Chapter 118 – Chapter 9 – Things to Cut
The place the demon cadets chose for the ball was a large open space that they used to use as a sparring ground.
The instruments that President Ruscal had requested in advance were in the hands of the musicians on the demon side, and in the center, the demon cadets, each dressed in pretty flashy costumes, were waiting for music.
The galleries that fill the periphery away from the center.
A few of the human cadets who asked me to play with my body once.
And with the prisoner cadets looking at them with curious eyes.
The elf cadets, with their eyes wide open, are wary of how great they are trying to show.
Lastly, it was made up of professors from the academy who were seated after hearing the news.
‘It’s definitely showing signs of grinding and preparing.’
Klaus also stood in the middle of the gallery and looked at the Demon Cadet’s ball.
Originally, it could have been prepared in a simplified form.
However, they wear clothes that are not too uncomfortable, like flowers in full bloom when they dance, like a ball held by a prestigious noble family.
They wore their distinctive masks on their faces, and were fully equipped with sparkling ornaments.
It seemed that he was subtly fed up with the continued neglect of the Western Union cadets.
They say they are savage, uncultured, and worship only strength. Those words seem particularly jarring.
So, it seems that he had an idea to properly show the culture of the East at this opportunity.
If you consider that the original demons could have just fought a duel, pissed off the other person, and threatened them not to talk like that again, it came out quite gentlemanly.
“Let’s go.”
When the leader of the ball gestures lightly, the musicians play their instruments in unison.
At the same time, the demon cadets who were standing still began to show off their group dance all at once.
“… What.”
“Wow. What is that?”
“Her.”
They knew it was a prom, so starting with the human students who secretly looked down on the demons.
When it comes to dance, the beast cadets imagined a courtship dance or a ritual dance.
Lastly, even the fairy cadets who thought only elegance was the beginning and end of dance.
Everyone is mesmerized by the splendid dance moves in front of them.
The dance of the demons could be said to be the most similar to the waltz.
However, at some point, there is a point where the music suddenly changes, and at that timing, the genre suddenly changes while changing partners like a knife, and it can be seen that it is similar to tango.
If you look at them who are slow and elegant, then suddenly show a passionate and very fast tempo and dance without being disturbed.
Even those who didn’t know about the dance of the demons would naturally clap their hands.
“Eh, it’s pretty good for demons.”
“What… At a glance, it seems fancy and elegant, but a little…”
“Don’t you think you can see a little lacking?”
“That’s what I mean. It’s full on the outside, but it looks like there’s nothing inside.”
“It’s just playing with the body and feet without the soul.”
When dancing is like that, you play with your body and feet. Do I have to turn my head like b-boying?
Anyway, I can’t get along with these noble bastards at all.
Shaking his head, Klaus deliberately made his way through them and went a little further inside.
It’s time for the event you’ve been waiting for to open.
It’s when the best woman comes to her. By the time she thought it was.
“It is a beautiful night. Gentleman.”
A demon woman wearing a cat mask approaches Klaus with graceful movements.
Unlike the other demon cadets who were dancing in full swing, she was a woman who hadn’t been there yet.
You might think it’s because the partner who promised to dance hasn’t arrived yet.
In fact, the demon woman was waiting for only one man.
“Okay.”
Klaus knows better than anyone that this woman is Julia.
He understood perfectly well that when she asked her to go to the ball with her, she asked if she would go and dance with him.
“Unfortunately, I haven’t found a mate yet.”
“Are you here alone?”
“Nope. I sure asked to go with you, but it’s too late, so I’m just doing this by myself.”
“Is that so? How could you leave such an attractive woman alone? What a mean man.”
“… Yes? I couldn’t do it. It would have been better if you had come earlier and gone with me. He won’t yield to me even once until the end. If I do this, I will have no choice but to burn the flames even more.”
His face is covered by the mask, and thanks to that, he can’t even see his expression properly.
You can feel it very clearly as much as the roaring eyes beyond that.
A laser beam from over there right now! It was to the point where I was worried that what I was doing would spill out.
“It is very unfortunate. Would you like to dance with me instead of that mean man?”
“… There’s no sense of being late. Well, that’s good. Then please.”
With Julia’s permission, Klaus just held her hand and walked to the ballroom.
Suddenly ah! The woman exclaimed and hurriedly opened her mouth.
“Excuse me. Klaus?”
“Yes, Yulia.”
“Um, maybe dancing… Do you know how to get out?”
Why did the cadets of the Western Union, who were secretly hostile to the demons, exclaim, “Oh!”
It is because of the demon cadets who are currently performing splendid dances at the center of the ball.
When the music is slow, it dances elegantly and noblely, but when the music suddenly becomes violent, it completely changes as if a wave sweeps through it once, and shows the most violent movement in the world.
Of course, they are all people who have been accustomed to this kind of social life since childhood.
It is said that as a demon aristocrat, he received specialized training in dance.
It was so essential that even the demon lord, Yulia, had to receive it.
