While sitting at a table with Shyelle sitting on his lap, Thanatos could hear constant a muttering of complaints streaming from Irene’s mouth. Since he could barely hear what she was saying, he decided to use wind magic to amplify her voice to him like what Harmoor did during the entrance ceremony.

“Lazy asshole… Won’t even look at me… Why does SHE get his attention right away when I’ve been clinging to him all day with no results… What the hell is wrong with him…” (Irene)

Since it seemed like it could turn into a troublesome situation later on, Thanatos decided to say something to her to try to cheer her up.

“Irene.” (Thanatos)

Irene looked over to Thanatos with a surprised expression on her face since she was just muttering about him.

‘Did he hear me? I really hope he didn’t… If he did hear me then he might never pay any attention! What the hell is with him anyways?…’ Irene thought to herself.

“Irene…” (Thanatos)

“Oh! Sorry… Yes?” (Irene)

“Is something the matter? You’re acting differently than you were earlier today.” (Thanatos)

‘Huh? He was actually paying attention to me?… It didn’t seem like he was…’ (Irene)

Shyelle who noticed Irene’s flustered behaviour leaned into her ear and decided to tell her a little about her brother.

“You know, he’s actually really attentive, he may act stupid and like he doesn’t notice anything… But really he sees everything and despite him technically being a genius, he decides to play dumb so people don’t bother him. Oh, and also, whatever you were just muttering to yourself, he heard you.” Shyelle whispered into Irene’s ear.

Irene sat up straight like a jolt of electricity passed through her when she heard Shyelle’s words. She knew that something was off about Thanatos, but she didn’t expect him to have been actually paying attention all this time…

‘Wait a minute… How did he hear what I was muttering!?’ (Irene)

Irene was a little disturbed about how Thanatos could hear what she was saying when she was muttering it so quietly, so she decided to ask Shyelle.

“Hey, you said he heard what I was muttering… But how is that possible?” Irene whispered into Shyelle’s ear.

“I told you he’s a genius didn’t I? I wasn’t just praising… He is actually a genius… Don’t let it bug you too much though, he doesn’t like to act like one, he says it takes too much effort for some reason…” (Shyelle)

When Irene heard this she instantly paled a little, then, she noticed that Thanatos has been staring at her for quite some time now with a curious look on his face.

“Ah, so you finally noticed my being here… As I said before… Is something the matter? You’ve been acting differently since we got to the arena.” (Thanatos)

“You already know the answer to that don’t you?” (Irene)

“Hm? What are you talking about?” (Thanatos)

“Ugh… Never mind… I’m fine though, thank you for your concern.” (Irene)

“Hm… Well you better eat before your food gets cold.” (Thanatos)

Irene looked down to her plate in front of her and noticed that she hadn’t touched a single piece of her dinner that she had grabbed, she then instantly became wide-eyed as she had completely forgot about it.

“O-Oh… Thank you…” (Irene)

‘So he does pay attention to me… But what the hell!? Why does he act all concerned now… And why doesn’t he pay attention to me as a woman… It seems like he only notices me as a person thats been standing around him all day… Why can’t he be like every other guy!?!?’ Irene thought to herself while getting slightly infuriated.

After eating some of her meal and mulling over her dissatisfaction towards Thanatos for a while, she decides to confront him about it.

“Thanatos…” (Irene)

“Hm?” (Thanatos)

“What is up with you?” (Irene)

“Huh?” (Thanatos)

“Don’t play dumb! I know you know what I’m talking about! I’ve been all over you all day and you haven’t given me so much as a second glance! Then, you start acting all concerned about me and start talking as if you’ve actually looked at me once today! Why are you so frustrating!?!?!?” (Irene)

Thanatos looked back to his plate and continued to eat his dinner as if Irene had never said a word to him.

“Hey!!!! Are you listening to me!?!? I said what is wrong with you!?!?” (Irene)

“What are you yelling about? And not like I really care, but you know everyone is staring at you right now, right?” (Thanatos)

As soon as Thanatos says this, Irene looks around the cafeteria and notices everyone is staring at her while wondering what she is yelling about.

“Um… Sorry everybody.” Irene says to the cafeteria and sits down after she notices she stood up to yell at Thanatos.

“So… Care to tell me what that was all about now that you’ve finally vented your frustration on my eardrums?” Thanatos said after finishing his meal as he turned to face Irene.

“Sorry… I didn’t mean to yell at you…” Irene said with a solemn expression.

