"The Crown Prince of the Kingdom, First Prince Cerses and Third Prince Kratos have come."
Suddenly, the servant shouted, calling out the names of those present.
When the news was heard, the party hall calmed down completely and everyone present looked towards the palace door...
…
The carriage arrived at the palace door, and one of the soldiers came forward and opened the carriage door.
The Crown Prince and Prince Kratos descended...
But there was no one else inside the car except them.
Upon hearing the news of the presence of the Crown Prince and the Third Prince, Count Heides came out to the door to receive them out of respect for the royal family...
Otherwise, if any other noble had published the same words as the Third Prince, he would not have bothered to receive them, but would even expel them...
…
Thus, when he left and saw the Third Prince's arrogant and cold look and the Crown Prince's cunning smile, the Count became more confident that this party would not go well...
He did not bother to speak to them first or receive them and waited on the inner side of the door...
…
The knight Carlos knew that the Count would not receive either the Crown Prince or the Prince... and despite his unwillingness, he was forced to receive them...
However, ignoring their respect...
"In the name of Count Heides, we welcome the presence of the Crown Prince and the Third Prince to the engagement party of Miss Louis and Young Master King..."
…
Upon hearing the words of Knight Carlos, Prince Kratos looked at him with a fierce expression on his face and a powerful aura began to appear around him...
But it was only a second before the Crown Prince poked the Third Prince's arm with a fan in his hand to calm him down and spoke first, smiling towards the knight Carlos...
"Ha ha ha, how polite you are, great knight Carlos.. However, we are here to offer condolences to you, not to send congratulations."
Looking at the Crown Prince's friendly expression and his insulting words, the knight Carlos's expression did not change and he did not say anything else and just moved to the side, opening the way for them to enter the palace...
The Crown Prince came forward first, and the Third Prince succeeded him after he calmed down. At the front, Count Heides was waiting to receive them...
"Count Hades, it is a pleasure to meet you again."
"Yes, welcome to my daughter's engagement party."
"Now come in, the party will start shortly."
Upon hearing the Count's first words, the Crown Prince wanted to comment on the matter, but seeing that he did not give him a chance to speak and invited him to enter directly made him speechless..
But he did not act more impudently and entered after smiling at the count and thanking him for the reception. The third prince entered directly behind him without saying anything...
…
Upon the entry of the Crown Prince and the Third Prince, the nobles inside the palace welcomed them warmly.
After greeting them all, the two headed directly towards Duke Darius...
…
The Crown Prince spoke first
"Duke Darius... It is a pleasure to meet you again... Are you here to offer congratulations??"
Upon hearing the Crown Prince's words, Duke Darius was indifferent to the Crown Prince's tone and answered directly
"I am here to offer my condolences."
"Ha ha ha ha, good, good. It seems we have the same goal."
....
Looking at the king's children and their dealings with the nobles, the count looked at them from the side of his eyes and then entered as well, ignoring the order to welcome the rest of the nobles...
…
When the count entered, he stopped one of the servants and asked him to call the butler.
Minutes later, the butler came and stood next to the Count, waiting for him to speak.
"It's almost time.. How are Louis and Young Qing doing? Have they completed the preparations!!"
"Yes, sir.. Lewis has finished preparing herself and is waiting.. As for Young Master Qing, he is..."
Seeing the servant's hesitation, the Count furrowed his eyebrows and asked in a serious voice
"What about Young Qing!?"
"Well... he's asleep."
"Hah!? Did you say asleep??"
Upon hearing the butler's words, the Count was surprised and took a few seconds to comprehend the matter until he spoke rebukingly
"Are you kidding me?? Is it bedtime?? Have you tried waking him up??"
..
The servant became a little nervous upon hearing the Count's scolding tone and quickly replied...
"Yes, sir... I went to wake him up and informed him that the party was about to start... but he told me that he would just sleep a little more and come... and when I pressed him about the matter, he told me to tell you not to worry."
Upon hearing the butler's answer, the Count was annoyed and gritted his teeth reprimanding...
"This insolent brat..."
Then he looked at the butler and ordered him
"Go and alert him again..."
"Yes," the butler answered and went...
After that, the Count was quiet for a while until the knight Carlos came and spoke to him
"The Count... all the invitees have already come... shall we start already??"
The Count looked at the knight Carlos and said
"Yes, it's time to start. Are you ready?"
"I was always ready"
"Good...because it's going to be a long, busy evening."
..
In the hallway... the butler was heading towards Young King's room... and when he wanted to knock on the door, the door suddenly opened and Young King was standing there...
Luxurious classic clothing... black leather shoes, black pants, and a white shirt tied over the forearm...
A sheathed sword hung around his waist.
With his very black hair and beard, and his prominent muscles...
It is "magnificent" to say the least.
The young man looked with a sharp and excited look at the butler who was standing in front of him in surprise. He smiled with an excited smile and spoke..
"Don't just stand there. Let's go get Louis and start the party."
..Then the young man came forward first, and behind him was the butler who had recovered himself...
Looking at the back of the young man walking confidently in front of him, the butler spoke to himself.
"This enthusiasm and confidence are definitely not due to engagement. This boy is just excited to fight... In the end, it seems that this evening will not go well."