Chapter 452 You Plan To Invite Him A Second Time?
In order to prevent any acts of violence towards Nicole and Ethan, the Grand Archmage, Lord Edmond, personally escorted them back to the palace while telling everyone that the game had come to an end.
Just as he expected, the Nobles were unwilling to let the matter end in this manner.
But when Lord Edmond mentioned that he had done it under the King’s orders, all the Nobles had no choice but to accept his decree. nove(l)bi(n.)com
However, that didn’t stop them from glaring at the two teenagers who had made a mess of the palace grounds as well as gotten all of them soaking wet.
Ethan felt a little guilty, but he didn’t regret what he did.
In the end, he chose the only method at his disposal to survive, and he used it to the best of his abilities.
“Hah... it seems we can only use half of the garden for the party in two day’s time.” Edmond sighed after they were finally away from the gazes of the nobles. ‘I just hope that His Majesty will not deduct the garden repairs from my salary...’
Ethan pretended that he didn’t hear the Grand Archmage’s words, while Nicole only smiled as if she found this whole scenario funny.
“Anyway, just stay inside your rooms for now, and don’t come out until the day of the party,” Edmond stated in a serious tone. “Understand?”
“Yes.”
“Okay.”
Edmond nodded “Good night, and may the two of you sleep well, knowing that both of you will be remembered by all the Nobles here in the palace for the next few years because of this incident.”
The Grand Archmage shook his head before vanishing on the spot, leaving Ethan and Nicole behind.
“Good night, Ethan,” Nicole said with a smile. “That was fun. Let’s do it again sometime.”
“Hah... you still want to do something like that again?” Ethan glanced at the beautiful lady with a bitter smile on his face. “Good night. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
Without another word, Ethan got inside his room and closed the door firmly behind him.
Since his and Nicole’s rooms were right next to each other, it would not be difficult to see each other even when they were forbidden to wander around the palace due to the commotion that they had made.
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Meanwhile, somewhere in the Palace...
“Although we had no choice but to stop the event, I consider this as my win,” Edmond said as he poured himself a glass of wine. “You better keep your word, Your Majesty.”
“Tch!” King Austen clicked his tongue, but he had no choice but to nod his head.
A deal was a deal.
Also, he now had an idea of what Ethan was capable of doing, which confirmed Mayor Otto’s and Edmond’s report about the teenage boy’s abilities.
“He made Zia appear,” King Austen commented. “That was a close call. If you hadn't stopped him, she might have cut Ethan in half.”
“Indeed.” Edmond nodded. “That was a close one. He managed to threaten the Palace and the Sword of Light, forcing our Guardian to awaken and eliminate the threat. Fortunately, she focused on the Water Dragon. If something happened to Ethan, many people would be veeeery angry.”
King Austen sighed. “Next time, make sure to not bring him somewhere with a water source. We don’t want another incident like this to happen.”
“Next time?” Edmond arched an eyebrow. “You plan to invite him a second time?”
King Austen gave his right-hand man the “I just slipped, okay?” glance, making the Grand Archmage chuckle.
“Anyway, make sure to pass the message to the Nobles that the awarding ceremony will proceed as planned,” King Austen stated.
“What if they cause trouble during the party?” Edmond asked.
“As long as they don’t go past my bottom line, then it's fine,” King Austen answered. “Since both of them will become Honorary Knights of the Kingdom, they will have to get used to socializing with the nobles of Eastshire.”
Edmond nodded his head in understanding before drinking the wine in his cup.
He knew that the King was right.
It would be best if Ethan understood how the social circles of the Nobility worked so that he wouldn’t be used as a pawn by the High-Ranking Nobles.
Edmond was worried that Ethan was too ignorant of such things, so he decided to let the young man experience the good and the bad sides of being a Noble early on, allowing him to better understand the geopolitical wars that were happening within the Kingdom of Eastshire.
