The style of clothing changes a person's appearance.
Charlotte is at the perfect age, she developed relatively late and looks young.
When she puts on children's clothes and acts cute, she is an innocent, lovely and charming child.
But when she put on a mature and elegant evening dress, her childishness was concealed and her girlishness was enhanced.
Especially today she deliberately asked the maid to put on a slightly mature makeup for her.
This is Charlotte's little idea.
In the past, in order to act cute and lower other people's vigilance, she would deliberately wear clothes that made her look very childish to enhance her look.
But at this dinner, she had to let everyone know that the heir of the Castel family was not just a child.
She has already passed her fifteenth birthday.
She was growing up and was ready to inherit the territory.
So, the effect came.
The moment Charlotte got off the carriage, the entire garden square fell silent.
Everyone's eyes were focused on her, and for a moment, no matter men or women, they found it difficult to look away.
In the end, it was the well-trained butlers of the Duke's Mansion who reacted the fastest. They were the first to come to their senses, instantly putting on respectful and enthusiastic smiles, and quickly came to Charlotte.
But, there are people who are faster than them.
"Oh! It's Miss Charlotte! Miss Charlotte, you're here!"
A shrill and enthusiastic voice came over.
The fat nobleman Bruno dragged his flannel-like body and trotted to Charlotte, his eyes slit with smile.
Charlotte, who had studied the information about the Duke's Palace, already knew the other party's exact identity. He was a second-level steward in the Duke's Palace of Bold and held the title of Viscount of the Palace.
Royal titles, in the Miria continent, specifically refer to those court nobles who have titles but no fiefdoms. They are commonly seen in the courts of duchies, kingdoms, grand duchies or empires.
"Good afternoon, Viscount Bruno."
Charlotte performed the elegant salute of a noble lady.
She has become very skilled at this set of movements, so skilled that she even feels sorry for herself.
Bruno seemed quite happy to be called by his name by the girl.
He proudly raised his chin towards the other butlers who were not as fast as him, and then instructed the butler who caught up with him:
"What are you still standing there for? Help Countess Castel to set up the carriage!"
The deacons quickly took action, busying themselves around the Castel family's carriage, leaving the other nobles nearby aside, even though... Charlotte simply didn't need so many deacons.
Bruno enthusiastically took Charlotte to the Duke's Palace.
The black cat Nice also jumped down from the carriage, with his tail raised high, and followed with his head held high, looking proud.
It was not until the girl's figure gradually disappeared that the other people in the garden square gradually reacted.
"Which noble lady is that? She is so beautiful..."
"Didn't you see? The family crest on the carriage is a black eagle."
"Castel? Hiss... Is it her? Is she really a bewitching succubus as the rumors say?"
"Tsk, have you ever seen a succubus walking in the sun? In my opinion, she must be a witch who knows the dark arts since she looks so pretty!"
This is the conversation among the civilians who are watching the fun.
There have been a lot of rumors in Boulder City recently. They are the ones who are just there for the fun, and they are also the ones who are coming up with conspiracy theories.
There is no way around this. The general public is most easily led astray by public opinion. They lack channels to obtain real information and can only be led by the nobles who manipulate public opinion.
Information cocoons exist in every era.
However, the situation is different for the nobles:
"It's the one from Castel who has arrived."
"She is so beautiful, and her manners are very standard and elegant. She is worthy of being the heir of the Castel family."
"It's a pity that she has been surrounded by rumors recently. I guess it's a headache for her."
"I wonder which family she will choose to marry into..."
"Yeah, I wonder who will be the lucky winner. The Castel family's dowry is half the principality!"
These hypocritical guys can clearly tell what is a rumor and what is the truth.
Those who cannot tell the difference are not qualified to accept the invitation to the Duke's banquet.
While they were discussing, the nobles with slightly greater power obviously quickened their pace and caught up with the girls' group.
If you look more carefully, you will notice that among the noble families attending the banquet, except for the heads of the families, there are also young and handsome male family members.
Everyone's eyes followed the girl's movements, as if they were ready to approach and talk to her at any time, and the eye contact between them was even more tense.
Coupled with the nobles' unique gorgeous costumes and exaggerated shapes, they look like a group of peacocks ready to duel at any time.
Charlotte noticed it, too.
She even turned her head to look at them curiously and smiled politely.
As a result, just this casual glance and polite smile excited a large group of young nobles:
"She looked at me! She just looked at me!"
"No! She was looking at me! She was even smiling at me!"
"You're obviously looking at me!"
"Asshole! You're looking at me!"
"Want to duel?!"
"Come on! Who's afraid of who?"
There was a lot of chaos.
Charlotte slowly retracted her gaze, and the corners of her eyes couldn't help but twitch slightly. She thought to herself that she was really a sinful woman...
Of course, the above are those more impulsive young nobles, most of whom come from small and medium-sized families.
Several great noble families who were also earls were much more elegant and gentlemanly "competitors for marriage".
They came to the girl inconspicuously, were polite, casually brought up topics, and had elegant and charming smiles on their faces.
Among them are some faces that are much more handsome than the popular stars on Blue Star in the previous life, enough to make any girl scream and make Charlotte envious and jealous to death.
But I have to say, these guys’ social skills are really amazing.
Even though she knew they had ill intentions and was filled with hostility towards their handsome faces as men, the topics they raised often succeeded in arousing Charlotte's interest.
But unfortunately...
All their flirting eyes were cast towards the blind man.
Charlotte was indeed interested in the topics they discussed and the information they revealed about the various nobles, but she had no feelings for them personally.
Not only that, seeing these people coming up to her in a reserved and elegant manner, showing off themselves enthusiastically, and thinking that their real purpose was to covet her body and her property, Charlotte even had the urge to punch them to the ground and then stomp on their faces with her feet...
Oh no.
Can't step on their faces yourself.
Who knows if there are any guys with unusual XP among these horny hyenas. For them, that might actually be a reward.
Charlotte is quite confident about her beautiful legs and feet.
Quasimodo should step on it hard!
She said to herself.
Of course, even if you can hear some information, it would be annoying enough to have a group of flies buzzing around your ears for a long time.
After a long time, Charlotte became a little impatient.
However, someone was more anxious than her.
"What are you all crowding over here for? I'm taking Miss Charlotte to meet the Duke. Do you want to go with us?!"
Bruno, the fat butler, spoke.
The young nobles instantly became timid and retreated one after another.
As one of the few third-level Blazing Sun transcendents in Bolder, the title of the Duke is still very famous.
Charlotte's heart was slightly moved:
"Your Excellency the Duke... wants to see me?"
"Yes, Miss Charlotte, the Duke is waiting for you in the study. He said that when you arrive, he will take you to see him first."
Bruno smiled flatteringly.
Charlotte nodded slightly, as if thinking about something, and then continued to follow Bruno into the palace with a reserved smile, her heart tense.
As a noblewoman and with Bruno leading the way, Charlotte was naturally exempted from the personal inspection at the gate of the Duke's Palace.
However, just as she was about to enter the inner palace gate, she heard someone calling her name from behind.
Looking back, he saw the black cat Nice being lifted up by the scruff of the neck by the Star Knight who was guarding the gate of the mansion like a chicken. The cat was meowing and struggling, while looking at him with a pitiful expression.
Next to him, Quasimodo was standing there, looking somewhat bewildered...
"According to the Duke's Mansion regulations, pets... are not allowed inside!"
The Starry Knight looked at the old servant with a serious expression.
Charlotte: …
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