NOVGO.NET Chapter 36: I’ll expose your true face to everyone!
Chapter 36: Chapter 36: I’ll expose your true face to everyone!
Princess?
Everyone in the room immediately widened their eyes and prepared to bow.
Aiden also turned his attention to the empire’s most beloved little princess.
But instead of bowing, the princess waved her hand and said softly: “No need to be so formal. You can rise.”
Then she ran up to Aiden with a big smile, her deep blue eyes full of curiosity.
“You’re the Aiden that Vespera sister was always talking about, right?” asked Princess Kelsey with a grin.
Before Aiden could answer, Vespera quickly coughed twice.
She hadn’t actually been talking about Aiden all the time — she had just mentioned him a few times here and there.
Aiden nodded slowly. He didn’t feel any fear toward the princess, just saw her as a very cute little girl.
And looking at Kelsey’s round, baby-like face, Aiden even felt like reaching out to pinch it.
Luke, the vice chairman of the Sovereign City Reclasser Association, said in a serious tone: “Your Highness, it’s a bit windy outside. How about we go into the hotel and take a break?”
Kelsey acted serious with a cute face. “You’re right. Let’s go. I’m already hungry. I wonder what kind of local food there is in Jiangcheng?”
“Aiden, can you introduce it to me?”
Aiden was a little surprised, but he couldn’t really refuse. After all, who could say no to a cute little girl full of excitement?
So, Aiden led Kelsey, along with Luke and Vespera, walked at the front and entered the banquet hall.
Meanwhile, Mayor Randy, the highest-ranking official in The White City, and Lucien followed closely behind Aiden.
Kael, Elyra, and May, along with Ronald, now felt as if their feet were tied with heavy lead, making every step extremely hard.
“How, how could this happen? Is it because Aiden is good-looking and the princess liked him at first sight?” Kael was completely confused.
This must be the only explanation. Whether it was a kid or a noble, people naturally wanted to be around someone who looked good.
Kael clenched his fists. He was the strongest professional-tier student from The White City, but all the attention was now taken by Aiden, an Iron Rank Magic Apprentice!
Elyra, on the other hand, was lost in thought. She had just seen the genius Vespera and Vivi from The Sovereign City.
Vespera and Vivi were even more beautiful than her, especially their cool and elegant presence, like the moon in the night sky, drawing everyone’s attention.
As for her, she was just a small, unnoticed star in the corner.
Elyra muttered to herself: “The princess said that this girl named Vespera has been talking about Aiden all along? No, that can’t be true!”
“Aiden doesn’t have any real talent besides his looks! How could someone like Vespera even remember him?”
“It’s impossible!”
As a teacher, May was already starting to regret her decision. No matter what the reason was, now the big figures from The Sovereign City had noticed Aiden.
If she hadn’t kicked Aiden out, she might have been able to use her position as his teacher to get some attention from those important people.
But now, everything was ruined!
What if Aiden suddenly said something bad about her? Then she’d be in big trouble.
May was extremely worried and nervous, her legs even started to shake.
At that moment, Mayor Randy turned to look at May for a moment. His eyes flashed with anger.
May had done something, and he had already found out.
Randy called out: “Teacher May, don’t just stand there. Come inside the banquet hall!”
May was stunned for a moment, then her whole body filled with excitement. She was definitely going to get promoted! Even the mayor was calling her by name!
Out of habit, she bowed and smiled nervously to show respect to the mayor, completely missing the anger in Randy’s eyes.
Soon, everyone entered the banquet hall.
In a quiet corner, the most famous pianist from The White City was playing soft and elegant music.
Hot dishes filled the air with delicious smells, and expensive drinks made the atmosphere a little bit dreamy.
But no one was really paying attention to the music, food, or wine. The upper-class people from The White City were all listening closely, their ears all turned toward the center of the hall.
Vespera slightly bowed and said to Aiden: “Sorry, there were still some things I didn’t get to say. So I had to look into the Abyss permit and found my way to The White City.”
Kelsey quickly said: “Vespera was just really worried…”
“Who was worried?” Vespera quickly corrected, a little embarrassed, then gave Kelsey a sharp look.
Vespera took a deep breath before speaking to Aiden: “This time, I came to The White City to thank you first. And second, I want to ask… can I buy the heart of the Flame Demon Oslu from you?”
“Of course, there’s one condition. You don’t need the heart of the Flame Demon Oslu.”
Vespera added carefully, hoping Aiden wouldn’t misunderstand.
