*Click * Click
The subtle pressing of the keyboard, the tapping of the mouse keys, and the unyielding concentration. All of this is for her desire for that one victory.
[DEFEAT]
Alas, not everyone can play. Sometimes, there are really just people whose hands are incurably crippled.
"Ow~ You son o'va bitch, and pieces of sh*ts!" Mira clenches her fist and grits her teeth resisting the urge to punch the laptop. It is a very unladylike behavior. "Umu~ why is the jungle so dumb?"
Playing Masters of Myth since dawn, Mira finds it abominably terrible now. "This game sucks…" She says… Yet, she plays another round.
And this time, it is…
[DEFEAT]
Another defeat.
And this time, she… is the jungle.
[Ak@: What a dumb*ss!]
[Rok: Jungle so dumb!]
[Troll: Lolololol]
"Enough," Mira takes hold of her impulses and decides that she should stop now especially since it is almost Hans's school dismissal. "Hmmm… It is quarter before four o'clock already huh?" In the taskbar of the laptop is a digital clock saying that it is 3: 47 pm already.
Wearing, a hoodie, Mira immediately departs for Hans to fetch him to their designated meeting spot. The two have come to an agreement. In exchange for Hans offering her refuge, she has to work as Hans's bodyguard. The two clearly have secrets of their own they do not wish to share, thus maintaining the cooperative relationship between them.
Though Mira is somewhat aware of Hans's double Geass, she doesn't pry on its nature. And while Hans's knowledge of her is equally suspicious, Mira doesn't care as this 'knowledge' doesn't really change anything. The basis of her 'trust' in him is the fact that he has no connection with the Aurelius Clan as her Aunt Tammy tells her so.
Similarly, Hans doesn't bother Mira for whatever reason she is here… while leeching off him.
"If only the clan isn't forcing the arranged marriage… They can just die…" She hatefully comments to no one in particular. She just has to say it, maybe in a futile attempt to relieve stress.
Because her parents are so supportive of her, that they will even go as far as to sneak her outside the Clan Grounds, she is now in her current situation. It is not the best, but it is still better than an arranged marriage she doesn't like.
While the thought of having to leech another man is ridiculous and even unacceptable, the fact that the man in question seems uninterested in her is more than what she bargains for. In a sense… her current situation is perfect.
Maybe, with this, she can have the life that she has always been wanting— an ordinary basic life.
Snapping her fingers, magical threads only visible to her starts spreading out. This is a divination tracking magic that tells her where there are areas that are safe to take the path. It means, there are enough men on the road ahead that she will not suddenly violate her Geass.
Mira's Geass restrictions are quite brutal in quantity, and quality. The harsher the restrictions are, the stronger the potential, and as proof, it is only a few weeks since Valentine's but she is already so monstrously strong. At this point, she doesn't even need to refine 'love' and turn them into mana.
"Come to think of it, this is Hans's last day of school as a 2nd year… Ugh… So I cannot solo his flat anymore…" She complains in disgust.
As Mira walks to the 'Mega Mall' where they decide to meet up, Mira is deliberating whether she should enroll for 3rd year. Though High School is compulsory education, and that includes the Magic Academy. For someone to enroll in the Magic Academy, they must finish High School first. If Mira wants to indulge in normal life, it is not so bad to experience it first through High School.
"Hmmm… I should ask Aunt Tammy for help."
The inside of the wall is full of people. Mira takes care to avoid physical contact with guys lest she provokes her Geass Restrictions.
Mira has six Geass Restrictions which are—
(1) Cannot receive a kiss, or else, heart attack.
(2) Must have males within 13 meters, or else indefinite sleep.
(3) If she is in physical contact with a male, she will lose intelligence for a random period of time.
(4) Cannot have a guy fall in love with her, or else, that guy will be her slave.
(5) Must always sleep 8 hours a day, or else others will be envious of your beauty.
(6) If she is in love with her slave, the slave under her Geass Restrictions will be freed from slavery. However, she has to make a 'bond' with the slave through intimate physical lovemaking... or coitus.
The 3rd and the last Geass Restrictions are very controversial, and because of this, Mmira has to grow from a very enclosed and lonely lifestyle in their clan.
The mall is just a couple of blocks away from the Holden Haigh School so anytime soon, Hans will be here. Mira passes her time by playing in the arcade with some fighting games, shooting games, and even going as far as playing the punching game.
[Ding Ding! Ding! 999!] Her score in the punching game is especially menacing. Using magic sneakily like this is so shameless, Mira is feeling regret for carrying all of the tickets she has won since arriving at the arcade.
Bzzt* Bzzt*
Feeling the vibration of her phone in her back pocket, she gets her phone to see who it is.
[Hans: I am in the pet store. Pick me up here.]
[Mira: Ok.]
Mira shortly replies as she gets herself a PS5 from the arcade's prizes. Walking off with a happy smile, Mira proceeds to find the Pet Store. Mira sees an ice cream vendor on the side and decides to buy a cone for herself. She has the money, so why not?
Though her Aunt Tammy's allowance to her is not as much as the allowance she receives when she is still with the clan, Mira is still happy with the current development. The freedom to choose the things she wants to do is just the best.
No one to tell her to do this… to do that… to do stuff… The annoying days are over!
"Hey~ yo, b*tch, why so late?"
Mira very much wants to smack someone.
"I am not late, you are early." She wants to add 'Bastard', but as it is a public setting, she is reluctant to do it evident of her upbringing in a socialite family.
"What are you doing here?" Mira asks about Hans's intention.
"I want to get a pet so that I can give them my love and smooches."
"Why?"
"It is getting difficult for me to chase stray animals."
"Just find a girlfriend."
"…"
Mira tilts her head finding Hans's silence as a surprise. Why so quiet? Did she say something wrong?
Hans massages his forehead in utter defeat.
"Do you hear yourself? I share an apartment with a girl which is you. I am feeding you, sheltering you, and taking care of you. I am literally your sugar daddy. If not for my desperate need for protection, I would not even have you! It is not like I can kiss you!"
"So what? Just do some two-timing, you know? And it is not like we are in a relationship."
"What the— Do you hear yourself? Two-timing? What kind of rotten mind do you have? Not in a relationship? As if. We are in a freaking parasitic relationship, you woman!"
"Do not cuss at me, you bastard! Do you want me to leave you? Huh?"
"Yeah, I dare you. I will let the world know that you are from Aur—"
"Oi! Oi! Bastard! That's blackmail!
The two youths quarrel just before the Pet Store. They are making quite a commotion that is more of an entertaining sight than a troublesome scandal. The bickering, shouting, and the excessive plethora of curses will not even summon the guards of the mall as the people passing by casually takes the funny sight in front of them with a grain of salt.
Eventually, the drama subsides.
"Why are we even fighting?" Mira asks.
"I forgot," Hans answers.