279 – Meeting at the party
Destruction is not a pleasant thing. At least that’s the case for most people.
This is especially true for people who are wealthy enough to afford large mansions and spacious backyards in this system where land is expensive. To someone who has a lot, destruction is nothing but whispering to you that everything you have done so far has been in vain.
“If you’re going to die anyway, shouldn’t you do something meaningful before you die?”
Many wealthy people despaired. The wealth they have is not something that can be taken to the afterlife. Everything they have gathered is nothing in the face of death. But an old wealthy man didn’t think so.
Evan Brown. There is no middle name. Not a nobleman either. Until a few days ago, the only people who knew the name of this old man with a heavy mustache were his family and his employees.
The wealth he had was not small, but it was not that great either. Although he was considered a wealthy person, he was not rejected, his influence on imperial politics was at a level that was embarrassing to even talk about, and he did not even hold anything resembling a government position.
In the first place, most of the wealth was inherited from previous generations. It did not increase from one’s own generation. When I was young and full of energy, I tried it. I tried a few small businesses, but they all eventually failed, and I haven’t done anything like that since.
“Let’s throw a small party. I need to show those big bullies over there something. Not everyone is scared of you. We are human. “Let’s be human and leave resolutely until the last moment.”
So, during this old gentleman’s generation, the family’s wealth did not increase significantly, but on the contrary, it did not decrease significantly either. It was much better than the type who squandered money on gambling or reckless business, and their income and expenses were stable. Then, for the first time in his life, he decided to try something wasteful.
He made several copies of the beautiful invitations and distributed them to his relatives and friends. Then I bought all the food I could still buy with money and prepared to cook.
Invitations were also given to chefs who would cook, musicians who would play musical instruments, and merchants who sold food. Everyone I knew was invited!
“Who knew that small party would become this big? And that it will last this long! “You achieved it all, Evan.”
The old lady, Molly Brown, kissed her cheek. In fact, when she first started hosting this party, she angrily opposed her husband’s crazy plan.
This is a party that anyone can come and enjoy, with no admission fee or invitation required. Wouldn’t it be a good thing if street vagrants and beggars don’t flock here?
But now my thoughts have changed somewhat. On the first day of the party, only a few people showed up. But from the second day, uninvited people started to come.
On the third day, a famous violinist whose reputation far exceeded Evan’s came in carrying sheet music. He wasn’t someone who paid money to hire him, and it was his first time meeting Evan.
From the fourth day – in fact, not only the food prepared before this day, but also the entire family’s food should have run out – surprisingly, the party continued. At some point, customers realized that food would not be filled and started bringing their own food.
The bakery owner brought a cake, and the butcher shop owner brought a roast deer and placed it on a plate. Some even brought cold chunks of ham and sliced them on the spot.
The owner of the brewery came here by loading the barrels on a wagon. Instead of leaving, he stayed here and danced. The musician played, and the other musician took his place, then came down and quenched his thirst with beer. Customers continued to flock in. Anyone could be invited to this little party. In this place, where the end would soon come, there were no rich or poor people.
‘There are a lot of people.’
Ardyne von Illumina was once surprised that there was no guard guarding the door, and twice she was surprised to see a bustle of people in this place. She wondered if she should wear something to cover her face if she went, but when she looked around, it seemed like no one had noticed her identity.
“Oh, that’s Princess Ardein!” It didn’t happen that anyone shouted. When she turned around for a moment, she immediately saw why. The real powerful people of the empire did not participate in these parties, either because they did not have time, because they were not moved, or because they were worried about losing face. Among the people gathered here, she had the highest status.
She didn’t have anyone who recognized her, and she didn’t want to make a fuss about it. If she tries to show off her status by showing off her status here, what more can she do than ruin the fun atmosphere? Certainly, the atmosphere was different from the decadent and promiscuous party she had initially imagined.
Ardain, seeing the beastmen playing like fish in water in the distance, shook her head. She even let out a sigh of relief when she saw Lobo and Blanca twirling around with her hands clasped among the dancing lovers. The speed at which she moved her calves was unusual. Although the couple was obviously not used to dancing, they showed off their dexterous footwork that overwhelmed all the other participants.
