Royal Banquet

The inn's servants were busier than ever because today was the day Mae was coming to the palace party.

Spipi along with two of the elf's forest friends were taking out the many clothes they had made.

Angie, a mantis girl with typical mantis wings instead of hands.

Liz, a butterfly girl, instead of ears, is butterfly wings.

They made Mae suitable clothes, along with the most special perfume, transforming the everyday walking mushroom into a walking mushroom dressed in noble clothes.

"Madam Mae is so cute~"- Spipi

"That's right, petite and beautiful" - Liz

"Ladies, please hurry up. I don't think I can try on any more clothes" - Mae

"Clothes and jewelry are the first two things that express your value" - Grayce

"If you say so, I'll have to be patient for a bit" - Mae

"That's Madam Mae. Spipi, you continue" - Grayce

"Roger!"- Spipi

Many hours later...

Mae put her head on the table and sighed in exhaustion, and Grayce stood next to her and poured tea for her and placed it on the table.

"From the resources we possess, the golden honey of the bees, the necta from the holy forest lake and the items harvested in the dungeon. With those things, it's enough to prove that you have power." "- Grayce

"Thank you, Grayce. I didn't expect that one day I would be invited to attend a royal party. It's hard to believe" - Mae

"Have you never attended a high-class party before?" - Grayce

Taking a sip of tea, Mae looked at her reflection in the teacup, the image of her old self suddenly appearing in it. Her eyes suddenly looked sad.

"So you know I'm a reincarnated person, right?" - Mae

"That's right, Madam Mae" - Grayce

"Since you are a servant I can trust, I will say that I am nothing special" - Mae

Just a woman, doing a mediocre housewife job.

Being part of a perfect family without marital love. In retrospect, she only appeared in front of close friends and family members of her ex-husband's family on the wedding day, but after that, she never went to a party where her husband occasionally visited. Her husband returned drunk.

Especially her husband's eyes have never once looked at her as a wife.

"I understand, please forgive me for asking a question that invades your privacy" - Grayce

Putting down the tea cup, she walked towards the window and looked out. Every time she looked at this small village, she felt at peace.

"The past is just the past. So leave it behind, we just need to continue living in the present" - Mae

"Madam Mae..." - Grayce

"I want to be alone now, please leave" - Mae

"I understand" - Grayce

The housekeeper left the room, and Mae held out her hand.

In just a blink of an eye, the whole room appeared with many screens recording the types of skills that Mae possessed.

[You know what, just because of the hidden skill, you only have weak skills]- Eri

"I think these skills are suitable for my goals. Like the skill "Culinary" or "Telekinesis", plus other gentle skills. Very suitable for a housewife. "- Mae

[This is important, don't you see that you're about to step into a dangerous place? In the palace there are many magicians and many other dangerous people. If you let your guard down, you will be crushed]- Eri scolded

"Okay, okay. You don't have to scold me loudly, I also know that that place is very dangerous. Things in the capital always give outsiders like me a headache. Everyone knows that The king very much despises other species entering his palace. So I will make him retract that thought" - Mae

'But how to do it, the items I prepared are only a part. The important thing is myself, the outfit I wear is beautiful but it doesn't highlight my beauty'- Mae thought

*Knock knock*

Suddenly there was a knock outside the window, it sounded like a snowy owl, carrying something on its back. Mae opened the window and took the box from the snowy owl's back, not forgetting to give it some cake as a reward.

The sender's name on the box was her son, Heli.

Before she was about to open it, a dark shadow rushed inside and crashed into the snowy owl, causing it to fall. It was a seagull, with a small chest on it.

The snowy owl, frustrated that he had been pushed down and had lost his food, immediately attacked the seagull. Both birds cried and beat, causing feathers to fall everywhere.

Finally both birds stopped when Loya grabbed them by the neck and brought them outside.

The small chest the seagull brought was labeled as her daughter, Sophie.

Heli's gift is blue sapphire gemstones. Sophie's gift is also a pink ruby gemstone. They are all sized gemstones attached to the outfit.

