The ball was held on weekend evenings, just as the old dean had promised to the sixth grader Casper Rollins, it was a ball organized by the students themselves, and it was naturally more lively than the previous balls, not to mention the students of the Riox students, and even the students of the Mill Academy who stayed here were very interested in the ball, after all, in Salonia, such an example of a masquerade ball would not be encountered once in a few years.

By the afternoon of the third day, the venue of the masquerade, that is, the hall on the first floor of the castle of Reoks, had been almost prepared under the arrangement of the senior students, and some of the senior students even learned from the previous Jiang Zhe and Allen, and bid for a batch of special and chic masks from the commercial street of Van Duo, some of which looked like clowns, some that looked like vampires, and so on.

The food and beverage part of the dance party is in charge of the restaurant side of the Reochs Academy, which is also buffet-style.

Although this ball is obviously not comparable to the ball of the Sassen nobles, the senior students strive to do it perfectly, after all, this may be the last ball they will attend at the Reox Academy, and next year, they will graduate from the academy, if they can become royal magicians and stay in Sasson, it will be the best, if they can't pass, then they also want to add a precious memory to themselves.

Although many of the Reox students wanted this to be their only ball, they did not reject the students of the Mill Academy Academy, as long as they had a mask, everyone could participate in this ball.

On the other hand, the management of dresses is much more relaxed, after all, a high-end dress is not as cheap as a mask, even if it is a senior civilian student, they are obviously not very willing to spend a sum of gold to buy a dress when receiving the academy subsidy or outstanding student reward, and among the noble students, it is quite common for each person to have a set of high-end dresses.

The temptation of the prom seems to be very great, as can be seen from the absent-minded expressions of some of the students during their magic lessons, after all, the empire is used to making friends at proms...... After all, Reochs College is not Salonia, and it is still relatively lenient in terms of students' lives, and for those students who are sixteen or seventeen to about twenty years old, the college does not object to or advocate students to fall in love.

However, in the history of Reox, it is not uncommon for students to become couples after graduation, of course, this is only for ordinary civilian students, and in terms of aristocratic students, especially aristocratic students from prominent families, they are still bound by their hated and reviled political marriages, after all, this is in the empire, it is a country ruled by the monarchy and the aristocratic class, which is inevitable and unavoidable in this era.

Of course, there are far more things that cannot be avoided, just like Jiang Zhe wanted to doze off when he saw the dense notes on his notes in the fire green magic class...... "Tuk tuk tuk!" Jiang Zhe's head was just pillow on the table, and the sound of fingers tapping on the table immediately came from the next seat, and the time difference was obviously no more than two seconds.

"......" sighed helplessly, Jiang Zhe reluctantly reinvigorated his sleepy self, looked at the blackboard full of small characters, and made excerpts with shorthand magic.

This class was temporarily changed to self-study, because Professor Huo De seemed to have something to do and would not be able to return until the evening, but before leaving, Professor Huo De had already listed a line on the blackboard Since Lavia mastered perception, it is simply an impossible task for Jiang Zhe to be lazy and distracted in class again, even if it seems that she is taking notes seriously.

But then again, Jiang Zhe always felt that Lavia in the past two days was a little weird...... "That...... Ivey?"

As if hearing a voice from the next seat, Lavia, who was making an excerpt, paused, then looked in the direction of the blackboard and said lightly, "What's the matter?"

"No," Jiang Zhe subconsciously shook his head, then looked at Lavia from the side, and said hesitantly, "You...... You've been in a bad mood for the past two days?"

Suddenly, Lavia stopped what she was doing, turned her head and glanced at Jiang Zhe, and said lightly, "Is there any?"

"Yes, I see you ......"

"Although Professor Huo De has something to do, it doesn't mean that this class is over, please don't talk to me about irrelevant things in class!" interrupting Jiang Zhe's words, Lavia frowned and whispered, "Also, I've always been in a good mood!"

"......" looked at Lavia in amazement for a long time, Jiang Zhe felt very inexplicable, what do you mean by 'please don't talk to me about irrelevant things in class'?

