"The duchies granted by the Empire, I think the Campbell family has really climbed high... if not considering the bloodline of the heroes."
"If that's the case... then ten thousand gold coins is indeed nothing."
Thinking that Mr. Colin might have already been on good terms with the Princess, many gentlemen present showed expressions of envy on their faces.
Meanwhile, those noblewomen and young ladies who had been interested in Mr. Colin since the beginning of the banquet wore smiles tinged with a hint of disappointment, stiffness, and bitterness.
However, they were not so jealous of the Princess, at most just sighing at the world's "reality," where people always fall into the clichés of status and social standing, unable to choose beautiful love loyally... as if they represented beauty and love.
