Chương 253: Chapter 236. Sharing In The Presence Of An Enemy?

" The food seems to be coming soon, as a matter of fact, perhaps it should be after we all eat?" Byron cut into the small talk that Count Fracks and Lady Cindy were beginning to have about her going to another table. Seems that Lady Cindy agreed with her brother. I guess it's important to sit in the assigned seat? The Fracks family are all being served cheesecake. So, I guess it would make sense?" How could you drink this much, this early!?"" My Goodness!" Two voices cut through the noise of the celebration.

It was Lady Kina and Lady Diana calling out to their respective husbands. Seems that Gwaid and Max swiftly moved from their fathers' sides to their mothers' sides. Seems their decision making is quite fast for being so young. Hearing the voices of their wives, it seems Count Sark and Count Gorse woke up out of their stupors." Relax, Kina, I'm just having a bit of fun! Look! Me and Gor are fine! Isn't that right, Gor!?"" Yeah! Dia! I'm fine! Promise!"

It seems that the nauseousness and tiredness that was beginning to affect them had worn off." Seems we're not the only ones to have Our Husband in line,, right, Anna?"" Yes, Sarah. Maybe we should try training him to wake up at the sound of our voices next?" My Wives, who I thought were only joking, seemed to be taking this idea very seriously as I looked at the determined look in their faces." Sarah, Anna, please, cut me some slack." Both of them looked at me and began to giggle. This let me relax myself a bit."

Relax, Darling."" Yes, Anna's right, My Love. You'd be sleeping as we'd teach you to do that anyways." Oh, they were laughing at the idea of taking it easy on me... Maybe I should use "brute mode" a bit more in the future to tire them out? No, it wouldn't work regardless. If I've learned anything about my Wives in these 14 or 15 months of Marriage, it's that my Wives will accomplish whatever they set their minds to. Speaking of setting minds, I need to find a moment to talk about Count Fracks with them again.

His mana and the strange feeling I get from his eyes... It's not leaving my mind... /Gong! Gong! Gong! / A loud gonging sound interrupted my thoughts, seems that dinner has finally arrived. The Servers have begun to walk out of 3 hallways that were on the Northern side of the building. They were carrying trays of food. Seems that each table is going to be served a full-course meal. Not a terrible idea, either that or a buffet would be the way to go.

I struggle to imagine the hell that a party full of drunk Demons aiming for the final scrap of food on a hot plate would be like. I'm sure Byron would've planned for something like that, but I'm thankful he did the sane option of serving everyone a full-course meal instead. Granted, it's a full-course fit for a Demon's stomach, so it'll even out to a buffet's amount of food either way. I'd imagine that Princess Alice, Wendy and I will be passing off what we can't eat to Sarah, Anna, Ellie and our Guards.

Speaking of which, Heather and Brick seem to like what is being served as they've started to drool at the food. Seeing a beauty like Heather beginning to drool at the sight of food is a strange sight to behold. Flare on the other hand, was busy playing a card game with the kids and Princess Alice. Oh, they've noticed the appetizers are coming now." Well, I guess we should head to our tables for now? It was lovely to speak to you, Marquess Drake." With Count Fracks's words, the small talk ended.

Sarah and Anna nearly dragged me back to our table, I knew skipping lunch was a bad idea. Before long, the appetizers landed on our table. It was a mix of meats, vegetables and sauces that ranged from spicy to savory. No one around the table really made a sound as they all enjoyed the food. However, I wanted to try the rest of the courses, so, while no one was looking, I warped some of the meats and veggies into the hands of my Guards.

I silently apologized to them that I couldn't dip the food in the sauces, but they were appreciative none the less, even more so when Wendy and Princess Alice signaled to me that they were done. Since our Guards were so close and the food was so small, I barely felt any drain on my mana. You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version." That was fantastic, when does the soup arrive?" Ellie was the first to speak.

While it was seen as rude to say something like this, once the surrounding tables saw that a little Demon girl said it, they happily went back to their meals." The soup should be coming soon, Ellie. I think you're the first person to finish their appetizers, so you need to hang on until "most" of the people finish theirs as well. Give it around 5 to 10 minutes, then I think the soup will come."" But what will we do until then?"" Good question..."

I struggled to think about something that could be done while we wait, it would need to be something quick to pullout and quick to put away as the food will be coming quickly... An idea came to me, I think it could work. I turn to Sarah and begin to ask if she could take out a piece of paper and 2 pencils." Hey, Sar-" Without even waiting for the question, Sarah had already taken out a few pieces of paper and 2 pencils. I could see that Wendy was also interested in what I was about to show.

Since she was also finished with her food, I guess I'll teach her too." Here, the first thing you do is make a 3 by 3 square..."

" Tic, Tak, Toe!" Wendy and Ellie began to play the game and got lost in it, seems that Princess Alice was also interested in it as well. Unfortunately, the girls were already enjoying the game, I'd hate to interrupt them." Now then, I do wonder when that soup will come? I wonder how much we'll be given? What do you think, Alle?" Sarah began to speak as she patted her mouth with a napkin.

Seems everyone at the table had finished the appetizers." I-I'm not sure, how did you find the appetizers, Sarah?"" I thought it was perfect to whet the appetite. I'm looking forward to the rest!" Sarah smiled as she answered. She then took a quick look around. Seems that the Demons around us were quite curious about the opinions of the former Princess of Diablos. With Sarah's answer, the mood seemed to lift on a few tables. I could see that Byron had a sigh of relief as he heard her reaction.

Sarah made sure to speak loudly for everyone to hear her compliment of the food. With the mood relaxed, the courses began to pour in. A poultry-based soup was served to us, it had hearty vegetables with savory spices. One thing that's very apparent with Demonic palates is that they love strong-tasting food and large quantities of said strong-tasting food." Ah, Darling, you should try dipping the bread in it! It's so good!"

Anna's enjoyment of the soup seemed to make her want to share it with me, with Sarah and Anna sitting next to me, it didn't take long for Anna to start hand feeding me." You noticed something strange about Count Fracks, right, Darling?" Anna whispered to me as I ate the piece of bread she fed me." Yes, somethings wrong with his mana and eyes." With a smile still plastered on her face, Anna continued to speak as if she were whispering sweet nothings to me." You mean the mana we can't see?

If so, do you think he's ill or something similar?"" I don't know, the mana did look repugnant to me. It might reflect his mental state? But I'm still not sure?" Another hand came towards my face as Sarah joined in with Anna. She had the look that she was a little jealous as she had a pouting expression on her face." How did the mana of his children look, My Love?"" Fine, like nothing is out of the ordinary. Do you happen to know what Job Baron Fracks has?""

No, Zana is too far out from the Capital to know personal about the ruling Lords to that level. Honestly, I find it very odd that he knew who Alle was. I don't remember Baron Fracks ever coming to Blackstone any time while Alle was there. Sure, she's obviously a Beastman, but that doesn't mean that she's who she is. Something seems very odd about it all."" Something says we should stay away from him as much as possible. If he comes near you, quickly get to me.

Make sure to watch over Wendy, Ellie and Princess Alice. That feeling I've been getting since I saw him has only gotten worse."" My Love, we're flirting right now, your face doesn't show it."" Right, sorry. I Love You Both. You know that, right?"" Somewhat better, I wish you'd have said that earlier tonight when we didn't need to use subterfuge."" I could've sworn I said it heading to this event though?"" Oh really, maybe I didn't hear it?"" Sarah, Darling, we're not supposed to actually be flirting right now."

Grip... With a tightening grip on my arm, Anna made her presence known. Our planning for everyone to stay safe tonight continued until the main course arrived.