Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 433: The Day of the Party
Finally, a grand party was about to take place to introduce Tauro as the adopted son of the Count Graunewald Family.
From the village chiefs to the town mayors, the heads of each guild and representatives of powerful trading companies, and even neighboring nobles have been invited.
The venue was bustling with many influential people.
“He is the heir from a commoner’s background that the lord chose to adopt? If so, he must be a very lively person.”
“He must be a beautiful child.”
“Rumor has it that he served as the royal family’s Reversi instructor.”
“Oh ……. It’s a popular game among the nobles in the royal capital. So he must be a very bright young man.”
Some of them had gathered information about the adopted son of Count Graunewald for the occasion, but not a single person would have guessed that he was an adventurer, someone who had appeared in their village or town as a territorial inspector.
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The chief of the hidden village was also mixed in as one of the invited guests.
By his side were also Cross and Haku.
Haku was confused as to why he was brought there so suddenly.
The village head first told him that he had to go to the territorial capital on an errand and that he was taking his father with him.
And since he couldn’t leave Haku alone, he said he was taking him with him. Haku was happy that he could go to the capital for the first time, but the next day after arriving and sightseeing, he was dressed in luxurious clothes like an aristocrat and was unexpectedly attending a party hosted by the lord.
Haku was perplexed and asked his father, Cross, why, but he did not answer him but instead gave him a muddled answer.
Haku had no idea what was going to happen next, and was simply confused as he stayed by his father Cross’s side.
Listening to the conversations of the high and important people around him, it seemed that today was a party to unveil the lord’s heir apparent.
The village chief had come to the capital for that purpose.
But why was he being brought there, he wondered.
Of course, there was no way to answer that.
Furthermore, when they came to this capital, many villagers came with them, but where did they go?
he asked my father about that too, but he simply replied, “They are all at work.”
Haku had a vague feeling that something might happen soon, based on the presence of his father and the village chief, but he didn’t know what it was.
The party got underway, and the host of the party, the lord of the territory, began his speech.
When Haku looked at him, he saw that he had the same hair color as his own.
Normally, his father made him dye his hair black because that color was considered unlucky, and he also made me change his eyes to the same black color.
Today, however, for the first time in a long time, his hair color was back to its original purple color, and his eyes have also returned to their original blue color.
Perhaps because of this, Haku felt a strange sense of closeness to the lord as he listened to his lord’s greeting.
“──Let’s cut the long story short and get down to business. As you all know, my wife and I have been suffering worried about not being able to have children, but at the suggestion of my old acquaintance, Marquis Van dyne, we have decided to adopt a child. Had actually intended to introduce him to you sooner, but I had him travel around so that he could get to know the territory, so you all may have met him before.”
Count Graunewald said pompously.
The invited guests, the chiefs of the villages and towns in the territory and their representatives, looked around.
They were looking around to see if anyone had met him.
“Really? I don’t recall meeting him.”
said the village chief of the dyeing village.
“I have heard Count Graunewald boast about his adopted sin, but I have never met him. I heard his name is Tauro. ……”
The Mage Baron Wasan said.
“”Hm? Tauro?””
That was when the village chiefs around Mage Baron Wasan tilted their heads in confusion at a name they had heard somewhere before.
“Let me introduce to you the newest member of the Graunewald family. Tauro Graunewald!”
Count Graunewald called out Tauro’s name and invited him into the hall.
The door opened.
Standing there, of course, was Tauro himself.
The many village and town chiefs, town leaders, and heads of the various guilds in the hall welcomed Tauro with loud applause until the doors opened, but the moment they saw him, most of them were shocked.
““““The adventurer from that time?”””””
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It was, of course, the same for the chief of the hidden village, and Cross and Haku were also surprised to see Tauro.
“Wh-what’s going on…!?”
The chief of the hidden village was confused when the adventurer who was supposed to have infiltrated as an ally showed up and was introduced as the eldest son of the lord of the territory.
Cross let out a sigh without a word.
I understand everything now.
From the very beginning, their plan had been discovered, and they had been playing into Count Graunewald’s hand.
Amidst applause, Tauro walked down the middle of the hall to the Count.
Tauro gave Cross a meaningful look and came closer.
Then, with a single breath, “I won’t do anything bad to him,” he pulled Haku’s hand, and the two of them walked together to the Count.
Haku is confused as Tauro pulls his hand.
The village chief of the hidden village hurriedly tried to stop him, but Cross intervened.
If Tauro is right, Haku should be fine.
He wanted to trust Tauro.
Tauro nodded as he and Haku arrived at his father, Count Graunewald’s side.
The count nodded to him as well.
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“Ladies and gentlemen, this is our new family member, Tauro. And this boy here is Haku, the orphaned son of my predecessor and my younger half-brother.”
The applause in the hall stopped for a moment.
“”””What? “”””””
The guests were shocked by the unexpected words and stopped thinking, exchanging glances with those around them.
“Now, although it was sudden, I am pleased to announce we have decided to adopt Haku, who is younger than me by far, as our son.”
““““““Eh!?!””’””””
Almost as if they had planned it, the invited guests were all surprised at the same time.