142 – Scene 142# Dance
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An extravagant ball hosted by the Duke of Isaac Hell was being held.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that all the families of the empire participated in the event. Oh, except for the notorious ‘family’, of course.
The duchy’s power was sky-high.
The number of nobles who usually visited was considerable, but there were even more of them at the ball.
Just meeting and greeting them one by one seemed to exhaust Bella.
And it wasn’t her status as the daughter of a duke that made her tired.
It’s a sin to be pretty… .
It’s unfortunate to say, but she was pretty from the time she was born.
If I had to express it, it would be only possible to describe it as ‘innate beauty’.
Her silver hair was always shiny even when she was not combing it, and her features had already been more prominent than others since she was a child.
Looking at her like that, who wouldn’t say she’s pretty?
Over the age of 10, Bella has received numerous marriage proposals from many families. She was already rumored to be the most beautiful woman in the empire, so whenever a ball was held, countless boys invited her to dance.
dancing? Of course it’s good.
I want to dance whenever I get a chance.
Because it was Bella who danced before she could walk.
by the way… . I don’t want to dance with a guy I don’t know.
No, because everyone was busy flirting with her and dancing was an afterthought.
It takes a day or two to accept that.
In the end, Bella decided not to dance with anyone at the ball.
No matter who invited her to dance, she refused, but the more she did, the more men clung to her.
However, Bella also ate her heart.
Let’s be prepared to dump all the men in the world if we started.
And one day at the age of 12.
Bella has been dancing with a strange boy for the first time in a long time. Although I immediately regretted it.
“Huh!?”
The boy’s shoe nose stomped on her foot.
How many times has this been!
Ending the bubbling, Bella opened her mouth.
“you… . Didn’t you say you were good at dancing?”
“I never said anything like that.”
“Yes?”
never said anything like that? What nonsense is this again?
Bella quietly reflected on what the boy had said.
But really, the boy just invited Bella to dance.
No, what about this guy?
“Were you really new?! Are you kidding me right now?”
“no. I just dance with you.”
“This, profit… . really… ! Huh?! Did you step on it again?! I can not believe it!”
The boy replied deftly.
“Shouldn’t you have avoided it?”
“… Would you like to dodge my fists later?”
Bella gritted her teeth and did not lose her smile.
Perhaps to others, the two seemed like a really good pair.
The sight of a cold-looking nobleman and a beautiful girl like a night fairy dancing together caught the attention of the people around him.
Of the many people dancing in the ballroom, two were clearly standing out.
Of course, it’s a story from a distance, but… .
said Bella, showing no signs of irritation.
“If you stepped on my foot, why don’t you at least apologize? You liar.”
I felt like I was about to burst into tears after stepping on my toe a few times.
No, it’s already come out a little bit.
If she was weeping like this, I’m sure the boy who seemed to have no feelings would be weak.
But that was Bella’s mistake.
“I never say sorry to anyone.”
“… I beg your pardon?!”
Are you crazy or really
How far is this boy going to piss him off?
Unable to hold it in any longer, Bella was about to snap a word, but the boy winked at her.
“Calm down and look over there.”
Where he pointed, Bella’s father, Duke Fred, was dancing with a new partner.
Fred slowly led his opponent and matched their feet.
Carefully, yielding one step at a time.
Then, the opponent, who was clumsy at first, soon began to step skillfully.
It was an amazing dancing skill.
“A person who dances really well tends to match the other person.”
“So… ?”
“That means you can’t dance.”
“Aha… . Yes… ok I got it. whoop whoop… … .”
I didn’t even have the energy to get angry anymore.
I wonder if this kind of ttolai is also caught.
What were you thinking when you said you would dance with this boy? I hit the ground inside and regretted it, but it was already too late.
Bella looked at the boy in front of her eyes.
Could it be her age?
If I dress as a woman, I think I will be prettier than most women. Such a beautiful boy like a doll.
However, the part that Bella felt strangely attracted to was the boy’s eyes.
A cold gaze that cannot be seen in boys of his age. And, ironically, the black eyes contained within them had an ice-like transparency.
Every time Bella looked into those eyes, it was like looking through the ice into a deep abyss.
It was only in terms of appearance.
Let me share a few words with you.
There is no ttolai like this.
He’s a crazy guy with a flat face.
‘Whoa… .’
no. If you get angry though, you lose.
For the sake of the prestige of the Duke of Isaac Hell, he had to show an undisturbed appearance. cancer don’t
The song that was playing in the ballroom moved on to the next song.
The people who were spinning clockwise began to dance, turning counterclockwise this time.
Bella sighed and said.
“Sigh… . Since we decided to dance together, let’s at least match our feet. However, only until this song.”
“yes.”
“But did you really want to dance with me? Even while lying?”
“I didn’t lie.”
“Ah, yes. You must be. Mr. liar All liars say that. yes?”
Something caught her grumbling eyes.
“oh? Isn’t that a pretty bracelet?”
“bracelet… ?”
The boy tilted his head at the unfamiliar bracelet on his left wrist.
It was a bracelet woven with red thread.
Maybe it was because of Bella’s mood, but the red bracelet seemed to be turning black at the tip.
“I don’t have enough time… .”
“Huh… . Are you sad? Do you think the time to dance with me has passed?”
The boy shrugged.
“no. Fortunately, time passes slowly in ‘here’.”
“Hmm… ? But you know what’s really weird?”
“What do you mean?”
“Why don’t you use honorifics with me?”
Actually, I’ve been curious since before.
Why doesn’t this boy use honorifics like the others?
