[Chapter Size: 1552 Words.]Third Person POVOrario, Apollo's Mansion.

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  ...Lucius admired her beauty for a few seds before raising the hand ected with hers o their bodies, while slowly pg his free hand on her waist, ready to start their dance...."I believe you have impeccable dance skills, don't you, princess?" He smiled at her while asking, aking his eyes off her emerald orbs."I learned a bit from my friend, Aina. We used to practi my quarters many years ago in the forest of the high elves," she said categorically, as if experieng a nostalgic feeling. This surprised Lucius with the elf's expression."It's the first time I've seen you smile like this..." Lucius couldn't help but ent with a raised eyebrow."What do you mean?" She tered with a question.Meanwhile, Lucius began to lead the elvey in the midst of so many couples on the dance floor with the first steps; even Bell and Aiz were dang there."I always see you with a serious or unfortable face. It's the first time I've seen you look so... let's see... Natural, I believe that's the right word!" Lucius ughed amusingly while the elf ined her head to his chest, ed by the embarrassment of fag this bold human mage.While this woman was ed by the embarrassment of the decration, Riveria naturally followed Lucius's steps, who led the dance, and it was something that surprised her too. After a while, her state of embarrassment passed, she looked at the man in front of her, lifting her head, revealing a look that veyed surprise and perhaps a hint of admiration.

  "And you, what's your story with the ability to dance? You seem quite natural at it too." She praised him as he took trol here, with quite splendor in her opinion."My family is noble; I grew up with some lessons about things my parents expected from one of their children and hoped I wouldn't embarrass the family. So, I had many lessons on nguage and writing, ws, etiquettes, dance, and military training, a plete package, you know?" Lucius joked with a wink i part.Riveria ughed pleasantly at this, exposing another natural smile."Hahaha, I uand, I rete because I didn't have a very different life from yours then." She said with good humor."So, a dao our families and the expectations they held for us. I disappointed my family; I don't know about you..." Lucius announced and tio dah a response of a pyful ugh from the elf."Well, I guess we are more alike than I imagined..." She had to admit as she followed Lucius.They didn't even notice how time was flowing around them, each step of Lucius in perfect harmony with the background music. As the dance tihey became the ter of the pce, as Lucius merged the dayle he learned in this world with that of his past life, creating a unique and eye-catg aspect. Rivera, in turn, could only follow him as he tossed and twirled her several times, but she was naturally enjoying it.

  Lucius guided Rivera in smooth turns, keeping her close before releasing her gently, creating a feeling of lightness and fluidity.In a special moment, Lucius spun Rivera while holding one of her hands, and she extehe other as if tossials into the wind.

  At moments, they glided across the dance floor in coordieps, maintaining a charming closeness as they moved with grace. The gracefulness of Lucius's movements, bined with the beauty of the elf, drew curious looks from everyone around. The hall seemed to revolve around them, as if the dance were a magical maion transding time and space. The sparkle in Riviera's eyes indicated that she was not only surprised by Lucius's skill but also enjoying the experience of being led by this intriguing mage.

  "Mom!!! She's being corrupted!!" Loki couldn't help but cry, looking at the couple that attracted the most attention on the dance floor.

  "Lucius-Kun, don't get involved with that damned Loki's daughter!!" Hestia shouted beside her.

  The two goddesses made a se for the eai of those close to the area.

  "Hehehe, it looks like our heroes are having quite a bit of fun!" Hermes couldn't help but look amused at the two pairs he subtly paired, while Asfi looked at him huffing, as she had the task of keeping those goddesses from interfering with the ball.

  "Isn't that the elven princess? How she be dang with a human?" Someone in the crowd of spectators spoke.

  "That's surprising; are they a couple? I mean, she has the purest elf lineage; I doubt it's a romantic retionship. They're just dang..."

  "That's true, I never imagined Larfal Ljos Alf allowing his only daughter to be involved with another race, tarnishing the purity of his lineage."

  "Anyway, it's quite iing. A beauty like Princess Riveria is coveted by many, but no one has ever e close to a's the first time I've seen her so close to the opposite sex."

  "But you have to admit they're really good!"

  "I've never seen anyone dance so well; I'll invite him to dah me!"

  "Besides dang, that man is quite handsome too."

  "I think they make a beautiful couple. The princess seems happy."

