"Is it beautiful?"

Ariel, who was very close, raised her delicate and beautiful face. She looked at the man in front of her who responded to her feelings for the first time, and a touching smile appeared on the corners of her rosy and soft lips.

"Well, it's indeed pretty."

It's not like Bai Bai would deliberately hit the girl without conscience at this time. After all, from an objective point of view, she was indeed breathtakingly beautiful at this moment.

However, when he was thinking like this, his eyes unconsciously glanced at Ariel's chest. The originally flat cliff now had its proper undulations and curvature.

There were even... quite a few shallow ravines? When he noticed this, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Okay, I knew none of you men were good, but you all really like this..."

How keen is the girl's perception? Bai Bai's seemingly inadvertent glance did not escape her perception. But she said such words, but in fact, there was a hint of joy in her eyes.

After all, wasn't it just for this effect that she put things on the floor? Thinking of this, Ariel even puffed out her chest on purpose.

It's a pity that Wanwan is not really interested in these two ounces of meat. What really made him take another look was actually the magic prop that the girl used to pad it.

"You misunderstood. I'm just a little curious. It turns out that the application of magic in your world has been so extensive that even places like this can be covered with magic props."

"..."

After hearing this, Ariel couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth twice, and took a deep breath to calm herself down. After all, she was obviously still at the dance, under the attention of everyone.

Then she brought the topic back on track and said with a smile on her face again.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it. Everyone is still looking at us, let's start the first dance tonight."

Bai Bai nodded and let the girl pull him away, while speaking secretly using a voice that only she could hear.

"Why do you want to ask me to dance? It's not like you haven't seen my dancing skills when you were in the Terry family? I don't know anything about dancing at all."

Under the gaze of countless eyes around them, the two held hands and came to the center of the hall. Many nobles in the hall also instinctively made an open space for them.

"Who said you still owe me a dance? But it doesn't matter if you don't know how to dance. You didn't know how to dance last time anyway. It's just a dance anyway, as long as you keep up with my rhythm and steps."

Ariel, who had had her feet stepped on before, just smiled indifferently. After all, what she cared about was the people dancing with her, not the dancing itself.

However, she paused slightly as she thought about dressing up this time. In order to make the height difference between the two more suitable for dancing, she even wore high heels.

"If you step on my foot, don't use too much force this time. Because I'm wearing high heels now, it would be really embarrassing if you accidentally step on my foot and fall down together."

"...No, I was just joking. I'm not that clumsy yet."

Hearing the accommodation in the girl's words, Bai Wan smiled slightly and explained.

"And unlike last time when things happened unexpectedly, this time... I was prepared in advance. Although I haven't actually practiced it, it shouldn't embarrass you."

As for the preparation he mentioned in advance, it was actually when he was reading in the library. By the way, he found a book about the aristocratic dance skills in this world, and then briefly read it.

But compared to his previous indifferent attitude, now he is willing to make preparations for her in advance. This is a great progress, isn't it?

"Hey~ You can't tell, so I'll just wait and see your performance this time."

At least when the girl heard that he had made preparations in advance, the smile on her face couldn't be restrained. It was obvious that she was very satisfied with such a detailed change in attitude.

"Try it..."

Wanwan didn't give any guarantee, he just started playing as the band in the hall started playing. He also took the girl's weak and boneless hand and started dancing to the rhythm of the music.

…

The perspective returned to the onlookers at the venue again. In fact, not long after Ariel appeared on stage dressed up, many people present recognized her identity.

Although most of the aristocratic children were extremely surprised as to why the girl appeared at this ball, most of them were instinctively jealous of the pale girl.

Um...that's right, in fact, they didn't recognize Huan Wan's identity. Not to mention that he now has long hair, and his appearance is already different from when he was in Melos City.

More importantly, it was because he and Ariel were listed together on the wanted poster. With a girl as an eye-catching target, not many people would pay attention to a nobody like him.

This was also the main reason why so many nobles were present, but few recognized him.

Of course, it is not ruled out that jealousy and resentment can blind the rational relationship. After all, whether it is the beautiful appearance or the profound family background.

No man present dared to say that he had no idea of ​​getting close to her. But this goddess, whom everyone admired, chose a man whose reputation he had never heard of?

If they are not jealous like this, then they are the devil.

