[Comprehensive] Goodbye, Asuna

The evening banquet was held as scheduled, Elena's manor was full of flowers, many beautiful noble girls and handsome young gentlemen danced on the dance floor, the smell of the perfume was the fragrance of roses, under the lights, the girls' necks were as slender as swans, and their cheeks were slender. like a red rose, giving off fragrance.

In the middle of the dance floor not far away, Elena was having fun, her light and elegant dancing posture added more brilliance to her beauty, she danced lightly like a painting.And all the people present at her side were eclipsed and became supporting roles.

Asuna was wearing a light yellow dress, which set off her slender waist; her chestnut hair was high and her neck was beautiful.Her exotic style attracts the eyes of both men and women.

Even though it was one of the most beautiful roses at the banquet, Asuna didn't have the desire to bloom like a rose. Standing against the wall, her expression was indifferent, which could only remind people of a knight guarding with a sword.Such a banquet is out of tune with her, which makes her a little uncomfortable.

Rejecting another invitation to dance, Elena danced off the stage and handed Asuna a glass of golden champagne. She left with anger a few hours ago was just like an absurd hallucination. Her smile was gentle and her tone was kind: "Why? Don't change the way, my dear Asuna. Repeated rejections will only arouse their desire to compete. You know, they like the game of hunting for sex, and a cold and unique beautiful girl like you will become an embarrassing Their eager prey."

"Is Elena also a prey? I don't want to have anything to do with them," Asuna felt uncomfortable with Elena's words, she took a sip of champagne, mellow and sweet, "Should I feign guilt and leave? I'm not used to this occasion."

"I am the biggest prey here. I am both powerful and beautiful. These depraved moths think that if they get me, they are equal to human rights." She nodded to a man who raised her glass and winked at her from a distance, as if what she just said As if to compliment his demeanor, "And a love affair is for the nobler and more beautiful women, they regard it as a badge of charm, they pursue these superficial things, just like my hounds, competing with the most beautiful Beautiful bitch."

Elena mercilessly issued a severe and harsh evaluation of the current nobles.Asuna could not help but smile.

"Elena, I didn't know you could say such rude words." Damon Spedo walked over, "If I want to invite you to dance together, will I also be one of your hounds? Only?"

"You are already, you are the one named 'Daimon'." Elena joked harshly to Damon, making Damon and Asuna laugh.Asuna knew that Daemon was the only "less corrupt nobleman" recognized by Elena. Elena often attacked Damon with her poisonous tongue. Not eye-catching.

She turned to Asuna again: "At this banquet, no matter what kind of mood they have, at least they will try their best to please you, care about you in every possible way, and be extremely gentle. There will be no idiots who will offend you Isn't it a pity to wear such a beautiful dress and not dance?"

Damon took advantage of the opportunity to invite Asuna, and stretched out his arms: "My honor?"

"I can't..." Asuna shook her head, "I won't."

Elena and Damon Spedo looked at each other in surprise: "You won't?"

Elena brushed Asuna's shoulder with her finger, and grabbed her hand: "This is my negligence, I actually ignored this. But it's not too late, there are a lot of people who are willing to teach you, as long as you want to learn. "

Asuna opened her mouth, and the words of refusal came to her lips - what a joke, I'm not in the mood to dance - but she didn't say it.

She was patient and persuasive, sweet and tactful, trying to guide Asuna out of something.Asuna knew that Elena's eyes were as bright as a torch, and she realized that there was an indelible dark swamp in her heart, swallowing her emotions like a bottomless pit.Negative emotions had annoyed Elena, but Elena came back to her again, smiled at her, and came to hold her hand.

"I... don't want to learn, Elena," Asuna lowered her head, lowered her voice, a little afraid to look into Elena's eyes, took a deep breath to suppress the discomfort in her heart, she raised her head again, and regained her knighthood The same expression, "I think, you should let me meet the person I should meet tonight?"

"Maybe." Elena frowned slightly, but immediately returned to her usual look, "I'll take you there. But, before that, I need you to do one thing for me. It's not an unreasonable request, I It won't make things difficult for you, so you will never refuse me, right?"

With a sly smile on Elena's face, she took Asuna's hand and began to walk around: "I suddenly want to dance, but I don't have a suitable female partner. After much deliberation, you are the only one , Asuna."

"Me, me? I won't!" Shrieking softly, Asuna was forcefully pulled into the dance floor by Elena.

Damon Spedo was left in the same place: "Don't ignore me, an excellent dance partner!" His voice was destined to be lost in the noisy venue.

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"Follow me, follow me slowly. Dancing is fun and easy to learn, you won't hate it." With the end of the previous piece, a new measure of dance music floated from the piano .Elena held Asuna's hand, put the other hand on her waist, and was about to dance, "Hold my shoulder. Wherever I take you, you go."

Elena is the best dance partner. She pulls Asuna and leads her forward and backward from left to right. The seemingly gorgeous dance steps are structured into simple components in Elena's body and language. .

From the beginning, I had to concentrate on it to keep up, but later I found the feeling and was able to step on the beat freely.Asuna gradually relaxed.

"Look, it's easy, right?"

Two beautiful girls in long skirts danced lightly in the center of the dance floor, their flying skirts and hair tips forming round circles.Circles are elegant and sleek graphics.Although they are two girls in long skirts, there is no sense of disobedience, but it makes people feel very beautiful.Everyone couldn't help but stop, formed a circle, and with smiles on their faces, they built a stage for the two of them.

"Elena, thank you for what you did for me, but..."

"Hesitating, hesitating, what does it look like?" Elena raised her eyebrows and raised her arms, "Come take a turn?"

Asuna put her fingertips on her palm and turned it lightly.

