If they're lucky, they might even get this genius to give their daughter some pointers.

...

Viktor, oblivious to the others' conversation, had already slowly entered the mansion.

The long dining table was laden with all sorts of rare and precious foods.

Each dish exudes an enticing color and a captivating aroma.

Amidst the flower baskets and food, at the very back of the table stood a multi-tiered and exceptionally large cake.

The cake is even topped with houses and magical decorations made of buttercream, making it clear that it was custom-made.

It's easy to imagine how much Reeve cared about his daughter's birthday party.

At this moment, the dining table was surrounded by young noblemen and gentlemen.

They were all dressed in black tailcoats, holding crystal-clear stemmed wine glasses filled with blood-red liquor, and chatting warmly with one another.

In addition, elegant and simple music resonated throughout the banquet hall.

The interplay of violin and piano chords creates a refreshing and delightful atmosphere as soon as one enters the banquet hall.

Throughout the entire banquet, it seemed that only Victor was standing there in his trench coat.

It seemed somewhat out of place with the surrounding atmosphere.

If only Leah were home, she could at least pick out a few decent suits for him.

As for Gwen, although she has been trying to be a good wife, she is clearly not as good as Leah in terms of clothing choices.

She usually only wears light armor when she's not busy, so why would Viktor expect her to choose an outfit for him?

Gwen was also unable to attend the dinner.

These large banquets hosted by nobles are usually held when the capital city needs to maintain order the most.

No one can predict whether any danger might arise during such a grand banquet.

Therefore, knights like Gwen usually need to work overtime at times like this.

In reality, Gwen, as the Knight Commander, didn't need to work overtime with the other knights at all.

However, Victor also knew this.

A good boss like Gwen who cares about her subordinates, plus her responsible sense of justice.

If she didn't work overtime with him, she wouldn't be the Gwen that Victor knew.

So much so that now, Viktor looked around but couldn't find anyone he could talk to.

After all, he was used to being alone.

Although he had a good reputation among the nobility, and was even widely known,

However, he had little interest in exchanges among nobles.

The other nobles naturally wouldn't want to bother this world's number one genius who was clearly uninterested in everything.

Fortunately, not long after, Duke Reeves noticed Victor and quickly walked up to him.

"You've arrived, Mr. Victor."

His attitude was completely different from that of the previous Levi.

After all, Reeves' initial hostility towards him stemmed from the issue of Erica.

No one would be happy if their child were confessed to by a notorious nobleman while still a minor.

Now, Viktor has neither confessed his feelings nor is he married.

Given his achievements in the field of magic, any normal person would choose to befriend Viktor.

Reeves was, after all, a duke, and he understood these principles.

Victor smiled gently in response and replied kindly:

"It seems His Highness the Duke was very much looking forward to my arrival?"

Indeed, even at Tisnato's funeral, Revy mentioned in the invitation that he hoped Victor would attend the banquet.

Of course, Victor wouldn't miss this party.

On one hand, he is now Viktor, experiencing Viktor's life up to the age of twenty-nine.

So he really wanted to figure something out.

Why did Victor confess his feelings to Erica in the first place?

In the original storyline, Victor was a genius who hid his true talents.

He's a genius who could overthrow the Karencia Empire, so it's impossible that he would confess his love to a duke's daughter for no reason, given that he's already engaged.

This question had been bothering him, and Viktor was still unable to find the right answer.

Therefore, Victor especially remembers Erica's birthday.

His intention was to use this day to find out why Victor had confessed his feelings to Erica earlier.

Of course, there's another reason why I remember this day.

The day he traveled through time was the day after Erica's birthday.

Although Victor wasn't sure if he could still find the answer to confessing his feelings to Erica, given that most of the characters had changed.

At this moment, Reeves responded to Viktor with a smile:

"While I am indeed very much looking forward to your arrival and eager to witness the Empire's youngest mage prodigy,"

"However, the person who actually most wants you to accept the invitation is not me."

This puzzled Viktor, who raised an eyebrow.

Levi noticed Viktor's confusion, smiled, and turned to wave behind him.

“Come here, Erica.”

Seeing this, Victor finally noticed the blonde girl hiding behind the pillar, who seemed a little nervous.

At Levi's call, she took a deep breath and slowly walked out.

The little girl came to Levi's side, looked up at Viktor, her eyes filled with undisguised admiration and longing.

She seemed a little nervous, but was very excited to see Viktor and took the initiative to speak:

“Mr. Victor, I am Erica du Chloe!”

I like you!