SURVIVING IN WOMAN'S WORLD AS A NOVEL VILLAIN.C108 108. Psychological Battle
"....."
There was no reply to Alex's comment from another side, The figure or said entity was just sitting in the corner staring at Alex.
Or at least it seems as if there is no facial or physical feature to it to indicate what that figure was doing.
'System, Use the eye of the truth of this thing.'
Alex now didn't bother with long monologue and just asked the system to get information about the entity.
Unlike yesterday he was very calm as he has a Sage heart and it's no longer unknown which he fears.
[Ding! The target details are like the following...
Name : Robin
Species : Undead
Summoner/Puppet Master : Belladonna
Awakened Rank : C-Rank
Strength : C++
Agility : C++
Mana : 15,000 (As Undead
Charm : -100 / 60 (Human form)
Luck : Null (Already Dead without any cause and effect bounding)
Skills :
Cleaning (LV 4), Cooking (LV 6), Surveillance (LV 10)
(Note : Undead's skills and attributes were enhanced.)
Talent :
Breath Of Death : This talent is possessed by every high-level Undead, Anyone who has this talent is a walking messenger of death, It always spreads a plague or other disasters whenever they walk into a land of the living.
Other low-level Undead's will follow their command.
Undead powers :
• Death Bringer : Raise dead for their fight (Cost : 2000 MP)
• Enhance Attributes : Enhance attributes for short time before falling in the weak period (Cost : 5000 MP)
• Dead Healing : Fix the broken parts in an instance but only to the extent of being usable, It didn't care if the parts were in the right positions ( Cost : 6000 MP)
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Favorability : Null (As a corps puppet, It doesn't have any will, It is just a puppet.)
Summary : It's not good for the undead to be in the land of more living lives as it will disrupt the cycle of life. One force tries to win over another and cause carnage.
[New Function : Weakness]
Weakness :
• Sunlight : As the sun is a sign of life, Sunlight is very effective against any undead. That's why they prefer to come out at night.
They mostly live in the pocket dimension or dark places.
• Fire : Fire is also a symbol of life, So fire is also very effective against the undead.
Warning : Both of these weaknesses are characteristic of both life and death. They are actually neutral forces and only work on undead as they have large amounts of aura of death.
But if they don't have that aura, these things will not work against them, So make sure you have a thing that represents only life to counter them.
(Note : You are in the pocket dimension right now, If you want to leave just use your Fire-Emperor superpower.)]
'So this is Robin? A butler of Belladonna?'
Alex was surprised to see Robin here, But it was not unexpected, As he had already been reminded by the system that his so-called fiancé had targeted him.
"Belladonna, It's been a while, How are you?"
When Alex knows Robin is the one who was seated in front of him, He was relaxed, As he now has Xiao by his side and there should be hidden bodyguards outside of this pocket world.
That's why He was not that worried. He might be uneasy if Belladonna herself came, Only that is going to cause trouble for him now.
So he called out to Belladonna as he knew that she was the one who controlled Robin and can hear and see everything.
"....."
There was no replay, A blurry figure of now-known Robin was sitting there staring at him without moving or doing anything.
"Hey, I have one question, Do all ghosts look the same? As this Robin of yours looks very similar to the ghost I saw before."
Alex didn't mind if he did not get any reply, It's very hard to control the puppet in the long distance, So it's a given that Belladonna might not be able to talk with him through Robin.
"That's a racist assumption love."
But when my ex thought he was going to reply, A very feminine voice like an aged vine fell on his ears.
This voice is so good that it made him drunk just listening to it. His mind became boggy and his vision started to blur, As his mind started to imagine some explicit images of Belladonna.
[Ding! A charm skill is detected...
Sage Heart is being triggered...
The host successfully countered the opponent's skill...]
When he was about to lose his control, System's voice rang in his mind, And his heart became crystal clear without any bemusement remaining in his mind.
*Growl*
When he comes back to his senses, He sees that carefree Xiao Bai staring at Robin to tear him apart as she should have realised that someone was trying to control him.
"Xiao Bai, Calm down, She is an old friend."
Alex quickly held her back, preventing her from shredding Robin in the pieces as he didn't want to let go of this golden opportunity to have heart-to-heart conversations with the late-game boss.
"Ohh, How can racist to death darling? How does that make any sense?"
So after calming Xiao Bai, He said to Belladonna through Robin, He didn't react to the stunt she just pulled, As it was her usual thing.
This is the passive of her superpower, making her voice very charming. She used to do this before but every time either she herself released the or his mother had to intervene.
As crazy as she is she also has her principles of winning the heart of the person she loves.
Well, she literally wants the heart of her love, that's a different story.
"Love you learn a thing or two out there, You never called me darling, What changed? What is Alia not giving you enough allowance?"
Belladonna also acted as if Alex didn't just ignore her charm skill, Which is a shocking thing to anyone as Alex just countered an S-Rank warrior's skill.
But Belladonna didn't react, Which shows her intelligence and self-control, But she still couldn't help being curious so she asked him a question without asking about it.
"Well, I am going through rough periods, I only have 12 billion UC in my account, Do you believe it? That's how poor I am now."
Alex of course knows what her question is about learning new things but who is he?
Belladonna might be a smart woman and one of the late villains in the plot but when it comes to manipulation and psychological tricks, No one is an opponent of him in this world.
"Did Alia even have that much money? What did you give her that she increased her allowance to that much?"
Belladonna's voice was as neutral as it was in the beginning without an ounce of emotional fluttering or trembling as if she didn't care about Alex bragging but the reality was very different.
She didn't care about small amounts like 12 billion with their family background but the problem is that Alex now didn't have any family support.
This means this money is definitely given to him by Alia, But the question is why?
There is even a need to guess what Alex might have given to make Alia give him this huge amount for someone in that small city.
"Hey don't change the topic, You didn't tell me how my statement is racist? Answer me, love."
Alex, while saying not to change the topic, changed the topic. He was living this conversation. It was no fun when he was one-sidedly playing psychological games.
It's quite interesting to change when another side also uses the trick against you. There is still a skill issue with her but hey at least she was trying.
"Ghosts are the spirits of the dead, Who couldn't leave the mortal world, Either because something is bounding them here like an unfulfilled wish or they want revenge.
Robin is an undead, The one without any spirit but a corps of dead, They are raised from the dead by someone else's summon or command."
Belladonna was still neutral, Her voice was still calm but her heart was in chaos, She never knew that her little Alex is so deeply hidden, Even she wasn't able to counter him, Not even a bit.
This was a competition. Anyone who made others say what they wanted to hear, Will won and now she was on the losing end.
She badly wanted to know what he gave Alia, He successfully grabbed her attention.
"Ohh, Robin is undead? So he is a corpse? If so, do his things work? Do you know the physical thing? How is this work?"
Alex had a slight smile on his face. He enjoyed every second of it. It felt good to make the late-game boss this helpless.
But there is also one thing that was bothering him, Robin.
As her personal butler of Belladonna, He should be with her 24×7, So will they do something to make his head green?
Though he has nothing to do with her at least for now, she is still in the name of his fiancé and the woman he has plans for.
So he was worried as this is the reverse world, So women doing intercourse is common, heroines are exceptions and he didn't have to worry about them but sadly Belladonna is the villain, Which is not as that virginity protection.
"Robin is undead, His body is dead so it did not have any bodily function, I made him kinda like Taxidermy, So he will not rot an-....."
Belladonna was annoyed that Alex had control of the conversation from beginning to end. She wanted to think of a way to get questions that answered what he gave Alia.
So she thought of a solution, That she didn't pay much attention to Alex's question and spiked half-heartedly as if only thinking that it was his mere curiosity.
But after answering it, She just realised what she answered, She looked through Robin at Alex just to see a smug smile on his face.
She knew she lost this silent battle.
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SURVIVING IN WOMAN'S WORLD AS A NOVEL VILLAIN.C109 109. Annoyed Belladonna
"....."
Belladonna just stared at Alex through Robin without blinking, She right now was overwhelmed by the mixture of emotions.
