Chapter 207 “The so-called tradition” (part two)
Fortunately, Vivian’s innocence once again solved the sore subject. Before she fell into a real snooze, she actually followed up with another sentence using a hard tone: “If you sleep….. You-you’re not allowed to hog the blanket…..”
With that, this girl seemingly drained of energy finally fell asleep.
“Hmm, I guess in this little girls’ world, the meaning of wife should be nothing more than just ‘going to sleep’.”
After waking up that morning, Du Wei did not leave right away. Watching over our curled up sleeping beauty, Du Wei could only sigh at her revealing shoulders and alluring body because it was he who undressed our heroine’s outer coating……
But just when he was having these thoughts, Vivian started to drool on the corner of mouth. Seeing how soundly she was sleeping, he could not help but feel humorous at the situation. Moving his hand, he used a finger to wipe away the drooling saliva: “Silly girl…… You know, a little red riding hood like you were nearly gobbled up by a big bad wolf like me….. Haha.”
Indeed, after witnessing the girl’s thin lingerie last night, he really had trouble not taking our heroine’s most precious treasure. For a normal man, such a reaction would be impossible, but Du Wei already made up his mind. He wants to truly and seriously love this girl, not tarnish it with a mistake during their drunken state.
Maybe the almighty God really did bless our poor little Vivian.
Before he left the room, Du Wei suddenly came down with a mischievous thought. While Vivian is sound asleep, he gave our cute lady here a peck on the lips……
Little girl, consider this a little punishment for not really eating you up….. HAHA.
“From now on you are not allowed to drink or I’ll give you a spanking.” Du Wei gently smiles at the sleeping beauty before quietly leaving.
The woes of a leader is that while others can sleep soundly in bed after being drunk, he alone must get up under any circumstances to work.
It can’t be helped since it is his birthday today. He is the main leading role, so how can the event proceed without him?
Seeing the obvious fatigue on Du Wei’s face, Marde can only task the people down below in preparing a soup of refreshment. Of course, a simple soup isn’t enough to wake him up. Concocting a few drugs himself, Du Wei finally livened up after eating his own creations.
Through the efforts of dozens of servants, Du Wei finally managed to don on his luxurious suit that was prepared days ahead of time. He himself actually found the getup a bit overbearing like a peacock showcasing its feather, but…. This is tradition! Being a Duke of the Empire, his coming of age ceremony is no longer his own business!
Even for him, he can only look down and yield to everyone’s expectation.
Covered with decorations from top to bottom, it took nearly half an hour for two handy maids to put everything in order. Nevertheless, the part that drew his attention the most is the lace collar. Tightly wound around his neck, he thought he was going to suffocate if he didn’t loosen it…… And the most depressing part of it all is how eye catching his gorgeous suit was. Laced with flowery patterns and exaggerated sleeves and waistbands…. Du Wei felt like an actor in a stage opera.
In the end, Du Wei vehemently denied a servant’s request to wear a wig. Is he kidding? He didn’t want to wear something so outlandish! Then there’s the guy after him. The prosperous dumbass wants to powder his face! Not even bother to deny him, Du Wei simply sent him flying out the door with a kick.
The traditions of the noble circle tended to lean towards the kind of pale and slightly sick complexion for a gentleman. As for Du Wei’s face right now, after being in the Northwest for over half a year, his skin is already wheat yellow due to exposure in the sun.
According to the standard of nobility, his face is not qualified like this.
After putting on his boots, Du Wei tried to take a few steps only to be depressed by the constant tinkling sound he made with each step. Losing it, he simply ripped apart the cumbersome ornaments across his body. But through the insistence of the clothing experts he brought in, he retained the family insignia on his chest – a golden tulip shrouded in flames.
After removing so many pieces from his body, Du Wei was keen enough to notice the difference in the looks coming his way from the beautiful ladies in the room.
