Return of The 8th Class Mage Chapter 40:
“Your skin’s getting younger and younger, my lady… . . ”
“My second son finally got into the Ivory Tower… . . ”
“Oh, congratulations . My first son……”
Until the Crown Prince started the society officially, everyone was free to say hello to each other . Everyone knew each other’s face very well, of course . Only Vanessa was isolated alone .
“Uhm… . . ”
As nervous as she was, Vanessa looked around without focus .
She drank a sip of alcohol .
She wasn’t familiar with alcohol either .
She didn’t like alcohol .
‘It’s bitter… . ’
She was just holding the glass for decoration .
She hadn’t experienced this type of party .
She had attended a few fashionable societies a few times in the northern territory .
However, the northern party was much less strict and more free .
Over there they didn’t make small talk like this, nor made their own small groups .
“Who is the lady over there?”
A random voice was directed at Vanessa .
From the voice, noble ladies started to look at Vanessa .
“Who is that?”
“I’ve never seen her before . ”
A small whisper was getting bigger . These ladies were also playing their political rule . Which meant they memorized most of the ladies from a powerful family . From a young age they were trained in this way .
“… . . ”
Suddenly, the whispering had stopped .
Did they finish their talking?
Unfortunately for Vanessa, it wasn’t over .
They just finished their ‘analysis’ .
“She has some good face…”
“Is she a concubine?”
A total stranger to the noble ladies .
The stranger had a good facial mask, but was not young .
And she didn’t look confident .
In that case, they concluded her status in two cases .
The stranger must be a lady of a small and weak family, or a concubine of it .
“I think she is concubine . She’s got a big **** . ”
“She has a big **** so… . . ”
“Seems she doesn’t have a son yet, does she?”
“Haha, you are entertaining, Mrs . ”
They spoke it quietly, but clearly .
Their every single word was relayed to Vanessa .
‘Why am I here……?’
Vanessa’s hand started shaking .
She wanted to run away from this ballroom .
But she couldn’t .
She didn’t want to bring disgrace on Ian .
‘Those noble **** . ’
And Ian heard it very clearly as well .
Every single word of it .
Thanks to support of mana .
All of them were wives of noble houses, or a lady who will be .
Ian never expected them to be so flimsy .
‘Maybe I overestimated them . ’
They needed to be stopped .
Ian started to walk to them quickly .
Then suddenly,
“I am so disappointed in you ladies . ”
The voice that stopped Ian .
It was the princess of royal, ‘Hyree Greenriver . ’
“P, princess?”
The sudden appearance of the princess panicked those ladies .
She was supposed to enter the ballroom with the Crown Prince, but why was she here?
“Mrs . Serecio . ”
“I, I am listening, my lady . ”
“Is it true that it’s easier to give a birth if a woman has a bigger ass?”
The target was the Mrs . Serecio who mentioned her **** before .
The princess must have heard everything before .
“T, that is… . . ”
“Then can you say the same thing to me?”
“W, what do you mean… . ”
“According to what you say, Aren’t I the most suitable as a concubine?”
Her short speech was very challenging .
She was still at the border between girl and lady .
“We have gathered here to have a good relationship . The Crown Prince has invited all of you with his very hand . But now, look at what these high noble ladies are doing . Watch your language and do not insult any of the guests of the Crown Prince . ”
Even if she was young, her speech was critical . Not even these ladies, but men over there were all watching here now .
“Oh, let me guess . It is not the party that’s held by the Emperor, but the Crown Prince . So now you ladies are insulting his guest?”
“M, my lady! It is not… . . ”
Thanks to her criticism, the ladies’ faces turned pale .
After a huge sigh, the princess approached Vanessa .
Vanessa’s face was still in dark .
“Mrs, are you okay?”
“I, I… . . ”
“I apologize to you instead . ”
“I am not… . . ”
“Pardon?”
“I am not a concubine . ”
Vanessa managed to stop her shaking .
Then she seeked Ian .
Finally, she made eye contact wih Ian .
Vanessa’s eyes were asking his permission .
Ian nodded shortly .
“I, I just came here… . . thanks to my son . This party is too much for me, so I feel uncomfortable……”
It was the princess who made a curious face firstly .
Other ladies looked confused .
Why is she mentioning her son, not her family?
“My son is only supposed to be invited, but I luckily got invited, too… . . Ah, my son’s name is Ian, Ian Page . H, he just became a mage of the Ivory Tower recently . ”
The mage of the Ivory Tower, Ian Page .
His name was followed by four titles .
‘The Ivory Tower . ’ ‘Youngest . ’ ‘Arch mage . ’ ‘4th class . ’
Who wouldn’t know? No one in the capital .
Now the faces of the other ladies turned black .
‘M, mage? Why here?’
‘Did a mage just get invited to fashionable society?’
An Archmage and his mother were invited to the fashionable society .
It was an extremely rare case in the whole history of the empire .
But right now, it didn’t the matter .
They were being very rude to the mother of the Archmage .
It was a vital mistake .
“The Crown Prince highness enters . ”
While the room was full of heavy silence,
An announcement awoke the people from their thinking .
Quickly, they returned to their place .
For some ladies, his appearance saved their life for a moment .
