Princess Altrelia
63: Alstrelia

“ Alrescha continued to watch Arsela who looked like she was staring at Altrelia with a vengeful look. But after realizing Arescha's gaze to him, Arsela gave a sweet smile to him. ‘But, his gaze was just that.’ Arescha threw away all his bad thoughts about Arsela, then walked over to Arsela who was walking towards him as well.

Even so, the glances of his eyes remained fixed on Alstrelia who was now starting the first dance on this first day together with Chavire, who incidentally was an emperor.

Altrelia and Chavire stood facing each other at a distance of one and a half meters.

Before the dance, the two of them gave their greetings by bowing respectfully to the co-star.

After giving that first greeting, Altrelia who really had a high fitting, parallel to Chavire's chin, made her have a fitting position as well to put her left hand over Chavire's right shoulder.

Chavire also, she held the right hand of Altrelia with her left hand, while her right hand was placed on the slender waist belonging to Alstrelia.

“ Altrelia looked at the pair of emerald green-colored eye beads with her flat gaze. ‘He still lost handsome to my father.’ Altrelia sneered in her heart. Although Chavire has a handsome face, but for Alstrelia he chose to praise his own father.

While Chavire was doing the same thing, he looked at the lapis lazuli blue bead with a meaningful look. ‘I admit this time he looks striking until my attention is always on him. Is this woman planning something?’ 

‘After standing this close, I have confirmed that this perfume comes from a different person. No, I mean from the outside he is indeed the Emperor, but it seems there is a great possibility that the one inside this person's body is not the real Emperor.’ Altrelia started her first step back, then Chavire took a step forward.

In accordance with the song played by the orchestra, Altrelia and Chavire started their first dance together, and was witnessed by many people there.

‘Alstreila, Altrelia, is she indeed Alstrelia? But why does he have such a different nature than he did a few months ago? Edward, who did not descend from the second floor, only continued to watch the opening dance performed by the Emperor with Altrelia. ‘If Alrescha gives me a letter of request to search for her missing sister, it means that the woman down there is not the real Alstrelia? But if so, where did Alrescha get such a face? Is there any chance that that Altrelia is a witch who can change her own face?’ Edward kept coming into his mind to keep searching for the riddle. 

Until Edward finally realized the one thing that made him immediately close his mouth and nose again. Edward recalled what had happened this afternoon, where he had seen something impossible that the quiet Altrelia would do, that is to remove all clothing blatantly in the room that even the curtains are not closed.

‘I did accidentally see it, but still it makes me keep remembering what I saw last afternoon. Sucks,’ Edward went straight from there while covering his own mouth, because the blood that was out this afternoon, now comes out again through his nose. 

Because what?

In addition to remembering the incident earlier this afternoon, Edward had a chance to meet with Altrelia, even though Alstrelia was dancing with Chavire.

“Hey, where are you going?” Marvin asked Edward. But Marvin only gets Edward's departure looking rushed at it. ‘Why with the kid?’ Unwilling to think for a long time about the blurred Edward, Marvin went back to watching the first dance with a meaningful smile. ‘So she's Alrescha's sister? What's the reason Alrescha locked up her beautiful sister? Or maybe he won't show his sister to someone else for fear of her being taken by another man?’ 

Marvin laughed sneered, he then walked down the stairs.

Marvin had the intention to invite Altrelia to dance as well, that was his wish. Although rejected, at least Marvin can get his eyes washed with the appearance of Alstrelia which for Marvin himself is quite amazing.

Already half the song, Altrelia was able to balance the song with the fast rhythm. 

‘Alstrelia, as he says, he can indeed dance, even with that song?’ Alrescha scrunched his eyes when he saw a pair of feet Altrelia who wear high heels as high as 7 cm it was able to maintain his body balance above the pressure where the movement of his feet was fairly fast. ‘He is always full of mystery.’ Alrescha closed his eyes again.

Next to everyone having their own thoughts when looking at the dance of the two people, Chavire and Altrelia were honestly having a conversation the two of them were in the middle of their dance.