Fifteen year old Du Wei is after all from hail from a good family lineage. Though his body cannot be considered strong, but his height is already taller than his peers. Matched with a good face due to his Rowling genes, a handsome face is already starting to show after being polished by the Northwest…..
He may hate his current getup, but he had to admit, the famous clothing expert he brought in really did have skills. Tightening parts where it counts, the overall outfit adequately brings out his body outline to the point where he looked somewhat princely!
The Du Wei right now can truly be called a handsome noble boy!
“Young master, are you ready?”
Marde comes in after knocking. With a glimpse of Du Wei, his old eyes began to water with praise: “Young master…. You’ve finally grown up.”
Du Wei smiled at the remark. Turning around he hugged this faithful old servant that has been looking after him since small: “That’s enough with the tears. Marde, I have a request for you.”
“What?” Marde became startled.
“In a bit, I want you to accompany into the hall.” Du Wei softly says this.
From startled to stunned, Marde’s eyes quickly turned red as he shook his head again and again: “Young master, this won’t do. I…….”
“My parents aren’t around. Marde, you are my only love one here.” Du Wei took hold of the retreating old servant: “Really Marde, the number of times you held me far exceeds my own father.”
According to the tradition of the Roland continent, every nobleman organizing their coming of age ceremony needs to be accompanied by an elder (usually the father). This is a symbol of gratitude and respect for one’s elders.
The ballroom today, just about every subordinate under him is gathered, this includes: Mr. Blue Ocean’s student across the province, the two disciple of Old Alley, and even some delegates representing a few people he knew in the capital.
Shockingly enough, even General Totoro of the Northwestern Army came to congratulate. There’s also a delegate for governor Bohan in the Nuling Province, but his gifts was much stingier with only a handwritten letter.
In addition, the three siblings of the Lister family would naturally participate as guests. Not knowing the Marquise herself was present, the people across the province that came to congratulate Du Wei was surprised and was eagerly trying to get a look at the famed number one widow of the empire.
When stern music began playing, the first one to step through the main ballroom’s door was not Du Wei but Marde. With a face full of proud excitement, he walked in front to help lead Du Wei into the room.
Under the gaze of all the guests, the two came to the forefront of the crowd.
According to the tradition, there should be another clergyman to conduct prayers to god. However, Du Wei is not a man of god. It doesn’t matter anyways. The empire’s states that its fine as long as you don’t believe in another god beside the Goddess of Light.
Standing alone atop of the main stage, Du Wei looked down at the audience. Some are his subordinates, some are scheming enemies, and the remaining are his allies…….
Du Wei gave a loud cough before beginning his speech.
“I think everyone must be quite curious towards what I’m about to say.” This is Du Wei’s opening words.
Some of the people below began giggle.
“What I really want to say right now is…….” Du Wei suddenly laughs: “What I really want to say is that this dress really is uncomfortable because it’s too tight.”
This time around there was even more laughter.
“I first want to thank all the guests today. Thank you all for coming here.”
Du Wei ponders for a moment before speaking: “I don’t want to say too much crap because for a magician, life is too precious to waste. So……”
Du Wei took a deep breath in before deeply bowing: “God bless Roland!”
Every member of the audience also repeated what he said: “God bless Roland!!”
However, Du Wei added in an extra sentence in his mind: Sir here doesn’t believe in God.
Just when Du Wei thought the ceremony was over, the music band below suddenly started to play a melodious song. Following suit, the crowd seems to be expecting something because everyone began to very consciously scatter apart to give out a big open space in the middle.
Then like a routine gesture, all the male in the room took a step back to elevate the ladies to the forefront!
Seeing how Du Wei froze, Marde quietly reminded him: “Young master, let’s start.”
Confused, Du Wei can only utter one word: “What?”
Marde wanted to slap his head but could not: “ceremonial traditions!”
“Ceremonial…… Tradition?” The clueless face on Du Wei is not some act, its real!
Marde was also shocked. Never once did he think the young master before him would be so clueless on such traditional rites!
