50 Chapter 50

(A/N: I'm sorry, it seems like this chapter never got published on the day it was supposed to. That was 2 days ago. I apologize for the inconvenience.)

"It's you?!" Kyouka yelled in surprise.

"The masked guy?!" The others yelled while getting into their defensive stance.

"Huh? You guys know my big brother?"

"Yes, of course!" Kyouka subconsciously answered. Then she realized something shocking.

"Wait, no! More importantly, he's your big brother?! The handsome one?!"

"Uh, yeah. Did I say I have any other older brother?" Alice asked.

"Oh, no! I was just surprised." Kyouka said.

The others were shocked as well. They didn't expect the one they were following to be related to the people around them.

"By the way... Can we ask for your brother to show his face?" Chiyuki asked.

"Oh, right! You don't know what he looks like. Can I trouble you to take off your mask, big brother?" Alice turned to Seal and asked.

"I suppose it won't be a problem." Seal said before putting his hands on his mask.

Aside from Sahoko, all the other people watched in anticipation. They would finally be able to give this piece of information to Goddess Rena. Not only that, they would be able to see the face behind that mask that Alice said was more handsome than Reiji.

The masked person's figure was definitely the best one they have seen yet, and they didn't think Reiji would ever match him.

Of course, most of them thought that Alice was exaggerating her brother's facial appearance.

"What... how is this possible?!" Chiyuki and Shirone yelled out at the same time.

"So handsome..." Kyouka stood there, stunned with red cheeks.

Alongside his body, the face behind the mask had no flaws, literally. His skin was so beautiful and flawless that looking at it would make other people jealous of him. His blood-red crimson eyes, coupled with his angular eyebrows, were otherworldly, and they couldn't help but be attracted to it.

"Hehe, I told you my big brother was handsome." Alice smile proudly. She wanted everyone to know how handsome her big brother is.

"Stop causing trouble." Seal said before patting Alice on the head.

"Anyways, the ball is about to start soon. Let's go. You guys should come too." He continued to say towards the group of dazed women. Then he put on his mask and left with his three women.

"A-Ah, yes!" His voice brought them back to reality. All of them had a different reaction except for one thing in common that was the red cheeks.

They hurriedly followed after Seal and his family.

Soon, they came to the entrance of the ballroom.

"Halt! Can we see your invitation letters, please?" The guards stopped them and said.

Each one of them handed their letter to the guards. And after being checked, they entered the ballroom.

"Welcome, Heroes!" The King of the Velos Kingdom welcomed Kyouka and the others respectfully.

"And I also welcome you guys." He also greeted Yukina and her family.

"Thank you for inviting us," Yukina replied.

"You're welcome. Please enjoy yourselves, everyone." The King finally said to everyone in the ball before leaving.

"Nom, nom, although we usually attend these... gulp... it's always alone. But now we... nom, nom, there is now Brother to accompany us." Alice said while chewing on food.

"Stop that bad habit." Yukina rubbed her fist on Alice's head.

"Wuuu, mom bullied me!" Alice, seeing that Elenor wasn't sticking up for her, clung onto Seal.

"You're in the wrong here, Alice..." Seal pulled Alice off of him and said seriously.

"E-E-E-Even you!"

"Why are you pouting?"

"...Nom, nom..." Alice could only continue eating grumpily, but this time with her mouth closed.

"Where's Reiji-kun?" Rino asked when she couldn't find Reiji anywhere.

"He said he had something earlier and changed his mind about coming here..." Sahoko said dejectedly.

"Don't worry. I'm sure he has something important to do." Rino comforted Sahoko.

The appearance of the group of women attracted a lot of attention to them. Some admired them as heroes and geniuses, while some admired them for their beauty. They all wanted to make friends with them.

"Excuse me, beautiful lady. Can I get the pleasure to dance with you one time?" One of the people mustered enough courage to ask Rino for a dance.

It was a handsome youth from a noble family.

"Sure." Rino agreed. This was normal for them due to their rising popularity.

Many had their confidence boosted and proceeded to ask the other heroes for a dance after Rino accepted the request.

The only people who rejected dance invitations were Yukina, Elenor, and Alice.

There was also Seal, but he did not reject any invites. Rather, it was more like he didn't receive any invites, to begin with.

Some young ladies would've danced with Seal if not for his strangeness, namely the mask.

"Seal—" Yukina began.

"Big brother—" Alice began.

"Seal, would you dance with me?" Elenor hurriedly asks Seal for a dance on the dance floor.

Yukina and Alice still had their mouth opened as their eyes opened in shock, and they couldn't help but turn an unhappy gaze toward Elenor.

Elenor, noticing their unhappy gazes, smiled slyly in return.

Seal, who was oblivious to what was going on between them, agreed to dance with Elenor.

Elenor and Seal held hands and walked towards the dance floor.

Yukina and Alice stared at their held hands enviously. But they were also happy that it would be the next who would hold hands with him.

Meanwhile, the other dancers got on the dance floor as well. Among them were the heroes with who many people wanted to dance. There were also lines of males waiting to dance with them.

However, even as crazy as it might be, they were not the people who attracted the most attention. Rather, it was Seal and Elenor.

Right now, Seal had his mask off as Elenor requested. Her reason being that she wanted to see his face while dancing.

The combination of a stunningly beautiful goddess and an otherworldly handsome man was naturally something that stood out brightly and couldn't be ignored.

The young ladies who didn't ask Seal for a dance earlier were envious of Elenor.

Most of the males present were jealous of Seal's perfect looks, while some felt hotness all over their bodies. (What?)

Soon, music started playing, and many started dancing with their partners.

Seal held onto Elenor's waist and her hand. And Elenor held onto Seal's shoulder.

Then they started dancing. Both Elenor and Seal knew how to properly dance, so no problems were occurring during their dance.

When it was time to end, Seal suddenly bent over and gave Elenor a surprise kiss.

"Mmph?!" Elenor's eyes widened for a brief moment before closing her smiles blissfully and wrapping both her arms around Seal's neck.

This sight shocked everyone around them. Yukina and Alice were the only exceptions as their faces were calm and showed no fluctuations in emotions.

'W-What?!' Kyouka had her jaws hanging to the ground. Aren't they brother and sister?!