“Mr Princess, you turned out to be very good at dancing, yes?” Chavire asked as her left hand stretched out and released her grip with the hand of Altrelia who stepped back quickly, turned around and then re-entered their dance round.

At that moment, Altrelia immediately answered the question with a sneering smile, “Is that a compliment or insinuation to me that happened two months ago?”

‘He still remembers?’ Chavire smiled faintly upon hearing his answer.

“This is a compliment, because Putri was able to balance my movements and this music well in quick time.” Chavire.

“So that time I was really bad huh?” Alstrelia asked back with slightly faint eyes, as if looking dejected.

Unfortunately, Chavire answered with a smile.

‘While I do not know what the chronological events are like, but seeing him answer my prompts well, it means that the problem is because of dance? Ah, yes.I remember, if my status is the person who will be invited first to the opening dance, it deserves the reaction of Alrescha's face when it looks chaotic when discussing the party, where is the name of Altrelia in the invitation come back.’ Alstrelia.

Altrelia honestly has no information about what happened two months ago about the real Altrelia, because she happened to forget to ask Lena whose position is her personal ladyboy. 

So because of the limited information, Altrelia gives a simple question in the form of fishing.

After being able to hear the answer from the culprit directly, then Altrelia finally understood. 

‘Songs this soon were intentional to frame me, to test me whether I could be humiliated again or not.

Unfortunately that doesn't apply to me, because I'm not the Altrelia Vion Beltmore Fisher, but the Altrelia Ve Der Francisteen. 

I've been practicing dance with all the songs, even with songs that I don't know though, I can immediately know exactly what kind of dance moves are suitable for foreign songs, he said, moreover this.’ But all those thoughts made Altrelia slightly pensive.

Alstrelia doesn't know exactly what's going on, until the dance song that Altrelia is playing with Chavire is a song that's been tried out in her world.

‘But why is this song? This is the song I danced with my dad for the first time for my manhood ceremony. Why is there such a song here?' In the middle of her dance, Altrelia enters into the abyss whose name is mind. He wandered quite deeply.

Even so, because her body had already memorized all the movements from her dance, then Altrelia still did not make the slightest mistake, until a groan was heard.

“Akh.” Chavire suddenly whimpered in pain.

“You didn't notice your steps.” concluded Altrelia as Chavire groaned as one of her legs was stepped on by Altrelia's feet.

‘Why am I being played?’ Chavire silently smiled bitterly at herself when she saw the fact that the Alstrelia in front of her was really not like the woman she had been dancing with two months ago as well.

“You really enjoyed it huh?” Alstrelia said as Altrelia looked up slightly to see Chavire's face up close. 

“...................!” Chavire was dumbstruck, seeing the smile engraved on Alstrelia's ranum lips was so beautiful.

But unfortunately the expression of Altrelia who was originally calm, suddenly gave a disdainful expression. It was evidenced by that sweet and gentle smile, but behind that beautiful looking smile, was the absolute smile of underestimating Chavire.

‘This woman, she's challenging me, right?’ Cahvire who was revealing a forced smile continued to match the swift movements of the Altrelia Steps. Honestly, Chavire was tired, but when Chavire felt the roar of breath belonging to Alstrelia who was actually close was still normal, then it proved that this Alstrelia was really trained.

Unfortunately because the song finally ended, the link from their hands was immediately released because the first Alstrelia removed herself from her hand earlier.

After that, Altrelia slightly bent her knees while stretching out her hands that were holding both sides of her blue dress. 

It was a farewell because the dance was over.

Right after finishing her debut smoothly, Alstrelia immediately turned around and approached Elbert who was about to start her first dance with a lady.

And that's when Elbert was about to accept a dance offer from another woman, Altrelia grabbed Elbert's hand and took him to the middle of the Ballroom to start Elbert's first dance with him.

“Nona?!” Elbert looked at the face of his fake master with a surprised face, because he had managed to grab his hand first before his hand was received by another woman who wanted to dance with him.

