-Clap! -Clap! -Clap!In amidst of the silence, a loud clapping sound echoed throughout the room, making everyone turn their attention to where it came from.And there he was....With an amused smile on his face, King Adam continued clapping for a few seconds before saying, "Congratulations on defeating Arnold all by yourself, Sir Blanc."Slashing my sword diagonally on the air, the speed of the slash was enough to remove all the blood from my short sword, and then I placed it back inside my pocket ring.I took a deep breath, glanced at King Adam's direction, and bowed my head slightly, saying "I Thank you, Your Majesty." with a wry smile inside my mask.I really did it... I killed him by my own hands, I thought to myself inwardly. Some part of me felt bad, while some.... felt sympathy, maybe?Right now, I couldn't get a grasp of what's this strange thing I'm currently feeling, but I decided to ignore this and went on to continue.The King gestured his hands to order the knight on his
-Thud! -Thud! -Thud!While I walking through the dungeon's corridor, I came across some familiar face inside one of the cell."You awake?" I said to the man that, sitting alone on the metal bed on the side of the cell. He took a side glance at me before letting out a long sigh in annoyance."What do you want, brat?""Just want to talk.... Jack."He finally looked at me after hearing that, as he stared at my eyes deeply, saying "Say it." while furrowing his brows.With my other arm crossed, I supported my chin, and smiled as a reply."I want you to join my..."***"Seriously...." Staring right at me, his expression looked annoyed while he was saying that.To which I replied, "Yes." as an affirmative to his question.I have my own reasons why I wanted
It was still night when the three of them dragged me into the forest, saying that it was all part of my training.King Adam didn't let Persia come along because there's a possibility that things might get dangerous, so only William, Ryan and him was with me.After reaching our destination, the trio tied my whole body on the thickest tree they could find, which was on top of the huge mountain that was also far away from the palace. They also took the bracelet artifact from my wrist, and opened up a portal.After all of them went inside the portal except for me who was left behind, Adam finally opened his mouth, saying, "The air in Duranda Mountain is thin. There is also some dangerous monster living inside this place so if I were you, I might as well go on the move immediately after you got out from the rope." Before turning around."Wait!!" I tried to struggle free from the rope, but I failed because
"Huuuaaa...." Stretching my arms up, I stood up from my bed and quickly went inside the bathroom. After I finished taking a shower, I began brushing my teeth while looking at my reflection on the mirror. Spewing the water out of my mouth, I then got out from the bathroom and put some proper clothes before leaving my room. After making sure that everything else is good, I closed the door to my room and went to ahead to the dining area. While I was walking around the palace's hallway, I came across Mason along the way. As soon as he noticed me coming, he looked at me as if surprised from seeing me. "Oh it's just you, sir Athan. I didn't expect you to still be here." Mason said, with no intention of hiding his surprised expression. "Well, his Majesty, the King, wanted me to stay here for just a couple of years, waiting until I turn 12 to join the academy.... While also training with him." "I see... There is something I would like to say to you, sir Athan. And It is about my sister,
With my fingertips under my chin, I continued to ponder about what happened earlier."Just what the hell is that man talking about...?"The more I thought about it, the more question began to appear inside my head, trying it's best to think of the best explanation about earlier.It's making my head spin..."Admin..."Suddenly, a man from the vision overlapped his face inside my mind. It was from one of the memories I've seen a few days ago.Currently, the [synchronizing memories] is still at 0.957. It was still nearing 1 percent at most even though it's been three years since it appeared.I glanced down on the key from my hands for a moment, then tilted my head toward sky before sighing deeply.Just who is he...? I inwardly thought inside my mind. Although the man looks really familiar, I still couldn't grasp th
..............."It's okay, I can do this!"A girl who looked to be at the age of 10, said to herself while looking at her reflection with determination."I remember how big brother cut it before.... Here goes nothing."Lightly raising the scissors over her head, she swallowed little saliva from her mouth after cutting the bangs covering her face.A few minutes later...."A.... I cut it...." While looking at the mirror, she looked at herself, dejected. "Too short..." Saying that, the scissors from her hands fell off, hitting the ground, at the same time, as the cried could be heard."Waaaa!!"The moment her loud cry echoed through the other room, a boy at the same age as her, came running with a panicked expression."⬜?! What's wrong?!"
