Shadow Monarch: Heroines Could Hear My Thoughts?!

Chapter 84- My Eyes On You (Part 2)

After that, Rin walked away and took the stairs up to the room assigned to him. There were no elevators so it took him a while to reach the second to last floor.

After swiping his bracelet in front of the door, he entered inside. The room was average in size with a small kitchen, bathroom, and a bedroom where he could sleep. Very simple but still aesthetically beautiful to look at. In fact, Rin liked the place as it gave him a weird sense of ease for some reason.

'I can only imagine what rooms on higher floors will be like. Guess I will see that soon enough.'

After putting his things and organizing his room, he took a shower to get rid of the dirt and blood on his clothes and skin. After the shower, he stood in front of the mirror to examine his body.

What was presented in the mirror was a jaw-dropping perfect body that looked as if it was sculpted meticulously by the hands of gods to look as perfect as possible. Lean yet extremely sturdy muscles covered his tall frame. He was definitely not bulky but not too skinny either, just the perfect balance. But, Rin didn't focus on that and instead looked at the scar that slit his torso. It wasn't very visible if you gloss over his body but since Rin was looking closely, he was able to see.

'The scar is still there.' He thought as he recalled the fight with the D-Rank demon.

Again and again, whenever Rin looks back at that fight, he shudders at the thought that he was that close to death. He could be considered extremely lucky to survive that fight with everything intact. Losing an arm or a leg was a possibility that he couldn't ignore.

All these thoughts most of the time lead him to the question: Are demons really his enemies? The answer should've been obvious to him, everyone hated demons and considered them mortal enemies to humanity so that should be the case, right? Yet, something in his heart always makes him ask that question to himself as if he was uncertain about something. The idea didn't want to leave his head no matter how much he tried to reason with himself that it was stupid or a waste of time.

[Host?]

"Hmm?" Rin's unfocused gaze flinched as he answered the system.

[Your eyes are glowing.]

Quickly looking at the mirror, Rin saw the faint violet light engulfing his pupils. This wasn't the first time that it happened ever since he got the shadow manipulation skill activated. What he discovered with time was that when he was experiencing some kind of strong emotions whether it was happiness, anger, or sadness, his eyes will start glowing faintly.

He concluded that it was the way his body responds to his intense feelings. The reason for that was still mysterious though.

"Sigh, I should wear some clothes and sleep for a few hours."

When he finished getting dressed, he threw his body on the bed and closed his eyes. The sun was still in the sky indicating that it was barely evening.

"System… Wake me up in two hours."

[Understood, host.]

After that, Rin drifted into a deep sleep. His exhausted body from the accumulation of stress and exertion succumbed finally to the urge to relax.

An unknown amount of time passed inside the room when the door suddenly knocked. Rin at first ignored the knocking as he was too exhausted to even stand up. But, the knocking kept annoying him again and again until he frowned and woke up.

'If it wasn't for the fact that I'm a nice person. I would've skinned this person alive and fried his skin in hot oil.'

[That doesn't sound too kind, host.]

'I don't care. Look, my eyes are red and swollen. I need some sleep for fuck sake.'

Rin's mood was so bad at that moment that he was barely holding himself from lashing at the person that ruined his great nap.

Opening the door, Rin looked at the visitor. Or at least, he tried to do so because what he saw in front of him wasn't a face but the chest of a giant person. Arching his head up, he was able to take a glimpse at the behemoth of a man that knocked on him. He was at least 8ft tall or more wearing black clothes and had a great sword on his back. His face had many scars that could intimidate the bravest of people.

'Am I still dreaming?' He thought for a moment.

"Mr. Rin?" The man spoke with an extremely deep voice.

"Who is asking?" Rin responded after waking up from his daze.

"Could you please follow me? The lady wants to meet you?"

"The lady?"

"Mrs. Emilia."

"Ah… that lady… I see. Wait, pardon me?"

"Mrs. Emilia is asking for you. Wear your clothes and follow me, Mr. Rin."

'Why does she want to meet me?' He wondered. He was still stressing over the mess that happened because of her and now she wants to see him? Is she even the heroine anymore?!

But, the next moment, he recalled Elise's words to him and a small suspicion rose in his heart.

Taking a deep breath, he nodded his head and walked inside to wear some clothes. He had some formal clothes he had for occasions that may occur in the future but he decided to wear something more casual.

After that, he left his room along with the giant man. The latter didn't utter a single word after that at all.

"Where are we going now? *yawn*"

"To Mrs. Emilia."

'That doesn't answer the question, big man.'

The two then left the dormitory and walked in the streets. Many students who were still outside looked at them curiously and especially the giant man. His aura and appearance were the perfect concoctions for nightmares.

Soon, they reached a very quiet area of the city. Rin instantly knew that this was the administration area of the city where most staff and academy workers operate and live. It was a restricted place that only allowed entrance for staff only. No students can trespass here only with permission.

The two then stopped in front of a huge building. The place wasn't very eye-catching as it was aesthetically similar to the dormitory building. The man didn't wait at all and quickly walked inside making Rin follow him.

'Is this where she works? Lives?' He couldn't determine what kind of place was this as all the doors inside were closed and there was no one walking in or out.

On the last floor, the man halted in front of a certain door that looked very different than the other ones. It was made out of some kind of cushion or soft substance that stopped the noise.

He then opened the door and allowed Rin to walk inside but didn't follow inside.

'Hmm, an office?' He thought as he examined the interior of the room silently.

His eyes then fell on a person behind the table, deeply focused on a piece of paper as she played with a strand of her hair. Even this mere act of hers that seemed to be unintentional exuded a very deep charm that could captivate anyone. Emilia was simply a very dangerous woman.

Rin didn't try to break her focus and instead sat down on the chair in front of her desk and waited for her to finish. He knew that it was disrespectful to break the focus of a person who was of a higher rank than you socially.

Staying with a noble family did rub off on him.

Time passed silently with no signs of Emilia finally looking at him. Rin knew that she was deliberately ignoring him since he made his presence as noticeable as possible when he sat in front of her. But, he was sure that this wasn't some disrespect at all.

"Why didn't you say anything?" She finally asked out of nowhere while still looking at the piece of paper.

Smiling, Rin answered.

"Why should I?"

His question seemingly caught her interest since she finally looked at him for the first time.

"Most people that come here will always call for me or try to cough just to catch my attention. Why didn't you do that?"

"You knew that I was here. I see no reason to do that."

"Interesting. You are indeed a peculiar person, Mr. Rin."

"We are all peculiar in some way or another."

"I agree. But, you are a very eye-catching person, I must say. You stand out like a sore thumb in between the masses."

Shrugging his shoulders, Rin answered casually.

"I will take that as a compliment, Mmm… Mrs. Clearsky." He said as he hesitated on how he should call her.

"It is a compliment. Frankly speaking, Donnie had just told me what happened on the bridge and I must say that I am impressed at your ability to kill that hybrid demon. That's a feat worthy of admiration for someone that's still weaker than that bird."

Rin felt it clearly. Emilia was definitely not complimenting him out of the goodness of her heart at all. The latter also saw that her attempt to beat around the bush failed so she just cut to the chase.

"I will be truthful with you, Mr. Rin. I have an offer for you."

"An offer?"

"Yes. It's very simple. Would you like to be my disciple?"

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