You must know that as the relationship between the two gradually becomes familiar, it is not once or twice to talk about other interesting things in class, so today...... After thinking about it, Jiang Zhe could only attribute the cause to Lavia's bad mood, and after muttering a vexatious sentence, he yawned and made notes carelessly.

So, the corner of the classroom fell completely silent...... Speaking of which, this kind of cold war is too common between Jiang Zhe and Lavia, and it can be seen almost once every three or two days, and even Alan and Lisa are used to it.

In fact, it's no wonder that the surname Lavia, who was born in Artak, is already strong, whether it is in action or words, it can't help but be a little arrogant, and although Jiang Zhe looks quite easy-going from the outside in front of his friends, he is not a person who is used to flattering and being soft, if the two are really strong, I think even Lisa and Allen's persuasion will be useless.

And even Lavia herself knew this, as the days passed, as she got to know each other better and better, how well she knew how proud the boy sitting next to her was...... This pride is not pride in the usual sense, it can be understood as tenacity, it can be understood as self-esteem, and he can choose to turn a blind eye to the insults and ridicule of others, because this has not touched his bottom line, yes, it is the bottom line.

But if someone crosses that bottom line, then it is likely that he will be angry...... That kind of angry look, Lavia has seen several times in the past year and a half, and most of these happened when she asked him to do something, pay attention to something, or repeatedly remind him of something, and now in retrospect, it was only because he was dissatisfied that she controlled too much and restrained too much.

But when it comes to ...... Slowly, Lavia stopped what she was doing, secretly glanced at Jiang Zhe beside her, and saw that he was dragging her head and looking out the window, so she subconsciously wanted to remind him, but in the end, she just opened her mouth and didn't say anything.

A sucker!

Silently muttering in her heart, Lavia couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved.

Although it is said that it is a strong rival, but in fact, even Lavia acquiesces in the relationship between the two friends in her heart, but Lavia clearly feels that this friendship is very distant, and the distance here has nothing to do with strength or other things.

Although they were sitting at the same desk and attending the same class, Lavia never understood the idea of the boy next to her.

Yes, he never told his thoughts or secrets, which was another thing that Lavia hated about the boy's surname, besides arrogance, arrogance, and laziness...... Well, to be precise, it shouldn't be hateful, it's more dissatisfied, yes, it's dissatisfied, it's complaining...... Or out of selfishness...... "I'm sorry, Soth......"

"Hmm?" Just as he was looking at the clouds in the sky, Jiang Zhe suddenly heard a mosquito-like sound from beside him, he subconsciously turned his head, but saw Lavia looking at him with inexplicable eyes.

As if seeing the confusion in Jiang Zhe's eyes, Lavia sighed slightly, lowered her head, bit her lip, and said in a low voice, "I mean what happened just now......

Glancing at Lavia suspiciously, Jiang Zhe shook his head, shrugged his shoulders and said, "No need to apologize, I didn't take it to heart!"

From a usual point of view, there is nothing wrong with Jiang Zhe's sentence, but in today's Lavia's ears, this sentence is so harsh...... "Why...... Why didn't you take it to heart?"

"Eh?" Seeing Lavia say this sentence with a very serious expression, Jiang Zhe was stunned for a moment.

Glancing at Jiang Zhe deeply, Lavia said in a low voice, "I didn't take it to heart...... It's because it's nothing, isn't it? Because you don't care -- whatever I say, you don't care, do you?"

Looking at Lavia in a daze, looking at the inexplicable excitement hidden in her seemingly calm eyes, Jiang Zhe said inexplicably, "Ivey, you, what's wrong with you today? I'm just ......"

"I hate you, Soth!" interrupting Jiang Zhe's words, Lavia pursed her lips and whispered, "I hate your arrogance, I hate your arrogance, I hate your indifference-don't interrupt me, don't explain anything, I can feel this indifference-remember Adam Clifford's book "Apathy Comes from the Soul"?

