Even if you succeed in jobless reincarnation and time magic, you must live life to the fullest.

Before leaving.

Leda called out to Alice.

"Alice, I heard you have a child."

"Oh, yes."

"Yeah……"

"His name is Yars, and he's a boy!"

"That's it..."

Leda nodded thoughtfully.

"If Ars grows up and I'm still alive... should we let him come to the dojo to study?"

"Yes! I'll tell him then!"

"Thank you then."

"No need to be so polite, and please take good care of yourself, Master..."

Alice said softly.

The sound was very soft; probably only I could hear it.

That being said.

A smile appeared on Leda's face.

255. Familiar Strangers

After leaving the Suijin-ryu Dojo.

Nothing happened for the next ten days.

There was neither an attack nor any bad news.

Ten days later.

Ariel's preparations were finally complete.

We gathered at the banquet venue,

That hall was built specifically to host large-scale banquets.

Ariel hosted a banquet here.

One of the halls had a long table with large bouquets of flowers and plates on it.

The seating arrangements have all been decided.

That being said.

Once the banquet begins, I doubt anyone will be able to sit still.

Alice and I arrived at the venue early.

Standing at the entrance of the reception room, I looked at the faces of the guests who had come to the banquet.

The people who came had all sorts of expressions.

There were people with expectant expressions.

There were people with uneasy expressions.

People like this arrived at the venue shortly after the event began.

What they were talking about enthusiastically in the reception room.

For example, what will Ariel say today, and how will the Gravel faction respond after hearing it?

They looked relaxed and cheerful because they weren't at the center of the storm.

For most of these people, changing jobs won't have much of an impact.

In short, they are ordinary people.

then.

Not long after, the first important figure made his appearance.

Pilem Notos Grerat.

His eldest son and guards were with him, looking at me with hatred.

He is my uncle.

"...Hmph, do you think you can still go back to the Nottos Greirat family now?"

Pilem stared at me with hatred and said this.

If i remember correctly.

Alice almost married this guy back then, didn't she?

There's no need to be nice to him.

So I gave a brief reply:

"idiot."

"you!"

Pilemon's eyes widened instantly.

Just as he was about to get angry, his eldest son patted him on the shoulder from behind.

"Humph……"

Pilem gave me a cold glance, then turned and left.

After greeting everyone in the reception room, he disappeared into the private box prepared for the upper-class nobles.

"What's wrong with this guy?"

Alice was quite indignant.

"Alice, do you remember when Philip married you off?"

"Ok?"

"Back then, the man you were going to marry was that guy."

“…So disgusting.”

I didn't think much of it at first.

Looking back now, I realize I almost married that kind of person.

Alice immediately felt a chill run down her spine.

Then again.

Pelemon was among those who caused the death of Sauros.

Therefore, for Alice and Gilead, Pylemon was an enemy.

Since Notos has chosen betrayal, Ariel will show no mercy.

Today, Pilemeng is doomed.

Even Luke has made up his mind.

……

Subsequently.

The other main characters of the banquet also made their appearance one after another.

The parents of Ariel's two attendants.

People from Doris's hometown also came.

Next are the four regional lords.

Aiolos, Zephyros, and Boreas.

James is the head of Boreas.

He also brought his eldest son with him.

In terms of appearance, James resembles Sholos more than Philip, and he is also very physically robust.

However, his face looked very haggard.

According to Ariel, he resigned from his position as minister and acted as a lord.

As a lord who had lost his territory, I heard he was facing a rather difficult predicament.

That being said.

Boreas did not decline as a result.

This is thanks to James's efforts.

Try your best...

The restoration of the territory of Fituia was not smooth.

Paul's search party was only focused on finding survivors and did not contribute much to the restoration of the territory.

That being said.

This does not mean that James did nothing.

This was evident from the haggard look on his face.

He must have been affected by that disappearance incident as well, and was fighting desperately to survive.

After he walked through the gate, he saw me and Alice.

"You are……"