Cosmic Ruler - Chapter 171

Chapter 171: Second Day

Aiden thought he would find another spirit above his knowledge, but he wasn’t expecting this…

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‘Nexus, what is the meaning of this?’ he asked mentally.

[Well, what else? Her spirit grade is above yours,] Nexus replied with a shrug.

Aiden nodded. ‘To think I would encounter someone like this so early.’

Aiden already knew his spirits were not the most powerful aspect of his abilities; his real advantage was his cube, which granted him his Origin Core. Although his spirits seemed powerful, he knew there were always stronger entities out there—unless, of course, he was the protagonist.

‘I was regretting not copying Durren’s spirit, but now I have a better alternative,’ Aiden thought to himself.

“Being the least talented, she knew she had no chance to fight for the throne, so she chose Orion, knowing she could easily become queen by marrying him,” the old man continued, stroking his beard, making Aiden feel he had some personal enmity with her.

Aiden, on the other hand, asked, “So, you killed her?”

Hearing his question, the old man almost pulled out his beard. He looked at Aiden and, seeing his genuine questioning gaze, understood that he had been mistaken due to his earlier banter.

“Don’t take my words in that direction. I was only speaking the truth, and I am not involved in any murder,” the old man said, then fell silent.

Aiden sighed in relief as he sensed a rising murderous intent from his spirit sea. He knew it was coming from Sylpa, the undead witch he had created. He had to stop the old man’s banter before it provoked Sylpa further and forced her out of the spirit sea.

As the old man stopped, Sylpa also calmed down.

“Anyway, leaving the Panso kingdom princesses, look at the green-haired guy with dark circles under his eyes, as if he has never ever slept,” the old man pointed at the guy, standing or rather leaning on the wall, with his eyes closed. If not for him gazing around from time to time, Aiden would have thought he was sleeping.

“He is Yao D. Naga, the 5th and youngest prince of the Naga Kingdom,” the old man said.

Aiden nodded and appraised him and saw he had a Winged Serpent Spirit of Grade 8. There was nothing special about him.

‘Hmm, even that baron lineage kid had a better spirit than him,’ Aiden thought. The only plus point Yao had was the vast amount of good spirit skills he possessed, which was expected given his royal background.

“Well, he has nothing special about him, so let’s move to the next prince,” the old man said.

Sitting near him felt like torture for Aiden. Perhaps since he, Chloe, and even Loyd were already enrolled, the old man was overly enthusiastic.

“Look at that burly guy,” the old man pointed at a burly kid. If Aiden didn’t know this test was only for kids his age, he would have questioned why a young man was among them, given how mature the kid looked.

“His name is Edward von Satin, from the kingdom in the west, the Satin Kingdom.”

“And he is the third prince,” the old man said.

Aiden nodded and then saw his status. Edward had a Crystal Giant Spirit, a variation of the Elemental Faint Spirit of the Satin lineage.

Aiden nodded again, seeing this as Edward’s spirit was above Grade 9.

The old man kept introducing more and more participants, but…

“None of them are a match for Ramona,” Aiden mumbled.

Hearing him, the old man nodded, agreeing with him.

“What do you think your chances are against her?” the old man asked.

Aiden hummed as he thought about it. “I can’t say, unless I actually fight her.”

The old man nodded, and then the second day’s test began. There was no surprise as it was Ramona who came out on top, but her methods made the audience question whether Aiden was worthy of the first rank.

Aiden, too, gazed at her seriously as she just released her aura and defeated them by merely standing and crossing her hands.

She was like an aloof queen who killed others just by standing.

“Now, even I don’t know whether you can defeat her or not,” the old man said solemnly.

“What is our relationship with her kingdom?” Aiden asked.

“Oh, that you don’t have to worry about. The previous kings of both kingdoms were drinking buddies. They still drink together, moreover,” the old man waved his hands, totally erasing Aiden’s worries.

He then said, “Hmm, how about you try to woo her?”

