Chapter 2052 Taking a Seat <TOC> Chapter 2054 Banquet
Translator: SumTLMan
Angel, initially nervous about meeting Mademoiselle Goldilocks, now faced the prospect of encountering more intelligent beings from the Nightmare Plane, causing his heart to soar with anxiety.
Moreover, if what Mad said was true about a hierarchy created by “Moonlight”, and with Mademoiselle Goldilocks merely seated at the lowest guest spot, it implied that most of the attendees were of higher rank than her. While rank doesn’t always equate to strength in reality, in the Nightmare Plane, the higher ranked beings were typically more powerful.
Despite Angel’s efforts to appear calm, his mood was anything but. He even felt the air he breathed was unusually cool, chilling him to the core.
“Is this banquet really for me?” Angel thought in turmoil, but his spoken tone remained cool.
“Yes,” Mad nodded earnestly, followed by a stream of compliments.
Angel wanted to cancel the banquet, but having already seated himself without hindrance and shown no refusal, suggesting a cancellation now seemed inappropriate.
Unless, is Shava a character known for his capriciousness?
“Is this elaborate event just a pretext for a sudden attack?” Angel raised an eyebrow subtly, his gaze sharp as arrows towards Mademoiselle Goldilocks in the distance.
From the perspective of impersonating Shava, calling off the banquet was a clear point of conflict that could reveal many character traits. Angel didn’t know Shava well, so the best approach was to avoid overt conflicts and minimize distinct personality traits. It was a risk, but less so than creating a conflict to highlight a character trait.
Thus, at this juncture, not halting the banquet might help him better impersonate Shava. But if he didn’t stop it, he would face more unknown dangers, so he decided to speak up in a slightly less confrontational manner.
Angel did not directly cancel the dinner but pointed out that Mademoiselle Goldilocks forcefully took him to the Doreen Flower Garden to participate in the dinner, focusing his anger on Mademoiselle Goldilocks first, expressing strong dissatisfaction with this action.
If we follow normal logic, he could then conveniently find an excuse, or a reason, to cancel the dinner.
This way, the conflict of stopping the dinner would seem more rational and wouldn’t make ‘Shava’ appear overly unreasonable and irritable.
When Angel spoke with an obviously dissatisfied tone, Mad closed its mouth, looking uneasily towards Mademoiselle Goldilocks at the end seat.
Although Mademoiselle Goldilocks was hidden in darkness, based on Mad’s understanding of her, she must be shivering at that moment.
Twenty seconds after Angel finished speaking, Mademoiselle Goldilocks did not speak, making the air feel somewhat silent.
On the surface, Angel still showed mild sarcasm, but inside he was somewhat uneasy due to the prolonged silence. Could it be that focusing his anger on Mademoiselle Goldilocks first was not a good move?
It is inherently difficult to grasp the direction of thought in intelligent beings, let alone those from the Nightmare Plane who do not judge by common sense.
Therefore, when Facing Against such beings, Angel always prepares for the worst: If this tactic is not a good move, he has already thought of how to rectify it.
If after another ten seconds Mademoiselle Goldilocks still does not speak, Angel is already prepared to make a swift retreat from his pointed remarks.
Before ten seconds passed, a voice finally broke the silence. However, it was not Mademoiselle Goldilocks, but Mad’s Book floating.
“Please calm down, Highness. Mademoiselle Goldilocks didn’t mean to act first and report later; she just hadn’t had the chance to formally invite Highness to the banquet.”
Angel could discern in Mad’s tone of appeasement and explanation. This, in a way, indicated that it didn’t yet have to step back from its position.
“Too late? Don’t tell me, is it because of shyness again?” Angel said with a smirk of sarcasm.
Mad sighed, seemingly oblivious to the sarcasm in Angel’s tone: “It’s true, Mademoiselle Goldilocks originally wanted to send the invitation first, but she’s not good with words, and in your presence, she’s just too shy, hence the current situation…”
Angel hummed lightly through his nose, neither confirming nor denying.
Seeing he couldn’t soothe the dissatisfaction of Highness Shava, Mad grew anxious, constantly glancing at Mademoiselle Goldilocks, hoping she would say something. But she was trembling in the darkness…
Witnessing this, Angel contemplated internally, perhaps there’s already a reason to cancel the dinner? Announcing the cancellation now shouldn’t be too abrupt, right?
“Disrespectful behavior has filled this dinner with ridicule and absurdity. Such a banquet is not worth continuing, let’s cancel it.” Angel spoke with his brows lowered, seeming calm but feeling a rush of excitement inside.
When announcing the cancellation, Angel was excited, but after saying it, his mood began to shift subtly.
Because, although he seemed to be making a decision, he was well aware that the choice wasn’t really in his hands.
“Respected Highness Shava, the invitations for the dinner have already been sent out, the lords are on their way, canceling now would surely lead to blame on us for mismanagement, the Doreen Flower Garden might be downgraded, and whether it will be incorporated into the Land of Heart Sigh is another matter…” Mad’s eyes showed an urgent emotion, beginning to tear up.
Angel continued to remain silent, but inside he was pondering the implications of Mad’s words. Doreen Flower Garden being downgraded? Incorporated into the Land of Heart Sigh?
“Mademoiselle Goldilocks truly didn’t do it on purpose. After returning to the Silver Night Castle, she has been feeling quite guilty, and even specifically searched for songs praising the Moonlight, just to apologize to Highness.”
Angel now understands why Mademoiselle Goldilocks felt guilty in the dialogue transmitted by the Sonic Mushroom previously. However, is it a custom in the Nightmare Plane to just sing songs praising the Moonlight as an apology for offending Shava?
“This is a mushroom offshoot of the Sonic Mushroom, and it’s the best one Mademoiselle Goldilocks found after knowing that Highness wanted to cultivate it. It’s to express her remorse to Highness.”
A small, pure white mushroom suddenly emerged from the tabletop, moving in front of Angel. Following a series of jumps, it reached Angel’s bracelet and transformed into a ‘pendant’, just like the three Mystlight buttons.
Angel initially wanted to refuse because his interest in Sonic Mushrooms wasn’t that great. His previous statement about wanting to cultivate them was merely a probe.
But having previously stated his intention to cultivate them, saying no now would seem contradictory. Therefore, Angel ultimately didn’t speak, allowing the mushroom offshoot of the Sonic Mushroom to become a pendant.
Despite this, Angel still didn’t relent.
Just when the atmosphere turned awkward, Mademoiselle Goldilocks, hiding in a dark corner, finally spoke up.