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Chapter 2
Chapter 2 : So in this life, it will be for you. (1)
The inside of the training facility fell silent in an instant, and everyone’s gaze fixed on me. That atmosphere lingered for quite a while.
There was no need to explain a complicated situation just to confess my feelings. The other candidates, frowning as though I were a madman, and Yuri, frozen after hearing the same answer, were all nothing more than illusions anyway.
The silence finally broke when Yuri’s face began to flush bright red.
“I… I suppose you have been taking me rather lightly!”
É n̄ ũm̄ а́_
For only a moment, I caught the expression where embarrassment and humiliation tangled together. Then, with a floating sensation as though my body had lifted into the air, the world flipped over.
THUD.
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Along with the feeling of being hurled somewhere, my vision darkened at once. As though a fuse had blown, every sense seemed to cut off.
Unfortunately, it seemed the nostalgic dream had lasted only a brief moment. Just as I was about to sink back into the depths of unconsciousness—
“…Are you seriously making such a fuss over something like this!”
A voice sharp enough to stab through my ears spread like a flash of light. Sensation surged back into my body, warmth and scent and sound rushing in all at once.
Ёn um̊ а̂
I was being hauled up.
Dragged by Yuri’s hand.
“There is no one here who will indulge your ridiculous games! If something like this happens again, it will not be expulsion. I will crush your entire body!”
She meant it literally. At some point, I had toppled over, and Yuri was yanking me upright by the hair.
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At the same time, sour stomach acid swirled in my mouth, and my frozen thoughts belatedly began to process the situation.
‘This is not a dream.’
Ēńũmа́. iḋ
The vivid sting of pain proved it. The brief blackout had merely been the aftermath of a heavy impact. In an instant so quick I could not even register it, Yuri must have gotten to me. Just like the other candidates sprawled all over the place.
All of that pointed to a single conclusion: what I was seeing was not an illusion at all, and everything in front of me might be reality.
“Did you not understand what I said?”
“…No. I understood perfectly.”
I lifted my head and looked up at Yuri. Her unwavering eyes were exactly as I remembered—exactly the figure I had admired. When I met those pupils, deep and still like a silent lake, ripples spread through my chest.
“That answer had better be sincere. Otherwise it will be troublesome. Then we will end the first lesson here. All candidates may return. And Jin, you will receive painkillers separately.”
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With that, Yuri released my hair. Still rubbing at my throbbing abdomen, I lowered my gaze.
Feeling pleased after being beaten was pathetic beyond words.
…Thank goodness. I struggled to hide the smile that kept leaking out. If Yuri had noticed, it might not have ended with mere painkillers. I could have ended up bedridden.
---
The painkillers were unquestionably effective. My stomach still felt unsettled, but it was not severe enough to interfere with daily life.
Afterward, I returned to my private room and decided to sort through the situation.
Ẃ е̃b̄ n̈ o v̆ е̃ l̀ Е ň ūṁ ӑ
‘It is definitely not a dream.’
That was the clearest conclusion. It was far too vivid to dismiss as a dream, and above all, there was no way a dream could last this long.
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I had truly returned to the past, to the days when I was a candidate at the Special Combat Academy.
The unfamiliar sensation of cyberware replacing my limbs brought back memories of my greenhorn years.
The point was that I had been given another chance. I could stop what happened that day. That fact became the reason I was able to accept everything happening now.
‘Protect Yuri.’
Ѐn ŭ m a ._id
What I had to do was clear. The best method would be to stop her marriage to Noah Friedrich. If that did not happen, there would be no chance for her to be ruined by his hands.
However, as a candidate from the lower sectors, there were not many ways for me to block the relationship between the imperial family and a noble house.
‘Then I will have to drag him down instead.’
That was the conclusion I could reach right away. At this point in time, Noah Friedrich was still relatively young, and the schemes I had witnessed could not have been carried out overnight.
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The entire foundation lay within the imperial family, meaning that even now, they might be steadily going through the preparations….
If I uncovered that, the marriage would become impossible.
En̊ ǔ m а̌ . id̃
Of course, that would not be easy either. It meant that what I had to oppose was the imperial family itself.
