The students who had made prior arrangements also headed toward their respective dance partners.
She watched Dark walk up to her, then took the initiative to extend her slender, fair hand clad in a white lace glove.
Dark hesitated for a moment.
It was not until he saw Senior Betty nearby, standing where she was and merely blinking at him, that he suddenly understood.
There were no outside guests at tonight's ball, so the students could dance and revel to their hearts' content without restraint.
At the edge of the stage, Dark encountered Pandora Dragon.
Senior Pandora, who had still been dressed ordinarily during the awards ceremony, had somehow changed into formal attire in an instant.
As the "big stars" of this year's Masquerade Ball, Dark and Pandora seemed to carry their own glow, drawing most of the attention in the hall the moment they appeared.
The two of them almost immediately became the center of the ball.
Pandora looked at him with a beaming smile.
At last, Dark placed his hand in her palm.
Then the two stepped onto the stage together and joined the other students in a ballroom dance.
Senior Pandora leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Wait for me after the ball."
Then she drifted away to join Hephaestus, who had emerged from the professors' section. Mother and daughter began thoroughly enjoying the first Halloween Ball they had spent together.
On the other side, White God withdrew his gaze and sat in a corner with the Blood Princess, who had blended into the crowd, speaking quietly with her.
But they had all grown accustomed to this level of attention. Once they began dancing, they could see no one but each other.
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It was not until the song ended that Dark reluctantly let go of