Chapter 661 First appearance as couple
[Rein's POV: ]
We finished the half hour carriage ride and I will say this again even though I have said it many times… I don't like these shitty carriages!
'They are so boring I don't even get to enjoy my lone time with my darling!'
Especially the ones that we tack to reach the official gatherings or events like thi one! Just dealing with all the crowd that we encounter on the way is something so frustrating and boring and ughhhh!
"I know it has been a difficult journey for you but we are finally here and there is something you should know before we enter these doors."
We finished that ride that would have been ten minutes shorter if it wasn't for the crowd and all the noble shit we had to do.
I do understand it was all for the appearance and all but I still don't like this!
'Thankfully he was with me or else I don't have any mood to attend this thing in the first place.'
But then again, we weren't here for some normal business but instead to make our first official appearance and to talk with the current head of the Principality, who was apparently a smart person that was pretty close to the royal family as well.
'Mother Nol said he was the best open we have if we want to enter the political circles of the world in any way with a solid foundation.'
I trust her, and he does as well, more than anything else in the world but still, as we stood before the door of the venue, I couldn't help feel this little annoyance at the thought that we will have to deal with the nobles and royals instead of the cool alchemy competition participants that were gathering down there.
'This is going to be so… boring. Haaaa.'
In the heart of the capital city of Principality of Lakmer, there exited a grand open area that was now turned into a grand stadium which could hold a little more than a hundred thousand people, a little over ten thousand participants on the field below the audience and, the special section of the stadium that was only accable to the special people like us, that could hold a little over a few hundred people was a place created with a lot of money and manpower, as well as brain power.
'This place had so amazing of an architecture that even Eon was shocked when we first arrived near the stadium and saw it from the outside.'
This place was big, like, biiiiiiiiiiig.
The fact that ther entire capital city was created only to hold this alchemy competition or something close to it in times of need, spoke for the scale of the main stadium for the competition itself.
But, still… even though there were hundreds of thousands of people outside and inside of this place, and there were thousands of participants present on the grounds of the event down there, all of it was far more fun than what we were about to throw ourselves into.
"I know all of this is boring fo you, but, just endure this for a little while and after we are done with the general greeting, we will watch the competition with Mr. Boris and Master Ludwig in their private chambers."
"Hmm? Really?"
"Yeah… we will need that much privacy of we are going about core political things that not just anyone should hear. There will be a bloodbath if things go south though."
"Hmmmm. Right… well, as long as you take me away from the shitty crowd, I am fine with anything~."
"Good."
Now this was something better!
He was saying we can go to some other place after finishing the basic procedures and having some little chats with the other bastards that I really, really disliked.
"Alright then, let's go in."
I was happy, and he smiled at me with his usual calm smile… by the way, did I say how hottttt this fiancé of mine looked?!
He looked super fucking smoky hot!
-Snap.
"Alright, we are ready. Can you please announce now?"
"Yes sir."
We had been taking a moment to ourselves, which we could only do because we were a little early on for the thing, but I know there are alredy some people present behind this door and that we will have to deal with them after we enter this place.
It was going to be boring…
[ "Master Axion of house of Heliox from the great Roxana empire and his Lady Reinelle from the house of Atraxia are entering!" ]
The golden gates with silver drawings on it cracked open after the guard standing there had made the announcement as per the protocol, and the light of the inside graced us, along with stares of the nobles, royals, important people from all around the world, and the guests of the guests.
"Oh? Are they the rumored shameless children?"
"The Heliox and Atraxia had truly become relatives now. It is still hard to believe sometimes."
"Has anyone seen them after their engagement before the imperial family? Have they been on run or something?"
"Oho? They are here? Should we go greet them?"
"Hump. Young brats. An engagement means nothing in this world."
"They haven't even attended any school. Is this how a noble should be?"
"Tsk. Rich brats and their house play. They don't know a thing about the truths of this world. Hump."
"Ohhh! Is it really them?! The great master of Atraxia, the next head, and the successor of the golden demoness?"
"Mind your words, gentlemen. They are still representatives of powerful households. And their appearance here signifies many things."
