37 Velos Ball (1/2)

Omiros, Prince of Argoa

In front of me, there are two beautiful women in dresses. They are the princesses Kyouka and Shirone, who are scheduled to dance today.

''It's a pleasure to meet you today, Princess.

Parsis curtsies and takes the hand of Princess Kyouka, the younger sister of the hero.

The rose-colored dress suited her well, and she couldn't help but admire it.

Such a beautiful Princess Kyouka was like a painting when she was alongside the beautiful man, Parsis.

I could see that Parsis's eyes were glued to Princess Keoka's chest.

Maybe I should pay attention, but I don't, because I would probably do the same thing if she actually stood in front of me.

For a Parsis to be able to dance with such a beautiful woman, the men at the ball would be jealous of her.

But I don't think he is the only target of jealousy. I am sure that I will be jealous too.

I look at the woman in front of me.

”It's nice to meet you today, Princess Shirone.

Then he takes the hand of the woman in front of him.

The woman in front of me is also beautiful.

She has a dignified beauty that is different from the noble and gorgeous Princess Kyouka, and I hesitate to take her hand.

According to the story, she is one of the wives of the brave. Taking the hand of such a woman would probably cause problems later on, but it would be a bad idea to say it now.

''Well, please take care of ......, Lord Parsis.''

Princess Kyouka replies to Parsis.

Unlike Parsis, she doesn't look too happy.

Maybe it's because she's looking at a brave man who seems to be a very beautiful man, or maybe she's not very happy to the extent of Parsis.

''It's a pleasure to meet you, Sir Omiros.

Princess Syrone greets herself.

I have a feeling that Princess Sirone doesn't seem to dislike herself that much, is it a difference in their personalities?

Now, gentlemen. It's time to go.

Kaya, Princess Kyoka's maid, says.

She's not going to dance to help with the ball, she's going to serve the hall. So from here on out, we will be going separately.

Then, ladies and gentlemen. Let's go.

At the word of Parsis, we headed to the hall.

The ball is held in the courtyard as well as in the hall, as many people come to the ball.

The courtyard is decorated with magical lights and flowers, making it bright and gorgeous.

Royalty and aristocracy of various countries have gathered in the hall. Ladies and gentlemen in colorful costumes are crowding the royal palace.

However, it's not only the royalty and aristocrats who are gathered at this event, but also powerful merchants and citizens. It seems that influential merchants and citizens are also participating in this ball. I don't know the exact number, but it seems that quite a few people are participating in this ball.

As expected of the great kingdom of Velos. I'm sure it wouldn't be like this in Argoa.

To begin with, the purpose of this ball is to provide solidarity between the people of each country. It is a region where there are many demons, so the ball is held to facilitate cooperation between countries.

The ball is also meant to help single men and women find a partner for marriage.

Women, in particular, dress up to the hilt in order to find their future spouses.

Particularly popular are single princes and aristocratic youths. The young ladies dress themselves up in desperate attempts to catch their attention.

However, even if you are lucky enough to catch their attention, it is not polite to dance with the same person in succession, so you have to change partners.

And if you get the one you really want, you make an appointment to meet up with him/her later, or you sneak out together with him/her.

The poor guy or girl who can't get anyone to dance with them.

It is sad to see the women who are the wallflower of the dance floor and the men who won't dance with them, even though they are all dressed up and no one asks them to.

However, after dancing with Princess Shirone, I'm going to become wall ivy. From what I've found out, women shouldn't often ask men to dance with them, so they can do it quietly, and I didn't think there would be a woman to ask me out.

Princess Syrone would have no trouble finding someone to dance with, so that would be good.

When King Ekaras greets you and the music sounds, the ball begins.

As you are walking, Princess Sirone suddenly stops.

''Is something wrong?''

I look at Princess Syrone and see her looking somewhere in the distance.

'Lord Omiros,'

Excuse me?

I'm sorry. I'm sorry I have to run an errand. I'm sorry I can't dance.

Princess Syrone clasps her hands together and apologizes. What could have happened?

