It's been one week since the Congratulatory Dinner and Lax's arrest. Well, a lot has changed throughout this time. I've become more powerful and intelligent than before. Amou has dramatically assisted me because she has supervised my sword and magic training. She taught me 'Moon Style'. A sword style no longer existing was formerly thought to be the strongest. However, it has since been neglected in favor of other sword techniques, such as the 'Water Style' and the 'Swan Style. These two sword techniques have become popular over the last few hundred years because of their ease of learning, but they are also difficult to master. When contrasted to the 'Dragon Style,' They're almost child's play.
Amou claims that the 'Moon Style' was developed by the Goddess of the Moon, Tsukoyumi. Her primary goal in creating the technique was to prevent the unnecessary deaths of inexperienced swordsmen. The reason why the style is so challenging to master now is because of how lazy people have become owing to advanced technology. Anyways, Amou noted that just a handful of people have perfected the 'Moon Style' throughout history, and they are honored as the-
"Sword Emperors. The Sword Emperors are considered the strongest sword users of all time, and they were labeled 'unsurpassable' when swordsmanship was at its peak." Amou explained calmly as she observed me fighting a bunch of B-Class 'Frozen Salamanders.' "Now, Technology has developed to the point where swordsmanship isn't as revered as back then. But it is still in practice." Amou continued. I was trying to listen to her explanations while also fighting the 'Frozen Salamanders.' In 'Forbidden Love between Two Maidens', there are nine ranks of monsters. The ranks are consecutive; F<E<D<C<B<A<S<X<Z.
The F-rank monsters are the weakest; even someone with little fighting experience can kill them. The Z-rank monsters are the strongest and are classified as 'World Destructors.' As the name suggests, Z-rank monsters are strong enough to wipe out the entire world within minutes. In all of history, only one or two Z-class monsters have ever appeared, and they've almost destroyed the world. But it wouldn't matter to me anyway. After all, at the end of the story, I become one of those monsters… Amon Von Crown, The Final Boss of 'Forbidden Love of Two Maidens,' is a Z-Class Monster. It would've happened if I hadn't been reincarnated into Amon's body.
"I've already screwed the plot significantly, but I am far from done…" I muttered to myself as I slashed a 'frozen salamander' in half. It would attack me from behind, but I slashed it without looking at it. "That was a nice slash, Master~" Amou whistled in a playful manner, complimenting my skills.
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After easily defeating the 'Frozen Salamanders', Amon wanted to hunt more monsters but couldn't since he needed to prepare for his first day at the Academy. Last week, following Lax's capture, the 'R.S. Advanced Academy Entrance Exam' was held. It was a prominent institution known for producing the finest in every subject. To produce the best of the best, they had to choose individuals with the most potential, which is why the Entrance Exam was so difficult. Every year, only 425 out of 100,000 applications are approved. That's correct; only 425 candidates are accepted. The admittance rate was less than 1%; hence, 'R.S Advanced Academy' was classified as an 'Elite' Academy.
Amon received a recommendation from his mother, Emilia. But Amon declined her offer since he wanted to be acknowledged for his achievements. Amon had topped the exam with the highest grades ever recorded, shocking everyone, and he became famous. The media reported this story as if the world was ending. On the internet, Amon's excellent results were both hailed and condemned. It was speculated that he could have cheated, but none of the hypotheses were correct. As in Amon's previous life, this world possessed fantastic internet technology.
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Amon was now sprinting towards the class he had been assigned to. He was already five minutes late because the student counselor was delivering a speech on freedom when he was meant to inform Amon about his chosen class. "Damn that Old Counselor!" Amon grumbled as he hurried across the corridor to his designated class. The entryway to the class was large and elegantly crafted. After looking around, Amon realized that the classroom appeared to be at a different location than the other classes. Before he could think about it, the massive door opened abruptly.
