Chapter 202 – Chapter 42: Awareness #4 (1/2)

Chapter 202 – Chapter 42: Awareness #4

Anastasia’s welcoming party consisted of a mixture of nightmares and centaurs.

It was an outdoor banquet hall for the centaurs, while the nightmares provided the cold alcohol and spicy dishes. The centaurs sat down around a large fire with the sword duke, children of the demon king, and Ferocious Eyes.

Satyrs were dancing around the big fire. There were also various musical instruments playing. However, the traditional music of the centaurs were based on the drums, so the whole atmosphere was reminiscent of being in an army.

After the satyrs, it was the succubi who showed off their dancing skills. Unlike the satyrs’ dance which was energetic and raw, the succubi were gorgeous and sensual.

Everyone had already drunk some alcohol, so they couldn’t help swallowing at the sight, while Chris covered Caitlin’s eyes with a big palm. Caitlin pouted and complained, but no one took her side.

The party was a prelude to the introductions of three groups which had arrived through the transportation formation. In-gong already knew Anastasia’s and Vandal’s groups.

So, the sword duke introduced the last group, the sura warriors, to In-gong.

“Prince, you were introduced to Indara before.”

“It is great to see 9th Prince.”

Indara greeted him in a cool voice, and In-gong nodded. In-gong had already knew Indara from the mission at the Sanctuary, so only brief greetings were exchanged. With Indara as the leader, 20 sura warriors had left the Sanctuary. This was a considerable number when considering the fact that there were only dozens of sura warriors.

By the time the greetings were over, the succubi’s dance had finished. As the music stopped, Caitlin stared at Chris’ palm and asked in an uncomfortable voice,

“Has it finished?”

“It has finished. You can now look.”

Chris removed his palm and patted Caitlin’s head. It was a sweet touch, but Caitlin was still upset.

“I can see it. It is me.”

“Uh, you can’t watch it yet. It is too stimulating.”

Chris knocked on Caitlin’s head lightly. He was more like a father taking care of his daughter, instead of a brother.

However, Caitlin was still dissatisfied. Caitlin was already 15 years old, and her 16th birthday would soon be arriving. In the Demon King’s Palace, 18 was considered the age of adulthood. However, in the lycanthrope society, it was actually 16 years old. She was tired of being so controlled that she couldn’t even watch the succubi dance. While Caitlin was pouting, the sword duke chuckled and said,

“Princess, don’t be too upset. The sura will show you their sword dance.”

“The sura’s sword dance?”

“Yes, it is quite exciting.”

The sword duke shrugged and gestured to Indara, who delivered a brief request to the satyr musicians and stood in front of the large fire with nine sura warriors.

“I will start.”

As soon as Indara laughed, a strong aura storm pushed around the big fire. It was because 10 powerful suras had opened their aura at the same time.

Once everyone’s gazes were focused on them, Indara and the suras started moving their swords. Thanks to their aura, the swords shone in different ways as they danced among the flames, creating a spectacular sight.

Caitlin quickly fell for the sword dance. Anastasia, who was still questioning Felicia about what was going on, soon forgot about that matter for a while.

In-gong also watched the sword dance with excited eyes. It was due to the splendor and beauty as well as the hidden meanings in the sura sword dance.

[Sura Sword Dance Lv1 has been learnt.]

[Understanding of Sura Heart Law has increased.]

The clear voice of the woman melted naturally into the music.

Then some time passed by. It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that everyone in the banquet hall was captured by the suras. The excited centaurs and satyrs woke up from their daze and applauded. During this exciting atmosphere, the sword duke laughed and glanced at In-gong.

“Prince. Can Prince give us a show?”

“Huh?”

“The gandharva are a species of heavenly dancers. Please fulfill this request for me.”

The sword duke’s voice was louder than usual. It seemed to be directed at those around him, rather than In-gong. And it worked. All eyes gazed at In-gong expectantly, with Caitlin’s shining the brightest. The sword duke observed Caitlin as he asked,

“Do you want to see?”

“Yes, yes! I want to see!”

She was shouting so excitedly that it couldn’t be helped.

‘I received a bunch of gandharva passives, so it should be okay somehow.’

He had also just learnt Sura Sword Dance. When In-gong got up from his seat, the atmosphere of the banquet suddenly became heated. In-gong thought about it as he walked slowly toward the big fire.

‘Let’s go for something brilliant.’

However, he felt embarrassed to dance alone.

“Green Wind.”

Green Wind showed up in solid form the moment In-gong called her. In-gong grabbed one of Green Wind’s hands naturally and moved like he was escorting his wife.

“Ohhh!”

The surrounding people quickly became noisier and more excited, and In-gong commanded Green Wind to scatter the heat of the big fire. Then because of what In-gong was going to do next, he took a deep breath.

“Spiritualism, Four Heavenly Kings.”

“Apostle Appointment, Green Wind.”

In-gong and Green Wind whispered at the same time, and at that moment, a brilliant light appeared and they transformed. The centaurs and satyrs couldn’t even speak to express their admiration. In his divine state, In-gong was beautiful. The fragrance of his Divine Scent spread about and made everyone fall into ecstasy. Green Wind was also formidable. The centaurs and satyrs still prayed to her, a beautiful goddess of the wind.

In-gong and Green Wind held hands and started dancing. It was an awkward dance, but that didn’t matter.

“Ahh…”

The satyrs held their hands together, like they were praying, and burst into tears, while some of the centaurs grabbed their chests, and Amita sniffed happily. However, that wasn’t the end. The succubi watching the dance moaned and fainted.

Yet, no one looked at them. They were too engrossed in In-gong and Green Wind’s dance.

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‘A failure.’

In-gong thought as he saw the devastated banquet hall. He had consumed a huge amount of magic power when using Pheromones and Divine Scent.

‘There are even people who fainted.’

However, that was natural.

The succubus species were very sensitive to pheromones. For them, In-gong’s pheromones were effective enough to be a natural enemy.

The expression in everyone’s gazes toward In-gong changed after the welcoming party. Even Anastasia was looking at In-gong with envious eyes. Thanks to this, Felicia’s struggle with Anastasia was alleviated. There was one more person who was fascinated by In-gong.