Miss Sirone. Is something wrong?

Princess Kyouka, who was beside her instead, asked Princess Shirone.

''No, it's okay. It's not a big deal. Kyouka-san, go dance.

After saying that, Princess Shirone bent down and stealthily headed out of the hall.

The maiden of the sword, Shirone.

He takes the hem of his dress and moves with great haste out of the hall. He already called his own sword with magic.

I was on my way to the hall when I felt a powerful hostility directed at the royal palace of Velos. So I run through the royal palace towards the direction of the hostile intent.

''Syrone-sama!

Kaya comes after her.

Apparently, Kaya felt it too.

Did Kaya feel hostile, too?

Kaya shook her head at the question.

'It was pretty strong hostility,'

I nodded. I felt a powerful hostile intent directed at the Velos Kingdom.

So, Kaya and I, who can use enemy sensing, leave the hall and go in the direction of the hostility that was unleashed on us.

I put out my wings and fly through the air as I cross the city walls. Kaya-san runs as she flies over the ground.

It's already night and it's dark. However, we are able to move around almost without any problems because we can use object detection to know what's there in a 10 meter radius even if we can't see anything.

In this area including the Veros Kingdom, there is a vast forest called the Blue Forest.

I can sense hostility from deep within that forest.

Kaya and I proceed to the source of the hostility.

I go down into the forest.

After a while, Kaya catches up with me.

The trees in the forest are so tall and dense that the light from the stars does not reach the forest.

It's too dark to see at all, but there's someone up ahead. Hostility seems to emanate from that person.

'You're here well.'

Someone ahead of us speaks to us.

'Who are you!　Why are you turning against Veros?!

Kaya exclaims.

'Hmm, no. I'm after you guys. I'm going to kill you guys for killing my little Zeng!

Finally, you can see who it is that has turned against you.

'I see, an enemy strike. So you're an ogre then?

The figure in front of me feels small for an ogre. Does it magically change its form?

'How!　When I say ogre kuzig, I mean me!　Zeng was a good, sweet boy!　Let's see you get what you deserve for killing that zeng!

How can you think of an ogre who uses humans as food as a kind and good boy when you say that?

'What's your reward!　You who have been preying on humans are not qualified to say such things!

Kaya said and pounced on Kuzig.

'Hi!

Suddenly the voice of the one in front of him changes and he falls on his ass.

The voice has changed to that of a different man than the old woman's voice from earlier.

Perhaps it's because he heard that voice, but Kaya stops him right before he raises his fist.

And the powerful hostility I had felt before had completely disappeared from the one in front of me. It's as if the one in front of you felt an uncomfortable feeling as if you were a completely different person.

'Are you ......?'

It's me, Master Kaya!　It is Ethigos!

I couldn't tell because it was dark and he was wearing some kind of robe over his head, but it seemed to be Ethigoth, who was working for the ogre.

'Why are you here?'

I can feel Kaya crowding the Ethigos.

'Ha, yes!　The body was hijacked by the ogre's kuzig. ...... its ......

Etigo replies to Kaya sluggishly.

'Could it be possession magic?'

It's a magic that takes over the body of the so-called target creature.

It's a magic that Reno can use as well. However, she doesn't really want to use it.

And I've heard that possession magic uses a lot of magical power. The real body becomes asleep while it is being taken over by it, and even if it is taken over, it can only use about half the power of the original body, so it is unsuitable for fighting.

''Perhaps that's true. I don't feel the power I felt earlier from this man.''

Kaya answers my question.

'But why: ......'

There's no point in using possession magic if you're going to fight us, purely because you're going to lose strength.

'It looks like we've been lured out. Let's hurry back.

I nodded.

'Um, I'm ...... too dark to see anything. If you leave me here, I can't see .......

Ethigos makes a pitiful sound. Now that he's free of Kuzig's magic, he's a common man who can't use magic. But I don't have time to worry about him.

''I'm worried about the young lady.''

You can hear the impatience in Kaya's voice, which doesn't usually express emotion.

