I Shall Master This Family's
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Chapter 55

"perfect."

I put a hairpin made of very bright red ruby on the half-hair ties that Louryl braided carefully, so my appearance in the mirror was cute even to me.

It was the perfect banquet dress, with Lombardy's wealth combined with my father's ready-to-wear outfit at Gallahan's clothing store.

"How, Lauryl? Does it look expensive?"

"Miss, do you know how many emeralds this one has? Maybe no one at the banquet today is dressed as good as Miss?"

"That's it."

To change the perception that the finished clothes are cheap, it is deliberately decorated more colorful.

"Ah, I can die quietly now."

Louryl touched my complicated hair more carefully and said excitedly.

“I saw my Young Miss grow up like this and go to a banquet.”

Someone will think you raised me.

But I also laughed when I knew that Louryl's heart cared for me.

“You are so beautiful today. won't there be a commotion at the banquet?"

"It's not like that. Don't overdo it."

"No! miss does not know how beautiful miss is! That's sweeter, but......."

Lauryl looked at me as if he wanted to bite me while saying 'Oooh'.

"In addition, today is the day when you first appeared outside, right?"

"Is that so…?"

Then it turned out that Louryl was right.

Unlike my cousin, who regularly attended banquets here and there even before making their official social debut, I never attended such an event.

My dad wasn't too keen on that, and he's been so busy lately that I barely see his face.

Although Shananet suggested that we go to the banquet together, many times he refused.

"Miss Larane made her social debut a while back! Miss Lombardy has a beautiful face! But it's not just because I'm your servant, miss. After all, our Miss is much prettier and sweeter than Miss Larane.

Lauryl sighed deeply, saying, 'It is regrettable that I cannot see it directly'.

"the next time, we should go to the banquet together."

Hearing the words I said, a white smile flashed across Louryl's face.

"That's right. That's gonna happen."

Finally, after looking in the mirror and checking again, I left the room.

In the living room, my father and grandfather were waiting for me for tea.

"Miss is ready to go."

They both stared at Louryl's voice.

And.

“Wow.”

My father looked at me and closed his mouth.

Grandfather who was sitting next to him frowned.

It was no wonder that his wrinkles were so deep in his eyebrows.

What, Lauryl said I was beautiful.

I feel anxious.

"Dad? Grandpa?"

Both started moving.

"That"

My father ran and hugged me.

It was a mysterious face that seemed to be crying and laughing simultaneously.

"My daughter is so beautiful."

"It wasn't my fault."

My father's voice must be crying.

I lifted myself up and looked at my father's face.

My father's eyes were clearly staring at me.

I could feel it from the gazes that floated around my face line and from the gazes that looked into my eyes deeply.

Now my father sees my mother in my face.

It's not in my memory, but for my father, it's a face as clear as yesterday's memory.

“If kamj is still like this, it will be worth seeing later when your son debuts in social circles.”

Grandfather approached and said jokingly when he saw father.

"So, social debut ... shit."

Father, who was barely calm, got up, turned his back, and finally grabbed his eyebrows.

"Florentia."

Grandpa came to my father's place.

And he was still talking with furrowed brows.

"If you go to the banquet today, you should be next to this grandfather or Gallahan."

“Ya, Grandpa.”

"If a freak comes and talks to you, just ignore it."

"Yes, grandpa?"

It was a bit strange to answer him with the habit of nodding his head.

"But if you bother, kick with your feet. Leave the cleaning to this grandpa."

And there was a little murmur.

"Hey, Tia is so cute... Tia looks so cute."

* * *

At the same time, Poirak Palace.

Caitlyn and Kylus, who were accompanying Perez, exchanged eyes in silence.

This is when everyone is sleepy after lunch.

As usual, Perez opened the book, but the atmosphere was different.

Kylus looked at Perez, who had been nervous since morning, with anxious eyes.

If you ask, Perez with an expressionless face was nervous waiting for something.

Kylus grabbed the bookshelf, which had been motionless for an hour.

Caitlyn also looked at him and said, quietly approaching.

Kylus also helped.

"Or maybe should I order your favorite chocolate cake?"

