Benjamin originally wanted to stand in front of the window and pretend to be cool for a while, thinking about the trick in the theater mage incident, but was interrupted by Jeremy who pushed the door open and entered.
"Master, it's time for dinner. The master asked me to call you down for dinner."
He stood at the door and said so.
When Benjamin heard this, he turned around, nodded and said, "I know, I'll go right away."
Jeremy responded timidly, lowered his head and left.
Seeing this, Benjamin couldn't help but smile and shook his head.
Since they returned to the Reese family this time, Jeremy has become more timid and timid, and he no longer dares to look directly at Benjamin, looking guilty all day long. He was like a mouse before, timid, but now it's even worse. Even speaking louder can make him tremble.
It seemed that being deceived this time had a big impact on his servant.
But it is true that the whole thing started because Jeremy was tricked into the tavern by the scarred man. It is normal for Jeremy to think it was his fault. But the past is in the past, and Benjamin doesn’t bother to be angry with him again.
What's more, he didn't gain anything from this trip.
Anyway, he lifted the curse, turned enemies into friends with Michelle, and got a mysterious map by accident, right
Speaking of maps…
Before he disguised himself as a beggar, he buried all his belongings beside the abandoned wine warehouse in the outer city, including the map, his gun, bullets, gold coins, etc.
He still had to find a chance to dig them out.
Hmm... I'll let Jeremy take a trip another day. He wasn't particularly anxious. The things were buried in such a remote place that no one else would find them.
Benjamin thought as he walked out of the room and started to walk to the living room.
As a noble family, the Rise family still has dinner together every day. Although according to his personality, he prefers to take the food to the room and eat it by himself, but after eating with others for so many days, he is used to it.
Soon, he came to the living room and sat down in his seat.
The family named Risser was also there. Claude, Mary, Grant, and the old lady were all sitting in their respective seats, waiting for the meal to be served.
Perhaps because Benjamin returned after being kidnapped, they looked at Benjamin differently than usual.
Benjamin didn't care. As long as Claude doesn't scold him and don't give him anything, that'll be fine.
After a few daily greetings and inquiries, the servants began to serve the dishes, and dinner began. Claude and Mary chatted incessantly. Mary was concerned about Grant's studies from time to time, and expressed her condolences about Benjamin's experience. The old lady occasionally intervened and made some insinuations about Mary with an innocent face.
It was still a very ordinary dinner, so Benjamin ate absentmindedly. In his head, he continued to think about the inside story of the theater mage incident.
There was something else he didn't understand.
If Aix was forced to betray his own mage, then who might have tipped off the church to push Aix to this point
Could it be Michelle again
It's indeed possible.
In fact, this can be regarded as a trick to divert trouble to the east, blaming the death of the Cleaner on the theater mage. The Theater Mage is also related to the Silent Academy. Michelle originally wanted to fight between the church and the Silent Academy, so she must be happy to do such a thing.
Thinking of this, Benjamin felt that Michelle was really a contradictory person.
While she was talking about establishing a kingdom of mages, she also showed no mercy when trying to trick mages. Despite the fact that Benjamin and she are now good friends fighting side by side, once Benjamin gets in her way, I'm afraid she won't be the least bit soft on him.
Most of the mages in the royal capital were tricked by her as soon as they were told, without any hesitation.
This woman is really amazing.
Of course, he hasn't received any news from Michelle since he returned to the Reese family. Therefore, all this is just his imagination. Maybe Michelle died last night, either killed by the church to find out his identity, or killed by a meteorite.
... Well, he really likes to think wildly.
Originally, this meal should have been spent by him eating wildly and thinking about it. However, what he didn't expect was that when dinner was almost over, Claude suddenly looked at Benjamin and spoke very seriously:
"There are only a few days until the royal reception. In the past few days, except for training in the military camp, don't go out. I will let Jessica watch you to prevent you from running around and getting into trouble again. "
Benjamin, who had his head buried in the food, was stunned.
He had tried to reduce his presence as much as possible, but he still got shot.
Moreover, the ban...
Benjamin couldn't help but shudder when he thought of the maid's cold expression.
He knew that if such a big thing happened, even if Benjamin was just the victim, Claude would never say a word about it.
well…
If he is grounded, he should be grounded. He should stay in his room and practice more magic. Anyway, under the current situation, there is no need for him to go out for the time being.
The triangular character representing the Ice Breaking Technique had just been condensed not long ago, and Benjamin still had a lot to study about it.
So Benjamin nodded obediently and said, "Okay, Father."
But Claude's words did not stop.
"Also, you must go to the cocktail party in a week. As the eldest son of the Riese family, you have been absent from most of the cocktail parties this season. What will other nobles think of you? This is a cocktail party held by the royal family, so even if you Even if you don’t want to go, you must participate for me.”
Even Mary also echoed: "Yes, as a noble in the royal capital, how can you not participate in social receptions. You are not too young. If you can meet the daughter of a baron at the reception, forget it. One of my great wishes.”
“…”
Benjamin was speechless.
With his current biological age, he is only sixteen or seventeen years old at most. What does it mean to start urging marriage now? They are not fully developed yet. Parents in this era are really impatient. Aren't they afraid of harming their bodies
Also, what the hell is a royal reception
"This is a very common way of socializing among the nobles of the kingdom." The system popped up in time and explained, "Do you remember? Ax brought Dick here to find a place and failed. Before he left, he said something.' See you at the cocktail party in a month’, that’s the cocktail party he was talking about.”
Benjamin was silent for a moment, complaining in his heart: "...it's been so long, who can remember clearly."
The system said coquettishly: "I just remember it."
“…”
You bastard, you didn't remember it, you just recorded that sentence on the hard drive.
Benjamin was too lazy to argue with the system.
Let's just have a cocktail party, it's just food and drinks, and we won't miss a piece of meat, so why not go
Thinking this way, he took a large piece of steak and lettuce in his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it hard. Then, he nodded helplessly to Claude and Mary and spoke.
"I know, I'll go."