Chapter 112: The Blessing of Saint Maryan Fluttered in the Ball
To dance with a princess at the Halloween party was undoubtedly an honor and recognition for the admirers of the Big Princess.
Of course, even without these various elements, it would still be something to boast about for a lifetime.
Eliza looked down at the numerous students below, slightly pursing her lips.
She hadn’t quite made up her mind yet.
Unlike her two younger sisters who could take advantage of their age to have fun, she represented the face of the palace and was now at the core of a faction. She couldn’t indulge herself too much.
Therefore, she had to be extremely cautious in choosing her dance partner this time.
Firstly, males were out of the question.
If she had to choose from females, then strength, appearance, character, and family background all needed to be considered.
A lazy approach would be to directly select one of the female champions from earlier.
Eliza favored Pandora Dragon, the high-popularity duelist known as the “Silver Dragon Maiden,” with countless fans!
But that Silver Dragon Maiden was too outstanding.
As a princess, Eliza also had to be mindful not to let her own radiance be overshadowed by those around her.
So she could only apologize.
If possible, she would prefer not to choose someone from the Noble Academy either.
She couldn’t show favoritism towards any particular noble.
Thus, it would be best to pick a quiet and wise young lady from the Mana Academy.
Eliza’s gaze wandered through the banquet hall, and the modified Selection Card continuously fed information about the students into her mind.
She ultimately narrowed down her choices to four targets.
Coincidentally, these four targets were still diligently reading books at this late hour, and one of them wasn’t even from the Mana Academy!
After excluding the one whose appearance didn’t meet her standards and the one with odd attire, she was left with Winnie Scarlet from the third year and Emma Maltis from the first year.
“Emma is a good girl, but her age is still too young. My invitation might bring her unnecessary burdens. So I’ll choose Miss Scarlet. I remember this surname… Is she a descendant of the Winter Sage?”
And so, Eliza called out, “Winnie Scarlet.”
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Winnie barely noticed the princess’s invitation until her classmates reminded her. She lifted her head in slight surprise.
Since she had received the princess’s favor, she wasn’t ungrateful. She immediately used a Changing Card to change into a more formal outfit and walked onto the stage.
Eliza looked at her new attire approvingly and nodded, then turned to her younger sisters and asked, “Do you two have anyone you fancy?”
“Just what I wanted to hear!”
Anna immediately jumped forward.
But before she could shout, Angie kicked her heel.
Anna’s mouth stiffened, and she said with decorum, “Sister Maly, would you like to dance with me tonight?”
Second-year Maly never imagined that the little cub-like creature that fell from the sky would be the Second Princess. She quickly panicked, thinking her casual attire was inappropriate, and hurriedly borrowed a Changing Card from her classmates.
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“It’s finally my turn!”
Third Princess Angie tiptoed down, quickly locking onto her target: “Dark Dark!”
“Huh?” Anna turned her head sharply, glaring fiercely at her sister.
(What’s going on? This little traitor!)
But Angie paid her no heed and waved her little paw, jumping slightly.
Below the stage, Diana’s face darkened.
What happened?
Didn’t we agree that those who liked bears weren’t bad people?
A bear traitor!
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“Tsk!”
Dark put down his newly picked dinner knife, untied his napkin, and reluctantly got up.
What was the point of being invited by the princess?
It was both mentally and physically taxing.
After the secret passage incident, he was actually quite tired and just wanted to quietly eat and regain some energy.
There was still a fierce battle ahead tonight!
Seeing that Dark wasn’t willing, Diana felt happy again; after all, tonight’s ball wasn’t limited to just one dance.
So what if he accepted the princess’s plate?
The kingdom’s bear was the most loyal defender of the country!
Diana wanted to cry and laugh at the same time.
Rose quickly picked up a syrup pie and stuffed it into her mouth.
“Mmm.”
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The melody of the banquet hall gradually shifted from light and cheerful to refined and elegant.
Three students favored by the princess stepped onto the stage.
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Pandora leaned back in her chair, her snow-white wedding dress trailing casually. The “Green Star” medal lay carelessly on the table.
She raised her hand, pinching a finger-length tip of a horn between her thumb and index finger.
This was a remnant of the legendary monster Behemoth’s horn tip, containing very weak magic power, but still a good material for creating high-grade Mana Cards.
Through the circle formed by the horn tip and her fingers, the scene on the stage came into view.
She aimed like a sniper, fixing her vision on the head of the little bear.
“BOOM!”
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While Emma was unaware that she almost became the Big Princess’s dance partner.
She had accepted an invitation from an upperclassman and already had plans for the evening.
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Dark Diemont stepped onto the stage.
Then, he nonchalantly stepped over the little foot of the Second Princess.
Since it was a masquerade ball, there was no need to change into formal attire like at a regular ball.
Both Anna and Angie continued wearing their costume outfits.
Dark gave a slight nod to the Big Princess as she turned her head, then came to stand beside Third Princess Angie.
“Dark, surprised?” Angie whispered.
Dark responded lazily, “Yes, truly unexpected.”
Angie: “When we dance later, follow me and give the old witch a taste of her own medicine.”
“Old witch? Such a distant memory.”
Dark squinted slightly, thinking of how he would soon lead Angie away while dancing.
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“Then, let us revel together!”
The music suddenly rose in pitch.
Students who had already found partners became excited.
Those without partners hid in corners, munching on pumpkin pies with vigor.
Senior Pandora blew softly on a Mana Spirit Card, and the dragon maiden with dragon horns on her head slightly lifted her skirt, extending her hand to pull her up from her seat.
The senior dancing with Emma was the same one she had argued with at the women’s meeting.
Diana, unwillingly, took Rose’s hand.
The Night Princess and the Pure White Officer made a fitting pair.
Diana kept staring at the little bear on stage, suddenly feeling a sense of immersion.
She murmured to herself, “I am the bear, the bear is me…”
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On the stage…
The three princesses formed a triangle, dancing gracefully to the melody.
Dark and Angie held hands, stepping to the rhythm, finding inner peace under the blessing of Saint Maryan.
Until a small tiger’s foot slowly poked through.
He promptly stomped it hard.
“Ow—”
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