"You're five minutes late, Amon Von Crown." A woman spoke sharply. It was Amon's Homeroom Professor. She was a tall woman with a voluptuous figure. She had emerald eyes and long green hair pulled up in a ponytail, with two full shoulder-length strands framing her face. She had a cold expression and gave the impression of a severe woman. 'She is beautiful, but she appears to be quite unbending.' Amon thought to himself. "I apologize for my late coming, Professor." Amon apologized respectfully. "This is the first and only time you can be late in this class, Crown. The next time, you'll face harsh punishment."
"As I mentioned, it is the first day at this Academy. And to advance in this institution, you will need to form deep bonds with your classmates. Since this Academy uses a 'Class Point System'." The Professor started her explanation but was interrupted halfway through when Amon appeared outside the classroom.
Several minutes later. The entire class is now standing outside in the field owned by the 'R.S. Advanced Academy.' It was gigantic in size, as well as beautiful. "Today, we'll start with a simple summoning lesson. Based on your summons, I'll set your role in my class. And if anyone gets a Summon below C-Rank, they will immediately be expelled." The Professor spoke calmly. The students standing before her were shocked by this sort of response, but some had different reactions. "Getting expelled for a trash summon… definitely something very 'elite academic.'" A student standing beside Amon commented. He was a tall, lean, and muscular guy with relatively attractive features, primarily because of his bright pink hair and vibrant red eyes. His attractiveness was amplified by the uniform of the Academy they wore. The student uniform of the 'R.S. Advanced Academy consists of a long-sleeved, button-up white shirt, a white robe, and a black tie. The boys' uniform includes white pants, while the girls' uniform includes a white full-length skirt below the knees and stops above the ankles.
"My name's Alexander 'Blade' Theseus, and I like to stab orphans. It's nice to meet you, Graham Von Crown." He introduced himself. 'His voice is deep, unlike my present body's, which just sounds...' Amon thought to himself, envious of how charming Alexander sounded compared to him. "Uhm, Alexander-" Amon began saying, but Alexander interrupted him. "Call me Blade, Amon," Alexander spoke calmly. "Hi, Blade. Nice to meet you; my name is Ross Thoumeax!" Ross presented himself to Alexander in a polite manner.
"Alexander, Ross, Amon, and Jeanne will create a group. The entire group will be expelled if anyone in your group receives a Summon below C-Grade." The Professor stared at them with a cold look.
Following her announcement, students began whispering among themselves. "Tch, Why did I have to get stuck with them…" Jeanne muttered, irritation beneath her breath. Jeanne had a pale complexion, white hair, and dark blue eyes. She had a ravishing figure and looked stunning. The academy outfit enhanced her attractiveness; she was as tall as Sophia.
"Professor, Don't you think combining the finest pupils in our class is unjust? Amon Von Crown, Ross Thoumeax, Jeanne Nova, and Alexander Theseus dominated the top positions in the Entrance Exam. Amon was first, Jeanne was second, Ross and Alexander tied for third place, but Ross was eventually moved to fourth place owing to his wishes." James Augustus expressed his thoughts calmly. James was a rather attractive guy with jet-black hair and olive-green eyes who was as tall as Amon. In the Entrance Exam, he placed fifth. "Isn't it slightly unfair to place the top 4 in the same group, Professor?" James asked in a calm tone. The Professor didn't reply.
"Hey, at least it's a good thing we're in the same group, isn't it, Amon?" Ross said gleefully as he sketched the summoning circle for their group. The Professor had formed groups of four and informed them that if the majority of the group did not have an above-C-Rank Summon, the entire group would be expelled. However, if most of the group had Summons of C-Rank or higher, the group's lowest-rated summoner would be expelled. "We are the only ones with a handicap; that's lame." Alexander gave a little sigh. "Our professor seems like an orphan who didn't get any presents for Christmas when she was younger," Alexander commented cynically. "Blade, We're already in a poor situation because we were chatting during her explanation speech, and you're not making things any better... If she hears those comments, we're done." Amon gazed at Alexander with a deadpan face.
