In the study, two men stared at each other. Mr. Simon's attention was focused on the outside, causing him to overlook a crucial point: this time, his butler met his gaze without evasion.
This was previously unimaginable. The butler never dared to look him in the eye except when ordered with a command like "look at my eyes," resulting in only a brief mutual glance.
Eye contact between two people of different social classes was seen as a provocation from the lower class to the upper class. Such notions did not exist, or at least weren't so overt, in places like the Federation or Gafura.
But in Nagariel, it manifested terrifyingly.
Someone once described the class divide in developed countries as a "wall," and if class in the Federation is a "wall," then in Nagariel, it's the entire East Ocean.
Everyone abides by and conforms their behaviors to their class characteristics, as crossing the line bears a cost that ordinary people cannot afford.
This time, it was silently crossed.