She was annoyed that she lost their unspoken battle as she is not used to losing to anyone.
She was also kinda happy, As he does care enough about her to get information related to man related to her.
That was naked jealousy, So she was happy that he also has feelings for her.
But she was also angry about Alia and her current relationship with Alex. She needs answers.
"What happened, darling, Why did you stop speaking midway?"
Alex, who was not even trying to hide his smug smile, asked her, As he patted Xiao Bai's head because she was becoming impatient.
She wanted to go outside and explore the world, Alex also didn't want to stay and watch Isabella and Amara's ranting one more time, So he decided to leave with Xiao Bai.
But just as he stepped outside his room, A strange mist covered their surroundings and sucked both of them into this white world.
Xiao Bai wanted to resist and break free from it but Alex stopped her. He wanted to see who had the guts to pull off something like this with him.
After all, he is an heir of a big family. Anyone who attacks him is considered an attack on his family, So he knows the person is either stupid or has a strong background.
In either case, He wanted to first assess the situation, And it turns out it was the right decision.
He now meets or says get talk to Belladonna, Who can be the best help for him against the current protagonist's backups.
"You hide too deeply, love. I am impressed."
Belladonna finally spoke, She was impressed that a man can be this smart, And hide this deeply.
She has known this man since childhood. His every move, liking, and dislikes are known to her and yet she still wasn't able to find out his sinister level of intelligence.
She now has second guesses about cutting him into pieces and putting him in the coffin. It's better to put him in suspended animation.
'I still going to need a big coffin then, Better to give a custom order soon.'
If you forgot about it, This is a reminder that this woman is bat shit bat crazy, Her way of showing love is also proof of it.
"What did I hide darling? Everyone knows where I am, You just don't want to come and meet me. Do you know how much I was here? But no one came, Now I am sad."
Alex being who started his acting skill, A skill that has not been used for a while ran on full power.
His appearance quickly changed, His eyes turned red as if he would burst out crying the next moment, His voice was also choking and an aura of loneliness surrounded him.
"Huh!?"
The emotions he was showing were so powerful that Xiao Bai, sitting close to him, was also affected by them.
She looked at him in confusion about what happened. Why did he suddenly become sad? She wanted to help but Alex motioned her not to move, So she was confused but did what Alex said and sat tightly.
*Stuck*
Here other side hundreds of kilometres away, Belladonna felt like a sharp arrow just struck her heart.
The appearance of Alex made even her who has a fucked up way to express love feel pain and heartbroken.
Guilt appeared in her heart as to why she didn't go to meet him, Completely forgetting that he was the one who ran away from their marriage.
This is turning black into white, Without others realising what Alex loves the most.
Just make yourself a victim and others will come to your rescue. This is a tried and tested trick, This worked in the past world and it was still if not more useful in this one.
"S-Sorry for that but didn't you have an Alia?"
Belladonna's heart was guilt-ridden, Her thinking was influenced by her raw emotions, The smart side she started with now was getting weaker and weaker.
Alex systematically lowers her guard against him from the very beginning, It just goes unnoticed by everyone.
So as an heir of the same status family as Alex, She apologised unknowingly, It might be the first time in her life she apologised to anyone.
"Well I do forgive you, You should have a lot of work to do, But can't you ever spare to give me a call?"
Alex as a pro-manipulator followed the first rule of manipulation, Never answer the question straight up and always distract them from the key point.
This is what he did now, He diverted the question of Belladonna with his loaded question.
There is no way that she could able to ignore this question as doing so make it look insensitive to his feelings and if she answers it, Which she will, He can drag her further away from Aila's topic.
"....Tha- I!?"
She was stunned by his question. She has the answer to his question but she can't say it now.
Alex looks like he might burst out crying at any moment, So she can't just say that he ran off on their wedding and ruined her reputation, Can she?
She didn't know what to say anymore. There are no words to describe her situation. She really felt wronged.
She was supposed to blame him. That's why she sent Robin here to make him guilt-ridden and came back to her but this thing backfired on her.
Now she felt worse than a human being even thinking of blaming Alex now, It felt like a crime against humanity.
She fell into thinking of how did she end up in this position, She was supposed to victim here.
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SURVIVING IN WOMAN'S WORLD AS A NOVEL VILLAIN.C110 110. Shadow Empress
'System, Why does my charm not affect her?'
While there Belladonna contemplating her life decisions, Alex was more curious about why she was not affected by his charm.
Rita, Isabella and Liza he met before became his most affectionate followers when they saw him.
So he was also thinking that his charm might also influence her same way. If that happens a huge worry in his heart will go away.
He was still very worried about her, As she has very messed up values in her mind.
So understanding her motives or reading her mind is like trying to teach a dog Quantum mechanics, Both are futile.
That's why he was hoping that his charm might change her way of thinking of him as a thing to possess and see him as a human.
But it turns out that even after talking with her this much time, There is no system notification about the increase in favorability of her for him.
[Ding! Host, there are multiple reasons but the most prominent being she can only see your most basic physical features at most through the crops eyes of Robin.]
The system came out and explained why his charm was not affecting her, As Robin was dead not have any functional eyes, It's similar to a video call with a broken cracked lens camera.
"Well it's good to talk with you after this long darling but now I have to leave, I Hope to get a call from you soon."
When he finds out that there is no way he could increase her affection for him through his charm, He decided to leave.
Anyway, he just build a foundation now, Now all he needs to do now is to wait for it to solidify before he does anything else.
"Wait!? We just started talking."
Belladonna came out of her thinking as she heard his words, She was unwilling to cut off their conversation now.
She wanted to make him convince her to get back to her, But if he go now how can she do that? Winchester's family not allowing anyone else to meet with him, So she can't even go in person to bring him back.
So she didn't want to let him go from this pocket world of hers, Although she was losing in this talk, She still has hope that she can able to convince him to come back.
Anyway, she thinks that Alex can't leave this world without her permission, So can keep him here until he agrees to come back.
"Sorry darling, someone else is waiting for me, It's not good to break a promise, So we will talk later."
Alex knows what she might be thinking about. It's just very hard to guess her next motive and the actions she will take to achieve what she wants.
He was very well capable of assessing what reason might be behind her actions.
So he didn't even ask her to let him leave, He just stand up to exit this world.
"By the way, Shadow Empress name suits you, darling, See you soon *Snap*"
Alex turned around to towards Robin, As he spoke before he snapped his finger taking out his own SS-Rank superpowers flame.
*Rumble* *Crack*
As that speck of flame appeared, This whole world rumbled, It started to shake and cracks started to appear all around this white world, soiling the beauty of this world.
Then without any hesitation, he grabbed Xiao Bai's collar, Who still wanted to tear Robin for hurting him and jumped in one of the cracks.
"A...SS-Rank superpower? How much did he hide from me? And how did he know about Shadow Empress?"
Belladonna couldn't help but be shocked by Alex's move, When she saw him standing up she thought he will ask her to let him go but she never thought that he just pulls out his SS-Rank superpower and just walk away from her grasp.
When she came out of the shock of seeing SS-Rank's superpower of his, She realised he just revealed her deepest secret as if it was not big deal.
Suddenly the threat level of Alex increased in her heart as she started the second guessing of sneaking into Berlin city to get him back.
"Robin, come back."
Now that Alex is gone, She had no intention of letting Robin stay here in the city, So she called him back, While using her power through him to fix the crack in the space.
Next time she decided just to try to convince him through a normal call as making this space is both is expensive and now useless against Alex.
....
"That was quite a talk, Thankfully that crazy woman did not come here herself."
Alex and Xiao directly appeared in the parking lot of the city no.1 hospital, The destination he planning to come to in the first place.
He checked the time and find out that he spend 20 minutes in that space, A distance between his dormitory and the hospital is 30 minutes, So came early.
But he was not a bit of happy, He was scared a lot.
There is the reason why he calls her a crazy woman, That woman can do anything without any worry.
Think about it, This woman was planning of killing him and making her his pet, Even when he is an heir of a family like Winchester.
