Chapter 231: You Haven’t Heard The Rumor? (2)
The first social ball hosted by Sefira was also a celebration for Keter being named the Bow of the South. The nobles who attended, however, mostly looked down on Sefira.
“A family like Sefira staging a social ball with practically no experience, and thrown together at the last minute... And outdoors, too? I couldn’t bring myself to wear my best clothes.”
“I made sure to eat well beforehand. If there’s a bug in the food, I’ll be starving all day.”
“Did anyone here tell their coachman not to rest so they will be ready to leave at a moment’s notice? You know, so you can slip away from Sefira anytime. Hahaha!”
The nobles hadn’t attended out of excitement; they had come to mock the ball that Sefira had hastily arranged. There was nothing nobles enjoyed more than tearing someone else down. Of course, not every guest thought that way.
“This is Sefira... It’s not as shabby as the rumors said.”
“Was Sefira’s estate always this vast? You could build a city here.”
“I thought all of Sefira’s children would be ugly or disabled since they’re unmarried, but look. Each one is tall, handsome, and carries himself like a proper gentleman.”
On the day of the party, around a hundred nobles gathered, which was an impressive turnout. There were thousands of nobles in the entire kingdom, but what made it impressive was that everyone here was at least a low noble or higher.
In addition, Sefira wasn’t the only family throwing a post-tournament celebration. The Garcia and Luban families—famed Masters of Swordsmanship of the south—hosted lavish banquets, and the influential Bydent family staged their own grand affair.
They spent astronomical sums to stage the event, bringing in renowned poets, musicians, chefs, and jesters not only from across the country but from abroad as well. After all, a grand party was the perfect place to display a family’s prestige.
Not only had Sefira hastily put together such a party in the short span of a month, but one hundred nobles had attended; it was clearly a remarkable event. People judged that it owed less to Sefira’s own standing than to the outsized influence of three people: Keter, the Bow of the South, Veiga, the party fanatic, and Princess Iris.