Chapter 112: St. Marian's Blessings Drift Through the Ball
To be able to dance with a princess at the Halloween ball, for the admirers of the eldest princess, was undoubtedly a special honor, and even more so, a form of recognition.
Of course, even without all these miscellaneous factors, it was something to boast about for a lifetime.
Elisa looked at the numerous students below the stage, her lips slightly pursed.
She actually hadn't decided yet.
Unlike her two younger sisters who could frolic around using their age as an advantage, she was the representative of the royal family's dignity, and now the core of a faction; she couldn't indulge herself too much.
Therefore, in this dance partner selection, she also had to be extremely cautious.
First, males were excluded.
And if she could only choose among females, then strength, appearance, virtue, and family background were all objects of consideration.
A lazier approach would be to directly choose a female from the champions announced earlier.
Elisa was more inclined towards the extremely popular duelist with countless fans, known as the "Silver Dragon Maiden"—Pandora Dragon!
But that Silver Dragon Maiden was truly too outstanding.
As a princess, Elisa also needed to be careful not to let her own brilliance be overshadowed by those around her.
So she could only apologize.
If possible, it was also best not to choose from the Nobles' House.
She couldn't show partiality towards any particular noble.
Thus, it was best to choose a quiet, cultured, and wise young lady from the Magic House.
Elisa's gaze swept across the banquet hall. Through her modified House Card, information about the students continuously flowed into her mind.
She finally locked onto four targets.
Coincidentally, these four targets were all young ladies who were still earnestly flipping through books at this time of the dinner party, and one of them wasn't even from the Magic House!
Of the four targets, excluding the one whose appearance didn't match, and then excluding the one with outlandish attire.
In the end, only Winnie Scathach from the third year and Emma Metis from the first year remained.
"Metis is a good girl, but unfortunately, she's still too young. My invitation might bring her unnecessary burdens. Then, let's choose Miss Scathach. I remember this surname... is she a descendant of the Winter Sage?"
And so, Elisa announced the name "Winnie Scathach."
Winnie hadn't paid much attention to the princess's invitation; it was only when her classmates beside her reminded her that she looked up with slight surprise.
However, since she had received the princess's favor, she wasn't someone who didn't know what was good for her. She immediately used a costume change card to switch into a more formal outfit and walked towards the stage.
Elisa looked at her new attire, nodded with satisfaction, and then asked her sisters behind her, "What about you two, do you have anyone in mind?"
"Just waiting for you to say that!"
Anna immediately bounced up.
But just as she was about to shout loudly, Angie kicked her heel.
Anna's expression instantly stiffened, and she said with poise, "Sister Marley, would you be willing to dance with me tonight?"
Marley from the second year never would have thought that the little tiger who descended from the sky would be the second princess. She immediately panicked, thinking her casual attire was truly inappropriate, and hurriedly borrowed a costume change card from a classmate.
"It's finally my turn!"
The third princess, Angie, stood on her tiptoes and looked down, quickly locking onto her target: "Dark Demon!"
"Huh?" Anna turned her head sharply, glaring fiercely at her younger sister.
(What's going on? This little traitor!)
Angie, however, ignored her, vigorously waving her little paws and even bouncing a little.
Diana, below the stage, her face instantly darkened.
What was going on?
Weren't all those who liked bears supposed to be good people?
A traitor to bears!
...
"Tsk!"
Dark Demon put down the knife he had just picked up, undid his napkin, and stood up helplessly.
What was so good about being invited by a princess?
It was both mentally and physically exhausting.
After the secret passage incident, he was actually a bit tired and just wanted to eat something quietly and replenish some energy.
There was still a fierce battle to fight tonight!
As if sensing Dark Demon's reluctance, Diana cheered up again. Anyway, tonight's ball wasn't limited to just one dance.
What was wrong with accepting a princess's invitation?
The Kingdom's Bear was the most loyal defender of the nation!
Diana wanted to cry, yet also laugh.
Rose, the little cutie, quickly picked up a treacle tart and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Om nom nom."
...
The melody in the banquet hall gradually shifted from lighthearted to elegant.
The three students favored by the princesses walked onto the stage.
...
Pandora leaned back in her chair, the hem of her snow-white wedding dress scattered casually. The "Verdant Star" medal was carelessly tossed on the table.
She raised her hand, a knuckle-length horn tip held between her thumb and forefinger.
It was the remnant of the legendary monster Behemoth's horn tip. The magic power it contained was actually very weak, but it was still a good material for making high-grade magic cards.
Through the circle formed by the horn tip and her fingers, the scene on the stage came into full view.
Like a sniper aiming, she locked her sights on the little bear's head.
"BOOM!"
...
Meanwhile, Emma didn't know she had almost become the eldest princess's dance partner.
She had accepted an invitation from a senior female student and already had a commitment for tonight.
...
Dark Demon walked onto the stage.
Then, he nonchalantly stepped over the little foot extended by the second princess.
Since it was a masquerade ball, there was naturally no need to change into formal attire like at a formal ball.
Both Anna and Angie continued to wear their animal costumes.
Dark Demon nodded slightly to the eldest princess who had turned her head, then arrived beside the third princess, Angie.
"Dark Demon, didn't expect this, did you?" Angie whispered.
Dark Demon replied lazily, "Yeah, really didn't expect it."
Angie: "When we dance later, follow me. Let's teach that old witch a lesson."
"Old witch? That's a memory from a long time ago."
Dark Demon narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking of leading Angie away when they danced later.
...
"Then, let's revel together!"
The melody of the music suddenly soared.
The students who had already found dance partners immediately became excited.
And the students without dance partners hid in corners, vigorously gnawing on pumpkin pie.
Senior Pandora gently blew on a magic spirit card, and the Dragon Princess with dragon horns on her head slightly lifted her skirt, extending her hand to pull her up from her seat.
The senior female student dancing with Emma was precisely the one she had argued with at the girls' gathering.
Diana, however, very unwillingly took Rose's hand.
The Dark Night Princess and the Pure White Officer, it could be considered a match.
Diana kept staring at the little bear on the stage, and at a certain moment, she felt a sense of empathy.
So she murmured to herself, self-hypnotizing, "I am a little bear, I am me..."
...
On stage.
The three princesses formed a triangle, dancing gracefully to the melody.
Dark Demon and Angie held hands, stepping to the rhythm of the melody, finding peace of mind under St. Marian's blessing.
Until a little tiger's foot quietly stretched over.
He then unhesitatingly stepped on it hard.
"Awoo~"
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