Chapter 126 – SHALL WE DANCE(2)
“Are you going to practice dancing with him?”
“Yes.”
The dance teacher pointed at Elsie with a really embarrassed expression and asked Sieri again.
“Really? With Suin?”
“Su-in, is that… Bad?”
“No. Beasts aren’t bad. I don’t have too bad thoughts about them, but are they… Safe?”
Apparently, the dance teacher thought that Elsie was employed in the mansion as a slave or some lowly status equivalent to a slave. In this world, the existence of a beastman was so low that it was said that it was safe. It’s like when you’re dragging a vicious looking dog without a muzzle, is this dog ferocious? It was the same reason people ask.
Elsie didn’t understand what the dance teacher was saying, so she opened her eyes and said to Chasieri.
“I’m safe, Sister. Don’t worry. I won’t clip my claws while dancing.”
Siri said firmly.
“Elsie is not a slave.”
“Okay.”
The dance teacher was a little shaken by Elsie’s appearance, but she didn’t say anything more. It was because she was hired anyway and she was all about getting paid. In any case, what the dance teacher teaches is Sieri.
Whether Cieri brought in a mermaid or a handicapped person on crutches, it was none of the dance teacher’s business.
“Then let’s begin. First of all, is that… A beast?”
“Elsida. What’s your name?”
Elsie was quite tall for a woman and was wearing her clothes, which clearly showed off her small muscles. Then, with her eyes open, she glared at her dance teacher, who averted her gaze with her somewhat bewildered face. The dance teacher said with a shrunken expression.
“Just call me teacher.”
“I’ll call her Sensei.”
There was no room for negotiation. That’s how her dance teacher’s title she became [Teacher]. The dance teacher asked Elsie.
“Do you know how to dance?”
“Know.”
“Have you ever tried ballroom dancing?”
“None.”
“I see. I understand.”
The dance teacher didn’t ask Elsie any more questions. It was enough to know that she had danced before and that she had some sense. The dance teacher cautiously told Sieri.
“At this point, we’ll have to teach our partners how to social dance…”
“I-I’ll tell the lord well later.”
Sieri was stumped. The dance teacher frowned at her, but she said nothing. She thought that a married couple of Daecheon Shinkyo, a priest and a nun, would not pay for her lessons. The dance teacher wondered how much she should charge for the lessons for the replacement students.
Elsie and Sieri stood facing each other. Her dance teacher started demonstrating her first with her partner.
“Like this, taking one foot to the side, then moving the other foot to the side…”
Elsie observed the movement of her feet with an interesting look on her face. Sieri seemed to be dazzled by the dazzling steps she had never seen before. The dance teacher tried one more step and then said to Sieri and Elsie.
“Come on, try it.”
“Yes Yes!”
“I get it.”
Elsie seemed very interested in this step. It wasn’t until Sieri faced Elsie that she realized she was bigger than she thought. Although Sieri herself was on the short side of her, Elsie seemed to be slightly taller than Lucius. Cieri carefully held Elsie’s hand her, and Elsie asked.
“If you’re ready, move. I’ll adjust.”
“Oh, okay. Bar, I’ll be there right away.”
Shieri carefully moved her foot one step to the side. For the first time, the steps moved very smoothly. She seemed to mimic a crab walking sideways, but I could tell she was at least trying to dance.
Elsie was responding to Sieri’s actions with her very mechanical movements. It is said that beastmen show talent that surpasses humans when it comes to using their bodies. Elsie had only seen the step once, but she seemed to have mastered it perfectly.
After Sieri took her last step, she caught her breath. The dance teacher was talking about Elsie’s talent her with her own partner her. Elsie was, as she said, a woman who knew how to dance.
“What.”
“No. Good job. I did it once without music. This time I’ll try it with music.”
The dance teacher took her little marble from her bag her. She then put her on a chair and started manipulating it around. Elsie asked.
“What about those marbles?”
“This is a magic tool that makes sound. It’s a fairly expensive item, but it’s a very useful item to teach dance like this.”
“Is it.”
As the dance teacher finished her adjustments, music began to seep out of her marbles. Xie Li looked at the dance teacher with a surprised face, who just started dancing her steps to the music with her partner her.
It was becoming a dance depending on where she moved her feet her, even though she was simply moving her steps. Sieri didn’t have the confidence to do these complicated steps to her own music her. Because she had never danced before in her lifetime.
“How about it? It’s simple, right? I’m going to focus on mastering this step through repetition.”
The dance teacher had no confidence in Sieri’s ability to dance. She was convinced that Sierra was more likely to step on all of Lucius’ toes with her horrible steps than her to be the star of her ball with her flamboyant dancing skills of her.