“Ah, hello guys . Hello . ”
The Crown Prince made a feathery wave .
He moved onto the chair for the host of the party .
He wore more luxurious cloth than on normal days .
Only If he hadn’t opened his mouth, he wouldn’t lose his dignity .
“Khmhm! As everyone knows, I held this fashionable society, instead of my father . Well let’s see, I brought some introduction, but before all of that… . ”
After pausing his speech, he started to search for someone .
“Ah! There you are!”
It was Ian, who the Crown Prince was looking for . Suddenly the Crown Prince made huge smile .
“I would like to introduce someone before this party . A special guest of today, the youngest 4th class Archmage, my only brother in oath, from since I met him in the Mogrian province . ”
The Crown Prince had refused to hold the fashionable society even when the Emperor had asked to .
However, in this year, he didn’t .
Rather, the Crown Prince asked before his father asked to him .
The reason was simple .
“Ian Page!”
“Mrs, how many times had I told you to think before act? You ruined the future of our house! Are you out of your mind?”
Including Mrs . Serecio, few ladies of noble house, were called by the head of their house, and being punished .
“I, I will do my best to fix this ……”
“Best? Not good enough! By any means necessary, fix this situation! YOU MUST!”
They were in an emergency .
Every lady bent their body to Ian’s mother, Vanessa Page, as much as a maid did .
Now Vanessa was treated more like royalty than the princess who was next to her .
‘Better than me . ’
His title of Archmage made them quiet, but it was the Crown Prince who turned the tide completely . Ian used to looked down on the Crown Prince . But today, he satisfied Ian .
‘His treatment was much wiser than the emotional reaction from me . ’
From since he rewound the time, he couldn’t calm down whenever his mother was related .
Maybe because he lost his mother once before?
Every time his emotions blinded him . It wasn’t an ideal reaction for his mother, but he couldn’t control it .
‘I’m thinking too much sometimes . ’
On the other hand, the Crown Prince ended the situation with a single speech .
It was his talent .
Even though he didn’t intend to .
“Haha! I received your royal letter very well . ”
There was nothing funny, but the Crown Prince made big smile .
Today, Ian decided to listen and support him .
Ian didn’t know when he became his royal servant and his brother in law, but it was tolerable .
“Recently, I read some book . There is such a phrase . A good king always listen to his men’s advice . ”
He was supposed to finish reading the book when he was 8 years old .
It seemed he just started reading it .
“I read your letter very carefully . But the book also said another things . Listen to your men’s advice carefully, but take only the advice that is necessary . The decision is yours . ”
With his proud voice, the Crown Prince kept saying .
“So I did . As you said, I didn’t trick the nobles, but I really wanted to invite you . You were the reason for this fashionable society after all . So I took half of your advice! Fairly, I took half and ignored half . As the book says . ”
Take only what’s necessary .
It shouldn’t mean this .
But, Ian decided to play around with him for today .
“Outstanding, your highness . ”
“Haha you make me feel high . Please keep… . . what is it? Yes! Please keep giving royal advice to me . I thought you were just a kid, but you actually care for me a lot . ”
Ian replied with nodding, with a smile on his face .
“Ah, by the way . When I just entered, the atmosphere was weird . Did anything happen before? Hyree… I mean, the princess was supposed to enter with me . But she had arrived here earlier . ”
While saying this, he looked at the princess and Vanessa .
He had lived his life, which was full of hidden enemies .
He had a good sixth sense .
“It’s just a tiny thing, your highness . ”
“That means there was something . ”
“There was some misunderstanding . My mother was a stranger to other nobles . ”
The Crown Prince moved his eyebrows shortly .
He had a good sense for these kinds of things .
“I had to do something . ”
“Your highness . ”
“Don’t worry . I still remember your advice . Draw loyalism from the nobles and make them stand on my side . Trust me, I am capable of it . ”
With confidence, the Crown Prince walked into the section, where Vanessa was standing .
“Mrs . Page, Sorry for my late greeting . ”
With a serious face, the Crown Prince greeted her .
With an embarrassed face, Vanessa replied to him .
“Y, your highness . ”
“I guess I mistreated the mother of my brother in oath . Well, then… Should I call you as mother in oath?”
The Crown Prince said with a smile on his face .
There was no such title called mother in oath in Greenriver .
However, his intention was obvious .
“Tell me whatever you want . I will listen . ”
The faces of the ladies who were flattering each other nearby, especially Mrs . Serecio and the ladies with her, turned shocked .
The princess wasn’t enough, but now the Crown Prince .
He talked to Vanessa full of care with the title of ‘Mother in oath . ’
They chose the wrong person . Very wrong .
‘I have to admit . In this field, he is much better than me . ’
Ian thought while watching the Crown Prince’s actions .
He had to admit .
The Crown Prince was one of the best in the world on how to treat nobles .
“Hmm . ”
Due to sudden attention to Ian, he looked around .
Numerous heads of houses and reclaimers looked at Ian .
They were trying to make contact with him while the Crown Prince was away .
‘Before I get bothered… . ’
Ian left his seat quietly .
He left from the ballroom to the connected terrace .
Ian never expected to see anyone here, but there was a very fit man with height .
He was too fit for a normal noble .
“Sir Oliver?”