Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 505: The Overly Bustling Hall

Valera paused for a moment, but she was always very accepting of parents not loving their children, so she quickly continued: "That's normal. In the past two or twenty years, I haven't seen only a fight between the two sides."

Ortiz twitched his lips.

Yes, ever since the day when the Montes family met with misfortune, there have been countless hands hidden behind every big fun since then.

After all the calculations, those who plotted against the Montes family are the most shameless, including Kyle.

Even though Kyle caused a terrible disaster in the end, everyone knew what was going on.

The evil gods gain power by feeding on the fear and dark side of humanity...especially the lives of their own blood relatives.

If the Montes family hadn't killed each other to that extent, both the bastard Ice Dog King and the bastard Kyle would have been just that.

Therefore, even though Lori was so hostile to the Church of the Storm and even publicly refused the Church of the Storm’s entry, the Lord of the Storm did not have any dissatisfaction with him.

In this open confrontation, Montes mainly played the role of waving the flag and cheering.

No one cared which side they were on. Lori's anger was what the Church of the Storm cared about the most... Of course, everyone could now guess that unlike the church which felt humiliated, the Lord of the Storm praised Lori Montes' character.

The Church of the Storm doesn't even dare to do anything in secret.

After all, the Lord's eyes have always been wandering in the North, and have never been more than 1000 kilometers away from Lori.

So for the gods, what’s the difference between that and not leaving?
All in all, Ortiz felt that if his cousin could see what happened next, he would prefer to die more completely.

This should have been the honor that belonged to Montes, but not only did he give it away, he also made the whole world think that Lori Montes's Montes was the future Montes.

So this is it. It's good enough to be able to maintain the dignity of the count and survive.

He did not seize the title of Count Montes, but he directly turned the main branch into a branch.

This was all thanks to Lady Yagris for not going too far and not taking advantage of the disaster to force the dying Count Montes to change Lori's surname... In fact, if she was really cruel enough, she could have done it.

At that time, Count Montes had no choice.

Outsiders may not understand these things, but how could they, who truly care about Montes' future, not understand?
Unfortunately, the ancestral land offended Madam Yagris and Lori because of some small and shameful thoughts.

I wonder if the man who tried to use a dragon vein rhinoceros to make Lori Montes surrender has been beaten to death.

After being praised for so long, he really thought that his cow was some kind of amazing thing, but it turned out that others raised three plus two!
But Ortiz knew that those who remained silent had no right to blame anyone.

They are also accomplices.

It just looks innocent.

Although it can be said that they knew that there was no possibility of that group of people being convinced, they certainly did not try to do so.

Of course, Ortiz can explain himself.

At that time, they were so used to obeying Count Montes that they didn't know how to treat Baron Lori, who had long been regarded as an outsider in their hearts, and that's when they were taken advantage of.

Especially for those defenders who were only thinking about defending the fortress, by the time they reacted, everything had already been done in the ancestral land.

Although their tactic of first belittling and then praising was due to being seduced by others, it is indeed a magic weapon commonly used by the old guys.

Moreover, it has always been very useful.

After all, people will be shaken in their resistance by being invited back by someone who once looked down on them...even if the other person just sends a little signal with an arrogant attitude!
Not to mention that this is the family he was born into.

Who would have thought that Lori Montez had no attachment to the Montez family at all?

Although his father didn't do a very good job, he didn't go too far either.

His two older brothers, especially the eldest, were indeed wary of him, but they did not blame their younger brother when their father was firm in his attitude.

Madam Yagris's presence is indeed very important, and everyone will be restrained because they are afraid of her.

But, if one really cared, how could one allow a child who was only a few years old and was running around to remain unharmed?
Harming people is never just about taking lives.

The Montes family, at least, managed to maintain superficial harmony.

Just think about the former Earl Hamilton and you will know what the truly inhuman parents among the aristocrats can do!
If a bad person is not firm enough, it can sometimes make people's minds waver, especially when the biological father dies early and the eldest brother of the vested interest is also gone.

However, a mage is a mage.

Lori really didn't take the Montes family seriously, not just because of Mrs. Yagris's education.

Ortiz glanced at Valera, who was in high spirits beside him, and sighed silently in his heart.

Montes, you really don't have this fate.

