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Their first meeting began with this kind of awkwardness, and their subsequent interactions were equally unpleasant.

Solam was the first to start spouting nonsense, saying things in languages Marco had never heard before. Things like "ni hao" (just the pronunciation), "ku ni yi qi wa," "sawadika," "how do you do," "moshi moshi," and so on.

Marco was completely dumbfounded for a moment. He had not expected a marquis to act like a child and speak languages he had made up. Although this marquis was no stranger to absurdity, a noble was still a noble. Even if his origins were rather ridiculous, he ought to have at least basic etiquette, right?

Afterward, Marco's confusion turned to anger! To nobles, a breach of etiquette was not merely a minor matter of someone being rude. In the noble mindset, etiquette between nobles was determined by their respective statuses. For example, the etiquette a high-ranking noble used toward an equal was completely different from that used toward a lower-ranking noble—or even a commoner.

And in Marco's eyes, Solam's behavior was a deliberate insult! This meaningless babble showed that Solam did not consider him an equal at all! He did not even consider him a noble!

To outsiders, Marco was practically the model of a winner in life! He had everything anyone could want; his life seemed too perfect. But only he himself knew the truth! He knew his weakness: his birth!

Outsiders saw that Marco was already a city lord, already a noble. But was that really the case?

The truth was exactly the opposite! It was true that Marco was beloved throughout the city, by nobles and commoners alike. But that depended on the circumstances. A large part of the reason those nobles—and many of the commoners—accepted Marco was because of his father-in-law!