Half an hour later, just as all the saints present were beginning to feel uneasy, Spiegel suddenly returned.

Like a ubiquitous ghost, he suddenly appeared in the hall of the lords, and ignored Richard's wary looks, and slowly placed a rather heavy bench from nowhere at the top of the table where Richard was sitting.

The bench shimmers with a dark sheen, and its surface gives it a matte texture. Richard and Will looked at each other in amazement, as the bench was made from a single piece of Ferreth Crystal......

Then, Spiegel humbly bowed his head towards the entrance to the Lord's Hall.

"Father...... That chair...... I remember seeing a jeweler auction off a fine-grade greatsword inlaid with Ferreth Crystal in Rome's Piazzale Mercantil, and the final price of the greatsword seemed to be ......"

"Fifty thousand ores...... That's more than half of what we should have brought home to our garden...... Calm down, kid...... We've seen enough today......"

Although, Richard didn't calm down much.

However, the sound of neat footsteps interrupted the thinking of everyone present.

Richard and Will subconsciously turned their heads to look at the entrance of the lord's hall, and saw Li Meng, who was dressed in a gray-black silk dress, and his every move revealed the unique temperament of the aristocracy.

The girl's hair is a rare silver-white color, and her pupils are the bright red that people can't help but sink into at a glance. The girl's skin is white and delicate, and she seems to have an innate noble temperament on her, which makes people have a ...... The urge to worship.

If a girl were to show up at one of those lavish balls in Rome, it would surely put the famous courtesans to shame.

But now, she just took Li Meng's little hand peacefully, and looked back at him from time to time......

Richard and Will looked at each other again, and they could already confirm that it was Miss Akasha, the only daughter of Archduke Gloria, who walked in with Lemon.

......

Anne took Limon by the hand, and under everyone's gaze, came to the bench that Spiegel had placed just now. Anne didn't panic in the slightest because someone was looking at her—she only had Li Meng in her eyes.

When he saw his father and brother, Li Meng's eyes that had been contemplating for a long time finally fluctuated, but after all, he still didn't speak, and he didn't make any other moves, just let Anne take his hand and sit on the bench.

"Li Meng, this is a gift I have for you, do you like it?"

Anne smiled at Li Meng, and she made no secret of the tenderness in her eyes.

“...... Well, love it. This chair gives me a very comfortable feeling......"

Li Meng held on to the handrail and said thoughtfully.

"That's good. ”

Anne nodded in satisfaction, a satisfied smile on her lips.

“...... Lemon, let's ...... Picked you up and your sister. ”

Seeing that Li Meng seemed to ignore himself and Will, Li realized that it might be because he promised to pick him up and his sister for a year, but finally broke his promise.

I haven't seen him for so many years, Li Meng has grown taller and thinner. His delicate facial features look a little feminine, which should have grown, and his appearance still has his own shadow, but it is generally still with his deceased mother.

As a result, Richard's tone became very gentle, very ...... Be careful...... The guilt for his youngest son and daughter made this great, but unfulfilled father, let go of his usual majesty (only to his subordinates).

However, Li Meng's answer was unexpectedly calm.

"Father...... Brother...... You're here......"

Li Meng nodded politely to his father and brother, and then returned to that state of silence...... He only regains some vitality when he is alone with Anne.

"You two should be Li Meng's father and brother, right? I'm sorry, maybe it's because I haven't seen him for a long time...... Naturally, Li Meng is a little strange to you. I often talk about you guys from him, though. Oh, by the way, I'm the mistress of the Mokawi clan when we first met, and you can call me Anne just like Leemon!"

Anne said happily, the vitality on her face contrasting sharply with the dullness of Leemon. It was indeed strange for her to call herself Anne, but Richard's mind at the moment was not to dwell on this.

Richard glanced at his youngest son, and finally sighed...... What Anne said seemed to be true, and Li Meng's behavior just now was like sulking......

"By the way, what about your sister? Why isn't she here?"

Richard suddenly realized that Vera was not here, and couldn't help frowning and asking.

