The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　But I don't know what to do anymore.

　She was just a naive girl who had spent most of her life in a birdcage.

　"What should I do?"

　As the saying goes, when you can see others, others can also see you.

　Emma, ​​Eudora, and Aurora, though in different positions, all have their attention on Pandora.

　Emma's thoughts are actually rather detached.

　She put on makeup again today; she learned to do it herself.

　What I want to do is just like last year: wait until Dak has finished his third jump and sat down to rest, then go and bother him a little and dance a simple song.

　And then, they parted ways.

　But this year, even if she deliberately avoided the first half and avoided Pandora, it will be difficult to achieve her goal in the second half.

　Because the queue was just too long, there were even more magical elves in line.

　This really disrupted her rhythm. She didn't know whether she should rush ahead of the group of magical elves, or wait until the magical elves had also had their fun, which would probably be until the end of the ball.

　My usually clear and organized thoughts have become slightly disordered.

　Emma was certain that she wasn't good at handling these kinds of things.

　Eudora pursed her lips and stared intently at Dark.

　She felt like an assassin.

　The kind that flees a thousand miles away if they miss their target.

　If she musters the courage to go out tonight and is rejected again, she might really run away to the ends of the earth!

　She'd heard that everyone on the Star Tower spoke very pleasantly; perhaps she should go check it out (sadly). Anyway, she was now looking for an opportunity, a chance to strike decisively.

　During this process, she sensed a ferocious beast lurking to her side and behind, which terrified her.

　But she withstood the pressure!

　"Well done, Eudora!"

　She cheered herself up, forcing herself not to pay attention to the oppressive dragon's might.

　"You can do it, Eudora!"

　Aurora was positioned further back than Eudora and Emma.

　Before today, she had twice sneaked into Dak's bedroom under the guise of delivering late-night snacks. But she failed to deliver the invitation to the ball on either occasion.

　It's certainly not because she forgot—how could she possibly forget something like that?

　However, deep down, she still harbored a stubbornness and reserve typical of young girls, and she hoped that it would be Dark who took the initiative to extend the invitation.

　So after much deliberation, she ultimately decided not to make the chicken soup that night.

　By the second night, she had finally reached the end of her plan. Originally, she thought that if Dak didn't take the initiative to invite her again, she would compromise and take matters into her own hands!

　However, when the time came, she hesitated again.

　An idea suddenly popped into her mind.

　Is it really meaningful to force yourself to dance in the second half?

　Once the thought came to mind, it was hard to suppress.

　She felt that all her plans had been a sham.

　Between what she wants and the current situation, there is an impenetrable wall.

　The name of that wall is "Pandora"!

　Before breaking through this wall, all the seemingly "successful" moments are meaningless.

　It is a deadly poison that corrodes the will, a seductive net that teaches people to compromise.

　She asked herself what she really wanted.

　Her heart told her the answer.

　Because of a momentary lapse in judgment, Aurora ultimately failed to send out the carefully prepared ball invitation.

　And then it came to this point.

　She's still struggling with the question of "whether or not to go for it!"

　If I were to go up there, it would feel like I was scrambling to eat a bone that someone else had thrown down.

　If I don't go, I'm afraid I won't even get a bone.

　She wouldn't normally get hung up on this kind of issue.

　But even girls themselves can't fathom what's on a girl's mind.

　For a moment, she was somewhat obsessed.

　The whole situation was much more complicated than Dark had anticipated.

　But the complex situation actually created an opening for him.

　If Emma, ​​Eudora, Aurora, and Rose appear at the same time and surround him after he jumps to level 3 with Diana, he will probably have a really hard time making a choice.

　As for the current situation.

　For the time being, only Diana was in front of him.

　Thinking about other girls while dancing with the girl you like is disrespectful to all girls.

　Therefore, he deliberately restrained himself and became completely absorbed in dancing with Diana.

　He had mastered the rhythm that Diana liked, and from slowly dancing along with her rhythm, he turned around and led her to more intense climaxes. The two gradually developed a greater understanding, and Diana also learned more positions.

　Diana even felt that it wasn't a big deal that she could enjoy it so much by just enduring a little grievance.

　But happy times are always short-lived.

　The end of this piece felt rather abrupt to both of them.

　Diana hesitated; she didn't want to stop at all.

　After summarizing her experience from last year, she did not wear stilettos to make herself and Dak look more compatible.

　The deep red crystal ballet shoes fit her perfectly; she felt no soreness and had no worry about the heels breaking.

