With the appearance of a duke and a lady representing the most powerful family in the world, the meeting became more and more agitated with speed.
"There is still the fourth, the last… And by no means the least important."
"Yes, yes, the Duke himself, considered by many to be the second most powerful."
"He is the idol of countless young people in the world, even though he is only an avatar, it is almost the same as watching him in person."
Conversations rang throughout the room, the family they were about to see was even like watching a king in person….
Theos, Alice, and Luna fixed their gaze on the entrance, where two figures appeared. A man wore no clothes at all; instead, a thick mist covered his entire body except for his face.
His long, pure white hair covered almost his entire face, but his indifferent gaze could not be hidden. His cold expression was even more striking than that of the original Theos.
His extremely pale skin, combined with his bright blue eyes, made the Duke look picture-perfect. His height of 1.92 meters made his figure even more intimidating, even though he was not as robust or muscular as Duke Sun. The man looked like he could kill you without hesitation.
"Duke Whitelock," Luna murmured next to Theos, who nodded to confirm her words. 'Actually, he is Duke Whitelock himself; his power is such that he can create his avatar, even if it is incomplete,' Theos thought, smiling slightly as he remembered the information about the character.
This man is one of Theos' favorite characters in the novel! The second place of his favorite characters was hotly contested, like Duke Whitelock or that woman…
His level of popularity was too high in his time, he was always considered one of the 10 most popular characters and also one of the most powerful.
"It's him… Duke Whitelock! It's the same."
"I can die in peace now that I know my idol."
"Information is circulating that he is almost on the same level as Duke Fallen. That's crazy! His power is terrifying!"
"The embodiment of Nothingness itself…"
The young people who idolized him could not help but exclaim with joy at finally meeting him, a figure as mysterious as Matheo Von Fallen himself, a man known by various nicknames, the most famous of which was... The Incarnation of Nothing.
Behind him, a boy with the same features walked by with total indifference. His white hair was not as long as the Duke's, but his blue eyes were even brighter.
Unlike the Duke, who walked with a mist covering his body, the young man behind him wore a plain white suit, not even a tie.
Unfortunately, the women were not enchanted by his attractiveness, for secretly, their hearts could only think of Theos, that mysterious man who had done nothing to steal the spotlight but only his looks and temperament.
'Well, these two have the right to be the second most handsome at this banquet, only behind me' Theos concluded with a smile on his nonchalant face. 'But that's normal… After all, we are family.'
At that thought, Theos vaguely remembered the figure of his mother… …. Chills ran through his whole body just remembering her.
'Let's not think about it' he agreed, watching the possible spectacle that was about to form.
"That's him… The real Duke Whitelock," Luna interrupted his concentration, her bright eyes fixed on Duke Whitelock with admiration.
Theos raised an eyebrow in interest at his current appearance. "Right, this Duke is your idol," Theos mentioned briefly as he remembered, but Luna heard him immediately and shifted her attention to him. "How did you know that he is my idol?" She asked carefully.
"Just speculation, after all, all the young people look up to him," he explained as if it were a matter of course, which Luna reluctantly agreed to.
'Luna adores Duke Whitelock and his wife... Even though she always pretends to be bored, if you talk to her about anything to do with the Duke, or worse, his wife, she'll even tell you the story of her birth…'
This information was well remembered by Theos, who turned his eyes to the entrance where father and son Whitelock were standing.
Duke Whitelock, Nicht Whitelock, approached Earl Rasforh and offered his heartiest congratulations. He then retired to a private room, escorted by servants, but with a view of the entire banquet.
Instead, his son, Arnold Whitelock, asked to be shown to the young men at the banquet.
When he arrived, Alan stared at him, their eyes met and Alan frowned. "Do you have something to say to me?" asked Arnold sharply, his look containing a mocking note beneath such indifference.
"I don't want to see you crying when I beat you, Arnold," Alan replied angrily and walked away from the scene.
Arnold didn't follow him but joined a group of young men to chat and have fun, not caring about Alan at all.
Theos just smiled a little, knowing that the plot was not so messed up, seeing the enmity of the two boys. But even he doesn't have time to concentrate on a kids' fight about the past.
"Hey, Luna… Tell me what you saw in there," Theos ordered in a deep voice, leaving no room for argument. "A… That…" Luna didn't want to speak, biting her lip from remembering what she had seen.
"Follow me, tell me on the way… Come on, Alice, come with me." "Okay," Alice nodded and followed Theos closely.
The two of them slowly walked down the stairs at the same time, Luna catching up as fast as she could. "Before I tell you… Tell me, how did you know this place?" she didn't continue with the question, a pressure in her throat, like a knife about to be buried in her neck.
Feeling such murderous precision for the first time in her life, she could already imagine that just one misspoken or mispronounced word would be enough to eliminate her, making her shudder. "Just tell me and that's it," Theos said, turning his face to show her his glowing crimson eye. This gesture gave Luna the second biggest scare of her life.
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Hi readers! This is the first time I'm making this post on this novel, but I would like to know if you like the pacing and so on; my English is not very good, and I hope it's enjoyable at least.
I've read a few comments and no, the MC is not a Simp. Theos takes care of those he considers important to him; it's not like he tortured characters because he woke up badly either. XD But he's not a saint either; he simply has his mentality... And he's also a big narcissist hahahahaha.
This is what I wanted to clarify, the resolution of this conflict will climax in a few chapters, like 5 chapters, so I hope you like it.
Thanks for reading!
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