It was simple. I needed power—power strong enough to stand against them.
I had to become far stronger than I had been in my previous life.
‘To do that, I at least need to be strong enough to be formally knighted.’
A goal I had failed to achieve in my past life. This time, I had to succeed.
As my path began to take shape, a certain line suddenly resurfaced in my mind—part of a scene that had taken root deep in my chest.
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-I have not been waiting for something like your guilt…-
She had definitely said that to me.
I am not accustomed to such embarrassing emotions.
Still, that does not mean I am an oblivious fool. I was already sick to death of regret. When the time came, in this life at least, I would not leave regrets behind.
…Move busily for your purpose, Jin.
‘So that I never surrender that position.’
Е̄n̂ ùm̈ ã
Gurgle.
Despite my lofty resolve, my tension eased, and the hunger I had forgotten came rushing back.
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It would be best to deal with my meal first.
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Most candidates were near the end of their growth period. Perhaps because of that, the meals provided pursued efficiency alone.
If I had to summarize what I wanted to say in one sentence, it was that it tasted disgustingly awful.
Ё nu mа
‘And I survived on this?’
I snorted as I stirred the functional meal on my tray. The thick, viscous texture clinging to the spoon was unpleasant in a peculiar way, and the caramel-colored surface provoked unnecessary imagination.
Still, it was good for the body, so I had no choice but to eat it. Complaining about such things would only be a mental loss.
I scooped up the meal and put it into my mouth. With the heavy weight pressing down on my tongue, the faint taste of minimal seasoning spread through. Once I actually ate it, it was not as bad as I had expected.
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Clack.
Someone set a tray down in front of me and sat across from me. There were three of them. I scanned their faces, but I could not remember their names.
Ē nu ḿ à .іd̃
“Why are you eating alone, friend?”
The one who spoke sat in the middle, his freckles standing out. Even at a glance, it was obvious he was the leader of the group.
“Friend?”
“I mean we should get close. I am Milo of House Kenicus. Your name was Jin, was it not?”
Kenicus, Kenicus, Kenicus….
I repeated the name to myself, digging back through my memory as far as I could.
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‘Ah.’
The eldest son of House Kenicus, which amassed considerable wealth through trade-based business. Later assigned to the Defense Corps, he would take bribes and eventually ruin his house.
That was all I remembered. It was difficult to understand why someone I hardly had any connection with was approaching me like this.
“It is not a bad thing for nobles to know each other, is it?”
Candidates at the Special Combat Academy were broadly divided into two types:
commoners conscripted from the lower sectors, and children of noble houses conscripted from the upper sectors.
Еn u mа̂
And the latter tended to build factions like this.
The strange part was why he was mistaking me for a noble house’s son.
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“I think you have misunderstood.”
“…Hm?”
“I am from the lower sectors.”
Milo’s smile slowly stiffened, and the mood grew heavy.
Ē ñǔ m̄ а
“Hahaha… well, this is….”
“I apologize.”
I said that and scooped up another mouthful of functional meal.
That should be the end of it. Most noble children did not consider candidates from the lower sectors when building their factions.
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“No, I should be the one apologizing. I ended up disturbing your meal.”
As Milo stood up, something ran down over my head.
Е̌ n û ṁ ā
It was the same functional meal I had been eating just moments ago. It felt like someone had smeared mud over me.
I brushed my soiled hair back and turned my head. The slimy residue clung to my fingers, but I did not care.
“As an apology, I should give you my portion as well.”
Milo and his lackeys looked down at me, sneering. As expected, he did not seem inclined to let it go so easily.
Petty territorial bullying. A common occurrence.
Of course, to me now, it looked like nothing more than childish antics.
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“Thank you. But next time, you should share it properly. Otherwise you are only wasting food.”
“…What?”
Slurp.
I merely sucked my fingers clean and shrugged. I had no intention of playing along with this pathetic contest of pride.
Milo, however, seemed to find even that unacceptable.
“You confessed to the instructor on the very first day, so I thought you must be some prestigious family’s son I did not know about. Who would have imagined some orphan reeking of filth would do something like that? Now that I look at you—pfft—you really are exactly the kind of idiot who would!”
