Library is Open!

Julian was done preparing for tonight's show when a knock suddenly interrupted his music. He paused the song and opened the door, revealing his friend who he met at the hotel on his first day in this world.

"Julianna! Darling, look at you!"

The young racer smiled at Leo as they hugged as they besos each other before hugging.

"Oh, my god! Look at that makeup. I am excited to see you do a reading to the other Queens."

Julian's mind froze when he heard the unfamiliar word. Reading? What the hell was that? He looked at the system, who was behind Leo, and asked him on his mind.

[Julian: What is a reading, you useless system?]

The system shrugged before disappearing into view. The young racer sighed as he looked at his friend with a confused expression. Leo frowned as he remembered what had happened to the hotel a few days back.

"Oh come, please don't tell me you also forgot what a reading is."

Julian smiled sheepishly as Leo sighed in disbelief.

"I can't believe this! But fine, since I love you and you look magnificent tonight, I will tell you."

The young man perked up when he heard what Leo said and pulled the other drag queen inside his booth and slammed the door shut. Leo was not shocked at the sudden maneuvering of his entire being, but he was shock that his friend was that eager to know about it.

Julian, or Julianna when he is in drag, always refused to do a reading to the other Queens. He had always despised the amount of tantrums, dramas, and petty remarks from the other Queens. 'It was stupid and childish' he remembered Julian saying before.

"So, what is a reading?"

Julian's voice snapped Leo back to reality and cleared his throat. He looked at the young man and was mesmerized at how beautiful he looked right now. He had seen Julian with makeup before and the latter always wear heavy makeup that looked like he ate the complete kit and left with nothing.

But right now, his makeup was a little light. It didn't look like it will be a messed up cake any minute and this drag queen looked like a Miss Universe contestant. His eyes lowered down to Julian's dress and my, oh, my, his eyes sparkled and he could feel drool coming out of his mouth.

He admitted it. In this industry, no one could help but be horny or be turned on when they see a pretty woman right in front of them, whether he was dressed up in drag or not. But Leo never thought in his entire life that he would be turned on by this kid in front of him.

"Leo?"

Again, with that innocent voice and curious eyes, Leo was sweating at this point. His mind was preventing him from explaining what reading was to Julian because at the back of his head, he didn't want the kid to join the game.

"It was something like, you wear some sunglasses or clear glasses to make you look smart and you mocked or insult the other Queens with childish remarks. Because, henny, reading is fundamental."

Julian nodded in understanding and thought for a moment. If he joined this game, he might unlock or activate the new feature. And if the new feature was useful to build his own empire and survive this world, then it was an excellent opportunity.

"How to join the game?"

Leo blinked his eyes away when he heard what Julian just said.

"Hold up! You will join the reading? Like for real?!"

Julian looked at his friend and nodded. He observed Leo's expression turned from surprised to a confused one. The younger didn't know why Leo was shocked that he would join the game. Did Julianna usually refused the offer?

"What? What's wrong with joining this time? I am in the mood to insult bitches."

Leo gawked at the sudden enthusiasm of his friend. He had never thought that Julian would have any interest in joining any games that his drag mother would host. It would shock the other Queens but that could also be in her advantage.

In the past, Julian was only one of the audience watching the whole show, so for sure, he had something up his sleeves to win the game.

"Well, if that is the case, I would tell Lucian that you will join. Be at the back of the stage in ten minutes."

Julian nodded at the man as Leo walked out of his booth. Once Leo was far from his room, duckie showed up once again and looked at Julian with a deadpan expression.

[You joined, but you had no experience with doing a reading, young master. What will do now?]

The former smiled at the duckie and wore his heels before fixing his hair again.

"Who said I had no experience doing a read? I just never knew what they called it. But that doesn't mean that I had never done one."

Duckie stared at his muse with an evil smirk on his face. Earlier, while Leo and Julian were talking, A.D. was already planning some remarks that would make Julian the winner of tonight's game. He's Julian's system for a reason and he's allowed to help his muse.

[Don't worry, young master. You will win this game.]

Julian looked at the system with a curious face before smiling when he saw what was in front of him.

"Nice. You are not that useless anymore."

x-x-x-x

"In the great tradition of Paris is Burning, get your library card in because reading is what?!"

"Fundamental!"

Applauses and wolf whistling could be heard from the audience that was excited for tonight's show. But they were not the only people excited about tonight's show. Lucian, Julian's drag mother and the host of the show, was also excited to see one of his newest child to join the game.

It never occurred to him that Julian would join the game. He even thought Leo was joking when he told him that Julian would join but was shocked to see the young drag queen walking towards him with a confident expression.

"Mama Tayce, you're up first!"

Mama Tayce went up beside the host and put on the "smart glass" before looking at the Queens, looking for the perfect target that couldn't fire back at him. He smiled when he noticed Julian at the back of the bunch with a sweet smile on his face.

"Oh my, look at that beauty! That's all you have, bitch, because it only filled your head with dicks and moneys. Oh, if you are wondering who that is you, Julianna."

It shocked the other Queens to hear Mama Tayce attacking Julianna first. They reacted the same way with the audiences with oohs and aahs but the one being attacked was not affected at all.

Julian, in his drag, simply smiled at the Queen in front of him as he chuckled at the back of his head.

[Julian: That was a very petty remark. I should give her a major backlash. What do you think, A.D.?]

The system only smiled at him before turning that smile into an evil smirk.

[That's a wonderful idea, young master.]

Julian nodded his head slowly as he listened to the other remarks that the other Queens threw at him.

[Julian: They are all attacking me, huh? Let's see if you could still keep your cool when I gave you a read. Starting with our lovely Mama Tayce.]

The younger man cooled his head down as his drag mother grimaced at the petty remarks that his other children threw at Julian. He wished for him to stay positive and not take them by heart.

"Okay, for the last contestant. Please welcome my lovely child. Julianna."

Julian stepped forward, bumping his shoulder into one of the smaller Queens as he moved straight towards the space beside his drag mother. Lucian gestured to him he could start the reading now and put on the smart glasses.

"About two weeks ago, Leonila asked me if I could give him an example of the time when I made peace with someone I never see eye to eye. I mean, I just saw Mama Tayce earlier and realized how ugly she was. I was at peace with that."

The amount of gasps from the Queens after hearing what Julianna said was the time when they realized this bitch will not just stand there without making the other Queens take a taste of their own medicine.

"Also, Miss Juve Nile. You said that you never see me do a snatch game, but you did. And I am telling you, impersonating Beyonce was never your destiny, child."

The shrieking scream coming from the Queen who just got roasted was that high pitched she walked out of the stage and into the back of the stage. But Julian was still not done.

"Jiggly Bu, BMW. Boobies. Made. Wrong."

And with that, Lucian made him stopped the game and declared him as the winner. But Julian was still having fun mocking those who thought that he was the weakest link to them all.

"And if you all think that I am the weakest link, then remember this."

Lucian looked at his drag child with his eyes wide open, giving him a warning to shut up because he already won the game.

"Some of us don't have to force storylines to get their own talent or skills to show."

With a smirk on his face, he pranced on the stage and sashay away. As he moved back to the stage, he got a notification coming from the system.

[The new feature is now unlocked and activated. I suggest we go somewhere safe and quiet so I could explain the information to you, young master.]

Julian nodded and walked back to his room to listen to the system's explanation of the new feature. He just hoped that it will help him the future.