The Rhine aristocratic ball is usually held in the evening, and the formal dinner begins about an hour later. Guests attending the prom should arrive no later than half an hour before the prom, and after arriving. You can dance on the dance floor with your chosen dance partner.

When it's time to eat, the waiters will serve the food one by one, and you can choose your favorite food in a buffet format.

Now it's time for the first half of the dance.

As a member of the guests, Lynn naturally can't avoid it.

The woman next to him was still pestering him, but he didn't really want to deal with the other party, just looked around.

As the host entered, some of the lights on the huge dome began to go out one after another, ready to set the stage for the ball with the classical orchestra that had already set up their positions on the high platform.

When the elegant and graceful waltz officially sounded, the ball officially began.

"Hey, little one." The woman was unwilling and decided to ask the other party one last time, "If you are"

"You're annoying."

Lynn finally expressed her emotions clearly.

He turned his head coldly, and a few wisps of cold oozed faintly from his pupils.

“.”

Holliana's body stiffened suddenly.

She took a few steps back, her movements so great that the wine in her glass could not hold its shape, splashing onto her pale cheeks, which were covered in powder, and quickly blending into the carpet with colors that did not belong to her.

Subconsciously covering her face, Holyana clenched her glass.

I was actually scared by a child?

"Bastard! How dare you speak to me like that!! ”

"Huh."

Lynn was too lazy to look at the woman.

She wanted to scream and scream angrily at the moment, and because she was afraid that she would be too noisy and noisy with others, like a red-nosed clown full of contradictions.

Lynn doesn't really want to have fun right now, so she doesn't have much interest in the Joker.

"You"

Being ignored is obviously easier than being insulted to break the defense of a person who is not capable and wants to show himself.

However, just as Holliana was about to pour all the red wine in her hand at this unknown boy, she suddenly caught a glimpse of someone walking towards her not far away.

She stepped over the path that everyone had spontaneously made way for her in the spotlight, and then stood still in front of the boy under the gaze of the crowd, holding out her white-gloved hand to him.

"Would you like to ask me for a dance?"

Holliana's eyes froze.

Compared to a woman who can bluff her minions with her surname, this girl seems to be the queen who really controls the power, she doesn't need to do anything to charm her, others will naturally be willing to follow her pace, even if her words sound like asking questions, but everyone can tell that the queen never questions what she is bound to do.

For a moment, Holyana felt that the gap between herself and the girl with the same surname on the other side was as huge as that of a soil dog and a royal pet.

The palm holding the wine glass added a little more strength, and Holyana turned her gaze to Lynn, who did not accept the invitation in the first place, and at this moment she suddenly understood why the other party could be so confident.

Co-authored, he really became a clown.

Reject her, reject her!

The woman cursed viciously in her heart, hoping that they would become a common species, but there was hardly any magic in the world that could change the species of a creature, and her curse was meaningless.

"Of course."

Lynn smiled and took the girl's slender hand, although it was not the first time, he still felt that the temperature of this palm was a little too high.

The two walked hand in hand to the dance floor, and the eyes cast around them were all "surprised" and "shocked".

"Who is this guy? Does anyone know him? ”

"I know, he is."

"How can such a guy be at our banquet!!"

Questioning and even faintly angry murmurs reached Lynn and Corinna's ears, but neither of them reacted to these words.

They only talked to each other in voices that only the other could hear.

"I thought you'd wait for most people to come in."

"Huh? Do you think you don't have to be noticed that way? ”

"No, I just think that during that time, it should be enough for you to entangle and let go of your reserve and come to me."

I didn't think I would invite you to dance, did I? Are you so sure I can come to you? Or the first dance? ”

"Well, if you don't come, then I can only guess wrong."

"Huh? It's as simple as that? ”

"Don't worry, I won't stab you from time to time or stumble you in the follow-up matters."

"Huh." Corina pursed her lips, not believing it at all, "Even if you don't do this, you will make up for it from somewhere else, in short, it won't make me feel better, after all, it's out of your plan."

"Nope."

Lynn suddenly turned her head and said very seriously, "I'm serious. ”

"The reason I think you're going to invite me to dance, the first dance, is because I know you can't bear to see me huddled in a corner alone because I wasn't invited—you're not someone who would snub your friends."

“.”

Corina's footsteps suddenly slowed down, and she almost didn't fall.

Fortunately, the perennial exercise has given her a good balance, and she just shook her body and stabilized it again.

"Friends?" There was a tremor in her voice that hid disbelief, "You're still going to treat me as a friend. No, you're willing to treat someone as a 'friend'?! ”

"I don't believe it, and I don't believe it if I am killed."

“.”

Lynn didn't speak, just turned her head sideways, looked at her and smiled, and looked ahead again.

“.”

Seeing his silence, Corina suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of sadness surging over him.

She suddenly wondered if she had said the wrong thing.

But looking at Lynn's appearance, she wondered if the other party was teasing herself with this "let her guess" performance method again.

Bastard! Aren't you saying something!!

This kind of person who only speaks half of the way is damned!!

Corina's palms began to exert herself angrily, but soon let go for fear of overexertion.

I'm such a bully. She thought sadly.

Sighing and sneaking a look at the young man's side face, Corina hesitated for a while, but finally said out loud: "What then. Actually, my father asked me to come to you. ”

"Your father, I see." Lynn replied as if she had expected it.

"You guessed again?"

"No, you don't have to guess, because it's going to happen." Lynn whispered, "Actually, when you drew me into your family's camp, the Duke should have met with me, whether it was to test my loyalty, or to spy on my courage or other aspects, he, as the navigator of Christine's ship, should come and meet me, the new crew." ”

"However, probably because of what happened next, he threw his energy into other places, almost forgetting that I was such an inconspicuous existence, and now that he has a chance to remember, he naturally wants to see what kind of 'ant' I am."

