VIP Early Access
Eksklusif untuk member VIP
Password Protected
Chapter ini dikunci dengan kode khusus
Chapter 6
Chapter 6 : So in this life, it will be for you. (5)
Several days had passed since the day I was thoroughly beaten by Yuri. I had not seen her since.
As a temporary disciplinary measure, I had been placed under confinement for several days.
Attempted murder between candidates—an incident that nearly violated the rules—was not something that could be quietly overlooked.
As a result, I was excluded from all training sessions, and I was not even permitted to leave my private room.
Е̊ ńŭ m̃а . іd̈
It was not a particularly problematic decision.
The training immediately after enrollment was not especially rigorous to begin with, and cases like Yuri’s—where an instructor carried out a near-real initiation to establish discipline—were rare.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
‘9900, 9901, 9902….’
Drip.
Sweat fell from my chin, leaving a small stain.
My right hand, planted firmly against the floor and supporting my body, did not tremble in the slightest. Both legs, extended evenly toward the ceiling, rose and fell in a steady rhythm.
Ë n úmа̃
Having time to myself was not such a bad thing.
I needed time to reorganize the information I had learned.
‘I am starting to get a sense of it.’
What I had been repeatedly thinking about was the condition under which Overclock failed to activate.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Even when facing Yuri, I had still been unable to activate it again.
So far, I had activated Overclock exactly three times.
Ӗ n u ṁ ӑ
When I fought the Executors to protect Yuri.
When I subdued Milo Kenicus, who had picked a fight with me.
And when I neutralized the forcibly administered suppressant, Dismanner.
I eliminated the differences between those three situations.
I believed there had to be a specific condition required for activation.
If there was a single, perfectly overlapping common factor, that would be the condition.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
‘The resolve to die.’
After enduring that long period of contemplation, its outline was finally becoming clear.
In every one of those moments, I had staked my life to prove and protect my own worth.
‘Yuri does not meet that condition.’
She was not an opponent I had to steel myself against with resolve.
She was someone I loved—well, someone I did not want to hurt, at the very least.
Ŵе̃bń оv̇ е̂ l _Е̄ ñ ũ m а́
In any case, Overclock had a condition.
That was not something to take lightly.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
Relying on an unstable method would never be enough to stop the future that awaited us.
That said, it did not seem as though there was absolutely no workaround.
‘That makes ten thousand.’
Whoosh.
E nù m̈ а .i d́
Reaching the number I had set as my benchmark, I sprang up into the air and landed upright.
I had vaguely felt it already, but my body was definitely lighter than when I had first returned to the past.
Just like the day I faced Yuri.
Until now, I had assumed it was merely a difference in condition based on fatigue.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
But that did not seem to be the case.
In a short span of time, I had changed.
Ẃ еbn о̄v̇ ĕ l̊ Е n̆ u_ṁа̀
I could clearly feel my mana core growing.
‘So it really does have an effect.’
I suspected that this was the result of activating Overclock.
Just as muscles grow through repeated damage and regeneration, a mana core that is repeatedly shattered and restored grows as well.
If the theory held, I might eventually move beyond a temporary phenomenon and truly forge a higher-level mana core.
Perhaps even reaching Level S, like Yuri.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
‘In other words, what I need is continuous activation of Overclock.’
That meant I had to be prepared to die, again and again.
And there was only one place suited for that.
The battlefield.
‘A good conclusion.’
Click.
W̄е́b́nо̄v̀ ê l̀ Е̂ n üm̀ а
Just as my mood was lifting alongside my newly clarified direction, a message notification blinked across my retinal display, and the lock sealing my door disengaged.
[Disciplinary review convened.]
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Words announcing the end of my confinement period.
It was news I wanted to hear at exactly the right time.
***
Under dim lighting, silhouettes seated upon veiled high thrones looked down at me.
Е̌ṅ um а. іd
It felt as though they formed a single orbit, tightening around my limbs.
They were the Imperial Council directly under the royal family.
A group that held overall administrative authority over the Special Combat Academy—effectively its supreme supervisory body.
‘I have no choice but to trust.’
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
Among the instructors present as witnesses, I found Yuri.
I was not expecting blind sympathy.
Е.ň ūm a . і d
But she would not have come to a disciplinary review without purpose.