However, Jeanne did not say anything. She silently listened to the boys discussing miscellaneous topics while waiting for the summoning circle to finish. 'These three students stand out from the rest of my classmates. It's not only that they earned such excellent results, but the fact that these three act nonchalantly under the strain is intriguing. If any other group was in the same situation as us, they'd flip out.' Jeanne thought to herself. 'But the most fascinating one is undoubtedly Amon. There's something strangely appealing about him...' She gazed at Amon with curiosity, but something inside her clicked. She felt an intense longing for him. Jeanne's mind began to spiral out of control with dirty fantasies of Amon. Jeanne attempted to relax her thoughts using breathing methods, but they were ineffective. Amon's 'Mark of Temptation' caused Jeanne to experience such symptoms. When Amon noticed Jeanne's strange behaviour, he approached her and halted in front of her. "Is something bothering you, Jeanne?" He asked gently. "No, it's nothing…" Jeanne muttered gently, turning away from Amon. "If you say so." Amon shrugged as he returned to Alexander and Ross.
After constructing the summoning circle, the Professor went to Amon's group to check on their progress. "Hmm, who drew the summoning circle?" As the Professor posed the question, Ross raised his hand. "I didn't have any expectations from this group, but it seems like you managed to draw a proper summoning circle, Ross." The Professor complimented me in a somewhat structured tone. Amon surmised from her body language and phrase choice that she was amazed at the Summoning Circle's quality. Summoning Circles often demand a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. If there is a detailed error, the Summoning Circle will not function. "Professor, would you mind telling us your name?" Jeanne inquired with her customary chilly tone. However, there was a sense of impatience mingled throughout. "Jeanne, the professor isn't going anywhere, so you don't have to rush to find her name." Ross gave her a comforting smile.
"I believe she has a preference for female professors... I'm not going to lie; she could be a lesbian." Alexander responded quietly, but the effect of his words was enormous. Jeanne turned to face him and was about to deliver a hard blow, but Amon intervened and stopped her. Ross busted up laughing on the floor. However, everything would come to a standstill as soon as the Professor began to exude her aura. An aura of dread and madness…
The Professor was offended. And by the Aura she was exuding, it was clear that she was very offended. "This is a class for Elites. And if you don't act like one, you're free to transfer classes." She glared at the group. Alexander was slightly unnerved while Ross was standing there, frozen by the sheer pressure of her Aura. Jeanne was completely silent after the Professor's Aura release, not daring to move because she knew that one wrong move would get the four of them transferred to another class or, worse, expelled. "Professor, We apologize for our crude behaviour. I assure you that something like this won't happen again." Amon apologized politely as he looked down, not daring to make eye contact with the Professor.
Hearing Amon's apology, The Professor stopped exuding her Aura. She had an unreadable expression and seemed to be thinking about something. Seeing this, Amon was sure she was thinking of a punishment for the group, and he was willing to accept them on the group's behalf. They had already caused this much of a scene on the first day, and Amon didn't want to worsen the situation.
Even if he thought of himself as lonely, he had found some people he could refer to as friends. Blade, Ross, and Jeanne, these people had something in common with them that Amon looked for in a friend. Loneliness. These three people were lonely. Amon understood that the moment he interacted with them. He understood they had no one to listen to their troubles and sorrows at their lowest. There's a saying, 'A rogue recognizes another rogue.' This was true for Amon, Ross, Jeanne, and Blade's case. Amon recognized that they were similar to him in a way, and he wanted to be their friend to give them the hope they needed the most when at their lowest.
"I'll overlook this behaviour today, but your group will be punished. The four of you cannot participate in the Summoning until everyone else is done." The Professor spoke icily as she turned to her back and walked away. "And my name is Celestia Greenwood." She looked back at the group briefly before going to another group.
