Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 518
◈ 518. [STAGE 25] Dancing With The Devil (2)
Banquet hall 2nd floor.
There is a situation room here with a clear view of the party hall..
Long- distance combatants who are difficult to deploy to the field, or Crossroads people who are non-combatants but need to monitor the situation, were overlooking the banquet hall from here..
And among them was Serenade, who was in charge of preparing the party..
“…….”
“…….”
Damian and Junior, standing on the left and right, looked at Serenade, who looked down at the banquet hall with a calm smile on her face, breaking into a cold sweat..
Ash is now walking out to the center of the banquet hall. And the midnight sun.
The two naturally held hands and stood in the center of the banquet hall, as if they were close dance partners and not friends..
gulp.
Damian and Junior swallowed dryly..
Among the people here on the front line, there is no one who does not know the relationship between Ash and Serenade..
That's why the two were even more afraid to watch Serenade smiling peacefully..
Even if it is an action during an operation, it is bound to be noticed.……!
“I'm OK.”
Serenade seemed to have sensed the two's concerns, smiling slightly and whispering..
“Your Majesty gave me a message in advance. I will be intentionally close to the enemy commander during this party, so please do not misunderstand..”
“aha……!”
“It was discussed in advance.!”
Damian and Junior held out their hearts..
How fortunate it is that this was discussed in advance. If not, it would be difficult to breathe properly in the situation room right now.…….
“It's so strange. Did you think I would feel jealous over something like this? … Huhuhuhu.”
Crackling.
Serenade's other hand held the table tightly as she covered her mouth and smiled..
The documents on top were crumpled. It felt like a bright blue cold air was coming out around Serenade..
‘No, you're jealous.…….’
‘He harbored a grudge that threatened to bring frost on May and New Month.…….’
Damian and Junior couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat..
At that time, Elise, the escort in maid uniform who was standing behind Serenade, glared fiercely..
“That playboy can't change his old habits again... … ! Should I change my habits now, master??”
“No, hold on. Elise. Not yet, not yet…….”
……‘Not yet?
A scary conversation passed by, but Damian and Junior shook their heads and erased the memory. I didn't hear! I didn't hear you!
“……Now I'm just your ex-fiancee..”
Serenade looked at Ash with sad eyes and whispered.
“Because I'm used to waiting for that person..”
“…….”
“…….”
Damian and Junior nodded at each other..
No matter how much I think about it, I think Ash is a bad guy.!
“Ugh, I'll cheer you on, Serenade.!”
“Grab it tightly! which… … Please make sure to correct your bad habits later.!”
“Hehehe. Thank you for your support. two minutes.”
Serenade smiled brightly and looked back at the two..
“By the way, don't you two want to go to the banquet hall? There's a little bit left until the operation begins, and everyone is having a good time dancing. You two can go too..”
Damian scratched the back of his head and refused..
“that… … I don't have any thoughts like that..”
Damian is a friend who has been with me since childhood, but died two years ago... … Because I couldn't forget half of it. He felt burdened by the very fact of dancing with someone..
“Haha, me too…….”
With a bitter smile, Junior also declined..
Although there were issues with his burnt appearance, Junior had never had a crush on anyone of the opposite sex. She still had no thoughts at all.
At that time, a voice came from behind the situation room..
“Don't do that, let's both go.!”
Turn around, it was Lily..
Lily, who was working to take care of the artifacts inside the banquet hall, left the child with the nanny, and approached her in a wheelchair..
“I enjoy parties when I can dance. This is serious advice.?”
Lily patted her unused leg with her hand and cheerfully gestured outside..
“Is it really necessary to dance only with lovers? You can also have fun with like-minded friends. Even a friendship dance would be fun..”
“Ha, but…….”
“Oh, that’s okay, come back quickly! In the meantime, we will protect this place.”
Damien and Junior looked at each other shyly at Lily's torch..
Although they didn't seem like opposite sexes at all, they were colleagues who had become close friends after going through ups and downs together over the past two years..
“Well, as Lily said,…….”
“Let’s do a friendship dance?”
Damien and Junior left the situation room together, wearing awkward and mismatched suits and dresses. Lily said goodbye and waved her hand..
The waltz played by the orchestra begins in earnest, and people hold hands and dance one by one in the center of the banquet hall..
Serenade looked at Lily, who was staring at her, as if she was a little worried..
“……Are you okay, Lily??”
“huh? sure. It's okay.”
Lily rested her chin and smiled..
“It's just that, looking back, I don't remember dancing with that guy..”
“…….”
“In hindsight, not being able to use my legs, not having a party, being in the middle of a war all seem like excuses. There are so many things you can do if you put your mind to it..”
Lily suddenly imagined.
God Hand… … Imagine holding hands and dancing with Carlisle..
It doesn’t have to be the center stage of this beautiful banquet hall..
In the corner of the banquet hall where no one is watching... … No, not at a banquet hall, but somewhere in the dark recesses of this world..
Carlisle, who lives and breathes like a lie, holds hands and looks into each other's eyes... … imagine dancing.
“…….”
Finally, Lily smiled bitterly and shook her head. I erased her vain imagination from her mind..
The winter when the man was supposed to return has already passed, and even this winter that came after that has come to an end..
Now reality is more than imagination for her... … The future of his son, Sid, is more important..
“I hope this operation succeeds..”
After preparing her face, Lily smiled at the serenade..
“And after saving the world, definitely! Serenade often dances with His Majesty whenever she has time. You understand?”
“……Yes I will.”
Serenade smiled brightly and held out her hand. Lily quietly held his hand..
The party seen through the situation room window was in full swing..
***
Nameless was standing awkwardly in the corner of the banquet hall..