"I ......" Jiang Zhe suddenly couldn't laugh or cry, his hands made a surrender form, and he said speechlessly, "I obeyed me, I really don't know what happened to you today-okay, I'm very concerned about what happened just now, and I'm very angry, okay?"

"You're always ...... like this" To Jiang Zhe's surprise, Lavia said in a disappointed tone, then she raised her head again and said in a low and sharp tone, "So what do you care about?"

"Don't you just care about ...... just now" As he was saying, Jiang Zhe suddenly saw the disappointment in Lavia's eyes, and his heart was stunned, as if he had thought of something, he changed his words and said in a serious tone, "I care a lot...... Your usual supervision!"

"Oh?" Unexpectedly, Lavia, who was originally very disappointed, suddenly became energetic when she heard this, and asked in a low voice, "Is it because I have too much land?"

"This ......" was punctured by Lavia's words, Jiang Zhe couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, shrugged his shoulders and laughed at himself, "I think you should also know, my surname is ...... Ge"

"I know," interrupting Jiang Zhe's words, Lavia said with a bit of mockery, "arrogant, arrogant, lazy, want to learn powerful magic but deliberately avoid it because of the boring basics, have no ideals, no ambitions, live in their own small circle, have no interest in outside things, let alone prepare for the future, one day is a day, am I right?"

"Hey, you don't have to hit me so harshly, right?" Jiang Zhe really couldn't laugh or cry.

Looking at the embarrassment on the boy's face, Lavia was angry and funny, covered her forehead with her hand, and then said seriously, "Soth, I don't care what you plan to do, and I don't care what you think of me, you who defeated me twice, my pride will not allow you to lose at the hands of others! So, as long as I am here, I will urge you! Of course, you can choose to refuse, for example...... Break off your friendship with me......" When she said the last sentence, her speed suddenly became faster, and her eyes flickered incessantly, and she seemed to be a little nervous.

"Broken ......" looked at Lavia in amazement, Jiang Zhe said inexplicably, "Ivey, what's wrong with you today?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to ask you, would you?"

Looking straight at Lavia for a while, Jiang Zhe scratched his head with a wry smile, sighed and said, "I think I understand, what the hell is going on...... Okay, okay, I promise, I won't show the slightest impatience when you push me to learn about magic...... Well, try to do it!"

Oh, you don't understand, Soth...... Sighing secretly in her heart, Lavia nodded and said slowly, "I wrote down your promise...... All you have to do is fulfill the promise between us, and I'm ...... I won't impose my ideas on you in the future......"

"Yes, yes, I remember," as he was speaking, Jiang Zhe was stunned, raised his head and asked inexplicably, "Anything else?"

Sighing slightly, Lavia said seemingly relaxed, "You don't have to care, I'm just talking about ...... casually"

"Oh......"

Looking at the boy beside her and nodding incomprehensibly, Lavia reluctantly shifted her attention to the notes on the table, but ...... Friends, even if they are friends, are only friends built on the foundation of great rivals...... After returning to her bedroom, Lavia kept repeating the phrase to herself, but she could still feel a feeling of tightness in her chest.

"Ivey, the prom is about to start, hehe!" Lisa, who was wearing the pink lace dress, jumped out of the bedroom, then tilted her head to look at Lavia and said, "Hey, why are you still sitting here reading a book?

"No need," sitting on the sofa, Lavia turned a page of information seemingly indifferently, then took a sip of the black tea on the table, and said lightly, "I have changed my attention, I don't want to go!"

"Ah?!" Lisa was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Ivey, what's wrong? Why don't you go there when you're ready?"

I saw Lavia look up at Lisa, with a little apology, and said, "I'm tired, Lisa, I want to rest......"

"But what about Soth? Didn't he accept the mask you gave him? Besides, there was no intervention from the professors at this ball, which is very special......"

"I'm sorry, Lisa!"

"What's wrong?" Apparently overhearing the conversation from the living room, Lyrela walked out with the black and red gown, smiling at Lavia, "Change on, I can't wait to see the look on Soth's face when she sees you!"

