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Following Heliona’s instruction, Riley was about to head out to the ith Nainiae However, his father suddenly called him, so Riley stopped by at his father’s office

"… I’ve heard that you wanted to see me"

Riley opened the office’s door and stepped foot inside In there, Riley’s gazethe successor Riley lightly nodded to greet Lloyd

"Ah, you are here"

Having noticed Riley entering the office, Stein, as teaching Lloyd various things, greeted Riley Lloyd took a step back and said,

"Well then, I’ll take ave you just now, it would be good for you to thoroughly coets delayed, it could turn into esture, and Lloyd lowered his head in a big lance at Riley’s face

"Is there so on my face?"

"No It a way to say have a safe trip… I just wanted to take a look at your face That’s all"

"… What do youBrother anymore, so… How should I say this, it is rather eet it"

Riley couldn’t understand what Lloyd was trying to say Riley tilted his head However, Lloyd left the office without resolving Riley’s curiosity

"So, Riley"

Stein used his left arot up He pointed at the sofa for Riley to sit

"Sit down for now"

Having heard hioing to be a long conversation Hiding the icky feeling he was having, Riley sat on the sofa

"What is it, Father?"

After Riley sat down, Stein also sat on a sofa while facing his son Between Stein and his son, there was a table, and Stein placed a letter envelope there

"What is this?"

"The letter is for you"

"For me?"

Riley tilted his head as he looked at the envelope Riley checked the look on Stein’s face and picked up the envelope

The envelope looked pretty thin However, as if it was trying to prove that the letter was sent by soh up, the feel of the paper indicated it was a very high-quality kind

"Um…"

Riley checked the front and back of the envelop He casually moved his eyes and looked at Stein

"Is this really for me?"

Stein nodded as the response

‘Just who?’

Riley thought about a few people that could sent a letter like this to him He carefully opened the envelope

Inside the envelope was another piece of perfectly flat paper that was just as luxurious in quality

‘An invitation?’

The top of the paper had the word ‘invitation’ written on the top Riley lightly shook his eyebrows as he read the rest of the letter’s content

<It’s a pleasure toMaster Riley of the Iphalleta House to the end of the year banquet at the Duke Philisneon House Please attend the banquet and elass of wine at the mansion As for the date and the direction…>

Riley read that far and put the letter down as if he didn’t need to read the rest Riley said,

"… I a to say that, Stein covered his eyes with his pal any sound

"What is your reason?"

"It is such a bother Even if I went there, it will just ticklethe same

Riley was famous with many poor rumors about hi to the banquet held by the Duke?

Riley becoossiping would be a fortunate scenario Riley could be insulted right on the face if he went there This hy Stein didn’t want Riley to go either

"Father, by any chance?"

Stein suddenly closed hisFinding it suspicious, he cruht?"

"…"

Despite the question, Riley’s father didn’t open his "

"Riley"

"… To begin with!"

Riley suddenly got angry and yelled The stacks of papers piled up at the office waved in the wind that cain with, that prospective o was also… too sudden without any prior notification, don’t you think?"

‘It is too much of a bother’

‘I don’t want to do it’

Riley always said foolish things like that or disappeared fro hide and seek However, he never once let out frustration like this before

Having seen Riley’s response, Stein vacantly stared at his son

"… I!"

"…"

It see at him Riley, who just shouted all of the sudden, also lost words to say He ain…

Riley realized he suddenly got angry again during an unexpected situation For no reason, Riley ht fists with his hands

"Riley"

Stein looked at Riley and called his son in a low voice

"I will also ask you this as your father"

"…"

Riley was somehow afraid of his father’s serious voice He was not able to look in his father’s eyes Riley just waited for Stein to continue

"Why did you hide it?"

"What do youignorance I have things that I’ve heard from Iris, Ian and even Sera"

Stein said that he had heard things

Riley was petrified and not about to open his ot up just like Riley He then picked up a sword that was leaning on a corner of the office

The sas in its sheath

"Try drawing the sword"

Unable to say no, Riley drew the sword, held it and looked at Stein

"Back then, it was further away than this, right?"

It looked like Stein was about to do so He just held the sheath on his hand and took a few steps away Stein took a stance as if he was about to throw the sheath Until this point, Riley showed no htly crumpled his face

"Was it like this?"

Stein took an aard pose, and he threw the sheath hard

The direction of the throas…

It was toward the sword that Riley just grabbed a hold of

"…?"

Riley floated a questiontoward hi bounced off Riley now understood what Stein was trying to do

"It is not easy"

Stein muttered as he looked at the sheath that fell on the floor

"Although it got in s about the sheath that was placed on the sword that Ryan was about to swing at thethe day of the successorship announcement

"Riley, was it you who did it?"

"…"