Chapter 105
As Felicia tried to approach him unnoticed, Allen, who had always been sharpening his sense of his surroundings, imdiately picked up on her presence.
"Oh... it's just you," Allen said in a disappointed tone.
"What did you an by 'just'?! I walked all the way here to find you, but you responded to like that?! As if I'm so insignificant person!"
"Looking for ? What for?"
Allen's question made her also wonder to herself.
'It's because you're not inside! Don't you want to dance?!' she thought.
Actually, she felt a sense of embarrassnt admitting it, that she yearned for Allen's presence, longing for him to be there after her dance performance. Stand before Rachel, looking at her and join her on the dance floor.
That's why she didn't want Rachel to loosen her dress. She wanted to... try to dance once with Allen.
'But if I tell him about the dance, I will look like I want to dance with him!' Felicia thought.
Then Felicia noticed the right hand that Allen had been looking at. It was bleeding and quite severe. Felicia imdiately approached Allen and held his hand,
"What happened? How can you hurt your hand this badly?!" Felicia shouted.
The wound on Allen's palm was not from a knife slash, the wound was not neat but ssy as there were rips everywhere.
"Even your nails ca off?! What's wrong with you?"
"I'm trying to use my god's blessing. So I need to bleed my hand."
"Can't you just do that at ho? We're in the castle!"
After that, Felicia repeatedly cursed at how stupid and uncaring Allen was to himself.
"Stay there," Felicia imdiately activated her god's blessing.
Since she didn't have a knife with her, she bit her thumb to draw a blood circle. After she spilled the blood, she sat down and prayed. A variety of beautiful flowers grew around them. Then it shone, beating the two moons' light. When Felicia did that, Allen's gaze seed transfixed on her. He hadn't even bothered to look at his own hand anymore.
Ever since Felicia ca out in her dress, Allen unconsciously looked at her the entire evening. He felt sowhat uneasy about constantly looking at her, as he couldn't sense the people around him every ti he did so. It was almost as if Felicia's presence was dulling his senses.
Felicia stood up while looking at Allen's fully healed hand. She didn't realize that they were so close. She always made her blood circle as small as possible. So when she raised her head to look at Allen, Felicia gasped, imdiately backing away because Allen's face was so close in front of her.
"I-I'm sorry..." Felicia said it with embarrassnt.
"Why?"
Allen's question annoyed Felicia but also tickled her a little. Just before, she saw Allen as if he were a different person, but it turned out that he was still the sa Allen she used to know.
"Forget it..."
Felicia looked around; then she started to feel a sense of deja vu,
'Fufu, co to think of it, I t Mr Waldo in the garden, near the fountain, just like now.
At that ti, Mr Waldo saw crying after I foiled my dance. He ca out of the bushes and laughed at . Then just like Allen, he also hurt his hand, and I used my god's blessing after that.
While everyone looked down on , Mr Waldo thanked and praised my god's blessing. I will never forget his word. He said that my god's blessing is…-'
"Your god's blessing is amazing,"
Hearing that, Felicia was imdiately confused. Did her inner voice co out? Could she have said it out loud?
But no... She looked ahead and was sure that Allen had said that just now. Allen looked at his hand, which was now perfectly healed.
"Wh-what?" Felicia spontaneously said that. It wasn't a question, but rather words that ca out in surprise.
"I said... Your god's blessing is amazing. It's more like creating sothing out of nowhere more than manipulating ti. Look..." Allen showed Felicia his fingers.
"My lost nail is growing back."
No... Felicia didn't care about that right now...
She was shocked that Allen had said the sa thing that Waldo had said that ti...
Because everything looked the sa just like back then...
It was as if Felicia went back two years ago when she first t Waldo.
And the feelings she was feeling right now...
When she saw Allen that ti...
Probably no different when she saw Waldo.
There was a flutter in her heart that left her breathless. It was a feeling that she knew all too well, for a fire had smouldered within her for quite so ti. The thought crossed her mind that seeing Allen was probably no different than how she felt when she saw Waldo.
They both found themselves serene and peaceful. The only sounds that could be heard were the soothing trickle of the fountain and the gentle caress of the nightti breeze. They stood together, lost in thought, silently contemplating the aning of this unexpected awkwardness under the starry sky.
Felicia originally wanted to ask about Princess Margaret to him, but sohow she hesitated. She felt that it was not the right mont.
Instead, it was more appropriate for sothing else.
Felicia boldly extended her hand and said
"Shall we dance?"
'I finally said it!' she thought.