Hurrying around, he lowered his voice and whispered into Du Wei’s ear: “This part….. Young Master! You must invite a lady in the room to do the first dance of the night. Remember though, the girl must be single! This dance is represents your growth into adulthood and your pursuit for love. Also, if the girl accepts your invitation, then she can ask you for a promise in return after the dance. For many great love stories, this dance in the coming of age ceremony is where it all begins!”
Seeing the blank look on Du Wei, Marde smiles wryly: “It can’t be… You really didn’t know?”
Du Wei can only feel his head going numb. Biting his lips, he whispered: “I really didn’t know! God damn it, who was it that set such a rule?”
“The first emperor, his majesty Aragon.” Marde quickly steps back to push him: “Come on young master, you mustn’t be rude!”
Du Wei was a bit nervous.
Among the single ladies below, there is no doubt the ones to shine the most is the strikingly beautiful Lister sisters! Especially Angel, her dress tonight obviously had a lot of work put into it. Like a flower that’s ready to bloom, every part of her female asset was emphasized with the designs. And there are those eyes. Filled with anticipation, Angel clearly wanted Du Wei to look her way.
However, Du Wei knew that he can never ask this Angel to dance!
Marde may have explained it very simply, but Du Wei already got some understanding for this. Very often, the first dance is usually a man’s excuse to invite his most beloved woman!
Hell…… Du Wei suddenly thought the move of leaving the drunken Vivian behind was his biggest blunder tonight! If he knew, he would have pulled Vivian along.
Angel’s eyes no longer tried to hide her excitement. Starting intently at Du Wei, even her shoulders were gently trembling.
Finally, Du Wei took in a deep breath to make his resolve. Slowly but surely, he walked over.
He’s coming!?
Angle can only feel her blood rushing to the head and a constant thumping in her heart. Seeing how Du Wei is heading in her direction with a smile on his face, Angel really wanted to faint with happiness.
Although she heard Vivian’s outburst behind the banquet doors, but she is still quite confident in her beauty! That’s why she won’t give up so easily!
When Du Wei was almost in front Angel, she was already fully prepared to answer, but just as he was two steps away, he suddenly changed direction…….
“Dear Madam, can I invite you to accompany me for the first dance of the night?” Du Wei came up to a beautiful woman and elegantly stretched out his hand.
Marquise of the Lister was stunned. Looking at the youngster in front of her and the ashen faced sister around the corner of her eyes, she quickly regained her composure. She is after all a lady that went through many ordeals in life, as such, most people never even noticed her moment of shock.
Wearing a silver dress that showcased her ivory skinned shoulders, the Marquise’s beauty was elevated even further by her slender body and delicate face.
Blooming a graceful smile on her face, her hand was already in Du Wei’s palm as they walked to the middle of the room.
Placing his hand on the Marquise’s waist, the two started to dance under the guidance of the music…….
Seeing how Du Wei started the rite with her sister, Angel’s heart felt like it was about to burst! Since small she was praised for her beauty and who knows how many boys have been intoxicated by her, but this boy! This guys! Even before she met him, Angel already felt like she was intoxicated by his legendary tales. While at home, she would again and again run to uncle Dadaneier to listen to the stories in the frozen forest.
Then After seeing him in person, Angel truly believed it. She believed she has finally found the shadow of love!
Yet now…… her pride has been torn off. Deprived of a soul in her body, she can only watch on as the boy she so daringly yearned for danced away with her sister…….
Why?! Is he really not tempted by me?!
“Your lordship …” Following the music, the Marquise’s body spun around like a spirit sprite, soft and flexible. Then in a low voice, she moved her face up closer to his and whispered: “Someone will be very sad at your ways.”
Du Wei carried a faint smile on face: “It’s better to make the pain short than to prolong it.”
At this moment, the Marquise finally realized her sister had no chance to begin with. If Angel is to hook onto the Duke’s heart, they must think of another solution…….
