While Jareth was still training, a notification sound rang out on his smartphone, waking him from his endless training sessions.
'Hmm, who could it be?... I don't have any friends that will message me all of a sudden out of nowhere…'
As the original Jareth was weak guy, he feared that someone will discover his truth; thus, he always kept his distance from others.
Which became the reason why he had no friends at all. Although this saved him from exposing his secrets, it also caused him to be excluded from the social life.
'Well, these bluffs saved his life for so many years, so I can't blame him either…'
Jareth shook his head while thinking about it and walked over to see the message on his smartphone.
As he was busy training, he was shirtless and covered in sweat.
But Jareth didn't care about that at all; due to continued training for the past month, his body has seen rapid growth.
Now he looks like an 'aesthetic type body-builder' who has lean and strong looking muscles.
(This is all the result of continuously destroying his own body cells and rebuilding them again and again through active heal…)
[Basic Magic: Clean!]
After casting some basic magic to clean himself, Jareth grabbed the phone and saw the message.
[Message from: Old Fossil]
All[The negotiations with the head of the royal family has succeeded, All professors are invited to the Banquet of Stars that will be held today in the evening, Make sure each of you arrive on time…]
Seeing that it was a message from the principal, Jareth was disappointed, He was expecting a message from bank saying that your bank account has received the money. (He hasn't received his salary yet...)
But seeing the message from the principal only made Jareth's mood sour.
He placed the phone in his pocket and thought to himself.
'I was thinking that the principal will end this deal all by himself and I could just sit back and enjoy… ugh, that old fossil is so useless, can't even properly make a deal…'
Jareth shook his head in annoyance, He walked out of the training room and went straight to take a comfortable bath.
The butler handed over the clothes to him, and Jareth immediately got ready.
Although there were still a few hours left, Jareth knew that it was not a good idea to be late.
'That king have a very strict personality… he killed my player character in the game quite a few times as I was late to complete the mission… wouldn't want that outcome in reality…'
Jareth knew that he was in the real world right now; he couldn't just go and spam attacks on random people for no reason.
Although he can easily defend himself, it's still a bad idea to get on the bad side of a guy who literally has limitless money.
Jareth doesn't fear anyone, as he has the attack enhancement card, but as he also knows that it's not idea to just go and kill the king of a country for no good reason.
'I have no idea if my attack will really work on a grade-1 mage either…'
As Jareth buttoned up his coat, the butler bowed towards him and said in a respectful tone,
"You look handsome today; may fortune be with you, Master…"
Hearing those words, Jareth suddenly remembered a past memory.
(A sudden flashback)
*Whistle~*
"Oi, Oi handsome~ where are you going~ How about this young lady accompanying you?~"
It was the day of the 35th anniversary of the company that Jareth worked for.
He bought new expensive clothes, just so that he could escort Shiina that day to the venue.
It was a task from the boss, but Jareth was happy with it.
Listening to Shiina's playful tone, he felt quite embarrassed and out of place.
"You are exaggerating it; I am not really that handsome-"
Before he could continue, Shiina placed her index finger on his lip and stopped him from talking.
A beautiful smile hung over her face as she said,
"For me, you are the most handsome man in the world, hehe…"
Her cute giggles melted his heart and made him feel that buying those expensive clothes was worth it.
(Back to present)
Although his face remained the same as always, Jareth was taken aback by that sudden rush of memories.
He paused for a moment and nodded his head at the butler.
"Is that so…"
That's all Jareth could say in the end; his character didn't know how to speak kind words, so he could not thank the other party even if he wanted to.
'Maybe… this is the retribution I brought on myself…'
Thinking this far, he stopped worrying about this topic further and ordered.
"Tell the driver to get my car…"
Just when Jareth was about to walk out of the room, the butler mentioned another thing.
"Master, two young kids have arrived outside; they said that the principle asked them to stay with you during the banquet…"
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A confused look appeared on Jareth's face and he asked back in a doubtful tone,
"Hmm… kids? Did he send some students over?..."
