Chapter 19
19 – Welcome Dinner (3)
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“I’m sorry, but I think we should stop.”
Yosef, who was passionately dancing with Kiera, stopped the dance and put his hand over his mouth.
“Oh, I’m dizzy. I’m going to go to the bathroom for a minute! Whoops!”
“Bye.”
Kiera watched for a moment as Joseph hurried away.
He had been drinking too much with Prince Edward earlier, and it seemed that he had gotten sick of it.
Keira was forced to step off the stage.
“Can I get you a drink?”
A lady-in-waiting passed by offered her a drink.
Kiera waited for Joseph with a glass of wine.
But Joseph, returning from the bathroom, did not come to her, but when Prince Edward called from a distance, he ran to him.
“Joseph! Didn’t you say you were going to dance for a while! I hope you run away! Hiccup! Then declare defeat quickly!”
“What are you talking about? It’s right in front of you! I can still hold on! Let’s start the second round right away!”
He sat back in his chair and started drinking back and forth with Prince Edward.
Kiera crossed her arms and looked at Josef miserably.
‘Stupid bastard… ‘
He clicked his tongue and looked elsewhere.
And when I looked for the floor, I couldn’t see it where I was standing a moment ago.
‘Where did you go?’
As I looked around, the room suddenly became noisy.
“Wow, the princess is here!”
“I’ve been waiting for this moment! But who is that person who came out against the princess? Aha, is this the newly appointed Royal Flag Guardian?”
“Both of you are good men and women!”
Following the gaze of the people who were focused on one place, Kiera looked at the center of the hall.
Her face immediately hardened.
Maru, who was neatly dressed, was trying to dance in the center with the princess.
‘That woman again… !’
Kiera gently clenched her fists.
If Maru had been standing with a woman uglier than himself, he would not have been as upset as he is now.
However, that woman has everything from being a princess to being beautiful.
Money, power, colorful backgrounds, things you desire.
To think that Maru was close with such a great woman, I was rather grumpy than jealous.
‘I want to keep them apart.’
Should I seduce the floor a little harder?
Of course, I have no intention of taking responsibility after flirting.
I just want to isolate him.
Lonely, lonely, poor as before.
That was the life of Maru that Kiera wanted.
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“Are you in good preparation?”
“Did you know I couldn’t make it?”
“You must have danced a lot, right?”
“Not a lot, but a little?”
Maru stood holding hands with Audrey and holding her thin waist with the other hand.
Before dancing in earnest, I tightened my arms and pulled her by the waist.
“Ooh, ah.”
As Audrit was lightly dragged along, their bodies were pressed so tightly that their voluptuous breasts pressed against her own.
“Aren’t you too attached?”
“This is how it should be to dance properly.”
“Eolssigu, are you really confident?”
“I know when I see it.”
Soon, the two of them immersed themselves in the music that was flowing while saying ‘two, three’.
The sight of the two stepping harmoniously at a brisk tempo caught everyone’s attention at the dinner table.
Even the couples who were dancing around them stopped dancing for a while and watched Maru and Audrit.
Applause and exclamations were heard everywhere.
‘Are you watching Keira? This is a dance.’
Maru had a clear subjection to the ballroom dances performed by nobles from before.
I have to make the person I dance with shine, not me.
Then I will also shine.
‘Dancing should be enjoyable for the other party. It’s not about ignoring the opponent.’
But my mother hated Maru’s values.
It was because the prince did not shine and only the young ladies of the aristocratic families with whom he danced stood out.
“You should look good wherever you are.”
“But I… It’s more fun to see other people happy.”
“Caring for others is what a hero should do. You must lead our kingdom in the future. The hero has companions until the end of the adventure, but the king has to go on a longer adventure than the hero’s adventure. When you grow old, your servants will take over the throne. To protect the throne until the moment you die, you need unrivaled charisma. The only answer is to look like a terrifying god that no one dares to surpass.”
… Although he gave a lengthy explanation, Maru knew his mother’s heart.
