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Chapter 7 - Masquerade
Part 1
The Seventh Continental Congress ‘Elysium’ ~A brief introduction of the attendees of each country~
I. Holy Espada Agency
The Pope Raquel IV is in charge of organizing this congress. Even though she is nine years old, her strong clairvoyance is recognized by all. She is a genius who was recommended to become the pope at a young age. She is now accompanied by twelve cardinals.
II. Chevron Kingdom
Apart from King Zacherias III and three princes, there are also the nobles who were involved in the country’s politics who attended. They made up a total of three thousand people all together which can be said to be the biggest group.
III. Zepharos Empire
Emperor Ortofon VIII will be absent because of old age. He will be replaced by the baron of the Vandenhaar borders. Apart from that, there were a few more powerful nobles who attended. Although their numbers were next to the Chevron Kingdom’s the amount of attendees for them is unusually small.
IV. Labrock Trade Union
Led by the Caudillo EnzoSabatini, a total of seven mayors from seven major cities attended.
V. Lautreamont Knight Country
Apart from Paladin Oswald and First Princes, Princess Veronica, the Fourth Princess, Princess Silvia will attend the congress for the first time. The second and the third princess will not attend because of studying abroad. Also, there are a few nobles who attend.
Part 2
After putting aside the pamphlet he took with him to pass time, Ash lay down on the bed lazily.
“Just as I thought, Princess-sama is amazing.”
A few moments before, Silvia was lying on this bed exchanging gazes with him. The living Silvia is just an arm length away. But after he saw Silvia’s name on the pamphlet, he still felt that she was still at that unreachable height.
Ash took out the silver watch that was given by the Paladin.
It was already six fifteen in the evening.
“It is already this late?”
After remembering that the masquerade starts at six thirty, he made up his mind to change. Just when Ash is reaching to take down the suit hanging on the wall–– He stopped.
“What is Eco doing?”
Girls are different from guys. They need to take their time to get prepared. Ash understands that. Even so, Eco and Prim had been away for four hours.
“Even if they are slow, this is just…”
Who knows where has she been to together with Prim.
After making up his mind, Ash removed the bandages on his left arm.
His left arm that was fully covered with his ‘Seikoku’ can be seen.
“Luckily I am connected with Eco.”
Not long ago, Eco was kidnapped by Angela. During that time, Ash found Angela’s hiding place with the help of his ‘Seikoku’.
Ash placed his left fist on his forehead and held his left wrist with his right hand.
“Please… Tell me where Eco is right now!”
After a pause, his left arm started to felt hot and the embroider symbols on his left arm started to glow. Butterflies created by magic started to fly one by one. These butterflies were like road signs and normally will show ash the way to Eco.
“Huh??”
But what happen next left Ash staring blankly. The butterflies created had disappeared and the lights and heat coming from his left arm too were gone.
“What’s happening!?”
Ash stood still, dumbfounded. Even though he kept on trying for the second and third time, he still ended up failing. His ‘Seikoku’ was like a broken bright-dragon-crystal powered lamp. It stopped functioning completely.
He had a bad feeling. This is Paladin’s main city, so he had never expected for Eco to face any danger here. Still, the connection between him and Eco, that had been cut off, was still the truth.
“Damn…!”
Ash was out of options and rushed out from the room.
He was running aimlessly at the long corridor.
When he was in the room together with Silvia, Eco probably was in danger… When Ash thought about this, he was disgusted by himself.
The space in the palace is wide. Even though he had absolutely no idea where to search for Eco, still he couldn’t stay worried in his room.
Just when he was rushing at full speed at the corner, Ash saw a maid.
“Uwaa!”
“Ara ara.”
At the same time the maid was mumbling something, she nimbly avoided Ash.
Not only that, just when he was going to fall, she also seized Ash’s necktie and pulled him back. Ash was lucky as he was a few moments away from falling head down.
“It is not like the normal Ash-sama to run around panicking in the corridor.”