Finally, Perez's book closed with a dull sound.

“Tens .........?”

"Yes." Yeah."

"woo."

Perez sighed as he touched the corner of the book 'Brown sword technique'.

“It's normal to be nervous. This is your first time attending a banquet officially ... ”.

Kylus comforts Perez.

She was thirteen years old and had a bit of unease, but today was a day where anyone could feel nervous

"Actually, it was called the National Founder's Supper, but there was nothing special about it. You just need to come with Your Majesty and show your face and come back."

“my and Kylus will be on His Majesty's side.”

How heavy is that?

Previously his existence had been forgotten, and now for the first time, he had to stand in front of the people as the Second Prince of Lambrew Kingdom.

It was a burden for the Young Prince to bear it alone.

Perez, who saw the sad faces of the two men, said.

"I'm not worried about the banquet."

"All right then. Are you worried about Her Majesty the Empress?"

Kylus asked carefully.

It was the only thing he could think of.

Is there anything else that could make the Second Prince nervous besides the Empress?

Now he knows too.

Why did the young Perez remain alone in a separate palace, and how they first met.

Fortunately, after moving to Poirak Palace, Perez never met the Empress.

The Empress still treated Perez as a person who never existed and excluded Perez from all Imperial Ceremonies.

What is different from the past is that Perez lived in Poirak Palace instead of a separate palace and that he was educated and well cared for as a Prince, not a neglected person.

Thus, for Perez, the only schedule as an Imperial Family was to dine with the Emperor once a month.

“Your Majesty The Empress may not have known that the Prince attended the banquet. But even so, he was not a reckless person before everyone's eyes.

“Not that too.”

Perez shook his head.

Said Caitlyn, who was worried.

"Prince, please tell us what is uncomfortable and we will ...."

"Tia."

".…Yes?"

"Tia's coming to the banquet."

Perez, who said the word, opened the book again and lowered his head.

Her ears were red, which could be seen among her fine black hair.

"So…"

Kylus could not believe his ears and asked.

"It was not because of the banquet that hundreds of nobles attended and not because of seeing the Empress again. Are you saying you're nervous to meet Lady Florentia?"

Perez's head nodded once.

And he said in a small voice.

"It's been a long time since I've seen her."

Perez, who answered so, hid behind the book again.

The book was still there until it was time to go to the banquet hall.

* * *

We arrived at the Imperial Palace in our grandfather's special Lombardy carriage.

Emperor Jovanes was going to show the luxury of the Imperial Family this time around, so this year the scale of the National Founder's Banquet was different.

Unlike previous years when the Emperor's Palace and the Empress's Palace were used, this year a separate large palace was decorated for banquets.

The bright light from the banquet hall was visible from afar.

It was spectacular to see the carriage of nobles present on the road from the main gate of the Imperial Palace to the banquet hall.

However, the carriage with the Lombardy emblem ignored all the long lines and stopped in front of the banquet hall as quickly as he walked down the highway.

While the coachman was preparing the footrest of the carriage, I looked out the window and realized one thing.

" Lombardy is amazing......"

If they were invited to the Imperial Banquet, they would definitely be a noble family with their own strength.

And how many people can come to the Imperial Palace?

However, their carriages were shabby compared to Lombardy carriages.

Not only its size, it did not even look very sturdy.

Just before the train door opened, my grandfather turned to me and said.

"Remember what your grandfather said. Just kick it with your foot."

“Yes, Tia. And contact Dad also.”

Now I have even joined my grandfather.

Fortunately, our conversation ended when the coachman opened the door.

First, the grandfather went down, and was followed by the father.

And I went down with my father's last escort.

When I stepped on the ground, I heard a melodic music flowing from within the banquet hall with a cool night air.

Actually, this was the first time in my entire life, I attended a banquet like this.

It's true I'm a little nervous.

I walked with my father's hands in one hand and grandfather's hands in the other.

then something happened.

It was not because someone announced our arrival in a loud voice, it was just us who were taking steps.

But every time we step up, there is a change.

One person, two at a time.

They looked at us as if there were rumors about us.

And by the time we arrived at the door of the banquet hall, everyone's eyes were on us.