At eight that evening, the palace banquet began on schedule.
As the star of the day, Ash sat upright on the steps at the very front, holding the Aura Guardian's staff.
His main responsibility that day was to be "admired"...
Young Master Mao, accompanied by Caitlin and Shauntal, stood beside the buffet below and raised his glass to Ash from afar.
The food prepared by the palace really was delicious. Even someone as picky as Young Master Mao couldn't help taking a few extra bites.
Mostly, eating while watching Ash's expression as he wanted food but couldn't have any made everything taste so much better~
"Ah~ Why... I'm so hungry too..." Watched by the queen's elderly attendant, Ash squirmed restlessly in his chair up above.
Unfortunately, once Her Majesty announced, "Let the music and dancing continue," everyone tacitly ignored Ash, who was still holding his pose.
Several hundred years were enough to turn a Hero into a label, a symbol.
Rather than commemorating Sir Aaron, Young Master Mao felt these men and women had simply found an excuse to get together and party.
And so, dressed in a white evening suit, Young Master Mao calmly sat there drinking red wine and eating little snacks.
Along the way, he chased off a few social climbers who had set their sights on Caitlin and Shauntal.
"Beautiful lady, I am Baron Charles. May I have this dance?" A refined-looking young nobleman with wavy hair and glasses bowed elegantly to Shauntal.
Shauntal looked to Young Master Mao for help. With practiced ease, he lifted his jacket to reveal twelve Poké Balls. "Listen, this lady is one of my companions.
"If you don't want me to beat that handsome face of yours in public, get lost."
"How vulgar..." The bespectacled man's face stiffened, and he