The King's Mandate: Anomalous System

Das groaned and said, "You are literally stuck on the first one!"

"Yes, but I solved the other two"

"Huh?"

Das looked back at the screen and saw the other two problems were solved.

'How?!'

Das looked at the screen in surprise and saw the two problems were solved.

Das looked carefully as he thought, 'Could it be that this girl is actually smart, but she is just acting like an idiot?'

He glanced at Elena and thought, 'Like I did once'

'I was in the meeting for barely five minutes, and she solved two problems during that five minutes?'

Das gulped down and took a deep breath as he started reading the solution of the problem.

There was shock and surprise on his face, but it slowly faded and turned into an annoyed face.

Das clenched his fist as he gritted his teeth and said, "What the hell is this?!"

She stuck her tongue out as she bumped her fist on her head and giggled, "Tee hee~!"

"...", Das was speechless.

"So you are just fooling around?"

"Well", Elena shrugged her shoulders and said, "I just said I solved them. I never said they were correct or not"

The other two problems Elena solved were wrong.

"I seriously thought you solved them for real. But the answers are not even close"

"I tried, "

"If you had tried, then at least one series should match. But nothing is… argh! Why am I explaining to an idiot!"

"Stop calling me an idiot!"

"You are an idiot. A real idiot. I have never seen a person more idiotic than you! Idiot, idiot, idiot!"

Elena squinted her eyes and said, "That was kind of cute"

"Hah?"

All the colors faded from Das' face as he stared at Elena in complete confusion.

"What did you just say?" asked Das.

"Your reaction just now. It was like a kid trying to prove his point", Elena smirked and said, "It was cute"

Das' face twitch and said, "Stop fooling around or I will stop tutoring you"

Elena faced the other way and muttered, "It's not like I want you to tutor me"

"What did you say?!", shouted Das.

"Nothing", Elena glanced at Das and said, "Why are you angry?"

Das furrowed his eyebrows as he asked, "Are you seriously asking me that?"

Elena nodded and said, "I don't understand. You just keep yelling and all that"

Das took a deep breath and said, "t's because of you and your idiocy"

"Like I said, stop calling me an idiot. Why are you calling me an idiot anyway?"

"Because you are dumb!"

"Just because I can't solve some math problems, I am dumb?"

"..."

"If someone who doesn't understand something, is dumb?"

"..."

"What's wrong?", Elena leaned close to Das and said, "I am sure there is something you are not good at. Does that mean you are also an idiot?"

"Well… that's…", Das groaned and said, "Anyway, it's the second semester and you can't solve math problems? You can't even do stuff that normal high schoolers can definitely do it"

"I know, and that's why you are tutoring me right now"

"..."

'This girl…! She is pissing me off'

Das was trying to calm himself down by imagining Elena's crying face from earlier.

'Yes! Don't forget Das. Don't forget what you promised yourself a while ago. You have to humiliate her and make her. If you snap now, your plan will be ruined. So calm down'

"Alright, you are right", Das gave Elena her notepad back and said, "Let's start tutoring now"

Elena fixed her chair and kept looking at Das.

"Let's start with the first problem"

"Hmm"

"The first problem is really easy. If you just know the first tap you can follow the rest and the answer will automatically come"

Das took out his stylus pen and started solving the problem as he kept saying, "here. Like this. You do this and…. Done, "

Das solved the problem and glanced at Elena as he said, "You got it?"

But to his surprise, Elena wasn't paying attention to the screen. In fact, she was staring at Das.

Das raised his eyebrows and waved his hand in front of Elena's face.

"Hello", He waved his hand and said, "Are you alive?"

Elena slowly opened her mouth and said, "You know, you look kind of cool when you are not yelling"

"Wha--!"

'What's with this girl? And what's wrong with my chest? It's bumping crazily. My heart never beats this hard'

Ring~!

Das' phone rang as he cleared his throat and replayed the problem he just solved.

"Watch this, I will pick up the call"

Das picked up the call and said, "What is it?"