The reason Bella overlooked this rudeness was because of the possibility.
“Where have we met before?”
“no. We met for the first time today.”
“Otherwise you don’t know who I am?”
“There’s no one here who doesn’t know you.”
“Then what is it? you. You dare not use honorifics on me.”
At Bella’s point, the boy seemed to think for a moment before opening his mouth.
“… I thought about it.”
“Yes?”
“I’ve known you for a long time… . I thought about it.”
Normally, I would have laughed at her for being childish, but Bella couldn’t do that.
The moment I heard the boy’s words, I was enveloped in an unknown emotion.
‘Strange… .’
Why is my heart beating so fast?
why is it so sad
As if to shake off that mysterious feeling, Bella cleared her throat.
“Kuhm… . It’s a little hit. I almost went overboard.”
“It goes… ?”
“it’s nothing. By the way, have you been selling your eyes while dancing with me since earlier?”
As Bella said, Tristan watched the people around him dance in his spare time.
“Why are people around me looking at it?”
“just… . I am being ‘jealous’.”
“Are you jealous?”
“yes. If I had danced better than the people here, I could have matched with you.”
This side is kind of cute.
Since I’m a little poor, should I be generous?
“Jung Then, can I teach you a little bit? Well, it’s not long before the song ends, but I’m especially-.”
“Not required. Because I have already learned.”
“Yes… ? What did you learn? what?”
When he realized, Bella hadn’t been stepped on.
Not only that, but she was dancing naturally with the boy.
“What is this… ?”
Bella’s dancing didn’t change much.
Only the boy’s movements changed.
Like opposite pieces of a puzzle. They were exchanging steps while deftly avoiding each other’s territory.
The boy said to Bella, who was dumbfounded by this situation.
“I am a bit quick to learn. ‘Jealousy’ is my strength.”
“No, that could be called jealousy… .”
By the time they were almost perfectly in sync, the singing stopped.
Just before moving on to the next song, the musicians began to loosen their hands.
There were too many people around me who switched partners or left to take a break.
In the middle of it, the boy held out his hand to Bella and said.
“… Would you like to dance a little more?”
“Put… .”
something made me laugh
It was cute the way he shamelessly asked for it.
Above all, when I found out that his brazenness was actually to hide my regret, I felt like I could understand him just a little bit.
Bella took his hand.
“… … If it’s just one song.”
Soon after, the next song started playing.
Perhaps, for the two of them, the final dance has begun.
The first step was Bella.
Because there was a chance he couldn’t follow.
But… .
“Okay. Even if you do as usual.”
“Huh… … .”
Jeong If so… .
Bella tightened her ankle and turned around.
His hand supported her waist as if waiting for her sudden movement.
Even the boy’s gaze was always on Bella’s eyes.
Compared to the first time, it was an unbelievable movement.
He reacted immediately to Bella’s erratic dance.
“… You really are a liar.”
“What do you mean?”
“Isn’t this your first dance today?”
I tried to stare at her with cold eyes, but the boy just didn’t pretend this time either.
“Is this really your first time?”
“huh… . It seemed like I wouldn’t admit it anyway. But this time, I’ll give you a special look.”
Bella smiled softly.
“Because you want to dance with me.”
The breathing of the two people was almost perfectly matched.
Of course, the boy’s skills weren’t comparable to his father, Duke Fred, but at least they were on par with Bella’s.
The boy understood Bella’s movements. And I was ready to accept it at any time.
When our eyes met suddenly, Bella smiled faintly.
“Whoops… . I think I know what you’re thinking right now.”
“… ?”
“Did you think I was pretty? Right?”
“… It might have been if you hadn’t said that.”
“Oh really… .”
Laughter came out without my knowledge.
Is it because I danced for a long time?
happy.
It feels like the gray everyday life is dyed with five colors of light.
Bella somehow felt that she wanted to stay in this happiness for a long time.
But that was only for a moment, the moment Bella twirled around holding his hand, the music stopped. It was immediately after that that applause poured in from all around.
clap clap clap-!
“Uh huh?”
I didn’t know because I was concentrating on dancing, but it seems that many people were watching the two of them dancing.
They applauded both of them.
“As expected, Princess Princess!”
“It was a really good dance!”
I felt ashamed of something.
Suddenly, the boy next to him left without even looking back.
“ah. Wait.”
Bella grabbed him by the shoulder and asked.
“What is your name?”
Come to think of it, I didn’t even know his name yet.
“Don’t you remember? You promised to let me know when you danced.”
“Well. Yes it was… .”
The boy came up to Bella. And whispered softly in her ear.
“I am Tristan Ruelberta.”
The voice was calm.
“He is the man who came to wake you from this dream.”
“dream… ?”
The moment I noticed that, the scenery stopped. The sound of applause and everyone who was clapping stopped.
The change was not only that.
“… you are?”
When Bella noticed, the boy in front of her had disappeared and a man was standing there.
A black-haired nobleman who looks just like the missing boy.
This person’s name is… .
“Tristan… . No, Count?”
Bella came to mind.
“Why, why are you here… ? No, why am I here… ?”
“Don’t worry about anything. You are only dreaming now.”
“ah… .”
Tristan hugged Bella, who was about to collapse.
yes. This must have been my dream… .
I was locked in a dream, and my vision was blurred.
It felt like her memory was leaking out somewhere.
“Wait in your dreams.”
Tristan said in his fading consciousness.
“Whatever dream you are in… .”
And Bella listened intently to his last words.
“I’ll definitely go wake you up.”