Shadow Monarch: Heroines Could Hear My Thoughts?!

Chapter 82- Emilia Clearsky (Part 2)

Her words riled up everyone standing there. Her voice had such a strong charm that easily affected one's emotions and made him a toy in her hands, swinging him however she wanted.

Those who were determined became even more ambitious and those who were scared shook that fear away. It was amazing how a few simple words could change the whole vibe of a huge group of people.

"She's a leader by instinct," Rin whispered to Elise in front of him.

"Yes. Even in the game, she played a vital row in the wars and conflicts. A true leader, indeed."

Hearing Elise, Rin's admiration for this woman that he just met increased. Even though she looked stern and serious, he felt that she had a kind and benevolent heart. The type of people like her is the most honorable humans who try to do the right thing.

"Now, advance toward one at a time to get the bracelet and the booklet."

The process then started quickly and also ended fairly quickly. Rin and Elise were handed their bracelets and they put them on their hands.

The bracelet wasn't anything special. It was made out of a black substance that Rin didn't know and didn't have any engravings or decorations. But, he learned that to activate it, he needed to channel his mana through it, and then it will just automatically charge up and never needs any more mana to function.

When he did that, a holographic image similar to the one he sees when he opens the system appeared in front of him. There were many choices but the main ones were: Points, rankings, class schedules, identification info, tournament and event announcement, and also duel announcements in case he wanted to watch two students fight it off. There were many others like the restaurants' section where he can see what places are open and also the menus for that day or the entertainment section for the amusement parks, water parks, festivals, and other such things. But, he ignored those for now and focused on his ranking and points section.

Opening them up, he found that his points were obviously zero and he was still unranked because of it.

But, he wasn't there for that. Scrolling up through the ranks he wanted to check the top 10 students. Since the moment he heard about them, he was extremely curious about these monsters that seemingly were hidden behind a veil of mystery.

Even Elise didn't reach the point in the game where she met them so they had basically no idea who they were, how strong they are or if they were even bad or good people.

But, the moment he reached the top 10 section, he couldn't get any higher than that. A notice appeared in front of him that said. 'Permission restricted'.

"So I can't see who the top 10 are? How convenient." He rolled his eyes at this stupid restriction and then closed the bracelet.

The reason for that was what was going to happen next. His eyes focused on Phillipe was coincidentally in the line right in front of Emilia. He looked quite nervous for some reason and Rin knew what that reason was.

'So he was really that nervous meeting his idol to the point where he literally slips, falls head first into her breasts, and even grabs them with his hand. I am truly amazed at how lucky that bastard can get.'

Emilia, who was handing the bracelets, froze for a second as a weird expression appeared on her face.

"E-Escuse me?" The girl in front of her tried to grab her attention when she saw the woman go silent.

"Ehem, yes. Here." Quickly returning to her usual demeanor, she continued handing the bracelets while her eyes were still listening to whatever that black-haired boy was saying.

She started hearing those voices yesterday without any prior notice. She even thought it was some kind of magic spell cast on her but no matter how much she researched it the whole night, she found no reason for this occurrence and no spells that could pull it off.

So, all she could do was listen to this young man's thoughts and try to get some information in hopes of understanding what was going on. Her mind couldn't comprehend how this world was a game or that she was not a real person. It was too shocking and absurd for her to believe quickly.

She was real. Her body was real and her feelings were real. How can she be a part of a virtual world? What was even a virtual world in the first place?

'Does he know that I can hear his thoughts? I guess not.' She shook her head.

She had decided to ignore him for now and then speak with him after everyone settled down. But, hearing what he said now. She was already aware that he somehow knows of future events but for him to actually just spill out what will happen a few moments from now took her aback.

'So that is the boy that will fall on me. He said that I'm his idol. What does he mean?'

Luckily, Rin started explaining in his head.

'He was saved by her when he was young and got lost in some kind of forest and got attacked by wild monsters. Since then, he probably fell in love at first sight, or was it just pure admiration? I don't fucking know. But, he then aimed to grow stronger and meet her again in the future. Talk about grandiose goals.' Rin snickered sarcastically.

'After this lucky pervert event, she will drag him to her office and that's when the first heroine starts to develop feelings for him.'

It took Emilia everything to not frown in front of everyone. Shock after shock, teh young man kept assaulting her with absurd information.

'Me? Will fall in love with a student? Impossible! How can I be that unprofessional? But… He seems to really know the future from what I heard. I should be cautious of this boy named Phillipe.'

The queue finally reached the protagonist. Phillipe was so nervous he broke into a sweat the moment he saw her up close. He had prepared many things to say to her from gratitude to even expressing his admiration for her. But, when the moment came, his throat became dry and his mouth didn't listen to him at all.

Walking while in a daze, his leg stumbled on a small dent in the ground. Because of his state, he wasn't able to recover and merely lost his balance.

'I will fall on her!!' Closing his eyes, he waited for his face to fall on her soft breasts and get engulfed in her warmth.

But, instead, the only thing he felt was the cold ground along with the pain of a strong hit. Opening his eyes, he found himself laying on the ground, kissing the dirt.

'What the hell!!'

"Straighten yourself!!" Emilia said coldly after she dodged him swiftly.

Her voice was extra harsh on him because of what she heard. She knew that it was unreasonable but she didn't like this guy one bit after hearing what he did to her. Emilia was a very straightforward person and someone who valued work more than anything else. She was already aware of how unacceptable a relationship between her and a student was even if no law prohibited such things.

"Y-Yes!! I'm extremely sorry." Waking up, Phillipe apologized profusely.

"Just take your bracelet and go!"

"Understood!"

After giving him his things, Phillipe quickly walked away. Seeing his back from her place, Emilia clicked her tongue and didn't look at him again.

No one took notice of what happened except two people. Elise and Rin shared a look of 'what the hell just happened?'

'Why did she dodge it?! Wait, what?! Why?! What the fuck is going on?! Oi! This isn't what's supposed to happen!' Huh!' Calling Rin's state of mind confused was an understatement.

'If this doesn't happen then how their story will start?! What the fuck?! If this event doesn't happen then Emilia's whole arc will just go to waste! It will never happen!'

Not only will that make half of the events inside the academy never happen, but the consequences are also unimaginable.

"What is this, Elise? The plot already changed drastically." He whispered to his companion.

Rubbing her temples, Elise responded.

"I have no idea. I think the butterfly effect is bigger than we anticipated. We can't do anything about it now. Let's just watch what will happen and see what we can do."

"I know. Sigh, but it's still a real pain."

The process of giving bracelets was finally over and everyone was grouped up in front of the gate.

The closed gates started opening up again and everyone was anticipating what they will see inside. Just the mere sight of the immeasurably tall island in front of them excited them from the inside. Everyone except Rin and Elise.

'Fuck me sideways! This going to be a headache!' All of his excitement for this new start just blew up like a balloon.

(A//N: Poor Rin and Elise :) )

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