Murmuring was happing all around us, some were positive, some obviously loathing, and some neutral, however, nothing we could hear was out of the scope of what we had expected from this crowd.
They were people of high society that didn't know much about the world, its truth, not the 'truths' they were talking about, we both knew all that better than them, but the true truths of the world. They were just common people from their understanding and, we had no reason to associate ourselves with people like them.
However, unexpectedly, among the many people present here, there were four familiar faces that we could not ignore.
[[ "You didn't tell me the emperor will be here?!" ]]
[[ "I would have if I knew… looks like the word of our presence here got out somehow. He knows why we are here now." ]]
[[ "Then isn't this bad?!" ]]
[[ "Nah… this changes nothing. We still proceed as we had planned. He knows what we are doing here, doesn't mean he has any kind of justification to stop us. In the first place, we are here as not the representatives of our households but as ourselves, which he alredy knows. So he won't, he cannot do anything." ]]
[[ "Yeah he cannot do anything without reason but what if he creates a reason? Then he will have a perfect opportunity to stop us from making any useful connection." ]]
[[ "He could do that… but that is if he knows what we exactly want to do after getting into the political circles. As long as he doesn't know that, he will never interfere with our business directly. I least, I hope he doesn't do so.
He is the Ruler of flames, and the (Dominator of the battlefield). He will figure things out the moment we step into his playground. So, let's make sure we don't do that." ]]
[[ "It's easy to say darling but absolutely absurd in practice. Haaaa…" ]]
I don't know where things leaked from, but the only reason either of us could think for his sudden presence here was a leak of attendee information. But we can't do anything about that now.
He was here, we were here; he was here for fun, we were here for a kind of work that will be a hindrance to his empire's existence.
'He had always known Eon has big ambitions, however, the world of polite is very difficult. Even I cannot understand all the power flow, authority, and systems perfectly.'
Still though, despite my lack of understanding, I knew more than these bunch of 'nobles' present here. Which was enough to get past this situation.
"We greet the eternal sun of Roxana. And the great ladies that sustain the empire. It is a surprise as well as a soothing sight to see you all in this foreign land."
We both paid our first respects to the four of them, which was the obvious thing to do since the royal family of this Principality or the head of the state wasn't present at the moment.
"Hahaha, it is more of our surprise to meet the youngest crazy couple in a humble place like this. What might bring you to this faraway land when there are countless prettier places to look around?"
He was insulting the entirety of Principality and every single person present here by saying those words… damn this is a better greeting than I thought!
'Hahaha, I know he once mentioned there are rumours of the emperor and the current master of the Lakmer household having a personal beef, but saying this in a setting like this? Hahahahah! He's the real crazy one here!'
I liked this greeting, hell yeah!
"Haha, no no sir. We have always been curious about the famous annual alchemy competition. We thought this would be the perfect chance to attend a large gathering if we were going to appear anywhere together anyway."
Darling answered it pretty calmly, however, right after his answer, the expression on emperor's face changed a little.
"Oh? So it was the alchemy competition? Indeed! Haha. One of the greatest minds of the empire would surely be interested in something of this scale.
Right. On this note, would you mind stepping to the side for a moment.
I have something intreasting you might like to hear."
And now… he was acting totally out of character.
What was he up to…?
"Ah, not at all sir."
And why was he so calm despite this weird situation?!
"That place looks pretty empty sir."
And, why the hell were people emptying a spot for their conversation?!
"Indeed. You have good eyes as always."
Wait, what? What the hell were these two thinking?!
And, why the hell are the empresses so quiet?!
"Good. So, what I wanted to talk about…"
-Snap!
Hmmm? Wait. Why a visible barrier in a place like this?!
"…is the reason you two are here."
"And a few things about the last time we were dining together."
"Also, what problems have you two been causing in the academy?"
"Right, you two are a captain and vice captain. Your houses are here right? Then why are you two not with them instead?"
…wait.
Now what was this?
Why the hack are they asking questions now?!
Someone tell me what is happening right now!
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