Annan could no longer comfort Martin with "You're smarter than ogres."

The Wincht family carriage arrived in the evening.

The Wine Lady is still beautiful, but she looks a little sullen.

When Annan asked her what was wrong, she said, "Do you remember the last banquet?" None of them came...... I thought they were good partners. ”

At that time, Annan was suspected of being an impostor, and the family of the wine lady was also unsustainable due to losses, and it was natural to seek profits and avoid disadvantages, and the aristocracy and rich people were even more prominent.

"Not this time."

Then he was a little strange, and the wine lady should not know this.

As if guessing what Annan was thinking, the corners of the wine lady's mouth curled. "I'm in a much better mood now, thank you, sweetheart."

Realizing that he was being molested, Annan had no choice but to ask, "What happened to the destruction of the winery?" ”

"Because of your intercession with the lord of Olmedo, the Noble family has agreed to postpone the shipment until next spring, and this time is enough time for me to prepare the goods."

Soon after, Michael and the others arrived.

Before leaving, Annan specifically warned the ogre, "No cannibalism." Then he said to the orcs, "Don't hit anyone." The three carriages carrying the crowd drove towards the banquet hall.

……

The noisy road was crowded with horse-drawn carriages, and the nobles with elegant manners greeted each other as they stepped into the carriages.

It was a qualified and grand banquet.

As the protagonist of this banquet, many eyes are focused on the arriving Annan.

The nobles and rich men took turns to greet Annan with wine glasses, and the ladies and girls smiled and winked at Annan, as if they had forgotten that he had been a prisoner not long ago, and that he no longer had the same posture of keeping his distance.

After all, the dispute between the Reeves family and the Olmedo family has been reconciled, and even Jeffrey Olmedo himself is one of the guests at the banquet. As profit-seekers who never take risks, they certainly always follow the situation.

As for laughing at the weakness of the Reeves boy in his heart, or admiring Annan's forbearance, it was all hidden under a warm smile.

Annan should greet them and remember their complicated names.

As the banquet grew hotter, a fiery red arrow burst into the hall, flew over the heads of the nobles, burrowed through the arms of the hastily stopped waiters, and landed on Annan's shoulder with a burst of exclamations.

The nobles who saw this scene suddenly realized: yes, the fire raven is one of the symbols of the Reeves family, and what better way to explain Annan's identity than this?

Several nobles gathered around Annan consciously dispersed. Annan went to a secluded corner and removed the letter from the claw of the fire crow.

The letter was written by Editia and Rela:

The eldest sister praised Annan for holding a banquet as a good way to blend in with the nobility of Breeze City, and the second sister threatened Annan to keep her distance from those beautiful girls.

And in the end, the eldest sister reminded Annan again that the murderer has not been found yet, so don't let up.

The fire crow flew up again and flew out of the window, blending into the night.

Putting away the letter, Annan saw the Countess standing at the table, twisting her glass, looking over and smiling gracefully.

Consciousness returned to the hot banquet, and Annan came to the countess.

Tonight's Countess wore a dark red tulle gown, with loose skirts and embellishments that made her look like a cluster of roses – and of course, the most beautiful was always the Countess in the center of the cluster.

"I've heard that I've been put in a dungeon, and you've been trying to find a way to help me." Annan thanked the Countess.

The Countess said nothing, and looked at Annan with a frown, reminding him of the maiden in the meadow on the bank of the castle.

"Lady Maria." Annan changed his tune.

The delicate cheek continued to look at Annan.

"Well......" Annan couldn't resist the gaze, lowered his voice, leaned into the countess's ear and whispered, "Maria......"

"That's pretty much it."

The countess smiled beautifully, and gently pressed her glass against Annan's cheek, the scent of that red lip penetrating into her nose, making Annan forget what to say.

"Uh...... Hmmm......"

……

Not far away, the wine lady who was watching this scene shook her wine glass lightly: "If you don't go over, the sweetheart will be played with by that woman." ”

Deella didn't move.

Before the wine lady could say something, a golden figure walked towards Annan.

"Good evening, Countess."

Olmedo tore open the webs woven by the countess and saved Annan, who was haunted by the spiders.

"Hello, Lord Olmedo." The countess bowed her head with a reserved and noble bow.

"Sorry to bother you, but I have something to do with Annan."

"It's okay."

The Wine Lady walked gracefully towards the ladies, while Annan and Olmedo stood next to each other to attract more attention.

"Still haven't found the killer?" Annan asked him.

Ormedo shook his head: "And the viscount is missing......"

Annan and Olmedo fell silent. After a while, Annan asked, "Why are ogres and orcs locked up in the dungeon?" ”

"The orc killed a client who owed a bounty, and the ogre killed a team of hyena mercenaries who wanted to take its head."

It's basically the same as what they're telling.

At this time, Francois ran to Annan with a burst of grumbling and disdain:

"The old master of the House of Lawrence is here again!"

Annan looked at the door of the banquet hall, but it was about the same as last time, and the sturdy old master came in and yelled at Annan: "Shame on you! Then he left angrily, as if he had come to the banquet twice just to scold Annan.

"Why did he say that?" Annan was puzzled.

Olmedo gestured to his cheek. Annan realized something, reached out and wiped it on his cheek, and the red mark rubbed against the back of his hand.

"Well, the old master may think it's your kiss......"

Olmedo replied with doubts.

At that moment, a terrible scream pierced the ballroom.

A guest crushed the lady to the ground, canine teeth sprouting from her torn mouth, and sparse cilia burrowing out of the gown, like a hairless hedgehog.

"Nezumi-incarnified!"

Olmedo immediately realized what was happening.

A knife slashed through the silver light and stabbed into the neck of the nezumi-humanized guest, and the blood sprayed the noblewoman's face, letting out even more terrible screams, which were then muffled by the screams that rang out throughout the banquet—several more nezumi turned into nezumi and frantically pounced on those around them.

All the guests were grabbed by fear, trampled, screaming and fleeing outside.

Dela: They gathered around Annan.

"Richa! Martial law is imposed on the entire banquet hall, and no one is allowed to go out! Olmedo ordered his guards.

As the soldiers poured into the banquet hall, the scene was quickly brought under control. While Annan and Olmedo were still on the lookout for the next attack, the figure of the crow mask, a symbol of plague and death, entered the banquet hall.

One of the figures came to Annan:

"King of the North, please go back with us and cooperate with the investigation."

Olmedo nodded to him cryptically.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

As the initiator of the banquet, Annan was clearly responsible for the incident.

Looking around the messy banquet hall, it seems that all the banquets I attended ended up unhappily.

(End of chapter)