“This is your first time playing a tarot card game, right? Do you know how many cards the Tarot originally consisted of? Why do you keep attacking me when you don’t even know the basics, let alone how to play the game? “This is a game originally played by wizards.”
She thought it was strange for a moment because she couldn’t find Kisea among the dancers, but she was soon able to find where the wolf was. She was arguing with a blue-haired girl whom she had never seen before, holding on to cards. When Ardain saw the two of them, he unconsciously touched his forehead.
“So our prisoner is stupid now?”
“No, that’s not the story. If you’re going to play a game, at least you should know the rules…”
“Stop talking nonsense, try again. My dad did that. “You learn games by playing them.”
What my dad did was an invincible shield. Here, if he refutes the wrong thing, he ends up becoming a bastard of the world. The girl stood there blankly, as if she was dumbfounded, but eventually gave up on her rebuttal and forced herself to lose. Juseomjuseom began to spread out the cards again.
Ah, so it looks like there is music and food over there, and various games are taking place over here. Well, not everyone at the party is a dance addict.
Some people played card games and then board games, and the most popular game among them was chess. When passing around people chatting quietly as if they were stones at a noisy party, Ardein began to walk quietly without realizing it.
After passing through the crowd of people playing games played with words and actions, that is, games like Twenty Questions, Ardain was able to find Leon, the red lion. He sat with his butt pressed against his chair, incongruous for his size, deep in thought.
Are you really worried about your future and your future? Although Kisea and the other beasts forced him to come to the party, is he the only one who is on the same side as him and sharing his worries and concerns while the others are busy having fun?
Some things in the world end up being disappointing because we have expectations. As he approached, what appeared to be a board game was spread out in front of Leon.
A piece of washi paper depicting a cute farm. Several tokens symbolizing livestock that may be sheep or cows. Several blocks symbolizing building materials. Small house-shaped toys were scattered nearby. I don’t know how the game is played, but it looked quite fun to watch.
“For something that’s my first time doing it, I’m doing pretty well. “Is this really your first time doing this?”
“I wanted to decorate something like a farm at least once. I haven’t actually tried it, but I learned a lot of things during my childhood. “You look young, but you know the farm well.”
“It’s because it’s a game I often played with my family when I was young.”
It seemed like a game where you throw dice and grow a farm according to unknown rules, and in the end, the person who creates the largest farm wins. Leon was playing a board game with a slender woman with silver hair, and Ardain looked at the two people and the board game in a row and made a strange expression. You shouldn’t judge people by their appearance, but this was really surprising.
It’s the same with Leon, who has a scary expression, and that woman with a cold and cold air, and just by looking at her appearance, it doesn’t seem like she’ll even pay attention to something as cute as growing a farm. By the way, I couldn’t figure out where that woman came from or who she was.
The atmosphere that gives off somehow doesn’t seem like that of a commoner, it’s my first time seeing it. Well, it’s not a strange thing. It was from now on that she started socializing in earnest… Well, let’s not think about it.
‘Was there a lady with a face like that? Well, I rarely attended social circles over the age of twenty, so even if I had seen her face back then…’
Time has passed. She lowered her head without realizing it. As she found herself moaning and moaning on her bed, time passed quickly without waiting for her.
But even so, I felt somewhat embarrassed that I was a member of the royal family, with the right to succession, and that I did not even know the list of nobles that most nobles knew. Then, she suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder. The princess frowned and looked behind her.
Even though he let his guard down, he is still a master. It is impossible not to feel the presence of an ordinary person placing a hand on one’s shoulder. I didn’t want to make a fuss about just asking for a dance, so I planned to resolve it only after it happened, but when I looked back, I was a little surprised.
“You were just hanging around the party without even thinking about enjoying it.”
White hair, sapphire eyes. And she is also a beautiful woman.
The owner of her hand on her shoulder was someone she did not know, but he was looking at her with his cold eyes.
“Do you have anything to do with my colleagues?”
When Ardain was active, she was still just a girl in Pumpkin Vine Village.
At the time when she was at the peak of her career, Ardane was already sick and was in no condition to meet anyone she knew.
Urinell Lacponsia.
And the warrior party of yesteryear was right here.