YLTESCIA: A Reincarnator's Tale in the Lands of Merusia (2)

Chapter 313: The Masquerade Ball (pt. II)

『That's true..l wonder if he can have a match with him...』 ［Yuna］

『That would probably be hard. He's hiding his strength, after all.』 ［Grey］

Fortunately, there was no need to worry too much about the prince. Other than the fact that Grey's eyes had judged him as "good", if he were to be someone with ill intentions, Grey and Yuna could easily take her down.

From surprise about the prince's hidden power, Grey and Yuna's topic devolved into something more trivial, talking about the dishes they just had and flirting a little bit like they usually do. It was a time of bliss for both pairs.

"You must be Archduke Grey and Archduchess Yuna. My name is Lionel myr Lantre Graystone. I apologize for meeting you so late." ［Lionel］

"No, it's okay. We've heard of your circumstances. It's a pleasure to meet you, Prince Lionel. We've heard a lot about you from Princess Lisandra." ［Yuna］

"We'll be in your care, Prince Lionel." ［Grey］

"Then, I'm in the same boat, Your Highness. I'll also be in your care." ［Lionel］

They greeted and shook one another's hands, Grey and Yuna acting as if they knew nothing of the Prince's secret, only greeting him with beaming smiles. Lisandra was fully unaware, only happy that everyone was getting along.

The prince was quite the actor as well. His hands were trembling quite evidently, his handshake was very weak, and his smile looked strained. If it wasn't for Grey's eyes, they would have surely been fooled by his ingenuity.

"Hahaha. I never thought I would meet such heroes on this fine night. I have heard countless tales of heroism about the two of you. Is it true that you had fought against Garudas before?" ［Lionel］

"Well, yes... It was quite the surprise, but we still managed to get through it until the end. It was all because of everyone's help." ［Grey］

"How humble of you, I'm sure I heard differently. Didn't you just defeat them with all but a single spell? I heard it was quite the spectacle." ［Lionel］

"Uuu... So embarrassing... Did they really write about that." ［Yuna］

"Hahaha. I heard that bards were singing about your tales on the streets and taverns. I believe even the kids already know your names." ［Lionel］

It wasn't long before they got comfortable with one another, their topic about Grey and Yuna's biggest embarrassment. They already knew how much their tales had spread, but they didn't know it was so embarrassing to such an extent.

Not only were many of the parts greatly exaggerated, some were straight up made up by the creative imaginations and machinations of the bards and story writers all over the place, containing even parts where they fought against a whole territory or how they subjugated a legendary dragon

Like the butterfly effect where a butterfly's gentle flapping of wings can turn into a violent tornado, such stories only brewed up into a devastating storm mixing and matching stories until such wild fantasies were born.

"I also heard about your familiars just yesterday. Not only are they powerful, but beautiful as well. There were eight... No, nine of them, right?" ［Grey］

"That's right, Brother! I had the pleasure of riding them yesterday!" ［Lisandra］

"My, how enviable. I wonder when I will get an opportunity as well." ［Lionel］

Soon enough, Lisandra joined in on the conversation and talked about her experience riding Rigel yesterday. They chatted and they chatted, wasting their night away with delightful expressions painted on their faces.