265. The long-awaited party (2)
“I didn’t know I would arrive first.”
Leah spoke in a hard, soldier-like voice.
However, her outfit was so beautiful that she could be called the princess of the empire.
“I’m late because I had to take some time to adjust my friend’s clothes.”
Friend.
At those words, Leah looked down at her Margot with a relaxed expression like her queen.
Like I knew I went to her cutting room with her.
“Really? After all, you are a childhood friend. “I take care of it myself.”
Subtle height difference.
When the princess saw Margo’s beautifully decorated off-shoulder dress, she smiled happily.
“Miss Margo is really beautiful. “The hair that is loosely done is also very pretty.”
She was the first princess who was very cold to others.
To Margot in front of her, her tone became gentle, like her own older sister.
“Okay, thank you…” .”
The Grand Witch was clearly growing more confident in her appearance.
However, the atmosphere of the golden lioness of the empire is….
I was truly struck by the beautiful appearance of the eldest daughter of a nation.
“You said this was your first time at a party like this, right?”
“Yes, I’m really nervous…” .”
The princess slightly bent her knees to meet Margot’s gaze.
Her voluptuous skin got a little closer to the archwitch’s face.
“Don’t be nervous, women are the brightest beings at the party.”
Margot got close to her and sensed the sweet, fleshy scent of her veil that she felt.
Then, she pursed her moist lips.
“Miss Margot in particular is very beautiful. “Everyone struggles to decorate themselves, but you shine just by existing.”
Leia always gave cold, short answers to her subordinates.
However, when she saw Margot, she gave her advice with warm eyes like her mother.
“So there is no need to be nervous. Be confident in her own beauty.”
Leah gently wiped Margo’s slightly smudged lips as she was in a hurry to put on her makeup.
After that, she slowly raised her body and turned around again.
“Okay, see you later. “I think I should attend the opening ceremony.”
“I’ll see you after the ceremony.”
Leah left during an important conversation with the commanders of the Hawthorne Kingdom.
She interrupted their conversation for a moment and leisurely returned to the royal table, perhaps to say hello.
“Come slowly, you didn’t bother to cut off all the southern royals.”
“….”
Margo watched that scene silently.
Noticing this, I stroked the top of her black head and said,
“What’s wrong? “I felt excited, but then I lost all my strength.”
“No, just…” . “Leah was so beautiful that I was staring at her blankly.”
I watched Leah chatting with the royal family of Hawthorne.
A shiny black silk dress illuminated by chandelier lighting.
Although she obviously wasn’t a flashy person, she overwhelmed those around her with just her curves and brilliant golden hair.
However, Margo was not completely pushed out.
Because she could feel the eyes of her men glancing at her around her.
Margot is beautiful enough to attract the attention of noble nobles.
Of course, I also agree with this.
“Why are you acting so uncharacteristic of yourself?”
I held Margot’s hand tightly.
Her face heated up at the touch and she shrugged her fair shoulders.
“Each person has their own charm.”
However, I did not stop here.
She said, holding her childhood friend’s delicate fingers and clasped fingers and raising them proudly.
“So, like the princess said, have confidence.”
Margot looked up at my tightly clasped hands.
“What is my charm?”
As I pondered the answer, Margot looked up at me with nervous golden eyes.
I thought that was cute, so I smiled and answered confidently.
“Something small and light?”
“What… ?! You really!!”
Margo seemed to be offended by my practical joke and slapped her back with her fern-like hand.
The booming sound was so loud that noble nobles often glanced at it.
“Ah, just kidding-. Joke!!”
“Still, I’m taller than the 3rd princess!!”
Margot clenched her hands and swung them around like an angry cat.
Miya-senpai was a black senior cat who sneered, while this was a grunting cat of the same age.
“The Third Princess is very flexible, but you are as hard as wood and stone.”
Her childhood friend bent down and stretched out his hand to the top of her foot as if showing off.
Then, the short dress rolled up and I covered the hem.
“I understand, I understand-!!”
Margot’s charm was this friendliness and comfort.
Her noble beauty was good, but her lovely and comfortable atmosphere was her strong point.
“You are also very flexible and attractive.”
I wanted to tell you this, but I couldn’t help it because I’m also not good at love.
She simply points to the opening ceremony by waving her clasped hands as if showing it with her body.
“Now let’s go and watch the opening ceremony.”
“Turning it subtly is-. Okay.”
Numerous guests, including us, headed to the party hall stage at the forefront.
I saw Archduke Luke and Lord Dyke up there first.
Leah and Richard stand proudly across from him.
They held wine glasses together and started the ceremony briefly.