Suddenly Mae realized something and raised her mouth.

"You know what, I have a good idea" - Mae

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At the palace, where many guests were invited to the party, they were all nobles, people with authority, and influential people in society.

"I heard that this party will have a non-human guest."

"Don't tell me there's a walking mushroom monster rumored around here?"

"Sometimes that's true."

"Perhaps the king wants to bring us joy."

"Anyway, monsters are all animals."

In the distance, Mescal was hanging around and listening to the gossip of the nobles. It seemed like he was expecting something.

Suddenly there was a carriage moving into the royal gate. The carriage looked very different, it was not too luxurious but had many beautiful motifs by an artist.

The palanquin stopped and Grayce and Loya got down and opened the door to stand on either side.

"Madam Mae, please" - Grayce

From the palanquin, Mae stepped out, causing many people to freeze in admiration. The outfit she was wearing was not a dress but a green suit with a white shirt and, the lower body is a mid-calf length dress. The most prominent feature is that the stem ring on the neck has many blue sapphire gemstones attached to it, while the mushroom cap has pink rubies attached around it like a crown.

"Is that really the rumored walking mushroom monster?"

"Completely different from imagination"

There were many people looking at her, Mae was a little nervous. She took a deep breath and walked away. Seeing the figure of a familiar person waiting, she smiled slightly, grabbed the hem of her dress, and bowed.

"Mescal" - Mae

"Madam Mae, it's been a long time since I saw you. You look so different, so gorgeous" - Mescal

"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" - Mae

"Of course that's a good thing. If you don't mind, let me lead you inside" - Mescal

"How can I refuse a gentleman like you? I'm very willing"- Mae

Mae gently wrapped her arms around Mescal's arm, to everyone's surprise. Approaching the receptionist standing at the door, Loya presented the royal invitation letter to the receptionist.

"Come in, enjoy the party"

When they and the servants entered the palace, there was a commotion outside.

As expected inside, the atmosphere is very different, filled with luxury and upper class. It's beautiful, but there are always curious eyes with disdain inside that are directed at the walking mushroom, and Mae is nothing to those looks.

Her presence was not only an insult as she was not only invited here but also had many rare gems embedded in her body. Everyone knows how valuable those gems are, even if they spend a lifetime they will only have one tiny gem.

"I'll go get a drink, please wait here"- Mescal

"Okay" - Mae

As if she didn't know what Mescal was planning, she just went along with it, waiting to see if any trouble would come.

"What a shame"

As soon as I mentioned it, trouble came

A woman walked forward holding a fan covering her mouth, showing off her aristocratic aura.

"The king must be very kind to invite you here. A lowly creature like you does not deserve to be here."

"Oh? So you think it's worth it?" - Mae

"What?"

"Before you want to say whether I deserve to be here, please look at yourself first" - Mae

"Lower creature!"

"Let me ask, was the dress you wore made at Mariana's store?" - Mae

"How do you know?"

"It's not too difficult when the seams on the dress are clearly visible, not only that, there are seams that are about to break. I warn you if you don't fix it quickly..."

Mae came closer and whispered softly to the noble woman.

"I'm afraid the dress will tear and you will be exposed in front of many people" - Mae

Hearing that made the noble woman blush, she tightly grasped the fan in her hand and left quickly. Mae put her hand over her mouth and giggled lightly.

"Fu fu fu, her body is already plus size but she still wants to wear a small size dress" - Mae whispered

The atmosphere at the party had changed a bit. It seemed like being able to chase away a noblewoman made many people look at Mae differently. At this moment, Mescal walked up with two glasses of wine in his hand. Mae took them and clinked glasses with Mescal.

"I saw what you did, well done" - Mescal

"You're so talented, you've lived long enough to meet all kinds of people so it's easy to deal with" - Mae

"As expected, we are a bit similar" - Mescal laughed

"Hm, maybe so"- Mae

Taking a sip of wine, the bitter taste along with a tingling feeling spread in her mouth. Mae never liked drinking wine because it didn't suit her taste very much.

