Becoming Number One with Confession Attacks - Chapter 70

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#70

Several people were gathered together, all with bright faces full of laughter. Judging by their dresses and demeanor, most of them appeared to be high-ranking nobles.

Professor Aldoren was sitting in a relatively quiet spot. He was with a few other professors, people Sonnet had greeted before.

Sonnet went straight to where Professor Aldoren was sitting. When Sonnet greeted him, Professor Aldoren’s eyes lit up as if surprised.

“You came here too?”

“The Commander invited me as an acquaintance.”

As soon as he heard that, Professor Aldoren spoke to the professor sitting next to him.

“This student of mine is quite close with the Commander now. That’s why this research is going so smoothly.”

Pride was evident in his subtly boastful tone. Sonnet felt embarrassed inside but didn’t show it and gave a brief greeting.

Professor Aldoren immediately said to Sonnet.

“But is it okay for you to be here? Didn’t you come with the Commander?”

Just as those words ended, a name was called out loudly.

“Princess Malene and First Kingdom Army Commander Aiden Rosefield.”

Everyone sitting there turned to look toward the door. The Princess’s name mentioned alongside Aiden was unfamiliar.

As Sonnet stared intently, they were already surrounded by many people, so only tall Aiden’s head could be seen bobbing above the crowd.

He stood out even from a distance, but his expression didn’t look very good. In contrast, the Princess, who could be glimpsed briefly, was smiling brightly.

‘When did those two meet?’

Sonnet’s heart sank for some reason, but she didn’t show it and sat in an empty seat.

Someone around Professor Aldoren chattered.

“Since they’re engaged, they’ll probably get married soon.”

“But wasn’t there some rumor going around?”

“What rumor?”

“That there was a woman he was particularly close with when he attended Rosefield.”

Professor Aldoren seemed uninterested in that story and just ate his butter biscuit.

Fortunately, Sonnet’s name didn’t come up, but they said she was a commoner and nobody special, that Aiden was too good for her, and they didn’t know what he was thinking, even saying that Aiden had been going through a brief phase of wandering.

Sonnet couldn’t stay quiet at this point. Just as she was about to open her mouth, Professor Aldoren spoke.

“Why are you all chattering about the past? Even if she’s a commoner, just getting into Rosefield Academy is impressive.”

Professor Aldoren looked toward Sonnet and winked.

Professor Aldoren probably already knew. That she was a Rosefield Academy graduate who graduated valedictorian and studied with Aiden.

The incessant chatter gradually died down. When it became a bit quieter, Sonnet said to Professor Aldoren.

“Professor, I have something to tell you about the research topic.”

“Ha, you came all the way here to talk about research?”

“If not for that, I wouldn’t have bothered coming here.”

This kind of gathering was quite uncomfortable for Sonnet. She actually wanted to take off the dress she was wearing right away.

Sonnet didn’t particularly like revealing clothing. So she only wore dresses that covered her entire body, the kind a priestess might wear. The colors were all dull black too.

Sonnet pulled out the documents she had diligently brought. The one good thing about this dress was that it had pockets big enough to fold and put documents in.

Professor Aldoren shook his head while skimming through the documents Sonnet had brought. Sonnet was also concentrating and looking together when murmuring sounds echoed from around them.

When she unconsciously lifted her head, quite a few people had come over. Among them, the most noticeable person was Aiden, who she met face-to-face.

He looked at Sonnet briefly, then shifted his gaze to Professor Aldoren. Professor Aldoren looked at Aiden with surprised, wide eyes.

Aiden bowed his head slightly.

“Professor, it’s my first time greeting you.”

Professor Aldoren immediately stood up from his seat and bowed deeply.

“For the Commander to come find me personally like this, it’s an honor. Aren’t you the true war hero of this Kingdom?”

Sonnet found Professor Aldoren’s flattery surprisingly refreshing. He must have made many connections this way.

