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Chapter 4
Chapter 4 : So in this life, it will be for you. (3)
Beneath the bleakness of the isolation cell, where the colorless walls drained the world of warmth, blood had spread wide across the floor, still wet enough to catch and reflect the light.
My throat stung with every unstable breath, and a sickening metallic taste of iron clung to the tip of my tongue.
Spit.
I vomited the blood that had risen into my mouth again and wiped my chin.
Е n̊um̂ а̀
My cyberware was moving without issue now. That meant my hypothesis had not been wrong.
‘I am alive….’
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Even after activating Overclock, I had not paid for it with death. And the mana core that should have shattered from such a reckless operating method was repairing itself.
It was impossible. A mana core, once damaged, could not recover. That was why people said it was like a knight’s second heart.
I did not care how this was possible. Returning to the past in the first place was already something that defied reason.
But that did not mean there were no problems. One look at the state of the room proved that. Even if the mana core could regenerate, the body’s backlash still existed.
Ê n̊ ŭ ṁа.. i d̃
‘Of course it does.’
If there were no side effects after forcibly taking power, that would have been harder to believe. A body adapted to Level F could not possibly accept extreme mana combustion all at once.
The larger the gap between my original limits and what I forced out, the fiercer the recoil became. It meant that my current vessel still could not contain it.
‘Do not get carried away.’
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Even with the afterimage of agony drilling through my skull, I did not feel disgust. The endorphins born from satisfaction must have been flooding my system.
There was no need to rush into other attempts. I had found a method, so I should advance step by step. Even this alone was a sufficient achievement.
Е̂ n̊ um ӓ. íd̈
Until my body recovered, it would be best not to think about it further.
‘That said… I have no idea how I am supposed to explain this.’
There would be no shortage of people who questioned me. A sudden change like this—whether it became “interesting” or “suspicious” would depend on how I handled it. For now, it would mostly be the latter.
Of course, I did not need to convince everyone. The one person I had to persuade was already decided.
And that moment arrived sooner than expected.
Tap, tap.
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My nerves, sharpened to a razor’s edge, caught the presence outside. I could tell who it was from the sound alone.
Soon, the firmly locked door opened, and the one who appeared frowned as she asked in a low voice,
“…Explain what you were doing, Jin.”
Yuri’s gaze darted quickly, sweeping over the interior. It was a scene that would naturally raise questions.
To be honest, I had not intended to stage something like this either. But what could I do? This had not been part of the plan.
Tap, tap, tap.
Ě n um̄ а .і̂ d̊
To steady myself and organize the situation, I drummed my temple with my palm.
‘Yes. There is only one way.’
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And I reached a conclusion.
I had found the ideal judgment—one that could break through this situation and turn it into a new opportunity.
“…You moved?”
“If you make an effort, it works.”
Е̃ nù m̄ a
I did not need to explain every detail of my circumstances. The fact that I could restart my cyberware alone was enough to show that I had neutralized Dismanner.
Naturally, she could not trust such a careless answer. The only means of restraining candidates—and even imperial knights—could not be nullified through mere “effort.”
“…No. I asked a foolish question. There is no need to circle around it. The question I meant to ask you from the beginning was already decided.”
Squelch.
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Muttering to herself, Yuri stepped forward without caring about the filthy floor, narrowing the distance between us.
She was clearly suspicious of the anomaly that had happened to me. That reaction was only natural. If I handled this clumsily, her suspicion would deepen.
W̆ e b̆ n̂ о̇ v̊ е l_ Ěn û m̈ӑ
“Who are you?”
“…Kgh!”
Before her words even finished, Yuri’s hand closed around my throat. The prosthetic hand against my skin was cold and unyielding.
If she wished, she could dispose of me on the spot. Under an instructor’s discretion, if someone was judged to be a seditious element that threatened the Empire, they held the authority to execute them immediately.
And Yuri had likely already confirmed enough to reach such certainty.
“I will not ask twice. Answer within three seconds who taught you that operating method. If you refuse, I will twist your neck.”
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She was asking about Overclock, an operating method that, at this time, should not have been completed—nor even known to the world.
The fact that I not only knew of it, but had left evidence of using it, was more than enough to amplify suspicion.
…And that was exactly what I wanted.
“Beric Erenrock.”
“…What did you say?”
The moment I spoke the name, her icy gaze snapped into focus, sharp as a drawn blade.
Ё n̂ um a
“Your father devised a way to mitigate the problem you carry—mana core instability. And you have been continuing that research.”
Yuri’s fingers trembled slightly. She tried not to show it, but from the moment Beric Erenrock was mentioned, she wavered.
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Because a secret she had been hiding had just been spoken aloud from my lips.
