In the ornate and spacious boudoir, a group of maidservants bustled around a figure with tension in the air.
"Princess, Princess..."
A maid with a delicate face rushed in from the door, lifting her skirt in haste.
Her chest heaved up and down violently due to her swift running.
"Sir Lynn Lancaster... has arrived!"
"Really?!"
The young girl, who had been enduring discomfort and allowing others to dress her, stood up in surprise from in front of the mirror upon hearing the news.
This caused the maids dressing her to gasp in alarm.
"Princess, don't move! Your hair will get messy!"
"Your dress, be careful of your dress!"
"Dear Princess, there's still an earring left to put on..."
The young girl obediently sat back down.
The maid who brought the message clasped her hands to her chest and sighed, "Sir Lynn is even more handsome than in the magical imagery, so young..."
"He's a perfect match for the princess... and the princess is also exactly sixteen this year."
"Only a genius magician like Sir Lynn deserves our princess..."
The maids chatted happily.
The young girl blushed and sat quietly in front of the mirror, gazing at her exquisite face in the reflection and whispering, "Will he really like me?"
"Of course!"
One of the maids leaned down and smiled, "Look at our imperial pearl, how beautiful she is... I swear, any man who sees you will fall in love with you, Princess."
The young girl smiled brightly but then furrowed her brows in distress.
"But... what about my hair? I shouldn't have cut it short..."
"Princess, did you forget about this?"
The maid handed her a jewelry box, inside which lay a beautiful emerald necklace.
The young girl's eyes lit up.
"Right, it's the gift Grandfather Gladstone gave me on my fifteenth birthday..."
She eagerly put on the necklace.
The emerald glowed beautifully against her fair skin.
And then, something magical happened.
The young girl's hair quickly grew out, falling naturally and smoothly over her shoulders.
It was the color of wisteria flowers.
The long purple hair made the girl's beautiful face even more attractive, stunning even the maids.
A smile played on the young girl's lips as she secretly thought, Now, he shouldn't be able to recognize me, right?
At the dinner banquet, Lynn followed beside Gladstone.
People continuously approached them to greet them.
Viscounts, marquesses, earls...
High-leveling nobles who were usually aloof now approached with ingratiating, almost fawning smiles.
Lynn knew very well that it was because of Gladstone.
"Boring, isn't it?"
Gladstone held a glass of red wine and smiled at Lynn, sighing, "That's why I've always hated such occasions."
"Thank you, Professor."
Gladstone's presence today was solely for him.
To tell the entire imperial capital that Lynn was his highly esteemed disciple.
"Lord Gladstone, Sir Lynn..."
A rotund middle-aged man walked up with a smile and greeted the two.
Gladstone nodded with a faint smile, and Lynn was just about to respond politely.
Suddenly, he saw a familiar face pop out behind the middle-aged man.
Winking at him.
Rolin?!
Lynn was taken aback.
So this was Rolin's father, Marquess Cumberland.
Noticing Rolin's presence, Gladstone smiled at Lynn, "Go find your friends, you can't always stay with this old man like this."
Lynn nodded and walked towards Rolin.
"Lynn!"
Rolin's entire face lit up with excitement.
He knew very well who the protagonist of this banquet was.
The entire upper-class aristocracy was trying to ingratiate themselves with Lynn, the rising star of the empire.
Seeing his usually strict father cast approving and expectant glances at him, Rolin felt that befriending Lynn was the luckiest thing that had ever happened to him.
"Rolin, I didn't expect to meet you here."
Lynn smiled at Rolin.
Rolin excitedly said, "Of course, actually, many people from the academy are here... see? Augustine is over there..."
Lynn followed Rolin's gaze and saw a haughty and indifferent young man staring at him from the corner.
When Lynn looked back, he quickly averted his gaze.
It was Augustine.
"This guy can't be arrogant anymore now, and even his father, Duke Chery, is feeling depressed. The old duke loved to show off his genius son before..."
Rolin felt a bit of schadenfreude and then turned to look at Lynn, his eyes full of admiration and worship, "From today on, you're a real noble... My father says you can at least be ennobled as an earl, oh my god, Lynn, you're only sixteen!"
Lynn smiled faintly, "You're also a marquess."
"It's different."
Rolin shook his head, "I have to wait until I'm twenty to be eligible to inherit the marquessate, and that's just eligibility. Moreover, you're only in your fourth year, and when you graduate, your title will surely rise again."
Lynn and Rolin chatted casually, with noble girls constantly approaching him to strike up conversations, making Rolin envy him greatly.
"Now all the nobles in the imperial capital want to marry their daughters to you..."
Suddenly, a slight commotion erupted in the room.
A handsome, lean middle-aged man walked in from the door, and the nobles on both sides greeted him, just as they had greeted Lynn and Gladstone when they entered.
"Prince Lister..."
Rolin whispered, "The younger brother of the king."
"He seems to be coming over..."
Rolin's voice tightened.
Indeed, after chatting casually with others, Lister came straight towards Lynn.
"Lynn Lancaster! A magician genius, a potion genius... I've heard so many legends about you recently that my ears are almost sore from it..."
Lister was a very charming man, giving people a warm and refreshing feeling.
"Thank you for the compliment, Prince."
Lynn replied with neither humility nor pride.
"Feel free to come and chat with me sometime. Being with you young and vigorous people always makes me feel younger... and my red wine is not bad too..."
Lister chuckled a few times and left.
Was it just a simple gesture of goodwill?
Lynn pondered silently as he gazed at Lister's retreating back.
"Don't get too close to him..."
An old voice echoed in his ear, and Lynn turned to see Gladstone.
"He's much more cunning than you realize... and..."
Gladstone said meaningfully, "Lister has always loved to compete with his brothers for things since he was young."
Lynn's expression became serious.
At this moment, someone shouted.
"The king is here..."
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