Chapter 178 The Fourth Prince, Chelidonich
Chapter 178 "Fourth Prince Chelidonich"
8 o'clock in the evening on September 7, 1998.
The nobles, gentry, musicians, painters, writers, etc. of the upper class of the Kajin Empire all dressed up, and men and women entered the luxurious mansion of the fourth prince in pairs.
The ball started on time.
The fourth prince Chelidonich simply said a few words and gave the stage to the orchestra behind him to play.
After a long time, the melodious music filled the entire venue, and many gentlemen and ladies danced in the central area like butterflies.
However, Chelidonich was still the center of the ball. No matter where he went, it seemed as if there was a spotlight shining on him, attracting the attention of everyone around him.
He did not go down to dance, but stood in the outer circle of the venue, facing everyone who came forward to chat with him with a kind and gentle smile, and listened carefully from time to time, which always made the other party very excited.
Chelidonich could take care of almost everyone, making almost everyone who came to the party feel like spring breeze.
The six people who had just finished talking with the fourth prince stood in a corner, forming a circle and pointing in the direction of the fourth prince who was like a star surrounded by stars.
They were the fourth prince's classmates and friends in the military academy. After graduation, they joined the fourth prince's private army. They were close to the fourth prince and were of course invited to the dance.
"Cherry is still so busy." Ottosin, wearing a suit, put his hands on the back of his head and said, "Just like in the military academy, there are always a group of people around him who try to please him."
"Shhh——"
Poxon, who had a bob haircut, put his index finger on his lips, signaling Ottosin not to make a sound, then looked around carefully, and then patted the chest of his evening dress with relief.
"Otosin, why don't you learn your lesson? You should use honorifics to address His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, and never call him by his name, let alone his nickname!"
Otosin opened his eyes wide and argued, "But we used to call him 'Cherry' like this, and he never said anything. You are really worried too much."
Poxon frowned unhappily, then looked at the other four people, who shook their heads and spread their hands.
One of them, Mo Moli, a woman with black bangs and a cold expression, said, "Even in the military academy, only Otosin calls His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince like this, please don't involve us."
Poxon pointed at Mo Moli, looking at Otosin with a "you see" expression.
"So cold." Otosin put his hands on his hips, "We are friends, what's wrong with calling him 'Cherry'? Don't you understand? Chery has a different view of us."
The other five looked at each other.
"Still don't understand?" Aoto Xin explained with an expression of "I can't do anything to you", "There are too many flatterers around him, and we are the only friends who are truly good to him."
"Didn't you notice? When Cheli talks to other people, he always wears a 'proper smile of a prince', and only when facing us will he show a 'relieved smile'."
"This is because he feels much more relaxed around us!"
The other five people looked at each other again, and Mo Moli shook her head.
Boxon pursed his lips and decided to warn Otto Xin: "Listen, Otto Xin, now is different from before, school is school, society is society."
"Not to mention, we are now the private soldiers of His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, and we must have a sense of respect and inferiority. If we call His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince by his nickname, how can he establish his dignity in front of other private soldiers?"
"This..." Otto Xin muttered in a low voice for a while, and finally said, "Okay, okay, at least in front of outsiders, I will call him 'His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince'."
Finally convinced this stubborn bull, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly gave a thumbs up to Boxon who was very resourceful in this regard.
Boxon smiled proudly, but when he turned around, he didn't notice that he bumped into someone who came over next to him.
"Ah!"
She almost fell to the ground, but was hugged by the other party and helped up.
Then Boxon heard the other party ask with concern: "I'm sorry... are you okay?"
Boxon looked up and saw a tall waiter in a tuxedo, with a shiny slicked back hair, a mustache on his lips, and eyes as deep as black agate.
This is a mature and heroic man, who should be over 30 years old.
Boxon made a judgment subconsciously like an occupational disease, and then she stroked the short hair by her ears and said softly: "I... I'm fine. You don't have to care, I was careless just now."
The man smiled at her gently and said, "It's good that you're okay. If there's nothing special, I'll go to work."
He pointed to the plate in his hand, on which there were many high-heeled glasses, and the wine was shaking slightly, reflecting the crystal lamp above his head.
"Okay, you go and get busy." Boxon nodded in response.
So, she looked at the man in a tuxedo and left with a basin of high-heeled glasses.
Aoto Xin, Mo Moli and others asked her if she was injured, and she responded that she was not made of glass, so it was impossible for her to break with a slight touch.
Later, the six people talked about other things and completely forgot about this episode.
The man had come to the vicinity of the fourth prince, Chelidonish, and while serving the people around him, he seemed to listen to Chelidonish's conversation with others.
Occasionally he stroked his beard. The disguises on other parts of his face were fine, but this beard made him feel a little uncomfortable.
His age should be about the same as Kuroro, Nakuru, Showto, and Cheridonish not far away. It's just that the disguise on his face and the beard made him look at least seven or eight years older.
However, he didn't feel dissatisfied. After all, the bigger the difference from the original image, the better.
Germain began to eavesdrop.
He was a Nen user, and his current physique was extraordinary. Even at this distance, he could hear what Cheridonish was talking about with others.
Cheridonish was talking about philosophy, and he mentioned the names of philosophers such as Kant and Hegel in his words. It seems that he is deeply immersed in this aspect.
Others were smiling and applauding, praising the erudition of the fourth prince. This was not entirely flattery. The fourth prince did have his own opinions in this regard.
Germain was basically immune to the appearance of names like Kant and Hegel, and he was not surprised by the appearance of other names such as Goldbach's conjecture, La Liga, and Serie A.
This world is a parallel world to his original world, and many things are not quite right.
Germain listened for a while, but did not hear any key information, so he looked around the ballroom quite naturally, and finally saw the "two ladies" in evening dresses.
Xiaodi and Kurapika have gone through more disguises, and now the former has black hair like a waterfall, and the latter has blonde hair shawl.
"They" are all dressed up beautifully, and with their good foundation, they look more like "two beauties".
At this time, the two were being approached by a man in a suit.
The man pointed in the direction of the fourth prince, Chelidonich, and whispered something with a smile on his lips, and handed out a business card.
Xiaodi and Kurapika took the business card, looked at the fourth prince Chelidonich in the distance, and then looked at each other "awkwardly", hesitated for a while, and nodded.
Then, the man pointed in another direction and wanted to take "them" away.
Xiaodi and Kurapika followed obediently.
When they were about to disappear from the corner of the venue, Kurapika turned around and quickly met the eyes of Mr. Germain before leaving.
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