Chapter 136: Chapter 136: I approve of your courtship
Since there were too many pilots who wanted sponsorship, Arthur divided this contest into 2 phases.
The first was strength, although the energy system of humans was the best test, this would make most of the participant's seniors, this was not what Arthur wanted, strength in magical power does not mean strength in kilos
There were too many variables that Arthur wanted to try...
"Participant 29, 500 Points"
"Participant 40, 430 points"
The contestants lined up and lined up on the power machine while Arthur and the other girls watched, keeping an eye on the most suitable candidates, after all, it was talent and attitude that mattered and if there was a suitable candidate she would move on to the next round.
"Hmm? What a surprise..."
Suddenly one of the participants caught Arthur's attention and how not to, since he was the only man, after all, men are weaker and there aren't many men in the army...
"Is his name Yholan?"
Arthur remembered it, they were in the same class and there was a rumor that this boy was Libe's boyfriend or one of her Boyfriends, that's right Arthur already knew that Libe was a hunter even though her body had no scent and is still a virgin, Arthur He didn't know what Libe's motive was with them, but he knew that Libe was playing.
And that Yholan is here, he amused Arthur a bit, he had already guessed his intentions, Libe who was next to him was sweating cold, surely he had already seen Yholan...
"Is that your boyfriend Miss Libe?"
"Hey?"
Arthur's question startled Libe and not only her, Indara and Lynne looked at her doubtfully, Lynne even narrowed her eyes at her, as the student council president, she knew of a rumor about Libe, but she never cared until now.
"No, he's not my boyfriend, he's a classmate, nothing more"
Libe denied it, partly that it was true and partly that she didn't want Arthur to misunderstand the situation.
"Is that so? It's not what he told me"
Arthur's smile widened and he put a finger to his chin pretending to think.
"That?!"
Several days passed and Arthur's popularity was only growing, many women already had his photo, Arthur had almost become every girl's delusional dream and they even sent him letters and gifts, this touched the bottom line of the boys and of course Yholan, every day Libe and Indara spent their time 'taking care' of Arthur as if he were a precious gem, Yholan was very annoyed.
Libe even began to get away from him, he doesn't call him anymore and tries to have less communication with him every time, Yholan could feel it, he was losing Libe's attention, I can't take it anymore and he confronted Arthur in the bathroom, one of the few places where Libe and Indara could not enter.
"Incubus! Stay away from Libe, she's my girlfriend!"
Incubus was the nickname that the 'Men' had given Arthur, it was not surprising, Arthur was literally like a demon that aroused the lust of the girls.
Arthur of course didn't care about the nickname, he was already used to that and he didn't care about Yholan's statements about being Libe's boyfriend either.
On the contrary, he amused him since if this was taken to his previous world it was like seeing a girl claim another
"Walk away?"
"That's right! Stop seducing her, she already has my"
Arthur doesn't remember seducing Libe, all he did was smile, but as a man of the old world, he knew that sometimes courtesy could be misinterpreted so he always kept his distance.
He didn't want to be like the women of his old world.
Unfortunately, Yholan didn't think the same.
"Sure, but she talks to your girlfriend, she's the one who follows me"
"No, no, she's not like that, you're the problem, you're blind, she's kind and she helps you"
"I am not blind and I see very well, she did not need help"
"Then why are your eyes closed?"
"...."
Arthur shrugged, Yholan was very unreasonable, he walks very well and has his eyes closed but it is because of his ability, anyone with good eyesight would know that it is Libe who is looking for him still, Arthur did not continue, it was too stupid to continue with This is not to mention that it wasn't worth it, besides that Yholan was brave enough to face him alone without a group of friends as men in this world usually do to intimidate.
"If that's what you think, then join us"
"Hey?"
Yholan never expected this answer, she froze for a few seconds and only looked at Arthur's hand, and then his expression darkened...
"Do you want me to be your pawn?!"
It was not uncommon for men to form groups and the 'popular' to have one or more pawns in command of him, it was natural, and of course, given Arthur's beauty, Yholan thought the worst.