Ash looked back embarrassedly and saw Cosette.
Ash as if he met his savior begged Cosette to help him.
“Eco and Prim have not yet return! Even the ‘Seikoku’ had no reaction!”
Cosette immediately became serious.
“Understood. I will immediately order the maids who are not on duty to search for them. It will be better than to let Ash-sama run around aimlessly.
“Thank you! Lets––”
“You mustn’t. Please follow the original plan and attend the masquerade, Ash-sama.”
“How could I… She is my pal. It isn’t right for me not to search for her!”
“Please don’t forget that this is Fontaine City. The coming words may not be pleasant, so I beg your pardon; Since the ‘Seikoku’ is not reacting, even if Ash-sama had joined the search, there is nothing you can do.”
“Wha….!”
“On the other hand, we maids knew the structure of this palace. Please believe in us and let us handle this matter. Not to mention that Prim onee-chan is my family. I will deal this matter with full force.”
“Understood…”
After Ash promised while nodding, Cosette finally smiled.
“Although this doesn’t seem right, I must ask Ash-sama to act as Princess’s escort.”
“Princess’s escort?”
“Even though she has always been as you saw, actually, she is very timid and afraid of strangers. But, as long as Ash-sama is with her, I don’t think that it will be a problem."
Cosette’s plan should be perfect. But this is the time where Eco will face danger any moment, and yet he was enjoying the masquerade, he didn’t feel that this is the right thing to do.
As if she had seen through what ash was thinking, Cosette guaranteed:
“Please have faith in me, Ash-sama.”
Ash reluctantly accepted.
“…Alright. Eco will be in your hands.”
Part 3
After four in the evening, Anya returned to Beowolf through the long secret passage. After handing over Eco to Dr Hoffman, she borrowed the shower room.
Although it is summer, Anya felt very cold. She was drenched by the heavy rain outside not long before.
After entering the changing room, Anya firstly removed her maid attire that was soaked with water. Only then she removed her tight undergarments.
Lastly, she let loose her hair that was tied at the back of her head and she was now naked.
There was a huge mirror hanging on the wall in the bathroom.
“…”
It had been a long time since she stared at her own body.
Her wet dark hair, her wheat coloured skin that only the mountain people have, her small chest and her curves that looked as if the extra flesh was removed by a knife.
Without any reasons, Anya touched her breast. Compare to ‘La Tene’s’ manager, Rebecca, the president of the student council and Princess Silvia, there is nothing special about hers––but at least they could be compared with Eco’s.
It seems like I am not at all feminine… Anya mocked her own self. “…!” Just when she thought about that, Anya panicked. What nonsense am I thinking about?
It seems like I am not at all feminine… Anya mocked herself.
“…!”
Just when she thought about that, Anya panicked.
What nonsense am I thinking about? In the past Anya was never bothered by her looks. It was probably that living in the dragon riding academy, for this whole time, had made her impetuous.
Logically speaking; Big breasts will become a hindrance in battle. There are even legends mentioning that female warriors, of the mountain people in the ancient times, tend to cut off one of their breasts in order to not obstruct them in archery.
“That’s it. It is better to have a small breast than to face the knife!”
After Anya tried to give herself an excuse, she turned on the tap.
Although the water was initially cold, it had turned warm in just a few moments. Anya once again was amazed by the Empire's skills as she lets the warm water flow over her head.
She hoped that her impetuous feeling will be washed away together too––
Anya, while letting the warm water run down her body with her eyes closed, thought about her previous mission.
Basically, it was a successful mission.
Even though she had underestimated Eco’s fighting ability and thus caused her four underlings to be injured... Still, since they were not spotted by any of the guards, she could force a pass on it.
“But… The problems start here.”
Part 4
On the third floor of the palace- In the ball room, the temperature is rising. All the guests featured a silver mask. Apart from the traditional masks that hides only the area around the eyes, there were also masks shaped like dragons, lions and many other animals. Among them, there were also guests there dressed up as a clown.
