ARCHDEUS

NEW COUNT(2)

Alex is still in the capital at the moment. Although he could imagine how busy he was going to be but now he chose to relax for a moment. Moreover, he will also immediately make a feast for himself as a thanksgiving for his ascension as a count. But the aristocratic feasts that commemorate Alex's status as a count are actually far more festive than the party that commemorated his rise as a baron.

The invitations that come also tend to be much more and diverse. Aside from the nobles of the Sandwealth-Norchaster affiliate, nobles from the marquess coalition came. This shows how much they want Alex to be part of their political affiliation.

This party was held in the capital precisely in the mansion owned by Fertiphile.

"Well, I can't believe you're a god now."

Regis tries to embrace Alex but his friend has already dodged.

Regis pouted but Alex did not care about it.

"Congratulations Young Master Fertiphile, I mean Mr. Count Alexandreia."

Clotildy who was near the two people also spoke to Alex. Since the Otilian civil war and the Canadian-Otilian feudal war broke out, these three men became very close.

It's like the three of them have created an exclusive circel for themselves.

"Thank you Miss Otilia."

In contrast to Alex's tight tone to Regis, he smiled and spoke softly to Clotildy.

Regis became a little upset because of that. But he couldn't help but talk to Alex. For two years they have not met. So he decided to look for another topic.

"Think why are you getting taller? What did you eat to this height?"

Regis compared her height to Alex's. The results show that the distance between the two is now widening. Regis is currently 184 cm tall for his age which is now 19 years old. For his age, Regis' height is above average, but if comparing Alex with the same age has a height of 196 cm, it makes Regis' height become nothing.

"What I eat is the same as what you eat but I'm obviously much taller than you because I'm not like you who always put out his maturity energy in a brothel" Alex said calmly.

Regis smiled shyly. It is no secret that Regis is famous as a playboy who enjoys his life with many women.

While Clotildy who was the only woman in their group could only listen with a flushed face. It's the first time for him he's heard Alex make a pretty vulgar joke.

The three of them continued chatting very casually. At this round table, there were only the three of them, although the third chatter was often interrupted due to the presence of nobles or other guests who wanted to speak and congratulate Alex, but in general, they can enjoy each other's conversations.

But who would have thought, in the middle of their conversation, Regis whispered to Alex with his eyes as if pointing at someone not far from them.

"Hehehe .. you think as to when he can withstand such a smile" whispered Regis.

Regis smiled cynically while talking to Alex.

Both Alex and Clotildy reflexively look at the person Regis is looking at.

On the other side, they saw Liana, the countess of Fertiphile along with Harol talking to the guests. Liana was smiling brightly to everyone.

"Leave it. Besides, it's none of our business" Alex said.

"Ah, right. As expected of a count. You don't have to think about succession anymore. Who would have thought, the most apathetic person for political affairs, is now the ruler of a large area" said Regis.

Cloltildy is the only one in this circel who doesn't know why they're mocking Liana, the Countess of Fertiphile. But he can conclude that Alex's relationship with the countess was very bad especially when he first saw Alex trying to be insulted and framed in public by the countess while at the Fertiphile Opera House.

Actually such bad relations are quite common in aristocratic families especially when the head of the family has more than one wife. The clash of interests between the wives of the head of the noble family who wanted their son to be the heir led to the disfigurement within the family. That is the cause of problems that often occur even though there are also fewer cases such as the inaccuracy caused by the wives fighting over each other's affection from their husbands. On that background, it generally occurs by young married husbands who are still full of love turmoil but in the end it will begin to subside with age.

After contentedly gossiping Liana behind her back, the three people were speaking a different topic. This time it was Clotildy's turn to be the topic of discussion.

"Miss Otilia, how is your county? I heard the High Priest of Revouille is still using his spiritual power to shake your legitimacy as the sole heir of the Matriarch of the Otilia Dynasty," Regis asked seriously.

The atmosphere that the rules were bright and warm now turned serious. It seemed like Regis had unintentionally made the atmosphere awkward.

But fortunately Clotildy still explained to the two people.

"Actually this is a complex matter but in short, the High Priest did not like the existing matriarchal system in my area. So up until now he kept urging our dynasty to free my brother and make him the new head of the family."

"Hmm .. I heard that your brother has been sentenced to exile, right?" ask Regis.

Clotildy responded to the question by nodding.

Clotildy's brother Peter was initially sentenced to house arrest for having been a source of trouble in Otilia's civil war but that sentence changed a year ago when he was sentenced to exile. Since this was purely an internal matter of a dynasty, they did not use the court of nobility to convict Peter. The legal basis for exiling Peter comes from the voice of the countess as Martiarch of Otilia.

"He was exiled in an area of the Confederate State of Anachiae" Clotildy explained.

The two people only listened to Clotildy's explanation seriously. After Clotildy finished speaking, Alex sighed.

"It seems that in the last two years a lot has happened" he said.

The two nodded and smiled faintly at Alex's words.

I don't think they've been talking long enough. Finally, they separated for a moment to continue their relationship with other nobles. There were actually a lot of people who wanted to talk to Alex because he was the star of the show but because they saw Alex was busy chatting with the two people, they could only wait.

Tomorrow, Alex wakes up early and does his usual activities.

Alex currently still does not have a mansion in the capital so he has to borrow the mansion that belongs to his parents.

So after Alex finished doing the party for himself, he immediately went to a merchant guild to search for a house or mansion for sale in the capital. Alex realized this was an important moment because it was at this moment that he could move away from the influence of Fertiphile. Alex knew that in the future he would often go to the capital so it was better to have a home here than to have to stay overnight.

The merchant guild he visited was the merchant guild that opened the services of a housing agency. Alex also explained the mansion he wanted both from the price, size, and location.

Then, when he was finished, he returned and took care of all the affairs of his barony and his new territory. Alex realizes he must immediately make a long-term plan for his new territory.