Chapter 87: Height Difference Doesn’t Seem So Important
“I can’t.”
Yake didn’t hesitate to tell her that he absolutely couldn’t dance. He had spent all his time training his body to learn combat skills, aiming to be a qualified Adventurer and earn money for his family. Who has time to learn something like dancing?
“I figured as much. If you’ve never learned, then it’s whatever.”
Yake’s response was exactly what Aierjisi expected. Since he had never learned to dance, there was no point in pushing it.
“But can’t we just watch others and learn from them?”
Yake’s suggestion nearly choked Aierjisi. Learn? Dancing is not something you can just pick up by watching! When she learned to dance, it was incredibly exhausting. If learning to dance was merely about watching, idols wouldn’t have such tough jobs!
Wait a minute. Watching?
Of course! How could she forget about Yake’s <Eye of the Observer>? Theoretically, if he could learn swordsmanship, ninjutsu, and other combat skills, then dance, which also requires physical movement, should be doable for him too.
But the height difference between her and Yake… that issue was really… Well, it could be solved with transformation magic, but this outfit only suited her current size.
“What’s wrong? You look like you’re worried about something else again.”
“Shut up. It’s none of your business. I’m just… thinking about how to solve this hopeless height difference between us. Maybe we should just forget about dancing altogether.”
Aierjisi couldn’t think of a way to solve both her outfit issue and height difference at once. It seemed she would have to give up on dancing.
“Are you really that bothered by the height difference?”
“Of course! If we’re going to dance, our heights need to be somewhat similar! I’m so much shorter than you—how are we supposed to dance together? More importantly, why don’t you care about the height difference? Don’t you think dancing with someone who’s much shorter would feel off?”
“I don’t feel that way.”
“Huh?”
Aierjisi blinked in disbelief at Yake. What did he just say? He doesn’t feel that way?
“I can’t understand why you all care so much about height differences when dancing. Maybe it’s because I read fewer books, or maybe I just haven’t interacted with many nobles. But honestly, I don’t get why you fancy nobles insist on dancing with someone of similar height. Dancing is meant to be enjoyable for both sides—that’s enough.”
Is Yake just clueless or genuinely dense? Hearing him talk, Aierjisi was completely puzzled. As the Little Princess, she was at a loss for how to rebut him.
“You have your moments of philosophy, huh? If that’s how you feel, then I guess it doesn’t matter to me anymore.”
Aierjisi decided to throw caution to the wind. Indeed, if even her servant thought dancing only needed to bring joy to both parties, why was she worrying over height differences?
“Then, Yake, would you dance a little with me? Just us two. It doesn’t have to be perfect.”
Aierjisi extended her hand towards Yake, inviting him for a dance.
“Of course! I’d be honored. But I might not be good at it, and I might step on your toes—if I do, could you please let me off the hook?”
“Don’t even think about it! If you step on my toes, I’ll definitely bring down the judgment whip on you!”
Aierjisi smiled slightly while saying something quite terrifying.
“Wow, that sounds scary! I’d better be careful not to step on your toes, then.”
Yake feigned fear. In reality, he felt that even if he did mess up, Aierjisi wouldn’t really punish him like that.
“Okay, let’s start dancing! Aier, you also be careful and watch your steps.”
“You don’t have to remind me. I’m different from you; I have a dance foundation. You should worry about yourself.”
“Wait? You really can dance? I never knew! I thought you never danced before.”
“Of course! I never mentioned it because I never had the chance to use it. If it weren’t for this evening party requiring us to dance, you might have never known!”
“How wonderful! I’ve just discovered a new side of you.”
As the music in the venue played, Aierjisi and Yake held hands and learned the dance by imitating others. Before long, their initially clumsy movements evolved to a level comparable to theirs.
“Seems like the height difference isn’t that important after all.”
In their current dancing situation, things didn’t look bad. There was no sign of trouble from the height difference that she had worried about.
“Of course! I told you before, the height difference isn’t as significant as you think. Look, we’re easily ignoring it now, right?”
Yake smiled, having already said this before, but it seemed the Little Princess needed to experience it herself to believe it.
“That’s not entirely true. The height difference just means it doesn’t influence things as much. I still feel a bit strained while dancing, especially in my legs and arms.”
For Aierjisi, dancing an adult dance at her height couldn’t have zero impact. The disadvantages from their height difference were still present while dancing.
“Then why not just stop?”
“No way! We’ve started dancing, so we have to finish! You don’t need to worry about me—just keep up with the rhythm and continue dancing.”
Though dancing was uncomfortable for her in some aspects, it wouldn’t be enough to make her give up. Once she started, she was determined to finish the song.
<This Little Princess is surprisingly persistent in certain aspects.>
Yake thought to himself as he continued dancing with the Little Princess, striving to last until the song was done.
“Oh, those two are dancing quite well.”
Nearby, the City Lord noticed their elegant moves and praised them.
“City Lord, we can’t be left behind either! You need to keep up the pace! Come on.”
“Alright. Oh dear, my old back!”
After only a short while of dancing with Yin, the City Lord twisted his back and had no choice but to retreat with a sigh.
