"Those snake women are so hot that whenever I see their dance, I can’t control myself."

"Heh...you think this is a real snake dance?"

After we arrived at the place, we heard people talking about snake women dances, which often mesmerize men.

"Hmm. It looks interesting," I said, but the next moment I heard Aurielle’s cold voice.

"What’s so interesting about this?"

A sweat formed on my head, and I turned toward her, who is now looking at me like I have cheated on her again.

"Honey, it’s not like that." I calm her down barely and then continue. "Look, so many people of different races are here to watch them, so maybe their dances are really great."

As I finished my sentence, I ran away from her toward the token counter side.

"Ugh, why does she often look at me like I have slept with other women?" 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"Well, I did though, with Selene, but she is also my wife."

After finishing my inner monologue, I queued for a token, and then I heard the same conversation again because those two people also queued in the front.

"Wait? What real snake woman dance?"

One middle aged man asked with a confused expression, as he had watched their dance before, and he found all that to his liking.

The other person is a young man with blonde hair, like some rich brat, because he is wearing luxurious clothes.

He smirked then continued.

"Even though you can’t see a real snake woman dance in your life, I will still enlighten you."

The middle aged man got offended but still calmed down after hearing his next word because he really wanted to know about the real snake-woman dance.

"Yeah, I also want to hear it."

Suddenly, with curiosity, I muttered my thoughts outside.

Both persons turned back to look at me, but after seeing my curious expression, the young man just shrugged and told both of us.

"So listen."

He set the mood first, then said in a low voice.

"Many years ago I traveled to the beast empire with my father, who is a very rich merchant."

He paused and looked at both of our expressions. Finding us listening focusedly, he nodded and continued.

"In the beast empire, we finally reach the snake kingdom, whose people are half human and half snake."

"In that kingdom, only after reaching certain strength can one freely transform into human form or snake form."

He took a breath and, after a moment, continued.

"Only noble or high bloodlines can transform into human form or half snake form from their birth."

"But—"

He took a long pause, during which both that middle aged man and I urged him to continue and told him fast.

He smiled and said. "I heard a tale where only the royal bloodline knows the real snake dance, which they got bestowed by their snake god."

He looked at our eyes, and with a wide grin, he continued.

"But along with this dance come a curse and a blessing."

"That only female royal blood can do this dance."

He stopped, as he was lost in thought of those images he had seen in the black market.

"I have seen those images, and it was perfect."

Both of us give him a glare. What are you talking about, buddy? Tell us as well.

He also noticed our expression, and then with a smile he continued.

"The royal princess, when she finds her soulmate, has to perform that snake woman dance naked in front of him."

"If not, then her strength will be stuck forever in the same realm."

"What?" both of us exclaimed, and I took a handful of peanuts before stuffing them into my mouth, which the middle aged man had suddenly offered me.

The young man nodded and spoke.

"But here is the twist: she has to do this in her half snake and half human form.

"Oh..." I took another peanut, and as the story was getting interesting, the middle aged man also nodded.

"So, if the man belongs to the same race, then it will be fine, but—"

"But what?!" both of us urged him as the story finally reached its peak.

He smiled and came close to our ear before saying it.

"But if the man belongs to another race and she performs her dance, will he be able to like her?"

"Liking a snake?"

Both of us paused. He is right, "but the upper part still looks good."

The middle aged man said, to which I nodded absentmindedly.

The young man also smiled and told us the remaining story.

"Yes, but the man has to accept her love by mating with her."

"The hell? Meaning the rod is going to enter the snake hole?"

My eyes twitched when another bearded person suddenly joined our small group and said this while eating the peanuts from the middle aged man’s pouch.

All three of us give him an annoying look. "Do you really have to say the last part?"

The young man said, with a displeased face, but he still continued not minding that a fourth person came.

"If they did, then the snake princess would be able to transform into both forms normally and even gain power, and her talent with Origin skills would also improve by a great margin."

"Damn, that’s crazy!!!" All three of us exclaimed as our mouths completely filled with peanuts, and we looked like three squirrels with full cheeks, listening to something serious.

The young man also nodded but then sighed.

"It’s not that easy."

"First, not every royal princess is able to find her soulmate in her lifetime, and second, the person has to accept her as well."

All three of us express ourselves strangely: "What do you mean? Have to accept her as well?" Who is going to refuse this offer?"

The young man shook his head and told them.

"Well, someone did; it was one of the previous summoned heroes, and he is the one who rejected her and spread all this information because he didn’t like her lower snake body."

"What???"

All of us paused at this shocking information, then asked him what happened aftet that?.

He sighed and said. "Well, Princess Heart was already broken, and when she heard that, he also spread all the information along with the sketches of her naked dance."

"With this, she became so depressed that—"

He paused, as he also felt sad. "She committed suicide."

"...."

"...."

"...."

All three of us fell silent, as it was too much to take in; first he rejected her, then he went as far as to humiliate her by spreading her nude images.

[Chapter End]