SHE LIPS CURVED

"I was just lucky." I said without any sincerity. "I'm sure miss Louise will not be defeated as easily if we fight again."

Louise stared at me for a moment and then curved her lips up. "Actually, I think the same. If we fight again, you will lose for sure."

"Oh? You are very confident, huh?"

"Of course, I even trained in a new spell to face prince Claus's technique."

For an instant, a gaze filled with battle lust appeared on Louise's eyes. She was looking at me with a strong desire to battle and unwillingness due to having lost the last time she faced me.

However, that gaze disappeared in the blink of an eye. Instead, her expression turned gentle and elegant again.

However, I could feel the powerful battle intent hidden behind her smile.

How interesting.

At that moment, though, I felt that someone stopped looking at us.

"Huh? It looks like someone is no longer interested in our talk." I smiled and looked in the direction of the youth that was looking at us with hatred.

Louise followed my gaze and frowned. "He is my fiancée. A good for nothing, though. I don't understand why my father agreed to our engagement."

"Politics." I sneered.

Louise put on a pensive expression and sighed. "You are right, but we can do nothing about it. Prince, I just discovered that it's pretty nice to talk to you. It's a shame that we are enemies."

"You are right, we are enemies." We both looked at each other and chuckled.

Louise and I continued talking for the remaining of the night. We conversed about many topics, from politics until magic. None of us mentioned our enmity or our families and we simply did our best to enjoy our conversation.

Little by little, the distance between us began to close. I asked Louise if it was alright if she was so close to me, but she said that her father told her to get close to me anyway, so it doesn't matter.

A few hours later, and after drinking more than two or three cups of wine, Louise and I leaned against a wall while observing the party.

"... It was a nice night." Louise said with a sigh.

I sipped my wine without answering. I could feel Louise's hesitation and reluctance through her words. She knew that after tonight, our relationship would go back to normal.

It was impossible for us to be friends, much less something more than it.

However, I was thinking. Louise will not betray her family easily. She is a very proud girl, and even if for some reason our relationship goes beyond what is allowed, she still will side with her family.

But for me, her pride only makes things more interesting.

While I was thinking about my next course of action, a piece of information appeared on my mind.

In the next instant, my expression turned ugly.

"It looks like some people don't know the meaning of death huh."