Chapter 53 - Masquerade P2 (1/2)

A few minutes later

After Rhys had left her, Lyn felt bored. She didn't know anybody here, and she didn't want to strike up a conversation with anyone since it involved introducing herself.

When Lyn looked up, she found a pair of eyes on hers and knew instantly who it belonged to.

She made eye contact, and he looked at her in complete disbelief as she mouths,' I came.' Lyn caught a faint tint of pink that appeared on his cheeks. Fufu, so he lets his guard down in front of her? She's relieved that she came after all. Just now, when she walked down the steps, he seemed so tense.

”Lady Lyn, please wait. Could it be that the reason you attended this ball is..”

Lyn stopped and winked at the auburn-colored haired girl, ”Now now Pupillam. Like I would do something like that.”

Pupillam placed her hand on her forehead and sighed deeply, ”I knew it…. Please don't do this again; you're troubling your guards like this.”

”You didn't all have to come with me.”

”Like we could leave you alone!” Pupillam exclaimed.

Though she told nobody else about coming here, when Lyn spotted not only Pupillam but the Supreme General, Lyn knew that somebody else ratted her out. Well, she supposed there is nothing wrong with them being here too. It made her feel more at ease.

The reason why Lyn went to this ball. Even though she usually refuses such invitations is because of him. The host of the ball, the Ichinose family. Had she been a normal girl then doing something like this isn't possible? They are both members of the elite, and yet they live in different worlds.

It's something she had always known and yet seeing him just now confirmed her thoughts. Coming here because she was worried about him, honestly, what is she doing? That and she glanced around her surroundings if she's lucky that person should also show up here.

Still, her gaze landed on her clothes even now she isn't used to wearing clothes like this. No matter how many balls, banquets she attended wearing these clothes. Long dresses like this are quite stifling. Lyn wondered if Allen would realize it's her, she's wearing clothing that she would generally evade.

Places like this are genuinely stifling to her and yet perhaps in its own way; she has gotten quite used to it.

”Lady Lyn,” a deep voice interrupted her thoughts.

Lyn turned around then and spotted a man with deep midnight blue colored hair and deep midnight blue eyes. The person immediately drew the crowds attention.

”… That's the first Prince…”

”Could it be…”

She felt everybody's curious gaze on her, though she wore her mask. It felt like they could see through her. Where did Rhys go when you need him? How useless.

”Prince Ralph. It has been quite a while since I last saw you.”

”Indeed it has been. You appear to be doing well.”

This man is the first Prince of the Ichinose family, one of the top noble houses in the Mist Kingdom.

”Yes.”

This man is the one who succeeded the Ichinose family two years ago. The music began to play halting their conversation.

Ralph turned to her, ”May I honor thy fair lady the first dance?”

Pupillam pulled her aside.