The cold-faced earl doesn't want to trigger the plot

It has to be said that Riber's attitude still dissuaded many people.

In the end, he could still bite the bullet and talk to Riber.They are basically the rare old nobles in Greenwater City.

Of course, their titles are all baron or knight, not even a viscount.It's just that the names are longer than each other, so Riber didn't remember any of them.

During the period, Riber also saw many well-dressed ladies, all in his field of vision.Although no one had the courage to take the initiative to talk to him, he also enjoyed the feeling of blooming flowers for a long time.

Overall, Riber's first experience at a banquet was boring.

And, he still wants to go home.

There is no other reason than that he saw the light.

In the banquet venue, there are two particularly shining protagonist lights, namely Alice and Chris.

As a participant in the Nightmare case and a temporary advisor to the Third Guard, he also attended the banquet today in formal attire with members of the Knights.

In addition to these two beams of light, Liber was surprised to find that somewhere in the banquet venue, a girl who looked like a nobleman and wearing a large round skirt was also emitting a stronger light.

It is weaker than the protagonist's light, but stronger than the dragon's light, and is an important supporting role similar to the maid and Huguang.

This young girl was covering her mouth with a fan at this time, and she was having a lively discussion with her companions in an elegant manner.

There is nothing strange about the girl herself, but Ribel is afraid...

He also couldn't say whether it was a misfortune or a blessing that an important supporting role in the original plot appeared in a banquet with hundreds of people.

All he knew was that a mansion had burned down the last time a protagonist and an important supporting character had appeared together.And last time, when two protagonists appeared together, it was curious that someone died.

Now, it is known that there are two protagonists and one important supporting role in this venue.

This kind of place is generally called Longtan and Tiger's Cave.

So... there won't be a sudden explosion or something at the venue, killing half of the people, right?

Riber looked around the venue with a solemn expression, and after seeing that there was no trigger point for the plot, he relaxed a little in his heart.

If he had known that there would be luminous people in this venue, he wouldn't... er, he would still have to come.

Speaking of which, since there is a Luminous Man in this venue, then there is also the Church of Scourge in the venue to evaluate his existence called "Shard".

Could that fragment be this glowing noble girl?

After thinking for a while, Riber shook his head.

The original game plot didn't revolve around him as the villain.

How could it be possible that someone related to him is an important character who happens to be an important character in the original plot?

Volume Two: Chapter 67, The Maiden

After wandering around the banquet venue for about half an hour, Riber, who felt that no one would take the initiative to talk to him, walked towards the direction where the tables were arranged.

At this time, Alice was taking a large amount of snacks from the dining table and stuffing them into her mouth.

The more high-end this kind of banquet with the main purpose of socializing, the more the food prepared is a decoration.Almost, no one will really go to such a place to eat.Therefore, Alice's behavior is undoubtedly inappropriate.Obviously, all the results of her special training in the afternoon have now been returned to the teacher.

Beside Alice, there were no figures of Ed and his wife.

It's because the Eds went to greet acquaintances or develop new customers.

Although, even if the performance of the nameless restaurant improves, the Eds and his wife, who have become workers, will not get more salary.However, the two of them, who had long considered running a restaurant as their life's work, couldn't help but suffer from occupational diseases after seeing the room full of new nobles and potential guests.

So, Sebastian is the only one responsible for taking care of Alice now.

Even those who came to the banquet can be said to be people of high profile in Greenwater City.But it still can't let a child of Alice's age run around alone.

Riber moved in front of Alice and Sebastian, acting as a temporary substitute for Alice's substitute "OLD FATHER" who went out.

"Ribel, are you free..."

Alice, with some snack crumbs on the corner of her mouth, said speechlessly when she saw Ribel sneaking up behind her.

"Fortunately, do you have nothing else to do besides eating?"

When Alice called Riber's name directly, several guests near the table showed exaggerated expressions of disbelief.

And Riber, who was more or less used to this kind of surprise, just ignored it calmly.

"What else can I do?"

Alice raised her head, looked straight at Ribel and asked.

"Uh..."

This is a very real problem.

When you come to a banquet, what you can do is to connect with each other, dance, drink and so on.

And Alice is naturally not old enough to drink.Likewise, entering the dancefloor to express oneself must be after Alice is 14 years old.

As for getting acquainted and playing with peers, it's fine.

Parents who brought their children to the banquet, though not many, were not absent.

It's just...Ribel has heard a pair of parents threatening the children they brought in before.

"If you dare to harass the eldest lady of the Earl's family, I will break your legs."

Therefore, it seems that Alice really has nothing to do except eat.

Ever since, Riber directly changed the subject.

"That, is it delicious?"

