These noble ladies and young misses had followed their elders, husbands, or fathers from the Gallic Empire or the Great Flame Dynasty into the Dragon Mountain Empire to escape the chaos of war. Flames of war raged across the Western Continent, while only the Dragon Mountain Empire remained as peaceful as ever. Thus, great numbers of nobles had brought their entire families into the Dragon Mountain Empire to seek refuge.
As the governor of the Dragon Mountain Empire's capital region, Blackbeard not only held military and administrative power over several major provinces surrounding the Dragon Mountain Imperial Capital, but directly commanded a vast, superbly equipped army. He was a man with real power in the Dragon Mountain Empire. According to the rankings compiled after the Western Continent's nobles conducted their furtive investigations, Blackbeard could at least rank among the top five in the Dragon Mountain Empire's hierarchy of power.
Naturally, these noble ladies and young misses sought to curry favor with such an important figure. If they could share a romantic affair with Blackbeard, that would be better still. These foreign nobles had neither relatives nor connections within the Dragon Mountain Empire; being able to attach themselves to a powerful man and gain his protection held extraordinary significance for their entire families.
Not to mention that Blackbeard was so tall and powerfully built. Though the beard on his face was a little excessive, making him look like an orc—yet to certain noblewomen, a Blackbeard who looked practically like an orc was all the more capable of stirring their passion.
Thus, the beautiful women around Blackbeard stared at him with fire in their eyes. If not for their wariness of the many noble guests nearby, they would have long since swarmed him and done something to him. Blackbeard, meanwhile, fully displayed