Should I be worried about being a Monarch? Do I still act like a human? ~(Ethan)

Sure~, just don't let power turn you drunk ~(Elle)

Enough of that. Hide from Akeno. She doesn't let her targets skedaddle that easily. She'll love hurting while fingering herself ~(Ian)

Fucks sake, I did not need to hear that! ~(Ethan)

Class: Magic Swordsman,
Shadow Monarch

The more I look at it, the more I can't believe I have two classes. Say, will I earn class-specific skills for Magic Swordsman? ~(Ethan)

Nope! Your active skills are your class-specific skills if you get what I mean ~(Ian)

Liar. Master, you will earn Class-specific skills for Magic Swordsman later on. In the meantime, you received skills from the Shadow Monarch class ~(Elle)

Class-specific Skills:
Shadow Extraction (Lv. 1)
Shadow Storage (Lv. 1)

That's good news ~(Ethan)

"Come out." Outside the mansion, Ethan calls his two soldiers out of his Shadow "Njal, Raynare. Say, if I were to add more soldiers...will that be okay?"

Both glowing Pale-blue skinned soldiers nodded at their kings question. He needed an army to be relied on and do most of the protecting instead of him.

"Hmph. It's still a bit bright. Say, we do some hunting later?" Ethan asked his soldiers then his swords

Fine by me ~(Ian and Elle)

Heading back inside, his avoidance of Akeno is still going. Entering each and every room, figuring which one will do the best to him before punishment. He checked any presence in the room before entering for respecting privacy unlike some people in those animes, always entering without knocking or asking who's using the room then cliche stuff happens to the MC. Not this one! Ethan always on edge.

Rias is in here...fuck it. Other rooms are shit compared to this. Phew, a good thing I skipped over Koneko and Asia's room. Would've been bad if I walked into them changing without checking ~(Ethan)

"Ethan? How can I help?"

"Hide. I need somewhere to hide."

"How so?"

"Akeno. She's chasing after me...for her sadism...."

"...ah...that...you'll get used to it, trust me."

"Wait, you knew! Why didn't warn me earlier before the second lesson?"

"She's coming."

Ethan crawls under her desk and curled up, holding his breath while shaking. Akeno asked if Ethan's ever been in this room to Rias' answer was 'no'.

"But Akeno, please. Don't push Ethan to the edge. He's terrified of your....punishment."

"Oh don't worry, Rias! I know how to hold back. Put yourself in a safe area."

Rias could tell she was lying. Akeno is the closest member to Rias, so she knows if there's a lie or not depending on the situation...no, scratch that, in any situation.

"Be honest. What do you see in Ethan?"

The Hunter paid close attention.

"...hmm...I guess a nobody."

"WOW! Akeno! Jesus christ - AH! d-damnit. I should watch what I say. Elaborate."

"Have you ever paid close attention to Ethan in school hours?"

"Can't say I have."

Dang. Am I that forgettable? ~(Ethan)

"He's collected this some sort of aura...depleting his presence around us. There was once a time I felt Ethan's presence. I went through the entrance hall during early hours before opening, over my shoulder stood a boy hitting 153 cm tall with his hair tied up in a ponytail, his stance told me he was a new face in the area. My guts told me to shrug it off, then I looked back...and he was gone. Nothing. The only replacement was a second year, no sight of him anywhere. I don't know if it's magic or not, but he appeared beside me looking at his phone. Not knowing I was standing next to him..... In truth, that part of my life sent shivers down my spine. 'Oh, hi. I didn't see you there', his first words were adorable. 'Tis a child before my eyes. I smiled and tilted my head forward as an act of greeting." Akeno explained "school bell went off, signaling all students to know enter...there he goes...being dragged away by the crowds of students. When was your first meeting with him?"

"Physical Education. Me and him were partnered to test each other's physical abilities. I heard the name Ethan Elms but never seen him..." Rias yawns "to my surprise, my sense couldn't pick him up. Ethan magically appeared behind me, shaking similarly to a little boy who's lost and asking an adult stranger to look for his parents. He was short, so I mistaken him as a child. His face is cute, I'll give him that. Bending down, I asked him: 'Ethan, right? We're partners now. Say, what year are you in?', the boy replied with first year and 5 months into the Academy. Marking down his abilities were average on a few notes, with strength and agility being set to a low bar."

"We're comparing stories? I love stories." Koneko enters the room with a blunt face as she ate chocolate "can I get in on the fun?"

"Sure. Akeno and I were telling our first meeting with Ethan."

"Ethan Elms, huh? Met him a few times before I entered my first year of highschool. The kid was strange, always acting so timidly when a someone bumps into him. He must've developed some sort of anxiety I guessed. Ethan avoided bumps to the girls which eager me to find out if he was perverted or not, by my surprise...he wasn't. Elms always sits in his deck with his phone in check, eating either food from the streets (metaphorically) or school. He never subjugate himself to act like a pervert, turning down offers made by those perverted trios or anyone else."

"What'd I miss?" Kiba joins with the rest of the members

"How'd you meet Ethan?"

"Oof. Memory still fogging but I'll do say this, Ethan felt grateful ever since I saved him. What I mean by that is his bullying outside of school. A few adults were picking on him, demanding his money or else he'll never see his family. He couldn't even catch a rock, so there's no way of him fighting back. So I stepped in, calming the situation down before it escalates...next thing I know, there's a knife pointed at me. Luckily I dialed the police and had them take over, a human's knife wouldn't leave a single dent in me but it was worth a try. 'T-thank you...', my golly, the kid is so adorable! Sure the new Ethan's good looking now but I want his child version once again, just so I can hold that bugger in my arms."

"I just walked up to Ethan, and asked if he wanted to peak on the girls locker room. He turned me down."

"Pervert." Koneko added

"Asia? When was the time you met Ethan?"

"It was right after I bumped into Issei. He is very nice to help me out, taking me to church and offering any future helps. That's really all I could say, really."

When Rias checked under her desk, Ethan wiped a few tears as to being remembered by people. It was nice knowing Ethan isn't all that forgettable to ORC members, just like the Student Council.

"Alright, you kids. Enough stories for today, I'm satisfied." Rias shoos the members away as she also leaves "say, tell me about your progress Issei."

Elms stayed behind, overjoyed that people remember him after their first introduction to his lives. Not always does someone kindly embed a name to their brain, it just vanishes a few seconds.

They're gone now. What do you say about grinding? ~(Ian)

"Fantastic idea." Ethan stiffened up and cracked his neck twice "let's get stronger and build an army."

You have entered a dungeon

Name: Ethan Elms
Level: 28
Class: Magic Swordsman,
Shadow Monarch
Title: none
HP: 5,330
MP: 1,650
Fatigue: 0
Stats:
Strength: 74
Vitality: 56