“.” Corina was silent for a moment and said, "What do you want to do next, I will cooperate with you." ”

"Well," Lynn winked at the girl, "Why don't you let the band play Elizabeth?" ”

"Huh?!"

Corina's reaction was a bit of a surprise.

When Lynn says "Elizabeth", she is actually referring to a dance piece called "Triumphant Music".

It was the first and only female emperor in the history of the Starlight, and in her hands, the Starlight Empire reached its true peak.

In the legend, under the leadership of Emperor Elizabeth, after the sun set from the west coast of the empire, it will rise from the east coast non-stop, and the stars at this time are full of stars, and the sun never sets. 】

Then, in the twilight of Empress Elizabeth, the empire turned from prosperity to decline, and has been declining until now, if it were not for the great business, it would have been finished long ago.

However, although the decline began with the Empress, it could not erase her contribution to the Empire and even all of humanity, so many stories or bards would create new stories based on the legendary Empress.

And "Triumphant Music" is one of the best works.

It was calm and would soon fall into a trough, like announcing to the warriors before a mobilization that the Empire was not in a good situation, but soon the tune of the song would rise higher and higher, and it would go straight to victory over its opponents, and return home with glory and glory to reach its true peak.

Then, just as everyone doesn't like tragedy, the song ends at the highest moment, so that everyone forgets what will happen afterward, so that the excitement of the peak remains in the hearts of everyone, and the aftertaste is endless.

Corinne knew this piece because it was also one of the classical dance pieces that Corinne had to learn in terms of etiquette, but the reason why she showed such a shocked expression was because it was a dance piece performed by a woman as the main performer.

Of course, it is not impossible to change the role, but the problem is that the dance of this piece is as proud as itself.

At this time, do you want to be so flamboyant anymore?

That's where she hesitated.

After a moment of silence, Corina finally chose to trust Lynn.

She summoned the attendants and told him to tell the band to change the tune.

So now this dance music, which has not yet reached its climax, has been replaced by "Empress".

As for the temporary change of dance music, the nobles around who are very experienced in participating in the dance have long been accustomed to it, and the only thing they want to know is who is going to show their edge again.

If this person is suitable, they don't mind being a green leaf in a dance that they are not good at.

Then they find out that they might.

Even green leaves can't be a good one.

Because, not qualified.

When the dance music just started, the boy just stood there quietly.

He was dressed in a black suit the same color as the people around him, as if he was indistinguishable from anyone else, but the moment the dance music sounded, the momentum like steel and flame began to burn.

Someone once said that a person's words and deeds reveal the person's way of being a person, and dance, as a form of art, can more comprehensively interpret this feeling.

In the cowardly man, one can see his staggering dance steps and twinkling eyes; In the domineering person, they could see the movement of the strong grip on the waist of the dance partner and even trying to control his pace.

However, this way of judging people, when it fell to Lynn, suddenly didn't work.

One could only feel the surging flames in him, as if the Empress had truly manifested herself in the music, slashing at the boundless and unstoppable army under her command.

The teenager at this moment seems to be born to interpret what "majesty" is.

However, this is only the beginning of the song.

The boy trampled the music that should have been a low foreshadowing under his feet, and let it run all the way to the heights, and when the real excitement of the song came, the sound of countless heavy drums resounded throughout the banquet hall.

[Knock! Boom! Boom!!! 】

Under these skilled drummers, the heavy drums seem to have become real war drums, and every sound is like the roar of the warriors.

But when it was transmitted to the young man, his movements suddenly smoothed down again, as if he was unmoved, as if. These are the things he should see.

Is that so?

No, it's not.

As the tune of the piece continues to rise, people get it.

The gallop of thousands of troops has passed, and now it is time for triumph.

It was the lightning and thunder of the tearing era, the steel war hammer that crushed other races, and the cheers of all the human people!

And these belong to him.

The dance was supposed to end at the most exciting time, and the last movement was a solemn foot on the ground like an oath, but in the boy's body, as in the beginning of the adaptation, he moved the low-key to the end, and ended the dance quietly with the girl who was spinning in his hands.

The well-dressed gentlemen subconsciously looked into the young man's face and looked at his calm eyes, as if they understood something.

[I have laid down the world for you, this is what I should do and like to do as a warrior and leader, as for you to cheer or not, whatever you want. 】

"The goddess is above—"

The Duke took a stiff sip of wine to hide the pounding of his heart.

He swore that it was the most powerful performance he had ever seen in his life, and the way it ended was really unexpected.

This kid is really interesting.

Perhaps it was the silence for too long that made some people feel a little uncomfortable, and soon, some people who didn't know the truth and only thought that the performance was good applauded.

Immediately, one after another, one after another, applause covered the entire banquet hall.

The performers, who received a response from the audience, were finally able to straighten up again and leave the stage.

On the way off the dance floor together, Corina glanced at Lynn and burst out laughing.

"Huh? What's wrong? Lynn asked a little strangely.

Corina shook her head and said, "No, it just occurred to me that I used to want to be applauded so much, but then they did applaud me and I didn't want it, but just now I seem to like them again."

She was a little confused about why, so she looked at Lynn as if she wanted to explore, and suddenly, she found that Lynn was also looking at her, with a faint smile.

"Do you like it? If you like it, just stay with me. ”

He reached out to help the stunned girl brush up the broken hair that had been scattered due to the activity.

"Stand by my side, and you will be able to enjoy the applause and cheers from all directions, and you will be full of light."