The King's Mandate: Anomalous System

Chapter 73: Wh...at?

"Elena!"

"Das!"

"Give me!"

"It's mine now!"

[This is fighting no matter how you see it]

That badge is mine. I defeated the boss and got it. I can give it to Elena; all the things that belong to me also belong to her.

We have done this many times, about who will get the last piece and...she has won all the time. This time too, she will win.

"Fine, you can have it."

"Yes!"

Look at her. She looks so happy over the badge. Greedy.

[Are you sure, Adas?]

Of course, I am not! But I can't win against her.

"I will make her pay for this"

[You will hit her?!]

"I won't! Why did you even think of that?!"

There is no way I can hit her. She has made me angry many times, but...her smile purges all my anger.

I am madly in love with her.

"Let's go now. We haven't encountered any monsters yet."

"Okay!"

[Adas!]

"Hmm?"

[Do you remember the special gift they talked about?]

"I do, but they didn't say anything about what that special gift is, though."

[It's just a random guess, but]

"But?"

[Everything is the same as last time. Nothing has changed]

"Yeah, I know."

[That's not what I want to say!]

"What are you trying to say?"

[Everything's the same. Just like how we left it]

"Wait! You don't mean..."

[Yeah]

Are you kidding me? Everything is the same as it was when we left.

I glanced around, this time correctly.

"The buildings and the trees...they are damaged. Does that mean!"

[This floor is already cleared. You cleared it around two weeks ago."

"But that was beta..."

The Devip never said it was beta. It was 'Early Access' and 'No Restriction'

"Are you telling me that there is no need to clear it now!"

What is this feeling! I am angry for some reason. Shouldn't I be happy here?

My skills are still on cooldown, and I don't have to fight any monsters again. Hehehehe...I am...

"Das?"

"What's wrong?"

"What's wrong with you? You were making a scary face."

This is the first time she called me scary.

"I was just wondering what we should do now. If this floor is already cleared, then where is the special gift they were talking about?"

[I think it's because of that 'error' that happened after we defeated the boss]

That makes sense...

"What are we supposed to do now?"

[Let's look around!]

"You just want to wander around, right?"

[It will be a date]

If looking around counts as a date, I wonder how many dates it has been until now.

"Hmngh"

Elena made a strange sound. She always makes strange sounds but this one...it is the first time I hear this one.

She is glaring at me; if glares could kill me, then I would have been long dead.

"Can I ask what I did that you are making a face like that?"

"You have been flirting with Lily ever since we came here!"

Okay. Let's think about it properly because if I ask her 'What do you mean?' then I will get punched, so let's think about it.

The word 'flirting' means talking about or acting in a more than friendly manner with the opposite sex.

I don't remember doing something like that. We were talking about monsters and stuff. Lily is indeed sitting on my head and playing with my hair...isn't that flirting?

"It's Lily who is flirting with me, not me."

"You are a simp."

"....."

She is just jealous, isn't she?

How is she okay with me being with other girls when she gets angry just by this?

I don't understand girls. I should ask Lily to get off my head.

"Hey Lily, can you---"

Before I said anything, Lily flew and sat on Elena's head. When Lily sat on her head, her face graced cheerfully.

Don't tell me...she was jealous of me because Lily was flirting with me, and she wanted Lily to talk with her!

I don't understand, girls!

"What are you looking at?"

"I am not looking at you. I am looking at Lily."

"Don't stare at my Lily."

"She is not yours."

"I will take her."

"She is the one thing I will never give to you."

"Okay, so how about we let her decide?"

"Sure"

"Lily, you want to be with me, right?"

"She wants to be with me."

[Do I have to choose one of you?]

"Yes!"

"Please do."

[If I have to choose, then I want to be with Adas]

"I knew it!"

Like hell, I knew it! I was terrified for a second there.

I glanced at Elena. She was glaring at me while Lily was staring at me.

[You were making a smug face, Adas]

Was I?

"If you make that smug face again, I will break up with you."

".....!"

"I am kidding."

Even though it was a joke, my heart just skipped a beat.

Breakup is dangerous!

"Don't ever talk about breakup again!"

"I won't. Here it's yours."

Elena tossed the badge to me.

"What?"

"It's yours."

"But I gave it to you."

"I was joking about that! I don't need it."

"Take it!"

"I don't need it!"

"Take it!"

"I don't need it!"

"Elena!"

"Das!"

[You two are weird]

"She is weird!"

"How am I weird?"

"You wanted it, and when I gave it to you, and now you are giving it back!"

"What's wrong with that?!"

"It's weird, you are weird!"

"I don't want to hear that from you."

"You are saying it like I am some kind of----"

The ground shook, or rather, the whole floor is shaking!

"What's happening?!"

Elena hugged me!

[The Floor Has Been Cleared. Here Is The Special Gift]

We haven't done anything yet!

"What is the special gift?"

[Look back, Adas!]

Lily told me to look back. When I looked back, there was a huge palace in the middle of the city.

"Why is the palace here?"

[I think this is a special gift]

This doesn't make any sense. What will I do with a palace---

[Player Adas Is Now The Ruler Of World Zero]

Wh... at?