There is a party at the King’s Castle. All the nobles have gathered there. The party is kind of a send-off to Princess Kaileen.

There are a lot of nobles and also a few familiar faces are at the party.

“Hey Inach, is that you?”

A man in his late thirties with glasses asks Mister Inach.

“Ah, it’s you Mister Rightman.”

The person Mister Inach is talking to is Mister Rightman, Sven’s father.

Luke sighs as he looks at his father. He is wearing a good-looking black suit. He also has a different hairstyle than usual. It is a more noble-like look that is normally not seen by him.

“You didn’t want to come here, did you?”

Jack asks Luke.

Jack also wears a suit but it’s more of a delinquent style of wearing a suit. He has kept his jacket and vest open and has no tie or bow. Even the shirt that he wears under his vest is untucked. It’s as if he doesn’t care.

“What do you think?”

Luke asks Jack.

“Of course, you don’t want to see the person you love to be sent-off to some kind of grave.”

Jack chuckles.

“That was dark and not funny.”

Luke looks at Jack with a stoic face.

“Sorry man.”

Jack smiles.

“What about you? Why did you come?”

Luke asks Jack.

“Its cause of my stupid father, he said that there would be some sexy girls for him and me.”

Jack sighs in disappointment.

“But you don’t have an eye on any girl except Valerie.”

Luke smirks.

“Huh?! What are you on about?!”

Jack looks away but his face is red.

Luke looks at Carly.

She is wearing a long black dress, it’s pretty plain yet it suits Carly well to a point where if no one knew how the Princess looked, one would call her The Princess. Her smooth long hair supported that theory even more.

For now, Carly seems to be searching for someone.

“Do you know who your sister is searching for?”

Luke asks Jack.

“I guess she is searching for Sir Dan.”

Jack says.

“He isn’t a noble though, is he?”

Luke asks.

“I didn’t know that. I always thought that Sir Dan was a noble. I mean have you seen his house. It looks like a noble’s place.”

Jack says.

“Yeah, I agree, one would mistake Sir Dan’s house for a noble’s place.”

A familiar figure in James Klinger appears behind Jack and Luke.

“Hey, it’s you, James.”

Luke says as he looks at James who is wearing a suit and holding a cup of soft-drink.

“Yeah, it feels weird talking to you guys after that tournament.”

James says with a nervous smile.

“Don’t be like that James. We are all friends here.”

Luke says with a smile.

“Seriously? You don’t mind being friends with me?”

James asks.

“Hey now, even if you were against us in the tournament, you are still someone we know since the start of the year. That’s why we don’t mind being friends with you.”

Jack says.

“I agree with Jack on this.”

Luke grins.

James smiles.

The three boys continue on with their conversation.

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Carly seems to be looking around for someone.

“Tsch! Should I call Dan? I mean...He isn’t going to be here exactly but still...”

Carly seems to be bored.

“Miss Carly?”

Someone calls Carly from behind her.

She looks behind her to find Horrell and Izumi. Both are wearing kimonos. Horrell’s Kimono is red with maple flowers as its background design while Izumi’s kimono is a plain blackish color with reddish-white straps.

Horrell seems to be a little embarrassed.

“Miss Carly, we both are wearing the same colored clothes!”

Izumi says with a smile.

“I agree and it surprisingly looks beautiful on you. Is it some kind of Eastern dress or something?”

Carly compliments Izumi.

“Pretty much, it’s our traditional dress that we call Kimono.”

Izumi answers Carly’s question.

“I see.”

Carly’s eyes move to Horrell.

“Not going to lie though, Horrell most probably looks more beautiful than you today.”

Carly looks surprised at how good Horrell looks in her Kimono.

“I know right?! She looks so adorable!”

Izumi hugs Horrell.

“Izumi?! What are you doing?!”

Horrell looks to be embarrassed.

Carly gives a smile, “Man, you two have grown closer it seems.” Carly says.

“Yeah, that’s because Horrell stays in the castle with her brother. So, you know, we get a lot of time to spend together.”

Izumi says.

“I see.”

Carly says with a small smile.

“Oh right, is Sir Dan not going to come, Miss Carly?”

Izumi asks Carly.

“Nah, his not a noble, so he most probably won’t.”

Suddenly, Carly’s face turns grim.

“Even if he was, he wouldn’t have come.”

Carly says.

Both Izumi and Horrell look at each other with confused faces.

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