Ash, wearing the formal suit and the mask that he received from the counter, stood beside the entrance. This was because Cosette had told him that, sooner or later, he will up meet Silvia if he stood there.
The palace’s orchestra was performing a light music piece at the opposite side of the door. Ash could never be able to blend into this kind of environment.
“Eco… Where are you?”
Ash had called out with his ‘Seikoku’ numerous times… but there is still no positive result.
The ‘Seikoku’ is like a quite beach during the low tide.
“––Anything wrong? You look like as if you are worrying about something.”
Suddenly, when he heard someone was talking to him, Ash looked up in fright. A lady with a black butterfly was staring at him. The black butterfly was of course a mask. Since it only covered the top part of her face, it was easy when it come to figure out who she was.
“Huh… Princess!”
Silvia glared at Ash.
“Uwaa, sorry…”
Ash was apologizing to Silvia while trying to check any emotional changes from her.
Her glaring golden hair was tied into a mature hairstyle together with the deep red coloured ribbon that made her stand out. The long gloves that covered up to her elbow gave out the feeling of a fair lady. In her right hand was a fan which looked like the choice of a girl of high family status.
Her evening dress was blue in colour with gem stones sewed on at complimenting places, its shimmering appearance looks like she just emerged from the lake during summer. In contrast to her waist, that was bound up tightly in a corset, the lower part of her dress was let out loosely and looked like a sole-lilium. [1]
Ash blushed. He recalled the memories two hours ago where both of them were on the bed.
“Princess… Is really beautiful.”
Ash felt pathetic as he has such a poor vocabulary. That is because Silvia is that beautiful.
“D-Don’t keep on staring at me. It’s embarrassing…!”
When Silvia noticed Ash’s sight, her cheeks turned rosy and shyly lower down her head. She opened up the fan and covered her mouth with it.
“Sorry…”
Ash was also embarrassed and turned his head aside.
There was an awkward moment in between the two and after a while, Silvia spoke:
“That’s it! I had heard of it from Cosette. It was said that Eco and Prim were lost together…”
Upon hearing, Ash was now fully awake.
“That’s right… Cosette right now was looking for them. If it is possible, I would also like to take part in the search. But, the ‘Seikoku’ is not reacting.”
“What did you say! How is it possible…?”
Just when Silvia was getting tense…
“Excuse me, miss. Can you please step aside?”
A man who was hiding his face, like the rest of the guests, was speaking to Silvia gently. The man's language bears a strong Empire’s accent.
“Ahh… Sorry.”
Silvia immediately stepped aside.
“Thank you, Princess Silvia- Sorry, tonight should be a masquerade. Hehe… It is better if we keep each other’s identity a secret.”
The man who was like a noble spoke like a poet and walked into the ballroom leisurely. Even when Silvia wore her mask, the man recognized her with just a glance.
Who the hell is this guy…Ash felt uneasy.
“You!”
At the next instant, Ash shouted.
The mysterious man had a follower with him. The follower initially was accompanying the man from behind but he was forced to stop when Ash held him by the shoulder.
“You are…!”
Silvia gasped when she recognized the follower.
Ash angrily asked without hesitating:
“Milgauss… Why are you here!?”
To his horror, Milgauss attempted to enter the ballroom with his usual mask.
“…Can you please let go, Ash Blake. I have nothing that I want to say to you here.”
Milgauss was calm.
Not only was Ash irritated by Milgauss when he purposely called his full name, but he also had a bad feeling about it.
“What? How dare you after doing those things…”
When Ash was going to refute, he noticed something.
The Kingdom’s language that Milgauss used doesn’t bear the Empire’s accent. Milgauss is Prince Julius–– There is a sudden increase in the probability of what Silvia had said.
“Oops. Could it be that my follower has offended both of you?”
The man before turned back to face the door. The previous tense atmosphere disappeared in an instant.
Milgauss glared at Ash as if he wanted Ash to know his place.
Through the mask, the fierce pressure that his eyes bear cause Ash to shake.
