Chapter 51: Birthday Party
In the great palace of the Fallen family, the great banquet was celebrated as usual, but everyone, including the relatives of Theos, had the same question in their minds… Where is the birthday boy?
As a result, the last banquet ended with an invasion that massacred several nobles. The guests were not in high spirits, but they still had to attend and comply with etiquette as they were summoned by Duke Fallen himself.
“Darling, where do you think our son will be? I’ve been calling him, but his phone doesn’t seem to have a signal,” Teressa approached Matheo with a worried expression, causing him to frown slightly.
“I honestly don’t know, he has changed a lot in the last few days, in every way,” he commented with a smile. “He’s becoming stronger and stronger; maybe he got too moved, that’s why he’s taken to training, or is it that he’s running around with girls here and there, like playboys of his age?” he replied with a nostalgic smile, remembering the old days.
“Ouch,” Matheo’s smile was erased as he felt a great pain in his side, Teressa was pinching him with a chilling smile.
“Darling, don’t compare the other filthy young men to my son, and much worse to you in your youth,” with the most forced smile she could muster, she turned and walked away, leaving Matheo there sighing.
‘Oh, wow, she practically just called me trash,’ he thought with a grin. Fortunately, they were in a private room of the palace, so no one saw the very “Amorous” scene between the two.
*Ring*
Just as Matheo was about to leave the room, his phone rang, notifying a call. “Whom could it be?” he muttered, grabbing the phone and seeing the number he had booked as “son.”
“Hello, Theos?”, accepting the call, the first thing he did was to confirm his son’s identity, as there are many forgers these days, even if only his number is known by his peers who are counted on their hands.
“Yes, Father, this is Theos… To confirm it, everywhere you go you carry a row of documents with you,” answered the other side of the phone, making Matheo frown and observe his surroundings where…
All that could be seen were papers, documents, and pencils everywhere, causing Matheo to return to his neutral expression. “You’re Theos, now… Why haven’t you arrived? Your mother is like crazy looking for you.”
“Huh, that… Don’t worry, I’ll go; I just blocked Mother’s number because I knew she could call at any moment, and she was on to something extremely important,” Theos replied from the other side, causing Matheo to nod.
“Fine, fine, but when you get there you’ll have to explain what you were doing,” he continued after a brief pause. “I honestly don’t mind if you don’t come to your birthday party, after all, it’s already a great honor that guests can set foot in this palace, but your mother wants to give you a well-deserved birthday, so I expect you to cooperate.”
Before Matheo’s words, Theos was silent for a moment, before answering. “Sure, I’ll be there shortly.”
The call ended there, Matheo was on his way back to write and sign documents regarding the Fallen family’s business, while Theos…
…
“Phew, let’s get this party over with quickly,” Theos declared stretching his arms.
“I’m surprised you’re going,” Luna said with a smile at his side.
He replied with a smile, the truth was that he wasn’t planning on going to his birthday party.
Originally he planned to go to the party and enjoy the conflicts there, but later he realized that without his presence at the party, almost no conflict was going to happen, and with his power increased, he decided to venture toward the cult to get one of the weapons that the protagonist was going to possess in the future.
‘Too bad the original possessor of the weapon is the leader of the sect, and when I saw him he wasn’t fighting with anything but his fists thanks to that curse… Pitiful’, sighing inwardly, he kept walking.
“We’re close,” he concluded as he saw closer and closer to his family’s palace. He had cut his route by flying a lot shorter. Otherwise, it would have taken him many more minutes, if not hours, to get there.
Fortunately, no one saw him flying through the skies, and if that was the case, it wouldn’t matter, after all… His identity would be revealed today.
“Are you nervous?” she teased with a playful side, causing Theos to look at her with confusion.
“Not; I’ve already faced hundreds of hoods; I faced a guy one level above me and was able to make it out fully alive; what makes you think I’ll be nervous about a party?”
“Oh, nothing in particular,” chuckling, she stepped forward to the Fallen family palace with a smile.
“This girl…”, Theos could only shake his head, but he couldn’t hide the corners of his slightly raised lips.
The two arrived at the palace, Luna in itself had an invitation, but with Theos’ help, the course was easier; upon seeing him, all the soldiers immediately knelt on the spot.
Such a scene started a commotion in the banquet, making all the nobles turn their attention to the boy who arrived with total elegance as he had changed his clothes for a new one; he looked elegant, clean, and imposing.
With the improvement of his appearance, Theos’ charm left all the women in total shock, some of them even drooling.
He paid no attention to those ladies but walked past them not even greeting him; his superior aura made everyone feel like mere ants.
“He… He is the heir of the entire Fallen family.”
“Yes, he is the one called The Fallen, rumor has it that he has more status than the Duke himself, his father.”
“Yes, there are also theories that when he was born, a phenomenon occurred where the Mana was altered…”
“No kidding… It’s him! The crimson shadow! The young man who contributed the most in eliminating those hooded men!”
“Really? He looks different now… But they’re the same person! That unique left eye no one could ever forget…”
After Theos passed from his side, all the guests started their gossip and rumors, they also recognized him as the hero of the Rasforh banquet.
But Theos didn’t hear them, those whispers did nothing to stop him from walking toward the stairs that led to the second floor.
“Sister!” as the very work of fate itself, a loud shout came from the other corner of the room.
Just hearing them once, Theos already knew who it was, and who else it could be after hearing them thousands of times in the animated adaptation of the novel.
“What do you want, Alan?”
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