I Was Hoping She Would Notice but again Now When She Did... Im Tired

"Apologize for what?" Lucian asked, feigning ignorance, his voice calm as he shrugged slightly. "As far as I know, we\'ve never met before."

She didn\'t respond immediately. Instead, she continued to stare at him, her eyes narrowing slightly. There was an intensity in her gaze, one that seemed to cut right through any pretense. Lucian tried to hold her stare, but after a few seconds, he looked away, unable to maintain the connection.

The woman clicked her tongue in disappointment. "Tsk, tsk," she muttered under her breath. "So, you won\'t admit it, huh?"

Lucian said nothing, deliberately avoiding her gaze. He couldn\'t help but feel a little unsettled.

Suddenly, she snorted, the sound full of mockery. Without warning, she pulled out her phone from the pocket of her jeans and began scrolling, her fingers moving quickly across the screen. Lucian watched her, his confusion deepening. There was a strange sense of excitement in her movements, a gleam of triumph in her eyes as her grin grew wider with each tap.

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After a few moments, the woman placed the phone on the table in front of Lucian, face up. A red button was clearly visible on the screen. Lucian\'s eyes locked onto it, feeling little weird but curious of what she is doing

"ill be taking the position of greatest again black," she said, her voice brimming with excitement. "black."

Lucian\'s eyes widened in disbelief as the words sank in. His mind raced, and for a split second, he couldn\'t believe what he was hearing. But beneath the shock, there was something else something that made him feel a strange sense of excitement, even a little happiness. No way, he thought to himself. It can\'t be.

these were the exact same words he has once used after...

She tapped the screen again, her fingers brushing against the glass with a practiced ease. Lucian watched, mesmerized, as she effortlessly maneuvered through the interface. He barely had time to process it when, suddenly, his own phone vibrated in his pocket.

His hands were shaking as he pulled it out, his pulse quickening. The notification on his screen was unmistakable.

Top ranking of the world, formerly held by \'Black,\' has been overtaken by \'Mistress Black.\'

For eight long years, the person known only as Black had held the top spot in the world ranking, undefeated and seemingly unbeatable. But now, that title had been claimed by someone else: Mistress Black.

The notification continued, describing the challenge that awaited anyone who wanted to reclaim the position. To do so, one had to break the intricate codes and defenses that had been put in place, challenging the very core of the system. If one succeeded, they could take the title and set their own rules for the world to follow.

Lucian\'s heart pounded in his chest. This was it the moment he had longed for. The woman in front of him, the one who had always been a shadow in the background of his world, was no longer just an observer. She had become the challenger the one who had finally defeated him.

Lucian placed his phone on the table, his hands trembling slightly. For a moment, he put his hand on his face, overwhelmed by the enormity of the situation. Then, without thinking,

HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA

he burst into laughter a deep, unrestrained crazy laugh that echoed in the restaurant. He laughed and laughed, the sound almost manic, but there was no mistaking it: he was genuinely happy.

The people around him, who had been watching him curiously, exchanged glances, unsure of what to make of his reaction. But Lucian didn\'t care. He didn\'t care about their stares or the questions that would soon follow. He was happy, maybe even proud.

Across from him, Mistress Black this woman who had once been his rival, the one he had secretly admired watched him with an expression of quiet pride. She had done it. The challenge he had set, the very one he had thought would push her to her limits, had been met and conquered. The tables had turned, and now, she was the one standing at the top.

She had earned this. She had defeated the man who had once been the greatest, and in doing so, she had proven her own strength, her own brilliance. But more than that, she had claimed something that had once seemed out of reach the title of Mistress Black.

And as Lucian laughed, despite the sting of defeat, there was a part of him that couldn\'t help but admire her, too. Because in the end, it was never about winning it was about who could rise to the challenge. And in this moment, he knew that she had truly earned her place.

Celestia (Mistress Black) watched Lucian, her gaze locked onto him as he laughed uncontrollably. A smile spread across her face, one that was full of pride, excitement, and something deeper an emotion that had been building for years.

This was the man she had once worshiped, the one whose achievements had been the pinnacle of her ambition. For so long, he had been the goal the unreachable target that drove her, the standard against which she measured her every success. And now, here he was, laughing with abandon, not in anger, but in sheer, unfiltered joy.

This was it. This was the moment she had dreamed of, imagined a thousand times in her head. The first time they would meet after she had dethroned him after she had become the new "Mistress Black." She had wondered how he would react. Would he be angry? Would he resent her for taking his position? Or would he congratulate her, even perhaps admire her for her tenacity? A part of her had even daydreamed of a grand gesture maybe he would kiss her, or perhaps... propose marriage?

Celestia\'s thoughts drifted a little too far, and she quickly snapped herself out of it. No, no, that\'s going too far, she thought, pushing aside the romantic fantasies that tried to creep in. This moment wasn\'t about that.

Her smile widened as she watched him, her eyes beginning to mist over with tears of joy. She could hardly believe it. She had spent years imagining this day, this victory, the day when she would finally take the place of the man she had once looked up to. To the world, Lucian had been the best unbeatable, unshakable. And now, here she was, taking his throne, having overcome every obstacle in her path.

I did it, she thought to herself. The words echoed in her mind. She had worked for this for a lifetime well cheated a little but still her hardwork,

took two lifetimes. The first time around, she had watched from the sidelines, never daring to imagine that she could ever surpass him. But now, in this second life, she had done the impossible.

Seeing him so happy, so genuinely excited, was everything she had wanted. It was proof that her victory hadn\'t come at the expense of his happiness, and that perhaps he understood. Perhaps he didn\'t see her as an enemy, but as the worthy challenger she had always hoped to be. In the end, it wasn\'t about taking something away from him it was about proving to herself that she could stand where he once stood.

"I did it..." Celestia repeated under her breath, her voice barely a whisper. The tears in her eyes weren\'t born of sadness but of relief and joy. She had reached the summit, and now, the world was hers to shape.

And as she sat there, watching Lucian, she realized that this moment this feeling of pure, unadulterated triumph was worth all the struggles. This was her victory. This was the beginning of everything she had ever wanted.

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