Chapter 269 – From Now on I’m the Rule (6)
Velbert!! Now is not the time to faint!!! I’m going to blow this great opportunity!!
Velbert, who had fainted foaming at the sound of the merchant’s spirit, came to his senses.
‘Huh…!..M…Right! This is a great opportunity!!’
If his prediction his is correct, Eugene Calliope has a princess, a saint, and two great families…
He is the central figure of an unprecedented super-large faction!
What if you build a friendship with the central figure of a faction equal to or higher than the imperial family?
Even if you pick up only soybean paste and eat it, you will be able to eat enough to make your stomach burst.
‘…If I’ve made up my mind, I have to act right away!’
While Velbert passed out, the nobles in the banquet hall were already trying to contact the saintess or the head of the great family.
‘Fortunately, there is no tangential contact with Eugene Calliope yet…’
Well, it’s strange that such big names came out to the banquet hall at the same time, and it’s strange to pay attention to Eugene, who is only the third son of the Calliope family.
‘It’s a rather good situation for me! …Then let’s go!’
Checking the atmosphere in the banquet hall once again, just in case, Velbert approached Eugene before anyone else and bowed down.
“…Well?”
“Nice to meet you! Eugene Calliope. My name is Velbert, the head of the Lindala family. It is truly an honor to meet you.”
By lowering the waist rather than the head, he showed Eugene that he was thoroughly below him.
“…”
In fact, objectively, apart from factions, Eugene is of a lower rank than Velbert.
Bowing down to an opponent of a lower rank than himself in a public place like this would have a considerable adverse effect on Velbert in the social world in the future.
‘…So it’s a part-time job! I believe myself!’
But above all else, Velbert trusted his intuition his.
If Eugene is really the central figure of the faction and he can build friendship by bowing down …
It’s about the bad influence of the social circle, and you can get it 100 times and more!
After waiting for a while with her waist bent like that, a hand appeared in front of Velbert’s eyes.
“Eat your waist. Mr. Velbert.”
Contrary to the outfit that looks like a bully, he has a soft voice.
As I stood up holding his hand his, I saw Eugene’s face smiling kindly.
Throbbing─ Throbbing─
Appearance is good enough for this.
I thought he was handsome even when I saw him from afar, but when I saw him up close, I immediately understood why the ladies and young ladies were so glaring at him.
“…Do you have anything on my face?”
Velbert’s face turned red at Eugene’s question.
“Oh, oh no! Sorry!”
No matter how good-looking he is, he would make the mistake of an amateur staring at his face for a long time!
“Not to the point of apologizing… Can I ask you one more question?”
“Yes, as much as you like.”
“Why did you come to say hello to me?”
The air, which had been soft with questions, instantly becomes chilly.
To Eugene’s black eyes, which seemed to see right through the heart, Velbert answered honestly.
“… It’s because of the faction’s emblem on his chest. From the saintess of the Goddess Church, the head of Calliope, and the next head of Urella, the clique that Eugene belongs to will have a tremendous influence on the empire in the future. It is natural to want to look good.”
Upon hearing the answer, Eugene said with a faint smile as if she saw something interesting.
“I know that, but if you want to look good to the faction, wouldn’t it be better to go to the people you said, not me? I don’t know why you came to me, who has neither power nor power.”
“…Eugene-nim. Merchants are sensitive to mood.”
Velbert, who had returned to the merchant’s face, shone with sharp eyes.
“I’m sorry to say this, but I’ve been watching Eugene’s faction members ever since they entered the banquet hall. And I found one.”
“What is that?”
“The faction members exchanged glances with each other… But none of them gave glances to Eugene.”
“Isn’t that simply because I’m lower in rank than the other faction members?”
Belbert nodded without denying Eugene’s question.
“Yes, it could be. However, even the heads of large factions check who is in their faction immediately after entering the banquet hall. However, Eugene did not receive even a single glance from all of the faction members.”
“Hmm… “
“There is only one reason I can think of here.”
Having said that, Velbert let out a short breath.
If one or two people ignored Eugene, Velbert would also think that Eugene was of low rank or hated in the clique.
However…
Most of the members of the clique that Eugene was in were people who could be called ‘those’, like Calliope’s three sons.
Are those people ignoring Eugene just to annoy him?
It is nonsense.
“Because it was promised from the beginning.”
When Belbert finished talking, Eugene stroked his chin with an expressionless face.
