Strongest Superhuman System

Arit put her hand to her face and tried to get her breathing under control again as she realized that she would not be able to convince Mark to let her send the money back. This brute was going to give her a heart attack one of these days, she was sure of it!

She just wanted to make fried rice, and she already had the money for all of the things that she would need for the meal, so why the hell did he send her so much money!?

[Fine, I'll hold onto it until you get home. You better be ready because this isn't over yet! When you get home, I'm confiscating your phone and sending this back!]

Mark chuckled at Arit's response, and he hung up the phone after telling her that he loved her.

On the train, Arit's face blew up in a red blush as she heard Mark saying this, and she had to cover her face so that no one would see her expression! She had a small happy smile growing as she patted her cheeks in glee and stomped her feet on the ground to try and release some of the happiness in her body! She always loves it when Mark tells her that he loves her.

Mark doesn't say it often, so she relishes it every time he says it.

Arit knew that Mark was only using this as a tactic to distract her this time, and it was definitely working! She was definitely going to get Mark back for this!

Mark put his phone away after hanging up and sighed as he leaned back in his seat. He checked his watch and saw that it had only been about five minutes since Fiona entered the council room for her report. Why the hell was time moving so slowly?

"Was that your girlfriend, Arit?"

Mark looked up as he heard Luna talking to him. He did not expect her to talk to him so suddenly, but he didn't allow his surprise to show on his face for long as he wondered how the hell Luna knew who Arit was. Was she –

"Oh, right, for a second there, I forgot that you were a stalker."

Luna's cheeks turned a light shade of red as she heard Mark saying this, and she coughed into her closed fist and turned to the side.

"I already apologized for that, didn't I? I would appreciate it if we didn't talk about it."

"Uh-huh. I'm sure you would. But yeah, you're right, that was my girlfriend. She wants to go buy something to cook dinner."

Luna's eyes lit up.

"She cooks for you? I heard that most girls don't like doing that anymore since they think it is demeaning. That is very nice."

Mark scrunched up his face in confusion.

"Demeaning? What the hell are you talking about? I have no idea what I'd do if she didn't handle my food. I'm shit at cooking for myself."

Luna couldn't help but laugh a bit at the self-deprecating tone that Mark used. Luna could imagine Mark living alone and having tons of ramen and snacks in his house as meals every day. Most single men that she knew either ate out all the time or just cooked quick meals that weren't very serious at home to get by, so she was sure that Mark would be no different.

That would not affect Mark's health at all since he was a superhuman, but it was not a good image to have at all. Luna herself loved to cook since she was always indoors, so she knew how to cook very well.

"I'm happy that both of you are so close. I don't think I've seen many young couples staying loyal to each other the way both of you have been. It's commendable. I envy that."

Luna said the last part very quietly, but Mark was still able to catch it, and he hummed while putting his hands behind his head and looking up at the ceiling while relaxing back in his seat.

"Don't you have someone?"

Luna frowned at Mark's words.

"I have no need for such things. I am not short on suitors, but they are all the same. I can tell what they want before they even open their mouths to speak to me. If it's not about my beauty, then it's about my power or about the prestige that comes with being identified as the partner of one of the SOVEREIGN. It is suffocating being around people like that."

Mark shrugged his shoulders. He didn't understand what she was talking about, but he was sure that it was one of those things that he couldn't understand because he was not a woman. Something that only beautiful women went through simply because they were beautiful.

Most people would think that Luna calling herself beautiful was some sort of narcissistic show of pride, but Mark knew that that wasn't the case at all because of how Luna said it. Luna said it in a way that was just normal. The sun rises in the east, gravity brings things down to the ground, and Luna is one of the most beautiful women in the world. Perfectly normal.

Luna would be a fool if she did not know how beautiful she was. Just glancing at her was enough to give any sane man a tremor in his heart, and Mark would not be able to understand the problems that came with being that attractive.

But still…

"You're not getting any younger though, maybe you should try looking for someone instead of having them come to you. Isn't it boring being alone all the time?"

Mark leaned his cheek on his closed fist as he spoke up with a small grin on his face, and Luna immediately took offense at what Mark said! She glared at Mark in annoyance, and Mark couldn't believe how she was able to make such an angry look still look beautiful.

"Are you trying to call me old right now!? I'll have you know, I'm barely twenty-three! I have more than enough time before I should even start thinking about these things! And I'm more than capable of being alone all the time!"

Mark raised a brow at her defensive tone before a small smile started to grow on his face as he leaned forward on the table.

"You're a neet, aren't you?"

Luna's face reddened as she leaned away from Mark's grinning face! W-What!? How did he find out!?

Luna was the sort of person that could be referred to as a shut-in. Whenever she was not with her guild or on a mission, she was always inside reading comics and manga in her pajamas. She could stay like that for hours on end, and she wouldn't even bother going out until the next mission. That was just how she liked to spend her days!

But how did Mark find out about it!?

"I-I don't know what the hell you are talking about! Get back."

Luna waved her open palm in front of her to try and push Mark back. Mark just chuckled as he leaned back and gave her some space. He knew that Luna was the sort of person who liked to be alone, so he just guessed that she was a shut-in, but her reaction right now confirmed it for him and made him know that she was definitely a shut-in!

Mark hummed and nodded in understanding after some time.

"Well, I guess it's not the worst way to spend your free time. Sometimes, people just like being alone."