"She's Celestia Greenwood? The Dragon Sorceress? Isn't she the one who defeated a Catastrophe-Rank invasion alone?" Excited murmurs among the groups of other students could be heard. Invasion is a common phenomenon, occurring twice or thrice a month. The invasions happen due to a distortion in space and time, which causes monsters of various classes to submerge out of rifts and wreak havoc on their surroundings. Invasions are classified into three ranks: 'Calamity,' 'Catastrophe, ' and 'Void.' Calamity-Class invasions are capable of levelling a city within minutes if left unchecked, as they spawn B-Class monsters from within the Rifts. Catastrophe-Class spawns A to S-rank monsters, which can destroy countries within minutes. As for the Void Class, it is said that the monsters spawned from there can devour the cosmos.
Amon was thinking about something else—something that had been bothering him. Alexander 'Blade' Theseus, Ross Thoumeax, and Jeanne Nova weren't supposed to exist in this novel, but they do. There's also the Female Lead, who hasn't shown up yet. She was supposed to be in the Elite Class because she scored one of the highest marks during the Entrance Exam, and it was stated in the novel. But Amon hasn't seen her, not yet, at least.
"Damn… So we are just going to have to wait for all of the other orphans to finish with their Summoning…" Alexander remarked calmly as he sat on the grassy floor beneath him. "I will stab that green haired orphan, mark my words."
"Blade, you shouldn't stab our professor." Ross frowned at Alexander's remarks. It was clear that Ross wasn't approving of how Alexander spoke casually about stabbing random people, although he didn't say it out loud.
Jeanne was lost in her own thoughts. She thought of Amon's gorgeous and well-mannered appearance in the Academy Uniform. Her mind raced with thoughts of how she could claim Amon for herself. The 'Mark of Temptation' effect is potent, and Jeanne's internal thoughts are proof of it.
Amon was looking at the sky, thinking about everything that had occurred since he reincarnated into this world from a novel he despised. While reflecting back on all of the changes he had made, like Lax's Arrest, which was supposed to happen much later in the novel, a sudden realization hit him. He, or Amon, wasn't supposed to be in the Elite Class.
In the novel, Amon does get admitted to the 'R.S. Advanced Academy', but he is in Class 1-A. And until graduation, Amon should've been a part of Class 1-A. In Class 1-S, or the Elite Class, the female lead was supposed to be in, and on the first day at her Academy, she would be confronted by Sophia. And she would urge the Female Lead to get stronger. She does that in the novel because Sophia is starting to develop feelings for the female lead, and she also sees her as a rival. But none of this had happened.
Amon's reflective thoughts were cut off by loud cheers of excitement. "It's a Divine Fairy! Oh my goodness!" The students were surrounding someone, cheering them for summoning an S-Grade Summon.
"Divine Fairy? Aren't those super rare summons like only one can be summoned in a hundred years or so?" Hearing the crowd's excited cheer, Ross remarked as he went to join the crowd to see what was going on. "That sounds interesting enough, let's go and check it out." Alexander also joined the crowd to see what was up.
Amon also intended to join the others, but before he could do so, Jeanne grabbed him by the shoulder and teleported to a nearby tree. She slammed Amon to the tree and pinned his arms above his head. "Jeanne, What's wrong with you-" Amon looked at her confusedly, and before he could say anything else, She captured his lips with hers in a searing kiss, her tongue delving into his mouth to taste him fully. The kiss was hungry and demanding, and she continued to kiss him as if there were no tomorrow. When Jeanne finally broke the kiss after thirty seconds, she looked at Amon with a possessive gaze, her voice a calm melody, "You're mine now, Amon. Mine to cherish, Mine to protect, and mine to adore. Never forget that."
Amon's head spun from the intensity of Jeanne's kiss, her lips leaving a blazing trail of heat across his own. He can hardly catch his breath, each ragged inhale filled with her scent – sweet and intoxicating. But he couldn't let that get to his head, at least not right now. "Jeanne… That's not how you… behave with a classmate…" Amon spoke, trying to catch his breath.
