After dinner, all sorts of banquet games were held on the deck and throughout the cabins, reminding Shade of the lively wedding feast he had attended at Lake View Manor.
The young ladies wandered all over the ship, teasing one another as they took part in the various games. The Great Witches provided the prizes, and the wealthy Witches treated them as rewards for the young ladies. The banquet itself was also a way for the Followers of different Witches to get acquainted.
Then, at half past eight in the evening, the ball officially began.
The young ladies eager to join the dance had already changed clothes. Amid applause, Shade and Luvia led the First Dance, followed by casual invitations and playful dancing.
The earlier banquet games had included prizes called "dance tickets." Any young lady holding one of these special tickets could invite anyone to dance once with her, and the other party was not allowed to refuse.
Shade had no idea who had come up with that prize. There were ten dance tickets in total, and Illustrious Miss somehow drew one. The Ship Girl thus smiled and danced the second dance with Shade, while Galina strongly suspected that the big-tailed Blue Dragon girl had cheated on her home turf.
In any case, everyone had enjoyed themselves that day. Even the nonhuman Cat and Unicorns had had fun, and Little Mia particularly liked the day's food.
But no banquet in the world could last forever. No matter how reluctant they were, after Shade and Iluna finished the last dance, the banquet ended at ten o'clock in the evening when all the lights in the banquet hall came on.
Iluna held Shade's hand, looking somewhat forlorn. Next, Shade would temporarily leave Fatumonst Island to prepare for his journey to Kalas