Once again, with a loud ‘slap’, the saint was struck on the cheek by Saraph and fell sideways.

“You dare to talk back and ruin my mood? You mere human.”

Saraph’s voice grew louder, spewing abusive words at the fallen saint without hesitation.

And approaching the fallen saint, she kicked her several times with all her might.

“I said I liked that white empire dress, didn’t I?”

The saints who were watching this quickly moved to bring the white empire dress that Saraph liked.

“Great Saint. Here is the dress we brought.”

“And the jewels?”

“We have a newly presented pearl set.”

Saraph’s lips curled up as she checked the dress and pearl jewelry brought by the saints.

“It will suit my elegant and pure image well.”

As Saraph smiled with satisfaction, the saints began to move busily.

Wearing the empire dress, Saraph smiled at her reflection in the mirror.

The empire dress is a style where the waistline is located below the chest rather than at the waist, and is one of Saraph’s favorite dress designs.

Saraph wanted the empire dress to show a little cleavage when worn.

And around the visible collarbone, pearls and jewels are gently ground and applied with cream. Then even late at night, the chest area sparkles.

Looking at her collarbone and subtly visible cleavage in the mirror, Saraph spun around once, feeling satisfied.

“I should definitely wear this dress. It looks so luxurious.”

In truth, the saints were anxious.

Since empire dress skirts usually come down to the floor, if you accidentally step on the hem while walking, the dress can easily come down.

Just recently, there was an incident where Saraph almost fully exposed her chest when she tripped on the hem of her empire dress while walking around the temple.

“I need to dress this sexy to seduce everyone at the banquet tonight. Right?”

“The Great Saint’s words are correct.”

There was no one who could stop Saraph from wanting to wear the empire dress.

Everyone was tired of Saraph’s willful personality, but they didn’t show it.

Because Saraph is the child of Goddess Ella and the center of Ella’s temple. If she says to die, they must pretend to be dead.

“You are truly beautiful, Lady Saraph.”

“Surely everyone at the banquet will be so captivated by Lady Saraph that they won’t even notice when it ends.”

“Young and old, men and women alike, will all praise Lady Saraph.”

The saints began to give Saraph flattering compliments.

“Stop talking now, and twist my hair up so my neckline looks pretty.”

“Yes, Great Saint.”

As her hair was beautifully twisted up, Saraph began to laugh loudly.

“No matter how I look at it, I’ll be the star of the banquet, right? Yes. It can only be me.”

“Your words are most wise, Lady Saraph.”

“But I’m not going to enjoy the banquet. As the Great Saint, I’m going to advise that witch Lorencia.”

Before that, should I steal the man Lorencia cherishes? Saraph’s lips curled up mercilessly as she imagined Lorencia’s devastated face after losing her man.

“I suppose the people at the banquet have all gathered by now?”

“That would be the case, Great Saint Saraph.”

“Everyone must be waiting only for the beautiful Great Saint Saraph to arrive.”

“Then shall we depart?”

The banquet had already started some time ago, but Saraph deliberately left late.

The main character always appears late, and by arriving at the end of the banquet, people will pay attention to her. And they will say:

Just the thought of it kept Saraph’s lips from falling. She became uncontrollably happy.

And the thought of driving Lorencia into a corner along with the people who would be captivated by her appearance was thrilling.

The carriage that had been running for a while took the teleport hall and arrived on the outskirts of the Polroid Empire’s capital.

And after running for a long time, it finally arrived at the center of the Polroid Empire’s capital. The Imperial Palace.

The carriage slowly arrived in front of the huge gates of the palace. The coachman’s voice announced their arrival.

As the carriage door slowly opened, Saraph’s face crumpled mercilessly.

“What? Why are there… no people?”

It wasn’t the atmosphere of handsome knights lined up in front of her carriage to congratulate and welcome her arrival.

“Greetings, Great Saint Saraph.”

Saraph, who had gracefully descended from the carriage alone, glared at the middle-aged man with black hair and red eyes who bowed his head before her.

“I am Marquis Spencer of the Polroid Empire, in charge of escorting the Great Saint for today.”

“You say you’re the Imperial Hero Marquis Spencer? I hadn’t heard he was such an old man.”

“I am indeed Marquis Spencer, but not the Imperial Hero.”

“Are you playing word games with me? Do you know who I am!”

“Let me formally introduce myself to the Great Saint. I am Magus of the Spencer family of the Polroid Empire.”

Saraph was sure the head of the Spencer family was named Teishar, but the middle-aged man before her introduced himself as Magus.

