[Third Person POV]
The mood of the banquet was quite happy, and everyone at the party was socializing. On a high floor, the Matriarch of the Celeste family looks down and observes everyone.
"Beatrice, where is that disgraceful child of mine?"
Realizing someone was missing from the party, the matriarch asked Beatrice, her right-hand servant.
"Mistress, she was last seen with Charlie Solaris. From the direction they went, they're in the bathroom."
Hearing what the servant had said, the head of the family couldn't help but frown.
"How long have they been in there?"
"Thirty minutes."
"Strange... Beatrice, have someone check if they're in the bathroom."
"Yes."
Beatrice then left and went down the stairs.
'They couldn't have run...'
'Did Selene have anything to do with this?'
'But that can't be possible.'
'Selene's relationship with her child is almost nonexistent.'
"Skylar, call for Selene."
A shadow coming from Celeste's head had appeared. Skylar, without saying anything, left her shadow and called for the Matriarch of the Solaris family.
Beatrice, who was checking up on the two, came back.
"Mistress, no sign of them being in the bathroom."
"Just like I expected."
From the news alone, the matriarch couldn't help but frown. She had planned to observe whether the child was worthy enough to regain her title.
And if she were just a disappointment, the matriarch would get rid of her. But with how they had disappeared. The child she was trying to access knew what she was doing.
Moments later, Selene, the matriarch of the Solaris family, arrived.
"Christine, did you tell your child anything about my plan?"
Selene, who had just had a conversation with Christine, couldn't help but frown. Leaving just to be called again would be annoying.
"No, I had wanted that child to return to our estate. Is there anything wrong?"
"Your child and that disgrace of mine is missing."
Selene's face had darkened, finding that his son was now missing. She had just met him not too long ago.
Selene didn't take the accountant of her child running away. After all, she knew that her child feared her. And because of that fear, he will always be obedient.
"Beatrice, get everyone to search around the perimeter. If there are any clues to be found, report back immediately."
Christine, who had ordered Beatrice, her maid, to do a search party. With that order, Beatrice listened and moved on right away.
"They're already gone. Doing a search party here would be pointless."
Selene thought the actions that Christine made were useless. Selene tried her best to sense where Charlie was but found nothing.
The Solaris Matriarch had used a tracker on Charlie's mana, but it was nowhere to be seen.
"They had already planned to escape from the beginning. Someone from the Lunaris family might have interfered with our plans."
Christine couldn't help but be pissed. She had made the mistake of letting that child live because she thought she was completely harmless.
But with that child being with someone from Solaris, significant issues could be foreseen in the future.
"Skylar, cancel the banquet. Make a wanted poster on both of them. And after that, call for the Lunaris family."
"Yes, Milady."
Skylar left in a hurry. Christine couldn't help but be pissed when she looked at Selene.
"Couldn't you be more subtle about bringing your child back safely?"
"It was pointless. From the looks of it, they had already prepared to leave this banquet quietly."
What they had done was too fast. It was like they had prepared for this escape. So no matter what they did, they would have everything planned out.
"Aren't you worried?! Your child might get revenge!"
"There is no way they could fully escape. We have Lucy. No one in this world could escape from her sight."
Selene was confident that Lucy could find them.
"You are losing your cool easily. Aren't you overreacting?"
"You have seen what your son could do. He's a monster. If he desires revenge, it wouldn't be hard for him."
"If this goes badly, I hope you're ready to take responsibility."
"Like you could make me. In actual terms, the Solaris family isn't much weaker than the Celeste family."
In Selene's words, even though Celeste is considered the influential family. The Solaris wasn't to be trifled at also. Even if they fought, the Celeste would need to pay a considerable price to wipe them out.
"You're a pain to deal with, just as much as my mother."
"And you're too different from your mother."
With the two of them bantering, the both of them split. Now that their children were missing and the banquet was canceled, they had important matters to deal with.
Everyone inside the banquet was confused by the commotion the Celeste family was causing. Seeing that all of them had to leave, some people inside were dissatisfied with the decision.
Some people here weren't from the capital and had stayed for the banquet. Now that they had wasted time, they wished they hadn't come.
Then news of both Charlie Solaris and his friend Olivia had disappeared from the banquet. With how Charlie Solaris won the competition in the Youth Tournament, not many people wouldn't recognize him.
Wanted posters of both of them were now being sent around the country. And the prize for finding them would be 100 Black Diamond Coins.
Everyone who saw the prize couldn't help but rub their eyes, checking if what they saw were real.
The amount given would last someone for generations. Everyone who saw this was determined to find them at all costs.
Adventures, hunters, and other occupations of a similar sort couldn't help but search all over the place.
Another big news of Charlie Solaris being male was confirmed. Someone had leaked this information, and the news of a talented male magician was now born.
No one thought it was possible. After all, no one in history had ever heard of a male magician. This news had caused a big way on the whole continent.
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