Laughter filled the extravagant room as you could see beautiful women in dresses and handsome men in nice suits.
While at the door stood two seemingly bums, Eric and Alex.
One dressed as if he was going out with a couple friends and the other wearing a nice white blouse.
'This is awkward.'
As I noticed that multiple people glaring towards us, I began slowly side stepping behind Nova as his sheer presence silenced any remarks towards us for now.
'There is going to be a couple big plot points here.'
I quickly reminded myself inwardly.
"So, guys how are your days going?"
"Can you not read the room."
Nova sighed quickly facepalming before teleporting off somewhere.
Adrian, Maria, and Aria already had quite the crowd surrounding them.
Loki just sat in a corner avoiding everyone, but they seem to equally avoid him.
Lily wasn't much better as she sat in the other corner.
While me and Eric just stood around looking utterly confused.
'We totally look like two country bumpkins.'
"Hey you two!"
A stern voice yelled out towards us.
'And here's the cliche third-rate arrogant noble. I somehow may have forgotten his name.'
I looked over towards the man, he had light brown hair matching Eric's
But unlike him he had a stern face and seemed annoyed at the both of us.
"What are you commoners doing here?"
"Ah we were invited by our friends."
Eric innocently replied not paying attention to the stern face of the man before us.
'This damn idiot.'
I could only inwardly sigh towards Eric's innocence since I couldn't be too mad at him for it.
"You have quite the swirly mustache, sir."
He had a swirly little brown mustache on his stern face that fitted perfectly with his arrogant noble demeanor.
'Ah I forgot about that.'
"You damn commoner!"
A swirl of pure purple mana began violently swirling in his hands as he gritted his teeth angerly.
'Gravity magic an incredibly strong magic type, but I know it won't reach us.'
Suddenly two massive pressures burst out completely silencing all background noise.
The purple mana quickly dispersed into thin air at the might of the opposing aura.
"There will be no violence at this celebration."
Nova sternly said from atop the staircase looking down at him with no care in the world.
While the other...
'The introduction of the mentor figure.'
Aurelia Meloin.
While Nova released his mana, Aurelia had released her killing intent completely knocking out the man before us.
'Poor guy, can't help but feel bad for him, but it was kind of deserved.'
Aurelia quickly stomped her foot on top of the man's head using it as a stepping stool to see something.
What was she looking at?
Of course it would be our dear novel protagonist.
"You are the incarnation of Ethan Morden, correct?"
Aurelia asked Eric, her eyes never blinking once as her foot was nicely planted on the third-rate villain's face.
"Yes?"
He replied innocently putting his finger on his lips while tilting his head.
"Become my student."
"Okay"
"Though you say no now I'd like to tell you I'm the last disci-"
"Huh? I thought you wouldn't know me from what I heard you're practically a country bumpkin."
"I don't know you."
Aurelia seemed baffled by that response, but after a moment she let out a soft chuckle before replying.
"You guys both seem to share the same level of intelligence."
This entire time what was I doing?
Standing around in my blouse at the center of attention just observing what was happening.
'Boy... someone just tried to use a powerful appraisal skill on you.'
A familiar voice rang in my head.
'Why are you telling me this?'
'Because it was incredibly strong, but it seemed to completely avoid you. I wouldn't be able to stop it if it did affect you.'
'Huh?'
'This is concerning a mental skill that even Odin can't block. Usually, people with strong Ascenders can only be appraised with permission from the Ascender.'
I looked around trying to find the wielder of this completely overpowered skill.
'Do you know who used it?'
'No clue.'
"Kid, you lookin for something."
Aurelia asked me seeing me trying to look around for something.
"Eh it's probably nothing now."
'I can't do anything now, but I'll play it safe for the rest of the party.'
I placed my hand on Eric's back and waved over at our friend group who were sitting around at a nearby table.
Adrian and Maria were nicely talking while Loki had his hand and one knee on the table holding a plate of food laughing loudly enough for me to hear it from here.
While Lily was just slowly eating some type of dessert.
Two other people sat at the table.
Nova and Rachel were both sat at the table.
Rachel had her head on the table looking dejected while Nova just looked softly towards the quote "youth."
'I guess we're stuck with these idiots, Eric.'