Evening Banquet II

Laughing, at how the French man had spit wine on a poor girl, I quickly hide and make a run through the crowd. I left the crowd of girls and make my way back to the dessert bar. Thank the servers for making sure the cookie tray is always full. I grabbed a handful of cookies and walk around in search of a new hiding spot.

However, a sudden rush of girls run past me, "What the —" My cookies fell out of my hand. Not again. I turn to run after the culprits when I find myself suddenly pushed into the crowd and into a hard body. I felt my body falling, but this time I didn't fall on the ground. Someone had miraculously caught me by the waist.

"Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to—!!!" I stop midway and come face to face with a familiar stoic yet sexy face.

"It's you, the crazy bat woman." His breath was too close to my liking and it didn't help that the girls around me are giving me death glares. My face flushes red from the attention. How did he recognize me with the mask on?

"First of, I'm not crazy. And Secondly, I lost my bat?" I push him off me and take a step back, "Now, if you'll excuse me. Thank you for catching me, but I need to go and get my cookies. Your damn girl fans just knocked them off me."

Yeah, nope, I have a feeling nothing good will come out if I associate with him. If you know what I mean. Before he and his girl fans stop me, I dive out of the crowd. I seriously need to avoid good-looking guys. Before I can even have thoughts of heading to the dessert bar, a sudden familiar heavy aura appears.

THUD!

THUD!

THUD!

"Umm, one, two. One two... ah, great! You all can hear me, nya!" Literary everyone in the room froze at the speaker.

"Oh, don't be like that, nya! This is a special event! No one is going to die! It's all fun and games, nya!" He sneers.

"Since everyone is here, let's start the EVENING BANQUET!" Meu giggles, snapping his cat fingers and tapping the floor with his cane.

"COMMENCING SPECIAL EVENT: LAST DANCE. All players who want to participate in musical dance may join-nya."

"A male and female pair who wins the event can receive a reward that can help them in future scenario-nya. "

Meu then pulls out a floating screen.

"MUSICAL DANCE: Similar to musical chairs! Every time the music stops, each person must find a new partner to dance with before the next song-nya. During the music, pairs must dance until the next partner changes (opposite ssx only)--- FAILURE TO FIND A NEW PARTNER EVERY TURN WILL BE DISQUALIFIED! Nya-nya-nya! Cannot be someone you've already danced with-nya!"

The crazy cat throws the screen away aside and points towards the dance floor, "Now... get in middle-nya!" Most everyone runs to the middle of the dance floor.

"Now grab a partner and... orchestra! Hit it!" Everyone danced sigh a partner following the upbeat tune. It was a whole minute until the sound of music was muted.

"Dance with me!"

"Excuse me!"

"Hurry!"

Many participants scramble to find a new partner before the sound of music starts again. No one was disqualified.

"Nya! It's pretty easy right? Let's the it up a notch!" Meu made the game difficult to survive. Many dropped after the sixth stop. They were too slow to find a new partner, or Meu stopped and played the music too fast. I was glad I was wearing a mask. It made men recognize me and instantly make their way to my side as my next dance partner. Meu stops the music, and we all scramble to find a new partner.

"Looks like we meet again." A heavy French accent speaks from behind. I turn to see the handsome Frenchman who takes my hand and spins me around. Meu plays the music again.

"I don't think we've met, though." I uninteresting say, as he picks me up by my waist and lifts me. He then puts me down and dips my body. The Frenchman and I snap our faces back to position, "How could you possibly not recognize me? I'm that good-looking-but-ugly-personality guy." He playfully smiles.

Ugh, his too bright for me to look at.

"Plus, I believe, no one here that I've met can even understand a word I'm speaking. You're the first." He glides us in circles.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I think you are making this up in your mind." I step on his foot. He did not flinch.

"Aren't you a fiery one." He turns me around and picks me up like a ballerina before turning me back to him, "I'm Vincent Lambardi. Can I have the pleasure of knowing your name, Mademoiselle?"

"If you're talking about a fiery one, that girl over would be the perfect one for you." I dodge the question and point at where Mister Dark and Sexy and a beautiful red head were at. She was tall and slender, while her bright firery red hair fell down in waves to her waist. She had a cute and innocent aura around her as she giggled at Mister Dark and Sexy with her big red doe eyes.

"I've already danced with her. She's highly clingy and annoying. I don't need to understand whatever language she's speaking in, I can tell what an annoying person looks like." He slightly frowns. I didn't say anything and continued to dance with him. The music went on until Meu rolls his eyes and groans.

"You guys are boring-nya! Since it has come to this, let's spice things up-nya!" He snaps at the orchestra, "Give me a beat!" The orchestra springs to action, playing a fast-paced tune.

"Ladies on this side and their male partners on this side-nya!" He points. Vincent takes my hand and kisses the back of it.

"Let's do our best, my lady." He turns and walks to the opposite side of the room. Out of nowhere, a blue shield covers the dance floor. Meu is laughing hysterically.

"Nya-nya-nya! Both sides will fight! The best male and best female will win!" My eyes widen. I don't even have my bat on me! The woman across takes a look at me. Her eyes travel me up and down before smirking at me.

"You should just surrender. You're not even worth my time breaking a nail." She inspects her nails. I on the other hand regret calling her cute.

CLANK!

CLASH!

KLANG!

The sudden sound of metal clashing pulls our attention away. Vincent and Mister Dark and Sexy draw out their weapons and clash. Vincent holds his sword and swings at Mister Dark and Sexy. Frost and ice appear every time he swings. On the other hand, his opponent seems to dodge every hit Vincent throws at him. I hate to say this, but I'm not sure if Vincent can win against someone who can beat down hordes of monsters and humans with ease.

I was so absorbed in the men's fight, that I completely forgot about my opponent until she laughs.

"Looks like your man is about to lose." She haughtily flips her hair, "Cause my man isn't breaking a sweat."

"And all you can do is talk." I retort. To my surprise, the dessert bar, or more like the cookie tray was within the barrier. I walk over and grab the tray and sit on the floor to eat. I turn to look at the boys again.

"Let's go mister sunshine! Beat up mister sunfish face!" I cheer on the side. At my sudden cheer, Vincent lands a hard blow to Mister Dark and Sexy's ribs. Sunfish's face, blinks, and stares at me like an owl.

"This bitch!" I turn to see an enraged redhead coming at me with a butter knife in her hand. Where did she get that from? As soon as I finished my last cookie, I used the tray as a shield.

KLANG!

KLANG!

KLANG!

"Fight me, you coward! My man got hurt because of your stupid screaming!" She kicks my tray out of my hands. There goes my shield. I scramble up to my feet and did what I do best.

I ran.

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CHARACTER PROFILE - EVENING BANQUET

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Name: Vincent Lambardi  LVL: [ 19]

Height: 186 cm

Age: 26

Occupation: Magic Swordsman

STR: 190

SPE: 192

STA: 195

DEF: 193

INT: 197

LUCK: 191

MANA: 200 (+10 innate)

SKILLS: [SWORD AURA LV. 2 ], [ELEMENTAL CONTROL LV. 2], [MANA CONTROL LV. 2],

PASSIVE SKILLS: [APPRAISAL LV. 2], [ICE AFFINITY LV. 2], [ELOQUENCE LV. 2], [MERCHANT'S EYE LV. 1].

EQUIPMENT: [FROSTBITE SWORD]

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