欲望酒店

July 21, 2080, Tuesday.

[8:00 A.M.]

Eve is currently inside the headmaster\'s office.

Kendy and the headmaster himself, Leo Justo, are also in the same room.

Eve came here to report what happened inside the labyrinth.

She mainly talks about everyone\'s contribution during the raid and the growth they achieved after...

Eve is relaying every information the headmaster and her homeroom teacher need to know.

...

And after a few good minutes...

"That\'s the end of my report."

Eve finished relaying information to Leo and Kendy.

It took her 10 whole minutes to do so...

"The boss didn\'t drop anything?"

Kendy asked after listening to Eve\'s long-ass detailed reporting.

And as a response, Eve just nonchalantly shook her head.

"About Raven..."

This time, it was the headmaster who spoke.

Eve looked at him and waited for him to finish his words.

"You mentioned that he contributed the most during the raid, right?"

Leo asked.

"I did."

And Eve replied.

"Are you saying that he acted as the group\'s leader?"

Then, Leo asked a new question, concerning Raven.

Eve can immediately tell that the headmaster is expecting a lot from Raven.

\'What the hell did that guy do to attract even the headmaster\'s attention...? \'

Eve asked in her mind before shaking her head to answer Leo\'s question.

And before the headmaster can even say a word...

"It\'s more like he acted as our guardian."

Eve stated that.

"He didn\'t give us proper instructions, instead, he gave us goals to fulfill."

"He always makes sure that everyone is okay... And that we\'re all getting our opportunity to get stronger."

Eve added.

Then with a serious face, Eve looked directly into Leo\'s eyes...

"Raven made us stronger."

And she declared that!

"..."

"..."

Her words made Kendy and Leo silent for a while.

Then after a good few seconds...

"He did that?"

Leo broke the silence with another question.

Eve unhesitatingly nodded her head to answer him.

"So..."

Then she opened her mouth.

"Please let Raven rest for a while."

"..."

After staying silent for a while now...

"What do you mean?"

Kendy finally opened his mouth, he\'s asking Eve to explain her words more specifically.

"Raven is still struggling to control his newly acquired power."

And Eve responded accordingly.

"So what?"

Kendy casually asked.

"Mixing him with the other students now will surely result in a disaster, and cause you, sir, to have more work to do."

And Eve kindly explained.

"..."

After hearing Eve\'s explanation, Kendy looked at Leo.

And Leo looked back at him, his eyes were asking what he wants.

So without further ado...

"Let the kid rest for a while, he\'s pitiful, what if he breaks?"

Kendy spoke while acting worried for Raven.

He\'s even trying to look cute...

"Shut up you idiot!"

Leo exclaimed in response, he was annoyed by Kendy\'s action.

"Also, I was already planning to do that after hearing what happened at the entrance of the labyrinth yesterday."

Then he added.

"Hey, young lady."

After that, he called out for Eve.

"Yes?"

Eve responded, ignoring the weird scene happening in front of her.

"You can leave now, rest well, and attend your classes properly."

"Say that to the other members of your group too."

Then Leo stated.

"Then, please excuse me."

And after that, Eve left...

***

Meanwhile...

The most talked about in the Lunar, Raven, is currently in one of the private training grounds reserved for teachers.

And yes, he\'s with Ruby.

Why are they here?

It\'s because Raven asked Ruby to teach him how to control his overwhelming presence.

(He\'s suffering from success lol.)

Anyway, Raven and Ruby still haven\'t started yet.

So while they aren\'t doing anything...

\'Sariel.\'

Raven called for Sariel.

[What?]

And Sariel replied immediately.

\'I want to see it...\'

[See what?]

At Sariel\'s question, Raven didn\'t reply immediately.

He remained silent for a while.

Then after a few seconds...

"I want to see the evolved version of the <Monarch\'s Presence>."

Raven mumbled that with a serious face!

[... Then I\'ll start the evolution process now.]

And Sariel replied earnestly too!

To further explain the situation, some skills are evolvable.

And Raven\'s skill, <Monarch\'s Presence>, happened to be just one!

But for a skill to evolve, you need to fulfill 2 conditions!

First, the skill needs to be at max level.

This isn\'t easy to fulfill.

But Raven did so by using the reward he got from the Transcended Beings after killing the [Hell\'s Prisoner].

Then, the second condition...

This actually depends on the skill.

In Raven\'s case, the second condition given to him by the <Monarch\'s Presence>...

Was to make 100 people kneel before him!

And Raven just happened to fulfill this condition yesterday!

It was when he came out of the labyrinth with an overwhelming presence coming from his skill, <Monarch\'s Presence>!

The crowd that was waiting for their return was caught off guard, and most of them were sent kneeling by Raven\'s aura!

In conclusion, Raven sent roughly 100 people kneeling before him yesterday!

The reason why he\'s only evolving the skill now is that he just got back yesterday.

And he doesn\'t want anything to get in his way while spending his time with the girls.

Raven knows that he would be too excited if he immediately evolve the skill, making him unable to focus on other things.

So that\'s why he delayed it until now...

[Because of the skill\'s compatibility with you, the evolution process was a breeze!]

[The skill evolution was a success!]

Anyway, Sariel just reported a good news!

\'Already?!\'

Which surprised Raven!

It hasn\'t even been a minute yet since he decided to evolve the skill!

"Anyway..."

But Raven didn\'t waste his time.

"Show me the new <Monarch\'s Presence>."

He immediately jumped into the main topic!

[On it!]

Not that Sariel minds as he\'s excited to show it to Raven too.

Just a second after Sariel\'s reply...

A transparent bluish window appeared in front of Raven out of thin air!

And what written on that transparent window...

=====

<Emperor\'s Aura Lvl.1>

-Grants you an overwhelming pressure or presence of an emperor. This skill reacts to your emotions.

-You can materialize this as a weapon aura, increasing any weapon\'s performance significantly.

-The skill\'s strength is based on how much mana you use and the skill\'s level.

-[Mind Master]

>Control those who are completely under the skill.

>Gives you resistance to any controlling skill.

=====

"..."

Left Raven speechless!

He was actually waiting to wake up...

But even though he waited and waited, he was still staring at the same transparent window in front of him.

So in the end...

"Haha..."

Raven just awkwardly laughed.

"Today seems to be my lucky day..."

And accepted the fact that he was not dreaming.