Date A Cruise Case 1: Dance
There was an elegant melody reverberating around the ballroom.
People in formal outfits dancing together accompanied by a melody of strings.
It was as if it were a castle ball; a fantasy scene taken from a movie.
—It was aboard the luxury cruise ship, <Castle Maria>. A lone light that dotted the night sky.
However, in this gorgeous space—
“Whew…”
Dressed in a suit, Shido staggered away from the ballroom, towards one of the tables.
Just now, Shido had been dancing with all eleven of the Spirits consecutively.
“I’m tired. All that dancing was really exhausting…”
Shido stumbled into his seat. The table in front of him was filled with various eating utensils.
“If you’re tired, then let’s eat! Come on, eat!”
Tohka said with a smile on her face as she waved to Shido. It seemed that she brought some light refreshments from the buffet table…Well, in terms of the sheer amount, it would be a stretch to call them just light refreshments. Having said that, there was no denying that Shido was low on energy after having spent so much time dancing. After a quick nod, Shido followed Tohka’s suggestion.
“Ah! Thank you.”
“Umu! Now, Shido, open your mouth!”
Finally, Tohka picked up the German sausage with her fork and stretched it towards Shido.
“Ahaha…”
Although it was a little embarrassing, there was no reason to refuse Tohka. Shido blushed and opened his mouth.
“—Wait.”
However, Origami spoke out.
“While it’s true that Tohka brought these dishes, we should all be allowed to feed Shido too.”
Shido’s eyes went wide in shock while the other Spirits all nodded in agreement.
“That’s true.”
“Agree. Then let’s do it in order.”
“H-H-Hey…”
If he let them feed him in order, he would have to eat at least ten portions. Shido scratched his cheek with a troubled expression on his face as he wasn’t especially hungry.
However, things didn’t end there.
“Hehe. I have no objections but how would we decide who goes when?”
“This is indeed a problem.”
“Ah, then, why don’t we order it according to how much Darling enjoyed dancing with each of us?”
Miku’s suggestion made everyone’s gazes dart to Shido.
“N-No. I had a lot of fun dancing with everyone…”
After Shido gave such a vague response, the Spirits discussed things amongst themselves again.
“Well, that didn’t work. Do you think we should dance with him again to determine the order for the next time?”
“Mun. Although dancing with Nushi-sama again would make Muku very happy…how would we decide the order for dancing?”
“This is indeed a problem. So how about in order to determine the order for dancing, we decide based on two or three player games?”
“…So who would start playing first?”
“This is indeed a problem. Then let’s have Shido put on a blindfold and then decide who has the prettiest face—”
“Isn’t my responsibility a little heavy?”
Despite Shido’s protests, the other Spirits didn’t seem to hear him.
Nonetheless, Shido continued to eat the small German sausages fed to him by Tohka in order to survive the hellish sorting process that was to come.
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