Reborn As Villain's
Chapter 17: Ball Part 1.

Next night.

Hyoga, Pavline and Filaret went to the King's Palace to attend the Ball party.

Then where's Dylan?

The afternoon before the three left, Dylan had said goodbye that there was something "dealing" that he had to finish first.

Although Pavline and Filaret agreed on Dylan's reasoning without a second thought, it was different from Hyoga who seemed to understand the "management" meant by his son.

Finally, they decided to leave first leaving Dylan who would later follow.

"Dear, what's wrong with you? From that day on, keep daydreaming?".

Pavline asked Hyoga, seeing that her husband was silent, as he stared out the window.

"I'm just worried that we're getting into some troublesome business with the Royal family.... To be honest, I really miss meeting them. Especially, that "Good Princess".

Hyoga immediately pressed his back and his body slowly began to slide down from the chair. Which signifies he is really in lazy mode.

"Eh? The Virtuous Princess? You mean that father, second daughter Vanessa Sera Ingrid?".

Filaret, shocked to hear Vanessa's call coming out of her father's mouth, made her very curious.

"I know very little about him, but.... From the widely circulated rumors. Besides being famous for her beauty, Princess Vanessa has an excellent reputation.... Even at his young age, he was very intelligent and thoughtful of the people of this Kingdom...... If a power struggle occurs. Rumor has it, that she will come out victorious and become a wise queen.... Hence, many nobles in this Kingdom and those from other Kingdoms, were vying to become his fiancee as it would be very advantageous in terms of political affairs..... Especially for those who are after the throne of the King".

"so yeah..... But, why did she want to get engaged to Nii-san so much?".

Filaret who grew curious again asked Hyoga who answered him with a tone full of laziness.

"Hmmm.... If my guess is correct. It was not Vanessa's initial wish but rather because of an order from Her Majesty himself...... But, for some reason all of a sudden she seemed to agree to the decision and tried to submit an engagement proposal to Dylan?".

"What, you know what the motive is?".

"Whatever motive he has doesn't matter? Clearly, I am very grateful that Dylan completely rejected the offer.... Because connecting with the Royal family is very troublesome".

As they were busy chatting unnoticed, the horse carriage they were riding on had already arrived at the King's Palace.

As soon as the carriage came to a halt, Hyoga got off first and took out his hand which was instantly received by Pavline and got off. After, Pavline was now Filaret's turn to get off the train.

"Wow.... Lookit. He's the "Master of the Sword of Ice and Light" hero of this Kingdom, Hyoga van Arcadia. It looks like a rumor going around".

"I heard he almost never came to the Royal Ball party... This is the first time I've seen it in person".

"And the woman he took with him must have been his wife the "Master of All Can" Hyoga's old partner, Pavline van Arcadia. From the beginning, his appearance had not changed at all. Still pretty and graceful".

"And the girl who was with them, must have been her adopted daughter from the Pillos family, Filaret van Arcadia. I didn't expect her to grow up to be such a beautiful girl".

The people who saw their arrival did not take their eyes off them and continued to offer praise. Until, finally there was one of those people who was aware of one thing.

"Eh? Wait up? Where's their son?".

"Ah, after I noticed. Their son is not with them".

"Maybe he's ashamed to bring his son?".

One of them started talking about something.

"Thy? Whyyyy?".

"Hey, don't you know. The son of Mr. Hyoga once submitted an engagement proposal to the daughter of Vanessa. But, it was rejected outright by the princess".

"Did? That right?".

"Yes that's right".

"so yeah. Only because of his influential Father and Mother did he think he could casually propose to a princess from a member of the Kingdom".

"Especially, the daughter he proposed to was the virtuous Princess Vanessa. I'm grateful that the princess refused it".

"Not to mention, he constantly sends Vanessa's daughter various love letters. Fortunately, Vanessa's daughter instantly tore and burned her".

"Who does he think he is? You troublesome boy".

Hearing the people who had been praising them was now attacking and mocking Dylan. Making the three of them who accidentally heard it, especially Filaret began to rise in blood.

How not? Filaret knew very well that was not the truth.

It was not her brother who submitted the engagement proposal. Except the Royal Family did.

It wasn't Vanessa who turned down her brother raw. Instead, it was her brother who rejected Vanessa outright.

It was not his brother who sent letters often. It was Princess Vanessa herself who sent a letter to her sister. Until, her brother's sick.

(West, how dare they just want to vilify Nii-san like that).

Seeing his daughter starting to get emotional, Pavline immediately clasped Filaret's hand trying to calm her down. So also with Hyoga who only glanced a little towards Filaret.

"Quiet Fira-chan, just ignore them. It is common among nobles to drop each other".

"Good Mom. I will try to hold it in for Father, Mother and also Nii-san".

After a long walk, the three of them finally arrived at the hall where many nobles from Baronet to ArcDuke were present.

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Hyoga, Pavline and Filaret immediately stepped into the grand hall filled with various nobles.