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Thanks for the chapter XD
She want the big fat cock
i can’t believe wordpress is not blocking vulgar words…
Agreed. WordPress nerffffffffff da system. Lel
Yea she wamts to bleed for him
thanks for the chapter
Thanks for the chapter! Kinda a shame 🙁
Dude, smart move. Aim for the prettiest girl in the room. Hahaha
Thanks for the chapter.
I really want to punch Du Wei for doing it this way. He practically crushed her heart, and she can’t even openly mourn or leave to do so in private, she has no choice but to watch this with no escape. “Making the pain short” my ass, it’ll take quite a while before she can escape that scene. If he truly wanted to make short work of the whole thing, he should’ve told her outright at the first day, instead he just lightly dodged the issue. *sigh*
Then again, I can’t really fathom why he would fall in love with Vivian… while cute, she has been a constant pain in the ass, together with her sister.
i personally think that du wei is doing the right thing.
Currently Du Wei have no interest in angel, he only have an interest in Vivian.
As it was said, the only girl he actually wanted to dance with after knowing of the tradition is vivian.
Either way he is gonna reject her anyway. So if he actually danced with angel, he would give her hope only to crush it later on, its much better to crush it right now, before it escalated.
I mean, if I were her, i would rather be rejected from the get-go, than to waste my time getting stringed along
That’s why I said he should’ve shot her down the moment he realized that she really yearned for him, which was the very day after her arrival. At this point, forget just rejecting her, he’s torturing her immensely. That he’s dancing with her sister, of all people, is like rubbing salt into her wounded heart.
He already shot her down though, this isn’t the first time, the way he flirted with vivian in front of angel is already an implicit (i like someone else more than you)
As long as she doesnt explicitly confess to him, there is no way he can explicitly reject her.
imagine you are with a girl(or a guy, if ur a girl) and you like that person, and then without saying anything (maybe it showed) he/she suddenly flat out told you ‘im not interested in you’ out of the blue. How would you feel, not to mention how theres so many ways you can retort to her by saying that he/she was just being narssistic, and that you dont actually feel that way
You must understand Du Wei’s reasoning from the era he lives in and his personality. Firstly mentally Du Wei is a fullly grown man from a much advanced culture and not a high school kid, he will not outright reject and humilate a young girl for having an innocent crush on him (he will be a douche then), secondly he now lives in a feudal system where the only binding ties can be established through marriage between influential households, and to outright reject/ deny such offers or to falsify them is not only undiplomatic, but can lead to blood feuds (or at least animosity), which he is trying to avoid with an influential household (Eg: infamous Red Wedding from the ASOIAF). We must also not forget that Du Wei’s status is very precarious. He doesn’t have anyone else to rely on politicaly, his family’s power has been stripped, he has used up all his goodwill from the regent to save his father, his funds have been used to bring back order to unprofitable and unfriendly Desa province, the wolves are already at his doors.
Bottom line is he can’t outright deny the lister household, so he uses soft tactics to make them back off without directly confronting the issue. [though we know this is a harem novel, i wonder which girls are in it?]
*sigh* Where to begin? Oh yeah, I expect him to outright reject her BECAUSE he has a mature mentality from our modern world (or one similar to ours). He should know that one does the other person a favor when you make your standing on the relationship clear, without a possible misunderstanding.
You think his way of rejecting the Marquise little sister is a subtle and political chosen move? If that is so, he’s clearly lost his edge, since he just sowed the seed of discend into the relationship between Angel and her older sister. Yeah that should definitely be the best move to make sure the alliance between him and the Lister household remains in good condition, huh?!
Your bottom line is, in my humble oppinion, mistaken. It is not an “soft tactic”, since he actually does not only break her heart in the worst situation for Angel, he humiliates her with the fact that he chooses her older sister for the dance. In a world like that, within a feudal era etc. that move is the worst ever. He should be far smarter than that.
