Shadow Monarch: Heroines Could Hear My Thoughts?!

Chapter 44- Royal Invitation (Part 1)

"Rin Silvereye… huh?"

Resting her back on the chair comfortably, her sensual breasts giggled at her every moment. Her silky black hair was gently resting on her shoulders looking like strands of the midnight sky. Her incredibly captivating red eyes were eyeing a document in her hand. Her other hand was resting on her thighs.

Looking at the picture of the boy, the woman didn't know what to do. Since almost a week ago, she has been hearing these weird thoughts in her head out of nowhere. At first, she thought it was one of her numerous enemies casting some kind of spell on her but then the idea soon faded away as she kept listening to these thoughts every single day.

The person that was speaking in her head was a young boy and his name was Rin. She had never heard of that name before and that was why she ended up coming here, to the academy to search around for his identity.

"Hmm, what an interesting boy~" A mesmerizing smile bloomed on her face.

One mere glance at him and she was already interested in him. For some reason, he gave her different vibes from normal men.

He was weird, funny, and also very weirdly chaotic. She had never met someone that felt this messy to her. All the people she met in her life were pretty straightforward people that she could easily categorize into groups as they basically share the same characteristics.

However, Rin was not like them. She didn't get whether he was a good person who liked to help people or a selfish man who only cares about what he has in his hands.

*Lick* *Lick* *Lick*

The sound of licking woke her up from her thoughts and made her look down. There, the old man that was working here previously was licking her shoes happily. His crazed expression as he enthusiastically worked with his tongue would've made people squint with disgust

"Sigh, that's enough."

*Swish*

"Agghh!!"

Kicking him with her heel, the woman kept stomping on him again and again until he fell down unconscious with a huge shoe mark across his face. Yet, even that didn't make him feel anger or humiliation instead he had a goofy smile on his face as if he was having the best dream of his life.

"Disgusting trash." The woman murmured under her breath before looking at the picture again.

'I have to meet this boy. Hearing his thoughts is very weird indeed~ Maybe he will entertain me for a while~'

Just the mere thought of seeing him in person weirdly thrilled her. The fact that she was excited to meet a person and a man at that was a new thing for her. But, that didn't make her hesitate at all as this was the first time in a while that she found something fun to do.

Then, she stood up and lifted the man from the ground with a click of her fingers before resting him on the chair.

"Sweet dreams~ and thanks for the hospitality~" After that, she vanished into the darkness, leaving the man on his chair, seemingly asleep.

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"The capital! Finally, we are here." Rin muttered with an excited look on his face.

The journey to the capital took almost 24 hours in the carriage which was basically akin to mental torture. Rin had never missed modern transportation this much before.

"Aria, wake up." Looking down, he found Aria sleeping on his thighs. He had decided to give her a lap pillow after she begged him for it.

His legs were numb from the lack of blood circulating there but looking at Aria's cute face while she was asleep made him forget that and instead enjoy playing with her face while she is asleep. Just poking her soft cheeks and tickling her made her grunt and moan cutely.

This side of Aria was new to him but he liked it nevertheless.

"Wake up."

Suddenly, a hand extended from his other side and pushed Aria. The latter fell to the ground with a loud thud. She then opened her eyes and scratched her head cluelessly.

When her groggy eyes landed on Elise who pushed her now, she sprang into her legs and glared at her.

"Why did you push me?"

"Look around you. People will see you sleeping like a baby when you are inside the royal castle."

"Oh…" Realizing her blunder, Aria clicked her tongue in embarrassment.

The three then left the carriage to find a long queue of maids and butlers standing in front of them.

"Welcome back, your highness!" They said in unison.

'Maids! Damn, I never thought I will see real maids in my life.' Rin blinked a few times in astonishment at the sight.

As a self-proclaimed weeb (Anime fan) he obviously knew of the existence of maids and he actually liked that concept a lot. Not to the point of turning into a pervert but enough to wish to meet one if he could.

Now, his small wish was fulfilled.

*Poke*

"What?"

"Nothing."

Aria looked at her brother and quickly poked his cheek with a small pout. Hearing his thoughts made her conscious of his preference.

'Should I wear maid clothes for him? Or maybe I can use them to tease him. Oh! That sounds like a good idea. Wait for me Rin, I will tease you lots and lots until you won't be able to resist, and then… then, ahh! No, Aria, control yourself. It's not the time nor the place for such thoughts. Heheheh!' Giggling in her head happily, she followed the group inside.

Damian and Selina were first to reach the royal castle as they traveled in a carriage of their own while leaving Elise, Rin, and Aria in another carriage. From what Rin understood, they had some matters to attend to before so they had to go first.

Walking inside the castle, Rin admired the place silently. Comparing it to his house was mere delusion. The size, the structure, and the decorations were simply incomparable.

It was an amazing piece of architecture that even the modern world couldn't replicate that easily.

Behind them, two maids and two butlers walked silently. They worked as guides for Aria and Rin.

Both of them did visit this place before when they were young but to be fair, they don't recall it very well. Besides, it seemed that the king was aware of Rin's memory loss.

The three finally reached a huge door inside the castle that apparently led inside the throne room where the king was. Rin weirdly didn't feel nervous at all meeting this great figure. Hell, he felt as if he was meeting a normal person that was his equal. This feeling of superiority made him question his mind for a moment but soon shook those thoughts away.

'It's not the time to think about this.'

The butlers opened the door for them and the three walked inside. The throne room was big but not too big, it was also noticeably more beautiful looking than the parts of the castle.

On a huge throne right on the other side of the room, sat a middle-aged man. He was very handsome with golden hair and that was the stark contrast to Elise's white hair. His blue eyes were sharp yet soft at the same time.

He had an arrogant demeanor that befitted a king of a huge empire yet that arrogance didn't feel overbearing or annoying and instead worked to make people instinctively respect him because of it.

The three then bowed to the king. The latter smiled slightly and then said.

"Please, raise your heads, Damian's children." He said.

The two did that and the king then continued.

"I welcome you to my home. Please, feel free to treat it as your home." He said.

"We are thankful for your hospitality, your majesty," Aria replied.

Nodding his head in understanding, he then looked at Rin. His look turned slightly stronger.

"You are Rin, huh? You really grew a lot, boy. You look just like your father! Hahahhaha!"

All this time, Elise was standing still and being silent. However, seeing the conversation not going anywhere, she tried to stop her father.

"They are tired from the journey, father."

"Hahaha! My bad! I was happy to meet both of them. Your father is a dear friend of mine. We shared the battlefield in our heyday so seeing his children makes me feel nostalgic."

Then, the king changed his posture and continued.

"The reason why I wanted to meet both of you, especially Rin was because of a different reason."

"Isn't it for the birthday, your majesty?" Rin asked.

"That's the second reason. The first reason is something else."

"What is it?"

"Well, let's cut to the chase. Why don't you marry my daughter?" He said with a wide grin.

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(A//N: Rin is one lucky motherfu- I tell you.)

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