[Sir, what did you do? You knew that it was a very important meeting. Why did you leave?]

"They were pissing me off"

[But--]

"What happened after I left"

[They were very angry. They said, 'What's wrong with your boss? First he comes late and wastes our time. And now he left without doing anything'. Their main boss was angry too]

"Just let them go. We can land a bigger deal than that"

[I barely convinced them by saying, 'His wife is pregnant, so he is taking care of her and can't attend the meeting right now', and they agreed on postponing the meeting to a later date]

"Wow. So now I have a kid too? Can't you make a better excuse? A year ago you somehow made me married, and now I have a kid? What will you do next?"

[I am sorry, SIr. But using relationships in the excuse works fantastically]

"Fine. When is the next meeting?"

[They said they will forward the mail when they-- oh! Here it is. Let me read the mail, Sir]

Das glanced at Elena, who was sneaking her gaze at him.

[Sir, the scheduled meeting for the next week. Will you be free next week?]

"I won't be free anytime soon. I am helping an idiot who is about to get expelled"

[Please make some time for the meeting next week, Sir]

"Alright, I will try"

Das hung up the call as she shouted, "Don't you have any manners?!"

"What?"

"Don't 'What?' me!"

"I mean, you were yelling. I would hear it even if I cover my ears"

"Why do you always have some remarks ready?"

"I just say the truth"

Sigh~

Das sighed and said, "Let's end today's session here"

"Are you angry?", Elena asked in a soft voice

"Am I angry, you ask? I have never been so angry in my life"

Das stood up and packed his bag as he walked to the door to leave the room.

He opened the door and walked out of the--

"Wait!", Elena called out to him.

Das turned around and asked, "What?"

Elena quickly packed her bag and caught up to Das.

"Could it be that you are afraid?", joked Das.

"I am not"

"Just admit it. I can't believe you are scared in broad daylight. I am sure there are many students in the library right now"

"I said I am not scared"

"Then why did you stop me?"

Elena took out her phone and said, "Give me your contact details"

Das backed off some steps as he asked, "Why do you want my contact details?"

"Just because?"

"That's no reason! Why should I give my contact details to some idiot I just met?"

"We are classmates and you will be tutoring me from today. So isn't that enough reason to share contact details with each other?"

"I don't think… that's enough reason to share my contact details with you"

'Is she the type of girl who just does this with anyone?'

"Come on! Or I will ask Sir Sam to give me your contact details"

"Wha--!"

'Dammit! This girl is really asking for some beating'

"Fine", Das gave in and said, "But you have to give your contact details first"

"Okay!", She jumped a little and stood in front of Das as she said, "Add it fast"

"Speak"

"Give me your phone, I will add it"

Das put his phone back in his pocket and started walking. Elena grabbed his arm and said, "Come on, why so grumpy?"

"You are just wasting my time here"

Elena puffed her cheeks and said, "How rude. I was just asking you to be my--"

"See? You are still wasting my time? Just tell me your number if you want to, or I am out of here"

Elena grabbed her bag's straps and said, "But first promise if I give my contact details, you will give me yours too?"

Das raised his eyebrows and said, "So you are making demands now?"

"Write my number", Elena speedily said her number.

Das called the number, and soon Elena's phone vibrated.

Elena checked her phone and said, "Why are you calling me now?"

"I was just checking if the number you gave me was true or not"

"Wow!", Elena's eyes widened in awe as she said, "You should learn to trust people"

"Blind trust brings emptiness"

Das cut the call and added Elena's contact to his phone.

As he was adding Elena's number, she peeked on his phone and saw his contact list.

Das quickly jumped back and yelled, "What the fuck?!"

'What is wrong with this idiot?! Doesn't she know personal space?'

"You only have two contacts on your list?", asked Elena.

Das put his phone in his pocket as he said, "So what? You will make fun of me now?"

Elena calmly smiled as she opened her contact list and showed the screen to Das.

There were only four contacts on her list.

'Mom. Dad. Sely. Virza. She… only has four contacts? Or she is just pitying me?'