21st Century Necromancer

Chapter 260 - 257: The Ball

The exquisite carriage, pulled by eight white horses adorned with black feathers, glided along the street lit by lamps, heading towards the castle from where faint music and laughter wafted, much like the pumpkin carriage carrying Cinderella to the prince’s banquet.

"It seems I’m missing a pair of glass slippers," Jounouchi Hiromi mused atop the carriage, feeling the slight vibrations from the carriage, and couldn’t help fantasizing she was the Cinderella from the fairy tale wearing glass slippers. However, the shoes she wore were not fairy-gifted glass slippers but a pair of high heels that matched her dress perfectly.

Seated in the carriage, Jounouchi Hiromi looked forward with some anticipation to the events about to unfold at the castle, carefully observing her fiery red evening gown, embroidered with patterns like flames using golden threads, adorned with diamonds, which set off against the red dress like real flames, instantly revealing the extraordinary value of the garment.

"It’s different from the last dress! Do evening gowns really only get worn once?" Recalling the information she once read in a book that mentioned how true noble ladies typically don’t wear the same evening gown twice, Jounouchi Hiromi marveled at the extravagance of the European nobility.

But now, it seemed she could also enjoy such a lifestyle! The thought instinctively popped into Jounouchi Hiromi’s mind.

If she were an ordinary person, she might feel a touch of envy and incomprehension towards such opulence, but the luxury and extravagance brought indescribable satisfaction and pleasure when one could enjoy this way of life.

For Jounouchi Hiromi, such a lifestyle had once been a distant dream, even though she had attained an unreachable height in her career and had a substantial income, she still couldn’t afford such level and degree of indulgence.@@@@

Naturally, as she reveled in all of this, Jounouchi Hiromi also clearly understood that everything she was experiencing was brought to her by the man she loved, which made her even more certain of her initial choice.

The carriage advanced on the snow-cleared road, soon arriving at the castle gates.

"Beautiful lady, may I have this dance with you?" Seeing Jounouchi Hiromi’s arrival, Chen Yu, who had been waiting for a long time, approached her, raised her hand and kissed it gently before extending his invitation.

Jounouchi Hiromi naturally wouldn’t refuse Chen Yu’s invitation. Despite not being very familiar with this kind of dance, she stepped into the center of the hall under Chen Yu’s lead, moving her feet to the music.

"Mr. Chen Yu, who are all these people?" Wearing high heels that seemed to possess "Magic Power," Jounouchi Hiromi’s dance steps became light and nimble, making her seem like a highly skilled dancer, not at all awkward, allowing her to converse with Chen Yu while dancing, voicing her curiosity.

"They are just the backdrop for this party. You are the star tonight, so don’t mind them." Embracing Jounouchi Hiromi’s waist and dancing with her in the golden dance floor, Chen Yu’s lips brimmed with a smile. After a kneeling move, he asked Hiromi, who was reclining in his arms, "Do you like the party I prepared for you tonight, my princess?"

Rising from Chen Yu’s embrace, and spinning with the aid of his arm’s strength, letting her skirt flutter like flames, Jounouchi Hiromi smiled at him and said, "If I am a princess, you shouldn’t have started with Cinderella’s story. And you didn’t prepare just this party tonight, did you? I won’t be satisfied with that alone!"

Though she was very pleased with the party Chen Yu had prepared, she still hoped he had more surprises in store for her.

"The party is just a beginning. The evening’s program won’t disappoint you. I only hope you’re ready for the surprises," Chen Yu whispered in Jounouchi Hiromi’s ear while pulling her close in the rhythm of the dance, "For now, let’s enjoy the party together!"

As the music continued, Jounouchi Hiromi and Chen Yu danced on, surrounded by the crowd of onlookers, as if they truly were the leads in this grand celebration.

When the midnight chimes struck, fireworks burst into the sky outside, and it was then that Chen Yu wrapped his arms around Jounouchi Hiromi’s slender waist and whispered to her softly, "Merry Christmas."