Aiden thought for a moment. An Epic-level Demon’s Heart was nothing to him—he still had over 900 of them.
Vespera was also very polite, even going all the way from The Sovereign City to this small, remote city.
Plus, he still needed to ask Luke about the demon curse.
So, without hesitation, Aiden was about to agree to Vespera’s request.
But just then, a figure slowly pushed through the crowd. It was Kael.
He smiled in a fake, elegant way and said: “Your Highness, and everyone from The Sovereign City, good evening.”
“Hello, I’m Kael. I was lucky enough to awaken an Epic-class job—Paladin. It’s a great honor to meet you all here.”
Kael’s attitude was gentle, his expression elegant, and his tone calm. If it weren’t for the fact that his face was still swollen like a pig’s head, he would have been considered very handsome.
Vespera frowned. It was annoying to be interrupted at such an important moment.
She kept her expression cold and her tone distant as she replied: “Sorry, we have something important to discuss with Mr. Aiden.”
Kael was surprised for a moment. He couldn’t understand why someone with just an Iron Rank as a Reclasser would be so important. Did people from The Sovereign City only care about looks, not future potential or job tier?
Aiden’s lips curled slightly, and he spoke in a tone that was clearly mocking:
“It seems some people are way too full of themselves. They don’t realize that no one is interested in a pig’s face.”
Aiden suddenly felt a bit playful. Kael had come over on purpose, probably to get close to Vespera and the others.
But what Kael thought was so important—Vespera, Vivi, and John—were actually hoping he would sell the Epic Demon’s Heart.
“Aiden, you’re being extremely rude! What business do you have in my conversation with Vespera?” Kael shot back without hesitation.
He slightly bowed, as if to say that The White City wasn’t a big place, and not everyone was as polite as him.
Vespera couldn’t stand it anymore. She looked coldly at Kael and said: “Do you not understand what I’m saying?”
“I have something important to talk about with Mr. Aiden now.
You can leave, please.”
Vivi added: “Not only does he look like a pig, but he’s also stupid.”
John nodded and said: “Add this: trying to act elegant and noble, but doing it really badly.”
Other people from The White City’s upper class were watching the scene closely. When they heard Vivi and John’s comments, they couldn’t help but whisper among themselves.
“Tsk tsk, no wonder they’re from The Sovereign City—they even dare to mock Kael.”
“So what? They have the confidence. The Hawthorne family business, the Wexley family from The Sovereign City, or the Taylor family from the military—any one of them could make Dragonlight Guild disappear completely!”
“Still, Kael might have awakened a high-level professional job, but compared to these geniuses from The Sovereign City, he’s nothing at all.”
“Do you think Kael embarrassing himself like this is making our The White City look bad?”
“I feel kind of ashamed.”
“It’s really embarrassing.”
As more people around him started talking, Kael’s fists tightened tightly.
He was an Epic Paladin, but Aiden was just an Iron Rank Magic Apprentice. Why were all these people gathered around Aiden?
Thinking about this, Kael couldn’t help but speak up: “You’re all being tricked by Aiden. He’s just the worst Iron Rank Magic Apprentice. He got kicked out of school. His character is bad, and his skills are terrible.”
“He must have fooled you all!”
Suddenly, the whole banquet fell silent. Lucien, Lysander, and Mayor Randy all turned their eyes toward Kael.
Randy took a deep breath and shouted: “Kael! You’ve gone too far. Aiden is a hero of The White City!”
Lucien even walked over directly and said without hesitation: “Get out of here!”
Kael suddenly panicked. He hadn’t expected that just one sentence could make the most respected people in The White City so angry.
He looked helplessly at his father, Ronald.
Ronald took a deep breath, forced a smile, and said to Randy and Lucien:
“Both of you, Kael just said something wrong by accident. He’s still young, and it’s normal for him to act without thinking.”
“I’ll make him apologize to Aiden right now.”
Ronald quickly walked over to Kael and signaled him to apologize to Aiden.
Looking at Aiden’s smiling face, Kael tried a few times to speak, but finally kept his mouth shut.
He looked quietly at Elyra and the other students from The White City.
“Apologize!” Ronald was getting impatient, almost wanting to hit Kael himself.
Kael shook his head, gritting his teeth, and stared fiercely at Aiden. Then he suddenly said:
“Aiden, I won’t apologize. You’re a waste of space. A liar!”
“I’ll expose your real face to everyone!”