"Vera...... Anne, where is my sister?"

Li Meng repeated his sister's name in his mouth, tilted his head, as if suddenly remembering his sister, and turned to Anne to ask a question.

Seeing this, not only Richard, but even Will felt that something was wrong with Leemon......

Now Li Meng looks a little ...... Dullness.

That's right, the word dullness can only be used to describe Li Meng at this moment.

"Sister Vera......? If I'm not mistaken, she followed Theodore to Carthage the other day. It was your sister who offered to go there and attend the triennial Carthaginian art exchange...... Rest assured, both of you, with Theodore's protection and Mokkawi's presence, Miss Vera won't have any security issues. I'm sorry, she didn't know you would be here today. But don't worry, in another week, she should be back. ”

Anne pondered for a moment with her head on her back, then gave Lemon a reassuring look, and then smiled and explained Vera's whereabouts to Richard and Will.

Carthage?

What was Vera doing in Carthage? And that Theodore, if memory serves, must have been a long-established hero of poetry, and it is said that he was one of Grea's most trusted subordinates besides Spieger, but ...... Listening to Miss Anne, he seems to have become Vera's bodyguard......

At present, it seems that his daughter and son live in a very privileged environment......

However, Richard still did not take it lightly...... What if this was a conspiracy by Gloria? Perhaps, he was now in some quiet, inconspicuous corner, quietly observing what was going on here.

At this point, Anne gave Richard a strange look, then shook her head and said, "Don't worry, Gloa...... My father has left here, you are Li Meng's family, and I have no ill will towards you. ”

“...... Well, thank you so much......"

Richard smiled back, and at the same time, he was trying to suppress himself, to control himself, not to let any thoughts come to his mind......

Richard knew what the Morkawi clan really were...... It's just that he relaxed his vigilance for a while, and was so easily spied on by Anne.

Anne looked at Richard, a little unsure of what to say, she seemed to realize her recklessness. The little hand tightened slightly, Anne subconsciously turned her head, and Li Meng was looking at her seriously.

"Li Meng, what's wrong?"

"Don't snoop into their minds, okay?"

"If it were you, of course I would agree!"

Anne and Leemon's communication did not avoid Richard and Will, and the two of them were like children who did not know anything about the world (and indeed they were), talking seriously in front of everyone.

"Ahem, can we get started, hostess?"

“...... Spiegel, what do you say? Oh, okay, let's get started!"

With her attention completely focused on Lemon, Anne took a moment to react, nodded at Spiegel, and then turned back to continue talking to Lemon, seemingly completely ignoring the people around her.

"Yes, mistress...... Lord Richard, please appreciate the welcoming ceremony that my mistress has prepared for you......"

Spiegel straightened up, stretched out his white-gloved hands, and patted them gently.

The side door of the lord's hall opened again, and the servants who were all above the heroic level on average walked in, each carrying a huge gift box with a blank face.

Their steps remained silent, like silent ghosts.

And Spiegel also quietly retreated, and the direction he left was the side door.

Mokawi's servants each came to the Holy Clan guests attending the banquet and placed the rather childish-looking gift box in their hands beside each of them.

Then they turned around again and quietly left, as if they had never been here.

......

"Guess what's over there? This little guy looks pretty naïve, you say, could it be a rag doll over here!hahaha......"

"How is that possible...... However, there is some truth to what you say...... Anyway, let's take it apart and take a look......"

"Yes...... I don't know if it will be a little ...... to open the gift in front of the owner Wait, what's wrong with you?"

......

In the corner of the lord's hall, the two Holy Clan warriors looked at the gift boxes sent by the servants with some disgust—of course, if they knew the strength of those servants, they wouldn't think so.

The main reason for their dislike is this...... Childish outer packaging...... It's like a gift for a child.

But in any case, the gift is worth looking forward to.

As a result, one of the Holy Clan warriors couldn't help but open the gift that belonged to him, and when he saw the contents of the box, his eyes instantly widened!

His companion couldn't help but poke his head over when he saw him, and then his eyes widened......