Chapter 143: Huh? It felt like something was a bit off?

Chapter 143: Huh? It felt like something was a bit off?

The Mages went to chat with those Court Wizards and Archmages. Louis did not go over. He looked at the nobles and ministers instead.

Most of the ministers and high nobles of Solerndor wore double-breasted coats with delicate patterns and large buttons, along with high leather boots. Overall, they looked very neat, proper, and sharp.

Some were still holding long telescopes, gazing towards the seaside.

This was considered the more old-fashioned and orthodox noble attire of Solerndor. The people from the Engineering Institute wore black top hats, shirts, waistcoats, and carried walking sticks. Some also wore punk leather jackets or tight-fitting clothes.

Louis ignored those embarrassing individuals.

But honestly, the leather jackets and tight-fitting clothes were not the most eye-catching. What drew the eye were the foreign nobles and ministers.

Their clothes were all colorful and flashy, and their socks were colorful too. Many also had rouge on their faces. The ruff collar seemed to be the fashionable standard.

Originally, these outfits might have fit the era, but in Solerndor, they looked a bit special—like Wild Wizards.

Louis even saw some nobles dressed in medieval style, though he didn’t know which countries they were from.

As for the noble ladies of Solerndor, they seemed more trendy than those minor nobles seen at the car exhibition before, but they also wore tight corsets, giving a somewhat Gothic feel. The foreign noble ladies wore floor-length dresses with large bustles, each looking like a hen sticking out its rear. When they talked, powder visibly fell from their faces.

Louis couldn’t help but shudder a little.

Yingling blew out a faint smoke ring and glanced at Louis. Her face seemed to say—none can compare to me, right?

Louis pinched her bottom.

Bishop John suddenly coughed. Louis looked at the Bishop in surprise, and the Bishop motioned for him to look behind.

Louis followed Bishop John’s gaze and looked behind him.

Behind were the seating areas. Right in the middle was the King’s throne. The seat to the left of the King’s throne was empty; that should be the Witch Queen’s seat. On the seat to the right sat Ocris.

She wore a princess crown, and Kate was beside her. Originally, they were playing chess, but now they held chess pieces in their hands, frozen there, looking at Louis with that kind of look—as if saying, ‘What’s going on? Little brother?’

Helen and Lilith were squatting on the other side, teasing a little child. They didn’t notice this side.

The little child didn’t seem too willing to pay attention to these two mischievous kids who kept trying to dress him up as a little girl. Seeing Louis approach, he started crying and rushed over.

“Uncle, wah wah wah wah…” The little Prince cried as he ran over seeking support, which made Helen and Lilith pout and look at Louis with unfriendly eyes—What’s going on? Coming up and snatching our toy right away?

“Sigh.” Louis picked up the child and gave him a kiss.

“My dear nieces, did you sleep well last night?” Louis, Crowley’s little brother, said smilingly to his nieces.

Ocris and Kate swayed slightly, almost fainting from anger.

They glanced at each other—That guy is too arrogant!

Wait…

Huh? Huh??

Ocris blinked, looking at her sister Kate who shared her indignation, feeling like something was a bit off.

But she couldn’t pinpoint what exactly was off.

Kate gave Ocris a ‘do your best’ gesture. Ocris nodded solemnly—Let’s work hard together.

…

After the fleet finished firing the salute and the airships and gliders drew colorful ribbons across the sky, the King and others clapped, then returned to their seats. Crowley also followed the King to the front of the throne, leaned close to the King’s ear, and began introducing Louis.

The princes, ministers, foreign guests, and nobles from various countries all stood nearby, not returning to their seats. They looked at Louis, Archie, and the Mages in the center with curious and scrutinizing eyes.

The Court Wizards especially narrowed their eyes slightly—they had seen this student of Ocris during the previous assessments. How dare a mere fancy card wizard meddle in matters concerning Her Majesty Delphinia? Gaining a bit of fame at the academy, and you really think you’re something. Young people these days really don’t know their place.

But the Red-robed Bishops and Divine Officials all smiled warmly. Many senior Knights also gave Louis a slight chest salute.

As for the Witch Queen, it seemed she hadn’t glanced at Louis from start to finish, simply not taking him seriously. Most of her attention was focused on the thrones opposite the stands, or rather, she was playing with the Red Queen the whole time.

The Red Queen was now sitting on her throne excitedly, propping up her chin, looking at the Witch Queen while moving her fingers towards the direction of the competition field. She seemed to be controlling the competitors on the field. She looked like she was playing chess.

Delphinia was doing the same thing, seemingly competing with the Red Queen. But she was completely overwhelmed and out of her depth—which puzzled the Red Queen greatly. It seemed the Witch Queen’s strength was always fluctuating. The Red Queen suddenly lost interest and began looking around for new toys.

Louis paid no attention to them. His focus was now on the Dragon Clan nearby.

Prince Nephar and the princess were both wearing armor, standing in attendance near the host King. Prince Nephar ‘Kiko’ stood near the King. It seemed he had already heard some things from the Witch Queen. He was looking Louis up and down, his eyes filled with disdain.

Princess Nephar ‘Annabel’ stood near Ocris. Looking closely, Louis found that this princess had a strikingly heroic aura between her brows. And she herself was over 190 centimeters tall; wearing battle armor, she truly looked like a woman not yielding to men, like a Valkyrie.

She was now standing beside Ocris, squinting her eyes together with Ocris as they looked at Louis. Her face was full of murderous intent, as if Louis had stolen her man.

This made Louis slightly speechless. He smiled and nodded slightly at the Black Dragon Princess. The princess’s heroic eyebrows raised a little, the murderous intent growing stronger, as if Louis was provoking her.

‘What’s going on? What’s the deal? Such a pretty girl, seems like something’s wrong with her head…’

Then Princess Annabel deliberately started chatting with Ocris, all the while looking at Louis and reaching out to touch Ocris’s hand. Ocris seemed to be sulking now. Though her face was flushed and she initially wanted to pull her hand back, she intentionally let Princess Annabel grab her hand. She also lifted her head and looked at Louis.

The Black Dragon Princess Annabel couldn’t help but look at Louis with a triumphant expression.

‘Seems like she gets along well with Ocris?’ Louis blinked, a bit confused.

Suddenly, he thought of something and nodded understandingly: ‘So, Ocris is telling me this is also her good friend? We can all be good friends?’

‘Your Highness is so kind to me. Her friends all seem very beautiful and full of personality.’

‘I love making friends the most.’

Louis temporarily set aside the Black Dragon Princess who wanted to be his good friend. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Prince Nephar ‘Kiko’.

At the moment their gazes met, the two men both smiled with a twist of their mouths, their eyes filled with mutual disdain.

Louis: ‘With your level, you still want to compete with me for someone? Are you even worthy of being called Long Aotian?’

Kiko: ‘With your level, you still want to compete with my sister for someone? Are you even worthy of being said to have Dragon Clan blood?’

Huh?

Huh??

Louis always felt like something wasn’t quite right. But he couldn’t say what exactly was wrong.

On the other side, during Crowley’s account, Ign was nodding repeatedly in sudden understanding. It seemed only now did he connect Louis with Ocris’s student.

Student, colleague, Demon-slaying Knight, Ace Pilot, Nine Dragons Sea Quelling King. Everyone had a different way of describing this young man.

When he first saw him, that aura was very special, making him feel somewhat familiar. Turned out he was a Foreigner…

Huh?

Huh??

Ign couldn’t help but look at Louis. She always felt like something was a bit off.

But she couldn’t say what exactly was wrong.

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