“You've accompanied me here, so you should get a dance from me. Be proud Elbert.” Alstrelia said with that arrogant looking smile.

However, for Elbert who had raised both eyebrows because of getting a clear permission with his arrogant tone, Elbert still felt this was quite pleasant as well.

Because it's….

‘I was able to dance with Miss,’ Elbert Thought, she grabbed Altrelia's waist and started that second song with a more festive event, as all of their dance partners simultaneously filled the Ballroom's central area.

“ Alrescha only gave a smile that looked like a person who was relieved, but in fact it was a resigned smile, because Altrelia who incidentally is a woman, is a woman, instead offered a second dance to Elbert who was a man.

Alrescha only smiled weakly as he welcomed Arsela's hand to the dance as well.

“ Arsela simply gave her gentle smile to Alrescha and accepted her invitation to dance together.

“Mr Princess has been dancing that long with fast movements, is not tired of inviting other couples to dance?” A whisper happened to the other noble mistress who did not take up the dance, as it felt claustrophobic and troublesome.

“Despite that, the Princess is still able to dance well, even better than last.” 

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Elsewhere, inside Laluna's boutique.

“Are you honest, you did not copy the design sketch dress belonging to Miss and given to Miss Arsela?” Madam Luna who had seen the incident where before the departure from Altrelia to the palace, Arsela and Alstrelia had met at the main mansion in the same outfit, Arsela, making her a little annoyed because obviously the dress worn by Arsela is the same design that was worn by Altrelia.

And what makes him suspicious is his own assistant, Serena.

Serena was standing in front of Madam Luna with her head lowered, then replied: “I swear madam, I never once gave information about the dress to anyone, especially to Miss Arsela. I really don't know madam.” With eyes already broken wanting to cry.

Madam Luna gave a rough sigh, then leaned on the back of her grand chair while massaging the base of her nose. He felt guilty for accusing Serena, let alone without solid evidence,

That was why, madam Luna would let it go this time, as she also felt that Altrelia had already predicted this matter very well.

‘I was curious, from where Miss Arsela could get a sketch of the dress. Though obviously at that time I was always vigilant and pay attention to his movements. She did ask to tell me what kind of dress Miss Altrelia chose, but I obviously turned it down. There was nothing suspicious at that time, but why did this happen? I'm really very curious, did I ask Miss Altrelia directly tomorrow?’ Madam Luna sat up straight again and looked at her assistant who looked down not daring to look at Madam Luna's face, because she was scared, even she saw her cheeks were wet with tears.

Madam Luna felt that Serena was not the culprit, because madam Luna clearly saw the sincerity of Serena in making her first dress with all her heart.

It was a sense of disappointment, fear of being a suspect for mistakes that were not made, as well as a sense of disappointment because the results of his efforts in sewing it turns out there are others who plagiarize it.

“Hah~” Madam luna sighed in frustration, until Serena, who had been crying in silence, was surprised by her breathing. “Serena.”

“I-iya.” Again Serena was not able to answer him calmly, until she did not dare to look at her interlocutor.

“I'll investigate the case, you don't have to cry. Anyway I also feel like you didn't do it.” Madam Luna.

“M-madam?” Finally Serena was lured to look at the interlocutor.

“You've been working hard for 5 days, I know you stayed up late to finish the dress on time. So don't think about this, your health is more important, rest, because all I need is your hard work to be my assistant, not make me take care of the sick.” Madam Luna's.

“B-good madam. Tomorrow I will also work hard for you.” Serena answered with enthusiasm.

Madam Luna waved her hand as a code to have Serena out of her room.

After leaving, Madam Luna moved out of her chair and walked towards the window behind her. 

He saw a night sky that looked darker than it had been a few days ago, because the moon was completely hidden behind a cloud of black clouds.

“It seems there is something Miss Arsela has, but everyone is unaware of the existence that Miss Arsela has?” madam luna's.