Shadow Monarch: Heroines Could Hear My Thoughts?!

Chapter 130- Massive Scale Investigation (Part 1)

Sitting down and resting her back on the chair, Emilia looked up at the beautiful ceiling and fell into deep thought. The reason for her bad and frankly tense mood at that moment is because of the bad omen she was feeling.

Her head was just screaming that something weird is going to happen and she was not ready for it. Whether it was the decision of the academy that will be told to them today or maybe another sneak attack from the cult when they anticipate it the least, she can't tell.

'Why am I overthinking?' She asked herself.

She was never someone to overcomplicate stuff as she knew that will only make it harder for her to distinguish between right and wrong. But, for some reason, in the last few days, she started overthinking stuff a lot. The reason is still vague to her.

"Emi…" Lilia murmured with a worried look as she sat beside her dear friend. She was the closest person to Emilia and was also akin to her sister so she knew her more than anyone else. So, it was easy to tell what things were going through her best friend's head.

Then, as they were like that, the door opened and a man walked inside. He was a fairly handsome yet rough-looking man with a rather big frame full of muscles. However, that roughness was somehow tamed by his elegant mannerisms that could be seen from a mile away. He had long black hair and a cleanly shaved face.

Seeing the two women sitting there, the man smiled and walked toward them.

"Lilia and my darling, what a great day to see both of you." He said as he extended his arm for a handshake.

"Piss off, Licht," Emilia said as she rubbed her temples.

"Good evening, Licht." Lilia said with a rather neutral face. In contrast to Emilia, Lilia didn't really hate nor like Licht, he was just another floor master for her.

"As cold as ever, huh? Well, nevertheless, seeing you is more than enough of an achievement for the day." He shook his head with a smile and walked to his seat.

"Have you heard any news about this meeting?"

"No."

"Licht…" Lilia squinted her eyes at him as if she doesn't buy anything from what he was saying.

"But, I did hear some rumors. Well, calling them rumors is stretching it. Let's say, 'speculations'."

"Speculations?"

"Yes, the thing is, the academy is too secretive to allow for any secret decisions to leak before the appropriate time. Even for us tower masters, we can't really hear about anything until they allow us to. But, with that, I still can predict what they will do to some extent."

"Say it." Emilia intervened in the conversation.

"I'm sure they will tell us something along the lines of 'You must find the culprits, they are lurking inside the academy and as tower masters, your duty is to get rid of them'. It's honestly not that hard to see what those fatties at the top would do." He chuckled as he crossed his hands in front of him.

"Tsk, all the hard work will fall on us while they sit there and fill their bellies," Emilia murmured.

*Click*

The door opened again and another person entered the room, another man to be exact. In contrast to Licht, this man was rather lean and well-proportioned all over. He had beautiful white hair that reached his neck and two sharp black eyes that could make anyone avert his gaze in a moment.

His aura was so thick and suffocating that it was almost visible to the naked eye. Even for tower masters like them, his aura was like sharp blades pointed at their throats ready to kill them if they did something that he didn't like.

The idea of death was vague for most people, except those who had felt this same aura, they would understand that death isn't really that far away from them.

Seeing this, the 3 people frowned a little bit. It was always hard to deal with the pressure this man keeps on exerting on them whenever they meet as if he was testing their endurance each time.

'The highest floor tower master, Letum.'

That man was the floor master for arguably the highest and most important floor of the whole academy. The same floor that the top 10-Ranked students reside in. The same floor is the only gate to the higher-up area and also the headmaster's area.

That place was like the core of everything related to the academy, including all of its trump cards in case of attacks or huge threats. So, such an important place needed an incredibly strong and extremely cold, and composed person to carry the weight and responsibility of administrating it.

"..."

After exchanging looks with everyone as if he acknowledged them, he went ahead and sat down at the head of the table as if he was going to be the one to speak in the meeting. However, no one would dare or believe that a word will be uttered out of his mouth. He just didn't seem like someone who would waste a word out of his mouth for no reason.

Under the suffocating pressure and cruel silence, everyone waited for the last two people to enter. In total, there are 6 tower masters for 10 floors. Many would ask why there aren't there 10 tower masters or exactly one tower master for each floor

Well, the answer to that question lies in the hands of the last two people. These people have full control over 3 floors each. The reason for that is that these two were by far the best in managing floors out of the 6 of them so they were assigned 3 floors each. No one complained about that decision as they all knew how capable they were in that department.

To be a floor master, you require more things than just strength. It's something that required a lot of experience, social skills, power, influence, and many more requirements.

'They are always late to meetings.' Emilia thought as she tapped her fingers on the armrest gently.

Coincidentally, the next second the door opened and a man and a woman entered the room.

"Good evening, everyone!!"

"Goooood evening!!!"

The two people jumped inside and said energetically. Huge smiles filled their faces as if they were extremely happy to see the other floor masters.

'The noisy twins are here.' Licht chuckled to himself as he closed his eyes.

The duo was composed of siblings, twins to be exact. They were identical twins so even though they were a brother and sister, their appearances were eerily identical as if they were shaped of the same mold. Except for their different hairstyle, no one would be able to differentiate between them at all.

Letum also gave them one glance before he ignored them completely.

"Oooh, I see everyone is in great shape today, right dear sister?"

"Of course, dear brother! They are indeed looking as dashing as ever." The girl chuckled happily.

"Sit down, Serina, Merlin," Emilia ordered.

"Ooh, our dear Emi is still as grumpy as ever. Why doesn't she smile more, dear sister?"

"I don't know, dear brother. She is always in a foul mood. Should we hug her to make her feel better?"

"Yes, we should do just that."

"Sit down!!"

Their presence alone broke the solemn aura of the room that Letum carried with his aura. It was always the case with the twins as they never let Letum's pressure turn the meeting into a tense war of glances.

"Sigh, Emilia is always shouting. Let's sit down, dear sister."

"Yes, dear brother."

The two took their places and the meeting officially started.

Letum's closed eyes finally opened and he clicked his fingers. Instantly, 6 pieces of paper appeared out of thin air in front of everyone. This simple gesture would make someone freeze with shock but since this wasn't the first time they saw it, the group didn't really show many reactions.

No one knew Letum's power or how he can do this but no one dared to ask either. Picking up the piece of paper, Emilia read the content that was in the form of a letter silently.

Seconds passed as everyone kept on reading. Then, a few gasps of shock escaped their mouths.

Emilia and Lilia's eyes shifted to Licht who was also quite taken aback. They really didn't get what was going on at all.

"A massive scale investigation…" Emilia murmured to herself.

While an investigation process was predicted, an actual investigation of this scale was something unheard of. The letter basically stated that each and every human being inside the academy grounds shall be investigated, asked, and tested to check whether they were one of the cult members or not.

Not only that, but the next part of the letter was what made Emilia's eyes widen to the extreme.

"The investigation will include… The top 10 Rankers." She murmured in shock.

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