The children gathered and began to meet each other with children from other families. Meanwhile, the adults started talking to each other.

"Well, well, well, look who came out of his very long hibernation".

A voice sounded that was as if it was talking to Hyoga. And when he turned to the source of the voice he saw was.

A disheveled orange-haired man with his back tied up and his extremely sharp green eyes while smiling sarcastically.

To his left, there was a beautiful woman who was the same age as Pavline with her light blue hair and the same colored eyes.

On his right, there was a girl no less beautiful exactly the same as the woman on the left. What distinguishes her is that the girl seems to be the same age as Filaret.

"Oh, what a terrible sarcasm. You should have known it wouldn't provoke me in the least, right? Verna".

"Currently, you haven't changed at all after all these years, have you? Hyogo".

Verna de Zinvarca, Hyoga's old friend and a former Chivalric Order of the Ingrid Kingdom. Currently he holds the title of Earl just like Hyoga and manages a region called Zinvarca that focuses on the agricultural sector and becomes the main supplier of wheat to the Capital and some areas in the Ingrid Kingdom.

"Which sane person believes that the nature of people will change because of time?.... And also, now don't you have any intention of introducing your family?".

"Haa.... All right".

Verna instructed the two people behind her to introduce themselves. It starts with the woman on the left.

"Greetings to Mr. Hyoga and his family. My name is Sardinia de Zinvarca. Mr. Verna's wife".

After Verna's wife introduced herself it was now the girl's turn to be on her right.

"Greetings to Mr. Hyoga and his family. My name is Laura de Zinvarca. Princess of Verna de Zinvarca and Sardinia de Zinvarca".

The girl introduces herself as the daughter of Verna and Sardinia.

"Your daughter? Turns out she's really as pretty as her mom, huh".

"Thank you for the compliment".

Laura was so impressed by Hyoga's compliments that she made her cheeks red that Verna noticed.

Then there was a shocking scene.

Where Verna suddenly pulled Hyoga's shirt and brought her face closer while showing an exasperated expression.

"Hey, motherfucker. How dare you seduce my daughter in front of my eyes. Tired of your life apparently".

"Wrong, which sane husband seduces another woman of his child's age in front of his wife and daughter..... I just have a hard time believing that he's your son. Basic Family-man fucker".

"Fuck, your words are so prickly".

"Give up, now it's my turn to introduce my family as well".

Ignoring Verna's annoyance, Hyoga immediately gave instructions to Pavline and Filaret who both went straight ahead and introduced themselves.

"Greetings to Mr. Verna and Miss Sardinia. I'm Pavline van Arcadia, Mr. Hyoga's wife".

"And I am the adopted daughter of Lord Hyoga and Miss Pavline. My name is Filaret van Arcadia. Greetings".

Pavline and Filaret introduced themselves to Sardinia and Laura. Verna felt something was wrong.

"Oh, about that. He said there was some other business. But, I know he's just another mager. I'm sure he'll be here any minute? Maybe".

Hyoga answered Verna's question with another glance. And Verna herself seemed to be starting to understand it.

"so yeah..... Well, it's natural to be like that too. Considering he's your son".

"Buck, what do you mean?".

"Alright, there's something I want to talk to you about. Only with you".

Hyoga stared at Verna.

"Ethto.... Miss Sardinia and Laura-chan. How about the four of us go over there. I saw a pretty interesting dessert".

"Ah.... Ja. Miss Pavline. Then come on".

Pavline and Sardinia who understood the situation between Hyoga and Verna immediately left while inviting Filaret and Laura to give both of them space to talk.

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In the corner of the party hall.

Hyoga and Verna were standing and leaning against the wall while staring at the nobles who were dancing and chatting with each other.

"So, what do you want to talk about? Given your personality, I'm sure it's a very serious matter".

Hyoga who had been silent for a moment immediately asked Verna a question.

"Hm..... I've heard, that a month ago your territory was under attack by monsters. After further investigation, there was apparently a mastermind behind the attacker. And that man is Oscar Niville Dragonia".

"Hou... How'd you know that?".

"Rufus told me. And I also heard that the man who killed Oscar was your son, Dylan. Is that true?".

"Yes, it's all true..... Not only did he kill Oscar, but he also resisted the monster attacks alone".

Verna widened her eyes as Hyoga confirmed the news she had gotten from Rufus. Not to mention, the bottom fact was that Dylan was the one who resisted the monster invasion as well.

"You really have an interesting son, yeah. Hyogo".

"Thank you for your compliment..... But, I'm sure none of that will surprise you as much as this one?".

Verna raised one of her eyebrows as a form of curiosity. And Hyoga answered that curiosity.

"Based on my and Dylan's assumptions.... Likely, there was a "someone" who helped Oscar infiltrate this Kingdom and deliberately target no-region. More precisely me and my family".

Verna immediately stared and could do nothing but widen her eyes, shocked by the words that came out of Hyoga's mouth.

"Don't tell me, you mean that?".

