“Well then, I will go take a look.”

“Take care of yourself. He looks like he’s from the countryside, so make sure you tell him that you’ll keep the sword safely stowed away.”

“Don’t worry.”

Baron Alion spoke with a sigh, and Graham grinned before coming down from the balcony. 

Graham walked through the guards who were watching the man with nervous eyes and soon arrived in front of the strange man. The strange man was gulping loudly while staring at a woman’s buttocks in front of him.

“Excuse me.”

“Heup!”

When Graham suddenly initiated a conversation with him, the man turned his head in surprise, then smiled awkwardly.

“Um, are you talking to me?”

“That’s right. Are you here to attend the grand banquet?”

“Grand banquet? Oh, there was a banquet in the castle today? Ah, no wonder there are so many beautiful ladies…”

As the man stroked his chin with a surprised expression, Graham was finally convinced. It was clear that the strange man was a hillbilly who came to the capital to sightsee. He must have been wandering around and unknowingly ended up in front of the imperial castle’s gates.

“I apologize, but today is the day of the grand banquet that is personally hosted by the emperor himself. No one without an invitation is allowed in, so I think it might be better for you to turn back.”

Originally, access was not normally granted...