"I didn't say that, we can be friends"
Arthur is not interested in 'popularity' he did not want to be surrounded by hypocritical men so during the years he has been on this continent he did not form factions or anything like that, he preferred to have one or two reliable friends, unfortunately, no one was brave enough and no inferiority complexes for that.
He was always the public enemy of men.
"Friends?! Who would want to be friends with the man who seduces his girlfriend?!"
"I understand"
Arthur sighed, he knew this would happen yet he tried...
"What do you suggest then?"
"Get away from her!"
"That's going to be hard"
"I knew it! You are one seductive Incubus!"
Yholan's expression worsened due to Arthur's refusal, his fists clenched and his eyes flashed, if it weren't for Arthur being stronger than him, according to Akagi the chances of him attacking Arthur were 80%.
Arthur on the other hand, since Yholan was still hostile didn't care if she would play with him a bit.
"Don't get me wrong, Libe joined Deus Ex Machina and as training partners at the Festival, it will be hard for me to walk away"
"What?! She joined?"
"Didn't you know? She didn't she tell you?"
"Not..."
And of course, she wouldn't tell him, the last thing Libe wanted was for Yholan to get in the way of her relationship with Arthur...
Yholan's fists loosened and her mind wandered from her, Libe's family is powerful and rich, and the rewards given by Deus Ex Machina won't make Libe agree to join, the most likely reason is that Arthur will force her.
"Did you force her to join?"
"You are being unreasonable, Miss Lynne, and she joined us"
"...."
Yholan was speechless and Arthur smiled again...
"But even though I can't get away from her, I can help you get closer to her"
"Help me? How?"
"Join Deus Ex Machina and then you'll spend as much time as you want with her"
"She Is she a trap?!"
Yholan's mind processed and instinctively he thought it was a trap, as a man knew how malicious other men could be with those of the same sex, especially when Arthur doesn't earn anything, since Arthur is a master pilot, he will most likely take to Yholan to show off his ability and win Libe's heart.
Various conspiracies and delusions went through Yholan's mind that Arthur lost his patience...
"It's not a trap..."
"You lie!"
Shaking off his hand, Arthur didn't want to talk anymore so he walked past him and continued from him.
"But since you don't trust me... forget it, but if you change your mind you know what to do"
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Yholan surely thought it through quite well that his only solution was to join Deus Ex Machina, which is why he came to this interview.
After all, although it was a trap, Yholan felt that if he didn't do it then he would lose Libe and this was not something he wanted to see.
So according to him, he had to protect Libe from the seductive Arthur and watch this Incubus not try to flirt with her, only then could he prevent the love of her life from being deceived, it was a pretty good excuse and Arthur gave him the idea.
Of course, Libe thought otherwise...
"It's not true, Yholan is a good friend, but that's all"
Libe desperately tries to explain her misunderstanding, bad for her, Arthur didn't even speak when someone else ratted her out...
"He's the same boy who was at Mother's birthday, the one you invited"
Lynne remembered Yholan and how not to do them when her little brother Ludwing mentioned it to her several times...
"Now that I remember, Yholan was at that party"
Indara also remembered, although she was very happy to dance with Arthur, she still kept her gaze on the guests, and that day Yholan was present….
"They are very close, Ludwing also mentioned it"
"...."
"He is pretty, he seems like a good boy, I approve of your courtship Libe"
Libe was speechless and wanted to hit someone, she didn't invite Yholan, it was Ludwing and he wasn't very close to him either, all she wanted was her luck and she didn't want her sister to approve of her partner either. ..
But now seeing this from another point of view it seemed that all actions were like that of a girl in full conquest...
Libe wanted to cry, she didn't know if she regret winning Yholan's heart or feel satisfied that he is MC is a free bank of luck points...
After all, she is still in debt and every day the System reduces her luck points...
(huh?)
And it was then that Libe saw it, her luck points went down again…
(What's going on?)
It was not yet the time for the system to reduce her points, they simply went down, this only means one thing ...
(My luck was robbed again!)
It was then that Libe reacted, her eyes quickly looked at the participants, and then she found the culprit, a woman was joining Yholan...
