I Quit Being The Male Lead's Rival {COMPLETED}

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 Between Love and Acting (5)

"I have pride in swordsmanship, so I wouldn't say that you want to learn from me."

"My teacher is Leslie."

I frowned after answering bluntly and fell into thought.

If Ian was good at everything, he was like the best private tutor in any field.

'I have to pull something out since I have nothing to do right now. Anything.'

I searched through the wish list in my mind, found a plausible one, and gave a quick reply.

"Yes, I want to learn something."

"What?"

"Dance."

At my words, Ian widened his eyes as if he was surprised.

I shrugged my shoulders shyly and gave an explanation.

"...The nobles just go to the imperial ball and dance. Back in the day, when I thought I was going to be a noble, I imagined myself doing that too."

"Why the ball?"

"Because I'm very athletic, so I think I can dance very well."

"..."

I spoke in a slightly dreamy voice.

"I think dancing is the prettiest thing you can do with your body."

In fact, even when I watched the opera, I wanted to dance even more because I noticed the movements of the dancers more than the songs.

"Anyway, I wanted to dance at least once. Since I am not a noble, I do not need to call a dance teacher."

"..."

At my words, Ian remained silent and only frowned.

I mumbled, cringing, wondering if I had been too friendly.

"Sorry. But I have no one else to ask but you."

"No."

At my seemingly absent murmur, Ian said with a very serious expression.

"I was thinking about the curriculum from basic to advanced, according to your level and physical condition."

In that way, my wish of 'I want to dance once' was transformed into a staunch goal of 'I want to master dancing' without realizing it.

I was trying to convince him that I wasn't going to go all out like that, but Ian slowly got up and held out his hand as if he had finished all his thoughts.

"Now, shall we begin?"

If I held this hand, I felt like I'd be on a path of no return.

"It's just me, so I'll do my best."

"Well... It's a burden if you do your best..."

"I think you were pretty enough just with the sword, but you want to look pretty in a different way, so I'll do my best."

I felt my ears getting hot at those indifferent words.

To ignore the strange excitement, I deliberately and casually put my hand on his hand.

To be honest, it was a rather absurd request in my opinion.

'I'm doing things that I can't do to Ian because of us acting like lovers.'

I thought my audacity was a bit harsh, but I was always audacious to Ian.

When I thought about it, it was a little comforting because there was nothing special about it.