He knows this as there was a huge plot related to this, Though before she does this he died in the changed plot fact remains that she did intend to do that to him.
So his guard is always high against her, It might be his luck that she does not come here herself, If she did his mind games will not work on her.
They had to fight, Which he didn't want at all.
*Ding*
When he was in his thought, A sound notification on his phone grabbed his attention.
"Ohh shit, I forget about my promise to her."
When he read the messages, He realized what he did.
He quickly checked the time, It was close to noon, He felt quite bad as he ran towards the stairs.
He will not go to take the elevator for a while, After what happened yesterday.
'Hope she not be too sad or angry.'
While running on the stairs, He thought to his mind, Xiao Bai like a little follower was running behind him happily.
She didn't care what happing, All she wanted to do is to see this new world for the firat time.
(A/N : Who do you think she was worried about? And what promise has he forgotten about?
• Alia
• Helen
• Grace
• Liza
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SURVIVING IN WOMAN'S WORLD AS A NOVEL VILLAIN.C111 111. Forgotten Promise
"Why didn't he come last night? Did I do something to make him angry?"
A beautiful gentle looking woman was standing in the hospital hallway walking back and forth.
Her hair was frizzy as if she had just woken up. There were slight dark circles below her eyes hinting at the sleepless night she had yesterday.
At this time she was super worried as the two most important people in her life were not there with her.
She felt lonely all over again, A fear she was pushing down all this time trying to raise its head inside her heart.
A sudden surge of sadness hit her, All the things she held back before were running through her mind.
All her struggle up to now, Finally going to get a sweet moment she yearned for all these years, And now it felt like it was just a one-time thing.
"How complicated is the human heart, I always wanted to just spend a few moments with him and now that I got way more than I asked for, So why other than being happy, I am sad, Why I yearn for something that I can't have?"
Grace stopped in front of her mother's ward, Gloria still hasn't woken up though the doctor said there is no problem but worry in her heart was not lessened at all.
This flamed the worry about Alex even more in my heart. He promised that he would come to her at night but he didn't.
She imagines almost every possibility of why he didn't come and most of them pointed out that he should be busy with Alia.
This realisation makes her feel like someone ripped her heart out and butchered her with a blunt knife.
Yes, she did agree and did not mind him having another woman. That is a legal thing but the fact that he goes to another woman forgetting his promise given to her hurt her the most.
She wanted to cry but she didn't, She still has to be strong for her mother.
'Is Alia forbidding him from meeting me?'
Suddenly she comes up with a different reason, Alia is Alex's official girlfriend and way better than her in everything, So she should be the one stopping him from meeting her.
After all, who is she to him? Nobody.
She neither has any money nor any background like Alia, So why should Alex choose her over a big boss like Alia?
Also, he also loves Alia a lot. That song is proof of it.
"But did say he also likes me, But again he didn't write a song like that to me, So he still did not like me enough to sing for me."
Grace was going through her thoughts, Which were becoming depressing second by second, Which is a by-product of her worry for her mother, lack of sleep and most importantly, Alex breaking his promise.
So she was now even thinking about if he had to choose between her and Alia, Who he chose?
There is no doubt in her mind that will going to be Alia. His love for her is not unknown to her.
That song he sang for, The overwhelming love in his emotions was solid proof of it, That Alia is his first priority, not her.
"Mom, did I make a mistake loving a man I shouldn't have?"
Grace put her hand on the viewing glass window of her mother's ICU ward.
Finally the tears she fought to hold back won and broke free from the bounds of her eyes sliding down on her well-carved cheeks, Leaving behind proof of her sorrow.
She fell into thinking the first time she met him, It might be a normal day for him but for her, it was a day everything changed.
....
———Flashback———
"Grace Smith, Why are you even here? This is financing class girl, It's not a place for someone like you."
A well-dressed 19 or 20 year old girl was blocking the way of Grace on the 6th floor hallway. She just wanted to go to her class, She tried everything to avoid them but in the end, they cornered her.
So now she had to listen to this group of upper-class girls taunting, It was nothing new for her.
Every time she gets a scholarship and transfers to these big schools, There is always a group like this that comes to trouble her.
It's just that normally she can avoid them a few times. After that, they lost their interest in her but this group was very persistent. They still find her after a month and she avoids them.
"Yeah, You need money to make money. Looking at you, I doubt you might even have money for lunch today."
A girl wearing the same flashy revealing clothes as the first girl spoke, And she was right, Grace indeed doesn't have the money for the lunch.
Her mother does give her some but she spent on the books she needed, So she has to manage without food today, Well this is also not a new thing for her.
"Did you even have to doubt? Just look at her whitewashed tattered clothes, I thought she came here to beg at first hahahah!!"
The third girl in the group spoke, She too was wearing the same type of clothes.
After she spoke to Grace, She burst out laughing.
"You are right, I didn't know what I was talking about haha"
"Well Smith, If you beg, I can spare you some change, Ahaha!"
After the third one makes fun of Grace another two also join in to taunt and make fun of her.
They hate someone like Grace, They don't understand why someone like her deserves to be scored top of the class and be praised by their teachers.
People like her should know their place and try not to compete with them here. If she always scores like that they become a joke in college for being behind someone like Grace.
So they tried to warn Grace as they were impotent to compete with her, That's why they decided to destroy the competition itself.
Well with that they do have the true spirit of a businesswoman, If you can't compete with it then destroy it.
"....."
Grace didn't say anything, Her head was down staring at her feet standing there, This way she will not escalate the matter.
She knows what they wanted, But she will never purposefully try to lower her grade.
For these girls having higher grades meant nothing but a frame and status, But for her, it was her only lifeline.
She needs to earn money, A lot of it and quickly.
Her mother's health was becoming worse and worse. She needs urgent medical help but they don't have any money.
So Gloria was refusing to even go to the hospital to get checked, Just urging her to complete her studies, While she was doing odd jobs for their day-to-day living.
Grace didn't want her mother to work. She was ready to get a part-time job but Gloria sternly refused.
She didn't want to disappoint her mother and make her proud, So she was not going to lower her grade under any condition.
"Bitch are you ignoring us *Slap*"
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SURVIVING IN WOMAN'S WORLD AS A NOVEL VILLAIN.C112 112. Crime Of Being Poor
The first girl who seems like a leader of this group was offended by the fact that Grace was not responding to them.
So enraged, She raised her hand and then without any hesitation slapped Grace.
As that slap landed on her cheeks, Grace for a second or two did not understand what just happened.
This is a well-reputed school. She never thought that these women would go past their normal taunting as it is a serious consequence of the act of violence.
"Bretta, Violence is not allowed on campus, What do we do if she complains about us?"
The other two women with Britta reacted and were horrified by her action.
It's not like they never beat anyone, It's just that rules against violence on the campus are very strict.
If teachers find out that they did something like this then they will definitely go get expelled without any question at all.
"Relax, This bitch doesn't have the guts to speak against her and even if she did, Mommy will handle it, She just became the 3rd biggest donor of the college."
Birtta, unlike other girls, was not scared, Her mother had just yesterday donated to this college making her 3rd biggest donor.
'What I got myself into?'
When Grace heard that, She was scared a lot. She was planning on complaining about this group but she dropped that idea.
She knows that if she did that then Britta will just go to receive a slap on the wrist but her life will become terrible.
Someone with that much money and power might even stop her scholarship and even kick her out of this college.
She could not afford to let that happen, So she decided to keep quiet.
"Ohh, Are our little bitch afraid? Haha, you should be, My mummy can ruin your life with one phone call."
Britta seeing their whitened face Grace wanted to laugh aloud, She loved seeing those expressions on people.
So what if she has a better grade than her? Why is she a little more beautiful than her? Isn't she, like all others, becoming like a dog hearing her background?
*Sniff*
Warm tears ran down Grace's eyes as she faced this situation.
Why is it always her? Is it her fault that she was born into a poor family? Or being poor is a crime? Why does everyone just target her? Why was it always her?
"Heyy look girls, Our little prodigy is crying like a dog."
Britta was even more excited when she was crying. An evil taste in her heart was getting satisfied seeing Grace like that in front of her.