“No, clearly you did, now are you going to start talking to me properly without lying straight to my face, or are you going to keep complaining about how I don’t give you the same treatment as every other guy?” (Thanatos)

‘He’s right… Why do I care so much about whether or not he treats me like every other guy out there… Why was I getting so frustrated at him?…’ Irene pondered to herself.

“Well, I’ll let you think about that for a while… Hey, Thynax. Are we dismissed after this or do we have something else we have to do?” Thanatos said while switching his aim to Ms. Thynax so he could get out of the cafeteria.

“No, you’re free to go…” Ms. Thynax said while muttering about how he didn’t say the “Ms.” in her name.

“Great, well, I’m going to bed, see you tomorrow.” Thanatos says as he gets up from the table.

When Thanatos looks beside him, he notices not only Shyelle, but also Susan walking with him.

“Hm? Susan? You going to bed too?” (Thanatos)

“Yeah, that fight really took a lot out of me earlier…” (Susan)

“You too, huh? Well, I understand… First having to get up, then go down there… Such a hassle…” (Thanatos)

“*Sigh*… Yep, I’m with you there…” (Susan)

Shyelle looks at Susan with wide-eyes and begins to fully comprehend why her brother is so interested in the draconian girl beside him. After all, they are an awful lot alike when it came to their sleeping habits.

“Shy.” (Thanatos)

“Yesssss?” Shyelle replied with an innocent expression.

“You’re going to let me sleep tonight, right? No night assaults?” (Thanatos)

“I make no promises.” Shyelle said with a wide grin as she jumps onto his back.

“*Sigh*… Well, not like I didn’t see that one coming…” (Thanatos)

“Oh? You two share a room?” (Susan)

“Yeah, we got them to make a special exception to the 'no girls and boys sharing a room together’ thing… It was a pain, but we managed to work it out.” (Thanatos)

“Hm… And who’d you have to talk to in order to work that out?” (Susan)

“That Harmoor bastard… He really is quite annoying you know…” (Thanatos)

“Oh? I’ve never met him, but he did seem quite smiley during the ceremony.” (Susan)

“Yeah… You seem to be like me… So take my word and never try to meet him… His personality is not what I call likeable…” (Thanatos)

“Noted. So what dorm building are you in anyways since you can’t be in an all-boy or an all-girl one?” (Susan)

“Ah, we’re in a special private one… It’s a little bit further but there’s very few students there, so it’s more relaxing but it also takes more effort to travel to and from it…” (Thanatos)

“Oh, I’m in one of those too…” (Susan)

‘Oi, oi… If that bastard did what I think he did… He would do that wouldn’t he…’ Thanatos thought to himself.

“You don’t think?” (Susan)

“I think he did…” (Thanatos)

‘That bastard really does like to meddle…’ Thanatos thought.

“He’s one of those kinds of people who like to make life into a big game for their amusement… So I wouldn’t really be all that surprised if he put us who have similar personalities in the same dorm… Also, don’t you find it’s a bit odd that two people so alike ended up fighting each other on the first day?… That bastard, so meddlesome…” (Thanatos)

As the trio continues on a bit further, Thanatos suddenly hears footsteps running towards them and decides to stop to see who it is. When he turns around, he sees Irene running after them from down the hallway waving her arm in the air above her head. Once she catches up, she bends over to catch her breath before talking to them.

“Hah, hah… Finally caught up with you guys, hah…” (Irene)

“So, what do you need?” (Thanatos)

“Uh, um… I just heard from Ms. Thynax that I’m going to be living in the same private dorm as you guys… According to her, apparently Principle Harmoor watched my fight and was impressed, so he offered me a room in the private dorm… I was going to live back in the inn with my family, but I thought it would be better to live on campus, so I decided to accept his offer. Anyways, Ms. Thynax told me to catch up with you guys since we would be living in the same building…” (Irene)

Thanatos who heard this, turned to Susan with a frown on his face.

“*Sigh*… See what I mean?…” (Thanatos)

“Ah… Yep… He really is meddlesome…” (Susan)

“Well whatever… Follow us I guess…” Thanatos said to Irene.

As Irene walks a bit behind Thanatos, she starts to ponder more over what he had said to her earlier.

‘Why was I complaining about him being different? Isn’t being different a good thing?… I mean, at least he isn’t staring at me all the time with lustful eyes… Although a bit might be nice, it seems he hasn’t even noticed how I look…’ Irene thought to herself with a solemn face.

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“Hey, are you gonna keep sulking or what? You’ve been awfully quiet back there.” Thanatos said to Irene without even turning around to look at her.