It's just that no matter how unwilling the noble children present are to admit it, the extremely beautiful Ariel and the otherworldly temperament of Bai Bai are indeed a golden boy and a beautiful couple.

So after seeing that the two of them had already started the first dance, they gave up sadly. After all, no matter how unwilling they were, life had to go on.

Although the most beautiful and best girl at the ball already has a partner, they still have to choose, don't they? There's no way they can't just watch and have the trip in vain, right?

Then, among the noble men and women present, each of them found someone they liked or had made an appointment with beforehand, and they also began to dance to the melodious music.

However, when many people present began to dance, as the nominal organizer of this dance, our Mr. Joel extended his hand to his original goal.

"My beautiful Highness Nia, I wonder if I am lucky enough to invite you to dance?"

It was a pity that his eager and expectant gaze did not receive the slightest response. Nia even ignored him at all. She was looking at the center of the hall with all her attention.

Looking at the beautiful scene of Ariel and the two dancing gracefully under the magic light beam, an uncontrollable aunt's smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Hey hey hey..."

"?! Your Highness Nia."

This low laughter was a bit too straightforward and explicit, and it almost made Joel think that he had heard it wrong. He looked at the noble and beautiful Royal Highness in front of him, and subconsciously called out again.

"Cough cough cough!!"

The blond girl, who was smiling happily, came to her senses again after hearing this call. She glared with dissatisfaction at the person who woke her up from the beautiful scene.

With her knowledge, she could use her toes to figure out what the man in front of her was thinking about. Or maybe it was normal. This powerful young man in the imperial capital wanted to ask her to dance.

Even if it's not a thousand, it's definitely eight hundred. She has already been able to handle this kind of boring invitation very well.

As various thoughts ran through her mind, an elegant, calm and reserved smile appeared on her face. She casually selected one of the commonly used excuses and answered calmly.

"Thank you for hosting the ball, Master Joel. I would also be very happy to dance with you, but it's a pity. I have been feeling weak and dizzy recently..."

The excuses in the blonde girl's mouth were half spoken fluently and skillfully. But the sudden appearance of a figure in front of her eyes instantly stopped her words.

Nia, who was originally calm and calm, couldn't help but lose control of her expression. She widened her beautiful purple eyes and looked at a man not far away with an unexpected look on his face.

‘Holy shit! Damn it! Damn it! Why is this guy here? Why didn’t anyone tell me that this guy would come to this stupid dance!?’

The surging emotions in her heart, as well as the scene in front of her that felt like it was about to get out of control, made Nia no longer care about dealing with someone who had been taken advantage of. She bypassed him and walked straight towards the man not far away.

"That's such a shame, Ni..."

Joel, who just heard the refusal to answer, was a little disappointed but not surprised. He was just about to maintain his polite manner and say something polite, but he saw Her Royal Highness who had rejected him just now.

He walked directly around himself and walked towards the other man... and he also became a Muggle on the spot.

…

It could be seen that Nia was no stranger to this man who appeared unexpectedly. She walked straight up to him and pulled him to the corner of the hall without politeness.

Then he skillfully put his arms around each other and started whispering in the corner.

"Hey, hey, hey! Why did you come so suddenly?! You didn't say a word to me beforehand."

"Oh--"

Facing the complaining and anxious inquiry from the blonde girl, the handsome brown-haired man in front of him just sneered. Instead, he looked at her with a more forceful questioning.

"If I hadn't heard that there was a big dance here, so I came here on a whim to join in the fun. How could I have happened to see such a wonderful show?"

When he said this, the brown-haired young man looked with interest at Ariel and the two who were still dancing in the hall. The playful meaning in his words was self-evident.

"So my respected Highness Nia, do you still owe me an explanation?"

"Haha - do you believe me when I say this is all just a coincidence?"

Princess Nia, who was originally good at dancing and eloquent, now felt inexplicably guilty. She said with a dry smile.

"hehe--"

The young man did not speak, but the sneer in his mouth already expressed his attitude.

"Okay, okay, I knew you weren't that easy to fool."

The blond girl who originally wanted to pretend to be stupid couldn't do it anymore, and then sighed and pulled the other person up again and said.

"Let's go, let's not disturb them for now. This is not the place to talk. Just follow me and I will give you a good explanation of the causes and consequences."
Chapter completed!