Bang!
As payment, I was slammed into the wall. Rage translated into pain through the fingers digging into my throat.
“How do you know that?”
Ѐ n̄ u̇_m̃ ӓ .і̇d
The pressure increased little by little, and with it, a thirst for air spread through my entire body. It was contradictory. She demanded an answer, yet did not allow me even to open my mouth.
“I am… the arrangement your father left behind… to help you complete Overclock….”
With my airway crushed, my voice shook and broke into uneven fragments. Beric Erenrock was dead. There was no way for my claim to be proven.
That was precisely why I said it. If the truth could not be revealed, then likewise, the lie could not be exposed.
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To draw her interest, there was no other method.
I was sorry, but for now I had to deceive Yuri. Overclock—a core operating method designed only for Yuri—could become the new axis of our relationship. My existence gave that claim credibility.
Еnŭ m̂ ã
“You think I will believe you?”
“Do not believe my words… believe the situation….”
Everything I said was information I had once heard from Yuri herself—yet that was all in a past that no longer existed.
In the end, Yuri had no choice but to suspect that I had some connection to Beric Erenrock.
And my expectation did not miss. The pressure on my throat disappeared as Yuri released me.
Cough!
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I desperately wanted to gulp in air, but I was given no time to recover.
“I do not trust you. My father could not complete that operating method. That makes your story a contradiction.”
“You are wrong.”
“About what?”
“I cannot tell you yet, but it means there is someone who did complete it.”
“You cannot tell me….”
Е n̈u mӑ
Yuri repeated the sentence to herself, looking down at me. The reason I could not speak of that person was simple.
The one who completed it was the woman standing right in front of me.
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Fortunately, Yuri did not press further. Instead, she only said this,
“It does not matter. The truth of what you said will reveal itself naturally. If there is even the slightest lie mixed in, you will pay a price you cannot bear. You would do well to carve my warning into your bones.”
Yuri’s finger lightly lifted my chin.
In her eyes, there was no longer a trace of hesitation.
Ѐṅ úṁӓ.i_d
And separately from that, I did not hear her warning at all.
‘This….’
The distance between our faces was far too close.
Flawless skin, breath tickling my ear, the nectarine scent drifting from her loose hair—my senses recorded every detail without missing a single one.
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“What are you staring blankly for?”
“I-it is a little close.”
W̆ еb̂ nо vēľ Еn̆ū m ӓ
“What are you—”
Only then did Yuri realize it. Her eyebrow twitched, and a faint heat spread as her cheeks reddened.
It looked as though red fruit juice had seeped across clear water—like a plum.
“D-do not be insolent!”
“…Ugh!”
The fist that flew into my abdomen had no mercy.
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Warm heat enveloped my entire body, easing the fatigue of overexertion.
The opaque liquid filling the capsule was helping my body recover.
‘Should I consider this special treatment?’
A regeneration capsule was not something you could use freely. At minimum, it was permitted only to the small number of personnel who could be deployed to real combat.
Naturally, that did not apply to a candidate who had only just enrolled.
Е ńum̆а
Yet here I was, submerged in a regeneration capsule. The reason was not complicated.
My abdomen still throbbed. After being punched by Yuri, I had been thrown straight in here.
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‘…It is hard to call this kindness.’
I shook my head. I already knew that I could not earn trust with only a few minutes of persuasion.
Still, it meant I had managed to draw her interest through conversation, which was meaningful in its own way.
‘No. That is not all.’
Е nūm̌ ȧ. і d̀
On second thought, it needed correction.
This was an extremely encouraging result. It was close to being the starting point where the future began to twist.
If I could help complete Overclock without issue, it would not be only me who became stronger than in my previous life. Yuri would as well. Originally, she would not complete it until years later.
Considering that we would one day have to stand against the imperial family, this was absolutely necessary.
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Hoo.
I let out a breath and dipped my face into the opaque liquid.
Е̄ n̂ um а́
In this life, I would never give Yuri an ending like that.
Yet as soon as I reaffirmed that resolve, my position became awkward in an instant.
“Prove to me directly that Overclock has truly been completed.”
The training facility where the initiation for close-combat training had taken place only a few hours earlier.
There, Yuri said those words to me, letting fighting spirit seep from her.
To disguise the lies I had told as truth, I had to face Yuri at full strength.
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This time, I had only one option.
‘She will not be easily swayed.’
…It was a headache, but it was a method perfectly suited to Yuri.
That was why she had permitted access to the regeneration room. There was no meaning in beating a ragged wreck. Even if I did not like it, I had no choice.
‘How far can I reach, as I am now?’
I had been wondering that myself.
Е̃ n umа̌. і d
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