Shadow Monarch: Heroines Could Hear My Thoughts?!

Chapter 97- I'm Going To Kill Him

The moment Emilia said that the sound of footsteps echoed in the whole hall. The cheer instantly died down as if they were nothing but an illusion. It was insane how fast the atmosphere of the room changed the moment they heard those footsteps.

The presence of this person, whoever he was, was so strong that it immediately affected the students like a drug.

A few seconds later, the owner of these footsteps finally appeared. Gasps of admiration could be heard everywhere the moment they saw him coming out. This mysterious person turned out to be a very beautiful young man that took their breaths away. He had short blonde hair and clear green eyes. He was pretty tall, towering over most people, and had a lean yet also muscular build that blended well with great looks.

Even though he had a very strong presence that quickly took over the place, it was by no means menacing or oppressive but instead felt like a warm and gentle breeze of air that calmed down most of the nervous students.

Smiling softly at everyone, he spoke out after giving a nod to Emilia.

"It's my honor to meet my fellow students on this great day. Let me introduce myself, My name is Malza… Malza Linddell and I'm the student council president of the lower to middle floors. It's a pleasure." With an elegant bow, he smiled even more softly.

All the girls that saw that smile blushed and averted their eyes from him and even the men around them didn't get that angry as they were also charmed by his demeanor. He was just a walking-talking magnet for other people.

"Did he say the student council president?"

"Yes. I have never heard of him before. Was there something like that here?"

"Beat me. I feel like I can trust anything he spits out."

"He has a very charming aura around him. Ugh! I can't even get jealous of him because I don't even think I can attract attention as much as him even if I had his looks."

"There are people meant for greatness, my fellow student."

All kinds of murmurs and whispers spread across the student body. However, even under those gazes, Malza didn't look that bothered or even perturbed. Goes to show that he was very comfortable with standing in front of thousands of people without breaking a sweat.

"The man of the show finally appeared," Rin murmured with a not-so-calm face.

"Neh, Elise." He then shifted his gaze to his partner.

"Hmm?"

"Can we change seats?"

At first, Elise was confused by his sudden request but then with a mere look in his eyes, she understood that he wanted to tell her something.

The two then quickly switched places. Seeing that, Phillipe's face contorted and he glared at Rin sharply.

"Why did you change your place with her highness?" He asked in a low tone.

Rin completely ignored him as if he wasn't there and spoke to Elise in a very low voice.

"There is something important I need to tell you later. It's a huge problem." He said as he tilted his head to the side, covering her vision from Phillipe.

"Understood." She replied, seriously.

"Hey, you… I said why did you change place with her highness?!" Phillipe stood out and extended his hand to grab Rin by the collar.

The latter didn't find it hard to avoid his hand with a simple move from his body.

"Sit down." He ordered with a cold tone.

Starting a fight here was not only stupid but could also get both of them in trouble so Rin preferred not to resort to violence. Even though Rin was sure Emilia can solve any problem concerning him and Elise. However, if he kept on relying on Emilia to help fix any mess he creates, what was the point of even trying to get stronger instead of relying on people stronger than him?

If he had a choice, he would rather calm down Phillipe peacefully than beat him into submission.

"No, I won't sit down! You, how dare you order me around?! You are pure evil! You are nothing but scum that needs to be eliminated!!"

His breathing became erratic and his eyes were flashing with blinded anger that was consuming his rational thinking. He had rough! Why did Elise have to suffer under this cruel person's hands? Why does his beautiful and sacred princess that lived in his dreams for a long time end up manipulated and hypnotized?! It's blasphemy!!

Their conversation started garnering attention from students nearby. Everyone was curious about why this young man was screaming.

'This is definitely getting out of hand.' Rin thought calmly as he scanned his surroundings.

Then, he opened his mouth to speak. But, Elise had taken the opportunity to speak before him.

"Sit down. When we leave this place, we will deal with this matter once and for all." She said.

"But, your hig-"

"I don't repeat my orders twice. Sit. Down." She cut him off harshly.

'She's very angry.' Rin thought, clearly surprised.

Her eyebrows were knitted tightly and her eyes were looking sharply at the protagonist. A little bit of her frosty-cold aura seeped out of her body. Even her hand that was resting on the chair arm and supporting her face was tightly shut into a fist.

"Is there a problem up there, fellow students?" Malza asked with his calm smile.

"Nothing, please continue," Rin replied.

"Hmm? Really? Well, if it's nothing, then I won't pry any further." His face looked slightly amused, for some reason.

"Tsk…" Phillipe clicked his tongue and sat down again.

The speech continued, and while it wasn't as strong as Emilia, it still made everyone clap their hands.

After that, the ceremony ended and everyone started leaving the place.

Rin and Elise also left quickly and walked to a secluded place close by where no one could see them. Behind them, Phillipe followed not that far away.

When they reached the place and made sure no one was around, they turned around to face Phillipe.

"Please, your highness. Believe me! He's manipulating you!! He's an evil person. He's using some kind of magic to make you fall in love with him."

'How much did this misunderstanding root itself in his head?' Rin tilted his head.

"What did you call him again?" She asked suddenly.

"He's a scum, a cruel person with a black heart. He is a criminal that is using you to his benefit and then will throw you away when he wants to. I will savage you, your highness! Please, Elise. Believe me."

The way he addresses her turned into a first-name basis at the end. The moment she heard that something clicked in Elise.

'This is enough. I have had enough.' She was sick of this person. Even if he was the main character, to hell with keeping the plot! To hell with trying to follow the plot! If that meant that this stupid bug will keep trying to ruin her life and plans, then he's better dead than alive.

Elise was already someone who extremely hated most men, but she had a far deeper hatred for those who try to control her life. Those are people worthy of a death sentence for her. Who is he to try and control her? Who is he to try and assume that her life is not how it should be? Who is he to judge who she considers a friend and even insult him in front of her?

"I'm going to kill him." She said as she pulled out her sword and dashed toward him.

"Wha- Wait!!" Rin's eyes widened at her sudden reaction and quickly tried to stop her. Her sword moved like a flash and aimed for his throat.

'Shit! She's really going to kill him!! If he dies, our lives in this academy are over!!' Rin knew more than anything that even if they tried to ignore the whole plot as a whole and completely eliminate the main character, they can't simply kill another student just because they felt like it. Not only is that a grave mistake as it will make them get thrown in jail but it will ruin everything they worked on since coming here. It was simply not worth it at all!

'I must stop her.'

Rin quickly activated shadow manipulation and vanished in his shadow. Then, he quickly appeared again right in front of Elise at the last moment.

Elise's eyes widened a little bit and tried to stop her sword. However, it was too late to stop now.

*Stab*

Blood splashed on Elise's face and made her freeze in her place. Her clouded mind finally started clearing up.

'What have I done…' She quickly tried to pull the sword and check where she stabbed Rin with the sword. Her heart was beating so loudly that she almost couldn't hear anything else in her ears. She had never felt this horrified before in her life over something she did.

(A//N: Elise's trauma working again :( )

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