If the lichs of the underworld swarm into the human world, what will be the problem?

The only problem may be that there may not be enough chairs in the church during the service.

At least that's what Gray thinks.

At night, the castle became full of traffic.

The nobles of the White City arrived at Irene's castle on horses or in carriages. A lively scene.

Abby Robles, who was the duke's butler, stood at the door to greet them, greeting the nobles who had come to the ball.

Paz and Halls also appeared, and even the wounded Mike appeared, all of them taking off their armor and changing into decent gowns. Standing at the door with Abby Robles and some other knights close to Irene, they were all polite and unrecognizable knights fighting on horseback.

Hall and Mike were fine, and most of the people who visited knew each other. Paz was more embarrassed, he didn't know anyone, and he was as lonely as a stake. The point is that he is not the object of special care at this ball. Fortunately, the other members of the mercenary group were also there, otherwise Paz would probably have the urge to leave.

Gray, as for him, stood on his balcony and craned his neck to watch. Or rather, the neck bone is elongated.

"Why am I staying here when they're all down there? ”

"God knows. Maybe you can apply to Miss Irene to be a janitor. ”

"I heard the music, have they started dancing? I want to learn it quickly. After all, it was my first time dancing and it was memorable. What do you think?"

The black cat crouching on the balcony fence silently licked its paws, not intending to deal with the mad lich.

"How long is the dance going to last? Do they stop for a while, or do they keep dancing? If it were me, I would have been able to do it all the time. But I need them to show me how to do it so I can learn. By the way, do they have enough stamina? If they happen to be resting when I go down, won't I be able to learn?"

The black cat turned away and continued to lick its paws and ignore Gray.

"Hey, I'm asking you. Gray lifted the black cat up.

Helplessly, the black cat rolled his eyes and said, "I think you're thinking a little too much, really." It's a bit of overthinking. ”

"Knock knock. ”

There was a knock on the door, and a woman's voice came from outside the door: "Lord Baron, are you ready?"

Gray hurried over and opened the door.

"I'm all right!"

The maid was obviously frightened by Gray's enthusiastic actions, and her eyes widened, and it took a moment to come to her senses: "Yes, Miss Irene, please come over." ”

"Hey, didn't you just go downstairs?"

Led by the maid, Gray bypassed the hall and made his way to a room on the third floor.

Opening the door, Gray found that Halls and Mike, who were still standing in the doorway, were already waiting in the room in their dresses, as well as a knight who had returned from Salted Fish Harbor with them.

This is the outer room of Irene's room, and to put it bluntly, it is a separate small living room connected to Irene's room. Of course, it's small, just relative to the hall downstairs. In fact, it's bigger than the houses of the vast majority of civilians in White City.

With sofas, round tables, fireplaces, armor, and all kinds of art, the whole room looks like a certain cumbersome style in the dim light of the fire. Delicate and elegant, like an ancient scroll full of deep veins.

"Lord Baron, please wait here for a moment. With that, the maid turned and pushed open the other door of the living room and walked in.

The living room was quiet, and in the distance, the sound of music could be heard from downstairs.

Gray was the only one still wearing armor here, and everyone else stared at him and didn't speak.

The scene was a little awkward.

Still, the lich apparently doesn't know what embarrassment is. At this moment, he had already begun to look around curiously.

After a while, the door opened again, and Irene, supported by the maid, stepped out.

The gold hair ornament is inlaid with blue gemstones, which complement the long silver-white hair that is coiled up. Coupled with the diamond necklace around the neck and the blue silk low-cut dress, there is a touching beauty in the firelight. These can be said to be two people who are completely different from Irene in military uniforms on weekdays, but it is a pity that that delicate face is full of exhaustion at this moment.

It would be nice to have a smile from the heart.

After a long day of hard work, I guess I'm really tired. However, small imperfections are not enough to hide her beauty.

All of a sudden, it was as if all the light in the whole room had converged on her. Gray's eyes lit up at the sight of Eileen, who was well-groomed, but not to the person, but to the dress that flowed blue in the firelight.

This was Gray's first encounter with silk material.

Everyone in the room silently saluted Irene, but Gray didn't move. Or rather, he's half a beat slower. After seeing everyone else saluting, they hurriedly saluted.

In fact, Gray still hasn't figured out when to bow and when not to. All kinds of cumbersome etiquette also made him break his brain. Fortunately, in just ten days, everyone else is used to it, and no one will blame him.

"Let's go downstairs. The maid who had been holding Irene stepped aside, and Irene raised a hand towards Gray. Then, the hand paused in mid-air.

Because Gray didn't react at all.

Irene looked at Gray, and Gray met her.

The scene was awkward again.

Probably unable to stand it, Hall walked over quickly and politely took Irene's hand as a gesture of support, before stepping aside and motioning for Gray to do the same.