Milgauss then acted as if he had lost interest in Ash, turned around, and faced the man.
“Nothing. Just a misunderstanding. Nothing to make a fuss about.”
Even though he was a follower, Milgauss didn’t even try to speak in a humble form. [2]
Ash could only see them disappearing off into the crowd.
At this moment, Silvia spoke to Ash in a stuttered voice:
“That man… I knew him.”
“Really?”
“That’s it. He should be Klaus, Baron for the Vandenhaar borders.”
He had never imagined to hear the name of the agent of the Zepharos Empire’s Emperor from Silvia. In his heart, he felt a tense feeling as if someone was pointing a knife at his neck. The feeling was far more intense than the previous fights between Milgauss and Ash.
Part 5
After bathing, Anya changed back into a usual tribal wear.
Even though the weather was hot, she still wore the muffler around her neck. The mission before required her to remove the muffler which made her suffer a feeling like the lack of safety around her neck. Now, it is better.
After that, Anya headed to the armoury to check on Eco.
Part 6
Upon stepping into the armoury, the atmosphere had changed significantly into a hectic environment. ‘Yggdrasill’ seemed to be running and a buzzing sound can be heard.
The Millenniums on the body of the machine were shining. There are also the sounds of a technician reading off data shown on the screen.
It seems that Eco was already inside ‘Yggdrasill’ ––The capsule.
Her clothes were removed and she was naked.
She is just like a baby holding on to her knees floating in the capsule.
Her beautiful figure gave Anya a mysterious feeling.
“Ahh, aren’t you Anya-dono?”
The representative of the researchers- Dr. Hoffman[3] noticed Anya and walk towards her.
“Has the experiment… begun?”
“At our current stage, there is nothing abnormal. It is all according to the plan.”
Dr Hoffman gave a gentle smile just like a kind elderly man. But this man took Eco as a experimental object without even a second though. This made Anya feel uneasy.
“It seems that Anya-dono didn’t like much about this experiment.”
Dr Hoffman’s word had hit the bull’s eye.
“N-No…!”
Anya felt embarrassed. Even though she denied verbally, everyone can tell that she is lying by the look of her face.
“It is alright. You are still young.”
“Professor… Have you ever have any doubt? Although Eco is a dragon… her appearance is of a girl’s.”
“Do I have a choice? For what I am today… it is all thanks to Klaus-sama. Last time, when I was forced to carry out all types inhuman experiments, I strongly rejected them and pissed off the Zepharos Emperor. In the end… I was chased out from the capital city of Arkham. During that time, Klaus-sama became my savior and invited me to his private research center.” After saying that, Dr Hoffman gave a gentle cough.
“Anya-dono, what do you think that this ‘Yggdrasill’ was used for?”
“I-I don’t know.”
“I am not surprised. Even I had no idea about what this thing was initially. I only realized after reading Milgauss-dono’s written opinion.”
“What did Milgauss-sama write?”
“It was said that, a long time ago… when the ancient kingdom reached its prime, humans and dragons could even control life. On the first glance on this ‘Yggdrasill’, Milgauss-dono knew that this is a medical tool.”
“Medical…?”
“In contrary to the modern times, all the dragons in the ancient times could transform into a Maestro. But of course there were exceptions. This machine is used for dragons who couldn’t transform into the Maestro type… Basically, it was for dragons with a handicap.”
Anya finally understood Dr Hoffman’s hint.
“In another words, our plan is to use its function… To awaken Eco?”
“That’s right. We are going to compress the enormous magic of the Millennium into her body and force out her true self.”
“But…Why now? Tomorrow is the continental congress ‘Elysium’, to launch such a experiment at such an important time is to…?”
“This has no longer anything to do with me.”
Dr Hoffman’s answer is no longer that of a kind old man. He just answered coldly.
“I am only following Klaus-sama’s orders. Anya-dono, didn’t you too obey Milgauss-dono’s order to capture young dragon Eco?”
“That’s… true.”
