Chapter 168 (1/2)

After quite soanizers and host of this party, the archduke's fareet everyone Because there were so uests, as an upstart lesser earl, I was fairly far back in the greeting order

”Greetings and salutations, Your Excellency the Archduke It is such a great honor to be invited to your son Grays' birthday party tonight I would like to take this opportunity to offer a prayer to Misorua for your son Lebrecht-sama as well, and also the entire Dovadain faood fortune”

”I shall gratefully accept, Earl Einsbark”

”It's a joyous occasion that you are able to be here tonight for the sake of ht, free from the requirements of noble school I hope that you will enjoy the reht”

The archduke had the same blue eyes as his sons and only briefly responded to aveas required by etiquette Eric as standing a little behind the, and the archduke's wife sitting next to hi in the center gavehere Because Eric wasn't hiding it, it was obvious to see even though this was a public venue that there was some discord within the family

Even after leaving fro, I observed thereeted other nobles, it seems that all of them had some interaction with each other, except for the archduke's wife, she never spoke to Eric Even if there was so, she would only nod, and I could tell even at a distance that she had a tense expression

”-Oh, isn't this Lord Kaldia, I mean, Earl Einsbark”

Suddenly a voice interrupted ht It's Cornell, the youngest son of Margrave Freche He was escorting his fiancee Feria Rogshi+a, and happened so see reet rave Freche's third son would be invited, but then I noticed some people that looked like Cornell's two older brothers behind him I recall that both his brothers should be barons Which means, since Cornell doesn't have a title yet, he should be here acco them

”How have you been, Earl Einsbark?”

”……It's been quite a while, Cornell-dono, Feria-dono Because it's easy to get confused with the other members of the Einsbark family, you can just call me Kaldia like before”

”I see, then I'll call you Earl Kaldia I didn't think that I'dto contact you recently”

”What is it that you wanted?”

If he wanted to contactto do with their upcoe's situation, I doubt that Margrave Freche would ask me about it