「Thank you to everyone who visited the party.」
In Archduke Luke’s hand was a mask in the shape of an eagle.
「Today is a very meaningful day for both countries, so we have prepared a particularly grand party. Our princess may not like it in her eyes.”
Some of the VIPs chuckled at his sly introduction.
It was the leisure of a ruler with actual military power in the kingdom.
As if responding to this, Leah also activated a loudspeaker spell.
And then, he answered the Archduke’s introduction with a cold expression.
「Well, the party atmosphere is a bit dull because there are few chandeliers.」
The VIPs’ expressions hardened at Leah’s cold and cruel words.
However, they soon had no choice but to laugh again at the princess’s words.
「Did you intentionally reduce the number because you knew that the beautiful VIPs attending here would shed light?」
Some upper class people burst out laughing at her mature joke.
Satisfied with this, the Grand Duke smiled and nodded his head.
「As expected, the people of the empire seem to be really good at taking turns. “Is it because if you say something wrong, you’re likely to get your head cut off?”
There were rumors in the south that the Conqueror was a tyrant.
It was created out of fear of his overwhelming prowess and great territorial expansion power.
It was a play on words using this.
「As soon as we approach, they immediately run away, which is the opposite of the South, where action comes first.」
The VIPs laughed at the sweet and bloody pun.
「The worlds we live in are truly different. There are a lot of prejudices, and there are big differences in culture.”
The Grand Duke opened the gun as if all of this was a build-up to the opening ceremony.
His voice also became quite serious compared to when he was joking.
「So, we added a ‘special’ masquerade ball to today’s party.」
Luke shook the eagle-shaped mask he was holding.
It was a sophisticated design that only covered the eyes and nose.
「This is an event prepared so that everyone can feel that they are the same human being without prejudice between the two countries.」
Leah nodded her head as if she had been informed in advance.
She covered her face with the lion-shaped mask she had been given in advance.
「I hope everyone enjoys it comfortably.」
Even though her eyes and nose were covered, the princess’s beauty was not hidden at all.
Lips as red and fresh as pomegranates and blue eyes shining beneath the mask.
She created an aura of mystery that was enough to make her opponent fall into her own waters.
「Because the night will be very long.」
Leah’s gaze seemed to be subtly directed towards me.
I was salivating in her mouth as if reacting to those meaningful words.
「――――――」
The party began with Archduke Leia and Luke clinking their wine glasses together.
Margo and I also received masks in the shape of a black cat and a fox respectively from the waiter.
“What is this familiar design…?” .”
It feels like someone picked it and told it to be a fox.
Following her feeling, she glanced at the woman wearing the golden lioness mask and she lightly waved her hand.
「Fox.」
Leah sent a strange signal with the shape of her mouth.
She smiled noblely, as if teasing me, and took a sip of wine.
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“Really….”
I shook my head, saying I couldn’t stop her.
She is the eldest daughter, who is usually solemn like the emperor, but sometimes like Rosanna.
“What’s wrong, Veil?”
“No-.”
A petite woman wearing a cat mask looked up at me.
She gently rubbed her beardless cheek with her finger.
――――――.
As the party began in earnest, the sound of beautiful orchestral music filled the hall.
Distinguished guests were seen dancing in pairs to the beautiful melody.
They all wore masks and repeatedly asked women they saw for the first time to dance.
Among them, there were some who glanced in Margot’s direction.
I sent a warning to them with my dull black eyes.
“Shall we dance too?”
“Is that so? But I don’t know the waltz….”
Margo, with her long black hair, scratched her cheek.
Then I smiled brightly and repeatedly recommended it.
“Did we dance knowing something like that?”
We have been dancing together since our orphanage days.
Margo, who knew this, eventually burst into laughter.
“I understand.”
She headed to the ballroom together.
Afterwards, she walked among the masked couples who were walking together intimately.
We soon occupied a reasonably spacious space.
We put our hands together and started to dance cheerfully, just like we did at the Cornell bar.
――――――.
Margo makes a cheerful turn as if going against the tempo of a waltz.
The dress that hugged her beautiful curves danced refreshingly.
“Bale, aren’t your steps too slow?”
The ribbon tied to Margo’s back fluttered like her tail.
Even the clear friction sound made by sharp high heels.
“Slow-. Slow-. “Do you think your skills are dead just because you play swordsmanship?”
When I first suggested dancing, I was so hesitant.
As expected, when we got into the actual game, Margot seemed excited and tried to lead me.
“As expected, that personality isn’t going anywhere-.”
When I laughed, Margot’s face turned red, probably because she thought she was getting too excited.
Then, she soon opened her pink lips even more shamelessly.
