Chapter 91

The morning of the title ceremony dawned bright and clear. The weather was sunny, the streets were clean, and people's faces looked happy. Axion, Henry, and Carat were also a mix of happy and anxious. Axion was excited about the event he had prepared for Mel, while Henry and Carat were preoccupied with the unidentified baby Henry had mentioned. Still, the children, full of anticipation, gathered at the Imperial Palace early in the morning. A huge event was about to unfold!

Six hours before the ceremony began, inside the Imperial Palace, in the 8th Prince's chambers.

Axion, dressed in a black tuxedo, touched the bow tie around his neck and asked his friends, "How do I look? Do you think I look like a proper host?"

Carat replied, "Hmm, tuxedos suit you very well."

Henry, who was sitting on Axion's bed reading a book, shook his head. "Everyone in the detention net is a big baby." Henry, who looked the most childlike, puffed out his cheeks, making everyone's expressions soften. The children smiled at the cute Henry.

"After the awarding ceremony, we have to show what we have prepared."

"It's a celebratory event!"

The title conferment ceremony was simpler than they thought. When the Emperor bestows a title, the noble swears allegiance to the Emperor. After that, it was a reception. Nobles who received titles took the time to introduce their entourage. And the moment the reception ended, the children were planned to appear. All the academy children who had already been invited to the event had already agreed on their roles. There weren't many people attending the ceremony, so she kept everything a secret from Mel, who was supposedly depressed.

"Will Mel like our surprise event?"

"Yes, it will be fine!"

Thanks to the hard work of the academy's president and faculty, a wonderful event was completed. Axion, who was carefully checking the letter that read, "Forget about family, Mel is our family," muttered sadly.

"You have to make sure she forgets about that bad infidelity."

"…When the party is over, don't worry about the baby!" At Henry's words, Axion and Carat exchanged glances and nodded vigorously.

"But isn't something strange? Where is Mirisa?"

"…Is that so?"

"If she doesn't come now, she'll be late."

"Whew, that's why I'm not a child. I'm going to use my time to get rid of it." Henry shook his head and complained.

But speak of the devil! Bang! With a sound, the door of the Imperial Palace chambers quickly opened. At that moment, Mirisa appeared without an attendant. She was cheerful and held a small envelope in her hand.

"You're crazy, he's truly insane!"

"Why?" Everyone stared at Mirisa's agitated voice in surprise.

"What's going on? Who are you talking about?"

Mirisa shouted angrily. "That person."

"Why is that trash!"

"That bad guy again?"

'That human,' 'that trash,' and 'that bad guy' all referred to one person: Duke Lennox Hesmann.

Mirisa showed them an unfamiliar article plastered with today's date and gritted her teeth hard. "Look at this!" Mirisa showed them the black propaganda from the tabloid. From the main article to Dominic's dizzying private life, asking 'Does his lover, commoner Dominic, have 100 lovers?' There was a lot of black propaganda that could not be put into words.

"It's very different, isn't it? But there's another thing." Mirisa raised her chin. "The Duke of Hesmann has declared that he will not sell holy water to the nobles who participated in Meldenik's title conferment. That's what he said in the drawing room."

"What?!" Everyone was astonished by the despicable behavior of the Duke of Hesmann.

"And he called a wizard and broadcast the engagement ceremony scene throughout the empire! It even connects the huge video gallery in the Imperial Square and the small video spheres in the homes of the pro-Hesmann-Babyloa nobles!"

It was truly a huge undertaking. It was obvious that injecting mana into so many video spheres would cost astronomical amounts of money and mana.

"…They want to secure legitimacy throughout the Empire that they are not having an affair. Things that are not clear always rationalize themselves to others and want to be recognized."

Rumors of his infidelity spread around the social circles, but if a beautiful engagement ceremony was broadcast throughout the empire, people would quickly forget about the rumors.

"But I won't lend him Maversa from the Mage Tower!" Henry clenched his fists and said. His eyes were burning like fire.

"That point is a bit strange." As if to say something, the children looked at Mirisa with puzzled eyes. "The mages of the Mage Tower did not volunteer. However, other wizards hiding in the field volunteered to help make a video sphere. I wonder if you were curious about the holy sword and the holy water they sell."

"Hmm." The children swallowed, their mouths dry.

"So…" Mirisa bit her lip tightly. It was because few people would come to Meldenik's title ceremony. "…We just need to work harder!" The children comforted each other by patting Mirisa's shoulders.

"And one more thing." Mirisa raised her head and said.

What else?

The children who were looking at each other shook their heads.

"Meldenik has moved up the time of the title ceremony by about thirty minutes."

"Really?"

"I just told you about it."

"How can that be?"

Of course, the nobles who were going to attend the title ceremony had arrived in advance, so it was possible to advance the time by about 30 minutes. But how could an Emperor who moves by the minute allow a sudden change in schedule…

Thinking of this, Axion nodded to himself.

Because it's Mel! His Majesty Father loves Mel!

Axion blurted out one more questionable thought. "Then… After Mel's title ceremony, will the engagement ceremony of the two adulterous nobles begin?"

