Finally, the day of Shien and Lucy’s engagement arrived.
On this day, no businesses were open, and no one was working in the royal capital. Instead, various entertainment activities and celebratory parties were held.
Led by the Kingdom Knight Order, a grand parade was held in the capital.
Festive music echoed through the streets and alleys, its source unknown.
Every household hung curtains and lit magic lamps different from usual, as if it were a grand festival, filled with laughter and joy.
Under the deliberate promotion and guidance of the royal palace, the entire capital was the first to celebrate this historical engagement banquet.
Naturally, the same was true in other cities.
Even though some people were still unwilling to celebrate Lucy’s engagement, the royal family had decreed a nationwide celebration, so even if they were unwilling, they still had to put on a show.
Therefore, the entire Kingdom was truly in a festive atmosphere.
Even adventurers wouldn’t work on this day. Except for those who accepted special commissions to contribute to the engagement banquet, the rest of the adventurers were feasting and drinking in the Adventurers’ Guild.
Their conversations were quite interesting.
“The princess is getting married, and my youth is over.”
“Don’t say that, it’s just an engagement, not the actual wedding yet.”
“Even if it’s just an engagement, it’s still enviable.”
“Yeah.”
Such discussions were common in the Adventurers’ Guild.
Meanwhile, in Larmigion, at the Adventurers’ Guild, a large group of adventurers were also sighing.
“I didn’t expect that kid, who was only level ten and looked down upon by everyone, to not only become an Earl, but also get engaged to Princess Lucy.”
“Just a few months ago, that guy was an adventurer just like us.”
“We’re all adventurers, why is there such a huge difference?”
“The gods must be blind.”
“That’s right.”
“That devil, I don’t know why he’s so lucky.”
“If I had known, I would have also accepted that guild commission to the royal capital.”
“If I had gone then, maybe I would be the one engaged to the princess.”
“Yeah, I could do it too.”
A group of adventurers complained, as if they had eaten tons of lemons.
Leon was also among them.
His teammates had changed.
Magray had been killed by Bedo, and Eudylis was also gone.
However, Leon still managed to recruit two high-level adventurers with his methods.
Both were female adventurers, both above level forty, considered high-level in Larmigion.
Unfortunately, not every high-level female adventurer was good-looking.
The two female adventurers with Leon now were just like that, one with an indescribable appearance, the other as sturdy as a man.
These two clung to Leon affectionately, ignoring the disdain and disgust of the people around them, feeding Leon in cloying voices.
“Try this, Master Leon.”
“Master Leon is also very happy, with us sisters doting on you, you’re no less fortunate than that Shien, right?”
“That’s right, that’s right.”
“Come on, let others see how happy we are, Master Leon.”
The two female adventurers smiled sweetly, but their appearances and figures made Leon’s smile extremely strained.
Looking at these two teammates with their unique appearances, and recalling Lucy’s beauty he had seen in the capital, at this moment, the envy and jealousy in Leon’s heart were stronger than anyone else’s. ꭆἈNO͍bÊṦ
“I also went to the capital, why didn’t such a great opportunity come to me?”
For Leon, who had always wanted to become a noble, everything about Shien was now the object of his envy and jealousy.
They had gone to the capital together, and now, Shien was not only engaged to the most beautiful woman in the human world, the Kingdom’s treasure, but had also become a noble, not just any noble, but a viscount, and was now about to become an Earl, a true high-ranking noble. Moreover, with the support of the Divine Race and the Demon Race, his future achievements and status were unimaginable.
This was hard for Leon to accept.
It wasn’t that Leon lacked self-awareness, but just a few months ago, when they went to the capital together, their statuses were equal. Now, the gap between them had become so huge, it was truly unbearable.
Especially their experiences, which were worlds apart.
Shien became a noble in the capital, while Leon was humiliated in the capital, forced to return to the countryside and continue his miserable existence.
Shien was favored by the princess in the capital, while Leon was looked down upon by his female companion in the capital, his status plummeting.
Eudylis, who had once regarded all the beautiful women around Leon as enemies, after going to the capital and seeing more outstanding men, completely lost interest in Leon after returning to Larmigion.