I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree
Chapter 58 - Stealing Dance Partners

“I don’t know the address of the ball. Will you take me there?”

“Mm,” Lianca nodded, then walked ahead of Orson, leading the way for Orson.

After walking for less than a minute, as if she thought of something, she stood beside Orson, blushing, and put her arms through Orson’s, linking them together.

“Uh... what is this...”

“Just getting used to it in advance. There’s no other meaning,” Lianca said in a low voice.

“By the way, Orson, can you dance?”

“Uh, I can dance a little, I suppose,” Orson said this.

As a noble, dancing was a mandatory etiquette course. In social settings like banquets, it was occasionally necessary to step up and dance to liven up the atmosphere.

Of course, in this era, noble dances were basically set to a fixed rhythm, similar to a waltz. Following along was not very difficult.

Compared to the visual appeal of theatrical dances, this kind of dance focused more on elegance and propriety. As long as the steps and rhythm were correct, there would basically be no mistakes.

“That’s good,” Hearing this, Lianca breathed a sigh of relief.

If Orson couldn’t even dance, it would be a bit troublesome. After all, she didn’t dance much either. In the dance floor, the two anomalies would definitely be looked down upon with disdainful gazes by others.

Finally, they arrived at a high-class restaurant within the academy. At this moment, through the windows, the two could already see a large group of people gathered inside the restaurant.

“This restaurant has two floors. We are on the second floor,” Lianca said this, leading Orson inside.

First-year students had only seen Orson in some public areas. Coupled with the fact that Orson was wearing a mask at the moment, no one recognized Orson.

On the contrary, Lianca beside him, being quite well-known in the first year, had people proactively greeting her as soon as she entered the restaurant.

Seeing that everyone’s reaction was like this, Orson was quite satisfied.

Since no one had recognized him yet, he should be able to get through this evening smoothly.

Upon reaching the second floor, a few more girls approached Lianca. They seemed to be Lianca’s classmates.

“Hey, Lianca, this dance partner beside you doesn’t seem to be from our class?” A girl with short chestnut-colored hair walked forward curiously and asked.

“He’s indeed not from our class. After all, I, this young lady, don’t think highly of the people in our class,” Lianca said proudly.

“Oh~?” The girl with short chestnut hair drew out her tone curiously, then leaned in beside Lianca and said in a low voice:

“Then, Lianca, do you mind if we swap dance partners? I think your dance partner has a good physique. He definitely looks like a handsome guy. My dance partner isn’t bad either. He’s someone I carefully selected from a male escort club outside the school.”

“How about it, want to consider it?” The girl said this, pointing to a man not far away. The man was also clearly very open, directly winking towards the group.

“No, no,” Lianca shook her head. “I still think my dance partner is better.”

Saying this, Lianca leaned closer to Orson.

“Hmm,” The chestnut-haired girl clearly felt a little bored. “Lianca, you are so conservative.”

“...Perhaps,” Lianca nodded.

“Then never mind,” the girl said this, and instead looked up at Orson.

“Little brother, would it be convenient to exchange contact information?”

Lianca just looked at Orson, appearing slightly nervous, and her hand involuntarily tightened its grip on Orson’s sleeve.

And Orson just shook his head coldly, unwilling to say even a single word.

“...How uninteresting,” The chestnut-haired girl said this, and then looked at Lianca again.

“In a sense, you two are truly quite suited to be together.”

After saying this sentence, she turned and left.

Orson saw that her dance partner proactively came forward, put his arm around her waist, and whispered something softly in her ear, comforting her.

He even turned his head and cast an apologetic look towards Orson.

In a sense, these people working in the service industry indeed understand what social etiquette means more than those young ladies.

At least this one glance from him saved that young woman quite a bit of trouble.

“Alright, no need to pay attention to her. She’s usually like that kind of social butterfly, who plays more openly than anyone else,” Lianca said this, unexpectedly proactively comforting Orson, and then proactively took Orson’s hand, leading Orson to a spot near the window.

“Tell me, Lianca, can this kind of place, this kind of event, really cultivate your social skills?” Orson asked in confusion.

“In my opinion, this kind of masquerade ball is just an opportunity for those noble young masters and ladies who indulge in pleasure to relax. If you like this kind of thing and adapt to it, you can certainly interact with this group of people, but I can feel that you don’t like this kind of noble social atmosphere.”

“Hmm...” Lianca heard this, was startled, then lowered her head, blushing.

“I just wanted to come and see it with you... I feel a bit more at ease with you by my side...”

But Orson did not hear the young woman’s voice, which was as faint as a mosquito’s.

“Lianca, what did you just say?”

“Nothing,” Lianca quickly shook her head, then stood up.

“Then since you also don’t like the environment here, Orson, let’s eat something nearby. I’ll go get some food and snacks for you first,” Lianca quickly got up and fled, going to the catering area to get some food and snacks.

When she returned, Orson was already surrounded by several young women.

“Sir, I wonder if I could have the honor of inviting you to dance with me on stage?” A pink-haired girl looked at Orson and said with a smile.

The girl’s figure was not bad. Her face was covered by a mask, but just from the visible half of her face, one could tell that her features were not bad.

An invitation from this kind of girl, logically speaking, no one would refuse, but Orson just shook his head.

“Apologies, I have a dance partner.”

“Ah, Sir, you probably don’t know the rules of this ball, do you? Actually, the dance partner is just a condition for entering. Once here, dance partners can totally separate and find new partners to dance with. It doesn’t mean you can only dance with your own partner, you know,” the girl said this, seemingly still trying to persuade him.

“I see. Thank you for the reminder, but I’m afraid I don’t want to dance right now,” Orson said this, politely refusing the other party.

“Is that so? What a pity. I was hoping to dance a song with you and then spend a wonderful night together,” Hearing this, the girl could only shake her head.

Just at this moment, Lianca also returned to Orson’s side.

“Flirting with someone else in front of your dance partner and trying to steal my dance partner, aren’t you being a bit too much?” Lianca did not indulge the other party. Instead, she directly confronted her.