Volume 12 - Yomi-no-kuni: Chapter 31 – The Queen of Female Queendom

Volume 12 - Yomi-no-kuni: Chapter 31 – The Queen of Female Queendom

Dressed in that set of humiliating clothes, Lily sat down and remained in the dark room, waiting... waiting.

“If I hadn’t been forced into this test, how could I possibly end up in these degrading clothes, and now I have to dance in them... So what if she’s the queen of the Female Queendom...”

Lily’s face was flushed crimson, her expression radiating utter unwillingness.

“What if that queen has intentions towards me? What should I do? Not only is her strength the greatest in this Queendom, but she’s also the ruler... She can play with any woman in the palace, regardless of their strength.” Logically speaking, Lily had no chance of winning. If her fears came true, how could she possibly escape?

The embarrassment in her heart was unnerving, making it feel as if time itself had slowed down. T/his chapter is updated by nov(ê(l)biin.co/m

Lily didn’t know how much time had passed before a maid came running in. “Dancer, hurry and get ready!”

“Mm, okay.” Lily quickly got up.

“Her Majesty is earlier than usual. She has already entered the Night Banquet Hall. Hurry, you need to gather outside the hall immediately. When the summons comes, go inside and dance. Do you understand?”

“Yes.”

Lily followed the maid as the two quickly traveled through the corridors, arriving at a dimly lit room within the palace. There were already two teams of dancers waiting.

“This is the lead dancer, Lynne. The dance is the usual one; cooperate well with her.” Kanbayashi was also there, giving instructions.

“Yes,” the dancers replied in unison.

At this moment, they could hear singing and music emanating from the other side of the dark room through a gap in the sliding doors. It was as if a soft glow was coming from somewhere.

“Her Majesty, the queen of the Female Queendom, is in that room...”

Lily could feel her breath becoming unsteady.

“This isn’t good. I’m actually nervous. I won’t do something as foolish as seducing the queen, but what if I mess up the dance...”

Lily’s hand unconsciously rested on her bare belly.

“I was in that small room the entire time and couldn’t leave. I feel like I need to...”

Although Lily was a throne-realm adept and had the physique of a celestial maiden, it wasn’t as if all her mortal needs had vanished.

They had only changed in intensity.

Lily couldn’t help but feel a deep sense of shame.

“I actually need to use the bathroom now...” Lily could only endure. If she went to the toilet and the queen called them, wouldn’t that be terrible?

“Lynne! Now!” Kanbayashi called out, signaling Lily to start the dance routine.

Startled by the command, Lily quickly stood up and lined up with the others.

The sliding doors opened. The dancers walked into the bright light, forming a circle. The timing of each dancer’s appearance wasn’t up to the individual; the flow of the performance dictated it.

Lily listened to the music in the great hall, stepping in sync with the rhythm.

“Now.” Wrapping a transparent gauze cloth around herself, Lily trotted lightly into the hall with the rhythm. Each small step was a precise dance movement, not just a random jog.

The queen acted as if she were invisible, treating her like an ordinary dancer! The more she was treated like air, the harder she danced. The harder she danced, the more fascinated the ministers became.

However, the queen remained unmoved.

With her celestial maiden physique, Lily’s stamina was such that she could dance continuously without resting. For the empyrean-realm queen and ministers, it was normal to talk and drink for several days. The problem was that Lily was getting too involved in the dance and was gradually becoming sweaty.

The hall gradually filled with the scent of a celestial maiden’s sweat.

As she danced, Lily could feel her belly becoming more and more bloated, but how could she show signs of this discomfort? Stopping mid-dance to request a break in front of the queen? How ridiculous would that be?

She would be penalized with one hundred planks, no, at least two hundred.

Lily didn’t dare to protest; her only choice was to endure. But with the queen ignoring her, she was becoming more and more anxious.

However, the anxiety only made her dance more passionately and mesmerizingly, turning the dance into a blessing.

“This... this dancer is the General’s contribution? This dance is superior to the celestial dance we saw back in Takamagahara.”

“Yes, this girl is simply too beautiful. If I were a dancer and saw that dance, I would probably give up dancing.”

Several female generals talked among themselves.

“Celestial?” Lily couldn’t help but think back to what General Chiya had mentioned. Exactly what relationship existed between the top of the Female Queendom and the Celestial Maidens?

Upon hearing the compliments the generals gave Lily, the queen’s eyes flickered to her, then turned away, deep in thought about other matters.

The inattention made Lily’s anxiety increase even further.

Are state affairs really putting that much pressure on the queen?

Lily didn’t restrain herself; she used the rhythm to cleverly change the dance. The other dancers were surprised, but Lily’s powerful control forced them to follow her lead.

The steps seemed choreographed as Lily deliberately took a circular path around the stage, her ribbons spinning and flickering in the queen’s sight. Lily could see her ribbons reflecting in the queen’s blue eyes, but the queen just turned a blind eye to them.

“Now.” At the peak of the dance, Lily stretched her body, hands raised as if lost in emotion. The ribbon flew from her fingers like a cloud, trailing like crystalline rain as it fell onto the queen.

“Ah!?” Everyone was stunned, their mouths hanging open in shock.

The dancers and musicians froze in fear.

The lead dancer’s ribbon, carrying the scent of a young girl, fell onto the queen’s hair and shoulders.

Everything froze in silence

4.

Footnotes:

Yuki: Prideful much? Did you forget everything Kanbayashi said? And what about your comment about treating everyone around you as air? Prideful and hypocritical...

Yuki: Exactly who was worrying about the queen giving attention earlier?

Yuki: Too arrogant, you need a dose of humility...

Yuki: Hmm... is this the tragic scene that Kanbayashi talked about? Lily definitely deserves a beating after this... Probably won’t happen but yea... deserves it.