The Greatest Sinner

The banquet would be held at Viscount Pol's estate. He invited a large number of people, each of them an important person. Each guest was an influential person, a powerful magician, or a skilled craftsman. The reason for the banquet was quite simple, it was the Viscount's daughter's birthday today.

"Sir!" Said Sebastian on seeing Evan.

"Is everything ready?" Asked Evan.

Sebastian nodded and calmly said, "Come with me."

The butler led Evan to Malespera. The girl was dressed in a long black dress with a white frame and low-heeled shoes. Sebastian sent Malespera to the best hairdresser and makeup artist in town. Now Malespera looked like a blue-blooded individual..

"Sir, I have also prepared some costumes for you." Said Sebastian and presented Evan with an array of costumes.

"No need." Evan shook his head and said, "I will go in my cape, I have no desire to wear anything but it."

"But, sir, you're going to a banquet that Viscount Pol is throwing, shouldn't you be dressed formally?" Sebastian asked, puzzled.

"It doesn't matter. Is the carriage ready yet?" Evan said coldly.

Sebastian only nodded.

"Okay, Malespera, let's go." Said Evan and headed for the exit of the manor.

Viscount's house was quite far away, even by carriage the journey would take about an hour. All the while, Malespera was asking questions about the upcoming banquet. Sebastian had already told her in detail where she was going tonight, but Malespera wanted to hear the answers to her questions in person from Evan.

"Evan, what usually happens at a banquet?"

"Nothing out of the ordinary. Everybody just drinks and eats and dances and so on. Simply put, it's a simple dinner that a huge number of people come to. Of course, a lot of people consider a banquet to be an event too, so it's a higher level than a simple dinner, but the point is the same."

"I see, why did we go there?"

"There's no purpose, I just thought you and I should get some rest. You've been working out a lot lately, so you should have some fun and relax."

Evan's words were only partially true. He wanted Malespera to stop overtraining since it might not have the best consequences. Evan wanted to know the answer to his question as soon as possible, and for that, Malespera had to progress without any problems. 

But, with his resources and money, he could easily arrange a banquet at his mansion as well.

Evan decided to go to the banquet because he wanted to see this city's most powerful and influential people. Moreover, he was curious to know why the Viscount had invited him. Evan usually did not like to attend such events, but good introductions could help him achieve his goals. Evan wanted to learn more about spell-creators and determine if he could experiment on people in this city.

Svein just as strongly influenced his decision. Evan was surprised by such an unusual spell. Svein was at the stage - One-Pointed Star, which meant the spell he was using was level one or zero. But despite his extensive knowledge, Evan didn't know any such spells.

This meant that the people at Vextin had resources and information that Evan did not have access to. Vextin was the next stage, after which Evan would travel to the base of the Demon Tree.

Evan also thought that some kind of spell maker might have created the Svein spell. Evan didn't know much about Vextin, but he supposed that spell-creators might be in that town. Of course, that was unlikely. There were even fewer spell-creators than master smiths and master alchemists.

More likely was that it was a rare spell that Evan knew nothing about. But it was good for Evan. It meant he could learn a lot of new and useful things at Vextin.

After about an hour, the carriage stopped at the entrance to Viscount Pol's estate.

"Let's go," Evan said calmly and stepped out of the carriage. He was not amazed by Viscount's estate, for his mansion was in no way inferior.

Malespera nodded and followed Evan.

There were many luxurious carriages outside the manor. Dozens of people in expensive suits walked leisurely toward the banquet hall. Most of them were mages, but there were a few merchants, too. They were powerful enough to be here.

When Evan and Malespera reached the banquet hall, their names were called loudly.

"Evan Lynch and Malespera Lynch!"

Malespera was thrilled by what she saw. She had never seen so many beautiful girls in beautiful dresses before. The various hors d'oeuvres, wines, and desserts also caught her attention. There was nothing like it in her village. But, most of all, she loved the festive atmosphere of this banquet.

Lots of people with smiles on their faces were talking to each other and discussing something. Some danced, drank expensive wine, and stood on the balcony and admired the beautiful night sky.

A waiter immediately approached Evan and Malespera with a tray. He offered them some champagne, and Evan did not say no. Malespera also wanted a taste.

She took a small sip and frowned. She found the taste very unpleasant.

"Ew, what is that?" Malespera muttered, looking at the amber liquid in her glass.

Evan tasted the champagne and, with a smile on his face, said, "It's alcohol. Your reaction is normal for someone who has never tasted alcohol before."

In the village where Malespera lived, there was nothing to make alcohol from. Sebastian also didn't offer her alcohol because he thought it might negatively affect her training. For most people in the world, alcohol seemed unpleasant and even disgusting to the taste for the first time. But, this type of drink had its own unique and distinctive charm.

"How can you even drink this? It's a nightmare!" Said Malespera.

"AHAHAHAHAHA, don't worry, you'll get used to it in time. I have to admit. It's pretty good champagne. Viscount Pol decided not to be petty and serve the best he has today." Evan muttered and headed for the balcony. 

He didn't like being in a large crowd, and he wasn't going to dance either. Malespera went off to sample the various appetizers, she was used to Evan being on his own.

There were rather few people on the balcony. Here were mostly those who liked peace and quiet, and many were just smoking or drinking and looking at the beautiful blue moon.

Evan decided to join this small alienated island near the fun and dancing.

After a while, a pretty girl came to Evan's house. She was dressed in a long red dress.

"Mr. Evan, nice to meet you, I've heard a lot about you. My name is Aimee Rogers."

Evan simply nodded and immediately used Mammon's Gaze on the girl.

[Aimee Rogers

Race - Mage

Stage - One-Pointed Star, two flames

Warp - Purple]

<She's pretty strong, I wonder what she wanted from me?"> Evan didn't understand why Aimee was talking to him. Moreover, in Vextin he had not yet had time to do anything. Aimee was not supposed to know anything about him.

"Did you want something?" Evan asked calmly.

"No, I just wanted to talk to you. You know, it's not every day that a young man comes to Vextin riding a basilisk and a couple of hours later buys a house for a few million gold coins." Aimee said slowly.

"Are you following me?" Evan asked coldly.

"Well, it's not my fault. It's my job. On the other hand, that's why you have the honor of attending this banquet."