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Chapter 95: Awake
The sound of hurried footsteps roams through the long hospital corridor, enough to rattle the silence that had settled over the private wing during the early hours of the morning.Doors cracked open one after another as curious nurses and exhausted patients peeked out, searching for the source of the commotion. Inside one of the private rooms, the pale morning sunlight forced its way through the half-drawn curtains, pouring over the white sheets and sterile walls with an almost painful brightness.Marcus let out a groaned as his head felt unbearably heavy, as though someone had forced molten iron into his skull while he slept. The space between his brows tightened the moment the sunlight struck his eyes. He instinctively tried to turn away from it, but even that simple movement sent a sharp ache through his shoulders and ribs.A low beep echoed beside him, and Marcus slowly forced his eyes open.At first, the room appeared distorted and blurry, and the white ceiling above him spun be
Chapter 94: Ex Tier Hall
“That's Adrian. He’s been asking Odessa out for almost a year, and she rejects him every time.”Ryan sighed, mentally rolling his eyes.Adrian stepped closer. “Odessa doesn’t entertain random Tier Three students.”Ryan’s patience was already collapsing from the stolen watch. “I’m not here for whatever insecurity problem you have.”Several students gaped instantly, and Adrian’s expression darkened. “What did you say?”Ryan finally looked directly into his eyes. “I said move. "The confidence in his tone made everyone stare at him like a mad dog.Adrian grabbed Ryan by the collar, and the nearby student muttered.“This is about to get ugly.”"The boy is dead.”Ryan didn’t panic or flinch.Odessa’s training instantly kicked in as he was ready to defend himself. His eyes tracked Adrian’s balance, and his body prepared automatically. If Adrian swung first, Ryan already knew exactly where to strike back.“Enough!”The single word froze everyone instantly.Odessa stepped out from the building
Chapter 93: Alternative
Heavy silence suffocated the air, and Mr. Wilson stared at him blankly as if he had muttered something he couldn't comprehend. “Excuse me?” “The watch is worth sixty million,” Ryan repeated. The instructor slowly sat back down before raising his head to stare at Ryan again. “You’re telling me that you brought a sixty-million-dollar watch into a student dormitory?” Ryan looked away as several thoughts roamed through his mind. “It wasn’t supposed to stay there.” Mr. Wilson rubbed both hands across his face. “Ryan—” “You don’t understand,” he interrupted. “No,” Mr. Wilson interrupted. “I definitely don’t.” Ryan’s frustration rose again. “I need it back, and you think I don’t understand that, and you’re treating it like jewelry!” “Because it is $60,000,000 in jewelry!” Ryan nearly snapped. “It’s more than that.” Mr. Wilson narrowed his eyes carefully, now his curiosity making his entire features. “What exactly are you not telling me?” Ryan stayed silent because he couldn’t expl
Chapter 92: Unseen Problem
The faint amusement disappeared from Ruby’s expression. “That gathering is where candidates register for the upcoming academy competition.”Ryan paused at the revelation, and Ruby noticed his attention. She continued. “The council representatives attend personally,” she continued. “Future sponsors attend, investors attend, political figures attend, and students who want recognition attend.”Ryan looked back at the invitation quietly and then sighed heavily. “So this is another political event.”“It’s Iron Gate,” Ruby replied calmly. “Everything here is political.”He hated that she was right. He hated wealthy gatherings and fake smiles.But Odessa’s words returned.You need visibility.Ryan rubbed his forehead tiredly. “Do I have a choice?”“No.”He stared at the invitation again. “Fine,” he finally muttered.The reaction behind him was immediate, and the student started whispering louder than before.“He accepted it?”“Ruby personally invited him?”“What exactly is going on?”Some gi
Chapter 91: Not A Prey
The atmosphere inside Iron Gate Academy had begun to change around Ryan. It started with whispers and stares whenever he walked back into the hall.Three days ago, most Tier Two students barely knew his name, and the few who did only recognized him as the Tier Three student who disrespected them by training with them. Some mocked him openly while others dismissed him entirely, convinced he would eventually disappear like countless weak students before him.But now, Ryan no longer felt like prey.That realization alone changed the way he carried himself.“Again!”Instructor Keal’s voice thundered across the hall.Ryan moved instantly, blocking a strike from another student before sweeping his leg out cleanly beneath him. The boy crashed onto the mat with a grunt while the surrounding students winced.Odessa’s training had changed him.Not physically alone but mentally.Keal studied him before speaking again. “You disappeared from training this week,” he muttered. “And somehow your comb
Chapter 90: You Don't belong
Instructor Keal was already inside, pointing instructions. Students grunting in frustration, Ryan paused for a second outside the large hall doors, his hand resting on the handle.For a moment, he could almost hear Ruby’s voice in his head. He exhaled and pushed the doors open.The moment he stepped inside, the room didn’t just continue as normal. The air shift and students stopped mid-conversation.A few smirked at Ryan’s presence, and he could tell after yesterday some already bet on him quitting. He walked forward, ignoring the burning soreness in his body."Kook, who's back?"“Why is he back? I thought he disappeared yesterday.”“He didn’t show up for Keal’s training. I knew he was one of those lazy ones.”“He probably couldn’t handle the academy.”A loud laugh broke out from the left side of the hall, and Ryan’s gaze shifted to a group of Tier Two students standing together near the sparring circle, their uniforms clean, their expressions smug. “Well look who finally decided to
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