In fact, one can clearly see that from the very beginning, he only chooses to either lightly dodge the issue with Angel or completely ignore the issue altogether. If this coming of age “choose your bride” tradition wasn’t there, he’d have continued to just dodge and ignore this issue. Since it had come to this, instead of completely and utterly devastating the poor girl, he should’ve taken responsibility; either ignoring his own feelings and take Angel for the dance, or damaging his own reputation by denying the dance altogether.
That the Marquise isn’t angry at Du Wei is a mystery to me.
I think he was pretty clear up till now that he has no interest in Angel. As for his move, I also think that it was well thought. There is no other woman who he can ask for dance, as every single one would try to take advantage of the fact that he asked her. As there is no other woman he holds any relation to, anyone would try to force marriage and make a big drama from the issue. In case of Lisner familly they can’t do that because they need him and there is also the gratitude for helping madam.
Now if he went and invited Angel to dance then he would have a tough nut to crack when tell her that he isn’t interested in her. During dance? That would devastate her. After whole party? Then she would beat herself asking question why he asked her for dance. Remember that she is still a teenage girl, who has her head in clouds and is full of romance. Anything would hurt her more than a big show that he simply isn’t interested. As for inviting her sister. They have great relations, he saved her, she helped him. And Angel knows full well that her sister tries her best for Angel-Du Wei ship.
if he falls in love with vivain its because she can be controlled and is stronger than du wei unlike angle who is scared to act weak and has no outstanding qualities.
if he falls in love with someone shes gonna be smarter and stronger than du wei
That’s pretty much nonsense right there. You want to tell me that Vivian is smarter then Du Wei? The naive little girl with no common sense, smarter? Yeah right… and he naturally loves her because she is like a marionette?! Someone of Du Wei’s standing should actually want someone that can stand equal to him, not a pet. O_o
Angel on the other hand could take all that bothersome realm-management out of his hands, and represent his house in politics. All Vivian can do is fire off some highspec-spells, which he will attain soon enough himself. Besides, Queen Medusa is far stronger then lil’ old Vivian.
Viavian is better then Angel .Angel is the true pet cause she can only use her beauty she has nothing else apart from that .and vivian is a 8th level magician (stronger than duwei).
I really don’t like that Angel, she comes out of who knows where and wants to take the MC with her Beauty,using the excuse of her loving him , What matters if she loves him Duwei gives Shit about her so it’s better if she disappears and never appears Again
Again, why do you think Angel has nothing but her beauty? Beauty alone won’t let her survive in the political world past her coming of age, it’s actually the opposite the more beauty a girl in these circle’s possesses the harder it’ll become for her. So I’d expect her to have adequate skill in politics to survive this long with her beauty. You can also expect her to be reared for helping her future husband in every way possible, something Vivian clearly isn’t, all she has to offer is her “8th rank” in magic and aside from that she’s utterly useless and a liability even at the best of times.
And even the fact that Vivian is stronger then Du Wei right now is pretty much guaranteed to change over time.
I’m so pissed. Du Wei should have his head examined. That’s it, I’m out for a couple of months. See you all again around Christmas, maybe. Not only is Du Wei making the biggest mistake of his life, but he is even being a complete dick whilst making it. Honestly, I thought he was better than this. Well, f*ck him and f*ck the author.
so hes being a dick cause he doesnt want a harem, only want the girl he currently aiming for, so instead of luring the girl he reject her, thats being a dick? really
I’m not saying his rejection of her is being a dick, I’m saying there are at least a million better ways of doing it. Ripping her heart out (and doing it via her own sister), and doing it in a public place where has to stare at him doing it, without being able to show any of her emotions, nor any easy way to escape, is the dickish part.
Yep, completely agree with you on all points, including the statement that I won’t read further chapters for quite some time. *sigh* And I quite liked the story aswell.
Girls like angel have quite high possibility of becoming yandere. Neat, kind, proper girl with an ever growing obsession toward someone. Btw, how many have that chapter with zither skip ahead?