Biting her lip and glancing at the dress, Lavia shook her head and said with some apologies, "I'm sorry, Lisa, Lerella, I've already decided not to go......"

"What about Soth?"

"He?" recalling what she had seen, Lavia flipped through the pages of the information in her hand and pretended to be careless, "I didn't give him the mask, how did he know there was a ball?

"What? you didn't give him that mask?" Lisa shouted in surprise as she glanced at Lyreira.

Biting her lip slightly, Lavia said lightly, "What did I say that I gave him that mask?"

"This ......," Lisa thought hard for a moment, then muttered with a look of consternation, "I asked you the other day if you gave the mask to Soth, and you said 'hmm'......"

"Does that mean I gave the mask to South?"

"But......" looked at Lavia in surprise, and Lisa asked, "What about the mask? I haven't seen ...... in the past two days."

"It's gone," Lavia said unconcernedly, flipping through the page, "Maybe it was somewhere when she was looking for that guy that day?"

"Where's it? I'll help you get it back!"

"I forgot—of course it's so dark, how do I know where I fell—forget it!"

"How can you forget it?!"

Looking at Lisa, who was a little excited, Lyrela put the dress in her hand on the table, then patted her on the shoulder, then turned to Lavia and said, "Ive, what's going on?"

Lavia's hand as she turned the pages paused, shook her head, and whispered, "No—nothing!"

The prom finally begins, and in the end, only the puffed Lisa and Lyreira go to the masquerade ball.

Originally, Lerella didn't want to go, because her ideal dance partner wasn't here, she just accompanied Lisa, because Lisa was angry...... "It's too much! Ivy is too much!"

Speaking of which, as Lavia's best friends, Lisa and Lerella have been helping Lavia prepare since they heard that there was going to be a masquerade in the past two days, from the masquerade to the dress, they spent a lot of thought, but in the end, it was such an ending, no wonder Lisa was so angry.

"Alright," Lerella, who patted Lisa on the back and wore a succubus mask, whispered, "Don't be angry, Lisa, maybe Ivy has something to worry about...... but before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Lisa.

"I've decided," Lisa, wearing a pink butterfly-like mask, said earnestly as she looked at Lerella, "I'm going to ignore Ivey from now on!"

"Giggle......" Lyrela smiled wryly and shook her head at this childish remark, and suddenly, she reached out and patted Lisa on the back, and whispered teasingly, "Don't be angry, your knight is here to meet you!"

Lisa suddenly raised her head and glanced into the distance, the anger on her face instantly replaced by joy.

I saw that Eren was wearing a full set of golden knight's armor, walked in front of Lisa step by step, then squatted down, gently picked up her hand, kissed her on the back of her delicate hand, and said with a smile, "I didn't let you wait long - otherwise I would be very uneasy!"

"Giggles!" Lisa giggled, and Lyrela, who was beside her, glanced at the knight's armor on Alan's body and said with a smile, "Alan, where's your mask?"

I saw Alan stand up, knock on the helmet on his head, and said with a grin, "I've been looking for a long time and haven't found a suitable mask - can you use this instead?"

"Giggles, of course!"

"By the way, Alan," as if thinking of something, Lisa looked around and said, "Where's Soth?

"This," said Alan, whose expression suddenly became very strange, scratching his head, looking at Lisa and Larella, "I was about to say it...... What the hell is going on?"

Looking at Alan suspiciously, Lisa asked, "What the hell is going on?"

"Hmm," Alan looked down for a moment, then turned his head to look in the direction of the hall on the first floor, beckoned, "Come! I can't tell you now, you can see it!"

Confused, Lisa and Lyrela glanced at each other and followed Eren towards the dance venue.

I have to say that there are really a lot of academies participating in this masquerade, and this has not yet begun, there are already many people gathered in the hall on the first floor, some of them are standing in the small garden of the balcony looking at the stars in the sky, and some are talking and chatting together, and if you count them roughly, I am afraid there are more than a few hundred people.