It was only then that Gray suddenly realized what it meant for Irene to raise her hand. I hurriedly did so.

That clumsy appearance made everyone else embarrassed.

Well, in fact, he didn't wake up either. Because at this moment, his focus is actually "Is Irene broken, why do you need someone to help her?"

Of course, this doesn't make a difference. Anyway, he hasn't figured it out these days, and there are a lot of things to do first.

Looking at Gray's clumsy appearance, Irene sighed helplessly.

......

On the balcony, the black cat stretched and nibbled on grilled fish, blowing the night breeze. A night without Gray is very pleasant. Of course, this comfort comes at a cost. That is, someone else has to take its place.

......

When he walked out of the small living room, Gray, who had just experienced a rich inner drama, returned his attention to Irene's skirt, and he whispered to Irene, "You look so good in this dress." ”

"Thank you. ”

"Can I wear it?"

"What?" Ireen was dumbfounded: "This ...... It's a skirt, are you sure you want to wear it?"

"Can't you?"

"You're a man. ”

"I'm a man?"

"Are you a woman?"

"Forget it, I have armor anyway. Gray sighed again. At the same time, he began to seriously ponder whether he should find the two human corpses back and study the skeletons carefully. In this way, he may be able to determine his own gender, which is of no use to the lich.

But why can't men wear skirts?, Gray thought.

Hall and Mike, who were following behind, couldn't hold back their laughter.

Irene's expression was as if she had been struck by lightning. That shock...... It dawned on her that accepting Gray's allegiance risked making her the biggest joke on the entire continent.

When she went downstairs, Irene whispered after thinking about it repeatedly, "I need your strength, so I will deliberately elevate your status." Originally, you should understand these words naturally, and you don't need to say it. But...... I think you probably really don't understand. So I think it's worth talking to you. Try not to talk for a while, don't destroy the image I have so hard to set up for you, just stay by my side. Got it?"

Gray nodded desperately.

However, no one who looks at it in that way will think that he really understands.

At this moment, Irene's heart was undoubtedly worried.

The door of the hallway facing the circular staircase slowly opened, and the firelight in the hall shone obliquely in, shining on Irene's face. All of a sudden, the light emitted by the jewelry on his body became even more dazzling.

"Miss Irene is here——!" shouted the servant who was guarding the door.

The originally noisy hall fell silent in an instant, and even the music stopped at once. The scattered guests raised their heads and looked in the direction of Irene.

The musicians sitting in their chairs stood up and took off their hats.

Taking a deep breath and putting on her trademark smile, Irene whispered, "Let's go." ”

With Gray's support, Irene descended the stairs step by step, followed by Halls, Mike, and another knight.

All eyes converged on Irene, and of course, there were many spilled over to Gray, intentionally or unintentionally. This made Irene feel a little weak, for fear that Gray would suddenly do something.

The guests bowed to Irene, some respectful, some not, and some even hostile.

Regardless, Ireen nodded and smiled back.

When there were still five stairs left, the maid had already brought the glass containing the wine to Irene on a plate.

Ireen reached for her glass.

Gray also reached for the wine glass, but was preempted by Irene. After making sure that the wine glass was not for him, he quickly withdrew his hand and pretended that nothing had happened.

This unusual behavior scared Irene out of her heart attack, and she carefully observed Gray's every move with her peripheral vision, afraid that he would say something casually. Fortunately, he didn't say anything in the end, and Ireen breathed a sigh of relief.

Raising her glass, Ireen said in a loud voice, "As the thirteenth generation heir of the Belsil family, I, Irene, on behalf of every member of the Bersil family, welcome you all to come. I hope that our family will continue to maintain a friendly relationship with each other, as it has been with every generation in the past. I hope you all have a great time tonight. At the same time, I hope to ......"

After a pause, Irene continued: "I also hope that by taking this opportunity tonight, if we have any unpleasant things before, we can resolve them." ”

When she said this, Irene fixed her eyes on an old man in the crowd who was dressed in a gorgeous costume and had gray hair, but he still looked very strong and bright.

The old man was surrounded by five or six young men who looked like knights, too.

Everyone's eyes were on Irene and the old man. Obviously, the real protagonists of this dance party are the two of them.

After speaking, Ireen drank it all.

The guests present also drank it all. The same is true of the old man.

Immediately after, the hall burst into applause.

As Ireen smiled and nodded gently in the direction of the musician in the corner of the hall, the music began again.

Irene casually put the empty wine glass on the plate of the maid beside her, took a step, and walked towards the old man with Gray's support.

In the middle of this walk, Gray's eyes fell on the badge on the old man's chest, and he was suddenly stunned.

"Hey, this badge looks familiar. ”