After all, social dancing was just a prelude to the love front, where you confirm your love by moving elegant steps while looking into each other’s eyes rather than flashy dance skills, and what you need for this is a solid basic skill. The dance teacher planned to make Sieri practice only this step.
No one will say anything if you step on the steps well at the prom. In fact, the dance teacher used this method to save countless noble ladies from being embarrassed at the ball.
Cieri returned to her stance her, facing Elsie. The dance teacher manipulated her crystal ball and started rewinding her music again. While the music was playing, Sieri said she had nothing to say to Elsie.
“Well then, please take care of me, Elsie.”
“I also ask for your respect, Sister.”
Sieri took Elsie’s hand again and started dancing. The hairs on her hands gave her a very soft grip. Elsie kept the tips of her own fingers facing away from her as much as possible, lest her claws pop out and hurt Lee.
Sieri felt her hair her go white as soon as her music started playing. She forced her body to move, trying to keep her feet her in time as best she could. But when she was n’t in music, she somehow moved her body her. As the music played, she didn’t know what to do and she jumped out of her way. Sieri unknowingly stepped on Elsie’s foot her.
“Mi, I’m sorry.”
“Okay.
While Sieri, who stepped on her foot her, was shocked at her, Elsie brushed off her mistake her in a very calm tone. But her mistake she did n’t stop there. When she started making mistakes once, Eri forgot her completely the order of her dance her. She had plans where she thought she would put her feet in her, but they all went awry. Sieri swayed her foot her wildly, and she began stepping on Elsie’s foot step by step.
“Mi, I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay. You can make mistakes.”
And once again, Sieri stepped on Elsie’s foot her.
“Mi, I’m sorry.”
“You don’t have to be sorry every day.”
As she persistently pressed the sensitive part where her claws her protruded, Elsie looked at Sieri with her mouth twitching.
“Mi, I’m sorry.”
“…”
When Elsie didn’t say anything, Sieri felt that this time was so hellish. So her first dance practice her was over. As the music stopped, Cieri moved away from Elsie and spoke.
“M-It hurts a lot, Elsie? Are you okay? I’m inexperienced…”
“It’s okay. The nun is light, so it does n’t hurt much to step on it. But she wants you to avoid this part here. It’s dangerous because it’s where her claws her come out. “
Elsie said that, pointing in the direction of the tips of her own toes. Sieri still had a face full of regret. Her dance teacher looked a little surprised that Elsie was more docile than she thought. It was because the beastmen she knew were a very warlike race. In fact, she had been slightly intimidated from the time Sieri stepped on her foot her.
Said the dance teacher.
“Then let’s start over.”
The phrase voice returned. Sieri carefully asked Elsie.
“Elsie. Really, are you okay?”
“If you feel sorry for stepping on my foot, practice hard so that you don’t step on it.”
Elsie grabbed Eri’s hand again as she tried to get away from behind her a bit, and prepared for her practice her. Sieri caught her breath, closed her eyes, and remembered Lucius. Glad she was Elsie, if she’d stepped on Lucius’ foot at the ball, she’d giddy just thinking about it. She started moving her feet to the music once again.
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“You worked hard.”
Practice is over. The first lesson ended without much income like that. The dance teacher advised her to keep practicing the step until the next time. Sieri had only stepped on Elsie’s feet all day today, but she couldn’t dance properly. Elsie sat on her floor, fiddling with her own feet. Siri said.
“I’m sorry, Elsie. Did you hurt a lot?”
“Not really. It’s okay.”
“Well, as expected, just quit… “
Sieri’s confidence was sinking to the floor. She felt sorry for stepping on Elsie’s feet one after another, and she felt like an idiot herself, as her hair turned white whenever she heard the music. It was clear that Lucius would eventually be criticized if he showed such rudeness at the ballroom. Wouldn’t it be better for Eve to go in this situation? Sieri said, shrinking her body.
“That, Elsie. As expected… Something like this…”
“Nun. I don’t know why. I didn’t step on my foot on purpose. You can do that with practice.”
Elsie said to Sieri with an expressionless face. Sieri stared blankly at Elsie. People say that beastmen are stupid, but Elsie has a deep heart. She freed her feet and rose again. There is no music, but there are two people who can dance.
“You have to practice. Sister. The priest will want to dance with you.”
“Yes.”
Cerri grinned. She said, holding Elsie’s outstretched hand.
“Because I have to dance with the lord. Let’s do our best together. Will you help me, Elsie?”
“Help me. But, I have a question.”
“What is it?”
“She asked me to tell her that a priest is a baebanggu. She doesn’t know what it is. When I ask her again, she says she just did it, and she keeps not answering. I think she knows what a nun is .”
“…I’ll give you an answer, so don’t tell anyone else.”
Sieri was trying hard to protect Lucius’ honor her.
