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Elton Academy has a fairly large event every five years.
A ball.
The grand hall is lavishly decorated.
Students trade in their uniforms for dresses and tuxedos.
Various nobles of the Alcancia Kingdom and their children are invited.
The students attending Elton Academy are often called the future of Alcancia.
One might ask, why a ball for the future of Alcancia who are already busy growing day by day?
This ball also holds a very important meaning for the students of the academy.
During the seven years of enrollment, at least once, at most twice.
It is a place to make acquaintances and build friendships with nobles.
A means to further solidify the super elites' position within the kingdom.
That is the Elton Academy ball.
Some people find it unfair that some participate once and others twice, and wonder why it is held every five years.
If the ball were held once every seven years, some would have to attend in their first or second year, before they have properly developed their skills.
It is a period with consideration to give them another opportunity after they have become upperclassmen.
Three years is too short, and seven years is too long.
The ball is also an opportunity for professors, who are confined to the academy teaching only students, to expand their external networks.
And.
It is also a very important event for Davian Naone.
One week before the ball.
Ting.
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[Event: Choose a Ball Partner.]
―Find a partner for the social dance party to be held on the evening of the ball.
―Reward: Expansion of the trait ‘Leader's Dignity’
―The efficiency of the trait ‘Leader's Dignity’ is greatly improved.
―Party member combat power (20%→)50% increase
―Number of buffable people (10→)30
―Special note: The ending may change after the event is completed. Choose your ball partner carefully.
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The efficiency of the trait Leader's Dignity is greatly improved.
In a situation where the Demon King might lead the demons and invade at any moment.
It is a necessary reward.
Moreover.
'Ending. The ending, huh...'
The fourth life.
A dreamlike word.
Ending.
Depending on who you choose as your partner for this ball, the ending may change.
But it is completely unknown what will change.
"Hey... Davian."
It was Luna Pueri.
"I don't want to put any pressure on you, and it's not like I'm asking you to do anything. Have you found a ball partner yet?"
"Not yet."
"Would you... like to be partners with me? Ah! Don't feel pressured. You can go with someone else. I'm just asking in case you don't have anyone, if you might want to go with me then."
Luna Pueri.
Through all the iterations.
She's so consistent.
'She's liked me every time.'
Even though the first iteration ended so quickly.
Luna Pueri hovered around Davian so obviously that anyone could tell.
The second, third, and now the fourth iteration as well.
In the third and fourth iterations, she even mustered the courage to confess.
Small stature, silver bobbed hair, large round eyes like a rabbit.
The highest level healing magic user in the entire academy.
Davian's regeneration ability is so great that even Emperor Kaiser Laphax is amazed.
If you add Luna Pueri's healing, you can heal most injuries in real time.
It means you can become a terrifying monster that instantly returns to its original state even when hurt, torn, and broken.
'I haven't really used it properly yet, but it's not impossible.'
When obtaining Venenum grass in the Demon Realm.
He carried Luna Pueri on his back and healed in real time while fighting the Catoblepas that spewed poison.
At that time, it was for real-time detoxification.
'If I use that as real-time healing.'
Assuming that Luna is carried on the back and tied tightly with a cloth.
Even if Davian, who has 10-star power, carries Luna, who is small and thin, it won't slow down his movements.
Instead, he can continue the battle while receiving Luna's infinite healing.
Combined with Davian's regeneration ability, it will surely create a tremendous synergy effect.
"Luna."
"Yeah?"
"I haven't really thought deeply about the ball yet. Sorry. Can you give me some time to think about it?"
"Huh? Oh! Yeah. Sure, Davian. So. I'm, um... in the running to be considered? Or am I? I guess so? Okay. I'll wait, Davian."
Tap tap tap tap.
Luna Pueri ran away into the distance.
"Senior!"
"How did you get in here?"
"Secretly!"
"Secretly?"
Hanna Oliver.
A third-year student this year, and the president of Davian's fan club.
A mage with the rare 'Mind's Eye'.
The most promising student among Davian's one-year juniors.
'Wearing a Cerberus emblem symbolizing the third year on her chest and thinking about wandering around the fourth-year dormitory hallway.'
In some ways, she's amazing.
"If the managers or teaching assistants catch you, you'll get demerits. Go back quickly."
Hanna Oliver smiles brightly.
"Yes! I'm going back. Before that, here!"
She stretched out her arms towards Davian.
In her hands, she held a pink box.
"I made cookies. I wanted to give them to you, Senior."
Well, it's something that has happened often since the fan club was formed, even if it wasn't Hanna Oliver specifically.
"There's also a letter inside."
At that moment.
"Hey! Third year! Why are you here!"
The dormitory manager, who discovered Hanna Oliver, ran over.
"Senior! I'll go now! Please read the letter! Eat the cookies by yourself too!"
Hanna Oliver, who smiled brightly, fluttered her long brown hair and ran towards the dormitory exit.
"Stop right there!"
"I'm going! I'm going!"
"I said stop!"
"I'm going, okay?"