“I’m not sulking! And how would you know since you haven’t even turned around to look at me!?” (Irene)

“Ugh, so loud… Why do you keep on yelling?… You know if you keep on acting like that I may never look at you.” (Thanatos)

“And who said I want you to look at me!?!?” (Irene)

“No one, just my observation.” Thanatos replied nonchalantly.

“Oooo… So annoying…” (Irene)

“Says the one who’s been clinging to me all day like it was the only way to save her life from some terminal illness?” (Thanatos)

“Shut up!” (Irene)

“Yep, there it is… You know if you start acting all cold and don’t really mean it, then I will personally see to it that you have been electrocuted thoroughly, alright?” (Thanatos)

“Ugh, like you could…” (Irene)

As soon as Irene says this, dozens of lightning bolts come off of Thanatos’s skin and strike Irene all over her body, sending her into a spasming fit on the floor. While Irene is shaking on the floor, Thanatos approaches her and notices she lost all control of her bodily functions from the lightning, causing her to urinate and defecate in her pants while drool was coming from her mouth.

“Yeesh… I told you I would see to it that you were electrocuted thoroughly you know… And look at you, making me put in so much effort… *Sigh*…” (Thanatos)

Thanatos looked to his side and saw Susan staring at him with wide eyes, unable to believe what he had just done.

“What? I warned her didn’t I? And Shy, do you think you could please carry her for me?… If I did it, it would become a hassle later on…” (Thanatos)

“Awwww!!!! I don’t want to!… But if Thana-nii asks me I can’t exactly refuse… Oooo… No fair…” (Shyelle)

Thanatos rubs Shyelle's head to try and make her feel better.

“Sorry, and thank you.” (Thanatos)

“Mhmm… But I want something in return later!” Shyelle said as she gets off Thanatos’s back.

“Well… It seems it was a good thing that I admitted defeat earlier… That looked painful…” (Susan)

“Nah… I turned down the voltage a lot, she should be fine.” (Thanatos)

After he says this, Shyelle picks up Irene and they continue back on their way to the private dormitory.

Just before they get to the entrance of the dormitory, Irene starts to stir from her lightning-induced nap.

“Ah, so you’re waking up, huh?” Thanatos said to the barely conscious Irene.

“That really wasn’t cool…” (Irene)

“I warned you well in advance, so don’t blame me.” (Thanatos)

“Ugh, what kind of man hits a defenceless woman anyways?” (Irene)

“The kind that doesn’t give two shits about gender roles or society? I dunno, don’t complain to me when I did warn you.” (Thanatos)

“Oooo… Jack ass…” (Irene)

“You know, Thana-nii turned down the power a lot on that one… You should be grateful that he only gave you a light zapping…” (Shyelle)

“Has he ever done that to you before?” Irene asked as she gets out of Shyelle’s grasp to stand up.

“He’s never needed to, I would never lie to Thana-nii!” (Shyelle)

“Outside of joking around you mean?…” (Irene)

“Details...” Shyelle responded with a wave of her hand as if to dismiss the fact.

“Still… He didn’t have to hit me with so many bolts… Ugh, I feel so sore it’s like my body got thrown off a cliff…” (Irene)

“Will you stop complaining, we’re here you know?” (Thanatos)

“Well… Nice to see you showed me the way…” (Irene)

“You would have seen the way here if you heeded my advice.” (Thanatos)

“Yeah, yeah. I get it already.” (Irene)

“Good, just so you know, every time you lie to me, you are going to get zapped by a bolt of lightning.” (Thanatos)

“WHAT!?!?” (Irene)

“I told you, every time you lie to me, you get zapped… What is so hard about that to understand?…” (Thanatos)

“Whatever… Anyways… Last time I didn’t even lie to you! All I did was backtalk you a little and you decided to give me shock therapy!” (Irene)

“Meh, details… Anyways, lets go inside already, I want to go to sleep.” Thanatos said while looking up at the moon, Nex.

It had taken quite a long time to get through all the matches, when the group walked outside they discovered that it was already night time.

“Oh, and also, if you try to attack me in any way, or try to bring me any kind of trouble, then once again, you get zapped.” Thanatos said while shifting his gaze back to Irene.

“WHAT!? What did I do to deserve this!?” (Irene)

“You made our plans for living here difficult… So stop drawing so much attention to us, will you?” (Thanatos)

“Ugh, fine… But I’ll get you back one of these days you know…” (Irene)

“Mhm. Hey Shy, do you think I should turn up the voltage next time?” (Thanatos)

“Yes, definitely.” Shyelle replied with an ear-to-ear grin.