Aiden looked at him speechlessly. Although he would like to woo her, currently, it was nothing more than courting death.

Ramona, who was being praised, took everyone’s words without changing her expression.

She was already used to praise from her childhood. The moment she began to train, all she heard were praises, making her extremely bored of it.

‘When will I leave this small kingdom?’ she thought.

And then remembering something, she looked at the spectators’ area or at the area where already selected students were spectating.

Her eyes flashed, and she met the eyes of a white-haired kid. His expression turned to that of surprise as she gazed at him.

‘As expected, he is here,’ Ramona thought, licking her lips as she saw the tender face, clearly different from the manly face she remembered.

‘He is cute in his childhood too,’ her eyes turned to that of a predator as she looked at Aiden.

Ramona, or rather the reborn Empress, knew Aiden from her previous life. In her previous life, she wasn’t able to obtain Aiden’s love, and lost him too.

‘But this time…I will kill anyone coming between us,’ Ramona’s eyes flashed dangerously.

The participants standing near her suddenly fainted, causing the Examiner to cough as he signaled her to control her aura.

Ramona nodded and then retracted her slaughter intent-filled aura.

Ramona then started walking out of the arena but not before she gazed at Aiden once more before leaving.

Aiden, who was feeling the predator-like gaze that made his skin crawl in fear, felt relief as Ramona left.

“Who the fuck is she?” he accidentally mumbled loudly.

“That’s what I should be asking!” the old man said.

He clearly saw the look in Ramona’s eyes. Those eyes were that of a crazy girl, looking at someone with love.

He didn’t know why that warrior princess, known to never show any expression towards her parents, was showing that emotion towards him.

‘Is it related to his past, which he no longer remembers?’ the old man thought as Aiden wiped the sweat forming on his temple.

“I don’t know that monster,” Aiden said as he gasped for breath.

[Well, you seem to be an attraction magnet for crazy bitches,] Nexus said.

“I totally agree with that,” Myne said.

[Her craziness aside, she has mastered lower-level world laws,] Nexus said solemnly.

‘Laws? Aren’t they above King level stuff?’ Aiden asked, mentioning his previous world ranking of King realm.

[Hmm, those things are something only powerhouses above a certain level can master,] Nexus said.

[Fighting against someone with world laws is like fighting the world itself, and the only way to counter worldly laws is world laws,] Nexus explained.

‘So, how the heck has she mastered those op stuff?’ Aiden asked.

[Did fear cloud your judgment? It’s simple: either she is a reincarnated person or she has a super op system that gives out rewards as if it’s giving money to beggars,] Nexus shrugged and said.

Hearing him, Aiden frowned and then sighed. ‘Yes, I should think calmly,’ Aiden said. Then, taking a deep breath, he asked the old man, “What do you think she wants from me?”

The old man, seeing scared and serious Aiden, felt something was wrong and explained what he saw in Ramona’s eyes.

Aiden: “….”

“Are you fucking kidding me?” Aiden yelled.

“She clearly had this overwhelming aura on me. I felt she could kill me anytime, and you are saying she loves me?” Aiden pointed at the old man and called him senile and then left the spectators’ area.

If not for everyone else meditating and using all their time to train, Aiden would have been labeled a madman for his earlier outburst.

The old man looked at Aiden’s back dumbfoundedly. He had never seen this side of Aiden before. To him, Aiden was always a sensible and calm kid, regardless of the situation.

“Hmm, did she really try to overpower him just now?” the old man mumbled to himself. He then stood up and began to walk toward the exit.

Meanwhile, Ramona, upon reaching her room, lay on her bed. Her hands unconsciously moved to her nether region, and she started rubbing it. “Oh! His face is so cute,” she murmured.

Her eyes turned into heart shapes as her hands moved in rhythm. Her erotic voice filled the room, mingling with her intoxicating fragrance.

Her eyes revealed wild emotions as she chanted Aiden’s name crazily.

Aiden, who was sleeping in his room, woke up shivering. He felt as if something dangerous was approaching him.