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Iva stood at the far left and showed her empty glass, and the servant expertly filled it up.

She savored the splendid deep red wine and downed it in one shot.

“Mmm, it’s sweet and delightful.”

She immediately moved to the next glass, continuously getting it refilled. With each empty glass—third, fifth, eighth—Iva’s gaze gradually relaxed.

“What the hell?!”

As she moved to the side, she accidentally smashed against the hand of a man wearing a wolf mask.

“Oh, I’m sorry.”

Luckily, the man’s glass was empty, so it didn’t splash on his clothes.

“Hey, what are you doing? Can’t you see there’s someone next to you?”

However, the problem was that he was heavily intoxicated. His eyes behind the mask were also quite unfocused.

There’s no point in bothering a drunk person. First, Iva apologized.

“I’m sorry. I made a mistake.”

“What if it had splashed on my clothes? Do you think this is the clothing you can afford?”

Huh, fine. I’ll endure it twice. Iva clenched her teeth and apologized once more.

“I’m sorry, I apologize.”

“What kind of trick are you playing on me? Are you trying to attract my attention like this? Anyway, even with the mask, all sorts of troublesome insects gather around me.”

Three times is enough to endure.

When Iva placed the glass on the table, there was a sound as if she had slammed the table with her fist.

“Anyway, why do all these lowlifes have the same dialogue? Is there some kind of connection between trash?”

“What, what did you say? Trash?”

The man in the wolf mask stumbled and pointed at Iva’s face.

“Do you know who you’re daring to speak like that to?!”

“You’re the one spouting nonsense. I don’t care about your attention, just get the damn drink and move on. Why are you causing a fuss!? Can’t you see people waiting behind you!?”

As Iva retorted without yielding, the person with the wolf mask merely just opened his mouth. Typically, the other party would have lowered their head by now because of his loud speech but it was the first time he had seen someone shouting even louder.

However, the wolf mask, still under the influence of alcohol, shouted even louder.

“Whether I leave quickly or not?! What if wine spilled on my clothes, which cost a fortune… Ah!”

Not to be outdone by ‘almost spilled’, Iva kindly splashed the wine she was holding.

The wolf mask’s shout drew all the attention of the party towards them.

“Are you crazy?! Do you know how much this outfit costs?”

“Does that outfit have a price? It looks like you stole it from a beggar.”

“What, beggar?!”

“At least steal clothes that fit your size. You’re about to pop a button. Did the button do some crime?”

“Are you calling me a pig?! Are you comparing me to livestock?!”

“Oh, your interpretation skills deserve a thousand points out of a hundred.”

Iva lifted her thumb, giving him a thumbs up. The enraged wolf mask stomped on the ground as he approached.

“How dare you speak about me like that? Do you know what kind of household my family is?!”

“That’s right! This line is a must. Next, would you like to say ‘Do you know who my father is?'”

The wolf seemed like he really wanted to say that line, but he swallowed his words.

“Everyone is the same everywhere. Okay, let’s hear it. What does your daddy do?”

“Y-you addressed my father?!”

The wolf, whose filial piety soared, could not stand it any longer and raised his hand high.

Try hitting me once. If my mask is removed here and my identity is revealed, let’s see how well can you handle it?

She clenched her fist, enduring her fear, and glared at him with her eyes wide open.

“Stop it.”

At that moment, a man wearing a white tiger mask suddenly stood in front of Iva, protecting her.

He was dressed in a white suit, and his blonde hair lightly touched his shoulders.

Although he wore a mask, he had fair skin, a well-defined jawline, and an upright posture. 

Even with his short speech and standing posture alone, it was evident that he was a remarkable noble.

The hesitant gazes shifted into full audience mode with the appearance of the white tiger mask.

As Iva stood behind the white tiger mask, only the back of his blonde head was visible to her.

“Who are you again?”

“It’s something you should apologize to each other and move on, but you’re causing trouble for too many people.”

“What does it matter to other people? Even after seeing my clothes, you’re still saying those things?!”

“You were the one who insulted the lady first.”

“La? Lady?”

The wolf pushed the whiter tiger’s shoulder lightly with the hand that was raised towards Iva.

“Obviously, you’re butting in to seek attention from this woman.”

Look at this guy talking big.

“I’m only here to mediate this situation.”

“Who do you think you are, mediating or not? You think you’re a great hero.”

The wolf continued to push the white tiger’s shoulder.

“How much is that outfit worth? I’ll compensate for it.”

“Is this something that can be solved with money?”

“Well, what do you want, then?”

“Kneel.”

These lowlifes only know how to trample on others.

“If you want to impress that woman until the end, then kneel.”

“Hey! Why should he kneel?! Just tone it down!”

I can’t stand this knee-bullying!

In the end, Iva grabbed the white tiger’s hand that was blocking her and jumped out.

At that moment, the wolf, as if waiting, ominously smiled and swung his chubby hand toward Iva’s face.

He had been targeting Iva from the beginning.

Iva instinctively knew that it was too late to block. She tightly closed her eyes and clenched her teeth, hoping to minimize the pain.

At that moment, the white tiger blocked Iva behind and reached out to block the wolf but failed.

Thunk—

He coolly took the hit.

As the blow struck him with great force, the white tiger’s mask, which he was wearing, fell off.

“Ugh!”

“Oh my, oh my god!”

When the mask was removed, everyone around covered their mouths in shock. Even the wolf froze in contemplation.

Only one person.

Iva, who was behind the white tiger, was the only one who didn’t see his face.

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