“And giving research qualifications only to those with special visitor passes instead of completely opening the Dungeon Temple is truly something to be grateful for.”

“We shouldn’t interfere with capable researchers.”

Professor Aldoren laughed cheerfully, seeming to be in a good mood.

Even though what he sent to Aiden through Gellen was completely rejected, it seemed his face was somewhat saved since Sonnet was at the garrison through the special visitor pass.

Aiden looked at the professor and lightly raised the corners of his mouth.

“If you’re not busy, please come with me.”

Then Aiden looked at Sonnet.

“It would be even better if you came along.”

“Ah, of course we should go together. Our Sonnet is working hard on research there, isn’t she?”

Aiden smiled faintly and turned around. Many people followed around him.

The Princess was nowhere to be seen. Sonnet felt uneasy as she followed behind him.

She hadn’t even properly heard about the research direction from Professor Aldoren yet. She had planned to leave the banquet after finding that out.

Staying long in places with so many people gathered and many nobles was something she couldn’t adapt to. She’d rather spend all day looking at ancient language photos and researching.

Aiden went to a round, long dining table. Magnificent food was already set there with pretty wooden decorations.

The Princess was sitting in the center. She was scanning her surroundings with a haughty face, then smiled when she spotted Aiden. Sonnet felt strange.

‘There are no journalists here, so is there really a need to act friendly here too?’

Perhaps because there were people from high society, the Princess looked very interested in Aiden.

Sonnet sat down feeling quite uncomfortable. Strangely, she ended up sitting directly across from Aiden.

When Aiden lifted his head, their eyes met. He stared at Sonnet intensely with a cold face, then turned his head and had a brief conversation with the person next to him.

Professor Aldoren couldn’t hide his excitement the entire time he sat next to Sonnet. He leaned toward Sonnet and whispered quietly.

“Sonnet, just sitting in this seat is an honor for us. I’ve attended Royal Palace banquets before, but this is my first time sitting in a seat like this.”

“Didn’t you say you knew many people at the Royal Palace?”

“But I never had a direct relationship with the King. I knew them all through connections, through connections.”

Sonnet nodded and casually looked ahead, but Aiden was staring intently. Even while talking with other people.

Sonnet avoided his gaze and just looked at the food. Abundant goose meat was cut into easy-to-eat pieces. She was getting hungry. Everyone else was just talking without picking up their forks.

Sonnet was also waiting when she kept feeling Aiden’s gaze. When Sonnet glanced over, he didn’t even avoid eye contact and stared at Sonnet.

‘Why does he keep looking only at me?’

Making other people suspicious. There was even the Princess right next to him.

Then something subtly touched the hem of her dress, and it felt strange.

Sonnet flinched and looked under the dining table, and Aiden had crossed his legs so his foot touched the hem of her dress.

Sonnet straightened her posture and looked at Aiden, but he just met her eyes as if nothing happened.

The hem of her dress kept moving slightly. Sonnet moved her legs a little and lightly hit his foot.

Aiden tilted his head and stared at Sonnet. Sonnet immediately looked away. She couldn’t understand Aiden’s intentions at all.

What he wanted.

As Sonnet just fiddled with her fork, the sound of clinking knives echoed, then trombone sounds rang out loudly.

“The King enters.”

Everyone sitting in chairs stood up. Thanks to that, Sonnet no longer felt the subtle touching sensation on her dress. She also stood up and looked at the King coming down the Golden Stairs.

Sonnet saw the King for the first time in her life. He looked kind but had strong eyes as if he had quite a personality.

The King sat at the head seat and looked around. When he smiled and lowered his hand, everyone sat down.

“I called everyone this time to encourage each of you since you all seem to be working hard to protect the Kingdom.”

He raised his wine glass. Sonnet raised her wine glass following what everyone else around her was doing. Then after the King drank, everyone followed and took a sip.

Sonnet’s face contorted for a moment. It was astringent.

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