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Chapter 107
Chapter 107
“What?”
“Isn’t that man over there so splendid? I’ve never seen anyone else who’s so dazzling— uhh?”
When Cairn followed Mary’s gaze, he was left shocked. The bright, golden man approached Violet, and all Cairn could do was urgently hold the back of Mary’s head and make her bow together with him.
“Bow down, you idiot!”
“What? Why?”
“Are you seriously asking because you don’t know? Are you not a citizen of this empire?”
“Huh?”
They whispered furiously at each other. Cairn was normally unphased about other people, but as he dropped his voice and spoke quietly like this, Mary followed suit and whispered as well.
Mary still couldn’t understand the situation, but she did as she was told. Next to her, she saw Aldin dropping to the ground, kneeling with his head down.
How many people in this empire would be able to make them bow when Cairn was a duke’s son, while Aldin was, despite being of illegitimate lineage, an officially acknowledged noble?
Absorbed in admiring the paintings before her, the only one who went on without noticing the commotion around her was Violet.
“Do you like this piece, Lady?”
“......?”
What pulled her out of her reverie was the sweet voice of a man. And, when she looked to the side, she found out that the owner of that sweet voice was a rather impressive man.
“Greetings to the rising small sun of the Empire.”
Though taken aback, Violet reflexively greeted him with respect. The man laughed.
“Haha, you don’t have to greet me with such courtesy, I came here only to hang out a little. Hey, you guys can stop and just raise your heads now.”
The crown prince of the empire had appeared.
“I disagree. I’ve heard quite a lot about your feats ever since your days in the academy. And of course, Young Lord Everett? I’ve heard many things about you through Roen as well.”
“Y-Yes? Tha...Thank you.”
Cairn replied dazedly as he received Rajaden’s flattery. There’s no way that Roen would have praised Cairn, but he couldn’t think deeply about that right now.
Violet clicked her tongue.
‘You really don’t get it? He’s asking what you’re doing when you haven’t graduated yet.’
Though she felt a bit sorry towards her younger brother, Violet ignored the desperate plea behind his eyes.
“Haha, it must be fate that we met like this, so why don’t we take this opportunity to talk for a moment? It’s refreshing to meet the future knight commander here.”
“Huuh...?”
A sly-sounding chuckle filled the air.
Even after Cairn’s graduation, he would become a knight belonging to House Everett’s knightage, not the imperial guard. Thus, he looked even more puzzled after this remark.
In the end, Violet had no other choice but to step up. Her younger brother would most probably trip over his own words and make a mistake sooner or later.
“Your Highness’s invitation is quite an honor, but unfortunately, I would have to decline. My maid is also part of my group. Forgive me for not being able to prepare her formally for this occasion.”
“I’m not very keen on formalities anyway, so it’s alright. You over there, girl, you can act comfortably as well.”
“U-Uhh, huh? Y-Yes, Your Highness. It is an honor...”
Mary looked to be on the verge of tears. She was well aware now of how unusual this situation was.
‘My maid is a commoner and feels uncomfortable around you. Would you just please go away?’
‘Uh-huh, nope. You’re a member of a great noble household, too, so why can’t you just be on casual terms with me?’
A silent war of nerves ensued.