The Crossroads heroes who had been fighting alongside her welcomed her, but other members of the World Defense Front seemed wary of her..
His position as the representative of the Lake Kingdom was truly ambiguous..
The Lake Kingdom was the main culprit that brought about the crisis of world destruction, spewing out monsters from beneath the lake..
The name was as conspicuous as it was beautiful, and the origin and status were even more conspicuous. It's been a long time since I've had a party with so many people..
After being isolated in a corner of the banquet hall to avoid the burdensome gaze, I was finally able to catch my breath in a place where no one was around..
Moo-myeong, who was letting out a long breath, soon noticed something was wrong..
“oh.”
Her headdress had fallen off, and her barely organized hair was matted on the floor..
It was because my hair was too long. After raising it for the past five hundred years, it was almost like being dragged along the ground..
The headdress fell off because it could not bear this weight..
‘What should I do with this?…….’
It was a time when ignorance was perplexing..
“If you don't mind, may I tie your hair up??”
A voice I had heard before rang from behind me..
Surprised, Moo-myeong turned around, and there was a man wearing a waiter's uniform standing there..
He had matted, shaggy gray hair and wore high-precision glasses. A young man with an ungainly physique.
It was Ader, the lord's aide..
“You…….”
Unknown recognized the other person and tilted his head..
“Last time I visited the manor house, you tied my hair back then too.?”
“This is a natural thing to do as a user of this place. If you allow me, I will tie your hair again this time..”
“Please. I think I can trust you and leave it to you..”
Nameless gave his back to Ader without hesitation..
Ader, who carefully came behind the unknown woman, carefully collected her disheveled hair and braided it with careful hands..
Ader, who had finished combing and adjusting her hair ornament for the last time, leaned back..
“It's done.”
“Thank you again this time.”
“You are welcome. then.”
Ader bowed and took a step back. And she turned around and tried to leave..
Nameless shouted without realizing it..
“excuse me!”
“……yes?”
Ader turned around and smiled faintly..
“Is there anything else you would like to do??”
“…….”
Mu-myeong didn’t know why he had called this person over..
I couldn't even figure out the identity of this dull pain in my chest..
Five hundred years ago, she had forgotten a lot since she burned her name and soul to save her homeland..
That's why I didn't know why my voice was shaking right now..
I didn't know, but I spit it out.
“dance.”
“……yes?”
“Won't you dance with me??”
In the center of the banquet hall, people are already dancing to the music..
Ader looked in that direction blankly before bursting into laughter and waving both hands..
“I am lowly... … He is merely an aide to the lord. Dare I have the right to dance with the princess... … doesn't exist.”
“I came here at the invitation of your superior, the lord. And I haven't danced in five hundred years.”
He felt his cheeks heating up, but he decided to force himself..
“If you're a lord's aide, wouldn't you also have a duty to assist me with my dancing??”
“…….”
“Please.”
The nameless stretched out its white hand towards Ader..
“Don't embarrass me anymore, dance with me.”
Ader looked at that unknown person from afar..
And before long, his trembling lips slowly formed an expression..
I can't tell if I'm laughing or crying. It was a sour expression..
“……It's the honor of a lifetime, princess..”
As Ader approached, he held the unknown chalcedony preciously, as if he was worried that it might get scratched..
And slowly bowed down.
“Do you mind if I escort you??”
“Gladly.”
Ader held Anonymous’s hand and slowly led them to the center of the banquet hall..
The first song had just finished. The two naturally joined the wave of people who had stopped dancing..
The two stood facing each other and quietly looked into each other's eyes - turquoise eyes that looked like a lake, and gray eyes that looked like they had been worn by time..
And then the next song started.
The two people who were close together began to slowly step to the music..
It was a very old dance, completely different from today's dance..
***
A waltz rings in the banquet hall,
People dance while holding on to each other.
“You asked me if I could dance, why are you such a mess?!”
“Ah?! Even after all this, I was the party queen at the academy graduation party.?!”
“Are you the party queen? This is absurd! I guess the reason they made you party queen was because you graduated early, so your seniors were considerate.!”
“Why is such a man so stiff?! I'm dancing with people and sparring with wooden dolls.?”
Lucas and Evangeline, close together, squealed and fought.,
“Well, stop sticking around! A waltz is not a dance like this.?!”
“Nope? You're not going to let me go? Hehehe, let’s dance close together all night long……!”
“Hehehe!”
Kuilan and Yun stick together and emit hot heat.,
“Wow!!”
“I've never done anything like dancing before.!”
Damien and Junior, who had never learned ballroom dancing, eventually gave up and started spinning in place with their arms around each other..
‘Dusk Bringer takes turns dancing with his knights, saying, ‘It reminds me of the old days!’.
Kellybey and Verdandi, with red faces as if they were drunk, are holding each other's hands and ignoring the waltz and dancing the traditional dance of their respective tribes.…….
Besides that, many of my colleagues danced round and round in the banquet hall, looking in my direction happily or still nervously..
《It looks good.》
White Night, who was dancing slowly with me in the center of all these people, murmured..
《1The world may be destroyed within a year, but everyone is happily hugging and dancing like this..》
“So you're dancing more desperately..”
I answered while skillfully leading the dance..
“As the world is about to end, let's hold on to each other... … Check the warmth, check the life.”
《I'm jealous.》
Byakuya pursed his blue lips bitterly..
《There is no warmth or life for an undead like me..》
“I can give it to you.”
《what?》
“I will give you warmth and life, White Night. therefore.”
I faced the midnight sun with a serious face and whispered softly in her ear..
“‘'Really' won't be my ally?”
《…….》
Byakuya's pale face, staring at my face, made me laugh..
《Ha, I didn't know this, but I'm weak in the beauty world.……?》
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