“Wha-Wha-What!? Where’s my say in this?” (Irene)

Thanatos then continued into the private dormitory in front of them without paying any attention to what Irene had said.

“Are you planning on sleeping outside? Or are you gonna come in?” (Thanatos)

“UGH!!!! Yes, I’m coming inside!” Irene said while looking at Thanatos bitterly.

“Well great, thats good to hear. I suppose you know where to find your own room? According to Susan she lives next door to Shy and myself, so we’re gonna go straight to our rooms now.” (Thanatos)

“Um… Actually… According to Ms. Thynax I am to share a room with Susan…” (Irene)

“What!?!? Who said you can do that!?!?” Susan who had remained quiet until now, started to get angry at having to live with someone else.

“Umm… Apparently its Principle Harmoor?” Irene replied with a bit of fright.

“You’re right!!!! I do hate the man!!!! C’mon! Let’s go kill him Thanatos!” Susan yelled out angrily.

“Hmmm… As much as I’d love to, sleep sounds much better…” Thanatos replied with a face suggesting he was torn between the two options.

Susan looked angrily towards Irene with a face filled with distrust.

“You better not interrupt my sleep. If you do, you’re gonna be burnt to the point that even ashes won’t remain.” (Susan)

Thanatos who listened to Susan’s threatening of Irene nodded his head in approval.

“I must agree, sleep is a very precious thing… Interrupting sleep is an act worthy of death.” Thanatos said while nodding his head profoundly.

“Indeed.” Susan said while starting to nod her head as well.

Irene who saw the two talking about sleep like it was some kind of deity, leans over to Shyelle and whispers to her.

“Um, why the hell are they so obsessed with sleep?” (Irene)

“*Shrugging* Who knows, anyways, lets go upstairs.” (Shyelle)

After that, Shyelle and Thanatos advanced into their room, and Irene and Susan went into the room beside theirs.

“Remember what I said, I’m tired so no night assaults.” (Thanatos)

“I will try my utmost to restrain myself… But I make no promises…” (Shyelle)

“*Sigh*… Whatever, you do that…” (Thanatos)

Thanatos then went took off his new uniform and went to bed in his underwear. As he laid there with his eyes clothes, sleep gradually took him into its clutches.

Once Shyelle had determined that Thanatos was asleep, she left her room and went into Susan and Irene’s room next door.

“Hey, you guys still up?” (Shyelle)

“Yeah, I’m surprised you’re not trying to rape your brother though” Irene replied with a wry smile.

“Rape her brother? She’d do that?” Susan asked while astonished.

“It’s not rape if it’s done in love!” (Shyelle)

“Um, yes it is.” Susan and Irene replied in harmony.

“Shut up!” (Shyelle)

“So what do you want anyways?” (Irene)

“Ah, well, I wasn’t sure how loud Irene was so… I thought I might come over and offer Susan my bed since I won’t be using it…” Shyelle replied with an innocent face.

“You do realize that he asked you to NOT commit a night assault, right?” (Susan)

“And?” (Shyelle)

“*Sigh*… How loud of a sleeper are you Irene?” (Susan)

“Um… I don’t think I’m loud? But I’ve never shared a room with someone before so… I can’t be too sure…” (Irene)

“Well then I guess I’ll sleep here for tonight, if she’s loud then is the offer open for tomorrow?” (Susan)

“Sure! As long as you don’t interrupt my night assaults!” (Shyelle)

“So you admit they’re night assaults!?” Susan and Irene once again said in-sync.

“Yeah? So? Anyways, goodnight.” Shyelle said as she left through the door.

“Goodnight.” (Irene)

“Sweet dreams.” Susan said while closing the door gently behind Shyelle.

‘Well, time to sneakily get into his bed I suppose…’ Shyelle thought to herself as she made her way back into her room.

As Shyelle approached her brother’s bed while taking off all her clothes and undergarments, she sneaked under the covers and tightly snuggled up in front of him with a wide smile on her face.

“Goodnight, Thana-nii.” Shyelle whispered softly after kissing her brother while he slept, before she closed her eyes to go to sleep.

Once Shyelle fell asleep, Thanatos suddenly snapped his eyes opened, and got out of bed with a mischievous look in his eye. Tonight he was barely going to get any of the sleep he so dearly loves, but instead, he was going to get something that may be very valuable in the future.