To be honest, Velbert wasn’t sure if Eugene was the head of the faction.
Intuition says yes, but…
Reasonably, he did not accept the fact that the head of those great people was the third son of Calliope.
‘…However.’
It was felt that the fact that Eugene was playing a role in an important event such as the banquet after the coronation ceremony itself was proof that he was the central figure of the faction.
Is the gamble a success or a failure?
Belbert’s hands his tremble and his mouth goes dry.
If Eugene is not the central figure of the faction…
Belbert had committed an absurd act of ignoring the head of the Daemun and the saint and saying hello to his three sons his first.
As I said before, this faction is a super-large faction comparable to the imperial family.
…What if you fall outside the eyes of such a clique?
As a merchant of Velbert, his life is no different from the end.
Then, Eugene held out his hand that had been stroking his chin and smiled.
“Velbert Lindala, you are better than I thought. I will definitely remember it.”
“Go..Thank you!”
The results were stellar.
Velbert grabbed Eugene’s outstretched hand with both hands and shook it up and down.
“Uh..If Eugene comes to my city someday, I will definitely treat you to a full course!”
“That, I look forward to.”
Tuktuk─
After chatting with Eugene for a while, someone touched Velbert’s back.
‘…Who is it?’
I didn’t show it because it was in front of Yujin, but I was very annoyed at being interrupted at such a precious opportunity.
However…
“Wait, can I step aside? The faction members have something to talk about.”
“…Yes..Yes..!! Of course.”
Looking at Lucia’s face her, her irritation her disappears as if she never did.
I get irritated while looking at the other person.
Even if Lucia cursed at me and told me to turn it off, yes, she said yes and she would have turned it off.
“Yeah… Then Eugene-sama. See you next time.”
As soon as he left, people wearing faction patterns began approaching him, centered on Eugene.
‘Great! That’s an invitation!’
Velbert danced inwardly.
Judging from that appearance, I couldn’t help but think that Eugene was not just the central figure of the faction, but rather the faction leader.
…But the joy was short-lived.
‘…Uh…?…Uh…?
Velbert’s lips, which were delighted at first, trembled.
It is natural for a few members of the same faction to unite.
Because that’s what factions are for in the first place.
However….
It’s never really put together like that.
Especially at banquets like this to show the emperor’s authority.
“…That…That.”
“I guess… “
At this point, it seems that even the ignorant nobles realized that the situation was going strangely.
‘…If this…Is…Can’t it?’
What frightens Velbert more than anything now is that Eugene’s clique does not simply have power.
A faction that takes power for granted and has religion (Lilith), wealth (Lucia), military force (Caliope), and even legitimacy (Liana).
Would such a faction openly show their power at a banquet celebrating the coronation of an emperor?
A few nobles who understood the meaning hurriedly tried to escape, but…
“Sorry~♪ It’s curfew here right now. Will you come back?”
“That… Your Highness… That… Urgent business… Came to mind…”
“… Go back.”
“Yes… Yes… “
She was unable to escape due to Her Highness’s restraint her.
“…”
“…”
An eerie silence fell over the banquet hall.
While everyone was looking at Eugene alone, he opened his mouth.
“You’re coming soon.”
Awesome ─
As soon as the words were finished, the exclusive door that only the emperor could use opened.
“His Majesty the Emperor Reingram Lumenshark is entering!”
For the first time in the mouth of the attendant, words other than first and last name were added.
Even so, there was only one word attached, Emperor, but it felt like there was no need to express the line with anything other than the word emperor.
Jeobeok─ Jeokbeok─
Rhein Gram walks with a leisurely and dignified step, with a crown hanging crookedly over his head.
‘Different…’
Velbert swallowed.
Obviously, he saw Rheingram a few times when he was the crown prince, but now that he became the emperor, he seemed like a completely different person.
A human being who seems to have personified the word “Everyone is above”.
It wasn’t that he radiated a sense of coercion, but he had a charisma that naturally made him want to obey.
Swoop─
As Reingram sat on the throne, among the nobles in the banquet hall, from lowest to lowest in rank, one by one, they bent their knees.
Swoop─
Everyone, including lower nobles, upper nobles, and heads of great families, all bowed their knees, and finally even Liana Lumenhark bent her knees…
‘Stand… Can’t it be…?’
Only one person.
Eugene Calliope.
His knees his were not bent.