Being able to maintain a relatively acceptable relationship like Fabrice is already the best outcome.

"Strange, no one came to pick us up?" Valera suddenly interrupted his thoughts.

Ortiz then realized that he was a guest now and the host should arrange for someone to greet him. When Leon was there, he had no interest in these banquets, so he had no interest in having everyone come over to take a look at him.

Especially when he first took charge of the Earldom of Hamilton, Mrs. Yagris really made a lot of efforts, and no one in the Montes family had gone against the will of Count Montes despite all the troubles they had, so after Leon took control of the situation, he also tried his best to satisfy Fabrice's wish to calm down.

Plus, there’s someone in the North who will never attend the so-called Border Social Season…Lori didn’t even bother to send someone to represent him.

Therefore, the last formal banquet that Ortiz attended was the Montes New Year Banquet more than 20 years ago.

For him, Montes Castle was also home, so naturally he didn't need anyone to greet him.

But now, he is a guest!

The great knight looked around in confusion... The servants and the defending knights were all very well-behaved, and the welcoming road was also gorgeous and enthusiastic enough, but where were the people?
Even if Count Ezra is a well-known troublemaker, he still has some trusted subordinates, right?

For example, in the past, Leon would let Miriam or the bard Seven be the greeter.

"Every day, it's very strange." Thinking back to the small bugs he saw outside his residence in the past two days, Ortiz couldn't help but sigh.

Valeera looked at Montes's Knight a little helplessly.

This idea is quite unique.

She now understood why, even though her family had several strong men above level 10, Count Montes could only ask Madame Yagris to take care of Fabrice.

Ortiz is known for his calmness, steadiness and determination, but his train of thought is very simple.

In his mind, it was impossible for Earl Ezra to intimidate the women representing Qingfeng Territory and Montes Territory in person, so he would not think of it in a bad way.

It was obvious that he felt that Count Ezra was in some serious trouble.

This is indeed the greatest possibility, but... think about the count...

Oh, by the way, Valeera reacted and realized that only their lord knew the helplessness of Count Ezra.

Outsiders would not think that he was forced to do so.

On the contrary, she thought about it a little more complicatedly because she had other thoughts in her mind.

Valera nodded to herself in her heart, raised her chin and looked at the welcoming path that was about to end, and the tightly closed castle gate on the dozen steps: "What should we do then? Go up and knock on the door?"

Ortiz, who was wearing a knight's dress uniform, suddenly began to unbutton and roll up his sleeves, then bent his arm towards Valera and said, "I'll knock!"

However, as soon as he walked to the door and raised his hand, the door opened automatically.

Ortiz calmly put down his arms, adjusted his sleeves, turned back and held out his hand to Valera: "Please~ Miss Valera."

Valera laughed and walked over to him.

In this world, there is no relationship between lovers, nor is there any dependence or subordination, and women do not need to hold a man's arm to enter the door.

Even so-called dancing can be divided into different forms.

Dancing battles, couple dances… of course there are also people dancing close together or holding hands, but only those who are close to each other will dance like that.

Although Valera wore a flowing silk long gown, it was because she liked the look of beauty and not to please anyone else.

She also had a period of time when she only wanted to wear clothes that were no different from those of male professionals, trying to get rid of the painful memories of once wearing beautiful clothes, putting on a gentle smile, and allowing men to choose her.

However, as time went by, after seeing the elegance of Lady Yagris and the casualness of Lowry, Valera finally abandoned those shadows.

Beautiful clothes and exquisite jewelry can exist for her own sake.

As long as she earned it with her own hands.

From then on, Valeera wore beautiful clothes again.

Facing the open door, the hustle and bustle...

Ok?
Valera thought she would be greeted by everyone's attention, but was surprised to find that her and Ortiz's appearance did not attract anyone's attention.

Everyone gathered in the middle of the spacious hall, whispering to each other.

The sound waves came one after another.

Ortiz, who followed Valera in, asked loudly in a tone as tactful as possible: "What's going on? Is someone crying?"

Valera was silent for a while before asking, "Baron Watson, did you bring the baby with you?"

Ortiz looked at her in surprise: "You, what did you say?"

It’s not that he really didn’t hear it, but he honestly felt that it would be better if he hadn’t heard it.

(End of this chapter)