"I'm sorry, Jean!" Dressed in a conspicuous knight's armor, Eren used his strong body to squeeze a path and take Lisa and Larella to the corner of the ball.

"Whew," exhaled softly, and Lisa looked at the people at the ball with great interest, and said excitedly, "There are so many people!" As she spoke, she seemed to think of something, and said with a low expression, "It's a pity that Ivy didn't come...... Hmph, I'll never pay attention to her again!"

Lyreira was obviously much more mature than Lisa, and she understood that since Eren had brought them here, there must be some special reason, and after glancing blankly around, she asked in a low voice, "Alan, what happened?"

"I can't tell," stretched out his hand to pull up the iron mesh mask on the helmet, Alan casually took two glasses of juice from the table next to him and handed them to Lisa and Lerella, and then took another glass of fruit wine for himself, then leaned against the wall and looked in the direction of the entrance to the hall, and whispered, "When you see it, you will understand, wait a few minutes, it's about to start!" As he spoke, he raised his head and drank the wine from the glass, put the glass back in its place, and then stood against the wall with his arms crossed.

Lisa and Lyreira didn't understand what Eren meant, and just stayed quietly in the corner as Alan said, waiting for the dance to begin.

As the time of the dance approached, more and more students gathered in the hall, and suddenly, Lisa's eyes lit up as if she had seen something, and she clearly saw that at the entrance of the hall not far away, there was a student wearing the familiar clown mask, flashing by.

Placing the glass in her hand on the table beside her, Lisa stepped forward, looked into the distance and muttered, "Larella, Alan, that mask...... Is it Soth?"

"Soth?" Following Lisa's gaze, Lyrella searched for the mask she was talking about, muttering, "Didn't Ivy say that the mask was accidentally lost?...... Why" as she smiled, her face smiling as her gaze caught the student wearing the clown mask.

The student had dazzling dark blonde hair, wore a half-silver, half-black clown mask, and wore a magical robe from Reochs Academy...... Just then, Lisa's exclamation interrupted Lerella's guess.

"Wait, who's that?!The one holding his arm?!"

Larella subconsciously glanced in that direction, only to see a girl standing next to the student in an aquamarine gown with a light blue starfish-like mask, and the two seemed to be talking about something.

"This ......" Lisa turned her head and muttered unconfidently to Lerella, "That mask was personally selected by Ivey, and I was watching from the side at the time, so I won't be mistaken......"

Glancing at the two people in the distance suspiciously, Lyrela frowned and said, "Could it be that someone else has also chosen this type of mask?"

"No," muttered to herself, Lisa turned her head and looked at the two in the distance, "Wait a minute, I'll go over and see!" but before she could take a step, she was gently grabbed by a hand.

"No need to go, Lisa," Ellen said jokingly, grabbing Lisa's arm, glancing into the distance, "The mask may be mistaken, but that hair ...... That kind of dark blonde hair, that kind of guy is unique in Reochs!How could he be mistaken?"

"This ......" Turning to look at Alan in surprise, Lerella frowned and said, "Ellen, what happened?"

"I don't know," Alan said with an innocent look as he spread his hands, "I went as planned, but the guy told me that the mask was the ...... he picked up."

"How could such a thing happen!" interrupted Alan, Lisa puffed out.

"You can't blame me for that," Alan shrugged and said after glancing at Lisa in embarrassment, "I've said everything I need to say, by the way, did Lavia give the mask to Thos?"

After exchanging glances with Lisa, Lyrela carefully recalled Lavia's abnormality in the past two days, and vaguely guessed a few points in her heart.

Something must have gone wrong that evening...... Something must have happened on the way, because in that way, Ivy didn't hand over the mask to Soth, and it was because of that that that it was not Ivy who appeared next to Soth now, but someone else...... It's a shame that Ivy didn't say it, but she's looking forward to the ball...... Oh my God, how could this happen?!

Ivy......

(To be continued)