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“Young Lady Iva, you did a great job today.” 

Claude approached Iva and briefly greeted her as they were leaving the party venue.

“Your Highness also worked hard.”

“I still have some remaining schedules with the envoys, so I’ll leave the rest to you.”

“Yes, understood.”

“You really worked hard today.”

After thanking her once again, Claude left the party venue with Chase and the envoys.

With important guests gone, the nobles who came to have their faces stamped also left as the party seemed to have lost its meaning.

When they were all gone, only Iva and her staff remained.

“We still have time until tomorrow, so let’s clean up tomorrow.”

Knowing that her staff had worked the hardest today, Iva quickly urged them to go home.

“Aren’t you going back to your mansion, Captain?”

“I’ll check if there’s anyone left and then go.”

“Then I’ll stay with you.”

“No, it’s okay, Fel. I can handle it alone.”

After seeing Fel off, Iva wandered around the garden alone.

Sometimes during big parties, there are nobles hiding in the bushes, doing this or that.

She walked loudly, just in case, and searched around.

“I’ll just check the inside of the hall and then leave.”

She opened the door to the western hall and went inside.

“C-captain!”

One of the female staff members who was in charge of the hall was standing awkwardly near the balcony.

“Huh? What are you still doing here?”

“Well, that’s…” 

The female staff member was crying, and Iva sensed that something was wrong. Someone was holding onto her hand.

“What are you doing?”

As she suspected, Viscount Botri was tightly holding onto one of the staff members’ hands without letting go.

“Huh, What did I do?!” 

He yelled, revealing that he was already drunk.

Iva immediately slapped his hand, not wanting to waste any time with him. The pain surprised him enough to let go of the staff member’s hand.

“Hey! Did you just hit me? How dare you hit me, you b*tch!”

Ignoring him lightly, Iva pushed the staff member towards the door.

“Go out and call one of the knights.”

“A-Alone? Aren’t you coming with me?”

“Someone needs to calm him down. Hurry.”

“I understand. I’ll come back as soon as possible.”

“Where are you going?! I haven’t finished talking yet, where are you going?!”

As the staff member ran out, Botri’s blurry eyes turned toward Iva. He stared at Iva like a pervert without hiding his illicit gaze.

He was only wearing a vest as his jacket was missing, and it seemed like it was going to burst even more than before.

There were so many stains on his white vest from spilled wine and food that it looked like a mess. His eyes were also unfocused as he swayed and stood there, looking like an idiot.

“The party is over. Please go back, Viscount.”

“Wait, who are you?”

His finger, shaking and pointing at Iva, couldn’t even properly aim.

“Oh, you’re the one who made me look bad with the black cat mask.”

He remembered, but so what?

Iva shamelessly interrupted him without any hesitation.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about. You’re already drunk, so it’s better for you to go back now…”

“I know it was you!”

His voice rose, and Iva’s eyes involuntarily narrowed.

“Are you ignoring me again?! Why does everyone ignore me?!”

Why wouldn’t they? Look at the state you’re in! You’re the worst of the worst! She wanted to give him a proper lecture, but he was too drunk to even understand.

Ignoring him was the best option.

She hoped the knight would come soon. She glanced towards the door, just in case.

Thinking that Iva was trying to ignore him too, Botri became angry and reached out his hand towards her.

“You’re ignoring me again?!”

“Eek!”

He tried to grab her by the shoulder, but he was too drunk to control himself and ended up grabbing her long hair.

Drunk people have difficulty controlling their strength, and Iva almost fell back with her head bent backward.

“What are you doing? Let go of my hair!”

“Well, that’s it! That voice with anger toward me, it’s the same as the one with the black cat mask!”

“Let go of me!”

“Do you know how much I’ve been suffering since that day because of you? I couldn’t even attend any parties because I was afraid His Highness Claude would punish me!”

As the pain in her head intensified, Iva tried to push away Botri’s increasingly violent grip.

But his grip only grew stronger, and her scalp hurt so much that tears welled up in her eyes.

“How’s that my fault! You were the one who was trying to hit me!”

“As expected, it really was you, I was right! How dare you lie to me!”

“Aaah!”

“Today, even the head of the delegation embarrassed me because of you! How will you take responsibility if my life is ruined?!”

He’s blaming me when it’s all his fault!

Iva kicked him hard with her high heels.

“Ow!”

As soon as he was hit, he let go of her hair and rubbed the spot where he was hit with his hand.

Iva staggered so hard that as soon as he let go of her hair, she fell down on the ground.

“You’re really going to ignore me until the end? I hate women like you the most. I hate the way you look at me!”

Iva’s green stared at him as if she were looking at a bug. Botri raised his hand towards her eyes.

If that big hand hits me at this height, I might really pass out!

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