Chapter 71
Chapter 71
The long and tedious formalities had finally ended.
I had finished exchanging pleasantries with the key figures attending the banquet. Talking to them had been exhausting, to the point where I felt like my brain was cramping. It was the kind of fatigue that came from dodging and deflecting a hundred bullets.
"You’ve done well, Luka. Now, enjoy yourself freely."
Hemillas said as he left my side.
"Sigh."
Feeling drained, I leaned against the wall and took a moment to catch my breath.
All that talking had made my throat dry. I gestured, and a servant extended a tray with drinks toward me.
’Only alcohol, huh.’
After hesitating for a moment, I picked up a glass. It was my first time drinking. Not that a sip or two would be enough to get me drunk anyway.
As I brought the glass to my lips, I frowned.
"Ugh."