There was only one thing left for me to do at the Banquet. It was to "accidentally" approach Princess Lysia, maybe slightly bump against her, fall on the ground before her, touching her body accidentally. There were many possibilities, some more risky than others and with the last message I had received about the quest I knew I had to be careful.
The first thing I had to do was wait for a moment where she would be completely alone.
For example, if she went to the bathroom.
However, now that I thought about it, there was a chance that I wouldn't have to take any risks as I felt my body being pulled towards the Royal Family by Morgana. After all, it was only normal for the host to greet them accordingly.
"Make sure to bow before them and show proper respect," Morgana whispered in my ear as we got closer and approached the happy looking family.
Back when I had first played this game, Lysia's parents were not characters that I had met in the past, which also meant that I literally no idea how to get closer to them.
One thing was sure, it was how much Lysia resembled the Queen. The two of them had long brown hair and blue, pearly eyes and their figures were also quite similar. The only thing left that required checking was their personalities as from outside glance, the Queen looked a little more approachable.
"It's a honor to have you come all the way inside of my small estate. I hope you will enjoy your night," Lady Vera immediately said as she bowed before the Royal Family as I did.
The King accepted back her greetings and just as Nickolas had done before, his gaze landed on me as did the ones from the Queen and Lysia. All of them immediately began staring as if feeling that I did not belong here.
"Right, I forgot to introduce him, forgive me," Lady Morgana bowed again. "This is my personal servant, Zale. I chose him as my escort tonight so that I would not be alone."
The King was immediately interested in me as he got closer and brought my chin up, forcing me to look into his eyes. "You must be quite the servant. If Lady Vera trusts you enough to be her escort in such an important event… you must be one of a kind, truly."
My saliva got stuck inside of my throat as I opened it, dry. "T-Thank you… it's a honor."
"From which family do you come from exactly?" The King continued to ask questions, which was the last thing I had expected to happen in such a situation.
"Um… My last name is Alaric, but I don't really have a family. I was captured by slaves merchants at a young age," I muttered, explaining my situation to the best of my abilities.
The King seemed to feel a slight tinge of pity in the back of his eyes as he only nodded his head. I could also feel the gaze from Lysia and the Queen. However, none of them looked quite interested in me, which was a pity since I wasn't trying to get closer to the King but his daughter.
I could already see where the rest of this conversation would be going, we would soon exchange goodbyes and be on our way.
But then… something went off-rail.
"Why is a commoner and a servant at that attending my party?" Lysia spout out of her mouth. "Isn't that a little disgusting? What if I were to be contaminated?"
And that's when I realized who I was facing against. She was no sweet girl who would let things go easily. She was a proud noble who looked down on everything that lacked nobility.
'How could I have forgotten such an important detail?' I thought as I shook my head.
I should have remembered that she absolutely despised all commoners.
Before anyone else even spoke, the system seemed to react to her presence as a system notice appeared.
[An important character of the game, Throne of Lust, has been found.]
[Showing you her Taming Status…]
[Taming Status: Lysia Wynsor]
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Status: Single
Strength: 32
Agility: 24
Intelligence: 27
Charm: 45
Loyalty: 20
Obedience: 12
Corruption: 17
Libido: 86
Affection: ♡♡♡♡♡ (-1/5) - She hates you because of your social standing.
Skills: Unknown
Her status was definitely impressive. However, it was still miles away from the one of Morgana or Seriah who were much more powerful than her, which made me realize that her being the first one to have "qualified" to enter the Royal Academy was simply a ploy to show the "superiority" of the Royal Family.
What caught my eyes, however, was her Libido, which was insanely high and the Affection, which for the first time since I had met someone was negative, not even positive, which definitely showed her hatred for commoners to a whole other level.
"Lysia, don't say things like that," the King tried to say, but her mouth opened on her own.
"No, he's disgusting. I want him out of here."
My eyes widened as I thought of the quest I had ongoing. I knew that if I got kicked out then I would fail as a result, which would delay my plans with Lady Vera.
"But-" I tried to open my mouth but I was directly cut off by Lysia once more.
"Get him out of here!" She suddenly shouted as everyone inside of the Grand Hall had their heads snap in my direction.
'Fuck…' I thought to myself, gritting my teeth. 'How am I supposed to get out of that one? Think… think!'