[Name: Miriam Midene
Human race
Age: 15 years
Luck Points: 21,200 (Rising)]
She was Miriam and maybe because she felt Libe's gaze or maybe because she wanted to see Arthur, she turned her head and smiled...
*Creakk
Libe's fists clenched tightly, this was a provocation, and she had to eliminate this FMC.
Chapter 137: Chapter 137: Artificial dungeon (1)
"Fufufu..."
Miriam laughed, she was very happy and sad at the same time, since in the previous Timeline her relationship with Arthur was good enough that she was invited to sit next to him in the selection of recruits.
They weren't dating yet, however Arthur treated her very well and you could say they were good friends...
Unfortunately in this timeline, she and Arthur were just classmates...
The only thing that made her happy is that Yholan is here with her, in the previous timeline she never tried to recruit from Deus Ex Machína.
As a Time Returner, Miriam knew how terrible Libe is and that she also had bad intentions towards Arthur, she is a hunter who hid him well but there were many times that she tried to eliminate her and intimidated her a lot.
But this time will be different, she knew that on this date, Libe was 'popular' and that there were many men who wanted to be her boyfriend, especially Yholan.
Therefore, Miriam did not hesitate and spoke to this boy, which caused the latter to speak with Arthur and as a consequence Yholan ended up here...
Now Miriam knew what to do and the best thing was to keep Libe away from Arthur, as well as to worsen her reputation with Arthur, Yholan was perfect for that...
Even so, the day when she and Arthur get back together is far away, but not impossible, Miriam was confident that she could achieve it...
The first stage ended without incident, Arthur himself eliminated 40% of the participants...
"Is it alright for that man to continue? His level is low"
When the list of participants came out, Lynne asked confused, whether it was strength or talent, Yholan was almost at the bottom, men are weak and not all of them are like Arthur whose strength exceeds his age.
So she got a little worried that Yholan whose strength ranked while other members who surpassed him were left out, many people would complain and be suspicious about the competition.
In addition, she, Libe and Indara did not vote for Yholan.
"No problem, Yholan is the only man who bothered to participate, that proves his courage"
"...."
Arthur on the other hand smiled, he doesn't care what others think, not to mention that it's good publicity to have men in his ranks, this will increase his popularity.
Indara, Libe and Lynne looked at each other and sighed, no matter this was Arthur's decision, Yholan won't affect the competition at all, well not at all.
"Oh, just in time"
Suddenly 6 drone drones flew over the Field, made several landings to attract everyone's attention, and placed themselves in a hexagonal position, in the air.
It shined on them and Arthur snapped his fingers, the magic circuit built into the drones activated and a projection of a door appeared...
"That is?"
Except for Miriam, everyone made a puzzled look, they couldn't understand why these drones suddenly projected a door.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, let me show you our technology"
Smiling at Libe, Indara and Lynne, Arthur activated the speaker...
"The second Round begins!"
And then the trio couldn't help but be surprised to see the door.
"Artificial Dungeon Technology"
Deus Ex Machina lives up to his name, being the strongest in technology and being at the forefront of it year after year, of course with Akagi and his grandmother Margareth's legacy, creating this was not difficult for Arthur.
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"Arrays"
The timeline did not change, Miriam already knew what was happening on the other side of the door, she subconsciously shuddered and her gaze became dignified.
The round consisted of Survival, the talent, skill and ability of the participants in extreme situations...
On the other side of the gate was an artificial Dungeon field, or to be more precise a secret Kingdom.
Even for a time-returner like Miriam, this test is not an easy one, and as she thought, more and more drones appeared and gave each of the participants a Totem bracelet.
"Survival of the fittest! Deus Ex Machina needs the best! And what you see in front of you is the artificial door to a Dungeon!"
The rules were simple, Arthur was quick to say.
To start this test would be the last and most difficult test, this artificial Dungeon was created based on the Secret Kingdom where Arthur was with Akagi, all the pilots would undergo fights without rest, where they ended up abandoning this artificial Dungeon thanks to the Totem Bracelets that the Drones had delivered.
There were a total of 20 acceptable levels in this test, but there are over 600 Drivers, so there used to be two ways to select the 20 winners.