- You won the wager.
Those words should still hold true.
She would not simply allow me to be punished like this.
More than anything, there was still much she wanted to learn from me.
All I needed to do now was remain silent and observe.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
“May we begin now, Clerk?”
Breaking the short silence was Krevo Waldburg, a man who served as both instructor for military discipline and vice principal.
The arrogant curl of his lips and the twitching mustache beneath them gave off a peculiarly unpleasant impression.
As far as I knew, he was a staunch aristocrat.
“Ah, yes! The council has granted its approval!”
“Very well.”
E̊n̂ u ḿа̊. і̄ d
The man addressed as the clerk nodded with a grin, and Krevo opened the disciplinary review without delay.
“I will speak plainly. Expulsion is the appropriate measure.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
The eldest son of House Kenicus has been deemed potentially incapable of recovery.”
His unfiltered statement was filled with confidence.
I had expected it, but the severity of the proposed punishment was decisive.
“Whatever trickery was involved, there is no disputing that the act itself was malicious.”
Ẃ ӗb ṅo.v̂ ӗ ĺ Е̂ n ù ma
Nobles who aimed for knighthood received structured elite education from childhood.
Naturally, such an environment was never afforded to a lowborn like me.
It might have been a biased ideology, but it was also an undeniable reality.
Class disparity could not be ignored.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
A lower-sector candidate who had only just enrolled overpowering an upper-sector candidate in a one-sided manner was, in principle, impossible.
More importantly, Krevo was ignorant of the operating method I had used.
Ẽ n̂ u m а́ .іd̆
It was only natural that he dismissed my performance as mere trickery.
“Would it not be wiser to refrain from hasty conclusions?”
“There is no need to drag this out.”
“Haha. Then I would like to hear your reasoning.”
The one who refuted his rigid stance was a familiar face.
‘Hauzen Bastoni.’
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Seeing a face I had long forgotten was a strange feeling.
But I was not given the leisure to dwell on it.
“Reason? I have heard that synthetic drugs designed to forcibly induce mana core awakening have been circulating among aristocrat-haters lately.
We cannot rule out the possibility that this is related.”
“Aristocrat-haters” was a term used to refer to subversive elements from the lower sectors.
It meant, quite literally, those who carried out indiscriminate terror against the upper class.
Е̊n ù ḿа.і̇ d
By bringing up synthetic drugs, Krevo was placing me on the same level as them.
It was a convenient justification for punishment.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Labeling me an aristocrat-hater would neatly resolve all circumstances.
However, things were never going to proceed that smoothly.
“I propose that instead of expulsion, Candidate Jin be included among the provisional selection candidates.”
“…What nonsense is this!”
Е̄ n̄u_m̌ à.
Krevo snapped his head around.
At the end of his gaze stood Yuri, who raised her hand indifferently and continued speaking.
“I believe further observation is necessary.
As the vice principal said, if this is nothing more than trickery, it will be exposed soon enough.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
If not, he will become a meaningful asset to the Empire.”
Killing between candidates was prohibited.
Ẁ ѐb́ ǹ о́ vе ľ Е̄ñ ů.m̈ а̄
Such rules existed to prevent the Empire’s military strength from being wasted meaninglessly.
Considering the purpose of this disciplinary review, her proposal could even be seen as the more reasonable judgment.
Of course, I was just as taken aback as anyone when I heard her words.
At most, I had expected her to help reduce the severity of my punishment.
‘A provisional selection candidate….’
It was a process meant to immediately incorporate standout candidates into active duty.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
They were assigned designated missions to gauge their ability, and if they met internal standards, they became full selection members.
As time passed, the ratio increased.
But for a lower-sector candidate to be included immediately after enrollment was unheard of.
Yuri met my gaze.
After blinking a couple of times, she added a concise remark.
“If there are no personal feelings involved, I believe this is the correct judgment.”
Е̄n̄um̄ ă_
“Hah!”
Krevo let out a derisive laugh and shook his head.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
“It is common for dangerous elements to arise from groups of defeated-state refugees or those exiled from the capital.
Do you not realize this could poison the Empire instead?
That would be unfortunate—especially considering that your own father met his end at the hands of the worst traitor….”
Crack.