10 chapters
I feel so sad for Angel
No women can be stronger then him, it sound like people forgot about the skill Du Wei got from the devil.
O shit I did forgot that one, its been so long since Medusa, probably author even forgot
medusa can only petrify and duwei can counter that so she is not the strongest.
Exactly!! With that power he can being all women to their knees!! Therefore, there really is no women who could be equal to him. So he can pick who he enjoys the most.
If people really want Du Wei to have an equal, then they would have to start looking in the “Mens” section. Lol
Lol Aragon maybe? I’m just jk xD
Shouldn’t your comment say “Lol Aragon maybe? I’m jk xD” because jk means just kidding? Otherwise your statement sounds like “Lol Aragon maybe? I’m just just kidding xD” get what I mean?
Lol the teacher is here. And I know the punctuations incorrect but I feel to lazy to correct it. And that’s from my comment. Lol
Yah~ it’s intentional~ was in a fun mood, so I wanted to use jk as noun lol (as in the act of being just kidding?) Eheh xD
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Thank you for the chapter ( ?w?)
Aragon Strikes again~ Making Duwei’s life Miserable since the empire began~
important part: “Also, if the girl accepts your invitation, then she can ask you for a promise in return after the dance.” – Duwei’s screwed up -_-
I hope Madame Lister uses her request to make him marry Angel.
Thanks for chappy ..
Thanks for the chapter !
I can’t stop thinking about polygamy … A polygyny for this matter. What a shame that author ignoring such practices 🙂
Thanks for the chapter!
Have to agree with @n00by_ME. What short pain. He flat rejected her and put her in the situation of watching him dance with another girl.
Also, the correct term is “heroine”, not “heroin’s”. Heroin is a drug.
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Didn’t du Wei have the power to brainwash any female? Or was it to make them do his bidding? I forget, but didn’t the devil give him this power? He could easily Make angle not be in love with him.
Thanks for the translation
Good, Angel seems like a boring fangirl (and an inevitable yandere) who is putting Du Wei on a pedestal and actually has no real feelings for him beyond blind idolization. I feel like the reason why so many people here are complaining is because of their own real life experiences with unrequited love towards someone they also put onto a pedestal, they relate heavily with Angel and are therefore upset, at the risk of sounding harsh.
Anyway, I just can’t wait for the love subplot to take a backseat, never been a massive fan, I’m just eternally grateful that the story isn’t turning into a typical uninspired Asian harem shounen.
Thanks for the chapter, great translating as always.
Yeah, there’s no need for any harem. Get rid of Vivian and marry Angel. Honestly, Vivian is just off-putting.
No way, Angel is boring and doesn’t even truly care about Du Wei. She is nothing more than some vapid fangirl. 10 bucks says she is some crazy yandere that tries to pull some crazy shit. She also comes with a pathetic siscon brother, not worth being anything more than a concubine.
Vivian as at best two times worse than Angel. She is a clumsy ‘damsel-in-distress’ that can’t even jog without falling every other step. On top of that she is infinitely naive and dumb to the world, and she doesn’t have any agency. She’s as tame as a puppy, and isn’t worthy of being any more than a pet to Du Wei. These kinds of female characters really put me off and should only serve as stepping stones for more actualised characters.
Thanks for the chapter! It seems Vivian will stand as number one, but I still hope she at least grow some brains in the future…at least enough that no one opposing Du Wei could manipulate her. Also, what should Du Wei do in the case that the Marquise asks for a very troublesome promise? Hmmm….
tanks for chapter
Just hope she wont get a vengeful personality after her rejection. Thanks for the chapter
Ahaha poor angel. Just get on with someone else. You cannot beat vivian power or her innocent beauty nor can you beat marquis mature beauty and her shrewd mind. You have to have something else beside a pretty face for the duke to care.
Thanks for the chapter~
I don’t get by so many people want angel over vivian, Vivian is obviously better, she is nice and sweet also strong just has some really bad confidence issues