"That's just our "assumption.... But, that does not mean it does not rule out the possibility that the Fox is also involved".

"But even if it proves to be true. Neither you, me, nor Rufus would be able to do anything..... Geez, you've always been involved with troublesome things".

Verna showed her disappointment at Hyoga by scratching her back head. Like her, Verna and Rufus knew what Hyoga had experienced before, considering they were best friends.

"By the way, why did you come here? Aren't you willing to come to a place like this?".

"I got an invitation from His Majesty, which is why I came..... Well, even though my son said the invitation was "not necessarily" from His Majesty...... Then, how about yourself?".

"My answer is almost the same as yours. If it were not for the law and the "obligation" of a nobleman. I would not bring my beloved Wife and Daughter here..... I mean, look at the people in this room".

Both of them, paying attention to everyone present in the Ball party hall.

"They're just a bunch of sycophants who are good at tongue-tinning. Have a hobby of scapegoating other people if one of them makes a mistake. Under the pretext of "protecting justice". And the first to "escape" if the Kingdom is in trouble. They can breathe the same air as them. Really disgusting".

"You know what else, Verna.... As long as you live in this world, those who have "power" always oppress the underworld".

Then a trumpet sound began to ring out echoing throughout the hall. The guests automatically turned their eyes to the stairs in the middle of the hall, where there were 5 stops.

"By the way it's a troublesome thing, Verna".

"Hm?".

"Like, there's one more troublesome family coming in".

Then from the top appeared 5 figures that appeared from behind the shadow in luxurious clothes, they consisted of 1 man, 2 women and 2 girls.

The appearance of the 5 people immediately made everyone immediately bow their heads including Hyoga and Verna as a form of respect.

Yes, they are Kings with 2 Queens and 2 daughters.

King Ingrid was named Conrad Sera Ingrid. He is a man who has a handsome face even though his age is old. With short orange hair neatly combed and purple eyeballs.

The first queen was Zandra Sera Ingrid. She was a beautiful woman with long golden hair and golden yellow eyes. He stood behind King Conrad.

The second queen was Celestine Sera Ingrid. She was a beautiful woman with long pink hair and light blue eyes. He stood behind King Conrad's left.

The first princess was Ritzia Sera Ingrid. She was a girl who looked exactly the same as the second Queen, with a silver hairpin ornament on her left. He also stood right behind Queen Celestine.

And the last one. Her second daughter was Vanessa Sera Ingrid. The girl who is said to be the most beautiful in the entire Ingrid Kingdom and is known by the nickname "The Virtuous Daughter". He had long orange hair with purple eyes. It looks like King Conrad but it's the female version.

"Gentlemen and Misses. Please raise your heads. Thank you for your attendance at this year's Ball party. Please enjoy the party and the banquet. That's all from me".

Greetings from the King were welcomed to the applause of the guests present in the hall.

"Then, let's go back. They must have been waiting for us".

"Well, you're right. Let's try to keep His Majesty from watching us".

Hyoga and Verna took advantage of the situation to sneak between the guests and return to their families.

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The real Ball party only started after a welcome from the Royal Family.

When music was played, some nobles started dancing, enjoying food, and conversations with other nobles.

Hyoga and Verna managed to get back to meeting their families who were still chatting while enjoying the party atmosphere.

"Darling, how are you talking?".

"Our conversation was very good. Defend Hyoga".

"Yes, you're right".

"What are you talking about".

"Well, this Verna wants to confirm what news she's received from Rufus about what we're going through".

"so yeah".

"Eh? Meaning that the Monster raid actually happened?".

"Yes, miss Sardinia. But, it was successfully prevented thanks to my son. Dylan.

"Wow that's amazing".

Sardinia and Laura were impressed after hearing Pavline's story of Dylan successfully resisting the monster's attack. But he didn't tell me about Dylan killing Oscar because Pavline knew it would cause a stir.

"Filaret-san's chat. You really have an amazing brother".

"Thank you for the compliment, Laura-san. I'm so flattered".

"But, by the way can I know why he didn't come? Honestly, I wonder what she looks like".

"I know less. About that he said----".

"Are.... Dad, Mom, Fira you're there apparently".

Filaret's speech came to a halt when she heard Dylan's voice coming from behind her. Hyoga and Pavline.

And without turning his head, Pavline took the initiative to introduce his son to Verna and her family.

"Well, Mr. Verna, Miss Sardinia and Laura. Let us introduce you. He is our son his name----- DYLAAAAAANNNNN!!!!!!!".

As soon as Pavline turned to Dylan for a moment he was surprised instead of playing and shouting loudly.

How not? Unlike his father who uses a neat military uniform.

Dylan came to Ball's party wearing a plain Army long-sleeved sweatshirt, plain black trousers, black sneakers with white stripes, and messy hair.

Seeing the appearance of his son who was like he woke up, it certainly made Pavline surprised, Hyoga held his head like he was holding back a sense of dizziness, and Filaret who could only exhale deeply.