As the slow dance began, the atmosphere of the banquet reached its peak.

I felt a flicker of anxiety—what if Ethan suddenly pressed the switch during the dance? Thankfully, he wasn’t that reckless. If he had intended to pull something like that, he wouldn’t have bothered with setting rules in the first place.

...Not that he bothered turning off the two already-active vibrating devices, of course. I’d managed to endure with a combination of growing accustomed to the sensation and repeatedly casting Clean Magic.

“Lilith, one more dance?”

“…I’m too drained, both physically and emotionally, thanks to someone. I’m not …