Otherworld Adventure 208 Attention

After observing the two love birds, Zaki and Anna turned around and walked into the estate. Anna had her arm wound around her husband's. Zaki had a gentle expression on his face as he escorted his wife into the estate.

Cecil finally noticed that his foster parents had walked in ahead of them.

"H-hey, Lulu! We're going to get left behind!"

"...5 more minutes..."

"5 more minutes of what? Hugging me?! You're not sleeping so you can't say that!"

Cecil gently pushed Lulu away. She pouted in dissatisfaction. Cecil's brain began to hurt. He sighed and stuck his arm out.

"Not going in? We can leave now if you want," He said.

Lucia immediately wrapped her arm around his and smiled delightedly.

"Hehe~"

He didn't mind the girl acting so childish. Cecil stepped forward and just like how Zaki did, he escorted Lucia into the estate, they quickened their pace and managed to arrive just before their parent's walked in through the door.

Behind them, Yuna went to park the carriage to the side and unfastened Silver's harness. Silver quickly transformed into his pet form and jumped into Yuna's embrace.

The dragon girl was a little disgruntled at how child-like this legendary Fenrir was acting.

"Oi, show a little dignity as a Fenrir will you?"

"Wafu?"

"...you have no idea what you are huh?"

"?"

Silver only tilted his head in confusion. What did his mistress' servant mean? He only cutely barked back at her and raised his paw to the front.

"Okay, okay..."

Yuna, with Silver in her arms, quickly rushed forward and arrived just behind Cecil and Lucia in the next instant. The guards at the door seemed to have recognized their group and they respectfully escorted the family into the premises.

Cecil couldn't help but marvel at the large estate. The mansion they were in was lavishly decorated. Many paintings of foxkin were hung in the hallway. There was also a painting that depicted the founding of the Anglaria Kingdom. Many antiques and skillfully crafted pieces of art were also decorating the mansion.

Cecil and the rest were brought to a large hall at the east wing of the large mansion. Just before entering the hall, a foxkin steward, who was most likely part of the Aurielle family, quickly loudly announced their presence.

"The Chief's Honored Brother, Zaki Aurielle, and his wife, Anna Yukihime has arrived!!!"

All the n.o.bles inside of the hall looked towards the entrance and saw a cold faced, but dignified golden-haired foxkin man walk in. In his arms was a beautiful, silver-haired foxkin woman walk in with a bright, enchanting smile.

Behind them another pair followed. The steward lagged in response because of the powerful and dignified presence Zaki and his wife exuded upon their entrance, he fumbled a little before loudly announcing,

"The 8th Princess of the Aurielle Family, Lucia Yukihime...and her companions, has arrived!!!"

Cecil lifted an eyebrow in surprise, "Hoh~ 8th Princess, eh?"

"Sh-shut it Cel!" Lucia blushed at his teasing.

Zaki was the eldest in his family. He had 2 brothers and a sister. His second brother was the current head of the family, Maki Aurielle. His third brother was someone that Cecil and Lucia had already met the eccentric Guildmaster of Forest Hill Town, Kozaki Aurielle, and finally the youngest sister, Komaki Aurielle.

As the first brother, Lucia should have been the First Princess, but considering that he had disappeared and had essentially cut ties with his family, Lucia was instead dubbed as the 8th Princess when Zaki came back.

The chieftain, Maki, had 4 children. The firstborn, Aurellia, who was the 1st Princess of the family, her other siblings respectfully held the 2nd, 4th, and 5th t.i.tles. Komaki, the youngest sister of the 4, was already married as well. She was married to the Multi-tailed Foxkin Tribe that Friedrich was a part of.

She had 3 children and they held the t.i.tles of 3rd, 6th, and 7th Prince or princesses. The 3rd brother was still a free spirit so of course he didn't have any children. So that left Lucia with the t.i.tle of 8th Princess.

Cecil only snickered at Lucia's embarra.s.sment. Neither of the two was accustomed to such formality and thus, they did not have the proper etiquette that was required of a n.o.ble. Their banter was fully witnessed by everyone present. Some thought it was cute, while others thought that they were being rude.

Cecil could feel the scorn and dissatisfaction in some of the people present, but he didn't bother to care. He simply followed after his foster parents and they walked all the way up to the front end of the large and lavishly decorated hall.

They arrived just in front of the main family members of the Aurielle Clan. Lucia and Cecil didn't recognize many of them, but they did however see Aurellia waving at them in a friendly manner.

Lucia waved back and Cecil only nodded in response. His nod earned him a couple of weird looks and glares.

He felt them and leaned in towards Lucia and whispered, "What did I do?"

"Huh?"

"I can feel pretty mean glares directed at me."

"What? Where?" Lucia began looking around and glaring at everyone present that was giving her and Cecil an odd look.

In front of them, Zaki only chuckled and Anna merely cautioned her daughter.

"Lulu, behave okay? Don't worry about the odd looks, they're all just curious~"

"But...oh alright," She replied.

Lucia gave it rest, and Zaki began speaking to his brother. Another attendant walked over to Lucia and Cecil and escorted the two as well as Yuna and Silver over to the table that Aurellia was at.

Anna smiled and waved them off, telling them to go and mingle with the children close to their age. It was much better than staying around and listening to the boring talks of the oldies.

Upon arriving at the table, Aurellia immediately stole Lucia away from Cecil.

"Hihi~ h.e.l.lo, little sis~"

"Hi, Big sis Aurel!"
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"Hmhm~ I'm glad that you two actually came! Knowing Cecil, I thought he'd pull you away to train and not bother coming here to attend," She said as she eyed Cecil suspiciously.

"What? Why're you blaming me?"