Dr Hoffman’s words were like an ice blade that stabbed into Anya’s chest.
Part 7
It was seven in the evening.
The masquerade, that intends to bring all the people of different countries together, had started right on time.
The venue was located at the highest floor of Fontaine Palace.
Fontaine Palace, being famous for its plain design, had only this ballroom which had been designed grandly in the Chevron style.
At the dance floor in the middle of the ballroom, ladies and their partners were holding hands and dancing gracefully according to the music tempo. Around the dance floor were also bars, tables, chairs and sofas. A number of guests were chit chatting there.
Looking at those gentlemen and gentlewomen, hiding their faces behind those masks, gathered together... Ash secretly felt that this is not a place where he belongs to.
Ash avoided the crowd nimbly and headed towards Silvia and said:
“Princess was already used to this kind of ball right?”
“You are wrong. A citizen of the Knights should be focusing on plainness… It is not our wish to organize such a noisy party… Apart from that, could you not address me as ‘Princess’?”
“Why?”
Ash didn’t know how to react to this. Silvia suddenly stood still. She was showing an unsatisfied look on her face. Because her mask had covered the area around her eyes, Ash could only judge her expression through her lips.
“What did you think this mask is for? If you kept on saying ‘Princess’, everyone will know who I am.”
“Ahh… You are right.”
“Tsk, Can’t you use some of your brains?”
“So what should I address you as?”
“Err…!”
Silvia was silenced by the unexpected question. Her face turned red in a blink of an eye.
After a few seconds, Silvia spoke:
“…You can call me Sylvie.”
The Silvia right in front of him is so very attractive it made him want to give her a hug.
“Then…”
Ash gulped.
-Sylvie.
His heart was jumping nonstop. Just like resonating to Ash feelings, Silvia lowered her head and acted shyly as if to prevent her heartbeat from being heard.
Ash made up his mind and spread open his dry lips.
“Silv- Uwaa!”
At this moment, Ash with a ‘Don!’ was pushed aside by someone and fell down. Before he could react, Silvia was surrounded by three men.
“My beautiful ojou-san[4]. Could I have the honour for you to be my dance partner?”
“Although your face is covered, the classy air around you couldn’t be hidden from my eyes!”
“Hold on! I was here first!”
Ash was dumbstruck. Even though those men have their masks on, but judging from their actions, they are not someone simple. These men should have noticed the different air around Silvia.
“Hold on… I am a little troubled by all of you inviting me suddenly…”
If it was the usual Silvia, she will tell them off mercilessly. But, right now, she is just a girl that had little experience in this world.
-Even though she was always what you saw, actually, she is very timid and afraid of strangers
Ash remembered what Cosette had said. She is worthy to be Silvia’s maid for her to notice all the details.
After Ash fell down, there were still men approaching her. The number of men surrounding her had increased from three to five.
Now it is ten. The voices that were inviting Silvia to be their dance partner were getting louder.
The guests around started to notice the noise and looked at them curiously.
“About that… I don’t feel like doing it now…”
Just like ants surrounding sugars, the numbers of men surrounding were still growing.
Facing all the passionate men, Silvia was being overwhelmed.
“Hey, Ash!”
But she suddenly shouted Ash’s name as if she wants Ash to come to her help.
After he made his mental preparations, Ash dragged Silvia through the walls of men.
There were sounds of disapproving from their surroundings.
“Hey, where’re your manners!”
“Couldn’t you take your turn!”
“Even though this is a masquerade, you must keep up with your manners!”
"You are the ones who don’t have any manners…" Ash grumbled in his heart and kept on squeezing forward.
These weak nobles couldn’t even make a stand when they were pushed aside by Ash and they can only make way. They are at most nobles who were raised while being sheltered and protected. Naturally, they are no match to Ash and Sylvia who undergo strict training at the dragon riding academy in terms of strength.
“Waa!”
A waiter in black immediately made way to protect the expensive wine glass upon seeing Ash rushing right into him.