　She can keep jumping, just like Dak and Pandora, for half an hour, or even a whole hour!

　But she didn't know that Dark couldn't wait any longer.

　Professor Cazell was not in the banquet hall from the beginning of the party.

　He started preparing for tonight's experiment not before the party, but yesterday and the day before.

　The day before yesterday was Sunday the 22nd, and he returned from the underground city.

　And starting that night, Ollie also disappeared.

　Incidentally, two new maids arrived that afternoon.

　However, the two maids were not there to undergo the experiment to remove the Netherworld Fire, but to hand over goods. The gifts that Dark had ordered from the Duke's mansion, concerning the magical elves, were also brought over.

　But tonight, just before the second half of the ball began, Dark returned to the banquet hall and found that Professor Sylph was also gone.

　In addition, Sister Carlian, Professor Jones, Professor Mitia, and Professor Lily are also missing.

　As for Principal Arte's alter ego, it has been missing for a long time.

　From then on, of the professors who had ventured into the dungeon together last time, only the innocent-looking Professor Nene remained, squatting there and fighting with Snorlax for food (lol). From then on, of the four house heads, only the current head of the Fool's House, Professor Hodelborough, who teaches magical languages, remained at the scene.

　He sat in the corner behind the teachers' seats, his hawk-like eyes sweeping across the entire hall with a sinister gaze, as if he were about to seize one hundred and eight murderers from within its walls.

　Fortunately, Professor Nini used her massive body to block his gaze from the assassination attempt, so he could only see a little bit from the side, which prevented him from achieving his goal of becoming the atmosphere destroyer.

　Seeing that all the professors were yo-yoing, Dark's heart was filled with restlessness.

　Even if he couldn't participate in this small experiment led by Professor Cazell like other professors, even if he wasn't involved in any of the preliminary steps, he still wanted to see the results, to witness the moment of its success.

　He didn't want to miss such a precious and great moment.

　He couldn't wait to rush to the secret passage and the experimental site!

　"11:30!"

　He set limits for himself in his mind.

　Everything needs to be taken care of before 11:30.

　No more delay!

　"Da, Dak"

　Diana tilted her head back, her lovely face, already showing signs of becoming a beauty, slightly raised, her unusually shy eyes fixed on her, her watery eyes brimming with anticipation.

　Dark felt a sharp pain in his heart, and his feet began to tap to the rhythm of the second dance.

　"Ah."

　Pandora pursed her lips and swallowed the tea she had in her mouth in one gulp.

　She discovered that Diana's threat level had increased by one degree!

　Cut constantly, the rationale is still chaotic.

　Dark's soft heart is both a strength and a weakness.

　Everything has two sides.

　"After all, Diana arrived first."

　Suddenly, a sentence rang in her ears.

　This made her eyes suddenly tighten, but she didn't turn her head to look.

　Rose suddenly blurted out this sentence out of the blue. Was she saying it to her or to herself?

　Who knows?

　No one knows.

　The atmosphere on Christmas Eve became unpredictable and turbulent.

　Each dance song on Christmas Eve was shortened to between five and six minutes.

　In about 30 minutes, you can dance to about five songs.

　As the second song was about to end, Dark finally adopted a preemptive strike tactic.

　As their footsteps intertwined and their bodies drew close, he whispered in Diana's ear, "Merry Christmas."

　Christmas hasn't arrived yet.

　Diana thought to herself that she was being led off the stage by Dark in a daze.

　"Three more songs!"

　On Christmas Eve, this stage seemed to instantly transform into a battleground where every second counted.

　Dark released Diana's hand and turned to look at the magical sprites. Sylveon was already hopping over like a rabbit with a joyful expression.

　"(>^^ It's finally Sylveon's turn!"

　It thought so.

　But between it and Dark, a six-pointed star array inlaid with stars and moon suddenly lit up.

　Yudora, one of the three philanderers, suddenly appeared from the magic circle. She pursed her lips, her face flushed red, and grabbed Dak's hand.

　A look of astonishment flashed across Sylveon's face.

　Yudora, who had been rehearsing alone in her dormitory time and time again, kept looking down at her toes and walked towards the stage with Dak's hand without stopping.

　She wouldn't ask aloud, even though it would be impolite, but by not asking, she wouldn't be rejected, and she knew Dark wouldn't stand idly by.

　She has already risked it.

　Sure enough, after only a brief pause, Dark walked towards the stage following her lead.

　"The prophecy has come true!"