"Wait, what is this? Let me see."
"Wait- no."
When she was making fun of Grace, She saw Grace was holding a torn book in her arms, Out of curiosity Britta snatched it out of her hand.
Seeing the book she spends all her money missing from her hands, Grace panicked and quickly wanted to get back but the other two girls held back from doing so.
"Managerial Economics? Isn't this a 2nd semester book? But we just started 1st semester."
Britta read the name of the book and became confused as to why Grace should have this book.
But then it clicked her, A evil grin appeared on her lips as she looked at Grace.
"Do you want to study the 2nd semester in advance? It's not good to study this hard girl, Also this book is useless, This is a 4 years old book, So this is trash, You don't need it."
Britta knows Grace is trying to study ahead to get better grades, She is not having it, So she looked at the date of publication on the back which was 4 years ago.
So finding this as an excuse, She just threw the book out of the balcony of the hallway.
"Nooo!!!"
Grace saw Britta throwing her book away and yelled in agony, She spent not only one day worth of food money to buy that book, She was fasting almost for 2 weeks for it.
Also, She had to look through all the wholesale bookstores. Finally ,she found it at a cheap price.
Though it is a 4-year-old book, But it was the only book she can afford and it will do its job, So she didn't have any complaints.
She was planning on giving two semesters at once to graduate early, But now if that book is gone, How will she be able to study for the exam, which is only a week away? She didn't have to gather money.
So without wasting a second she struggled out of two girls' grapes and bolted towards the stairs, To go downstairs and search for the book.
"You bitch, Stop the"
"Let her go, She is just going to mess up her perfect attendance record."
The other two girls, seeing that Grace escaped, wanted to catch her again but Britta stopped them.
She can't act too much, This was enough punishment for Grace, At least her perfect attendance will be ruined.
——— Grace POV ———
"Where is it? Why couldn't I find it?"
I reached downstairs and quickly started to search for the book but I couldn't find it.
Tears were streaming down from my cheeks, I still did not understand why they did that. I was just minding my own business.
I was feeling very bad. For the first time in my life I hated being poor, I hated that even after all they did to me, They could walk away without any consequence.
"Where did it go? *Sniff* It should have fallen here."
I searched for a half-hour but still wasn't able to find the book. I was feeling helpless. My tears were like a never-ending stream just coming out of my eyes.
Helpless, I just sat on the grass ground, Not knowing what to do next.
"Ding Ting Ding Tang."
Just when I lost all my hope, A sweet melody of piano rang in the tranquillity of the place.
Unknowingly I walked towards the sound, As some invisible string pulled me towards that direction.
I too blindly followed the sound. That moment I didn't know that I would find the love of my life.
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SURVIVING IN WOMAN'S WORLD AS A NOVEL VILLAIN.C113 113. Pesky Disease
I was walking towards the sound not knowing why, Right now I just didn't want to think anything.
My idea of graduating early and helping my mother is now in a scramble. There is no way I can buy another book, So I will definitely fail the exam.
Now I just wanted something to distract me, And this sweet melody of music was looking like the best option for it.
So I just walked like a robot towards the sound, Which brought me to the secluded place of our college campus.
There is an old building, Which used to be a music department before they shifted to the other side of campus and the college didn't know what to do with this space. They were still deciding to make this building look abandoned for now.
"Who could be here at this time?"
I was standing in front of the entrance of the room hesitating to go inside.
After all, I saw lots of horror movies. The rule I made to survive is not to follow the strange sound, But I think I broke that rule by coming here.
Still, I had little critical thinking left and wanted to go back and try to search the book but a weird pull in my heart telling me to go in.
A strong feeling that there is something inside this building that was meant for me, This feeling was so strong and vivid that I for a while couldn't process it.
Finally, I couldn't resist the urge. A curiosity won against logic and I entered the building.
"*Cough* *Cough* Did no one clean this place? This is still college property."
As I entered this building, The old musty air inhaled by me made me cough hard. I am used to dirty places but it was still too much even for me.
I don't understand how can someone "abandon" a big place like this? In my neighbourhood at least 2-3 schools can be open with this much space.
This is a waste of space and the facility did nothing with this place, I mean at least they had to maintain it so as to prevent others from thinking it was an abandoned place.
"Is music coming from the 2nd floor?"
I ignored the mess downstairs and searched for the source of the music but I wasn't able to find anything, So I guessed it had to be coming from the upper floor.
The logical part of me just wanted to drop this idea and try to find my book, But I also know that there is a high chance I might not be able to find it.
So I went with my emotional feelings thinking, I slowly climbed the dusty stairs and reached the second floor.
To my surprise, this floor was very clean as if someone just cleaned it a few hours ago. This confused me, As the ground floor was that dirty and yet this floor was this clean.
"There seems to be no one here."
I only stuck out my head to look at the hallway of the 1st floor, I looked at the left side and then right, but Still, I couldn't find anyone.
After waiting for a few more seconds I finally gathered enough courage and came out of the space stairs and explored the 1st floor cautiously.
"Music coming from this room?"
I searched most of the room, Until I stopped in front of the room at the end of the corner, I carefully checked and confirmed that this music was coming from there.
*Beep* *Beep*
My heart was beating fast as I was contemplating whether to open this door or not. A single drop of sweat slid down from my forehead as my trembling hand held the door handle with a lot of internal struggle.
There was an unknown unexpected surge of anxiety that filled my heart. I don't know why I was so nervous but my body was shaking slightly as my throat became dry.
"*Phew* What is wrong with me? I want to see who is playing this piano beautifully."
I gathered enough courage and prepared myself, Reminding myself that I just wanted to see the one who was playing the piano.
As for why I wanted that? I had no idea. It's just that this music played when I needed it most to distract myself, So I just came here.
So I didn't hesitate and opened the door.
*Creak*
As I did that, To my regret the sharp rusty hinges sound of the door opening interrupted the beautiful melody that was being played inside the room.
"That.- I am so sorry I didn't know it will make this much-"
I was startled when this loud sound interrupted the music, I felt very bad for destroying the beauty of that melody.
Hearing the music stops, I was afraid and quickly started apologising. It just hit me how many powerful people's kids were studying in this college.
Now if another party will be angry, I will be fucked up, No wonder I was feeling that nervous, My instincts were trying to prevent me from doing something stupid which I just did.
But as I was apologising, My eyes landed on the figure seating behind the large black piano, and then I couldn't take my eyes off him.
The words I wanted to say were swallowed back by me as I lost seeing him.
I saw a young figure seated on the chair calmly.
His white clothes are whiter than snow, not stained with specks of dust with a clear and flawless face, long eyebrows like willows, and a body like a jade tree, all of which exude nobility and elegance.
At this time, He was on the chair in front of a piano with closed eyes, His fingers were still hovering over the black and white keys, Then he slowly opened his eyes.
There was a trace of confusion in the dark and deep eyes as he looked straight at me.
*Thump*
Cupid released his arrow, Which directly penetrated my heart. For a second I even forgot to breathe as I lost looking at him.
He was sitting there like some higher noble as his sharp dark eyes were staring at me. His aura was also quite overwhelming to me.
I felt nervous to even stand in front of him and yet I couldn't stop looking at him.
I knew I had fallen, There is no doubt, I also got infected with that pesky disease called love.
"Who are you?"
That man looked at me with only confusion without any anger at me for disturbing his art.
*Thump* Thump*
Deers were running through my heart as he asked that question. I was afraid that my heart might break free from my chest and come out if this goes on.
I wanted to answer him but no words come out, This feeling was frustrating and annoying but I couldn't do anything other than make a joke of myself in front of him
"Hello? Are you deaf or what?"
That man asked me again. This time he was a little more annoyed and angry as he frowned and asked me again.
But I didn't know what he said at all. All my attention was on his face, Especially when he frowned at his sword-like eyebrows that pretty much rouch each other making him look super cute.
"Do you want to stay here while I practise?"
I was just staring at him without blinking at all, Everything else was meaningless in my eyes now.