Somewhere at the palace, a party was being held by the King because of a certain someone finally turned 12. Then, a young man who seemed to be around this age, walked up front.In front of him was a slender girl...? That he was taking a liking.He was looking at the girl with overconfident, not even paying attention to the people who was looking at their direction in his surroundings."Are you alone, Young Miss?" The boy asked, smiling as he continued to stare at her back.The girl noticed his presence as she began surveying her surroundings. "Are you perhaps talking to me?" She tilted her head in confusion.Looking at the girl with a smug expression, the boy replied, "Who else could I talk to instead of a pretty girl like you?" As he reached his hand to the girl's chin.But....Frowning, the girl smacked his hands off, as she stared at the young man in annoyance. "I'm a guy."Silence....After saying that, the boy became silent. Letting out a fake cough, he forced a smile on his fa
*Snip! Snip! Snip!* After I finished cutting my hair short, I immediately went to the bathroom to wash and remove the hair left from my body. Shiiiiii- Taking a step forward to the shower and turning on the shower by halve, water soon dropping towards my body. Taking a shampoo that was resting to the right side of the shower room, I began washing my hair. After I finished, I took the towel on the right side that was hanging in the room. Tying the towel onto my waist, droplets of water trickled down to my fairly young body, as I soon exited the shower. Walking out of the bathroom, I truffled my hair using the towel beside the mirror and soon changed on comfortable clothes. "Today's the day..." I said to myself. Placing my fingers to my cheeks, I began practicing my outward smile while looking at the mirror. But the moment I did this, I saw that my face changed into something scary. ".... I really can't smile with this face." Since the original Athan from the novel is a villa
As we were entering the school, I accidentally heard some rumours spreading about what happened yesterday.According to the rumour, a student from this school had helped on preventing two accidents... Hmm.. Fortunately, thanks to my sweater, none of them seem to have recognized me last night.I can probably rest easy for now...Kim's sudden pause drew our attention, his gaze fixed on my face with an inexplicable expression...What's with him anyway? He's been acting weird since this morning.... Wait, isn't he and Kiyona already weird since the very beginning?With a silent nod to myself, we continued toward the classroom, Kim still recovering from his apparent shock."....?"As we approached, a group of students gathered by the door caught my eye. Curiosity piqued, I approached them to inquire about the commotion."Hey, what's going on?" I asked one of the students.-Ah... Well, do you remember the Arto
Entering the apartment building, I was immediately greeted by Miss Olivia, her warm demeanor a stark contrast to the unsettling events of the day.Earlier, I had borrowed Aerial's phone to make a call, seeking refuge in their home. Jack, the owner of the apartment, agreed almost immediately upon hearing my situation.Aerial's surprise was palpable when she learned that I was practically homeless after running away from home. By the time I hung up and said my thanks, she immediately asked about what happened.Since I have nothing to lose anyway, I decided to tell her the truth.... Not the regression part, of course.Her reactions were somehow expected; she sympathize with me, and thus, diverted the topic back to our work.Anyways—"Vallen is finally here," Olivia informed Jack, who nonchalantly continued watching a horror movie, the flickering images casting an eerie glow across the room."You're here already?" he said, h
"This..."Staring at the intricate equations sprawled across the fifteen papers and the detailed drawing of the portal along with its required components that I was holding, I sighed in frustration and let my head drop to the table....I never expected it to be this perplexing. I mean, it was genuinely confusing, with the numbers outnumbering the alphabets!I was on the verge of placing the papers back on the table when something caught my attention."...This thing requires someone as a test subject, right?"Turning toward Aerial's direction, I stood up from my seat."Can I be the one to do that?"Thanks to my looping ability, if something goes wrong, I can just regress back to the first day and make the necessary adjustments to the machine until it works....Playing scientist again this round... Why does it feels weird?"...Why?" She asked, pulling me back to reality. Her face showed a confused express
"....""...."Tapping my index finger on the table, my eyes shifted between Aerial and the mysterious numbers sprawled across the paper she was holding. How in the world could she decipher this cryptic language?"....Mmm." I closed my eyes, pondering. If it were just ordinary numbers, she wouldn't bother, unless these papers concealed a hidden message—a Morse code of sorts.".....""....ugh."Finally, after what felt like an eternity, she placed the folders down, meticulously arranging them on the table. Glancing my way, she closed her eyes and inquired, "...what do you want?""....!!"Clearing my throat, I put on a smile and replied, "Ah... Well, I want to join this club." She abruptly halted, processing my unexpected announcement.Turning her head slightly, she contemplated before asking, "Why do you want to join?" Her scrutinizing gaze moved from top to bottom."It's because... ah?""You know what, zip it." Before I could elaborate, she handed me a paper—an application for the club
