Chapter 76: Chapter 76

The nobles at the table nodded almost simultaneously in approval. It was only natural for the last surviving member of any noble house to do everything they could to revive it.

Even Shanks felt this was not strange.

Had Darius not given Portia a Scroll of Awakening which created the misconception that Darius was an Adept mage genius, Shanks would have likely pointed out that his guest had initially excused his presence near Poleria's Homestead due to some magical experiments.

Not only that, but he had pretended to be a noble from the Capital City when he questioned Shanks' own origin, which was even what made Shanks warm up to him initially!

If Darius had revealed himself to be a foreign noble, he would not have been so welcoming! In fact, Shanks understood that on some level, he had been deceived by Darius in order to lodge with them.