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Chapter 8
“I’ll introduce myself properly this time. I’m Leon Jodrick.”
I slowly extended my hand and offered a handshake to Chloe.
Chloe carefully put the pendant she’d been clutching back around her neck, then reached out her hand.
“I’m Chloe Hendel.”
The moment I took her hand for a handshake—
Е nú m̌а. і̊ d̀
[Main objective achieved]
[Main Quest – Defy Fate]
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[You have escaped the prophecy of death]
[The prophecy is changing]
[Character adaptability is shifting as a result.]
‘Main quest…’
Ŵ ӗ bň ӧ v̈ е l Е num̈a
Now that I think about it, I might have seen something like that before.
But with my mind so focused on survival, I’d completely forgotten about it.
[Your synchronization with the body increases significantly]
[The body adjusts to match the user]
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[Physical transformation will occur during sleep]
[Growth attempt for Unique Trait – Shadow Link initiated]
Еń üm̀ а̇ .і̀d_
[Growth failed due to low proficiency with Unique Trait – Shadow Link.]
I slowly read through the barrage of square-shaped notifications.
‘Growth failed?’
Since I’ve never used the unique trait after possessing this body… is that the problem?
[Training is the foundation of growth.]
The square scolded me with its words.
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I’d been so focused on the pendant that I hadn’t even thought to try using the unique trait.
So, in the end, all I gained was synchronization.
‘Well, at least I didn’t die… so I guess it’s not too bad… but still.’
There was one word that stood out more than the growth stats.
‘Prophecy? What is that?’
[The prophecy is changing.]
W̃ ӗbñ ōv̌ ӗl̀ Ѐ n̊ ú mȧ
The phrase from the square clearly included the word “prophecy.”
[Prophecy is Information is restricted. Unable to disclose at this time.]
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‘How unhelpful.’
As far as I knew, there was no such thing as a “prophecy” in “The Five Heroes”.
Despite being a fantasy world, there wasn’t a single character with prophetic abilities. The only place the word “prophecy” ever appeared was this pendant.
The Eye of Isaiah and its trait, Isaiah’s Prophecy.
E̊n̊ u m a . id̊
‘Even that’s just a glorified path prediction, really…’
“…drick?”
In the end, it’s a world without any real prophecies…
“Jodrick?”
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Well, I should probably remember it anyway.
“Leon Jodrick?”
Enu m̄a
As I was thinking to myself, someone called my name.
“Huh?”
I looked up from the square notifications to see Chloe speaking with a slightly awkward expression.
“What?”
“How long are you planning to hold my hand?”
At her words, I looked down, only to realize I was still gripping Chloe’s hand tightly.
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“Oh—sorry.”
Squelch.
As I let go of her hand to end the handshake, an unpleasant sticky sound came with it.
‘This is…?’
Given that I was the guy who’d just dragged around a hellhound corpse with my bare hands, and she was the girl who’d been slicing up goblins, our hands were absolutely soaked in blood.
‘Gross.’
Ẇ е bñоvе̂l Е ńu̇ mа
I shook off my hands and wiped them roughly on my pants.
‘Ugh… blood doesn’t come out easily, huh…?’
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Out of habit from my military days, I ended up wiping my hands on my uniform pants—except now I was in a school uniform.
Back in the army, dirtying the pants wasn’t a big deal, and getting new ones was easy, but this uniform…
“Damn it…”
Well, the uniform’s dark, so maybe the stains won’t show too much.
W е̄b̆ ṅ оv̄ e l̀ Е̊ nu m а
“Is there a problem?”
Maybe she’d been watching me, because Chloe asked that question in a fairly curt tone.
‘What the… why’d her tone change all of a sudden?’
“Just got a little dirty, that’s all.”
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I kept my reply simple and turned away.
“Alright, then I’ll head in first. If you’re grateful, treat me to a meal sometime.”
Е̂nu m а
The pendant issue was resolved, and things with Chloe had improved quite a bit.
There was no reason for me to stick around here any longer.
It’d be better to go back to the dorm, sort things out, and rest.
‘Even if the wounds are shallow, I did get hurt.’
It’s not a fatal injury, but it never hurts to be careful.
Wound infections can lead to serious illness, and it wouldn’t be a bad idea to get my face recognized at the infirmary.
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‘And I need to think more about this prophecy thing.’
Leaving Chloe behind, I slowly walked out of the Panting Forest.
***
Splat!
From inside the Panting Forest, the sounds of goblins being slaughtered still echoed relentlessly.
“Screeek!”
Ë n̄ūm а. ĩ d̃
The goblins' screams were so pitiful it almost made you feel sorry for the monsters.
Dozens of goblins were repeatedly sliced down and turned into nothing more than hunks of meat.
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Amid the carnage, someone appeared.
“Lady Chloe!”
The man calling out to Chloe, the star of this goblin massacre, even attached the honorific “Lady” to her name.
Chloe sighed and replied.
Е́n ǔ m̆ а
“I told you not to call me that—we’re classmates.”
Having been treated like royalty since childhood simply for being a descendant of a hero, Chloe had high hopes for her time at the academy.
She wanted to build relationships on equal footing.
It might sound childish, but that simple desire had taken root deep in her heart.
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“How could I possibly dare be so casual?”
Unfortunately, even to her peers, Chloe was a figure who stood far above.
En̂u mа . ї d̆
That status as a hero’s descendant made equal relationships nearly impossible.
Of course, the man who ran up just now was one of the most extreme cases.
“Sigh… Fine, Whiton. What is it?”
The man who had formed a personal guard squad within the Argen Academy’s knight class—Whiton Cushingham.
He kept his head bowed as he spoke.
“This is such sorrowful news, I can hardly raise my head.”