Riber looked at the snack in Alice's hand and asked.

As soon as Alice heard it, she turned sideways vigilantly and protected the snack, as if she was afraid of being snatched by Riber.

Gee...

How could this child misunderstand him so deeply?

"good to eat!"

"Is that so...how is it compared to the cooking made by Fen?"

Riber asked seriously.

And Alice, who felt Ribel's seriousness, also thought about it for a while and replied,

"It's still delicious made by my mother."

"Oh...that's the problem. Obviously, as long as you stay at home as usual, you can enjoy the same food as usual. Then why, you must come in clothes with limited mobility after being tossed all afternoon. How about going to this banquet venue to eat food that lacks flavor?"

"Well!"

What this guy said makes sense!

After staying for a while, Alice immediately fell into a state of doubting her life.

Yeah, what is she planning?

Escaping from that mountain of homework for a while is not escaping from it for a lifetime.

Rather, due to wasting most of the day for no reason, her time was even more urgent.

Suddenly, Alice looked at the snack in her hand and felt that she couldn't take a bite of it.So, stretching out his arms, he silently put it back on the plate on the dining table.

Of course, such a move is not in line with noble etiquette.However, Alice doesn't care about that anymore.

"Ribel..."

Alice sighed, looking at the earl who had brought her good mood to the bottom in an instant,

"Do you hate me?"

"How come? Although you used to call me uncle, I have always treated you like a younger sister."

Riber said solemnly.

"Really?"

Alice looked suspicious.

"real."

Riber nodded heavily.

He does see Alice as his sister.However, no matter in his previous life or now, he is the only child in his family, and he has only seen such a strange creature as his sister in works such as games or in legends.

Therefore, he, who had no experience with his younger sister, referred to the way his acquaintances got along with his younger sister.

Yes, that's right.

It was the acquaintance who laughed at my sister, causing her to be kicked by a donkey.

...

...

"Sebas, when will we be able to conform to noble etiquette and leave the banquet venue?"

In the venue, Riber looked at the dancing guests on the dance floor, and asked his butler in boredom.

Teasing Alice was just a way for him to kill some time.

As for himself, it was certainly impossible to dance.

In his previous life, he had to pant for a long time even going upstairs, so he was not suitable for dancing at all.

"According to the etiquette, after the fifth dance is over, the young master can leave."

Sebas put his hands on his chest and replied respectfully.

Riber always felt that after coming to this banquet venue, the atmosphere on Sebastian changed a little.

Just like a real housekeeper!

"Really or not... which branch is it now?"

"It's the third Chapter 3, which happens to be the interlude."

"That is, I have to stay here for the same amount of time? Then what will happen if I leave early? Will I be criticized?"

Riber, who didn't want to stay here for a moment, was boring and had a banquet where "beasts" appeared, and continued to ask.

The dance music used at the ball is somewhat different from the one in Riber's impression.

The biggest difference is time.

A dance song is about 10 minutes long and will be divided into several chapters.

As for the interludes between each chapter, guests at the banquet can step onto the dance floor with their dance partners, and exit the dance floor at the end of the dance music or the next interlude, or change a dance partner directly on the dance floor .

In short, according to the time, if he exits normally, Riber will continue to waste nearly an hour.

"If the young master leaves early, the young master will naturally not encounter any trouble."

Sebastian said with a gentlemanly smile,

"However, presumably the reputation of the Knights and Sir Gould will become very bad. After all, the banquet they held made a Lord Earl unbearable and left early."

Sebastian paused.

"The Knights and Sir Gold are actually fine, it's just a wind comment, and it won't affect many places. However, as the real hosting team of the banquet. The chefs, bartenders, waiters and others who are employed The musicians and other staff who played will probably never be employed by people in Greenwater City in the future. Even though, I don’t know which link is wrong. But it’s definitely because their hospitality is not good enough , which led to the departure of the earl. At least, if I was preparing a banquet for the Campret family, I would never hire staff who had experience in letting guests leave early. Because, today they can cause the earl If you leave, tomorrow may be the Marquis, the Duke..."

Sebastian still spoke in a calm tone.

And Riber's complexion began to become weird.

"Except for these staff members, when the young master leaves, the guests on the dance floor will no longer be able to gain a foothold in the social circle. After all, it may be their dancing posture..."

"Okay, okay, I will leave normally."

Waving his hand, Riber sighed and said.

It can only be said that luckily he knew to ask his housekeeper before sneaking away.

Otherwise, I don't know how many people will be implicated because of his unintentional actions.

What he lost was less than an hour, but those people could lose their lives...

It's... just too heavy.

"Actually, you don't have to pay too much attention, young master. After all, they are just people who have nothing to do with us."