Turning around and seeing the person that had called out to him, Arran was stunned. He could not help the look of surprise that clouded his face."Brianna!""What are you doing here?"Coming through the entrance of the secret auction and stepping into the lounge was a sweet and gentle-looking girl. Her face was beautiful and her bearing graceful as she carried herself with all the disposition of a noblewoman.Watching this person make her way toward him, Arran was doubly stunned. The face he was seeing was the same as he recognized. It belonged to Brianna, the girl he had met during the chosen ceremony, who would later go on to become a valuable companion of his and one of his very few friends.Ever since they parted ways during the ceremony, since the invasion, Arran hadn't had any contact with her or any of his other friends. He didn't expect that he would meet her in an unlikely place like this.But apart from the face that was very familiar to Arran, everything else about Brianna
After being called a thug, Arran looked for and noticed the people beside Brianna for the first time. All this while, Arran had not been aware of their presence as he had been too focused on Brianna.When Arran looked up, the first thing he saw was a handsome young man with an ugly scowl on his face. He was about 187m tall with long blonde hair that reached all the way to his back.The young man wore loosely fitted clothes that hid his figure, but from his long and slender neck and his arms that were just barely visible through his long and wide sleeves, Arran could tell that he was not burly or muscular.Overall, the young man had a noble and outstanding bearing. His features were feminine but not overly so, and he carried himself in a masculine manliness that made it impossible to think he was a woman.Looking at this handsome young man, the first thought that came to Arran's mind was that this was a typical young master, one that embodied the full meaning of what that term implied.
"How rude!"While Arran was waving at Vanna, suddenly a soft voice sounded clearly in the area, rebuking him. Immediately, Arran turned his gaze in the direction of the voice. Unsurprisingly, the comment came from the mouth of the young master whose name Arran did not know.Arran was not the only one to look over. Brianna with a frigid frown on her face also turned to glare at the handsome young man along with Arran's group and the remaining three from Brianna's group.Seeing as he had gotten everybody's attention, the handsome young man cleared his throat before leveling a disdainful gaze at Arran as he continued to rebuke him."How very rude of you to ignore the rest of us like that. Didn't you see us standing right in front of you, or were you too blind to notice us?"The handsome young man whose name Arran did not know spoke to Arran with his nose raised up in the air while refusing to make eye contact with him as he attempted to look down on Arran. at least he tried to...Since A
Facing Lynn's blatant disrespect of her friend, Brianna did not retort. Instead, she actually agreed with him.Taking this as a sign, Lynn continued to say, "It is good that you understand. I don't blame you for being fooled. After all, you are a naive girl who hasn't seen much of the universe. It is understandable that you would fall for his dashing looks and be swept off your feet by his seemingly irresistible charm. But deep down, after you feel away from the beautiful exterior, you will find that he is nothing but a hoax and his looks are nothing but a cover to hide how unrefined he is."After saying this to Brianna, the handsome young man did not stop.Turning to Arran, he continued to say, "As for you, you are an Aeth, but you do not know your place. I don't recognize you from anywhere and I don't know how you got in here, but I do know one thing. That was that if you truly belonged to our circle, there is no way I wouldn't recognize you at all. The fact that I don't mean that y
Shocked!Dumbfounded!Speechless!There were no words that were apt enough to describe how the handsome young man, Lynn, felt at this moment.As he watched as Brianna and Vanna left with Arran and his grouping in dumbfounded silence, Lynn did not know what he should do at this moment. No response came to mind, no intelligent remarks of overbearing declarations of revenge escaped from the handsome young man's lips. There was only stunned silence as he wondered where he had gone wrong to make Brianna abandon him like this.It never occurred to Lynn that Brianna would show no hesitation in leaving him for Arran without even so much as a rebuttal from her. Lynn felt that even if Brianna was angry or upset with him over what he said about Arran, at most she would have only expressed her displeasure verbally and not in this manner. If that had happened, then Lynn only needed to back off and not target Arran again, since it would mean their relationship was quite close enough for her to defe
Brianna's words sounded softly through the walls of the hall as she explained her relationship with Lynn.“Lynn’s full name is Lynn Corvac. He is the second son of Willhiem Corvac, the current patriarch Corvac noble family.”“You should know that there are seven royal families, eight great noble families, and thirteen lesser noble families. The Corvac family is one of the eight great noble families in the Aeth civilization. If you were to rank them, the Corvac noble family would rank in the top five among the great noble families, along with my family, the bankers. So you tell me, what kind of person do you think Lynn is?”After Brianna finished explaining Lynn’s identity, she turned to look at Arran. There was a look of surprise clouding Arran's face as he listened to her words. Replying to Brianna's question, Arran said, “It seems like this Lynn is a very important person. His background is very incredible.”Looking at Arran in surprise, Brianna asked, “Is that all you have to say?
Past the curtains was a very wide hall about the same size as a concert hall or a medieval ballroom, only much bigger. The hall was not extremely large, but it was still big enough to contain about a hundred people in it, with enough room to move around without feeling cramped.The seating arrangements featured many of those hanging terraces that were commonly seen in opera houses widely distributed around the entire hall and a wide center stage on the ground where a banquet was prepared. There was also a small elevated partition on the far side of the entrance, away from the banquet area, that looked like a stage for presentations to be made.Unlike the previous area, which was more like a waiting room, this was a place that was more befitting for the rich and powerful to mingle and socialize.Arran and his group were not the first to arrive. On the banquet floor, amidst exquisite delicacies and fine wine, there were many people all banding together in little groups conversing about
While Arran and Brianna were discussing with each other, the others were occupied with observing the entire venue. Various aspects of the auction venue appealed to each and every one of them. For Sadie and Jon, they were drawn to the exquisite decor of the room and the expensive and very delicious-looking food that was laid out lavishly on the tables.Unable to resist, the two of them had already moved to the table closest to them and started picking several enticing treats to taste. The wide varieties of foods made it difficult for Sadie and Jon to decide which to take. They wanted all of them, so by the time they were done selecting what to eat, their plates were already filled to the brim and overflowing with food. Sadie’s and Jon’s actions naturally drew the attention of those around them. Under the close scrutiny of the guests of the auction, the two of them would probably not avoid being labeled as bumpkins by the otherwise more sophisticated bunch. But neither Sadie nor Jon ca