Could it be that he didn’t like seeing his son giggling and dancing with the young ladies?
He may have nagged at him as if he was not nagging because he felt that his beloved son had been taken away from him.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen my princess like that.”
The king was stroking his beard and looking at Maru and Audrit happily.
In my life, I have often seen the princess dance, but it was the first time I saw her shine like me and smile like me.
“That Maru friend. It’s not a normal bet.”
The queen sitting next to her nodded as if agreeing.
“You help our Audrey well. He is really good at dancing.”
“I learned well from where I learned it, but yes. Dancing is always lady first. chuckle.”
The music grew louder and the two of them moved faster and faster.
A strange smile hung on Audrey’s lips.
“My body is so light. It’s like floating in the sky. Aren’t you too good at leading?”
“I’m just doing what I’ve been taught.”
“I’m surprised. When did you learn to dance?”
“I practiced alone when I was young.”
“alone?”
“yes.”
Audrit, who was dancing about three steps away, turned around and was embraced by Maru at once.
Then, he stretched out his arms and hugged the back of Maru’s neck.
Onlookers were startled when they realized that the two were kissing.
“Huh, huh! no way!?”
“Are you two lovers?”
“No, no!”
“Princess! This is the banquet hall!”
However, Audrit stopped just barely within reach of her lips and stared up at the floor.
“… How many girls did you seduce with the dance you learned so hard by yourself?”
Her expression was quite serious, perhaps because she was really curious.
Maru smiled proudly at him.
“one person. That person is you.”
“Don’t joke.”
She smiles broadly and thumps her chest.
Then, she moved away from Maru and continued dancing.
As the two of them fell apart, the male aristocrats who were watching with nervous eyes each let out a sigh of relief.
“I was surprised to hear that there was news that could turn the kingdom upside down.”
“So it is. Would His Highness be able to marry a servant with a princess?”
“Well? Will I marry the princess later?”
“You? ha ha ha. Even if you are born again, fix your face first.”
Maru was a hot topic among women regardless of age.
“Look at the princess. You look very excited.”
“Isn’t your partner’s man dancing cool? I think he dances better than our dance teacher.”
“Look at those stretched legs. why so long I want to touch it.”
“I want to dance with him too. I think you will cherish me a lot.”
Meanwhile, Kiera, who was watching Maru nearby, had a bad complexion.
“… … ”
The glass she was holding was completely dented.
It could no longer be called a drinking glass.
It was a heavily crumpled piece of scrap metal.
Kiera threw it on the floor and left the dinner table.
There was no coming back after that.
At that time, Natalie, one of the warriors, was outside.
“It’s a kingdom that tastes good but annoying to have to come out.”
It was a dark night, but wood fires were burning everywhere, so the surroundings were bright.
She moved to a secluded place and took out a cigarette made from paradise plants from her pocket.
“Damn it, there are only three magpies left.”
Moaning that the Kingdom of Basilite, which regulates the paradise grass, is so fucking fucked, he picked up a torch from the wall and lit a cigarette.
He inhaled deeply and exhaled the smoke through his nose.
“Hoo~”
A fantastic feeling spread through my body like smoke spreading through the air.
“Kuh~ I’m going to kill you because I drink and bleed.”
A thrill of supreme pleasure spread throughout my body, and my eyes immediately shook.
“Hehe… ”
Her eyes went completely open.
As the scene of being raped surrounded by macho men with muscular bodies came to mind, she laughed as if she had lost her mind.
Then suddenly the stone wall started to look like a monster.
“you you… at there… fuck… i catch… Devil… Hiccup!”
Natalie staggered toward the wall, then suddenly sped up and crashed into it.
thud!
A hole in the wall knocked her head through.
After a while.
An attendant passing by happened to find Natalie’s large, bronzed buttocks, and was stunned.
Looking closely, I realized that there was a person stuck in the broken wall, so I hurriedly ran to get my head out.
“Hello! Gwa, are you okay?”
“Kuuul… Good mood… uhhh… ”
She was asleep, not knowing the world, with no injuries.