"You're Vallen, aren't you?"I turned my head in Alicia's direction, casting her a weary glance before refocusing on the front of the classroom."Don't ignore me!"Alicia slammed her hands on my table, causing me to shrink back into my chair... I'm getting annoyed."Hey, I'm asking you—?!"Kiyona's hands intervened, cutting off Alicia's words. She looked at me with a frown. "You know this girl?" she inquired, squinting."...Nope. Never seen her before," I responded sarcastically, rolling my eyes towards the window.Although I didn't admit it outright, the lie was evident from my expression and tone. Strangely, Kiyona appeared to buy into it....Is she an idiot?"Pfft!" Kim couldn't contain a sound, swiftly covering his mouth. Our eyes met, his expression stiffening before he looked away.Alicia, seemingly unfazed by our silent exchange, voiced her annoyance."How are you able to see...?" she asked curiously, crossing her arms."How do you think? It's because I have eyes." I pointed tw
At the auditorium.The three of us took our seats together. Kiyona, the vibrant and talkative girl, claimed the center. Kim sat on the left, and I occupied the right."There are so many people here!" Kiyona exclaimed, rising suddenly and letting out a loud "woo hoo!" This drew surprised glances from the students in front of us."Stop it... You're only embarrassing us," Kim chided her, shaking his head slightly before turning to me."I hope you're not uncomfortable with this girl... She's a bit eccentric, to say the least."Well, I can see that... I thought, glancing up at Kiyona, who was smiling wholeheartedly. Despite her eccentricities, there was something likable about her that I couldn't quite pinpoint."Hey, Kim! The principal is making her appearance!" Kiyona pointed excitedly to the center of the stadium.She added, "She looks young and beautiful! How old is she again?" Her eyes sparkled at the sight of the principal. I rolled my eyes and snorted.Indeed, appearances could be d
As soon as I woke up back inside my room on the mansion, confusion engulfed me as I checked the calendar that was on the shelf before checking through my phone.'First Day of School!'It was the same.Panic gripped me; this regression wasn't exactly as I anticipated. Cursing my predicament, I held my head in frustration. "Why had I been thrust back to the beginning?" There were no answers, and the disorienting return only fueled my anxiety.Contemplating various possibilities, I considered the absurd idea of being poisoned. However, logic swiftly dismissed it – Miss Olivia, who shared the meal, wouldn't endanger herself nor her boyfriend. She wasn't that reckless or suicidal.Desperation led my mind to entertain wild theories. Had my father sent assassins? A notion swiftly dismissed, recognizing the improbability... Although there is still a possibility, I knew his personality. The mind raced, concocting and discarding scenarios, each more implausible than the last.Tok Tok—!The ca
"...That was boring."As I said that, I carefully removed the bloody gloves on my hand and took out a plastic bag, then placed it inside."None of them even lasted a minute... I guess they never had any proper training." I kept the plastic bag inside my bag before turning away. It's not that I know much about what kind of group the Resistance were, but I did encounter one of them back when I was still sixteen.It was around that age I started my hunt."...Clean."Unlike last time, I made sure that there would be no witnesses during the whole act. As for the three corpses behind me, I laid their backs on the wall and made sure to throw some substances to make it rot faster. Even though I knew for sure that it would smell, as long as there aren't any evidence pointing that I did it, it should be fine.Plus, I already made sure that the CCTVs around the area are destroyed earlier before I did the deed. And also, there are only few people who pass by this area. Meaning, the possibility of
"Yo! William!"Startled, William tensed up, his tail wiggling cutely as he eagerly turned around. Upon spotting me, his expression lit up, his chin raised with enthusiasm."Vallen! Long time no see!" he greeted, the corners of his lips curling upward.Amused, I closed my eyes for a brief second, shook my shoulders, and settled into the chair across from him. I signaled the waitress to take my order."So, what have you been up to lately?" I turned my attention back to William. He leaned back comfortably and responded with a soft hum."Mostly family business, and the rest of my time is spent hanging out with my girlfriend," he said, a hint of smugness in his tone.I rolled my eyes at his response and sighed. "Yeah, right. I'm getting jealous.""Liar," he retorted, pursing his lips. "Your expression clearly says the opposite. Anyway, how's your eyes? I thought you wouldn't be able to see.""Ah... Well, let's save that question and enjoy the snack first!"As my order arrived, he let the m