The Troubles of Miss Nicola the Exorcist: Volume 3 [Parts 1 to 5] by Ito Iino

Author:Ito Iino
Language: eng
Format: epub

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The room’s walls and pillars displayed delicate decorations. An opulent chandelier hung from the high ceiling, accompanied by a minutely detailed fresco. All this comprised the academy’s assembly hall, officially converted into the venue for the student ball.

When Nicola arrived for the welcome ceremony, she thought, Well, this is unnecessarily flashy. She could accept its elaborate decor, seeing that it also had this purpose. The curtains opened on the first dance of the ball, followed by elegant music.

Even a dance hall as vast as this one seemed smaller thanks to the hems of female students’ dresses, which billowed outward each time they turned. Nicola took a good look around the hall as she performed a turn.

Students without fiancés were still standing by the wall. Those next to the wall would participate in the second dance, so Nicola anticipated that the density of the dance floor’s population to grow even more excessive. The thought of stepping on another young lady’s dress frightened her.

Nicola glanced at the balcony, which jutted inwards from the second floor and had a vaulted ceiling, where an orchestra assembled from all of the academy’s teachers. Here and there, she could hear the live performance of a languid waltz that echoed throughout the hall.

Some affinity for musical instruments must be a prerequisite for teachers to join the academy, thought Nicola. Each teacher played their instrument so elegantly that she could not help but come to this realization.

In all honesty, she believed the teachers ought to have handled the locking up of the schoolhouse, not the students. Considering that the teachers had to rehearse, perhaps there was no alternative.

“Truly surprising... You have a lot of chores to do in the student council,” murmured Nicola, surrendering herself as Sieghart flawlessly led their waltz.

Heglanced down at her with a smile. “Well, it’s all behind the scenes. Few people were willing to head up the council.”

Few people were willing. Since he used the past tense, that must have meant this was no longer the case.

Needing no help to figure out why, Nicola sighed slightly.

“So what? You’re saying that you still wanted to lead the council despite that?” Nicola was one who avoided dealing with trouble wherever possible. She hardly thought taking the initiative to accept bothersome tasks was sane. As such, she could not help but look up at Sieghart suspiciously.

A very slightly troubled smile crept across Sieghart’s lips, and a far-off look appeared in his eyes.

“I only did it in order to get through the annual student ball. My only two options beginning with the second dance would be to dance with no one or anyone wanting to dance.”

“Ah... Now I see.”

Nicola remembered that Sieghart’s fundamental stance in life was to be moderate in his conduct to avoid making enemies. He also had to avoid giving someone preferential treatment to avoid giving them the wrong idea.

That was awfully crafty of you, thought Nicola, knowing very well that this was just part of the know-how he employed to survive in this world.

Truthfully,

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