Book 6: Chapter 32
Nier basically became the star of the event.
Nier is a perfect example of a sparrow that turned into a phoenix overnight. As a Valkyrie who had yet to see the world, she had become a princess in the blink of an eye.
A group of ladies swiftly crowded over like men. ‘Friendship drives power’ is a saying that applies to females, too. Of course, what the ladies were after wasn’t power but the glory and wealth that came with power.
Nier is indeed very pretty. Many guys revealed looks of shock and envy when she appeared. The young guys had just come out from under their father’s shelter and yet to see the vast world. They were already utterly shocked at the sight of Nier.
Most surprising, though, was that everyone here could see the empress’s true face.
I think it was because Vyvyan was present as well, and so she wanted to compete, thus choosing not to wear her face-veil.
Vyvyan was a little angry since I chose Elizabeth for the opening dance instead of her. But I couldn’t help it since I promised Elizabeth. During our dance, I could feel Vyvyan’s dark and cold gaze trained on me. Boy, I was so scared my entire body shuddered.
I finally realised why Elizabeth made this request. And that was because choosing to dance the opening dance with Elizabeth was the equivalent of officially acknowledging that this was a dance with my mother. In other words, I was basically acknowledging Elizabeth as my mother.
When we spun in circles, I could see Elizabeth look at Vyvyan and sneer at her over and over again. Vyvyan gripped her goblet tightly like it was Elizabeth’s neck.