  "Do you think this will cause any tensioween the families? Elves are very protective of their lineage."

  "He is that mage from the Hestia family."

  "Yes, Lucius Draknar. I heard rumors that he humiliated Hyakinthos a few days ago, and now he's at this ba, from Apollo's own family..."

  "Yes, that's the one, Lucius Draknar. He's been causing a stir tely."

  "I hope they keep dang. It's like a show!"

  "Fufufufufu. It seems that tonight will be even more iing than I thought it would be!"

  "Some show, will begin soon!"

  While the gossip and murmurs were heard among the spectators, Lucius was unaware of these ents as he spun Riviera once more to clude this danbsp;

  "That was quite enjoyable, I admit." Riviera couldn't help but ent at the end when the bards fihe musid were about to start another.

  "How about this dy granting me one more dance?" Lucius asked, raising an eyebrow with a pyful toubsp;

  "It seems like my student is quite demanding." She tered with a smile and tinued.

  "But I be avaible for one more enjoyable dance." She responded with a smile, as these moments were rare for her, and she was finding them quite pleasant.

  So, with the first melodies of the instruments, Lucius took his first steps while Riviera followed shortly after.

  'Strange, I believe Apollo should have already made his move with Hestia, but for some reason, he's still silent, while Bell and Aiz were starting the new song together,' Lucius thought as he danced with the elven princess.

  "Any problem?" Riviera asked as they danced, her thoughtful expression not going unnoticed by her.

  "It's nothing, just had a strahought," Lucius said and quickly ged the subjebsp;

  "They seem well." Lucius ented as he looked at the younger adventurer from his family with Aiz.

  "They do seem so. I'm happy for Aiz." Riviera couldn't help but ent as she looked at them. She always saw Aiz as an adopted daughter, whom she had instructed from a young age, and khat she was ed by the fmes of revenge, so much so that she attacked a goblin of the man in front of her in a otion some time ago due to her hatred for monsters.

  But Riviera was genuinely happy for the emotionless girl experieng hings like a simple dah the opposite sex, especially with someone who seems to like her a lot and she seems to reciprocate the same feeling.

  "MY PRECIOUS AIZ!! MOMMY!!!!""MY LITTLE BELL!!! LUCIUS-KUN!!!!"While they dahere were two goddesses uo ehe dance floor to stop all this absurdity. Seds in their heads, they could only keep shouting their names.Lucius and Riviera just smiled at each other as they heard the antics of their goddesses. They were having fun there, even though Riviera was quite reserved; she was experieng hings like Aiz without realizing it.The musitinued until it reached its limit, with Lucius making a pyful Riviera, often ughing in surprise as he spun her rapidly while trolling the elf with his hands a."I think we 't have another song; those goddesses need someoo trol them. I don't want Aiz's moment to be ruined now, so my student here must five me as I go try to trol the situation, as Miss Asfi seems to be reag her limit." Riveria said with a tone ret."I uand, then I'll release you this time, but you owe me another dane other day." He said, smiling."How demanding, maybe I owe you another dahen... I just don't know when I could pay, as I io squeeze all your knowledge in the ing weeks. I won't tolerate zy students!" She warned, imitating Lucius's smile."For me, it's fine, but it's a debt you'll have to pay quickly, as I usually charge i." Lucius said calmly."Hahaha, it's a deal then." She firmed with a small, natural smile and began to walk away.After releasing Riviera to trol the goddesses, Lucius prepared to leave the middle of the dance floor when he heard a voice calling him from behind."Hello, Lucius, could you give me a daoo?" Hearing a female voice, Lucius turo face this woman, waiting for him to take her hand to dance.He stared at her for a few moments with an indifferent face before accepting her outstretched hand and holding her waist to start their third song of the night.They began to dan silence. Lucius didn't say anything while dang with his new partner, but he stared at her, expeg some expnation of why this here and now."You already danced well, but I tell you've signifitly improved your ballroom skills..." She ented in a pyful tone while ign the questioning look from the mage."Let's get straight to the point. Tell me what you want. I'm not in the mood fames...Lidsey." Lucius got straight to the point; his mood wasn't as good as before, s a lot pared to when he was with Riviera."Hm? Is that how you treat me after a while? Have you fotten about your ex-girlfriend, Lucius?" She said, maintaining a ral smile, not liking Lucius's treatment after almost two months without seeing him.

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