# Chapter 20: 20
Not only the nobles of that region, but also the nobles of the entire country had come to that banquet.
“How incredible.”
If she were the third prince, would she also want her birthday to be celebrated like this?
Radis looked around the banquet hall, which was packed with hundreds of people.
The hall was dazzlingly decorated and mountains of gifts from the nobles were piled up in the center.
As he examined the first floor with curious eyes, he turned to the second floor.
The staircase leading to the second floor was guarded by knights dressed in armor and engraved with the coat of arms of the Marquisate Russell.
—They are not soldiers of the Imperial Family.
The knights escorting the third prince seemed to come from the marquisate.
With a questioning gaze, Radis observed the heavy security surrounding the stairs leading to the second floor, and observed the silhouettes of high-ranking nobles watching the banquet hall from their balconies.
“I'm sure there was also a birthday party for the Third Prince in the past, right?”
While remembering her previous life, Radis admitted that she was a fool.
He had no idea what was going on in the world outside of the Tilrod family. She belonged only to that small world.
Since no one talked to him about the outside world, he lived without any curiosity or motivation to go out.
Radis only opened his eyes to the world when he was twenty years old, when he went hunting in Monsterwood.
“The Marquisate Russell was one of the few families that spared no expense in supporting imperial subjugation.”
Money was needed for any subjugation expedition.
Food, workers transporting supplies, carriages, steeds, cooks, weapons, armor...
The subjugation he participated in was called the "imperial" subjugation squad, but support from the imperial family itself was minimal.
It was not surprising. The capital of the empire was far from Monsterwood, so they did not feel any danger from the monsters there.
Instead of vast forests infested with these creatures, what was important to the imperial family was to keep other countries at bay and preserve the already rich territories they had.
Therefore, it was the nobles close to the forests who spared support for subjugation because their territories were directly threatened.
A forest that constantly emitted miasma would give rise to monsters.
The creatures normally lived in the center of the forest, but due to their hunger, they began chasing blood.
During winter, when the number of animals within the forest gradually decreased, hungry monsters would come out of the forest in search of food.
For this reason, the noble families neighboring the forest created subjugation squads and supported them.
The most generous of the noble families was the Marquisate Russell.
That's why Radis went there despite wearing that tacky pink sponge dress.
—I don't know anything except hunting monsters. If I could join a subjugation squad somewhere...
Radis looked towards the second floor balcony with desperate eyes.
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—She did something so cute just because she was jealous of her younger brother.
Just when she was worried, when Margaret arrived, the news of David's admission being canceled became a hot topic.
People bombarded Margaret with questions, a mixture of mockery and curiosity in their voices.
Margaret was busy covering David and House Tilrod with her teeth clenched.
—David didn't do anything wrong, but if David takes the exam again and shows that his abilities are real, what would they think of Radis? The whole family wanted to throw her out for this, but since my dear son David is so kind, he preferred to settle all this by renouncing her admission.
Those who had gathered to gossip nodded as if they were convinced by Margaret's words.
However, only Viscountess Anton, who was wearing a large wig on her head, asked blankly, as if she really didn't understand.
—But why did he do that in the first place?
—Because she's jealous of her brother!
That's exactly what she said.
However, Viscountess Anton knew that no matter how young a child was, there was always a reason behind someone's actions.
As soon as he was about to open his lips again, the middle-aged Mrs. Hamel spoke in a slow tone.
—Did you say that girl's name was Radis? So she is a girl who is so jealous. Before she becomes a bad influence on her younger siblings, you better send her somewhere.
Margaret frowned.
“If it's the same advice over and over, just don't repeat it again!”
However, Margaret could not refute Mrs. Hamel. At that time they were at the third prince's birthday banquet and, moreover, Mrs. Hamel had a strong influence in the high society of the country nobles.
Instead of showing her inner thoughts, Margaret adopted a pitiful expression.
—If there is a better place for the girl, then I will have to send her away. It's too much for me. If you all know of any good places, please let me know.
There was no family that had just one or two headaches.
All the women there had suffered problems caused by their own relatives.
Therefore, everyone could sympathize with Margaret's agony.
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