THE USELESS PRINCE-Chapter 51: Party
After talking to the nurse there, Ash realized that he had been unconscious for 3 days, so when he woke up, he felt like he hadn’t eaten in years.
His stomach seemed to be saying: "Either you go eat and you will live, or I’ll kill myself right here, right now!"
’I’m so hungry... I want to eat something...’
And coincidentally, today the Academy was holding a party just like Modric had said before he left.
Ash didn’t remember what the purpose of this party was, but he didn’t care.
All he needed to know now was that there would be food, a lot of it, and all the students from the entire Awakened Academy would be there.
It was the perfect opportunity for Ash to look for any potential Servants.
After resting for another hour, he was finally able to move normally again.
Ash’s body had yet to fully recover to its original state, but it was enough for him to attend that party.
Wearing a black suit with eye-catching patterns that seemed to have been prepared in advance by Modric "Genius" Voidveil, Ash quickly left the infirmary and headed straight to the party venue.
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Following the instructors’ instructions, Ash successfully made his way to the venue where the party was being held—a banquet hall large enough to accommodate over 1,000 people, let alone a few hundred.
Entering the hall, Ash couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed by what met his eyes.
This was probably the most beautiful and insane thing he had ever seen in his life.
Everywhere was decorated in a sparkling manner, with many potted plants placed around, creating a pleasant atmosphere without being uncomfortable.
The chandeliers on the ceiling were all top-notch, and the paintings hanging on the walls were also by famous artists of the Empire.
The tables were set up with hundreds of different dishes placed on them, making anyone who was feeling full feel hungry.
Overall, this place was completely like something out of a fairy tale.
But what was even more amazing was the students gathered in this banquet hall, all of them were wearing expensive clothes, handsome and with bodies that couldn’t be more perfect.
But that was only natural, after all, they were from the aristocracy.
Ash stood still for a long time, still shocked by this unreal scene. He looked like a rabbit that had wandered into a wolf’s den.
If in the previous world, he came to a party in a place like this, he would have felt embarrassed and run home immediately.
But now, he was Ash "Worthless" Voidveil and also the Third Prince of the Voidveil Empire. There was nothing for him to be embarrassed about.
He just had to walk in confidently. Besides, his goal was only to eat, and find a new Servant if possible.
Just like that, with calm but confident steps, Ash boldly walked inside, aiming straight for the table that held those eye-catching dishes.
As for his appearance, not many people paid much attention because after all, there were a few hundred people in this place, who would have the time to pay attention to Ash?
’That...can also be considered a stroke of luck.’
Passing a few people, accidentally bumping into some, Ash was finally able to reach the food table - his main target.
Without anyone needing to be reminded and without caring about anyone, he quickly put as much tasty, hot food on his plate as possible.
While all the other students were dancing together, immersed in the melodious, gentle music, somewhere, the respected Third Prince of the Empire was eating as if he was about to starve to death.
His mouth was full of food, continuously making unpleasant noises.
Ash also realized this, so he deliberately went to a corner where there were few people passing by to continue enjoying his dinner.
But before he finished his first plate of food, someone suddenly approached him.
The person was wearing a dark suit, not too outstanding. Ash had thought that it was just a stranger so he didn’t pay much attention to that person and continued eating.
"Um... Prince Ash?" A familiar voice suddenly rang out from the person wearing the suit.
And when Ash listened more closely, he realized that it was Serena’s voice.
He immediately stopped doing everything, slowly looked towards that person’s face, only to realize that it was Serena.
Needless to say, Ash was so shocked that he almost dropped his plate full of food to the floor.
Why was she wearing a suit? Wasn’t she a girl? Shouldn’t she be wearing a dress? And why the hell did she look so good in a suit?
Millions of questions flashed through Ash’s mind.
"What’s wrong, sir? Why do you look so shocked when you see me?" Serena asked, not knowing who she was just acting dumb or not.
"...Why are you dressed like that? Honestly, I’m quite surprised." It was a compliment.
"Really? You think I look good in this outfit? My roommate picked it out for me, but I don’t think it suits me."
Serena glanced at the outfit she was wearing in disbelief. And in that moment, Ash also realized that she was someone who had no sense of fashion.
How could she criticize this outfit? When it really suited her better than anything else?
Didn’t she realize that she could even attract girls? She was even cooler than most of the boys here!
Noticing the Third Prince’s stunned expression, Serena felt even more confused.
"What’s the matter, sir?"
"N-Nothing. I just advise you to just wear more things like this from now on." Ash shook his head frantically.
"...Well, whatever. Oh, and it seems like you were injured during the test, right, Your Highness? How are your injuries?" Serena asked calmly.
Seeing her reaction, he wasn’t too surprised because he had predicted this beforehand.
Serena didn’t know that he was injured to the point of near death, so her current reaction was understandable. Moreover, Ash also believed that he should keep it a secret from her.
"It’s fine, it’s just some normal injuries."
Serena glanced at Ash with a doubtful gaze, but she quickly sighed when she saw that his body was completely fine.
"It’s good that you’re fine."
"Thanks."
"Oh, that’s right sir, have you told this to Miss Furina yet?"
Ash suddenly stopped, feeling that something was wrong. And that feeling of his was true.
Just after Serena’s words were uttered, a girl’s soft hand was suddenly placed on Ash’s shoulder, making him slightly startled, almost dropping the plate of food on his hand.
"That’s right Ash, are you going to explain to me why a normal person can be unconscious for such a long time?"
Her voice was calm, yet, Ash could still sense that she was feeling quite upset.
’Holy shit...’