When the trumpet sounded, it attracted the attention of everyone in the party.

"Descendant of the Dragon, King of the Drakenberg, King Dian!"

The trumpet then sounded as the king, a middle-aged man, descended from the throne, dressed in gilded royal attire, with a crown full of sparkling gems. No matter how you look at it, the king's clothes are too luxurious, not right, extremely wasteful, the light keeps reflecting on the king's body, making Mae squint her eyes.

When the king stands before the throne, he raises his hand.

"My beloved subjects, we are gathered here today to celebrate those who have successfully completed the sweep of Disasters. Since the appearance of Disasters made the people miserable..." - King Diana

Listening to the king's philosophical sayings is no different from the religious leaders of some heretics. From telling about the safety of the people, to the volunteers who sacrificed their lives for the country, and how the royal family tried so hard to support the refugees.

Please, those stories are fake.

"And to prove how strong we humans are when confronting those barbaric monsters! Let's take that monster as an example!" - King Dian

The king's finger pointed towards Mae standing in the middle of the crowd, the others immediately dodged far away. Mae was extremely shocked.

"Because your appearance is a threat to us humans. To monsters, they are still just monsters. Just now, you threatened a noble, right?" - King Dian

"Are you kidding me? Hey, it's obvious that that woman started the fight with me first, right?" - Mae

"Dare to oppose the royal family, this crime deserves to be executed" - King Dian

"Did you hear me?!"- Mae

The knights pushed through the crowd and rushed forward to catch the walking mushroom. She had no choice but to resist.

Suddenly the door opened, a snowstorm blew inside, and the knights were frozen in ice before they reached Mae. This scene made everyone very shocked and did not understand what happened.

"Stop right now!"

Outside there was a figure standing there, he walked inside, every step he took froze the place. It was a young man wearing a winter coat, blue eyes the same color as his hair, slightly pointed ears, cold air always radiating from his body.

The king looked at that person and immediately recognized him.

"Archdemon of Gluttony! Why have you returned?!"- King Dian

"If we don't come back, you'll be very angry, right?"

A female voice appeared behind the Archdemon of Gluttony, it was a very beautiful young woman, wearing the uniform of the magic academy, she had pink eyes the same color as her hair, and also had slightly pointed ears.

"Even the Archdemon of Envy is here?!"

Immediately, everyone knelt down before the two Archdemons, it seemed like the two of them did not care about the people around them but only cared about the walking mushrooms ahead. The Archdemon of Envy stepped forward to help Mae up.

"Thank you very much, Archdemon"- Mae

"There's no need to be polite. Anyway, you didn't do anything wrong"- Invi

"Tell me, why did you act like that?" - Gula

The king was still kneeling and trembling non-stop. He gritted his teeth and didn't know what to say.

"Open your mouth and speak!"- Invi

A stream of water wrapped tightly around the king and lifted it high. No matter how much he cried and begged for his life, the Archdemon of Envy did not listen and was angry.

"Do you know who you are disrespecting? How dare you do such a thing to our mother?"- Invi

Mae opened her eyes wide in surprise.

What did the Archdemon of Envy say just now?

The Archdemon just called her "mother".

"That's enough, put him down, Little Sister"- Gula

Invi dropped the king rudely on the ground and walked up next to the Archdemon of Gluttony.

The two of them immediately knelt down in front of Mae, in front of many people present.

"It's been a long time since we've seen each other. How are you? our mother" - Gula

"It's been a long time since we last saw each other. How are you, our Mother"- Invi

Mae's mind was a bit dizzy, she hadn't heard that right, the two Archdemons had just called her their mother.

It seemed like she gradually realized something, something unexpected had happened. She didn't know how to look forward to this day.

Her emotions right now were a mixture of joy and emotion. Tears flowed from the corners of her eyes, her hands covering her mouth to suppress her voice.

"Heli..."- Mae

"Yes!"- Gula

"Sophie..."- Mae

"Yes!"- Invi

"My children... You have returned"- Mae