The butler nodded his head and replied,
"Yeah, they are waiting for you in the drawing room…"
Although it sounded like trouble, Jareth still nodded his head and went over to the drawing room without hesitation.
He opened the door and saw two familiar faces, both were dressed in luxurious clothes.
"Why can't you let me sit beside you!?"
At Risa's annoyed tone, Mark waved his hand and smiled in a helpless tone.
"No, no, it's Prof. Jareth's place; he will scold us if he saw us sitting too close…"
Risa pouted her cheeks and snatched the cookies that the butler had given to Mark from his hand.
She stretched out her hand and said,
"Then let me feed this cookie to you!"
Mark knew that she wouldn't stop, so he had no choice but to comply.
He wanted to get it done with quickly.
But just as she was about to bite the cookie, Jareth opened the door.
Seeing Jareth appear so suddenly, the two of them froze on the spot.
Jareth glanced at the strangely close distance between them and said, in his usual tone,
"ahem… continue.."
Ignoring the bewildered look on the two, Jareth slowly closed the gate and left.
He didn't want to be considered a third wheel so he decided to back off.
A few minutes later,
Inside the drawing room.
Ignoring the awkward mood caused by the earlier misunderstanding, Jareth said,
"Hmm, so the principal wants me to bring you two along in my car?"
A strange look appeared on Jareth's face.
Noticing Jareth's questioning gaze, Mark nodded his head and replied in a calm tone.
"Uh… he said that it would be much safer if you were the one escorting us, so…"
Hearing Mark's words, Jareth's tone became colder in an instant.
'Tch! Does he take me for a babysitter? Such blatant mockery! That old fossil really know how to annoy people… tch!'
After cursing at the principle in his mind, Jareth questioned Mark again,
"So, why didn't he do it himself… wouldn't it have been safer if you had gone with him instead?"
At Jareth's question, Mark shook his head and replied,
"I asked him about it, and he said that Prof. Jareth is our teacher; he himself is not well acquainted with us, so he wants you to stay by our side…"
While relaying the principal's words accurately, Mark made sure that Jareth doesn't misunderstand anything and thinks that the principal is the only one to blame.
Mark doesn't want to face the wrath of a strong grade-2 mage like Jareth.
'I better not make him angry or he might blow us both away in one spell, ugh…'
Mark himself doesn't know that his father has cast a defensive barrier on him, so his life won't be in danger, so he always do things with utmost caution.
Hearing Mark's words, Jareth contemplated for a bit and then nodded his head.
"Forget it… you can come with me; it's not like my car lacks space or anything…"
(Fun Fact: Jareth would have never agreed if it was any other student asking him... he shows favoritism over Mark and Risa alone...)
Jareth got up from his seat and started to walk towards the main door.
Just when Mark and Risa were about to follow behind him, Jareth turned back for a moment and added,
"By the way… keep yourself restrained in the car… you young people are quite bold after all…"
After saying that, Jareth shook his head and left through the main gate.
But Mark's facial expression turned sour at those words.
'Ugh! He misunderstood me again!! My reputation is ruined!! Ahhhh!!!'
Seeing Mark's sad face, Risa smiled cutely and stretched out her hand.
"You want a cookie?"
Mark shook his head and screamed in his mind,
'Ahhh! Just kill me now!! This is so embarrassing!!' (Emotional Damage +99)
Although his face remained calm, Mark was already dying inside from the cringe.
Author's Notes.
Yo! It's your beloved author here!
It seems Mark has been caught red-handed for the second time now; perhaps Jareth has really started to think of him as a bold guy now.
You guys kept pestering me to add Shiina, so here she is. Don't blame me later that the flow of the story was broken by that sudden flashback...
Question of the day:.
Have you been caught in an embarrassing situation like this by someone?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Other (Tell me in the comments.)
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