Shaun woke up with a gasp, sitting up as he tried to catch his breath. His hands scrambled to his chest, feeling for his injuries, but there was nothing there. Staring down at his perfectly intact body, he still couldn't wrap his mind around it.This couldn't be right. He remembered clearly that he had died, and in a gruesome manner at that. Just thinking about his death made his stomach churn, but for two different reasons.His bullies had cornered him when he was trying to study in the library for his exam. Even though he had wanted to avoid them, they hadn't given him a choice and had pushed him to join them. Of course, the librarian had been no help and had even urged him to get out so he wouldn't cause any more trouble in the library.Shaun scowled. While he may be an adult, he was still a student at the college. She could have at least shown some signs of care or done something about it.If she had, he might not have died because of the messed up idea his bullies had come up wit

The first thing Shaun saw was his family eating their meal, or rather, finishing it. They either had been eating for a while or they ate fairly quickly. It didn't really matter, as the end result was the same. If he actually cared about the family, he would have been hurt by the actions. Of course, this was nothing new, so the sight wasn't a huge shock. Without giving away any emotions, he took the seat next to his half sister.She didn't bat an eye at his presence as he waited for his food. His breakfast was delivered and wasn't as impressive as that of the rest of the family. Of course, it wasn't bad either. The servants weren't crazy enough to feed him dirt or starve him. They always made sure to do the bare minimum so they wouldn't get in trouble with the head of the family. They had to keep up appearances after all.Nibbling at his food, he waited to hear if there were any special news was and didn't have to wait for long, as his father said, "I have some news for everyone."All

"Halt," the guards said as they stopped the carriages that were approaching. "We need to perform a check."The Rodriquez family scowled as they reluctantly let the guards do their job of inspecting the carriages for anything suspicious. After looking for several minutes, they couldn't find anything wrong and sent the Rodriquez family on their way. What none of them realized was that there was a stowaway hitching a ride on top of one of the carriages.Shaun calmly observed his surroundings. He hadn't been allowed to leave his house except for a few rare occasions, and none of them had been anywhere near the castle. His family had probably been afraid to let him get so close to such important figures where he could ruin their reputation. Well, he intended to make this outing a memorable one.Of course he had to be smart about it, or else his family would come back and blame him even though there was no reason to suspect him. In their minds, he was a plague on their house. In his opinion

However, there was a big problem. The girl was rated Legendary, and Shaun couldn't see any of her information besides her name and age. When he saw her age, he amended his earlier statement. Aria was no girl. She was the same age as him in his previous life, which threw him a bit off guard. He originally assumed she was a high school student.Making plans to corner her before he left, he waited for the right moment to strike. In the meantime, he made sure to observe her to gather intel on how to deal with her. Soon the event ended, which meant it was time for the nobles to go home. As everyone started moving, he rushed over to her while her back was to him. Covering her mouth with a hand and using his other arm to wrap around her, he dragged her struggling form away.The Invisibility Ring was really useful in this case. It could hide whoever wore it and whatever the user touched. That's why no one seemed to notice her disappearing, even though she was in the middle of the crowd. Well,

"What just happened?" Aria asked as she looked between the contract and Shaun."You just signed a magical contract," he said dryly as he put the contract away.Putting it in his pocket wasn't a smart thing to do since it could fall out, but he didn't have any other choice at the moment. Once he returned home, he was going to find a place to hide it so no one would be able to find it. It would be better if he could somehow hide it with his system since no one would be able to get their hands on it in that case.[The system can do that. Please hold it up.]Well, that made things easier. Taking it out of his pocket again, he held it up as the system instructed. The contract and pen vanished before their eyes. Shaun was able to handle the shock with a calm expression, while Aria looked gobsmacked. Considering she had been living an ordinary life, it was a natural reaction. Now he needed to leave."I'll contact you when I can, so stay out of trouble," he said as he turned to leave."Wait,"