"No, stop right there!"
"Ah! I'm going!"
When he opened the pink box and unfolded the letter, the expected content came out.
[Davian Senior. Would you like to be my ball partner?]
When he entered his dormitory room, Nubes asked.
"Davian! Did you get asked to be anyone's ball partner? Well, I guess Davian, you've gotten a lot of requests. You're so popular."
"What about you, Nubes?"
"Me... not yet. Vellum is probably waiting for me to ask him first. I'm thinking about how to ask him in a cool way."
That's right.
For men and women who have not yet formed a relationship, it can be an opportunity to open up their hearts.
For men and women who are already a couple, it is a matter of worrying about how to ask to be partners in a cool way.
"Try to prepare well so that Vellum doesn't get upset."
"I will. Ah! Davian, there was a letter that came for you?"
"A letter?"
"Yeah. On your desk."
Nubes turned his head back to the desk and diligently wrote something on his notebook.
He is making a list of how to ask to be partners.
Davian looked at the letter on the desk.
[Sender: Jenny Arond]
Jenny Arond.
The second daughter of the Arond viscount family.
Davian saved her life in the process of stopping the war with the Byzant viscount family.
He also saved her once again from a wrong marriage by stopping Sergio Vincenti, who had made a marriage promise with Jenny Arond unintentionally, from carrying out a bomb terror during the festival parade.
[Davian. I was also invited to this Elton Academy ball, but I don't have anyone to go with. Would you be my social dance partner? I'll be waiting for your letter.
p.s. If I don't receive a letter by the day of the ball, I'll assume you've agreed and go alone. I'll be dressed very, very prettily, so look forward to it.]
The ball partner.
It didn't necessarily have to be chosen from among the academy students.
The next day.
Swordsmanship practice time.
Clang!
Bonita and Davian's swords clashed fiercely.
Davian had been doing sparring lessons only with Bonita for some time now.
Other friends changed sparring partners frequently.
But Bonita and Davian couldn't find any other classmates to spar with.
Whoosh.
Bonita swung her ego sword, Eden, fiercely.
Thwack!
Davian's sword bounced back quite a bit.
Of course, they weren't fighting with all their power during the sparring.
Having crossed swords for a long time, the two usually sparred with similar power, similar strength, and similar speed.
Sometimes Bonita would put a little more strength into it, and Davian would deliberately take some power out.
They also did the opposite, creating various situations.
It was the two's training method in preparation for meeting opponents who were similar or slightly stronger.
It was also the driving force behind the two's swordsmanship improving day by day.
Clang!
Once again, the two's swords collided.
Swoosh.
Bonita used Davian's strength to pull the swords that were stuck together towards her.
The distance between the two naturally narrowed.
"Davian."
"Yeah?"
"Have you found a partner?"
"Not yet."
"Is there anyone you have your eye on?"
"Not yet."
"If you really don't have anyone, go with me."
Using the pulling force, Bonita tried to break Davian's balance.
Davian quickly turned his body to the left and widened the distance between Bonita again.
Bonita's red hair, roughly tied back, fluttered in the wind.
Bonita Portis.
If you had to form a two-person party with only one of your friends.
She is the most versatile and stable companion to choose.
You have to choose the right party member depending on who the opponent is and what the situation is.
If you have to choose only one person without any information about the battle, it is unconditionally Bonita Portis.
Although Latia's magic is powerful, she is slow to move and has low defense, which can be a hindrance in some situations.
Even if Luna's healing is omnipotent, there may be several situations where you need a stronger dealer than that.
Moreover.
Just because she is a versatile and stable swordsman companion, it doesn't mean that her skills are mediocre.
Looking at swordsmanship alone, she has reached a higher level than anyone Davian has ever seen.
It's not that her power is greatly lacking either.
Since obtaining the ego sword, her swordsmanship has become even rougher and sharper.
She is a companion whose future strength is beyond comprehension.
'Ego Sword Eden. It was said that she will definitely make her companion the best in the world.'
She has confirmed that her swordsmanship has become sharper since meeting the ego sword.
But she has not yet seen her deployed in actual combat with the ego sword.
Many things have probably changed from before.
Clang!
"Why, don't you like me?"
"No. It's not like that."
"Then you're going with me?"
Her temper is so impatient.
"Let me think a little more."
"Are you playing hard to get? Well. I guess you'd be worried. Just how many women even like you? Ah, I'm not saying that I'm one of the women who like you."
"Rather than playing hard to get. It's a pretty important decision for me."
"An important decision? Who told you to choose a bride? You're overdoing it. You just need a partner, so just pick one."
Well.
The ending changes, so I can't help but be careful, can I?
He didn't bother to say that.
After school.
He is on his way to the private training ground to do some spear training today.
Putting aside the pros and cons of close combat.
The energy that can be emitted while vibrating the entire spear was unusual.
It seemed to be the result of being longer and more flexible than a sword.
At that time.
He heard the voice of a female student calling Davian from behind.
"Davian! Where are you going?"
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