I Became the Villain of a Romance Fantasy

26 – Dancing with the Stars

Estelia Academy’s library has several collections, befitting a library known as the best educational institution on the continent.

It was comparable to the Mage Tower’s library, which can be said to be a treasure trove of knowledge, simply in terms of the amount of books held, so there were always students who were passionate about studying here.

Of course, the books in the library were not necessarily only books related to studies, so there were students who stopped by the library for other reasons.

Damian, who was left alone in the library and turning the pages, was also for that reason.

“There is a picture, but it is very difficult to recognize.”

Damian went into a corner of the library and copied the movements drawn in the book.

Although Damien had a genius talent for moving his body, the picture drawn in the book was so unkind that Damian’s current movements were half created by his own imagination.

Even if it wasn’t so, it was not a very good picture for others to see because two people were moving in pairs and moving alone while holding the air. Damian knew that too, so he deliberately went into a corner where there were no people.

Even if that wasn’t the case, Damian and the library manager were the only two currently in the library, but no matter how busy he was with the festival preparations, he never knew if there would be more people like him, so Damian moved his body as quickly as possible.

I wanted to go back to the dormitory, but considering that there were many people looking for me because of the festival, it was better to go to the empty library. If Reinhardt or Richard got caught doing the same thing in the dormitory, she didn’t want to imagine such a terrible future.

festival.

The reason Damian, who had kept a distance of 90,000 miles from dancing throughout his life, was now practicing dancing because of the graduation festival to be held three days from now.

Currently, Estelia Academy, from faculty members to students, is busy preparing for the graduation festival. Professors with heavy buttocks came forward to prepare for the festival, so you can see how much they care about this festival.

You might say that it’s such a big deal for a school graduation festival, but this graduation festival wasn’t just an ordinary graduation festival.

Starting with the children of the Seven Magic Towers, the heirs of prestigious nobles on the continent were all expected to graduate this year.

Crucially, among them were the first prince and the first princess, who could be said to be the owners of the imperial family in the future, so even the faculty, whose motto was equal education, had no choice but to put their heart and soul into this year’s graduation festival. The students also started preparing to enjoy their festival in their own way.

“What are you doing right now…”

When it didn’t seem to change much no matter how many times he moved, Damian let out a deep sigh. Damian had made various efforts to prepare for the future over the past time, but the difficulties he faced this time were of the kind that he could not overcome with the efforts he had made so far.

In the end, when he realized that he couldn’t do it alone and was about to give up, Damian hurriedly straightened his posture and turned his head at the presence he felt from behind.

However, due to the hasty change of posture, Damian’s gestures were very awkward, and it only raised more questions in the viewer.

“…What are you doing here alone?”

“I didn’t do anything strange, so please don’t look at me like that.”

Seeing Elena’s strange eyes looking at him, Damian obediently showed what he was doing here with the open book in front of his eyes.

But Elena, who still didn’t understand, returned the book to Damian and said,

“Um, but why were you watching this all of a sudden? You weren’t interested in that.”

“Because of the graduation festival being held this time. They say that graduates must attend the banquet. That’s why.”

“You seem to remember school events and strange things well, but you don’t remember these things again.”

At Elena’s words, Damian replied with a wry smile.

“The book didn’t go into that detail.”

“It’s the same with the book in your hand. It’s outdated, and it’s a book about the history of society, not a book about dancing.”

“I know. But this book is the only one that has at least a picture of dancing here.”

“And you don’t have to dance at banquets. Why are you so obsessed with dancing? To do something uncharacteristic of you, like drinking on the terrace or in the corner of the banquet hall as usual… Did you get a dance request? “

At Elena’s words, Damian nodded slightly. As soon as Elena saw it, she turned her head away from Damian and said in a small mutter.

“Are you Noel?”

“yes.”

After that conversation, silence came between the two.

Damian was still reading a book without saying anything, and Elena sat next to him, staring blankly into space with her head turned away from Damian. In the end, Damian was the first to open his mouth to the strange atmosphere that flowed without sound.

“I know you won’t like me dancing with Noel, but I couldn’t help it. How could I refuse the princess to dance?”

“There’s no reason why I hate you dancing with Noel.”

“No, it’s all showing in your actions right now. I understand that you care for that child, but even if I look a bit lacking, can you please look at me because I’m working hard like this?”

“Noel would have accepted it without saying anything if you said no.”

“Yes. I would have. If I had, I would have had her resentful eyes in my class until I graduated.”

“It’s not long until graduation anyway, right?”

“… Originally, the aftermath of this kind of thing remains a bit long. It’s best not to make such a thing in the first place.”

“Is that an experience story?”