“Well, if you’re going to go out, it’s natural to do it right!… “
The other nobles looked at the cheerful dance moves with suspicion at first.
However, they also gradually began to be influenced by the happy atmosphere of the black cat on stage.
I felt like I was feeling better without even realizing it.
Thanks to this, the lyrical atmosphere of the masquerade ball became brighter.
From the moment you hid your face in the first place, there was no need to save face.
So, the people of the empire and kingdom had a refreshing time dancing happily while changing partners.
However, Margot showed a passive attitude when it came to changing partners.
When someone shows interest, he clings to my waist like a wary cat.
Then, like a boyfriend, I raised my hand and expressed my understanding.
“I’m sorry, you’re my partner.”
In the past, she had such an exciting personality that she was the leader of mercenaries.
After she became an adult, she seemed to stick close to me.
Like a cat riding on a fox’s back.
――――――.
How much time has passed?
The sound of the orchestra’s music changed, as if to signal time for a short break.
“Whoa…” . It was fun!! “Aren’t nobles’ parties not bad?”
Margot, too, seemed quite tired and waved her hand fan.
I touched the tangled hair of such an innocent hometown friend and said,
“It’s all thanks to you, right?”
“Me? “I didn’t do anything in particular.”
“Yes, sometimes the space itself can change thanks to one person.”
Margo tilted her head at my meaningful words.
In the meantime, I also looked around and checked the atmosphere of the party to see if there was anything wrong.
‘Where are you? I wonder if our Highness is safe.’
I glanced towards the royal table.
Then, a lioness woman, her face slightly reddened, caught her eye.
Before she knew it, she had drank four glasses of wine.
However, there was no sign of being particularly drunk.
He was still chatting with various vassals, including the Grand Duke, and discussing the future of the two countries.
‘You’re busy as expected.’
I didn’t think she could care about us at all.
When I was dancing with Margot, I suddenly felt that the eyes of others were not on the princess.
“Bale, I’m going to go to the bathroom for a moment.”
Margot straightened her silk dress as if it had become a little disheveled while dancing.
I nodded at her, saying I understood.
“Whoa…” .”
After the black cat left the place.
I left the ballroom alone, wearing the fox mask and my back.
‘It’s been a while since I danced, and I’m a little thirsty.’
I followed the waiter who was wandering around and headed to the corner.
Then, I turned the corner and asked him a favor.
“Can I have a glass of champagne?”
“Here we are, gentleman.”
A man in a smart suit handed me a glass of wine with bubbles rising.
I took it, passed the glass leisurely, and walked down the hallway of the party hall.
Definitely hot weather.
I was feeling frustrated wearing an uncomfortable suit, so I tried to soothe my stomach with wine.
But, the moment I turned the corner and was about to drink.
I ended up meeting a person who I thought would not care about me at all.
Lea Andalusia, who was discussing state affairs with the southern royal family a little while ago.
“….”
She wearing a lioness mask looked up at me.
Like a wild animal that has captured its prey in an empty space.
“Oh, I was a little thirsty so I came out for a moment.”
I pointed to the princess and smiled at her wine glass.
However, Leah’s lips, visible beneath the mask, were still expressionless.
‘What did I do wrong?’ ?’
I tilted my head at her alone.
That moment.
“… !”
Leah held out her hand for the glass I was holding.
When he handed it to her in response, the princess put a sip of her own in her mouth instead.
‘Ah, Your Majesty, you were thirsty too.’
Without thinking much, I tried to get her glass back.
But the lioness did not hand me the champagne.
Rather….
――――――.
Because I poured the precious alcohol on the floor as if to show off.
She carelessly spilled her wine on the floor, not missing a single drop.
He looked up at me in confusion.
With the blue eyes reflected inside the mask.
“….”
Leah slowly approached me.
The beautiful skin that seemed to symbolize her abundance touched my chest.
Leah pushed me into such a dark shade that my soft skin was pressed.
Then he cupped my cheek with both hands….
He locked his red lips with me.
“Umm….”
The golden champagne that was in her mouth poured out on me.
The lioness, like her mother, poured alcohol directly into my thirsty mouth.
“Um….”
Her tongue gently wrapped around my dry tongue.
And when you taste it to your heart’s content.
A long line of golden saliva stretched between our lips.
“Whoa….”
Leah wiped her straps with the back of her hand.
Then, she lifted her mask slightly and spoke.
“That dance….”
The bridge of the princess’s nose under the mask turned red.
It turns out that she was watching me and Margo dance.
She muttered, wiping her own lips erotically with her red tongue.
“It’s a type I never danced to….”
Golden tassels flowed down the tip of her chin and down to her collarbone.
A pond pooled between the canyons formed by voluptuous skin.