A strange world

Annan could no longer comfort Martin with "You are smarter than the ogre".

The Winchet family carriage arrived in the evening.

The Wine Lady is still beautiful, but looks a little sullen.

When Annan asked her what was wrong, she said: "Remember the last party? None of them came... I thought they were good partners."

At that time, Annan was being suspected of being a counterfeit, and Lady Wine's family was also struggling to survive due to losses. It was human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and the aristocrats and wealthy people were among the best.

"Not this time."

Then he felt a little strange, the wine lady shouldn't know this.

As if she guessed what Annan was thinking, the wine lady's mouth curved. "I feel better now, thank you, sweetheart."

Annan, who realized that he was being teased, had no choice but to ask: "What about the destruction of the winery?"

"Because of your intercession with the Lord of Olmedo, the Noble family agreed to postpone the shipment until next spring. This time is enough for me to prepare the goods."

Soon after, Michael and the others arrived one after another.

Before setting off, Annan specifically warned the ogre, "Don't eat people." Then he said to the orcs, "Don't beat people." The three carriages carrying everyone drove towards the banquet hall.

…

The noisy road was crowded with carriages, and elegant nobles greeted each other and stepped onto the carriages.

This is a qualified and grand banquet.

As the protagonist of this banquet, many eyes focused on the arriving Annan.

The nobles and rich men took turns greeting Annan with wine glasses. The ladies and girls smiled and winked at Annan one after another, as if they had forgotten that he had become a prisoner not long ago and no longer kept their distance.

After all, the dispute between the Reeves family and the Olmedo family has been reconciled, and Jeffrey Olmedo himself was even one of the guests at the banquet. As profit-seekers who never take risks, of course they always follow the situation.

Whether he was mocking the Reeves boy for being weak or praising Annan for his forbearance, they were all hidden under a warm smile.

Annan should greet Minato and remember their complicated names.

When the banquet was getting more and more lively, a fiery red arrow broke into the hall, flew over the heads of the nobles, passed through the arms of the waiters who stopped in a hurry, and landed on Annan's shoulders amid a burst of exclamations.

The nobles who saw this scene suddenly realized: Yes, the fire crow is one of the symbols of the Reeves family. What else can better explain Annan's identity than this?

Several nobles gathered around Annan consciously dispersed. Annan came to a secluded corner and took off the letter paper from Fire Crow's claws.

The letter was written jointly by Itilia and Leila:

The eldest sister praised Annan for holding a banquet as a good way to integrate into the nobility of Breeze City, and the second sister threatened Annan to keep distance from those beautiful girls.

At the end, the eldest sister reminded Annan again that the murderer has not been found yet, so don't relax.

The fire crow once again flew out of the window and merged into the night.

Putting away the letter, Annan saw the countess standing at the dining table, twirling her wine glass, looking over here with an elegant smile.

His consciousness returned to the lively banquet, and Annan came to the countess.

Tonight, the countess was wearing a dark red gauze dress. The loose skirt and decorations made her look like a cluster of roses - of course, the most beautiful thing was always the countess in the center of the cluster.

"I heard that you have been thinking of ways to help me since I was imprisoned in the dungeon." Annan thanked the countess.

The Countess said nothing and looked at Annan with a frown, reminding him of the girl on the meadow by the castle river.

"Mrs. Maria." Annan changed his words.

The charming face continued to look at Annan.

"Okay..." Annan could not resist the gaze, lowered his voice, and whispered into the ear of the countess: "Maria..."

"That's pretty much it."

The countess raised a beautiful smile and gently pressed the wine glass to Annan's cheek. The fragrance of those red lips penetrated her nose, making Annan forget what to say.

"Uh...well..."

…

Not far away, the wine lady watching this scene swayed her wine glass: "If you don't go over, sweetheart will be played by that woman in the palm of her hand."

Della didn't move.

What else did the wine lady want to say? A golden figure walked towards Annan.

"Good evening, Countess."

Olmedo tore open the cobweb woven by the countess and rescued Annan who was tangled in cobwebs.

"Hello, Lord Olmedo." The countess nodded reservedly and noblely.

"Sorry to disturb you, but I have something to do with Annan."

"It doesn't matter."

The wine lady walked elegantly towards the ladies, while Annan and Olmedo standing together attracted more attention.

"Still haven't found the murderer?" Annan asked him.

Olmedo shook his head: "And the Viscount has lost contact..."

Annan and Olmedo fell silent. After a while, Annan asked: "Why are the ogres and orcs put in the dungeon?"

"The orcs killed a client who defaulted on the bounty, and the ogres killed a group of hyena mercenaries who wanted his head."

Basically consistent with their description.

At this time, Francois ran to Annan with a burst of complaints and contempt:

"The old head of the Laurence family is here again!"

Annan looked at the door of the banquet hall, but it was almost the same as last time. The strong old man came in and yelled at Annan: "Shameful thing!" and then left angrily, as if he came to the banquet twice just to scold Annan.

"Why did he say that?" Annan was confused.

Olmedo pointed to his cheek. Annan realized something, stretched out his hand and wiped it on his cheek, and a red mark rubbed on the back of his hand.

"Well, the old master may have thought it was you who kissed him..."

Olmedo responded with confusion.

At this moment, a shrill scream pierced the sky above the banquet hall.

A guest pushed the lady to the ground, canine teeth sprouted from the torn mouth, and sparse cilia emerged from the dress, like a hedgehog that lost its hair.

"Rat-Man Transformation!"

Olmedo immediately realized what was happening.

A table knife cut through the silver light and pierced the neck of the rat-human guest. Blood sprayed on the lady's face, and she let out an even sadder scream, which was then covered up by the screams that echoed throughout the banquet - there were several more rat-guest guests. He transformed into a human being and pounced wildly on those around him.

All the guests were gripped by fear, stampeded, and screamed as they fled outside.

Della and the others gathered around Annan.

"Richa! The entire banquet hall is under martial law. No one is allowed to go out!" Olmedo ordered to his guards.

The situation quickly came under control as soldiers poured into the banquet hall. While Annan and Olmedo were still alert for the next attack, a figure in a crow mask, symbolizing plague and death, entered the banquet hall.

One of the figures came to Annan:

"King of the North, please come back with us and cooperate with the investigation."

Olmedo nodded to him cryptically.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

As the initiator of the banquet, Annan was obviously responsible for this incident.

Looking around the messy banquet hall - it seemed that all the banquets he attended ended up unhappy.