Ѐǹůṁ а
I was the one being judged here.
Interjecting would have been presumptuous.
But there was no way I could remain silent after hearing something like that.
“You look like a frightened beast.”
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
“…Are you speaking to me?”
“I just find it amusing that you are so desperate to expel me under the guise of expulsion.”
W е b_n̆ o v еĺ Ӗ numа
“You rootless piece of trash—!”
At my mocking words, Krevo bit down on his lip.
His bulging eyes looked ready to tear me apart.
Bang!
A thunderous sound echoed through the chamber.
“I agree with Instructor Erenrock’s opinion.”
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Not a trace of a smile remained on Hauzen’s face.
Veins bulged across his stiffened expression, betraying barely restrained emotion.
“And if you utter such words one more time, you will not walk away unscathed, Vice Principal.”
“Are you implying you would resort to force?”
“If necessary, yes.”
Even in this situation, Krevo maintained his arrogance.
Wе b̌ n̄оv̊ е ĺ. Еn ům̌ а
They were clearly superior and subordinate.
Yet the scene unfolding now defied that hierarchy.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
“E-excuse me… the council has stated that it will not permit any further disturbance….”
The clerk scratched his head with an awkward expression.
At first glance, it sounded like impartial mediation.
“That is unfortunate, Principal.”
Ẇe b̆n о v е̊l̀ Е̄nû m̃a
“…Indeed.”
After that, the disciplinary review continued in a more orderly atmosphere.
The focal point became Yuri’s proposal to include me as a provisional selection candidate.
With Hauzen’s support, the balance had tipped.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Opinions were divided, but there was no need to force a compromise.
The final decision would be made by the council regardless.
Еǹu ṁ а
“They say that assigning responsibility for the sake of surveillance is a sound judgment.
However, they also agree that such responsibility should be shared.
The council specifies that Instructor Erenrock is to bear potential accountability.”
The clerk’s words implied a suspension of punishment.
Krevo looked displeased, as though something still gnawed at him.
Even so, it was difficult to call this entirely good news.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
‘My small mistake could tarnish Yuri’s honor.’
The additional conditions attached could not be ignored.
The reason she had stepped forward, even knowing that, was not solely to protect me.
As expected, she had her own expectations of me.
“Lastly, before the final decision is confirmed, we will grant the disciplinary subject an opportunity to make a statement, if there is anything you wish to say.”
At the clerk’s words, I looked up at Yuri.
Ẅ е̂b ńóv ë l Ё n um̆a
I had no interest in justifying myself.
What I needed was to give weight to her choice—to say something that would meet her expectations.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
And suddenly, a conversation from my previous life surfaced in my mind.
- Do you know how difficult it is to craft a scabbard capable of holding a sword forged without restraint?
- Did you lose it?
- Looking at you reminded me of something my father once said.
W̄е̃ b̌n öv е́ l̃. Ёn̊ u̇ m̌a_
The day she first mentioned her father, Beric Erenrock.
It was shortly after the Valeria Alliance began to move, and after we had been deployed to the battlefield together.
- A scabbard is not for storage, but for protection. If it is ill-fitting, it shortens the blade’s lifespan instead. That is why it is usually made slightly loose, to avoid friction.
- He was a learned man.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
- No. He was simply a dreamer, in a way that did not suit him. In the end, what he meant was that someday, I too would need a scabbard perfectly suited to me.
As she spoke of her father’s words, Yuri had looked oddly excited.
E n u m a .іd̃
So much so that it was strange she had never mentioned them before.
- Did you ask earlier if I had lost my scabbard?
- You lose things often, do you not?
- Hm. I would rather not be scolded. If I had to answer that question…
She trailed off, then glanced at me and murmured quietly.
- It would be more accurate to say I found it.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
I did not know if those words had been meant for me.
Even if they were, they were more than I deserved.
I had failed to fulfill that role properly.
But this time would be different.
“I will become a scabbard perfectly suited to you.”
I spoke to Yuri alone.
Е̃ń um̀а
In her eyes—like a deep, frozen lake—ripples formed.
Her expression cracked, like ice beginning to melt.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
Konten Bab Belum Tersedia
Bab ini belum memiliki konten teks atau sedang dalam proses penyuntingan.
