ELEGANTE¿

A/N: Well I have started writing another fanfiction novel. You can check my original works or just type 'Losing myself in Fate'.

It's a world travelling type FF.😝

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{ Oh-oh, ooh

You've been runnin' 'round, runnin' 'round, runnin' 'round throwin' that dirt all on my name

'Cause you knew that I, knew that I, knew that I'd call you up

You've been going 'round, going 'round, going 'round every party in L.A.

'Cause you knew that I, knew that I, knew that I'd be at one, oh

I know that dress is karma, perfume regret

You got me thinking 'bout when you were mine, oh

And now I'm all up on ya, what you expect?

But you're not coming home with me tonight

You just want attention, you don't want my heart

Maybe you just hate the thought of me with someone new

Yeah, you just want attention, I knew from the start

You're just making sure I'm never gettin' over you

you've been runnin' 'round, runnin' 'round, runnin' 'round throwing that dirt all on my name

'Cause you knew that I, knew that I, knew that I'd call you up

Baby, now that we're, now that we're, now that we're right here standing face-to-face

You already know, already know, already know that you won, oh }

[ Attention by Charlie Puth ]

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Being the host, Nana took the liberty of reading it to him.

Dear Lith,

Thanks again for slaying the monstrous magical beast. You have served the county of Lustria and deserve to be rewarded accordingly. To this end I will like you to join

me in my manor in ten days since receiving this letter. We have much to discuss. I urge you to contact me as soon as you can via lady Narea's communication Amulet.

Count Trequill Lark. "🧐

"I can smell good news and bad news. The good news is that despite the somber tone, it's nothing urgent or important, since he could afford to wait for delivery and reply.😵‍💫

The bad news that it stings of etiquette and formality. I fear that you are in for a whole day of boredom, while attending all official business regarding your prizes or whatnot."😖

"Ohhh_______Hell nooo!" Lith grumbled.😫

After informing the Count that he agreed. Count stated that his personal tailor would come to take his measurements for the suit.

Then he ended the call politely.

After sometime the tailor arrived and did his thing and took off.🪡

"Good god's I know him, he's the personal tailor of lark's family. This occasion must be something really big, like being invited to a ball kind of big." Nana whistled.😗

Lith spend his next days training Tista and enjoying his life with Mikasa. Tista was natural in Mana rotation (Mana zone), just by theory she could easily perform it .

But in his mind, he was thinking of taking out Bugatti and show them "Who's the Tate?" And ask "what's your carriage colour?"😤

The fated day came, Lith wore his first suit and was ready. A luxurious stagecoach stopped at front of his house.🎆

A valet descended, and bowed to Lith. And started talking in ELEGANTE* even Lith couldn't make the head or tail of his words.😂

Lith was alone inside the stagecoach. The valet went sitting beside the coachman.

{ gey? 😳}

The ride lasted over half an hour. Lith used his time practising Silverwing Hexagram.

Then carriage abruptly stopped. Lith looked out to discover the gates of estate.

{ Real Estate dealers be like.

Thinking of Mooooooooving?🐮

Get of the fence and call me🥴 }

By checking guards armed to teeth and all that hurry told a different tale. There was something fishy going on.

Once inside the gate, the carriage slowed down. Allowing Lith to see manor's full view.

"Ohh Count has quite of taste in maintaining garden."

Lith thought after smelling the fresh air.🥴

Halfway between the manor and gate there was a plaza surrounded by benches. And at the centre was a huge pedestal of marble statue of ancestor or of Count Lark.

The manor was bigger, he already expected it. It took total five minutes to reach the entrance of manor. But he felt something was missing.😅

There were very less servants, and those present had a tensed face.😵‍💫

Then a butler in deep and blue waverly welcomed him and bowed to him.😳

"The Count asked me to apologize in his behalf for not receiving you personally, Magico Lith. His lordship also tasked me to bring you in his private quarters as soon as possible."🧒🏼

Lith followed the butler until a double room gaurded by four souldiers.

Looking through the window, he could see the strict patrol going around.

Inside he found Count pacing around nervously, two youth were sitting on armchairs and both were showing anxiety.

As soon he saw Lith, his somber expression return to enthusiasm.😱>🧒🏼

"Good god's Lith you arrived!" Count was shaking his hand with such vigor.😅

"But where are manners. Allow me to introduce my beloved children."😚

The two youths stand up extending their hands.

"This's my third born Jadon. He's also the next in line, to become next Count Clark."

Lith shook his hand, Jadon grip was firm but gentle.🙃

"And this's my fourth born Keyla. This young lady is almost sixteen ready to make her debut at King's court. They are only family I have left."

The lady was ready for debut, but not the beautiful part. She was using make-up to hide her acne. Her charm was not enough.😆

"That's obvious, you have a seductress as sister. You can already resist charm."

Mikasa joked😳

She offered her hand palm facing downward. Lith knew this basic etiquette. He made a small bow after pecking on her hand.

"It's a pleasure and honor for me to meet you all." Lith said following the etiquette.

Then Count remembered.

"Oh! Off course, I am sorry. I am still shocked

by recent events. Let me explain you, I called you here to for saving our lives, my wife will kill us all."😅

"I beg your pardon?" Lith was shellshocked.

