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Chapter 53 - FRESHER BALL (1)

Chapter 52 - Fresher Ball (2)

PRESENT

(Leon POV)

From my table, I watched them.

No—everyone watched them.

The music played on, the chandeliers glittered like scattered diamonds, laughter rose and fell in practiced tones… but the undercurrent had shifted.

Michael and Maria moved through the crowd as though the hall itself bent around them. Their steps weren't rushed, weren't hesitant. They walked as if this ballroom, with all its crystal floors and noble bloodlines, was theirs.

Students scrambled to greet them, voices faltering, smiles stiff.

"Ah—Rank 1, congratulations…"

"…Lady Frostheart, y-you look radiant tonight."

The words fumbled out, and yet neither of them faltered. Michael offered small, calm nods. Maria smiled—just enough, never too much. Polite. Untouchable.

And the nobles?

They forced smiles that looked more like grimaces. Their pride weighed down their tongues, choking back the sneers they so desperately wanted to fling. But none dared. Not tonight.

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