"When I'm not happy, I go to dance, I dance, and I feel better." Elena smiled, her smile sparkling, "For a while, I fell into the abyss of pain, washed my face with tears, closed the door No, because of my mother’s death and my father’s remarriage. At that time, I started to dance, holding the doll my mother gave me and dancing quietly in my bedroom, closing my eyes, imagining that my mother led me to dance, And then I felt more relaxed without realizing it.”

Asuna listened quietly, unable to imagine Elena crying, she laughed, she was angry, and her serious expression was seen before, she was like a beam of strong sunlight at noon, with the heat to burn something, and to pierce The keenness of the darkness; but beyond imagination, the way the sun cries.

"However, the dance music has stopped, and my dance will also stop. What awaits me is a dense, multiplied emptiness and pain; the past happy times are transformed into unstoppable longings that travel through time and space and penetrate my heart. In this In this state, I was deeply ill, and my father only came to see me once or twice, and the only thing he said was to ask my doctor if I would get better. The only thing that accompanied me was the illusion in my head when I had a high fever. Finally one morning, I sat up awake in bed, and I realized something—”

Asuna listened intently, her footsteps could not help being stagnant and heavy.A young girl hugs an old puppet alone, sitting quietly under the curtain, the door is locked, her only relative locks her affection tightly, and the door of the world is also locked towards her.So she locked herself up too.

"No matter how painful I am, nothing will change. Even if I die, nothing will change, and nothing will care. Those who care about me have already gone to the kingdom of heaven." Elena's voice was like reciting poetry, and there were more than two people Her footsteps danced, and her voice also danced with the notes. With her voice, she tapped the strings in Asuna's heart.

"How come..." Asuna couldn't help feeling sad following her words.

"So, I think, nothing can make us suffer, nothing can take away our hearts, nothing can erase our vitality, and nothing can hurt us." Elena said softly, while Said that her smile is getting brighter and more confident.Hugging Asuna sideways, she performed a leaning backward dance move, and Asuna almost took her breath away, "It's useless to cry, dear Asuna, what do you think?"

Gentle and severe reprimand, like an impatient mother.

"Elena..." Her words easily touched her heart, and her heart ached with a wry smile—how could it be, Elena, those things are there, hurting us, I don't even know How to change.

"You have a lot of things in your heart, and they put heavy stones on your heart. So, even when you are smiling, I can only see a wry smile. I will not allow the people around me to be This kind of boring expression—whether you are worried about the fate of the world or the fat on your waist, I will not listen to your reasons, and no one wants to hear your reasons. In short, as you My boss, I order you, throw those things away to me; as your friend, if you still consider me a friend, I beg you, kill those things that hurt you. So, Asuna, you understand Did I mean it?"

- how is that possible! ?There was a scream in my heart, and my head was shocked like a lightning strike.

She was violent and wanted to slap the beautiful cheek of the person who said these words easily; on the other hand, her eyes were wide open, her heart trembling, and she wanted to cry into the arms of the person who held her dancing with warm hands... …

All kinds of expressions crowded on his face, making the expressions on his cheeks completely stiff.

Asuna had thousands of words to pour out of her throat, they screamed and howled one by one, refusing and cringing, because they had too much to say, but instead blocked their throats.

"Don't stop, we are dancing. Let's complete a whirling dance that is enough to calm the audience?" Elena raised her right hand high and led Asuna in a circle.

Asuna raised her head high, and her body began to rotate around one foot. In her field of vision, the candlelight on the gorgeous crystal lamp was like stars, and she became a rotating planet, and the stars swayed into circles. The field has become a circle, and the world has become a beautiful circle.The round shape is like a round millstone, as long as something is put down, it will be destroyed and crushed into powder.

She herself was also crushed by the grinding disc, turning into powder little by little, creaking, the bones and flesh weighed bright red powder and paste, dripping on the tray like wax oil.

Something is put in, something is crushed, and something comes out over the edge.New things.

—You are right, Elena, pain is useless.

The crystal lamp above the head shook slightly, the circle was blurred, everything was on the verge of destruction, everything was crumbling, they fell towards themselves, falling down.

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The crystal chandelier fell towards the center of the venue.

Its sling was broken by a bullet, and it fell towards the two dancing girls.

There was a chaotic sound of cups and plates, piercing gunshots sounded in the room, and the venue fell into chaos.

——A sudden attack broke out.The venue where Hele was drunk last second was full of screams and wailing, bleeding and injuries.From heaven, to hell.

Several breathtaking silver brilliance stretched from the center of the dance floor, like a huge silver cosmos, like silver dazzling fireworks, or like several silver dragons, stretching upwards, galloping, leaping, stirring...

In an instant, all the active things in the world, whether it is time, thinking, or others, lose their color under this silver light.That beautiful color that seems to come from a different space, and has a dreamy and dangerous atmosphere, like a swift passing by pedestrians in an instant.

After the brilliance passed, the room fell into darkness. Asuna stood among the scattered crystal beads, and the extinguished candles were casually poured around. She was wearing a white swordsman uniform with red stripes, her silver rapier was held flat, and the tip of her hair It just fell slowly from the movement, and landed on the upright body like a knight.

Picking up the incoming bullets with a reaction speed that is absolutely impossible for a normal human being, a small fan-shaped safe area appeared behind her in the chaotic venue. Elena stood calmly in it, her body Her hair was unruffled, and she was dotted with shards of crystal, just like the goddess of war standing safely in the middle of the battlefield.

Lifting the hem of her skirt, Elena yelled loudly: "—Where is the guard?"

The author has something to say: Because he doesn't know the customs in Sicily, he wrote it like the feeling of a medieval London aristocrat.

In this chapter, Asuna got out of the trough of mood, and she will become more active soon.