But what he said quickly caught my attention. He asked me if I wanted to stay here in this secluded place alone with him.
I wouldn't know how to answer it. It was happening all too fast, I wasn't able to process anything right now, All my thoughts were on him.
I know this is weird, This is stupid and it was too quick but I felt like I could do anything for this boy in front of me.
It's just that I am not confident enough to reply to him as I wanted.
"C-c-can I?"
There I said it, I had to use all my willpower but I was finally able to utter these words to him.
But now I said it I became worried, 'What I just did? It was inappropriate to stay alone in the room with a lone man. What was I thinking about saying something like this?'
I started to become more and more anxious. This man in front of me was somehow able to have this much effect on me and I don't even know his name.
"So you are not deaf, Good for you, You can stay here if you want, I mean I am not forcing you or anything but after that, you have to clean the ground floor, Do we have a deal?"
'Wait!? Did he just agree?'
I was waiting to get rejected by him but to my surprise, He agreed.
Though he asked me to clean the ground floor it was a little price to pay for being able to see him for awhile
"Okay, It's a deal."
So I agreed eagerly, This is all I can ask for, Maybe this composition of my fate for giving me all that crap.
When I said that, This man who stole my heart just walked casually and looked at the piano keys before his slender long finger started dancing on it swiftly like a dragonfly on the water.
"Thing ding thig tan"
A sweet melody once again resumed as I sat in the corner making myself lose this feeling to forget my problem for a while.
(A/N : After this arc, I will focus on Nathan totally. What do you guys think of that?
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SURVIVING IN WOMAN'S WORLD AS A NOVEL VILLAIN.C114 114. Big-Hearted Man
I was just sitting in the corner while listening to that handsome boy playing an enchanting tune off of a song.
For a while, I forgot about all my troubles, The lost book, My mothers worsening health, My study, bullying, everything.
This melody was like a warm embrace of a father. That made me forget my every trouble and just feel at ease under its shadow.
I don't know how much time has passed, How many classes I have missed but I don't care about that now.
I am going to fail my second semester and I already did my study for 1st one, So I didn't have anything to worry about or say to lose anymore.
"*Phew* Finally I can play it right."
After a while, he stopped playing and was happy. His words surprised me a lot.
How can he say that he was finally able to play it right? He was playing perfectly from the beginning.
He stand up and stretched his body with a lazy and careless appearance
I was stunned looking at him. He might not have noticed but his upper shirt button was unbuckled revealing a glimpse of his smooth white chest underneath.
I know I should not look at it, Be a lady and point him to the problem but I just wasn't able to look away.
My eyes like they have their own mind and can not stop staring at him making me both ashamed and excited.
"Don't forget to clean the ground floor, By the way, violence is not allowed on campus so try not to implicate me with your brute nature of women."
A man didn't even look at me and walked straight to the door. He just reminded me to clean the ground floor.
"Wait? Wh-What do you mean by that?"
But then I realised he not only remained with me, My end of a deal but also left a comment behind.
I didn't understand why he said those things. What did I do to make him say I am a brute?
'Did he catch me looking at him?'
I feared this might be the case. After all, that is the reason I can think of it.
"Is that not getting there by fighting with your peers?"
That man who is not stained by the filth of the world looks at me in confusion as his slender index finger points at me.
Seeing his action, I became confused. I was ready to apologise for taking advantage of him like that but this trow was off guard.
I followed the directions of his finger just to realise he was pointing at my face.
"Hiss~ Ahh!"
I unconsciously touched it, Which was a big mistake.
As my finger gazed by my cheeks, I sucked cold air as a sharp pain hit my senses, A tears quickly gathered in my eyes out of reflex.
A spot where Britta hit was now swollen and became red, Five fingerprints were clearly imprinted on it.
"W-Wait!! It's not what it looks like, Britta was the one who hit me, We are not fighting, They were bullying m-"
After the pain was dismissed a little I knew that he misunderstood me, So I quickly started to explain to him.
It was already enough that that woman destroyed her dignity, and might even have a future but she does not allow them to destroy her image in this man's mind.
So words just flew out of my mouth for my defence, I quickly wanted to make my place clean and dismiss any doubt in his mind.
But while talking I realised, I spoke too much.
I was talking about getting bullied and beaten by a bunch of guys without any chance of fighting back in front of my crush. Even a brain-dead person will not do that.
I quickly shut my mouth but it was too late, I already said more than enough, Now he is going to look down at me.
Why should I not though, There is nothing to look up to me, No family background or money, and I am even not sure if I can eat tomorrow.
'It was best, At least I should not have to live in the delusion of someday he will like me back.'
I felt sad as I felt my heart crack. I heard that no man in college likes to be with a cowardly woman, And men like him should also like brave women, not someone like me.
I got a reality check, Even by some miracle he and I got together then what? There is nothing I have that I can give him.
If he was with me he would only be going to suffer with me. Do I want that to happen? Do I want to give him the same life as me?
No, of course not, He deserves so much better. It was a mistake to even think about being with him.
It was good that I woke up early from this foolish dream.
"Ohh That Britta now has the guts to do violence at college grounds? I guess her dear mommy should donate that money."
I was waiting for the taunts and insults but this man was focused on a totally different thing.
He didn't care about my weakness, He cared only about the tyranny of those people. How can there be this big-hearted man?
And by his words, he should even know the background of Britta and he is still saying this, So he is not even afraid of power, This is a real man.
Kind, loving, caring man, Who every woman wants to marry, No wonder I fell in love with him at first glance, Anyone will fall for him, He is just too good.
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And please point out that mistake of what you like and you don't like in new chapters.
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SURVIVING IN WOMAN'S WORLD AS A NOVEL VILLAIN.C115 115. Am I Cute?
"Listen you-? Sorry, who are you?"
I was lost in thinking how there could be a man like this at that time, when I heard him asking about me.
See how polite he is. He even asked for information about nobody like me. Others at this college ignored me like I was wearing an invisible cloak.
And the one who notices me, Are people I wanted to stay further away from.
It's nice to change when someone cares to know about me, Especially someone like him.
"I-I am Grace Smith, J studying in the finance department, 1st year, I am an only child and my and mother lives alone, She is one and only family of mine, I don't have a friend as no buddy wanted to my friend here and- Sorry I said too much."
So I started giving him my information, I was so excited that I pretty much gave him my biodata.
Though I accepted that I can never be with him, that was decided and accepted by my brain. Who can tell that to my stupidly in-love heart?
It's a really weird feeling. On the one hand, I wanted him to be happy and on the other hand, I wanted him to be happy with me. Why is this so complicated? Arghh!
"Pfft- Haha, Yeah you talk too much but I think that makes you cute."
Once again I expected to get humiliated or at least make fun of but his words surprise me a lot, to say the least.
"Am I cute?"
I asked stupidly, No one ever told me I look cute, I think there is nothing cute about me and even if there was, who cares?
I am a woman, For women having money is more important than looks, So I never paid attention to my appearance before but now I wanted to, I wanted him to say that once again.
"Hehe~ Yes you are, Why the way I don't blame Britta and the group, With your face, it is hard not to bully you."
Be laughed slightly, His laughter was also as noble and gentle as his appearance.
Also, he once again called me cute, I never knew I would be this excited by someone just calling me cute.
'He is a little insensitive but It seems he does not know it.'
Then I heard his last words. It was no doubt they were inappropriate words to say but looking at his not changed expression, It seems that he did not know how his words sounded.
I quickly guessed he was a knife-tongued but tofu-hearted man. His words were sharp and hurtful but he had no intention of hurting anyone behind it.
So I ignored that part, I was happy with getting praised.
"Okay, I am getting late, Don't forget to clean the ground floor."
He once again reminded me about the task. Which shows he is a man of principles, I liked him even more.
I wanted to ask his name but before I did that he was gone, I guess he was really getting late.
"Okay, Now where do I get cleaning equipment?"
After he was gone, I fell into thinking. If I need to clean the whole ground floor by myself, I need cleaning equipment for it l, But I had no idea where to get them.
