Chapter 20: Meeting With The Dean, Ivica Livingstone

After a few moments of pondering my new ability, I decided to get myself something to eat because I hadn't had my breakfast yet, so I picked up my phone and was about to place my order when I was bombarded with so many messages on my phone that I was left speechless.

I knew I'd become popular, but I didn't expect it to be this widespread.

I became a hot topic all over the continent, stealing Livia's spotlight.

In the novel, Livia was the one who topped the entrance examination and her overall score was also an all-time high, so she became a well-known figure.

And Ayla Eugene was the one who topped the written examination in the novel.

But there was now an anomaly that overshadowed their fame and drew attention from all over the continent to himself,

Of course, that anomaly is me; I'm not sure if I should be happy about it because attracting too much attention isn't always a good thing.

I shook my head and came out of my thoughts to finish the sandwiches I had ordered not long ago while checking the messages on my phone, which were congratulatory messages from Aegis, Mika, and Helena for my Achievement, and there was more content in Mika's message but I only skimmed it.

Soon after, I packed my belongings from my room, which weren't many because I keep most of my necessities in my inventory, because I'll be moving into the Dorm for special class students.

I checked my room one last time before leaving because it was already evening and other students must have moved into their respective Dorms.

As I was walking through the hallways after leaving my temporary assigned room, I noticed someone approaching me in a maid uniform who soon stopped in front of me and said.

"Ares Von Rothstaylor, the Dean has called upon you and is awaiting your visit, so please tag along with me," she said authoritatively, as if she wouldn't accept no for an answer;

But of course, I had to go see her if she called.

I followed her without saying anything, and when we arrived in front of the Dean's office, the maid knocked on the door and said.

"Ma'am, Ares Von Rothstaylor is here as per your instructions,"

"Let him in and you can continue with your work," a melodious voice could be heard from across the door.

Hearing the answer the maid opened the door for me and beckoned me to enter, I nodded my head toward her and went in.

As soon as I walked into the Dean's office, I was met with a calm and simple interior rather than the extravagant and luxurious office that I had imagined, and not far away, I noticed a woman sitting on her chair across the table, but her face was obscured by a white mist that acted as a veil to hide her face.

She was the Dean of the s'oreh Academy, Ivica Livingstone...

Soon after, she motioned for me to take a seat on the other side of the table, across from her. I nodded and sat on the chair across from her, facing her.

We both remained silent for a few seconds before Ivica spoke up.

"So, what should I call you?" she asked in her lovely voice, but I knew her question wasn't so simple...

Because she wasn't asking me my current name but my name from the previous world, how did I come up with that conclusion?

It's simple because Ivica has some sort of ability that allows her to see through a person's soul and read their emotions; it simply shows different colors to different emotions; for example, if someone had some bad intentions towards her, she could see a red color hue near that person's heart.

But in my case, I'm not sure what she saw; or am I overreacting?

I awoke from my reverie and replied to her,

"Ares," I replied.

"Hmm, your current and previous names are the same?" she inquired

Hearing her question, I knew my suspicions had been confirmed; I was left speechless and contemplating my next course of action...

And after a brief moment of silence, I simply nodded my head, feeling Ivica's gaze from beneath her misty veil...

"hmm, I presume you even know the future?"

I was surprised yet again and left speechless; seeing her hit the target with every question, I began to doubt that she had a ability to read minds...

"No, I can't read minds," she spoke with a chuckle.

"...."

"It's just that your face is too easy to read", she said.

I realized I was completely overwhelmed by her questions that I forgot to maintain my trademark poker face...

"Before I answer you, tell me one thing... how did you know that I came from another world," I asked her because I don't think she knew about me by just using her skill.

"First, I had my doubts after seeing you use your element during the entrance examination as you were well known to have a manaless body.

Second, I have a skill that allows me to see a person's hidden emotions through their soul, and when I used it on you, my skill was blocked, as if something was preventing me from seeing through you, ...or perhaps your soul is too strong, if the latter, it means you are using your element by using soul as your source, which is otherworldly in and of itself.

And third, to confirm my deduction I got a revelation from my constellation, she has a pretty useful ability to see through things you see, and my constellation even told me that you may know the possible future," she explained.

"...."

The first and second parts didn't bother me, but when I learned that she received a revelation from a constellation, I was baffled and shocked because, in comparison to the novel, it seemed too soon for her to be chosen by a constellation.

'And most importantly how did that constellation discover who I was?' I pondered.

"So you're already a chosen one?" I asked, and she nodded her head in confirmation.

The Chosen ones are the beings that are selected by the constellations to be their avatar, and in return, they can borrow some of the powers of their constellations.

I contemplated for a good few minutes by myself, and Ivica didn't bother me either.

But after clearing my head, I answered her initial query.

"I don't think I can say that I know the future, but I do have some knowledge of future events,"

After hearing my response, she continued speaking.

"Yeah, the Future isn't constant because it will change every second, just as every small change can cause unexpected, large-scale changes in the future."

After hearing her, I agreed with her and said,

"It's called the butterfly effect ..."

She agreed with a nod of her head.

After a brief pause, I decided to get to the main point.

"So you called me to know about the future events?"

Hearing my question she shook her head and spoke,

"Though I wanted to know that too, you couldn't answer me"

"Huh" I looked towards her in confusion.

"You couldn't reveal the future to anyone, nor could you say anything about your previous self to anyone, because you would face severe backlash or, worse, a curse; not only that, but the person who heard your words would face some backlash as well."

"But you knew about my previous self and you even knew that I know the future, so why didn't you get any backlash?" I questioned

"I didn't hear anything from you but figured it out myself, of course hearing your previous name was a gamble if your previous name was different from your current name we both would have gotten some severe backlash,"

I was left speechless hearing her talk about gambling with life

"...."

"So then what's the reason you called me" I questioned her.

"Hmm, how should I say it, if you know about some future events then.....you also know about my real identity don't you?" she asked with hesitation.

Hearing her a smirk appeared on my face because of course I knew her true identity, she played quite a crucial role in the novel after all.

Seeing me smirk she said,

"So you know huh, how about we make a deal?" Ivica asked.

"What kind of deal do you want to make with me?" I inquired, intrigued.

"...I'll help you with some of your future problems as long as it's within my capabilities, and you do the same for me, as I presume you're already aware of my problem and believe you know how to solve it, how about it?" Ivica responded.

"You already planned it all out since the beginning didn't you? but I don't make deals with someone who doesn't even show their face" I said.

As much as I was curious about her appearance, the novel only provided a vague description...

"Tch, it's not like I wanted to hide my appearance, as you may already know why I cover my face, as you might already know," she sighed, removing the mist from her face.

"...."

As soon as my eyes laid on her, I was astonished by her grandeur beauty...

'she has red hair with bewitching crystal green eyes and an extremely alluring face along with the desirable pillowy red lips combined with her captivating Voluptuous body'

'...Beauty that could start a war,' that was what her description in the novel was.

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