Recruits will be selected based on how long they last without disappearing, the ones who last the longest will be the winners, of course if this were simple it wouldn't be difficult for everyone to stay on the first level.
Since each participant only has the right to stay in each level for 2 hours, likewise those pilots who complete more Dungeon levels will also be selected, so even if they are eliminated early but were strong enough to go down several levels, they still will be selected.
There were no rules, everyone could compete however they wanted and since there was no real 'danger' from the Totems, participants could eliminate each other to reduce the competition.
"And to make this more interesting, I will reward the best pilot with a personal Wunder, likewise I will personally invite him to a dinner in the best restaurant in this city in gratitude... So, the Final Round, I started"
"Ohhhh!!"
The reward of a personal Wunder is enough to make a pilot drool, not everyone had a custom made Wunder and its specifications, so it was too tempting, however what excited these young Pilots the most was dinner with this sexy vice president's son
Arthur himself is a delicacy in the eyes, adding his strength, plus his money and influence, whoever his partner is, there was no doubt that he would be a life winner.
Just thinking about climbing in life through a relationship with Arthur, made the eyes of these young people turn red with emotion.
"Hey?"
Miriam, on the other hand, blinked in surprise, she knew that the special reward is a personalized Wunder, this was her goal, since a personalized Wunder, whether the creator or the pilot, had to be in constant communication.
Therefore this was her chance to conquer her boyfriend, however this 'Dinner' was unexpected, in the previous timeline Arthur did not mention this...
(Is it possible that it is due to my existence?)
The only possible explanation that Miriam could think of was that in the previous timeline, Arthur was already thinking of her so he never acted so frivolous.
(She knew it... Arthur loves me)
Miriam's cheeks turned red at the thought of this and her resolve to win intensified.
Of course she is, the girl was thinking too much, since the reason Arthur mentioned about dinner was to cause chaos among the pilots.
It was fun to see how far humanity can go for beauty...
And she succeeded as everyone couldn't help but quickly enter the artificial portal and start round 2.
And they weren't the only ones to feel anxious, as the trio of judges also took Arthur's words very seriously...
"Dinner? Liam, did Deus Ex Machina tell you to do it?"
The first to speak was Lynne, as humans polygamy is not popular in her culture, so she did not like that her future husband has dates with other women and even more so if he is forced by her work. she.
Lynne just needed Arthur's confirmation to start digging her claws into that venture.
The same for Indara, her stepbrother definitely couldn't see herself as a victim of bullying, Libe, not to mention her luck was linked to Arthur's, if she shrinks even more, bad things will happen to her.
"Hehe thanks for his concern, but this has nothing to do with Deus Ex Machina, I just did it for these young Pilots to give their best..."
Smiling, Arthur carelessly spread his arms a little...
Not convinced, Lynne and Indara opened their mouths, however before speaking, Arthur continued.
"Besides, it is possible that my classmate Yholan is the winner"
For this to happen is as difficult as for a human to marry an Angel.
Yet this calmed the women around her...
But while the judges relaxed, the first level of the Dungeon was in chaos, the moment these women entered, they quickly began to fight among themselves, no one paid attention to the newly created monsters, their only purpose was to reduce the competition, the Reward is too charming for these women to be calm...
So in less than five minutes, more than 50 Totems were activated and eliminated...
Seeing this, Arthur couldn't help but smile, he knew, nothing better than creating chaos in humans, at this speed in two hours, this round will be over,
Miriam, on the other hand, when she entered, she quickly moved away from the group of lunatics and went down to the second level, she was not so stupid to stay and be eliminated in this war, it was best to go down as many levels as possible.
Of course, she was not the only one who thought of this, since other women joined her as well.
Which caused another small fight, none of them would let the competition go down more levels than them, so the first level was held in large scale fights with monsters raiding from time to time....
"That nasty...."
And in the midst of all this Yholan couldn't help but snort in contempt, women as expected, the only thing they thought about was sex, there was no way, as long as a man is beautiful, there will be women willing to seduce him, Yholan also scolded and cursed Arthur in his heart for being an Incubus
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