"Your Highness, don't you think it would lower your reputation to bring a maid to a gathering of nobles?" a young woman asked with a pout on her cheeks, reproaching a young man who smiled slightly.
"Don't worry, I am Fallen after all," Theos replied confidently as the young man looked out of the car windows.
The maid, Alice, did not argue any further, she snorted with a pout on her cheeks, but she could not hide her smile either.
When evening came, Theos prepared for the gathering of the nobles in an all-black suit with crimson lines next to his beautiful face and marble-like skin. His image was perfect.
Alice was a little stunned when she saw him, wearing a silver-colored one-piece dress that exposed her snow-white shoulders and arms, and her pretty little face, lightly made up.
Theos was also stunned when he saw her, but unlike Alice, he recovered much more quickly.
Under the envious eyes of the few servants in the palace, Theos and Alice walked out together and got into the car, where the chauffeur did his job and drove them to the meeting.
"Young Master Fallen, we are nearing the meeting of the nobles at Noble House Rasforh," the chauffeur, Thomas, an older gentleman in his 60s, but one of the most trusted of all the Fallen family and one who had served them for most of his life, remarked respectfully.
Theos nodded, following the tour with his eyes, while Alice played nervously with her hands.
It wasn't long before the voice of the chauffeur, Thomas, confirmed that they had arrived at Earl Rasforh's house, so they had to park in the VIP lot, directed by the Rasforh family's staff.
'Having high status is not a bad thing at all... Just having the symbol of the Fallen family on the car, they treat it with so much respect' Theos thought secretly as he watched the whole carefully measured procedure of parking the car.
'This world, Zeifer World, isn't that different from Earth; it's just a little bigger, and the technology is greater, but the difference isn't that drastic,' Theos reminded himself as he pulled out his cell phone, which looked more like a rectangular piece of glass.
When he saw the time on his phone, he immediately put it away. 'I arrived well before the time the noble gatherings attacked, that's a relief' he remembered all the plans he had made; Theos' eyes shone with determination in his indifferent face.
"Young Master Fallen and Miss Alice, it's safe to come down," assured chauffeur Thomas, who, sharp as he was, added "Miss" to refer to Alice. "All right," Theos replied.
They both got out at the same time. Theos' all-black hair swayed in the wind. "Tsk, I should have tied up my hair," Theos chided himself aloud.
"Phew, Your Highness, I can tie your hair," Alice replied quickly, reaching out to touch Theos' hair. He had no choice but to bend down a little and let her tie his hair.
"Done!" Alice confirmed. "Thank you," the blackhead replied with a smile.
But before they could speak any further, Thomas stepped forward. "Young Master Fallen, shall I accompany you or would you prefer me to stay?"
"The latter, please," Theos replied immediately.
Thomas nodded, understanding his master perfectly. He quickly left without a trace.
"Come on," Theos said, grabbing Alice's hand and pulling her with him. The girl's face turned as red as a tomato, even Theos could see the humor in her face.
"We pay our respects to the Fallen!" shouted dozens of Rasforh Family workers in unison as they knelt before Theos.
The title of The Fallen had been bestowed on Theos alone throughout history, with even more respect than the patriarch of the entire Fallen family.
It was given to him by the very birth of Theos, an unprecedented phenomenon...
Theos raised his hand and saluted the workers, who did not even raise their heads, completely glued to the ground.
Theos did not order them to raise their heads, as it would be useless. Although he did not want to punish them, if it became known that mere workers of an Earl's family had greeted The Fallen, Earl Rasforh might consider them murderers.
"We welcome The Fallen, it is a pleasure and a joy to have you with us, and it is more than an honor that this meeting is the first appearance of a born genius such as yourself," a voice commented from a distance.
Looking up, the two met: Count Rasforh, Ivan Rasforh, the Patriarch, and Count of the Rasforh Territory.
"The pleasure is mine, Count Rasforh. Please do not make a fuss about my appearance; after all, I have gone to great lengths to appear here without causing a scandal," Theos commented, remembering all the measures he had to take to ensure that his first public appearance in history would not become a total scandal.
The Count nodded in understanding, and the workers, instantly understanding, dispersed without a word.
The message was clear. Not a single word about the Fallen was to be uttered in public!
Theos sighed in relief, as did Alice, but their sighs were for two completely different reasons.
Theos so that his plans would not be derailed, and Alice so that her master would not be embarrassed to hold hands with a commoner.
"Your father called me to tell me you were coming to the meeting, you don't know how pleased he was, so I had a bunch of workers waiting for you and escorting you. Don't worry, your hiding place hasn't been discovered, I just told them you were coming today," Ivan quickly explained with a smile full of happiness.
To have The Fallen himself, not only that, but at his first noble gathering, was a historic event, and he was more than happy to be in charge of the noble gathering.
Unfortunately, he did not have time to talk to Theos when a call came.
"Brother!"
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