Probably Kujig's target is Kyouka-san. He is planning to lure us and attack Kyouka-san in the meantime.

We have heard about Kujig the Ogre from the people of Koki Country. They say she is an ogre witch and has nine sons.

If that Kuzig is coming, then his sons are probably coming too.

Kyouka-san, who can't control her magic, might not be able to handle it.

''Yeah, let's hurry back. I'll go ahead, Kaya-san.

I put my wings out and fly into the sky. Then Kaya starts to run.

'Wait. ～～～～～'

Ethigos shouts, but it's fine.

'What?'

It was when I was flying to some extent. I felt uncomfortable and went down.

''Lord Shirone!''

Kaya, who was running below, ran up to him.

'There's an invisible wall ....... I think I'm trapped. ......

Probably a magical ward. The warding is blocking your path.

”Ouch!　Apparently, you've been hit!

Unusually, Kaya-san is in a hurry. It's natural because Kyouka-san's body might be in danger.

I'm also impatient in my mind.

If it's an ogre, it can be easily defeated if Kyouka-san gets serious about it.

However, Kyouka-san can't use her magic well.

If Kyouka-san loses control of her magic, Veros will be in trouble.

If we don't hurry up and go back, Veros will likely be a burning field.

I wish that Chiyuki-san and Nao-chan were here at a time like this.

Chiyuki-san would be able to break such wards easily.

Nao-chan would not be caught in such a trap.

All I had to do until now was swing my sword at the front line. That's why I can't deal with them when they come at me like this.

It seems that Kaya-san is the same, and she fell for it as well.

''Shirone-sama. Can you break it?

Kaya will ask you. You can break through the wards by force, but it's faster to break them with magic. It's a good thing that you're not the only one. I'm sure you'll be able to find a good deal more than you need.

'It would be easy for Chiyuki-san, though. It would take me a little longer.''

The wards aren't very strong. But I'm not very good at breaking magic, so it takes just a little while.

I put the magic into my sword and swung it to break the warding.

Goblin Prince Goz.

A beautiful song is playing in the hall.

It's the kind of song that a goblin would run away from at a glance if he heard it. Of course, even though I have a goblin mother, it has no effect on me as a human.

Human females in colorful dresses are dancing to that song.

They are all good females, but they are no match for the female in front of them.

The human female, Kyoka, was more beautiful than any of these females.

He feels superior to be able to dance with that female. I can see the males around me looking at me with envy.

I didn't expect to be introduced to that brave sister of mine.

She reminds me of a brave man.

A beautiful and strong man.

What man wouldn't look at the brave man and be envious of him?

And a man you can't help but feel antipathy towards.

The brave man has all sorts of beautiful women on his side. That alone was frustrating, but he tried to get at Regina as well.

I couldn't forgive him.

But the brave man is strong. It's not someone you can deal with just because you can't forgive them.

I look at the female between my eyes. Its face somehow resembles the brave man. Well, it's natural since she is the sister of the brave man.

It would be very pleasant to make this female succumb on the bed.

The scene is just like making the brave man bend over.

It might make the brave man an enemy, but that desire was not going to be suppressed.

This female was not in Argoa at that time.

I've seen a female named Syrone before. This is the female that came to Argoa with the brave men.

That female called Shirone had gone away for some reason or other. And the unfortunate Omiros, who had no one to dance with, had gone away.

I'm worried about Syrone, but right now I'm more concerned about Kyouka, the one in front of me.

I look at the female named Kyouka again. Kyouka's dress is wide open at the chest, revealing her ample cleavage. I'm tempted to squeeze those breasts, but I hold back for now.

This female doesn't seem to like herself very much. She doesn't even try to look at herself from earlier. She is dancing because she has no choice. That's how it feels.

The female I danced with at dance practice yesterday was looking at me with feverish eyes. That female followed me easily when I asked her out. So I made her feel pretty all night long.

The sight of Parsis was supposed to be attractive to both females. But Kyoka's eyes were cold. Maybe she can see her real face.