Now this is a problem, I started thinking before my eyes fell on the things next to the piano.
"Huh!? How convenient? All that I needed was here."
When I checked that thing, To my surprise all the things needed for cleaning were there making my job very easy.
After that, I didn't waste time and started cleaning, Which took me 5 hours to do.
This place seems not that big but it is really hard to clean all by myself, Thankfully I didn't have to clean all the classrooms also, Which would have taken me ages.
When I did my task, I checked the time on the wall clock. It was 8 PM, and I was surprised and worried.
Mother should be worried, So I quickly put things where I found them and ran home.
...
"Did you hear?"
"Yes, Of course, I did, How could this happen?"
"I am just as confused as you are, girl."
The next day I came early to school. I wasn't able to sleep last night at all. Every time I closed my eyes that boy with his enchanting appeared before me making me blush.
So I came to college early hoping to run into him again, But when I reached to collaged there was a commotion about something.
A huge crowd was gathered in front of the notice board. Something major should have happened to this spoiled girl of the rich family who was paying this much attention.
I was really curious but I didn't dare to go in the crowd to see, I know my place, Going there is the equivalent of walking in a minefield.
One wrong set and I will offend someone who will destroy my future in a phone call, So I just stand in the side waiting for the crowd to reduce, Anyway, there is no class for me this early morning
My eyes hovered in the crowd, Searching for that figure I was so desperate to see but to my dismay he was not there.
I lost half of my interest instantly. What is the point of coming here this early if I couldn't able to see him?
I even put on my favourite dress, The one which was reserved for special events, Though this was nowhere new it was the newest dress I have, I get it two years ago on my birthday from mom.
This dress was more like a gown, Which was as white as his clothes yesterday. I was hoping he would see me and call me cute once again.
Still, Even If I didn't see him, I would not stop searching for him. I have a feeling in my heart that I will go to see him today for sure.
This feeling can't be described as it, Can only be said that it was invisible threads being pulled in the dark.
I am not a superstitious person for him, I am even ready to believe that too.
"Wait?! Is that Smith right?"
"Yes, She is the one new transfer student."
"Yesterday Britta was bullying her, Right?"
"Yes, I even saw Britta slapping her in the hallway."
"So do you think it has something to do with her?"
"Now that said, There is a huge possibility of it."
I was searching for that boy, So I didn't notice the change of my arrival but soon I realised that all of these people were staring, whispering and pointing at me.
I became uncomfortable with all this attention, I did not know what was happing.
(A/N : What do you think is happening?
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SURVIVING IN WOMAN'S WORLD AS A NOVEL VILLAIN.C116 116. The Tsundere
I was standing on the sideline when the thing I don't want to happen, I became the centre of attention of these elite kids.
My survival instincts kicked in, and I quickly became super alert as I started looking left and right, Trying to figure out if they were looking at me or not.
And if they were looking at me, Then why are they looking at me? I needed to know that asap.
"Hey Smith, Come look at this."
"Smith, I never knew you are such a hidden person, Wanna be friends?"
"Yoo Girl You look good, Are you single?"
I was trying to figure out what was happening but I didn't get time as when one person spoke, Everyone started talking and coming towards me.
To be honest, I was super scared and nervous, I never liked a huge crowd or being the centre of attention like this one.
I now don't even need to know why these people were gathered here, All I wanted to get away from here.
As for men trying to strike up a conversation? It does not matter to me, I already have a person in my heart.
So all these people are pretty much invisible to me, So if I can't see or hear them then how could I respond to them?
"Smith, How did you do it? You know the college council expelled Britta today, See the notice."
I wanted to go away from here, I was even ready to make a run for it but then these words got spoken.
My already lifted foot was put on the ground as I looked at the girl who spoke with confusion.
This girl is from my class, Though we never spoke but as classmates, I have a little impression of her.
But what she was saying was very hard to believe.
Yesterday Britta said that her mummy became the 3rd highest donor of the school, This was more than enough capital to wantonly act in the college.
Which she did, I am also afraid that my complaint will not bear any fruit and might as well implicate me in trouble, So didn't even bother to do anything.
And now I was hearing that the same person, I think was untouchable on the school ground, got expelled?
I can not believe this at all.
I, without caring about the crowd this time, ran towards the notice board and just as that girl said, It was about Britta and the group's expulsion.
The notice says that violence at the college ground is a very serious thing and is prohibited, So for breaking that rule Britta got expelled and her two friends wjo was involved in the act also got suspended until further notice.
So it was true, Britta somehow got expelled and what it looks like is this people thought I am the one who is responsible for it.
This is not true, I am also shocked like everyone else here.
'Did he do it?'
Suddenly that boys figure flashed into my mind. He was the only one I said about bullying done by Britta and Group.
I ignored the witness as they can't do anything to Britta, If they could they would have stopped her right then and there yesterday.
So there is a huge possibility that he was the one who did this, I needed to confirm this with him right now.
'Will he be there?'
I wanted to talk to him but I didn't even know his name. How can I find him in this huge college? I can't let it be on luck now, I need to know the truth.
Just thinking of him doing this for me makes my heart bubbly. There was a strange tingling in my stomach making me feel ticklish. A wide grin unknown to me appeared on my face, I just wanted to laugh wildly.
So I didn't acknowledge the people who were trying to talk to me, Establish a connection thinking I am some kinda big shot.
I didn't want to waste my time on these fake people. All I am thinking of now is he will be there? Will I get to see him?
My legs turned toward that "abandoned" building as I started running in that direction hoping to meet him. I ignored the call of my name from behind, I focused all my attention on going into the room I was in yesterday.
*Huff* *Huff*
I reached the downstairs of the building but I stopped in front of the entrance. I was huffing because of running but also because of anxiety.
There was fear in my heart that he might not remember me or he might get angry for disturbing him once again.
There were too many thoughts running through my mind, I didn't know why I was thinking so many useless things. Just be a girl and enter the building.
But I just can't be able to. Fear of losing something was very powerful. Just the thought of him being angry with me is soul-wrenching.
I was trying to move my legs but they were just rooted in a place not wanting to take another step, So I stopped trying for a second.
Looking at the building, I closed my eyes and took a huge breath trying to calm my chaotic heart and mind.
I imagine his face. What if he feels good that I visited him? What if he was waiting for me? He should be lonely practising alone without any audience to appreciate his art.
I started telling myself this thing, bombarding myself with this positive enforcement of thoughts, And as it turns out the fear was lessened a lot.
After I took a moment to prepare myself, I entered the building and walked straight towards the 2nd floor.
The signs were not good. There was no music playing, Which means there is a huge possibility that he might be there but I still didn't stop.
I just wanted to confirm if he was there or not. I am too motivated now. If I miss this moment, This feeling will go away making me even more nervous.
"*Exhale* Here I go."
Finally, I was standing in front of that room, The same room in which events made me realise I also can be a little selfish once in a while.
So after breathing out, I opened the door and to my relief, A figure appeared in my line of sight. He was seated in the same position as yesterday, Ready to start practising.
This is a figure of a man who stole my heart away, He was as handsome as he was yesterday.
The same dust-free white shirt and black carefully ironed black pants, I lost looking at him.
But then seeing his appearance I was reminded of the difference between us, My eyes moved from him and landed on my white gown.
I then again looked at his appearance, and I then realised what white clothes actually look like, I felt self-conscious as I saw my dress which had a slightly yellow hue.
There were lots of wrinkles on it. This space dress was nowhere near as good as his normal casual clothes.
It's actually hurt, Knowing the huge difference between us. Though I don't want him to suffer with me I also want that flame of hope to stay there.
When I start my career, I might be worthy enough for him but this realisation just widens that gap between us.
"Hey, cute face, What brings you here today?"
I decided to leave here, It was a decision made in haste to come here, But when J was about to turn around, He called me.
There's no way I can think of anything else after he called me cute, I just threw all those useless thoughts of difference between us as I faced him.
"N-Nothing, I was hoping tha-that I can stay here today too, I will clean whatever you wanted to clean."