For so reason, she really wanted to do it now. She was tired and wanted to rest. But if she didn't do it now, she felt that she would regret it soday. Right now, she feels very happy. She was overjoyed that everything was going the way she wanted it to. And she wanted to rectify the inconsistency of the plan she had built.
And that was dancing with Allen.
"Huh? Why would I do that?" Allen replied coldly.
'This brat!' she thought, annoyed.
"OH CO ON! JUST TAKE MY HAND!" snapped Felicia.
"Has your brain lted from being inside for so long? What are you dancing for if no one's watching? Didn't you want to show off your dress?"
"I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT ANYMORE!"
"Hah? Seriously? Then why did you ask to dance?"
Her heart racing, she looked up at him with disbelief and confusion. The air was thick with awkward silence for a few monts as she searched for the right words to say. "I-it's because..." she stamred, her face flushing with embarrassnt.
"D-Don't you think your dance training will be useless if you don't dance with ?!" She blurted out, feeling her cheeks go red.
As soon as the words left her mouth, she regretted them. But it was too late to take them back now. All she could do was wait for his response, her heart still pounding in her chest.
Allen lowered his head and put his hand to his mouth. Thinking that what Felicia said might be true.
Suddenly Princess Margaret ca to his mind,
"Ah... there's no need. I already did that earlier with soone else. If I'm not mistaken, she's one of the princes; I forgot her na."
Felicia beca even angrier because she suddenly ntioned Margaret.
"Oh my goodness! Do you really need an excuse to dance with ?!"
"Of course I-"
Allen suddenly rembered his promise to Rachel; he should complint Felicia before this night's end!
'That's right; I haven't kept my promise to that woman...'
"Okay, let's dance," said Allen, extending his hand to Felicia.
At the sight of Allen's outstretched hand, Felicia's nerves kicked in and she gracefully accepted his offer. They locked their fingers together and stretched their arms to the right, while Allen's other hand rested gently on the small of Felicia's back and Felicia's hand grasped Allen's shoulder.
As they glided across the garden's floor, Felicia couldn't help but wonder how soone who could wield a sword with such brutality could hold her so delicately. Then they started dancing. With music that only the two of them could hear. Under the bright moonlight. In the rose garden, looking at each other's faces.
Felicia was tired because she had already danced with three people. And her dance with Francis made her even more tired because she had to adjust to him. But when she danced with Allen now, all her tiredness disappeared.
The wind takes away her sweat, blowing her hair beautifully. And Allen was such a good lead that Felicia didn't have to exert much effort.
_This way...
Everything has gone according to the original plan...
I've surprised my father
Then surprised the entire nobility
And then promoted my dress
And now, I can dance happily__
They had been dancing for about 10 minutes when Felicia finally signaled an end to their impromptu performance. She couldn't help the huge grin spreading across her face—it was all perfect.
"Fufu, perfect Allen, I adore you-" she began to gush before Allen abruptly pulled her hand away.
Felicia's smile faltered, replaced by a look of confusion as he drew closer, his mouth near her ear.
Suddenly, he whispered softly,
"Today... you look so pretty."
The unexpected complint caught Felicia off guard, causing her to stutter out a shocked,
"H-hweeh?!"
Shock again
Very shock
Super shock
After dancing with Allen, she finally got rid of everything that was bothering her. At that ti, she was completely
released, free/relieved/and completely defenseless, then Allen suddenly attacked her with his words in that state.
A ntal attack
A critical hit right in her heart.
Despite the chilly night wind, Felicia's skin suddenly beca hot after hearing Allen's words. He slowly let go of her hand, causing Felicia to stiffen like a rock.
Too embarrassed to look at him, she couldn't help but steal a glance at Allen's face—and find him covering his mouth with his right hand and avoiding eye contact. It was the sa look she had seen before, when he pulled her hand away when Francis took her.
The face of an utterly embarrassed man.
But this ti, Felicia could see his face clearer, closer, and redder.
Felicia spontaneously turned around and said
"Th-thank you!" as she walked away, unable to bear the embarrassnt and awkwardness of the situation.
[ILLUSTRATION]
She then ran as fast as she could, away from there. Away from the tense situation that could cause her to die of a heart attack.
'What the hell?! What the hell?! What the hell?! What the hell?! What the hell?! What the hell?! What the hell?! WHAT THE HELL?! !!!!"
Felicia then squatted down in the palace corridor, hugging her face with her hair. Her body was getting hotter, and her heart was beating faster.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" she shouted in her heart while thinking of Allen's shy face.
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