Chapter 17 ：Marriage

The aristocratic circles could be chaotic beyond imagination, and Yiber's situation was nothing. Christine didn't take her seriously either, and after she inherited the title, the other party didn't dare to pursue her.

Nobles pay attention to etiquette and behaviour. Even the granddaughter of a count must show sufficient respect to Christine, who has the status of a baron. If she dares to come up and pull her, Christine can simply slap her back. Count Rein would have to say, 'Well done'.

Ibel was furious as he watched Christine 'escape' at great speed, so he told his maid to invite the young lady he usually hung out with, Edra, to his villa.

Edra was the daughter of a hereditary Baron of Honour, and her family had only one manor, so they could only maintain the most basic aristocratic propriety. Ibel also knew that the other party was willing to let him do whatever he wanted because she saw his status as a mage of the first order.

Not only Edra, but several other young ladies close to him thought the same.

Count Rein had several sons and daughters, and more than a dozen grandchildren. The count was still alive, so all his other children received an annual pension, but Iber's status as the first-born child meant that his quality of life was greatly reduced.

If it hadn't been for the fact that his aptitude for magic had been discovered and that Count Rein had paid for him to study at the Mage's Guild, he would have ended up, at best, with a hereditary lord or a low-ranking priest, and, at worst, with a merchant or a professional.

And Christine? Baron Stewart's only child at the moment. There are not many heirs to the Bloodline Warlocks, and if Baron and Baroness Stewart do not have a second child, she will be the future Baroness. If the second child is a boy, she will at least become a 5th-rank warlock with her bloodline talent, and she will receive the title of Field Lord, so she will not have to worry about her livelihood.

Regardless of all this, even if it were just based on appearance and temperament, if it weren't for the reality of the situation, Ibel dares to say that the nobles of the entire Kingdom of France would be willing to marry Christine, so it's only natural that the other party wouldn't look down on herself.

Ibel knows this, of course, but he is deeply involved and unable to extricate himself. Luckily, the two of them study at the Mage Guild in Raine City and usually interact with each other, and Ibel can even feel the other's small hands to take advantage of the situation.

At the thought of Christine's perfectly slender hands, the indescribable feeling of their touch, Yibel suddenly trembled all over, and it took a while before she ordered the driver to speed up and hurry back to the villa.

Compared to the manor, the villa had only a three-storey main building and a place to park the carriage. The whole area was only the size of a football pitch, but that was what the family had lent her.

Yes, it was possible to support the family on her father's pension and income alone, but it was impossible for her to live such a luxurious life. This was all because she had become a first order magician, and the family had lent it to her for her dignity and comfort in learning.

The family paid for her to study at the Mage Guild and provided her with good living conditions. Of course, there was a condition to all this, and that was that as a mage she had to serve the family.

Soon Lady Aedra arrived.

The two of them had been at it for a long time, and since Yibel felt as if a fire was burning inside him, he immediately pulled the other person onto the bed, and Edra responded fiercely.

No matter how hard they tossed and turned, the two of them dared not break the final barrier. It was imperative for noble ladies to remain chaste before marriage, for there were divine arts to identify them.

Similarly, after the birth of a noble child, it had to be identified by divine arts. This was to prevent reincarnation and possession by evil spirits, and to confirm that the child was of the noble's own lineage. After marriage, however, they did not care about finding a lover or anything else.

So it was not surprising that this happened between noble ladies, and this was one of the reasons why Iber liked women.

After sending Edra away, Yibel had wanted to sleep for a while to regain her depleted energy, but she had never expected Count Raine to send someone to invite her. She had no choice but to get up, wash and change quickly.

As the owner of the city, Count Raine naturally lived in the largest and most luxurious mansion.

Yibel was led by her maid into the drawing room where both Count Raine and her father, Arcati Raine, were.

Good day, Count Raine. Good day, Father,' Ibér said, bowing to greet them.

'Good evening, Ibér, sit down,' said Count Rane kindly.

After a few simple, uninformative words of nonsense, Arcati Rane said, 'Ibér, you're already twenty, long past the age for marriage. I've found someone for you. His grandfather was also a mage, and he himself has agreed to come here as a member of your family. You can try to contact him.

Okay,' Iber said, though he was extremely resistant in his heart, but he dared not show the slightest difference on his face.

Count Renne saw the look on his granddaughter's face, nodded in agreement and ordered: 'Tell the kitchen to get ready, I want to have dinner with Arcati and Iber.

The butler at the side immediately made the arrangements.

The marriage of aristocratic children is an important event, always arranged by the parents. Don't look at it as if it was Father Arcati who said it, it was actually the Earl of Ren who meant it. The so-called contact between the two sides was just a euphemism, and even if the other party was a blind and crippled Yibel, he had to agree.

The aristocracy of the continent is based solely on the theory of bloodline. It is an undeniable fact that the descendants of noble bloodlines are more likely to become professionals.

Bloodline mages are the best example of this. As long as they awaken their talents, they can become mages and advance over the years.

The founders of the great kingdoms and duchies on the continent can all be traced back to the bloodline of the sons and daughters of the gods, collectively known as the Divine Bloodline, and only the Divine Bloodline has the right to found a country.

Whether they are field dukes or hereditary honorary dukes, apart from important members of the royal family, the rest can all be traced back to the bloodline of the descendants of legends or creatures of the same level, collectively known as the legendary bloodline, and only the legendary bloodline can be made dukes.

The source of the lower titles of Marquis, Count, etc. are the founding heroes who, along with the Holy Bloodline, helped to establish the country. On a continent where strength is paramount, they are all high-level professionals, and the inherited bloodline naturally makes it easier to give birth to professionals.

As a mage trained by her family, Iber was not allowed to marry, so she had to find a husband who was willing to marry into the family.

It was a very common situation. And a family that had produced a magician within three generations was more likely to produce another. So Iber's marriage to a mage was a powerful combination.

Of course, it would be even better if the two mages married each other, but the problem was that a full-fledged mage could not marry into a family, nor could the son of a mage. Nobody was short of money.

Only such a third-generation declining talent could agree to the Count of Rhone's terms for money.

Yibel, who had returned to the villa, burst into tears and vowed in her heart to find a solution.

She was a mage, and magic was always magic.