I wanted to ask him about Britta but I wasn't able to bring up that topic, So hesitantly asked him to stay here.
Maybe his music calms me down enough for me to ask him about Britta, Yeah this is a big brain thing.
This way I was not only able to listen to his enchanting music but also able to spend time alone with him and cherry on top, I will also be able to ask him about Britta.
"No need to clean anything, I am happy that Britta was expelled, So you can stay here if you want."
I was already thinking about how to clean the other floor but his words surprised me, This was the topic I wanted to ask him and he just said what I wanted to know.
Is this some kinda sign? Can there be any possibility between us?
When he said that, My thoughts once again became rough and made up multiple things to justify her wanting to be with him.
"Yeah, For that, Tha-Thank you very much."
I ignored those stupid thoughts, now that he brought up Britta's affair, I also followed suit and thanked him.
Now I was sure, He was behind Britta's expulsion. There is no ounce of doubt in my mind.
I felt overwhelming happiness, He did this for me, He did this to Britta because she bullied me right?
There should not have had any romantic feelings for me in his mind but this proves he does care, Which is a win in my eyes.
"Why are you thanking me? It's not like I did this for you, She and I were archenemies, So misunderstood as I did this for you or anything."
He stopped looking at me staring at the piano keys while he spoke to me.
I was thrown off guard by his statement not understanding how it can be this much of a coincidence that just after telling him about bullying, Bully got expelled.
I do not believe it bit that he did not do this for me but his words were also hard to ignore.
'Wait!? Is he from that rare type of man who women hate and love?'
It clicked with me. This man belonged to that rare group, Which has two types of following. One side fully hates them, While the other madly love them.
A rare type of man, A Legendary Tsundere.
(A/ N : This flashback might end in the next chapter (99% chance of ending flashback not 100% as nothing is absolute)
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SURVIVING IN WOMAN'S WORLD AS A NOVEL VILLAIN.C117 117. End Of POV
I was staring at him in amazement, I never thought I would be able to see this legendary type of man in the flesh in front of me.
It's funny, I used to criticise women who fell for them and here I am, Fallen for one.
"Ohh, Yeah still even if you don't intend to, You helped me, and I had to thank you for it."
I know this type very well, So I just agreed with him without pointing out obvious faults in his reasoning.
After all, you should never ever argue with a man, Especially someone like him.
It will always without exception end up at the end you regretting why you even started an argument.
So I was a wise gal and didn't argue with him but there was a wide grin on my face.
"Cute face, If I didn't think you are useful, I would have kicked you out, So before I change that opinion of mine, Stop grinning like an idiot and sit in the corner to enjoy my masterpiece."
I was grinning, The thought of him doing this for me was making me feel emotions that I never felt.
It's just that he might have not liked me staring at him and grinning, So out of shame he said this to me.
There is no doubt, I know he was a little insensitive to the situation but he meant good, He just did not know his words might hurt someone.
That's why like before I ignored words pros and quickly followed his order and sat in the corner, My yesterday's place
Soon he started showing the magic of his fingers...on the piano of course.
A sweet melody filled the room but unlike before this made me happy, I was not forgetting anything.
He did this big thing for me that was playing in my mind, My first meeting with him and all other things.
Unknowest to me, A wide silly smile adoring my lips, Making me look like an idiot.
I was just enjoying this moment of pure bliss. My eyes never leave him, Though my mind was telling me, I was making a huge mistake, I was only going to get hurt but my heart was not listening to it.
The struggle between the two continued as his song gave me more joy than all I felt in my adult life.
"*Phew* Done, So how is it? Do you like it cute face?"
I don't know how this time moved so quickly. What I felt was just a few moments was more than 2 hours.
I looked at him after the music stopped. He did look tired but surprisingly even after 2 hours of continuous playing, He was not that exhausted at all.
This surprised me though I was still worried about him.
"Are you thirsty? D-Do you need water or something ehh... Tha-"
"Alex, Alex Winchester but you can call me Lord Alex or King Alex, Whichever you prefer."
I asked him if he was thirsty, and if he wanted water but while talking I remember I don't know his name at all.
This made me embarrassed, I don't know what to say now but thankfully he didn't abandon me with this awkwardness.
He, realising my embarrassment, said his name, making me relive the shame.
'So his name is Al- Huh!?'
Then while I was overjoyed to know his name I noticed what he actually said throwing me off track, I didn't know how to respond at all.
"Hey, cute face, Are you going to ask me if I wanted water? So what are you waiting for? Ask quickly."
I was here trying to process what just happened. Did he really want me to call him lord or even worse king?
Aren't these the obvious red flag in the mouths of those people? Is he the worst of the worst of species?
"Ye-Yeah, Did you want water, Ki-King Alex."
Fuck it, I called him, Anyway I know he is a good person.
Why should l care about the opinions of some virgin incell on the internet? What do they know? They are clearly stupid.
"Pufft~ Hahah You really said it, You are very funny Grace."
I bore through all that cringe and called him that but to my surprise, He looked at me and burst out laughing.
He was holding his stomach standing with the support of the black piano as he was laughing controllably.
To be honest, He did fool me but looking at him laughing like this with that carefree appearance on his face made me feel it was worth it.
If he will always laughs and be happy like this, I do not need anything more, I will be satisfied with only that much.
So I was not angry but rather glad that he was not the one in the mouth of those internet people. After all, they do know a treasure they can't possess.
"Hah~ Heh, Sorry I did that to you but I couldn't resist it, As I said with your face it's hard not to bully you."
He finally stopped laughing, While wiping away the tears which came out from laughing hard he said these words to me.
And I was as hopeless as I had become, Was happy to hear him say that to me. I will be more than happy if he bullies me like this every day.
"Hey look at the time, I am now officially late for class, So Cute face same time tomorrow?"
I saw Alex smile while remembering my stupidity. I wished this moment would freeze here for eternity.
That unreasonably tempting smug smile adoring his lips was impossible to look away from, But they like every good thing, This also has to end it.
He looked at his wristwatch and casually said he was getting late, After that he just walked towards the exit fumbling with his phone.
I was reculent to let him leave like this, I wanted to spend a little more time with him as I don't know when will I going to see him next but I can't do anything, I am no one to him, Why should he as the man decided to stay alone in the room with a woman?
It makes no sense to even ask that question, So I just let him leave hoping to see him again soon.
But then a miracle happened. While he was leaving he turned to me and asked me a question.
I was stunned to hear it. For a while, I wasn't able to understand the question but when I did there were no bounds to my joy.
"Ye-YES same time."
I was excited and quickly replied but to my dismay, he was already gone just like yesterday but now I was not sad, I know I will see him here tomorrow.
So after calming myself down, I also hurried toward my classroom with a new target in my mind.
I wanted to earn money, earn so much that he can never be sad. With new determination, I started my new day.
——— POV Ended ———
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"Meeting him is like a fairytale, So I guess It should also stay as fantasy."
Grace came out of her memories. She stopped looking at her mother through the window and quickly wiped out her tears, Which has a habit of always coming without an invitation.
After she was kinda reliving that moment, Her chaotic mind calmed down.
At that moment all she wanted was to spend time with him and now she got more than what she asked for, So she should be happy with these things.
"How long since he called me cute face? It should be after he officially started dating Alia right?"
Then she also noticed a fact. Before Alex used to call her cute face but after he started dating Alia he never called her that again.
Before she didn't notice it but now she knows, Any chance of her being with him ended that same day, She was just living in false hope.
'Maybe yesterday's thing might be because of pity, He was always so kind-hearted after all.'
When one is in despair, Abyss tries to make them fall more into it, she starts to think a lot more pessimistically.
A thing she knows is not true felt like it might be, She was hurting herself with her imagination. After all, she is a true heroine. It was given that she should have a wild imagination.
"You know, No man likes a crybaby, You are just making a joke of yourself Cute face."
While Grace was drowning herself in her self-created sorrow, A voice rang in the pretty empty hallway of the hospital ward.
Grace's eyes shot open as she quickly looked towards the direction of the sound with expectation and hope.
'He is here, He didn't forget me.'
