Ranking System - Chapter 258: One Year (part VIII)

“Constance!!! I’m coming in!” I shouted at the door.

I had given Constance another week. It had been two weeks since we had seen each other directly, and I think this has gone on long enough. Without giving Constance time to prepare, I invaded her room and stared at her. Constance’s problem would be a pain to deal with, but I have decided it is better to do it now.

“…” Constance had dark eyes and a lot of dried-up tears. She lacked a lot of sleep, and her body would have deteriorated without my powers. Since her mind was already in disarray, I forcefully put her to sleep.

I couldn’t help but sigh at Constance’s problem. She had already cried due to the fact that her friends had been killed.

Now that I would leave, it would even worsen her mental state. I needed a way to deal with it, and from what I could see, dealing with her was hard.

There was one idea that came to mind. I didn’t know if this approach should be taken. Before I could think more about this, another person had entered the room.

“Charles.” Reina, who had heard me shouting at Constance’s door, wanted to speak to me.

“Let’s talk in your room.” Reina seemed like she wanted to speak to me privately.

We went to Reina’s room and sat there in silence. It wasn’t long before Reina said her piece.

“Charles. Let’s get married.” Reina’s desperate attempt didn’t surprise me.

If it were anyone, I would be shocked by their declaration. Reina had pushed her stance on our relationship, and with our time running out, she wanted this to happen now.

“Can you wait until Constance and Courtney recover? I know you really want this, but could you wait a little longer?” I wouldn’t be surprised if Reina disagreed. Still, surprisingly enough, she nodded and left it at that, even if she felt unsatisfied.

“Since that’s the case, go make-up with Courtney. She’s locked away in her computer; it shouldn’t be too hard for you to talk to her.” She wasn’t playing around when she spoke those words.

“Thanks for the encouragement.” I gave her physical affection and left the room.

Courtney, like Constance, hadn’t left her room. While she wasn’t as emotionally unstable as Constance, she was down in the dumps.

What I worried about Courtney was that her human interaction would become close to zero when I left.

Courtney was an interesting person, to say the very least. When she came to Earth, she wanted a new beginning. She was isolated and trapped under her family’s influence all her life.

Due to the ability she gained, she broke free of that but gathered fame in the process. Living an everyday life was all Courtney had wanted.

When she came to Earth, she wanted human interaction on an equal level and to taste it on Earth. Coming here, she had tasted that interaction, but the feeling of having those interactions made her realize that she couldn’t care enough for them.

She had found that the technology here was more interesting, so she spent all her time on it for her hobby.

Currently, I am outside her room, preparing to come in unnoticed. She was too focused on the screen, unaware that I was beside her.

“Courtney. Do you have time?” Once she had finished what she was doing, I called her out.

Courtney’s body froze at the sudden voice coming from me. She must have been scared by my sudden visit.

“Charles! Please don’t do that again.” She spoke in an angry tone that made her look adorable. I couldn’t help but want to tease her.

“Sorry, no promises.” I used this chance to make our upcoming conversation less awkward.

“Wait!!!” Screaming at my sudden action, I held her tightly and pushed her to the bed. Doing so, her body neatly landed on the bed, with me on top.

Looking at her, I could see her face clearly with no distractions. Her eyes darted around, unsure what to do.

“Courtney, are you trying to forget about me?”.

As far as I know, Courtney had tried to distract herself. It may sound creepy when I say this, but I had observed her over the week. She didn’t have anything important to do but was sulking. The best way for her to get distracted was to take her thoughts away from the computer, and the computer was the easiest thing to get distracted from.

“It’s okay if you want to move away from me. I won’t hold a grudge against you, but you should remember this. I won’t make you forget me that easily.” I kissed her lips and calmed her down.

“…” We stared at each other in silence. Even in this silence, none of us looked uncomfortable.

“Have you sorted out your feelings?” I continued to look at Courtney and saw that she had made up her mind.

She nodded and pulled me toward her. I couldn’t see her face with my head over her shoulder.

Even if I couldn’t see her face, I felt her body shake. I could feel a wall inside her break. We enjoyed staying in this position for a long time.

“Charles…” Courtney spoke softly, ready to speak.

“Yes?”

“Could you spend the whole night with me?” Hearing her speak, I couldn’t reject her words.

“How can I not?”

Even if it were still during the day, I would like to spend time with her. Being in this state, I felt warm.

“Instead of this whole night. I will take you now.” I couldn’t help but want to take Courtney for myself. Looking at Courtney, I could see she also had expectations for what I was about to do.

“Charles…” Knowing what I would do, her eyes became clouded.

We had all day, yet wasting a second of it would be a shame. I stripped her clothes, and from there on, we proceeded to make love.