCATION: STELLARUS EMPIRE ROYAL PALACE
CRUX CITY, CENTRAL REGION OF STELLARUS EMPIRE
****GARDEN OF THE STARRY HEAVEN****
"Hey, haven't you guys heard?"
"No need to mention it, since it's all over within the Empire about that matter…"
"Who would have thought that it will become like that?"
"W-well, you can't blame her like that though since… you known…."
"Ah, I… um…. I-I could understand that as well, but…."
"For her to do that…."
Whispers coming from these nobles who were invited to the royal banquet were all over the place and the majority of them continued to gossip around about a certain rumor that reached their ears.
A scandalous rumor affair circulating within the walls of Marquis Chevalier household.
Of course, these nobles who love to gossip around were just speculating, or most of them exaggerated the story that it became an entertainment for them.
It's not a secret that most high-ranking nobles had secret paramours behind their spouses' back and forth, and it became a norm for most of them.
As long as both parties made an agreement for not having accidental children with their paramours, preserving their noble bloodline abilities is much of a great importance to them.
However, that still depends though.
It surprised them that such a scandalous affair happened, especially to a noble household like the Chevaliers, who were known as the Guardian household.
Others had different opinions regarding the Chevaliers.
The Chevaliers, who were known to be the Marquis household on the surface, but in reality, they were actually a Grand Duke household within the noble society. They were in-charge of the military and defense of the Empire since the beginning.
That's why most of the nobles within the banquet couldn't help but questioned about the authenticity of the scandal about the Chevalier's household affairs.
If there were factions who had positive opinions about them, of course, there are also those who were opposed to them.
"About the third young master of Chevalier household? They said that he's a bad-tempered child and had an ill-mannered personality, and it became worst ever since his biological mother, the late Lady Aryna Asterrix, died."
"His mother is just a commoner, why addressed her as Lady, then?"
"Don't you know about the story where Marquis Augustus made a search order for her and to find her at any cause? It took almost eight years to find Lady Aryna and with her, a child almost identical to his mother that often to be mistaken as a girl or the mini version of herself…"
"Even though Lady Aryna is from a commoner status however, her family, the Asterrix clan, were well-known merchants within the Empire and her father is the Headmaster of the Merchant Alliance, who held the most extensive number of network information across the continent."
"From what I heard, the Asterrix clan were offered to be one of the nobles of this Empire by the Emperor himself because of their influence but the Asterrix Patriarch politely declined that offer and only choose to stay as a merchant, but they were still given a Count noble title though."
"However, none of the members of the Asterrix clan attended any banquets and aside from the late Lady Aryna, their household could be considered as an unofficial since none of them make any appearances within the noble society."
"They were truly a mysterious clan with only their influences across the continent. It's fascinating yet suspicious at the same time though…"
"Who wouldn't be suspicious about it? The Asterrix clan might held influence across the continent, but you can't rule out if they were spies from the other nations as well."
"Why are we talking about the Asterrix clan all of the sudden? We're talking about the third young master from the Chevalier household earlier, right?"
"Well, now that you think about it, there are mentions from before that the third young master took after his mother's appearance, with the exception of his eyes that he inherited from the Marquis."
"If the third young master were born as a woman, I won't be surprised if suitors would suddenly flock around him like a bunch of bees for its nectar."
"The late Lady Aryna Asterrix was said to be like a celestial fairy because of her appearance, and the third young master inherited her looks, so maybe… that's the reason why the Marchioness…"
" ... What about our mother?"
The nobles who were busy gossiping around halted their mouths as they sensed an overwhelming pressure coming from a certain individual who just spoke and all of them looked at the entrance of the garden hall.
From there, they saw the three promising individuals from the Marquis Chevalier household and the one who spoke earlier is none other than the heir apparent to the Marquis (Grand Duke) noble title, First Young Master Altron Zerux Chevalier.
The first one to enter the inner garden where the nobles had gathered was the First Young Master Altron, followed by his other two siblings, Second Young Master Harrison and the only woman amongst the siblings, Eldest Young Lady Felicity.
'We shouldn't be here in the first place since there are more important matters that needs to be addressed rather than to mingle with these greedy noble b*stards!'
Altron thought as he entered the inner hall of the garden first, followed by his other two siblings behind him as they walked over with a dignified posture, and they ignored those whispers that surrounded them.
'Tsk! Why are we even here in the first place? Oh, right! This is a royal banquet, and it's mandatory to attend since it's hosted by none other than the Crown Prince himself. Ha! No fun at all.'
Harrison thought as he also masked his expression similar to his elder brother's as they entered the garden where the nobles gathered themselves.
The ever usual carefree second young master of Marquis Chevalier, Harrison, wasn't in the mood to mingle with these nobles and make fake pleasantries with these people around him and only followed his elder brother's footsteps, and he didn't even make fun with his little sister like he usually do.
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