In a few moments, they are no longer surrounded and their field of vision widens. At the same time, the music had become louder.
“Ehh…?”
Ash stopped.
A group of people were holding hands dancing in pairs. Only then had Ash discovered they had inadvertently run out onto the dance floor.
The numerous amount of evening dresses made the scenery appear as if hundreds of flowers were blossoming at the same time.
Every time the ladies in the dance floor twirled their bodies, their long skirts turned into a giant roses.
“W-We should retreat! Princess!”
“Didn’t I told you not to call me Princess!”
“This is not a time to be arguing about those things!”
For the two to be standing in the dance floor while holding hands while arguing... Suddenly there were applauses from their surroundings.
“Wh-What happened?”
From the looks of it, they definitely want to give courage for the two to dance. It was probably Silvia's classy aura emanating from her that caught their attentions. Ash was just a side character.
“What should we do now, Princess?”
Ash was troubled and turned around to look at Silvia. Seeing Ash being embarrassed, Silvia laughs.
“Wh… What are you laughing about, Princess?”
“Nothing. Right now, we can only return the favor of the guests.”
“Ehh…?”
In opposite of what just happened, Silvia now took the initiative to hold Ash’s hands.
“Wait! I know nothing about dancing!”
“You must have learned the basics of a ballroom dance in the physical education class before, no?”
“I-I guess so…”
“Alright, everyone is looking. I will take the lead, you just have to follow.”
“Okay… I will give it a try.”
Ash imitates the guests’ actions and held Silvia’s waist with a hand. Her waist is just as thin as a doll.
Following along with the light waltz Silvia and Ash together started to move. As they began the dance, the distance between them is so near, they can feel each other’s breath. This makes Ash’s head spin. Although there were a few time where he nearly tripped over Silvia’s feet, she was not bothered by it and even covers for Ash.
As they began the dance, the distance between them is so near, they can feel each other’s breath.
Not long later, the other dancers around them, the beat of the music and the surrounding ballroom had all disappeared from Ash's thoughts.
Starting from the breath from her lips that had shiny gloss on them, the warm feeling from a tiny hand in his palm, the soft sensation he feels when their bodies occasionally bump with each other, to the rosy perfume smell...
While dancing, ash felt like he is going to faint.
As if to drag him back to reality, Silvia grumbled to Ash.
“Anyway, it was your entire fault for not positioning yourself properly.”
“…What do you meant?”
Ash asked while accidentally stepping on Silvia’s feet. Ash totally didn't get what she was saying.
“For the start when we entered this ballroom, you kept on following me from behind? No matter how I think of it, others would only see you as my follower. That's why those guys tried to approach me...”
Ash gave a wry smile.
Even at such a time as this, Silvia would only think of lecturing him. Although it fits her style well, what comes next gave ash a great big shock.
“B-But… You looked cool… Err… When you were running while holding my hand.”
“Princess…?”
“N-Nothing! Forget it!”
Silvia stopped talking immediately and focused her mind on the dance.
Part 8
After dancing, Ash brought Silvia to a corner of the ballroom.
Ash wished to relax for a moment from the eyes of others. He passed a cup of drink that he received from a waiter to Silvia.
“Thank you.” Said Silvia with a blushing face and she then took a sip from the cup.
Even though the ballroom dance looks graceful from afar, after trying it he finds that it actually requires a lot of energy. Ash thought.
Ash took up another cup and drank from it. The liquid in the cup was a lemon juice that tasted a little sweet and sour. He can feel that the juice was being absorbed by his exercised body.
Anyway, shouldn’t there be any news yet from Cosette?... Ash wonders. It had been almost an hour since he saw Cosette.
“-Excuse me, may I have a word with you?”
There was a sudden voice coming from behind that brought Ash back to his sense and he turned around-
“You…!”
Upon seeing the person, Ash lost his composure.
He hid Silvia behind him and glared at the person.
“…Have you any business to do with us?”
After Ash asked coldly, that person just replied with a smile.
