"Ugh...cough, cough!"
Eliza awkwardly spat out Herbert's finger that had been thrust into her mouth and gave him a resentful glare.
What are you doing?
She stuck her tongue out at Herbert and complained, "Cough cough, bleh bleh bleh! What are you suddenly doing?"
She didn't feel particularly offended or upset by Herbert's actions, she was just a bit dissatisfied with the abruptness of it all.
Not even a heads up, just straight to it.
Scared !
I wasn't ready.
"Nothing much, just suddenly wanted to test your limits." Herbert retracted his hand with a slight smile.
Test?
"Ha!"
Upon hearing this, Eliza sneered coldly, glanced at him sideways, and huffed, "So you test with your hand? No other thods, huh?"
Pretending, huh?
What are you pretending here?
Now you're going to act all aloof, huh?
"Hmph, stop the nonsense, if you're going to test, just get on with it."
Eliza didn't get up, staying on the ground, her mouth wide open almost eagerly.
"Ah—"
Seeing the Vampire lady who was seemingly ready, opening her mouth and sticking out her tongue like she was waiting for a COVID test, Herbert's mouth twitched.
Her enthusiasm was sothing he couldn't handle.
"Well... cough cough."
He hesitated inwardly for a mont, then shook his head rather helplessly, saying, "No, um, cough! Now's really not the ti for this, we'll do it later..."
Though this invitation is tempting and your moves are quite alluring, now's really not the ti.
"Hmm?"
Eliza looked at Herbert suspiciously, confird he was truly declining rather than playing hard to get, and tilted her head oddly asking, "Did sothing happen?"
No interest?
Having a bad day?
The Vampire lady expressed concern over this.
"Didn't you notice?" Herbert asked, alluding to sothing.
Don't you find sothing strange about this place?
"Notice what?"
As a result, Eliza entirely missed his hinted question, tilting her head: "Herbert, you're acting a bit odd today, why are you speaking halfway and holding back?"
Herbert watched her completely oblivious to the oddness of the scene, slightly shaking his head internally.
"Didn't notice? Hmm."
Though it's a bit disappointing, it was still his expected result.
You can't expect everyone to be like Fremay, capable of noticing the unusual themselves and leaving voluntarily.
After all, not everyone possesses the sa brain...uh, intelligence.
"Don't worry about those details."
Herbert didn't point it out intentionally but extended his hand to her, smiling, "Would you, beautiful lady, care to dance with ?"
Eh?
Eliza bewilderedly placed her hand in Herbert's palm, quite puzzled and asked, "Of course, I'd love to, but..."
She hadn't finished her sentence before being pulled up from the ground and directly swung into Herbert's embrace.
"No more buts, watch your step." Herbert laughed heartily yanking the Vampire lady closer and started whirling.
Eliza being tugged and spun in a big circle let out a flustered yelp, "Whoa—"
Just like that, the two began dancing clumsily in the Spirit World.
Their steps were so tangled as if two beginners were just learning to coordinate their limbs for the first ti, four legs twisted together.
Eliza was height-limited, whenever they collided, she'd be caught up like a kitten by Herbert.
"Hey! Slow down, slow—hey! Put down!" the kitty caught by the scruff protested vehently.
Though the scene appeared comical, both were actually adept dancers.
Especially Eliza, who was more proficient at dancing than Herbert, having received extensive education that emphasized etiquette and dance back in her day.
But the dances they were skilled in were quite different, leading to their steps being rather incoherent—an utter chaos.
Occasionally stepping on each other's foot, or getting stepped on.
Though far from "elegant," what they experienced was an incredibly vibrant Life Force.
In an unknown space, within a concealed Spirit World.
They danced, creating chaos, and laughed together.
"Ha ha ha! Throw higher!"
"Alright!"
Their coordination gradually beca more proficient, with her being thrown high and securely caught.
Though Eliza didn't quite understand why they suddenly began dancing, she slowly started enjoying the process.
Compared to current noble dances, the ancient court dance mastered by Eliza wasn't significantly different.
Away from initial chaos, her steps beca smoother, gradually perfecting her coordination with Herbert.
At this mont, they stopped communicating verbally.
Through bodily coordination, the friction of their chest contact, and the alternating graceful steps, they sensed each other.
In an instant of a heartbeat together, an exchanged look, and a tacit movent.
As if reaching another realm, they understood each other's feelings without needing words.
Eliza deeply longed for the dance to continue like this, keeping them in a state of heart-to-heart connection.
But dances eventually end.
When countless dances ended, they finally halted, both collapsing onto the ground.
"Ha ah...haha."
The Vampire lady rested upon Herbert's chest, breathing freely, and tilted her head, resting it on his chest, listening closely to the powerful heartbeat within.
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