Jeanne went close to his face until their lips were inches apart. She gazed into his eyes with fierce determination and obsession. "Classmate? I think you're mistaken, Amon. You're MINE. From this very moment, you're my husband, my other significant half and only death will do us apart. And that kiss was the very evidence of who you are to me."
Jeanne's confession had left Amon somewhat shocked. He couldn't comprehend the overwhelming emotions he was experiencing at this very moment. To him, it was utterly foreign. Because it was the first time he had ever felt such intense emotions. He had never experienced these emotions in his previous life, and even after reincarnating, he had never felt any particular emotions. All he ever felt in his entire life was despair and loneliness. But perhaps for the first time ever, he felt a new emotion. An emotion which he couldn't comprehend. He was trying to understand this newfound emotion in his mind, but his thoughts were quickly cut off after he was teleported back with Jeanne to where their Professor was. The students, including Ross and Alexander, were busy with their familiar Summoning.
"Jeanne Nova and Amon Von Crown, Mind explaining why you suddenly disappeared during class?" Celestia inquired as she glared at the duo with a cold look. "Professor, Jeanne teleported me under a tree with her because she saw a beautiful bird and wanted to show that to me." Amon lied instinctively as if he were prepared for something like this. Celestia looked at him with the same look as before, and it was unclear whether she believed his lie.
"Professor, can you kindly overlook this?" A soft voice spoke out from behind the Professor. It was a female's voice, and she was now standing beside the Professor. Amon was shocked beyond belief but didn't show that in his expression. Amon was shocked because that girl was the female lead of the novel. She looked the same as when Amon had a vision of Lax grabbing her by the throat. Jet-Black Hair, Hourglass Figure, Ample Bosom, and most importantly, the innocent expression etched into her gorgeous golden eyes. The Academy Uniform looked quite good on her, and many male students glanced at her from the corner of their eyes, admiring her beauty.
"And why should I do that, Seraphina Nightfallen?" Celestia glanced at her with a cold expression. "Surely the fact of being an honour student didn't get to your head, did it?"
"No, Professor. I am just saying that it's our first day here, and it will take all of us some time to get used to the rules of this Academy and of the Elite Class." Seraphina explained herself innocently. She looked at the Professor with pleading eyes, trying to save the duo from harsh punishment.
In the novel, she is like this. A gentle soul who is empathic and sympathetic towards others. Amon observed Seraphina with a curious gaze. There were definitely some changes in her overall appearance, but overall, she was the same. The Female Lead of 'Forbidden Love of Two Maidens'. If he was correct, Sophia would appear during this class time according to the novel, except now, he wasn't sure. His interference has caused a lot of changes in the plot of the novel's story, and even now, the scene unfolding in front of him isn't also a part of the novel.
"Jeanne, who is that girl?" Amon asked in a calm tone as he continued to observe Seraphina. But little did he realize that this simple question of him would endanger Seraphina's life later on. "That's Seraphina Nightfallen, an honor student recommended by the Duchy of Nightfallen. As far as I am informed, she scored an outstanding result on the recommendation exam." Jeanne explained calmly as she also gazed at Seraphina, but internally, she was extremely jealous of Seraphina. Because Amon wasn't inquiring anything about her but Seraphina. It infuriated her, and she wanted to kill Seraphina for it.
"Jeanne, you don't have to get jealous of that girl. I am curious of her because she summoned an S-Class Summon and she also scored an outstanding result during the Recommendation Exam, an exam which is only reserved for individuals who get recommended by people of high status in our society." Amon looked back at Jeanne with a calm expression. "And I can already tell that she's going to attract a lot of attention, especially from the Student Council. Or more specially, it's President."
Jeanne was entirely confused by what Amon meant, and it was natural. After all, she didn't know the plot of 'Forbidden Love Between Two Maidens' like Amon. "The President? Why would they be interested in an honor student? I get it that she summoned an S-Class, Summon, but that doesn't mean that the President is going to involve themself." Jeanne remarked in a somewhat confused tone.