"No...no, please help me...tie it tighter."

Although Eveli was almost breathless by the corset, she still felt that certain parts were too prominent.

"Miss, don't force yourself."

This is a small manor outside the city of Constantine. This is the territory of the Eveli family.

Today she made a rare trip back home, so she found her most beautiful clothes and asked the maid to help her change into them.

"I... am going to... the lord's ball..."

"Snapped!"

The straps of her bra were torn off, and the only two pieces of fat on Eveli's body broke free and bounced up happily.

"Why is it happening like that!"

The huntress collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

"Why do you look so modest in this dress, but I look like a slut in it?"

After hearing the young lady's complaint, the maid lowered her head in shame and looked at her toes.

In the evening, Evely, who had been late to the party, finally appeared in the banquet hall of Constantine Castle and attracted the attention of many people.

The clever maid added a wheel-shaped ruff to her clothes that could cover her "fat", making the huntress stand out in the crowd.

This exaggerated style caused many noble men to whisper to each other, while noble ladies cast jealous glances.

These naked looks made Eveli a little shy. She lifted up her skirt and took small steps to look for Kain in the banquet hall.

The latter was chatting with Baldwin, the old knight and others. The people in this circle were military attachés among the Constantine nobles. Everyone was a burly and strong man. Fortunately, Jiang Xiaotan was relatively tall, so he did not look out of place among this group of people.

Out of place.

Seeing Eveli looking around in the crowd, Jiang Xiaotan greeted her. The huntress walked over with a bright smile.

When she came closer, Jiang Xiaotan half-jokingly gave her an exaggerated gentlemanly salute, which he had just learned tonight.

Eveli blushed a little and extended her hand to Jiang Xiaotan.

The noble prince immediately understood the meaning of her move, knelt down and kissed the back of her smooth hand.

"Allow me to introduce you, this is the ace huntress of the Guild, Ms. Evely Scarlet." Baldwin said.

"Is this Baroness Scarlet's daughter?"

Someone immediately recognized Evely. The Scarlet family was also a noble back then, but it was passed down to Evely's father's family and had fallen to the rank of baronet.

Eveli bowed to the knights gracefully, and several strong men also showed their gentlemen's side and returned the bow, and then returned to the topic of military affairs.

"...The lord is too tolerant of Marquis Attica, and their army is simply vulnerable..."

"But we cannot just focus on the enemies in the southwest. If we mobilize troops to deal with Attica, the pressure on the east and north will be unbearable."

"It would be great if we could eat Attica while the north and east are fighting..."

Although Jiang Xiaotan knew little about military matters, he still tried his best to listen and understand, but Eveli couldn't stand listening.

"I'll go over there and see if there's anything to eat," she said.

"There is a delicious fig preserve, you can try it," Jiang said with a smile.

That kind of candied fruit is too sweet for him, but it should be suitable for Eveli.

The female hunter who transformed into the eldest lady walked lightly to the table where the food was placed, while Jiang Xiaotan continued to make up lessons on the military theory of another world.

"Miss Scarlet."

Just as Eveli was debating whether to swallow the two pieces of candied fruit stuck together, a lady came to say hello.

"Ah, Duchess." Evely had no choice but to put the preserves back on the plate and carefully bowed to the noble lady.

The person who came to say hello was Duke Edmund's wife. She was nearly fifty years old, and heavy makeup could no longer hide the wrinkles on her face.

"Is the person standing with brother-in-law the distinguished guest from Romunia?" the Duchess asked Evely straight to the point.

"Ah, yes. He is Kain."

"Oh haha, then I want to go up and get to know each other. It's a pity that Countess Margaret is ill and can't come today, otherwise I can ask her to introduce her." The Duchess casually mentioned another distinguished guest from Lomunia.

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"Then I'll go with you." Eveli had no choice but to put down the few bites of candied fruit.

"Attendant, bring me a glass of brandy." The duchess twisted her waist that could no longer be restrained by the corset and walked towards Jiang Xiaotan and others.

"Master Kain."

"Ah, Duchess."

When the duchess walked this way, someone told Jiang Xiaotan the identity of the visitor, so the noble prince showed a charming smile, and then kissed his hands again.

"The castle is not well-informed. I just learned that Constantine has come to visit you as an honored guest. Please forgive me for the poor reception."

"No, I should have visited first. Please forgive me for being rude."

"You're welcome. Come on, please let me offer you a glass of wine to express my apology." As she said this, the Duchess asked the attendant to hand over the wine glass.

After clinking glasses with Jiang Xiaotan, the lady took a sip of the wine, then turned to the soldiers beside Jiang Xiaotan with the glass in hand and said, "A toast to all the gentlemen. I hope you all have a great time at the dance."

The gentlemen returned the courtesy one after another, and those holding wine glasses drank in salute.

Jiang Xiaotan also drank the wine in his hand. The Duchess looked at him with satisfaction and said, "It's a pity that Collins has gone somewhere. The dog should be about your age."

As she spoke, a trace of sadness appeared on her face.

After hearing this, Baldwin comforted him: "Collins has had enough adventures outside, and he should be back."

"I hope so."

The Duchess gathered herself up and chatted awkwardly with the men for a while, then left to entertain other guests.

After a while, the castle butler announced loudly on the stairs: "Ladies and gentlemen, the ball has officially begun! Let us raise our glasses and give a toast to Duke and Mrs. Constantine!"

The lord and his wife were already standing by the railing on the second floor, so the guests raised their glasses to greet them.

Then, the band began to play dance music, and young men and women began to step onto the dance floor.

"Won't you ask me to dance?" Eveli had already returned to Jiang Xiaotan's side.

"Of course I'm happy, as long as you're not afraid of my shoes being stepped on." Jiang Xiaotan gently held the huntress's hand.

"You have to worry about your own boots." Eveli smiled softly and pulled the noble man onto the dance floor.

At first, the two of them were cautiously testing for fear of stepping on each other's feet. However, people who practice swordsmanship are always more agile than ordinary people, and several overlapping steps were saved by their reactions.

After dancing for a while or two, the two of them adapted to each other's rhythm. As the dance rhythm accelerated, Eveli was no longer restrained and began to spin quickly with the dance steps.

After dancing this song, the female hunter exhausted a lot of energy, her face became a little flushed, and her breathing quickened a little.

At this time, the band played soothing dance music, and she hugged Jiang Xiaotan's waist.

There seemed to be a tense atmosphere between the two, and Jiang Xiaotan didn't know whether he should put his hand on his female companion's slender waist.
Chapter completed!