"Didn't we agree on this?"
"You hate Linda, right? The number 1 wooden slip is useless to you. Why not exchange it for 10,000 gold coins?"
"You're not planning to back out, are you?"
Despite Sirin's repeated questioning, Lia gripped the wooden stick tighter and tighter.
The questioning looks from the crowd made her face burn and her heart pound.
Leah had a gut feeling that if she sold the wooden token to Sirin, she and Linda would become strangers forever.
Leah couldn't figure out her feelings for Linda. Enemy, old teammate, friend, competitor... each one seemed to fit, yet none of them were quite right.
The only thing she was certain of was that she didn't want to become a stranger with Lin Da, drifting further and further apart.
Even if she is resented, Leah hopes that Linda will remember her.
"It's just ballroom dancing, what's the big deal about embarrassing yourself? You've already embarrassed yourself once, what's the big deal about embarrassing yourself again?"
'And you can also use your terrible dancing skills to embarrass Linda too—a win-win situation!'
In Leah's mind, it was as if a little black devil with a fork was slowly tempting her.
Then another little angel with a halo appeared, anxiously saying:
'Lia, you absolutely mustn't listen to it! It's definitely better to gain Linda's approval than to be resented by her, right?'
Even if we can't be teammates anymore, we can still be friends! Don't you want to team up with Linda in future Mythic+ dungeons? You've experienced how thick his shield is, right? With Linda supporting you from behind, you can charge your energy without any pressure!
In my mind, two little figures, one black and one white, were arguing wildly.
Leah covered her ears and yelled irritably, "Alright, all of you, stop arguing!"
The hall fell silent.
The female adventurers who wanted to exchange wooden tokens with Leah understood something and looked at Leah with surprise.
They looked embarrassed and awkwardly retreated.
Xilin was also somewhat surprised.
It wasn't exactly an accident. Sirin had already noticed Lia's attitude towards Linda, but Lia, being proud, refused to admit it.
To Sirin's surprise, Lia yelled at everyone to drive them away.
If Linda were to be approached by other glamorous and shameless women, Xilin would definitely stop her.
But Lia was her only close friend. Although having green hair on her head was quite uncomfortable, Sirin considered that high succubi had long lifespans, and that the Demon King would grant her and Linda the right to immortality after his arrival. Sirin could barely accept temporarily letting Lia use Linda.
There's nothing we can do but assume Linda went there to practice her skills!
“I hope you can seize this opportunity.” Sirin smiled and patted Leah on the shoulder. “After all, you are my best friend. I would rather you be the one to have your chicken stolen by Eiko.”
"What?"
Lia was somewhat bewildered by Sirin's puzzling words.
My best friend? Who are you?
I don't know them at all!
anyway,
The dance began with melodious jazz music.
Couples of beautiful men and women walked hand in hand into the center of the hall with elegant steps.
There was a trembling, unsteady figure, like a kidnapper—his dance partner was the monstrous Jet, a Star Rank with explosive muscles.
There's also Gale, beaming with pride, and Minnie, the captain of the dragon-slaying adventure team, looking utterly miserable.
Of course, the most attention-grabbing person was the party host, Linda.
He was impeccably dressed in a suit, holding the hand of a red-haired girl, dancing to jazz music.
On both sides of the seats, Ai Kesuan's eyes were wide open.
She had been praying to the World Tree Goddess, saying she'd let anyone draw the number 1 lot, just not Lia...
Praying is completely useless!
Aiko felt a little panicked. She couldn't let the red-haired dwarf win, no matter who it was! She could tolerate people far away living well, but she absolutely couldn't tolerate people around her living better than her!
Especially one that she saw as nothing more than a powder keg flying around!
'With Lia's dancing skills, she dares to go up there? She'll embarrass herself terribly, make a fool of herself, and severely damage Linda's favorability!'
Eko smiled outwardly, but inwardly she was so angry that her features were contorted, and she frantically cursed Leah to have bad luck.
At this moment, the guests were all looking forward to Linda showing off her dance skills.
Ballroom dancing is an activity of high society. It is not cheap in terms of both difficulty and cost. Those who can dance ballroom dance well are admired by men and admired by women.
But it's clear that Linda is lagging behind in this aspect.
Everyone quickly realized that Linda's dancing skills were quite average; among the dozens of couples in the hall, she was among the worst.
Linda's dance partner, Lia, was even worse at dancing.
The two were more like fighting than dancing.
You pushed me, I pushed you, and we stumbled and almost bumped into someone.
Linda's leather shoes were soon covered with Leah's footprints.
"How about we stop?"
Linda looked helpless and conveyed her meaning with her eyes.
Don't embarrass yourself, go back and rest.
Leah stubbornly shook her head.
If you look closely, you'll notice that Leah is wearing makeup today.
It's very faint, almost invisible.
But with Linda holding Lia's hand, even at this extreme distance, one could still see the faint eyeshadow and lipstick on the girl's face.
Her fiery red hair fluttered as she danced, her eyes were unwavering, and her hands gripped him tightly, as if in a tug-of-war.
Leah's attitude was clear: Letting go? Impossible!
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