Fated to Be Loved by Villains

The terrace on the second floor of the banquet hall was less crowded than I expected. It had a different vibe from the first floor, which was crowded by people who were busy introducing themselves.

Also, I could see everything happening down there clearly from here.

“...Whoa.”

Upon seeing the Empress entering the banquet hall, that exclamation came out of my mouth naturally.

She actually came, huh?

I understood that the Tristan Duchal House had a high status, but getting the ruler of the Empire herself to appear here in person was a whole other matter entirely.

‘This is how much the Empress cherishes the Duchal House’, ‘This is how strong our relationship is’, or ‘Both of you, Upper Noble Associations, and Chancellor Sullivan, who’s holding enmity towards us, watch yourselves’.

Those were probably the messages they were trying to convey.

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