[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell":3,"chapter-the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-chapter-70":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Angelic System That Turned My Life Into Hell",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1381593,1829,"Chapter 70: Mika And Ophelia - At Night","the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-chapter-70",70,"\u003Cp>Hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was night when Mika regained his consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he opened his eyes and gazed at the now familiar ceiling, whose whiteness was mixed with the color of the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his upper body up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About time you got up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Olivia, who greeted Mika in her usual provoking tone and with her typical smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was now wearing her white, fluffy and large robe and a golden crown on her head. With crossed arms, she leaned against the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Activating punishment.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You could have cut me some slack, you know?\" Mika said as he shrugged his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he instantly covered his mouth with his hands in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia appeared amused by Mika’s tone switch. Her smirk widened and her eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your High- How come, you two sisters only know how to solve things with violence? It doesn’t help either that they have such gorilla-like strength!\" he tried to apologize for his way of talking, but there was a switch again, leading to him speaking his inner thoughts aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damnit! System! What’s the meaning of this?!\" Mika yelled desperately as he ruffled through his hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not much changed, but Mika’s way of speaking was now more casual, even though he was talking to the nation’s queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This is the punishment. Starting now, you will say anything that comes to your mind, even though it is against your will for the next 24 hours.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?! Don’t screw with me! You pulled this punishment out of your ass!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unbeknownst to him, Olivia was approaching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know what happened, but I like this attitude more than your stuck-up act. Always talking so politely is so boring, haha!\" she stated laughingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned closer to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because you made me laugh, I will pretend like I didn’t hear your previous comments.\" she whispered, wearing a smile that did not reach her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika distanced himself from her quickly in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, as much as I want to talk to you about other things, like the power you showed me during our match, I’m just here to escort you.\" Olivia said with a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Escort me? Where are we going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just get ready and follow me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia turned her back on him and waited outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And there she goes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing it would not do him any good to make her wait, Mika proceeded to hurry up, changed his clothes and left the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This way.\" Olivia ordered as she took the lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So where are you leading me to? Will it be the training grounds this time?\" Mika asked in a sarcastic tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika’s genuine thoughts shaped his words once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha! I can’t remember the last time someone talked so casually with me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As if someone could talk like that with the queen...\" Mika muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia just kept on walking ahead of Mika.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re heading to Ophelia.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh, really? I thought that I could only visit her if I won against you.\" he wondered with raised eyebrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only condition was to fight me. As if anyone would ever believe that you could even do as much as scratch me, haha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This da-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika shut himself up by pressing his hands on his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here we are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stood still as they arrived in front of a rather normal-looking door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a door, which appeared like a door of a normal bedroom, like Mika’s. In addition, it was neither hidden nor was there some sort of blockade. It was located in the middle of a floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm, what’s wrong? You can go in.\" Olivia asked Mika, who was standing there nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m scared, to be honest...\" he admitted with an awkward smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scared?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not because it was the first time seeing Ophelia after the battle at the Desolated Fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In my current state, I don’t know what will accidentally slip off my tongue...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the punishment, Mika was forced to speak his thoughts aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the heck?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia tilted her head confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just get your ass in there. No time to fuss about your groundless anxiety.\" she ordered as she heaved a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliva already opened the door and pushed Mika inside, before she closed it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-hey, let me out!\" Mika shouted as he banged against the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, he heard chains rustling behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tone it down. There are people on this floor, who are trying to sleep right now, you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Mika turned his neck around, the more he broke out into a cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"M-Ms. Ross...\" he murmured with a strained smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting on her bed was Ophelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her empty and tidy room, she sat there like a princess, who was held hostage. Her back was leaning against the wall and her legs her stretched out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moonlight shone on her white nightgown, which gave her a more lady-like impression compared to her usual academy uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika’s expression straightened instantly after he saw the handcuffs around her delicate hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I already heard that you’re awake, but seeing you in person... kind of makes me feel more relieved...\" Ophelia said softly as she put her hand on her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smile was both faint and gentle. And yet, it warmed Mika’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve been asleep for a whole month, you know? Do you know how worried we all were?\" she complained jokingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the matter? Your face is beet red.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"S-shut up...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika averted his gaze from her, but his body was honest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cheeks were red. His heart beat faster. His eyes got a bit moist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ophelia chuckled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come here.\" she said, patting the spot next to her on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his head hung low, he walked to the bed. But instead of sitting next to her, as she suggested, he sat on the bed’s edge in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled her legs towards her and rested her head on her knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you feel completely rested now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika nodded his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you talk with Zack and the others already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved his head again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What were..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ophelia continued asking Mika with a smile on her face, whereas Mika kept silent and only nodded his head to her questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Mika...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you come closer?\" she asked with her never-fading warm smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika did not respond at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mika?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do... Do I have to...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Be that as it may, he slid over to her and slowly lifted his head up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to see your face at least once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was now sitting on her legs with her arms on her thighs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you satisfied now...?\" he said partly annoyed and quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ophelia turned agape when she saw Mika’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had slightly reddened and moist eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In turn, her eyes narrowed as she smiled even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was close enough, Ophelia rested her head on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika flinched for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m glad that you survived.\" she whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn system...!\" he muttered so quietly that even Ophelia did not catch that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you making me say...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice started to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ms. Ross, I...\" he began to speak in an audible tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he awoke from his long sleep, he tried to prepare himself mentally for this meeting. He tried to make himself ready for the day he would see Ophelia again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he promised himself one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I was so scared...\" he said as he went for a hug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he saw her again, he wanted to try to not...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was scared of losing you...!\" he continued while small tears rolled down his cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ophelia patted his back as she listened to his worries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ms. Ross...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him, Ophelia was the first person, to whom he could entrust his secret and who actually believed him aside from his parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a friend to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. She was even more than a simple friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite only two months passed since Mika enrolled in Loogam, he and her faced great dangers already and survived them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As of now, she was the person he could trust the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he let all his pent-up emotions out in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took minutes before he calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still embraced her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like being around you, Ophelia.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them, even Mika himself, did not expect this statement to come out of Mika’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They instantly got off each other and faced different directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika jumped off the bed and Ophelia covered herself up with the bed sheet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were red from one ear to the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I-I should go now, I s-suppose...\" Mika said, red as a tomato and sweating heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled to hide his embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika’s hand was on the doorknob when Ophelia began to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands were still clenching the sheets, which she lowered so that only her face starting from the nose was visible. However, she could not hide her red cheeks anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her eyes constantly shifted between him and the wall beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know if I’m allowed to say this as your teacher, but...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was sheepish and quiet, which was unlike her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I like you, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1550,"2026-06-05T22:24:02.323Z",1,"novelbin.me","fa3522a4e5801226c92fc78a055414f808292e2fe8161e85fbf92224ff8fcb19","the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-chapter-71","the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-chapter-69",315,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-cover.jpg"]