Antihero In the Hero Academy: I Can Connect the Past Heroes-Chapter 75: The Ball(2)

The emperor and empress entered, bowing to the nobles around them, and without waiting, they took their seats in the ballroom, at the very bottom of the hall, where the stairs led to the thrones.

Immediately after this, Aether looked directly at Atlas and smiled and shook her head. Atlas had done the same in a polite reply.

Immediately after this, another voice came from the door of the ballroom, and all attention turned back to the door:

"Crown Princess Minerva Epsilon and First Prince Lars Epsilon entering the ballroom!"

As soon as these words echoed through the hall, the princess and prince entered the hall, and without waiting, the knight’s voice rose once more:

"Former Duchess Missy Fembe enters the ballroom!"

With those words, Duchess Fembe’s mother, the former duchess, entered the hall and the knight at the door shouted once more, for the last time tonight:

"The Emperor’s personal bodyguard, invincible on the battlefield, Grand General of armies and Eleventh Aura Master Eva enters the ballroom!"

As Eva entered the ballroom after these words, she greeted Aether and Aelia directly, then went to her brother and waited.

Aether stood up, then said, "We’re here today to celebrate my 28th birthday, and after a week of massive festivities throughout the imperial capital, welcome everyone! Laugh, have fun and be happy. The ball can now begin!" he shouted.

As he said this, the musicians in the hall suddenly began to play their songs. The sound of violin, piano, cello, harp and more instruments, which had been playing at a low level, was rising in the hall and the people in the hall were trying to have fun one after the other.

At first, those who saw each other as a couple in the hall would dance, and then it would be time for the gifts to be given to the emperor. freёwebnoѵel.com

That’s why the people around started to walk towards the centre of the ballroom, which was considered the dance floor, to have fun rather than to fulfil their duties, and at that moment, the musicians started a slow, gentle music.

Even the main members of the Empire’s three ducal families had left Atlas, Cassandra and Eva to dance.

At that very moment, something happened that Atlas hadn’t expected:

"Well, it looks like you’re not going to ask," Cassandra suddenly said. With that, the beautiful woman grabbed her dress, and as soon as she bent a little, she asked, "May I have the honour of this dance, sir?"

Atlas shook his head and extended his hand to her, saying, "I would be honoured, my lady," although he had no feeling in his heart not to embarrass Cassandra under the eyes of the people watching them around.

The two of them soon started dancing on the dance floor to the slow song, and the time passed in this way.

Until, After almost twenty minutes of entertainment, it was time for the gifts to be given. Cassandra herself presented the emperor with an extremely valuable eleventh-grade monster magic stone, which she said came from both her and Atlas’ hands.

Eva, on the other hand, presented Aether with diamond-carved jewellery made by her hand.

After that, the time that both Atlas and Cassandra had been waiting for had come.

Aether took one of the glasses and a spoon from the dining table in front of her and tapped the spoon against the glass several times:

"Ding-ding-ding-ding!!!"

After that, all eyes turned to Aether, and when the emperor realised this, he started to speak:

"The celebration of my birthday is not the only auspicious thing that is going to happen today, folks! Today we will be welcoming a new noble into our midst."

Atlas, sure that his time had come, stepped out of his corner, and then, with his sword at his waist, walked the five metres to the stairs leading up to the thrones and got down on one knee.

At that moment, Aether left his place and began to descend slowly down the stairs. At that moment, she began to speak:

"The Superhero Academy is to ensure that the Globe is free of devil worshippers. To become a personal student of the First Sage Lady Cordelia. Saving the lives of Lucia, Lisa and Lyra Leonardi, daughters of the Vampire Duke Sullivan, and taking the triplet sisters under his command. Having a connection with River, daughter of the Elf Queen. To infiltrate the enemy camp at the risk of his own life during the raid on the city of Herria, perfectly commanding the soldiers behind him, and to end the war unilaterally and rescue more than ten thousand enslaved people."

With each sentence, he descended another rung of the ladder.

"To have the potential to utilise white flame and black ice, and to be able to possess mana and aura in your body at the same time! And finally, to be able to steal the heart of the second Sage Cassandra Leonardi!"

"And what does it take to achieve all this?" Aether muttered. She descended the last steps of the staircase and stood directly in front of Atlas.

"How many nobles in this hall have managed to make their contribution to the Empire?" asked Aether as he turned to all the nobles.

"It seems to me that only a few nobles have done so. In this case, the course of action is clear."

As Aether spoke these words, he reached for the holy sword at Atlas’ waist, but was stopped by Atlas.

"I don’t recommend it, Uncle, you might burn your hand," Atlas said.

When Aether asked "Why?" as if he couldn’t understand why, he got the answer "It’s a holy sword." backwards.

It would be fair to say that these words surprised those in the hall even more.

After all, having a spirit bright enough to wield a holy sword was not something that could be bestowed upon anyone. Seriously, one had to have a very high karma count. On top of that, the fact that the only person who could hold the holy sword without getting hurt was the owner of that sword was a good plus in terms of security.

Now it was time, with Aether’s smiling face, everything could begin.