Glimpse of the Present II

Little did they all know that Seraphine had experienced something worse than this many times before.

To her, these nasty-looking drunkards are nothing but big-mouthed. They're all bark and no bite. She wonders how they will react if she reveals how she truly looks like. They might really turn into dogs if that's the case – dogs in the heat, that is.

However, Seraphine thought that they didn't deserve the honor nor the pleasure, so she decided to use her second option instead.

"What are you standing there for, you eyesore?! Go and get your manager already-"

Too bad for her offenders, she is all bite and no bark, unlike them.

Before the man could continue shooting his mouth off, she went ahead and snatched his arm out of nowhere, throwing him off guard.

Everyone gasped in astonishment when she flipped him over her shoulder and sent him flying in the air. With a loud thud, his back then landed flat on the floor, making him yelp out loud in pain.

At that very moment, Seraphine has just toppled over a person who is twice her size.

"You damn little...!" he tried to curse at her but she was not done yet.

"Gyahhhhhh…!!!"

Not letting him finish, she sat on top of his back and twisted his arm, squeezing out a piercing scream from him. She knows that she's not the only one who has been victimized by his haughty behavior and scornful mockery. He needs a lesson or two about manners.

"N-No! No, no, no! Stop it! Stop! It hurts! It hurts! Arghhhhh…!" he shrieked in pain while his two companions only stood from the side with stupefied looks.

As Seraphine keeps twisting his arm, all the audience can do is watch in shock and disbelief. No one moves an inch or makes a noise. They are too stunned and dumbstruck to do anything at that moment.

That's until the man she's pinning down begins moaning in pleasure all of the sudden.

"Y-Yes… Yes, yes, yes, ahhh…. Ohhh… Don't stop… Don't stop at all… Ahhh~"

And they all went pale.

He now sounds so aroused and sexually stimulated. For unknown reasons, he starts acting like a masochist. Considering that he's so mad just a minute ago, this is quite a bemusing reaction even if he's indeed into kinky stuffs.

To say that everyone is bewildered will probably be an understatement.

'Oh, shoot! My aphrodisiac power!' Seraphine bolted out inside her head, hastily backing away and releasing the man.

As if nothing happened, she then simply pulled herself together again and walked out of the scene. The man she dragged down was left groaning and whining on the floor. Up until then, the dumbfounded silence among the audience stretches on.

Everyone remains dazed except for a certain royalty.

"What's with the dirty look, Your Highness?" his companion deadpanned as soon as he caught him finally making an expression other than indifferent.

In fact, the prince feels exhilarated right now.

There is no mistaking it – she is that young lady.

He already recognized her before she could even do that crazy stunt. In reality, he was planning to go and save her the moment he saw her face, but right then, she had to do all that and play her own knight in shining armor instead.

"Hey…" he called his companion with a mischievous glint in his eyes, making him look at him in surprise and confusion.

"Yes, Your Highness?"

"I want that girl."

For once, he saw His Highness looking interested in something other than the throne.

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"Darn it. What should I do? Now, everyone back there would ask about what I did with that man…"

Seraphine is facing yet another dilemma because of this unwanted power of hers.

"Well, not like this is the first time. I'll just deal with it like I how I used to. For now, let's take a rest from everything."

With that in mind, she simply continues on her way – with only her own footsteps keeping her company as she walks inside a sumptuous mansion that she calls home. As if matching her mood, what greeted her as soon as she entered was the forlorn atmosphere in a dim, soulless hallway.

There was no presence that would welcome her nor would there be anything other than dull and gloomy here.

It's something that Seraphine had already gotten used to, though.

The everlastingly stretching solitude and lifelessness of an excessively luxurious place – she has been seeing it over and over again since she was still a child. Even without the posh setting, it has always been this empty. She has been living this way for all her life.

'Right… It has always been like this…' she sulked with an emotionless gaze as she continued to make her way inside.

'Whether it's during my first or second or third life, I'm all alone.'