“Hmm. It seems like I have become a nuisance.”
He is the young noble that they met not long before. If Silvia’s prediction was right, he is Klaus, Baron for the Vandenhaar borders. Milgauss, like a shadow, was following from behind.
Even though their earlier meeting had nearly turned into a fight, Klaus still tried to greet them on purpose. There should be a limit of how much an airhead he could be.
Klaus ignored Ash and looked at Silvia. Then he gracefully held out his hand to her.
“Your dance is excellent. I would like to know that if I had the honour to dance with you?”
“Are you kidding! What are you trying to pu-”
“Ash! Hold on!”
Silvia unexpectedly stopped Ash. After she indirectly rejected Klaus offer, she looked at Milgauss.
“If this man become my dance partner, I would allow it.”
“Haha! Who would have thought that I would be rejected while this follower is asked instead… You have quite some good eyes there.”
Not only that her actions didn’t anger Klaus, he even smiled. Silvia's words should have shattered his pride but it was like he was not even bothered by it. He looked like a proud older brother whose younger brother is admired.
“Since the lady had proposed––”
Klaus looked at Milgauss while smiling.
Milgauss remained silent. He looked as if he had merged with the mask which bears no expression. Seeing that Milgauss had not yet replied, Klaus shrugged his shoulders and said:
“Kuku. You are not allowed to decline. Don’t forget that right now you are one of my followers.”
Part 9
Milgauss was dancing with Silvia while holding on to each other’s hands.
It is better to describe this as a beautiful show rather than a ballroom dance.
In contrast to the attractive Silvia, Milgauss hair was still with the red and white mix colour. Although he gave out a dangerous feeling, it is undeniable that the masquerade provides a cover for him.
Ballroom dancing is just a general statement. In truth, Ash knew that this dance had many elaborations that were affected by the differences in each country's culture and style.
Right now, the particular style of Milgauss and Silvia's dance is undoubtedly the traditional dance of the Lautreamont Knight Country.
Ash was so focused in their dance that he had forgotten about the previous hatred.
But Ash was not the only one who was amazed.
Without knowing, everyone was entranced by Milgauss and Silvia’s dance.
Right now, the only people on the floor dancing were the two of them.
They are occupying the whole wide space. Just like blessing them, the orchestra, coming into their own, began slowly building to a climax in the music.
Silvia was dancing swiftly yet elegantly, closely followed by the swaying movement of her evening dress.
Facing Silvia, Milgauss was leading the dance.
They looked like a combination of light and shadow, yet their dance is perfect.
“Wow… This is my first time seeing such a great dance.” Klaus, in a low voice, spoke with admiration.
Klaus was admiring the dance while standing beside Ash.
Part 10
The dance of the two people ended silently like a setting sun.
Milgauss remained silent the whole time. He returned Silvia to Ash just like returning a book and walked off silently.
“Certainly his indifferent attitude gives me some trouble.”
Klaus gave a mysterious smile and disappeared into the crowd while he ran after Milgauss.
Ash inspected Silvia’s face carefully.
“Have you found any clue? Could Milgauss true identity be…”
“No… I can’t be sure. Because I was very young the last time I saw Anii-ue… But, Milgauss' dance has definitely originated from the Lautreamont Knight Country. I am sure that he has a long history with the Knight Country.”
Silvia murmured.
“-Ash-sama.”
At this moment, someone whispered into Ash’s ears.
“Cosette!”
Ash turned around. Cosette was there with a straight and serious face and said:
“The maids who head the search in the ancient palace have found Prim Onee-chan.”
"Yggdrasill ~A.S.B.1365.7~" is closed.
References and Translation Notes
Jump up↑ Lilium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. WikipediaJump up↑ Humble form is a way to express yourself in Japanese when you are speaking to a person from a higher social status.Jump up↑ note: Dr Hoffman’s ‘DR’ is a PHD holder’s Dr and not a medical Dr.Jump up↑ A way to address a girl from a high family status.