Grace muttered to herself as she saw the figure of a man coming towards her with that same careless smile adorning his lips.
For while she had the illusion of going back in time to when she first met him, That overwhelming mixture of emotions hit her heart once again.
She, without waiting for anything, just ran towards him and embraced him tightly.
"Hey, Grace don't be misunderstood, It's just a platonic hug."
Alex also embraced her but he didn't break his character and said these words to her.
"What did you say?!!"
But to his surprise, Grace reacted drastically to his words making him wonder if he said too much.
(A/N : Finally did now let's make the life of our old pal Nathan's life living hell 😈
Like always thank you for reading and have a good day 😁.)
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SURVIVING IN WOMAN'S WORLD AS A NOVEL VILLAIN.C118 118. Duality Of Man
Alex looked at Grace confusedly, Her eyes were red from crying as she is pitiful like an injured animal staring at him.
Seeing her like this he did not understand what happened to her, He was sure his words were not going to have this big effect on her after all he always used to talk like this, It's nothing new.
So he was not sure what was happening to her. He didn't waste time thinking of reason and decided to directly ask her like a normal person.
"Huh!? What happen Grac-"
"Don't call me Grace, Use what you used before."
So he asked but before he finished his sentence, Grace cut him off mid-sentence as the anxiety on her face increased visible to naked eyes.
This time he had to think of it. There was no way to ask her again, So the hamster in his head started running and he came up with a pretty reasonable reason.
"Cute face..?"
Alex was sure it was the reason After she pretty much spelt it out for him by saying to call her Grace, So he can't take all the credit for it.
"Yes!! Please only use this name from now on for me, When we are alone."
Grace heard him calling her like he used to before falling into pure bliss. She was not sure why she was even this much excited but she was overwhelmed with emotions.
These words are a sign of their old relationship, The one which went past his relationship with Alia.
This is her treasured memory and something she can always flaunt in front of Alia, This is her upper hand over her.
"...Okay, I wanted to apologise for yesterday though, Sorry I couldn't make it."
Alex does not understand why someone wants to get called that name. From his memory, he used that for her just because he is not bothered to remember her name.
He even had a slight doubt that she might be M, But this was not time to think about those things, He remembers that he forgot about the promise he made to her yesterday.
He wanted to take her on a date but too many things happened. First Helen, then Rita, and Somehow a new character Violet popped up out of nowhere like a ghost and then a literal ghost also came.
So he can be forgiven for not remembering his promise, right?
Grace was very happy as even though she was the shy type, she still did not break their hug knowing they were in public.
She wanted to feel his warmth to heal her cracked heart. It's the best medicine for her.
When Alex talks about yesterday's broken promise, She became a little sour and there was little resentment.
His not coming yesterday was not that big of a deal but can't he at least should have informed her?
Also, he promised that right after they broke that thin line between friend and lover, he should keep that promise. It's women who sleep and forget about their promises, not men.
"No, It's okay, I can understand someone like Alia will not allow her man to go meet another woman."
So she replied in a way that her words say one thing while her intention spoke another thing.
This is the art of speaking that can only be mastered by women be it in the reverse world or not.
Alex also understands she was jealous, After all even though in this world having more than one partner is allowed but that didn't mean it changed the way a person thinks.
Humans are born possessive be it, man or woman, This is a reason wars happen even though this world is not an exception to the dark side of humanity.
So Alex understands that no matter how high or submissive Grace is she is still a woman with her own possessiveness.
"I wish It was Alia, At least I had gotten a happy ending."
Well, Understanding didn't mean he had to follow through with it, He is still a villain with ambitions to add every walking living female in his harem.
If he agrees with Grace and gives in to her even just this once, Will is definitely going to end his ambitions. In the gamer language, He will hit a dead end with the worst bad ending, Which is also a dead end.
After all, no new woman means no new power and no new power means an easy target for parasites like the protagonist.
So being a scumbag is the only way for someone like him, Who had the Raider System.
Grace realised that she had just now shot herself in the foot by saying that, She very well knew Alex didn't understand how big an impact his words might have on others.
There was only slight jealousy before thinking he was with Alia leaving her alone but now that he said about a happy ending, That flame of jealousy turned into a wildfire burning her whole.
She now decided never to ask this dule type of question to his again, She doing this will not just mean asking for wanting to get hurt even more.
".....So not Alia then who?
Grave didn't know how to react to him, She just asked a question to get over this self-caused embarrassment.
Sbe also wanted to know if Alia didn't stop him, What happened that made him unable to come to her?
Alex here seeing how fast her face changed hearing his answer trying to hold back his laughter, He was sadistic to do this to a poor soul like her.
But he can't help it, It was a matter of survival for him he can't slack off with it.
Still, he has to give her a proper reason for why he did not come yesterday or this will stay forever in her heart.
He did not want to be reminded decades later that he messed up his first promise to her.
"Ohh I saw a ghost yesterday. After seeing that I don't have any will to do anything for a day, So I go home and sleep."
So he just came out and said the truth, He didn't lie a bit in it, This is exactly what he did yesterday.
He did not mention a few points but hey he didn't lie.
"Pfft~ haha *Ahem* No I mean it should be scary right? Do you need me to call a priest or what?"
As expected Grace does not believe him a bit, Who will?
His truth was sounding so fake that he should better just stick with a lie, At least he has gotten away with his dick pass.
Alex was wronged now, He only tells the truth once in while and that's how he was being treated for it?
'It was really a world built on lies. A pure, handsome, beautiful, excellent, dashing, enchanting, smart,...., marvellous man like me is only going to suffer in this cruel world.
Why god, Why did you make me this beautiful?'
Alex complained in his mind blaming god for making him this beautiful.
You have not forgotten he was also a little narcissist right? So one of its episodes was just kicked in.
[.....]
The system is innocent as it is not understood why he was blaming god. Isn't he the one who put all those stats in the charm? Also how come beauty came between this argument?
No matter how you look, No one is going to believe you missed an appointment because of a ghost.
"Huh...Humm???"
Xiao Bai who was standing just right next to him but was ignored by both of them was also as confused as the system.
As his contracted beast she can also hear his monologue as far as the plot allows, So she was not understanding why her host suddenly started blaming others.
"Do you think I am lying? You think I am a liar, Cute face?"
Alex now wanted to defend his honour, He was not a liar...He does not lie right now, He has to prove it.
So with determination, he breaks free from her tight hug and dragged her towards the elevator.
When he came in the morning he was sure he would not take any elevator for a while and now look at him, Dragging someone to that same elevator he was traumatised by, A duality of man.
"Hey, What about mom? Shouldn't we at least tell someone before leaving?"
Grace here had a joking smile on her face, Now she was in a good mood, His words lightened the atmosphere.
She wanted to laugh at how ridiculous those words were, And he acting like a child caught in the act but still trying to double down on his explanation looked very funny in her eyes.
Now Alex was looking cuter and cuter as he was dragging her towards the elevator holding her milky white slender hand.
She followed him without any resistance. She too wanted to see how far he can go to try to prove his false claims.
She no longer needs to know why he did not come yesterday. Now she wanted to know how long until he finally gives up.
She totally enjoyed this childish Alex, This was making her happy for reasons she does not know or understand.
Still, she had not forgotten about Gloria, Her mother, If they leave how can anyone find her when needed?
"Don't worry, Liza will be here soon, If needed I will be the first one she calls, Well even if nothing happens, She will call me, So don't worry about aunty, Focus on more important matters"
When Alex heard her words he paused for a second before he replied to her and continued walking.
"Okay hehe~"
Grace, though not knowing who Liza was, was relieved that Alex had a way to get informed when needed, So she continued following him giggling from time to time.
"Ohh, My dear Alex, I see you are enjoying yourself a lot, That's why you did not have time to reply to my message, right?"
But suddenly Alex's determination of Alex eclipsed as he heard an icy cold word from behind, His face became stiff as he slowly turned towards the speaker.
Then he saw the person he was praying not to see right now.
(A/N : Hey, Do you like this type? I was going to start the beginning writing style.
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