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‘This guy, seriously…’
Faced with Whiton’s dramatics, Chloe could only sigh again.
“What’s going on?”
“We had our suspicions regarding the pendant you treasure… but we’ve yet to recover it.”
Whiton spoke as if he himself were the one who had lost the pendant, wearing the face of a criminal.
“There was a suspect, but he kept denying any wrongdoing, so…”
Е̄nǔ m̊.ǎ .і̆d̈
And with that, Chloe cut off Whiton’s long-winded explanation in a single sentence.
"I found it."
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"Even though I was sure it was him... What did you just say?"
"I said I found the pendant."
At Chloe’s words, Whiton cautiously lifted his head.
In his line of sight, Chloe was indeed wearing the pendant that had been reported missing.
Е n̂ ū m̃ á
“How did this…”
“Someone else found it. Said it was lying in the Panting Forest.”
Chloe, not wanting to deal with any extra trouble, didn’t bother mentioning who it was.
“Was it someone we know…?”
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“There is someone.”
“Tch…”
Ё n̆u m̂a. і ď
Whiton’s click of the tongue carried a lot of meaning.
Jealousy toward the person who found the pendant before him—Chloe’s loyal subordinate.
Disappointment in himself for failing to be of help to Chloe.
And suspicion toward Leon.
‘I was sure it was him… So it wasn’t?’
Whiton’s mind was now filled with a list of everyone who had access to the Panting Forest.
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“It’s a relief you’ve found it.”
Whiton barely suppressed his curiosity as he congratulated her.
“And seeing you so focused on your training today is inspiring.”
Glancing at the goblin corpses, Whiton complimented Chloe as if praising a divine feat.
A pile of bodies far greater than usual.
“Right… I’ll stay here a bit longer. You go on ahead.”
Ŵ é b n̂ оv е̇_l̀_ Е̄n̆u m а.
“No, I’ll stay here by your side!”
“I said I want to be alone.”
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“Then I’ll be heading in.”
Realizing Chloe wasn’t in the best mood, Whiton immediately turned and ran out of the Panting Forest.
‘Hah…’
Chloe sighed watching him, then readjusted her grip on her sword.
Ѐn̄ um̀ å
‘So annoying…’
Chloe had hoped to make real friends at the academy, ones who would treat her normally, but that didn’t mean she wanted to be treated rudely.
“Because his hands got dirty…?”
Of course, Chloe was aware that her own hands had been dirty too.
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She hadn’t noticed during the joy of getting her pendant back and had gone along with the handshake.
She did feel a bit sorry about that.
We b́n о̄v е̇ l̈_ Е ń ūm̃ а
However, Leon’s reaction had been more intense than she expected.
He had openly frowned at her, right to her face.
And after the handshake, he wiped his hand on his pants.
Chloe was treated like royalty for being a descendant of a hero and had proven herself with her skill.
People even called her the second coming of a hero.
But she was still just a girl.
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‘He’s the one who offered the handshake first!’
Leon’s hands had touched a hellhound’s corpse—he wasn’t exactly clean himself.
Probably just as dirty as hers, if not worse.
‘And he talks like that?’
Chloe continued slicing down goblins, unable to stop thinking about Leon.
Gratitude for returning her late mother’s pendant.
Ѐ n û m̀ à .i d
And the offense she felt at his rude behavior.
Conflicting feelings about Leon were swirling in Chloe’s head.
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***
The next morning.
The first thing I saw was an official notice from the student council delivered to my dorm.
Disciplinary Action: Leon Jodrick (1st-year, Thief Class)
W̄ е̂ b̌n ŏv̄ӗ l̊ Е̃.ṅ ũ m а́
Reason for Disciplinary Action: —
Penalty: 30 hours of school service (Administered by student council. No demerit points.)
I knew I was going to be disciplined, but I didn’t expect it to arrive this quickly—especially on a Sunday.
“Well, at least they didn’t give you any demerits,”
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Drek said, glancing at the document I received.
“I mean, it wasn’t a huge deal or anything.”
W̄ е bn̈o_v̇ ěl̃ Е ṅ um ӑ
In fact, unauthorized entry into the Panting Forest usually results in fairly light punishment.
“I heard some upperclassmen got expelled for doing the same thing.”
“Yeah… that story’s out there.”
It’s one of those old academy rumors.
Back then, some lunatics entered the forest in a group and caused casualties, so the punishment was extra harsh to make an example.
‘In the actual story, no one ever got seriously punished just for sneaking in.’
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The academy probably uses that rumor to help keep students in check.
There’s a reason the “reason” field was left blank on my notice.
“Still, 30 hours of school service is lighter than I expected.”
It might be hard to finish in a single day, but even spreading it out over 3 hours a day would take less than two weeks.
“Looks like you’ll be eating lunch alone.”
I had to visit the student council anyway for the access issue related to the Panting Forest.
Ŵӗ b́ ǹõ vél̆ Е̃ n û ṁ ă
“Good luck. Be careful not to run into any of the knight class kids on your way.”
“Don’t worry about that.”
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“So, you settled it then.”
To Drek’s comment, I responded with just a small smile.
The student council office was in the academy’s main building, so I had quite a bit of walking to do.
Knock, knock, knock.
W̆е́ b̌ ǹov̊ ӗ l Ė n ûm̆ã
“Leon Jodrick, first-year from the Thief Class.”
It felt like reporting in to an army admin office—just a basic self-introduction.
A voice replied from inside the student council room.
“Come in.”
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Upon entering, I was surprised at how luxurious the student council room was.
It was like a showcase for the prestige of the Argen Academy’s student council: thick, elegant carpets and expensive-looking furniture filled the room.
Е́n̄u m.a
“You’re a bit later than I expected, Leon Jodrick.”
Reina’s voice called out to me with a weight that felt almost ominous.
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