{ Pardon? Nig- - -😶 }

"Yes, yes, when I was Jadon age I got arranged marriage, to join the family of Ghisal and Lark. That time we had some insane depts left by our ancestors.🥲

{ Japan while 😰 sweating. gif🥵

everyone is slamming US for having debt }

The financial business was success because of investment. Our family went almost broke to being the second richest in the dukedom.

That's when everything fall apart between us. My wife Koya never been kind of lovely, we were just business partners.

{ This is business. gif😆 }

I got four children from her, and even took blood resonance test to be certain they were

mine. I might be airheaded, but am not naive hehe."

{#Asian father: You got B on blood test?🧐

FAILURE! flows through your veins.😒

Your cousin has A on blood test, even

he comes from slums. FAILURE!😤 }

Jadon and Keyla were already embarrassed.

"Father the situation is already embarrassing, don't add more oil." Jadon tried reminded his father but his father was inflexible.😳

"To help us, Lith needs to know what type of woman we are facing, do you still want to underestimate your mother?"🧐

Ohh yeah___right after our families got back to feet, she became obsessed with titles, more annuities, more lands. To the point she started schemes to weaken our neighbours and eyeing for their land.

{ When that friend you last spoke to in '97

sends you DM asking do you wanna earn

extra income.😆

There's a no from me dawg.😒 }

But I was already content with 4 kids and the status,but she was furious. All of her plotting become useless without my consent. At some point our arguing affected our first borns.

My first child, Lorent started taking his status for granted chased skirts, doing nothing but drinking. My second born, Lyka had always been problem child. It was like both were competiting who would annoy me.

I had to disown Lorent publicly as he forced upon girls who didn't comply his needs."

Clark drank some water and started telling.

{ Gib mi de waho wohle! 🍼 }

"My wife was outraged, for her Lorant crimes

were 'boyish pranks'. But he was drawing the household to mud.😰

Have I told you, why I like magic so much? Both Mages and nobles were similar and yet so different. Both had power to destroy or save people, with a single word to influence their surroundings.🔋

I consider magic superior, cuz mage might come from knowledge and descipline. While a noble might comes from birthright. They take it granted and some live their life considering them as superiors ,higher existences. That's why many of us end up abusing our status and authority.😫

After disowning Lorent, Lyka became more of a problem child, have heard of stories where nobles maim commoners for no reason. She became the living embodiment, her body count had already reached a dozen, so I had to disown her pleading the king for mercy and losing lot of accumulated merits."🥲

Count took his monocle and wipe his tears.

🧐>😥>😶

" After that my wife left the house to ghishals, saying it was all my fault. I really enjoyed the peace after that, but when I discovered she had bought with her our disowned child's. Breaching my trust with a blatant flaunting of King's law.😤

At that point, I had to anull my marriage, otherwise after my death. She could gain all the merits and my members.😰

The annulment process would take time, but after that I started feel weak and feverish, despite Genon's advice and personal magician. 🤒🤧😷

I knew something was wrong, I must have been poisoned by some servants. Who had relationship with my wife and I remembered Genon too was from my wife sides.☣️

But then even Jadon and Kayla fell ill, I would have never thought she would harm her own children.😤

I was in dire need of magical assistance. Then I sent you a letter with the help of my personal secretary, a man I trust for decades.

I couldn't call for Lady Narea's help, without her the whole village of Lutia would fall apart, not to mention it would be weakness.

Who would entrust a county to a man incapable of managing his own house?🥲

Nana has assured me your healing skills are on par with hers, and having killed a magical beast, I knew you are more competent than Genon."

{ Press F for Genon-kun 🏳️ }

Lith didn't think about anything, he knew other than Count there was no backing for him. So he used Invigoration to check the poison.

"I consider myself a good healer and hunter, but how can I help you lordship? Other than keeping you safe and healthy for time being.

If you don't have anything to make your wife yield, it could go on year's."🧐

"Don't worry, you have to keep us safe until the marriage annulment, she would not make demands to Lark household.

Unless I am sorely mistaken, she have to get rid of Jadon, Kyla and me to make my will null and void."😰🧐

"That can be done, but lordship I have some demands before agreeing. To protect you, I have to move inside your manor until the matter is resolved right ?"

Count nodded.

"Yes that's the reason why you wearing family colours, that identifies you as family aides, second in authority after me and children."

"Well, that's the reason why Jadon and my suit are matching. Your lordship but your wife could target my family too. If I need to move in, I would need for to come along for their safety. And someone has to take care of farm, or they will have nothing to return to."😩😮

"Oh, sorry Lith, I didn't think about that possibility. I will make them here as soon as possible, they will be honoured guests as well. I will send my sharecroppers to take care of the farm, anything else?"😰

"Yes I would need free rein in your household

there could be other spies, I may have to resort to unpleasant means to sort them out. I can disguise as a guest of low profile. After all no one knows me and power_____ right?"😶

The count coughed*.🤧😳

Then Lyka said.😯

"Everyone in the household knows about you and your deeds, there's a huge painting worth more than thousand words. I think I have to show how you are depicted in the painting hall."🏳️