Chapter 273 264: Mine



A cold air spread into the room as all of us turned our head toward the windows. Since everyone here was strong, every one here was scared out of their wits at the same time. Behind the window was a woman in a veil that screamed beauty. Luka and Noa gasped, but it was my heart that was running fast.

I got up from my seat, but a chill ran down my spine and stopped me in my tracks.

What was this?

I already knew I was slightly crazy for this woman, even more so after the Dantalian case, but why was I hesitating?

"S-senior…" Albert stuttered too.

"Eugy, I have a bad feeling again. Worse than that Maria of yours."

It's because you punks didn't appreciate her as much as I did.

As if to answer my confusion, Lethe gracefully walked over to the glass door and pushed it open, striding in without a care in the world. Her aloof gait, her fluttering hair, the swaying veil, all of it took my breath away.

Her steps sounded closer.

Subconsciously, almost, everyone reeled back while my lips threatened to spill into a smile that would make an happy-go-lucky idiot seem sad.

Albert suddenly stood up and pulled me back.

"This idiot," he muttered his under his breath. "S-senior… what brings you here?"

"Haha, are you here to check up on Eugene?" Luka chimed in too, pulling me further back, sweat dripping from both their heads.

She spared them not a glance and walked over to the couches.

Her head turned toward Noa, who reeled back once more.

"You, girl. Name yourself."

"E-eh… I am Noa, you?"

Lethe took a glance at Noa and leaned closer. She pulled her face up by her chin and patted her head.

"You're pretty cute."

EH!

"Dude, pipe down and sit back if you don't want to die."

"Albert's right. I've felt this before, she'll totally kill you."

These guys were blowing things way out of proportion.

She wrapped her hand around Noa and pulled the girl close to her chest. "You're one cutie, aren't you? How about joining my faction?"

"Eh… ah…" Noa was stuttering! That bitch! She found this spicy, didn't she! I was certain she did. Well who wouldn't after being pampered by Lethe, the opponent was too strong this time. I bet even sculptures would start singing if they see Lethe smile at them.

"I can't… I like this place, it's comfy…"

"Is that so?" Lethe asked. "How is it comfy? Is it the people?"

"Yes… But, who are you?"

"I am a humble lady from a noble family in the empire, please don't be bothered. That said, why don't the two of us get to know each other?"

"Ah…?"

"You don't want to?" Lethe asked Noa.

"W-why not… if you're ok with me."

Noa went into her innocent mode.

"Of course, who wouldn't like someone as cute as you? Let's go, the two of us."

"Hey!" I intervened. "Stay a little longer if you're here—"

"Shut up." Lethe shot me down. "Don't talk to me, scum."

My jaw was on the ground.

"Phew, he got off easy."

What do you mean Luka? Don't you see that was enough to kill me straight away?

"S-senior!" Albert swooped in. "Actually, we were about to look for you to discuss stuff about the faction festival. Why not stay here and talk with Noa as well? It would be a good use of your time."

Lethe tilted her head, she then looked back at Noa like a playboy would at the prey he had just snagged.

"What do you say?"

"I-if you would like…"

Noa you bitch, she was already smitten.

"Then, Junior, get lost from that seat."

Albert left the seat of the head faster than a mosquito escaped a swatter and took the seat next to Luka. I moved back to my seat while Lethe took the seat of the head.

"Noa," she said. "Sit here, next to me."

"S-space…"

"It's fine."

eαglesnovel`c,om Noa was pulled away without getting a chance to hold a conversation back.

I felt…

Extremely jealous. Envious? Well, it was fine to see them get along, I was worried about Lethe making any friends with her attitude. Not like she would ever need anyone else. Never. No chance.

"Tsk."

"Ah, ah!" Albert faked a cough. "About the plan, senior. We were going to make this a maze for couples."

"A maze?"

Albert then explained everything. Whenever I tried to speak in, Lethe immediately shut me down and only answered when Albert repeated the same thing.

Each minute started to become grating.

"Not bad, but why are you so late? How do you plan to get the funds for this?"

"Oh, from you."

"Me?" Lethe coldly asked.

"From all the factions, actually," I said. "We're planning on advertising them in return for the funds and the manpower, and pretty much everything else."

"Advertisement… that's fromidabble—Ack."

She slipped up.

"Yes, that's the plan," Albert smiled and said. It seemed the tension loosened. "We were planning on going around and talking to all the factions about this."

"All of them?"

"Correct."

Lethe leaned back and thought.

"Alright, I'll help you. On the condition all four of you come along."

"Sure," Albert said.

At that very moment, Lethe jumped up from her seat and sat next to me. Straddling my hands in hers, she leaned over on me. "I am going to flaunt my wife everywhere."

"W-w-wife!?" Noa screamed again. Her face was completely red.

Wait.

Did this woman just change strategies? No way, she was jealous! She was jealous of all the rumors and was trying to make me pay for it.

I smiled and wrapped my arms around her, pulling her closer.

"You were jealous? How cute—"

"Shut up. You have no rights."

I was forced to shut up again.

"That's right, Miss Noa. This person here belongs to me, top to bottom, every breath he takes is mine and every tear he sheds is mine too. Every nail he cuts off belongs to me and every hair he drops belongs to me as well."

Noa was left with a mouth gaping open. This damned sucker for a twisted romance.

"I am going to take this chance and tell everyone who you belong to. Then no will be spreading baseless rumors about a girlfriend or what not. Hear well, miss Noa. We almost got married."

"Why almost, we still will?"

"Shut up. You have no rights."

How cute.

I picked Lethe up in a princess carry and got off the couch.

"Let's go Albert! Let's go negotiate right now!"

Who in the world said I wasn't interested in doing the same thing? It was a good chance to show every single man in this damned academy what would happen if they even looked weirdly at my Lethe.

With two similar objectives, we set off.