Luke stared blankly at the corpse wrapped inside a large black leather body bag in the morgue. Beside him stood Malcov and Leon, both wearing grim expressions as they waited for the morgue attendant to open the bag and reveal what was inside.The attendant hesitated for a moment, as if silently asking whether they were truly ready to see the remains.“Open it already,” Leon hissed, clearly losing patience.The attendant swallowed before finally pulling down the zipper.What immediately appeared before them was barely recognizable as a human corpse.Richard’s body had been burned so badly that almost nothing remained of his original appearance. His flesh had been reduced to charred remnants, exposing most of his bones. His skull was cracked in several places, with his teeth still visible through what little remained of his face. The rest of his body was little more than a blackened skeleton, with patches of burned tissue clinging to the bones.The sight was enough to make several peopl

Although it was already late in the evening, La Fernandia University was still packed with people coming and going through the campus.Most of them were students with extended schedules. Some were participating in the ongoing university sports events, while others were simply busy with their own activities.Everyone was occupied with their conversations when, one by one, they suddenly stopped in their tracks.Their attention was caught by a luxurious car approaching the gate.Their mouths slowly fell open in awe as they recognized the vehicle, their expressions becoming almost identical with sheer disbelief.It was an ENDX sports car.Not just any ENDX sports car, either. Its design was familiar to most of them, and that alone was enough to leave many of them frozen in shock.“N-No way... Am I seeing this correctly? Isn’t that the limited-edition ENDX sports car?”“Someone actually bought it...”“Whoa... It’s even more amazing in person.”A wave of excitement immediately swept through

Luke went straight to the female dormitory, ignoring everyone around him.He had a serious expression on his face, but beneath it was a firm determination. He was going to ask Kina out and talk to her, hoping that she would agree to come with him.But before he could even get close to the building, he heard Ken calling out to him.Luke stopped and turned to look at him, raising an eyebrow.“What?”Ken stopped in front of Luke and gave him a slight bow in greeting. There was a hint of nervousness on his face.“I just wanted to... apologize again for what I did the last time I visited ENDX Corp. Please forgive me, Young Master Luke,” he said, keeping his head slightly lowered.Luke frowned.“Cut the crap. What exactly do you want?”Ken became even more tense under Luke’s serious gaze. The fact that Luke seemed capable of seeing straight through his thoughts made him incredibly nervous.He straightened himself and, after a slight hesitation, finally opened his mouth.“I... actually wante

While waiting, Luke approached Natalia and asked her what he was supposed to do next with the thing she had asked him to memorize.Her answer left him stunned and, at the same time, gave him a headache just trying to understand it.“That thing is called a Core-Awakening Mantra. It will help you unlock the first phase of your spirit’s core. Once you do, you’ll also unlock a part of yourself. It could be your abilities or your past memories. But I think you’ll probably unlock your abilities first, which is what you need right now.”Luke stared at Natalia blankly, trying to process what she had just said. Then his brows slowly furrowed in confusion.“A what? Wait, what abilities? And... what do you mean by unlocking my spirit’s core?” he asked, completely bewildered.‘Does she mean I’m actually going to open some kind of inner self from my past using this thing?’His gaze fell to the piece of paper in his hand.Natalia slow

Hanson stiffened where he stood. He couldn’t believe that someone like Luke, a mere member of the lower class, would actually dare turn him down when he had asked nicely.‘Who the hell does he think he is, ignoring us and turning us down like this?’He was about to confront Luke, but he quickly stopped when he noticed a beautiful figure in a simple dress following behind him. Beside her was another beautiful woman dressed in a bodyguard uniform.Since Luke had been standing in front of them and blocking their view earlier, they hadn’t immediately noticed the two women.Hanson blinked several times when he finally realized who the woman was. The young masters with him reacted the same way.“M-Ms. Kina?” he called out in surprise.His first instinct was to approach her, but when he saw the fierce-looking bodyguard beside her, he decided against it.Kina merely glanced at them and gave them a brief smile, accompanied by a polite, slight bow of her head as a greeting, before continuing to