However, Klaus is not a demon, he is a human from the Western Union.
He is not an aristocrat, but a man who has been active in the military for over 10 years.
How could he, who was far from social circles, dance the way aristocrats would perform?
‘Alas! Bird, I didn’t think of it!’
I just said that I would become the brightest being at the center of this stage with Klaus.
Even if that’s impossible, just dancing with him would be nice.
Yulia was so preoccupied with it that she couldn’t confirm the most important part.
‘You stupid woman!’
Yulia hurriedly turned around and tried to stop Klaus.
However, the two men and women had just entered the ballroom, and the music, which had stopped for a while, started again, and all the students around them formed pairs and began to dance.
“Hey, Professor Klaus… ?”
What?
Julia sensed something strange.
She stopped her steps to get the man out of the room who apparently didn’t know how to dance.
Why did she suddenly feel that her body was spinning in a circle and that she was in his arms?
“… I was a little embarrassed at first. I want you to go to the center of the ballroom.”
“That, that…”
“I understand. It was so exciting and enjoyable that it must have taken action before thinking for a moment. Today I was prepared in advance, but next time I will never be like that.”
“…”
“If this were a battlefield, not a ballroom, I would be dead. Julia. Because of you.”
Sarak! Good, good!-
Compared to the dance moves of other demon cadets, his skills were not lacking at all.
As a human being, it was never something that could be seen as a commoner, not an aristocrat.
Yulia, who was staring blankly at Klaus, once her turn came, grabbed her Klaus’ hand and slowly turned her body several times, showing off her graceful gestures.
“Sorry. I have nothing to say.”
“I just said it, but next time you don’t have to make a mistake. It’s okay to make mistakes here and there.”
“… Rather, how did this happen now?”
What do you mean? While muttering, Klaus took a dazzling step.
Watching his movements, Yulia was convinced that this man did not learn by eyeballing them.
A look like that cannot come out of someone who has just been bored and tried to dance.
It is definitely a dance that can only be seen by a skilled person who has been to these places many times.
“Do you think I decided to go east, overnight?”
“Are you saying you thought about it beforehand?”
“If there was someone I could follow, other than the stupid nobles of the human kingdom, I was thinking of doing that. Fortunately, Yulia, I met you.”
“… Then, in the case of this dance.”
“Of course, I prepared everything. I have no intention of being ignored because I can’t even dance a basic dance like this on my way to the east. I have a southern devil pride, but I don’t want to be cut down by dancing.”
“Looks like a lie. Even if it’s you, this doesn’t make sense.”
“I can’t help it if I can’t believe it, but it’s true. I just kept dancing alone and it grew.”
It was half right and half wrong.
Certainly, as I continued to dance, my skills improved tremendously, and then my body began to remember.
It’s just that it’s the influence of the episodes that I don’t even want to remember how many times it’s already been repeated.
Whirly Rick!!-
As the music changes cheerfully, the speed of the dancers speeds up again.
The staff became more hectic and it was difficult just to make fun of their bodies, but in the meantime, they had to take care of their partners, so those with poor dancing skills sprained their feet or missed the beat, and in the end, they sneaked out of their seats.
“… Wow.”
I’m really worried here, can I do it well? I thought, but soon Julia let out an exclamation.
Rather, he gave her a gentle hug while leading herself, then bounced it off and applied rotation, so Yulia was able to take her turn a little more comfortably.
“Yulia, look. Everyone is slowly turning their attention this way.”
“… I wanted something like this, but it feels burdensome because it seems like there are too many of them.”
I had no idea that Klaus’ dancing skills would be so outstanding.
Thanks to that, far more eyes were gathering here than Yulia expected.
The way she dances is also unusual, and there are even rumors that the other person was Klaus.
Klaus, why is he dancing in this place where demons are gathered?
The man who never seemed to be able to mix with the demons in a bloody battle.
What kind of opponent is he drawing attention by showing off such a splendid dance move?
When you have a lot of thoughts, your body naturally stiffens.
And since you’re making fun of that firm body, of course mistakes will come out.
“What?!”
Julia twists her ankle as the step twists.
Fortunately, I balanced right away and prevented my ankle from spraining, but since I was dancing in the middle of the day, things after that could be completely ruined.
Yulia, who was trying to move his body somehow to make up for her mistake, suddenly felt her body lightly bouncing and floating in the air.
Just as her Yulia was staggering, Klaus pulled her into his arms and pulled her into her arms.
She grabbed her by the waist and lifted her up, as if helping her jump, and thanks to that, her struggles bloomed very brightly like flowers pouring down her station.
A ridiculous harmony achieved by the understanding of the dance of the demons and the improvisation that suits the situation.
At the same time, the music ended, and at that moment, all the ballroom’s attention was focused on Klaus and Yulia.
Thanks to that, Yulia, who was very embarrassed, had no choice but to fiddle with her mask.
‘Ah… Should I take off the mask or not?’