“Magus. I was clearly told that Marquis Spencer would be my escort.”

“I am Marquis Spencer.”

Saraph couldn’t understand Magus’s words at all.

“Are you saying the head of the Spencer family has changed?”

“I became the head of the Spencer family even before the Great Saint sent a letter to Her Majesty the Queen.”

Saraph’s pale white face crumpled mercilessly.

The Polroid Empire’s Founding Day banquet began.

People anticipated today’s star, the Great Saint Saraph of Ella’s temple.

“Have you heard that Great Saint Saraph’s beauty is incredibly stunning?”

“I think I saw the Great Saint when I was coming in earlier.”

“What? You saw the Great Saint?”

“Her red hair and purple eyes were mysterious.”

“Red hair? What are you saying? The Great Saint has platinum blonde hair and red eyes.”

“Oh? Is that so? I thought it was a red-haired woman. Haha.”

The man laughed awkwardly.

-Pwaang!

At the sound of trumpets, people focused on the entrance of the banquet hall. Who could be entering?

“Viscount Teishar Spencer and Lady Lorencia di Glosten are entering.”

People began to murmur.

“Surely the attendant misspoke just now?”

“It should be Marquis Teishar… But the attendant wouldn’t make such a mistake.”

Everyone knew Teishar Spencer, the hero of the Polroid Empire. But their surprise at hearing “Viscount Teishar” was short-lived.

“Lady di Glosten?”

“Yes, the daughter of the former Count Cain… There were rumors she was fake.”

“The di Glosten family must have checked thoroughly. Above all, she’s said to be the spitting image of Count Cain.”

“People who saw them dating in the capital square all said she was beautiful.”

“We’ll have to see just how beautiful she is.”

As the doors opened, people focused even more on the entrance.

While Teishar was often seen, most people were seeing Lorencia for the first time.

The moment Lorencia entered the banquet hall, escorted by Teishar, the atmosphere was spectacular.

Everyone in the hall had their gazes stolen by Lorencia’s beauty.

Lorencia appeared wearing a light-colored, classic yet elegant voluminous dress.

Every time she walked, the dress floated up lightly like dandelion seeds, and the skirt swayed gracefully.

With each step into the banquet hall, people couldn’t take their eyes off Lorencia.

Men and women alike, everyone at the banquet was captivated by Lorencia’s beauty.

The soft music in the banquet hall gradually faded away. A silence followed as if all the sounds in the world had been lost.

And then.

“Is that a human face? Or the face of a goddess?”

At one lady’s words of admiration breaking the silence, people began to praise and marvel at Lorencia’s beauty one after another.

Teishar kept his smile while surveying his surroundings.

The thought that more than a few among those numerous people had fallen for Lorencia slightly irritated him.

But Lorencia was his fiancée. That fact alone gave him an unbearable sense of superiority and fear at the same time.

Many handsome men from other empires, superior to himself, were attending the banquet now.

What if someone else caught her eye at the banquet now? What if she left saying she liked someone else?

Should he beg her not to leave him, saying he’d even be content as her lover? As long as he loved Lorencia, this anxiety and fear would never disappear.

As Teishar looked at Lorencia lovingly with a smile, the murmuring of the people grew louder.

Teishar’s popularity was sky-high.

Young, highly trusted by the imperial family with the title of Imperial Hero, handsome and upright face, and the head of a marquis family – many women desired him.

Of course, many women confessed to Teishar. However, Teishar consistently rejected confessions with an expressionless, brusque manner.

‘It wasn’t that he wasn’t interested in romance, he just had high standards.’

‘That’s right. But Lady di Glosten’s beauty is too stunning.’

‘I didn’t know a person could look like that. It’s difficult to have such an elegant and dignified beautiful aura.’

‘I remember. The rumors last time about Marquis Teishar dating a beautiful red-haired woman. She must be the subject of those rumors, right? The rumors about them kissing on the street. It seems the rumors were true. Look at that. Honey is dripping from their eyes.’

‘I heard those rumors too. They say he even rented out an entire rose garden.’

The ladies and young ladies looked on enviously as Teishar escorted Lorencia carefully, as if she were a precious glass artwork.

The entrance of the beautiful couple elicited great favor from the people.

Teishar went with Lorencia to where the di Glosten family members were gathered.

“Viscount Teishar.”

“Yes, Duchess Mary di Glosten.”

“Thank you for escorting our Lorencia well and leading her first dance for her social debut in the Polroid Empire.”

“Not at all. It’s what I should do as her fiancé.”

“Hoho.”

“Where are my elder brother and younger siblings, Mother?”