"Right?"

I wonder.

Could it be that Meldenik had any plans? The children looked at each other and exchanged meaningful glances. But they couldn't guess what kind of plan it was.

The circumstances of the incident were roughly as follows: I entered the Imperial Palace for the title ceremony. First things to do today! It was to monopolize the Emperor. Before being awarded a title, the Emperor and the nobility had to treat each other alone, even for a short time. Since there should be no unexpected events at the award ceremony, it was necessary to agree with each other in advance.

"Long time no see, Your Majesty."

The Emperor, who still looked as warm as a bear, nodded. "That's right. I've heard that you helped the Empress all this time."

"It was just a little help."

The Emperor laughed at my humility and brought out the main point. "You must have heard about the ceremony order of the title ceremony. You know, I begin by giving you the title of Marquis." I listened to the Emperor's words seriously. "After briefly reporting to the Empire on the size and assets of the family's estate you have prepared, it will be over soon."

"Yes, Your Majesty. I'll keep that in mind."

"However…" The Emperor was looking at the gift box I had brought with a drooling face. "What is that?"

I was waiting for that word. I untied the strings of the gift box I had brought and showed it to the Emperor. A new pie with walnuts, toffee nuts, and a secret ingredient!

"The pie we prepared this time contains substances that make the hair healthier."

"Hair…" Last night, while plotting the incident, we chose to target the Emperor's hair.

The crown of the Emperor's head was thinning. The answer is hair.

Isaac, who was staring at Dominic, whispered in a low voice.

'It's the magic that makes hair grow… It is possible to implement it. But the Emperor must already be taking drugs to overcome hair loss.'

'How do you know that?'

'Because I once secretly placed a request in the Mage Tower.'

The conversation Dominic and Isaac had last night slowly crossed my mind. Isaac's words and the Emperor seemed to be worried about his hair that had thinned due to stress. The eyes looking at the pie were sincere.

"Let's taste it once. Drugs that cause hair to grow are bitter and not taken well… Oh, no. Forget it."

I nodded seriously. "I didn't hear anything. His Majesty only said he would taste it once."

This is what social life is all about. The Emperor, who took a bite of the pie comfortably at my words, was lightly amazed.

"Wow, it definitely tastes good." Then he rubbed near the top of his head and touched his hair, which was rising like a bud. "When will the effect appear?"

I continued in a whispered voice. "You just have to wait a day. Your hair will grow like a bud."

The Emperor nodded and continued. "How can you really scratch my insides so well?"

As a filial descendant, I was now "selling medicine" to His Majesty the Emperor, who was like a bear.

"I've been studying this for more than a year now."

This was not true. Yesterday, I made an improvisation. However, since it was a collaboration between the Master of the Magic Tower and the Magic Sword, the quality was good, so I thought it was okay to exaggerate the research time a little!

The Emperor swept away his half-grown beard and nodded in satisfaction. "I believe you for sure. Our Empress also rose from her sickbed thanks to you."

Certainly, I think my image was the best in the Imperial Family. Cassian, Axion, the Empress, and the Emperor all liked me quite a bit. So I continued more comfortably, but cautiously.

"That's why I'm saying this carefully…" I made a simple request to the Emperor. "Can you advance the presentation of the Marquis of Kinnoa by about half an hour today?"

The list of nobles who would participate in the title ceremony was less than twenty in total. In addition, most nobles would start preparing for the precious event, about an hour to thirty minutes early. The Emperor was thinking about something with an aged face.

"There's nothing big wrong with my schedule." It was the same as I had found out in advance. The Emperor looked at me with a hint of amusement. "There's something wrong with it, isn't it?"

"That…" No matter how you thought about it, it was a sacred ceremony. The fact that I was planning something could be offensive to the Emperor.

While I hesitated, the Emperor shook his head and continued. "No, that's not the case. I'm not pursuing you." The Emperor looked at me and opened his mouth quietly. "I think young people go through a lot of storms."

Only then did I look at the Emperor's face. He definitely showed signs of worrying about me. He said, grabbing the pie on the table.

"This… It's good for me, but if you had lived like a moderately comfortable aristocrat, I don't think you would have had to think too hard about it and make this and that."

In fact, when I heard such warm words, I didn't know how to respond. The Emperor, who had seen my more serious face, continued to speak proudly.

"The Empress said that let's go for a forest bath together next time, let's go and relax. When everything is over."

I tilted my head towards the Emperor. Certainly, the Emperor was a good adult. Like the kind of people I used to be my role models as a child.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I definitely want to go with you." I bowed my head towards the Emperor and stood up.

"Sheria must be preparing for the engagement ceremony by now." I've already heard the story. He said he would borrow a mage from the Mage Tower and broadcast the engagement ceremony throughout the empire. It was a place to promote holy water and holy relics, so the scale was very huge.

There must be a lot of people participating in the engagement ceremony now. But is it really in the middle of the engagement ceremony?

Sheria, crawl into the fire pit on your own.

I smiled brightly at the Emperor and stood up. "Then I'll see you in a few hours."

Now, there was only one last trap left to install.