Wеb̀ n̂ ǒv̊ е́ l̂ E n ǔ_m̃ а
Crunch.
At that, I unconsciously crushed the spoon in my hand.
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It was not only because of the mocking insult. It was because I finally understood why he had mistaken me for a noble’s son, and my own blunder surged back into my mind.
-…I love you.-
If Milo had been wrong about only one thing, it was not that I was an idiot.
I had said something like that without hesitation.
Еñum а
I would not soften it with euphemisms. After returning to the past, the atrocity I had committed was now deeply embarrassing. Even if I had mistaken it for a dream.
“Are you getting shy? The way you react, it must have been sincere!”
Blatant laughter echoed out. Milo wanted me to lunge at him. Then he would have an excuse to crush me properly.
‘Milo is a talented candidate who ranks within the top one hundred overall.’
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Compared to me at this time, he was overwhelmingly stronger.
But I did not care about that.
Ẅe b n õv̊ e̊ l̂ Е̇ ǹ úm̊ а̃
If I flinched at something as trivial as this, returning to the past would have meant nothing.
“Right, Milo… it seems you are quite good at scraping at people’s nerves.”
I had forgotten two things.
First, this was the Special Combat Academy. A place where one could prove one’s worth under noble competition. In other words, there was no need to avoid a fight that came looking for you.
Second, I was not fundamentally a kind person. I did not have enough consideration to keep listening to nonsense.
That would not be good news for Milo.
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“So I am going to erase your memory now.”
“Memory?”
“I am going to show you what happens when you keep rubbing at my mistake.”
Milo flinched at my words, then shook his head and tried to resume his mockery.
“H-hahaha! You are trying to put on airs? A monkey like you—”
Crash—!
É n̊um̂ a
Before he could finish, I kicked the table toward Milo and sprayed the remaining functional meal from my tray over his lackeys. Since it had not been out for long, it would be quite hot.
“You bastard!”
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Pinned between tables, Milo spat out a curse at me with a reddened face. Around us, other candidates rose from their seats as though this were entertainment.
“Crush him!”
“Are you really letting a piece of trash like that do this to you? It is a disgrace to nobles!”
It was almost laughable to say it now, but I liked this place. In a fight, there was no distinction. We all became equal, proving our value with our own bodies.
Еṅŭ m̀ ȧ
I would not be a failure again. If I could not do that, it would be better to bite my tongue and die.
Here, I would stake my life and carve my existence into everyone’s memory.
“I am going to kill you!”
Milo finally smashed his way free of the table and charged at me. The cyberware he used had arms larger than his legs. That meant his lower balance was relatively unstable.
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I immediately lowered my body and swept his legs. As he staggered, I sprang over him.
Milo’s exposed nape entered my field of view.
Е̇ n umа̃ . id̈
Murder between candidates was not tolerated. Aside from their limbs, everything else was living flesh. If you struck a vital point, they died all the same.
Proper control of strength was essential.
BOOM!
My heel smashed into his head, and the ground shook. The cracked tiles burst outward, and Milo only twitched, letting out a bizarre sound.
“…That is all it took?”
“He should be from the lower sectors.”
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“It is one-sided.”
Evaluations of me rose from all around. The unexpected outcome had shocked them.
However, there was something I had not expected as well.
‘…I failed to control my strength.’
The output had spiked abnormally for an instant. If I had not noticed just before smashing Milo’s nape, I would have killed him.
Judging by the way he was foaming and convulsing, even moving properly would be difficult for a while.
Ẃ е̇bñ о̄ v̀ еl̃ E ǹu̇ ṁ а
I will say it again: I was an underperformer. With a Level F mana core, I should not have been able to raise my cyberware output to that extent.
Yet the strike I had just delivered far exceeded what should have been possible.
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Something had changed without my noticing. That was all I could think of, and unfortunately, I was given no time to dwell on it.
[There is the potential for a violation of regulations. Suppressing the situation.]
Patrol drones, the surveillance units, surrounded me. They must have detected that Milo’s life was in danger.
I raised both hands without resistance, and—
Е̌ ň û m̄а̀
Thunk!
A tranquilizer dart lodged into the back of my neck, and my consciousness slipped away.
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