"Well...it's you, you know, the guy who wouldn't even let his girlfriend get a break?"

"Wh-what're you talking about?! I am totally NOT like that!"

"Yeah, sure you are~"

Their casual banter attracted the attention of the many younger generations around their table. Unlike the elders, the young ones were deeply attracted to Cecil and Lucia's strength. They didn't care about their lack of n.o.ble etiquette or manners.

Many of the teenagers around them had watched the Academy's Fighting Tournament and these two stood out strongly. One was the champion while the other was the runner-up. Unlike the elder n.o.bles, these n.o.ble children didn't care about the political sides of things. As long as they admired the person, they wouldn't mind being friendly with them.

Lucia was pulled away by Aurellia, the girl began introducing Lucia to the people in her social circle. After observing the two for a moment and seeing that Lucia was having an easy time mingling with everyone, Cecil smiled and was going to go grab some grub, but he was suddenly stopped by a couple of people.

"H-hey!"

"Hm?"

Cecil turned around and saw that a group of young foxkin. They didn't seem hostile, but instead were stiff as a board. It was a little amusing.

"What's up? You need something?"

"Y-you're Combat King Cecil, right? Right?!" The young foxkin boy who was at the lead of the group asked over excitedly.

"Woah, woah, woah! Calm down. I am him, alright. You guys need something from me?"

"C-can we be friends?! We all admire you!"

"Hah?"

The foxkin group nodded their heads repeatedly. Cecil noticed that they were mostly young boys and teenagers. It was the first time in his life that someone had asked him for permission to become friends.

"Ahahah~ no one's stopping you. If you're friendly to me then I'll be friendly to you!" Cecil chuckled in response.

"O-ooohhh, so then, c-can I shake your hand?!"

"Sure?"

Cecil stuck his hand out and the young boy grabbed onto it eagerly and began shaking his hand up and down with vigor.

"M-my name's Clay! Clay Aurielle! My older sister is the one over there with your fiancé!" Clay said while pointing at Aurellia. He also dropped something that Cecil couldn't ignore.

"Woah, wait! Fiancé? Who?"

"Uhh? The new princess? Lucia?" Clay confusedly replied.

"Woah, there, she may be someone I like, but we're NOT engaged, okay? We're too young for that."

Clay nodded his head in understanding. The group behind him rushed up to Cecil once their conversation ended. They began introducing themselves, and it turns out. Many of them were the direct siblings or cousins of Lucia. The 2nd, 3rd and 6th young masters of the Aurielle family were present in the group.

They had all come to watch the Dueling Tournament and they grew to admire both him and Lucia. Many of them a.s.sumed that the two were engaged already, but after confirming that they weren't, they still thought that the two were an item.

Cecil was pulled into their flow. He responded and answered many of their questions and was introduced to many of their friends.

Seeing as how he was so amiable and friendly, not to mention polite although a little cra.s.s. Many of the young children and teenagers gathered around him. Most of them were boys however, since they were close in age and admired his strength.

Many of the girls had gathered around Lucia. The two were mingling well with the people of their age group. Cecil's side was particularly rowdy.

"Haha, look there Lucia~ your Cecil's already really popular with the guys!" Aurellia laughingly said.

"Yeah! Good thing no girls are getting close to him..."

"Hihihi~ I wouldn't be so sure~ look at them over there," Aurellia said while pointing to the side.

Her finger pointed towards some female foxkin and other types of beastkin. They obviously wanted to go and talk to Cecil, but unfortunately all the boys were hogging him to themselves.

"You're lucky that the guys are s.h.i.+elding him away from them~"

"Muuuhhh...honestly...Cecil's been attracting way too many eyes from the girls!" Lucia complained.

"Even during the time when we were in the Elfenheim Kingdom, that elf girl was attracted to Cecil! He really has to get his act together! I don't want any more people swarming around him!"

"Well, that's the perk of being a strong and attractive character~"

"What perk?!"

"Hihihih~"

The other girls around the two quipped up and joined in on their conversation.

"But you have it good Lucia!"

"Yeah, I know right! I mean the way you two made your entrance!"

"It was totally like you two were engaged!"

"You're both geniuses and you're always both together as well."

The other girls expressed their envy and praise and this caused Lucia to blush in embarra.s.sment. After a while, the Aurielle Head, Maki stood up and addressed everyone present.

"Today, my eldest brother has finally returned to us along with his family! Today's dinner party is to announce his return and introduce everyone to them!" At his words, Anna and Zaki stood up from their seats and everyone's attention was turned to them and they applauded. Maki smiled in satisfaction and continued.

"Please! Do enjoy the food prepared tonight! Next we'll be commencing the ball! Enjoy yourselves for the rest of the evening!"

At his words, the attendants in the hall began waving their wands and the area in the middle where the food tables were located at, lifted into the air and floated to the empty side areas of the hall.

A group of musicians appeared on top of the hall's stage and began to play a melody. Many of the youngsters around Cecil and Lucia turned excited. They began separating and forming pairs to go dance.

Cecil was finally freed from their grasps. He let out a tired sigh and sensed that some girls were about to approach him. He played ignorant and opened his MID. He feigned a surprised expression and suddenly disappeared in the next instant, causing many of the girls who were about to approach him become disappointed or shocked at his sudden disappearance.

Aurellia was straining herself to hold back her laughter. She and Lucia had made a bet with Lucia saying that Cecil's going to be approached by some girls later and asked to dance while Aurellia said that he'll ignore all of them and come for her.

It was too bad they both lost since Cecil had suddenly vanished. Or more accurately, high tailed it out of there!

Aurellia was laughing while Lucia's face turned dark.