“No, I heard it from my father. The young lady who refused to dance at a banquet before, said that even years later, she hadn’t forgotten about it. You know. If I had to dance there, I had no choice but Noel anyway. So I won’t ask for a daughter, so could you please allow me to do it?”

However, despite Damian’s excuses, Elena still showed a face that he did not like.

Damian couldn’t understand why Elena was doing this, but she wasn’t sure about the feelings that made her feel bad right now, and she didn’t intend to say it out loud.

However, even that tightly closed mouth could not block the unconsciousness, and her dissatisfaction leaked out in a very small voice.

“In the first place, I wasn’t on your options…”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“It’s nothing. Damien. I’ll be your practice partner. You don’t want to step on Noel’s toe by mistake.”

Damian looked very confused at Elena’s words as she stood up from her seat and reached out to him. Soon, his face began to show concern instead of embarrassment, and he still didn’t hold Elena’s hand and asked her.

“…Are you really okay? I don’t think that’s very good. Well, I’m ‘Demian’.”

“Did you still care about that? Then how do you explain why I’m talking to you face-to-face like this?”

“Who was the one who threw a fist at the first meeting? I got it. If you don’t mind. But please don’t step on my feet on purpose.”

When Damian held her hand, she replied with a thin smile.

“well?”

***

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My senses are now more sensitive than ever.

The breath of her standing in front of my nose flows into me as it is. We were facing each other within a few centimeters of each other, and our distance was so close that if I moved forward even a little, I would touch her.

In terms of distance alone, there had been many times before that they had been closer than now, but this was the first time they were standing facing each other so close. Above all, the part I had to pay attention to wasn’t just the distance with Elena, who was barely reachable.

Every time I moved my body, I had to be careful not to step on her foot.

If it was me, I could have done it with my eyes closed, but now, perhaps because Elena was right in front of me, most of the thoughts in my head were filled with her, making normal thinking impossible. In the end, I had no choice but to get rid of my thoughts by stepping on my own feet.

“Damian. What if you keep stepping on your feet? Are your feet okay?”

“I’m sorry. My body doesn’t move as I want today.”

Both of my hands are holding her, but they are tied and I can’t even pinch her thighs.

I thought I got used to her beauty in my own way, but it seems I was mistaken. I had no choice but to step on my foot to block my steps that kept moving toward her.

As I continued to stomp, Elena closed her eyes for a moment and then told me that she had remembered a method.

“Damian, why don’t you close your eyes for a moment?”

“But then I might be stepping on your foot instead of mine, Elena.”

“It’s okay. And if Damian completely entrusts himself to me, that won’t happen.”

In the end, as Elena said, I closed my eyes and held her hand. As the vision was blocked, other senses began to become sensitive. However, since it was impossible to measure the exact distance from her, it was true that the risk of colliding with her increased compared to when he opened his eyes.

“Try to follow my breathing slowly.”

Elena’s voice whispers in my ear. Following her voice, I began to breathe the same way as her, feeling her breath close by.

When my breath and hers blended so completely that I couldn’t tell them apart, she began to move her feet, leading me.

There was no song to guide them.

The only thing that moves me is Elena. She was the wind that moved me, and I became a bird flying on the wind.

I don’t know if it’s because I closed my eyes, but even though it seemed like a long time had passed, the misfortune of stepping on her feet hadn’t happened once since I closed my eyes.

I became immersed in dancing with her, forgetting the passage of time. I opened my closed eyes, as if I had gained a bit of confidence as the flow continued without interruption.

And when I opened my eyes, seeing Elena smiling brightly at me as I entered, I lost my composure and fell to the floor with my feet twisted.

I can’t really dance

***

Where Elena had left, Damian didn’t leave and stood alone staring blankly at the ceiling.

The dance practice she helped was successful. As expected, it was definitely more helpful to move the body in pairs than to move the body awkwardly just by looking at the picture.

I was confident in moving my body, and it wasn’t too difficult to move in line with her movements. So, with just one practice, Damian was able to perform a movement that could be called a dance, and the practice with Elena was very short.

Damian placed a hand on his chest.

His heart was still beating faster than usual despite the passing of time.

I knew what this feeling was without even thinking about it. I tried to take deep breaths to calm the pounding in my chest, but as soon as I remembered what had just happened, my heart started beating again.

“You have to throw it away. You have to throw it away.”

The two people who thought they would live like people without each other after the breakup joined forces to change the future, and in that way, Elena and Damian shared many secrets that only they had.

changed the future

He saved the princess who should have died and prevented the academy from being invaded by pagans following foreign media.

But even so, there is a line that should not be crossed.

I do not forget that this relationship with her was just a coincidence because we had the same opinion. Not being satisfied with that and thinking more than that is over-enthusiasm and arrogance.

He took another step, realizing that his name was Damian Krause.