The King's Mandate: Anomalous System

It's been exactly a week since Das and Elena met.

Das has rather gotten accustomed to Elena and her behavior. But he is far from knowing her.

"So? What are we going to study today?", asked Elena.

Das looked at her in surprise and said, "Who are you?"

"I am Elena, "

"There is no way that an idiot would say 'What are we going to study today?'.", he squinted his eyes and then said, "Who are you?"

Elena puffed her cheeks and said, "Is it that rare for me to say that?"

"It is. It's almost as if the sun has risen from the west"

Elena groaned and said, "You are making fun of me again"

"I am being genuinely honest"

'Being with her for almost a week, I have come to the conclusion that this girl is harmless for me. Rather, she is like an entertainment object for me now. And… well, I don't mind tutoring her for some more time'

'She has also gotten less annoying. And she is kind of innocent and sweet. She is kind to everyone. A total opposite of me. No wonders we fight too much'

"Come on, tell me," Elena said as she swung her legs, "What are we going to study today?"

"Geography, "

"But I haven't taken geography"

"Oh? Then?"

"I mean, there are different types of geography subjects. I selected the same as Virza"

'Virza again… She keeps mentioning her every day. What's so great about her'

Das sighed and sigh, "Okay so, what have you selected?"

"What about you?"

"Mine is Economic geography and political geography"

Elena pondered and said, "Then mine is socio-geography"

"..."

"What's wrong? You don't know about it? Well, I guess you haven't selected it so you won't know anything about it", Elena stood up grinning widely, and said, "So let's go home"

Das raised his eyebrows and said, "Give me your notepad"

"Sure, but why?"

Elena handed him her notepad.

Das started reading Socio-geography.

Elena's face twitched as she said, "What are you doing? The book has like six hundred pages. It will take--"

Das flipped the page.

"..."

'I thought if I chose the subject opposite of him, he won't know anything about it, and we would be able to go home together. I wanted to go to the cafe and take a picture with him'

Das looked up at Elena who was still standing, and said, "Sit down"

Elena cursed the moment in her mind and sat down.

'He is so strict. Even though he acts cute sometimes, he is always strict'

She smiled and thought, 'I can't believe I am in love with him. Even though he does things I don't like, I don't get angry at him. Well, even if I did get angry with him, It's not like I can do anything about it'

Das was flipping the page every six seconds.

Elena stared at him in amazement and said, "Why are you just flipping the pages?"

Das glanced at Elena as his gaze moved from the screen to Elena, "Hmm?"

"You are not reading, right?"

"No, I am reading"

Elena slammed her hands on the table and said, "That's not possible. Do you think I am some kind of idiot?!"

"Well, you are an idiot. But I am telling the truth here"

Elena pouted as she snatched her notepad from Das' hand.

"Hey! I am still reading it"

"I am not giving it back to you. You keep making fun of me"

Das stood up and moved his hand towards the notepad Elena was holding.

"I am just telling the truth. I can read two pages at once. Now give it back"

Elena raised her hand and said, "I am not giving it back"

As Das was taller than her, he could easily reach her hand even if Elena was trying her best to keep the notepad away from him.

As Das moved more closer to Elena to grab the notepad, he noticed Elena had stopped moving and now frozen, as if she had seen a ghost.

Das closed his eyes and grabbed the notepad as he sat back in his chair.

He slowly opened his eyes and saw Elena still standing the same way as she was before he closed his eyes.

'He was so close to my face! He was so close to my face! He was so close to my face! If he had moved a little more closer, he would have definitely ended up kissing me'

Elena wanted to scream in embarrassment, but her body wasn't reacting as she wanted.

Elena slowly came back to her senses and sat down on the chair.

She hid her face by placing her hands and head on the table.

Das did the same, but before Elena could notice, Das moved back and said, "What's wrong? Why are you blushing?"

"I am not blushing!"

Das knew very well that Elena was blushing. He also knew the reason why she was blushing.

Das slid the notepad to Elena and said, "Let's go home"

"Huh?"

Elena was shocked by Das' sudden statement, but she took her notepad and put it in the bag.

'I don't think I can concentrate on reading any more for today', Das thought as he stood from his chair and grabbed his bag.

Elena also stood up, but she was hiding her flushed face from Das.

Das glanced at her and noticed Elena hiding her face from him.

He sighed and said, "Come on. It wasn't that big of a deal"

On the first day they met, Elena had realized that she had fallen in love with Das.

It was her first time falling in love with someone, and she wasn't certain that what she was feeling was really love or not.

But something inside her knew that feeling and told her that she is in love.

When she reached home, she couldn't stop thinking about him.

Wherever she closed her eyes, she saw the face Das made when he saw her for the first time. His first gaze at her.

Whenever she saw Das' face, her face flushed up.

Her dad saw her acting strange and almost called the doctor. But her mother stopped him, saying she must have had a good day at school, even though she had failed in all the subjects.

Later at night, when she was bathing, she unknowingly masturbated thinking about him.

The guilt she felt after that couldn't let her sleep or focus on anything.

She couldn't taste any food, she couldn't focus on anything. She couldn't even play games.

For two straight days, she didn't make eye contact with Das. She couldn't look straight into his face.

Later she apologized to Das.

Das didn't know what she was apologizing for, but he thought she might be apologizing for being annoying. So he forgave her.

After that, Elena stopped provoking Das, and Das stopped getting annoyed by everything she said.

Both got accustomed to each other.

They both got into the elevator and went to the ground floor.

In the end, it turned out that there was no sign around the elevator that day because it had already been repaired.

But somehow, it crashed that day.

When Das later complained it to Samuel, it turned out it should be functional and anyone could have used that elevator. But it's a miracle that Elena saved him that day.

Das didn't seem to be much convinced with Samuel's explanation, but he soon forgot about that incident.

It wasn't like there was only one elevator in the school. It's just the elevator that crashed was the closest to their classroom.

They walked out of the school gate and then parted ways.

As they were walking in different directions, Elena suddenly turned around and rushed to Das.

"What's wrong?", Das asked as he glanced at Elena.

Elena grinned and said, "Nothing"

'That grin… she is definitely planning something'

Elena realized Das was getting annoyed, so she cleared her throat and said, "I am taking a long way today"

"..."

"What now?!"

"Someone as lazy like you trying to take a long way is suspicious"

Elena's face twitched as she tried to punch Das, but soon stopped and pulled her hand back.

"Were you just…" Das turned around and said, "Were you just trying to punch me?"

Elena shook her head and said, "No, never! I was just stretching my hand"

"...."

Das stared at her for a while and then turned around.

"So?" He tilted his head at Elena and said, "What's the real reason?"

"I am hungry, so I want to go to a cafe"

Das furrowed his eyebrows and said, "Why don't you just go home and order something?"

"I want to eat cake!", she said as her eyes sparkled.

"Then order cakes"

"I want to eat cake at cafe"

"..."

'I don't get her after all. What's fun eating in public where everyone can see you as you eat the food?'

"Sure, then go to a cafe"

Das kept walking as he gradually increased his speed. And Elena walked behind him.

Elena glanced at the cafe which she wanted to go to with Das.

'We are here. Now I have to think of something and take him into the cafe with me'

Das walked past the cafe.

Elena took a deep breath as she clenched her fist and grabbed Das' bag as she pulled it back with Das.

Das immediately turned around to yell at Elena. But Elena had already closed her eyes before he could do anything.

Looking at how Elena was trembling, he scratched his head and said, "One"

Elena opened her one eye and said, "What?"

"Tell me one valid reason of why you did that, and I won't do anything to you"