Sig’s gang had a reputation.
Reliable. Trusted by the higher-ups in the organization. When important jobs came around, the kind where failure meant heads rolling—literally—it was usually Sig’s group that got the call.
Their current assignment was no exception.
After that mysterious incident—one of the vault branches hidden in one of the noble houses completely cleaned out in a single night—the organization had been on edge. No one knew how it had happened. No sig...
2025-07-12 14:33:58 +0000 UTC
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Dufer watched Kana closely. The armor she wore wasn’t standard for the [Thief] class or anything similar to it. It was unconventional—almost
Dufer watched Kana closely.
The armor she wore wasn’t standard for the [Thief] class or anything similar to it. It was unconventional—almost mismatched—but undeniably effective. Before it faded it must have matched the hue of her eyes, covering her chest, waist, shoulders, and thighs. The joints remained free, her m...
2025-07-11 10:05:57 +0000 UTC
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It was the weekend when a familiar knock interrupted Dufer's training at the Bane estate. A butler approached with a bow. “Professor Wor-en
It was the weekend when a familiar knock interrupted Dufer's training at the Bane estate.
A butler approached with a bow. “Professor Wor-en has arrived, sir.”
Dufer blinked, surprised. Wor-en? He hadn’t expected a visit—not today.
He met him at the courtyard, wiping sweat from his brow. “What can I do for you, Wor-en?...
2025-07-10 10:15:05 +0000 UTC
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It didn’t even take an hour. The lady returned with a small vial filled with thick, red liquid. She handed it to Kana without a word. Kana d
It didn’t even take an hour.
The lady returned with a small vial filled with thick, red liquid. She handed it to Kana without a word.
Kana didn’t hesitate. She opened it and drank the entire thing in one gulp.
Within a minute, the dark discoloration around her healed cuts began to fade. Slowly, steadily, the skin lightened. ...
2025-07-09 10:14:59 +0000 UTC
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Suri, for the second time, felt helpless. A shadow—no, a man—had emerged from Boris’s own shadow and struck without warning. She hadn’t even
Suri, for the second time, felt helpless.
A shadow—no, a man—had emerged from Boris’s own shadow and struck without warning. She hadn’t even noticed him until Kana moved, intercepting the blow. The assassin froze for a heartbeat, surprised. Suri readied her skill, hands trembling. She could distract him. Scare him off. Any...
2025-07-08 10:01:11 +0000 UTC
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The dungeon’s entrance flickered—once, twice—then collapsed into itself like smoke. A shimmer of blue vanished, replaced by dull, lifeless stone.
The two guards bolted upright from their posts, eyes wide.
“Did... did the five of you just clear that dungeon?” His voice cracked, “All of you came out. Alive.”
Opel stepped forward, his shield still strapped to his arm. He grinned, the weariness behind his smile barely hidden. “I suppose we did.”<...
2025-07-07 10:11:10 +0000 UTC
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“[Divine Protection]!” Opel shouted echoing throughout the cave. He stepped forward, shield raised.
A warm yellow light shimmered over them. Kana felt her body tighten, her heart pounding slower—more controlled. She did not have time to check her HP but there must be an increase to it.
Across the broken cavern floor, the Horn Werewolf emerged. Towering. Muscles coiled beneath gray fur. Its single, jagged horn glistened. Red eyes fixed on Kana like burning br...
2025-07-05 12:35:29 +0000 UTC
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The horses moved at a steady trot beneath the starry night sky, their breath steaming in the midnight chill. Cloaks drawn tight, the five riders rode single file along the uneven trail skirting the capital’s outer walls. They had left through the underground district, masked and quiet. Kana kept her eyes forward, one hand resting on the hilt of her blade.
Weapons worn openly. She wasn’t about to flash something as rare as [Inventory] in front of strangers.
Ash...
2025-07-04 10:24:28 +0000 UTC
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The market was louder than usual that weekend, thick with the scent of sizzling oil, wet canvas, and too many people pressed shoulder to shoulder. Stalls formed in different colors—meats strung like trophies, crates of vials glowing faintly, and enchanted items or loot.
Kana moved like a shadow through it all, Boris always bumping into people. “We need a protective vest,” she muttered, pausing at a stall of enchanted clothing. “Something that can help us block those sha...
2025-07-03 10:17:57 +0000 UTC
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The plant inside the glass looked dead. Blackened leaves curled as if withering mid-scream, its stem like scorched bone. If not for its upright posture, it might’ve been mistaken for a forgotten weed. The enchanted glass case around it flickering every few seconds—more for safety than for display.
Toby stepped closer, raising one hand. He didn’t need to open the case.
"[Dispel Curse]," he whispered.
The effect was subtle at first—like a ripp...
2025-07-02 10:32:10 +0000 UTC
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The next day, there were no classes scheduled, but Kana had been summoned by the student council regarding her assigned duties.
As she entered the room, she saw Jorge and Elle were seated with another older student—someone Kana didn’t immediately recognize. The three of them seemed mid-discussion, papers and documents spread across the table.
“Kana, you’re here—come, have a seat,” Elle said, gesturing warmly.
“This is about the charity program for the childr...
2025-07-01 09:52:12 +0000 UTC
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The stars blinked above them. The academy grounds were mostly silent—only the hush of wind slipping through leaves and the faint creak of a lantern swinging in the distance.
The cafeteria doors had shut with a final thud. No food tonight, at least not from the academy’s cafeteria.
They found a quiet patch of grass beneath a low stone wall, where the academy’s outer torchlights didn’t quite reach. Kana crouched down, she built the fire from dried bark and kindling she...
2025-06-30 12:01:33 +0000 UTC
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The two guards nearly dropped their bowls of soup when the trio emerged from the dungeon’s blue shimmer, dusty and blood-specked but walking tall.
Alive.
“Wh— You— You're back?” one of them stammered, soup sloshing over the edge of his bowl. “We thought...”
“That we were dead?” Boris stretched, rolling his shoulder like he’d just finished a morning jog, not a near-death encounter with a horned werewolf. “Sorry to disappoint.”
The other guard bli...
2025-06-28 10:35:58 +0000 UTC
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The meat glistened red, dripping fresh blood like an open wound.
Suri crouched low on the rocky outcropping, her brow furrowed in concentration. A shimmering line of mana thread extended from her fingers to the raw bait—a thread so fine it shimmered only when the light hit it just right.
She had skewered the meat with care after inserting her own mana to it, not just to hold it but to bind it. The mana within the thread was sensitive to movement, vibration, even pressure changes...
2025-06-27 10:22:29 +0000 UTC
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The afternoon passed quietly, the trio lounging in their classroom, chatting. A few students were missing—Andel, the lancer, and Roy, the necromancer, were both absent, though no one mentioned why.
When night fell, their operation began.
After Suri casted the [Doppelganger], the three of them slipped into the Academy’s lesser-known exit—a narrow, hidden passage tucked between the southern dormitories. As usual, a few other students passed through it as...
2025-06-26 10:20:13 +0000 UTC
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A soft chime rang through the hall—delicate, sharp, commanding. The sound of silver tapping crystal.
Conversations faltered. Laughter dimmed. All eyes turned toward the center of the grand hall of the mansion, where Duke Stark stood beneath the chandelier, tall and poised, holding his glass.
“I would like to express my gratitude,” the duke began, his voice calm and clear, polished through decades of power. “To those who have come this evening to celebrate my son’s sixtee...
2025-06-25 10:19:40 +0000 UTC
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The carriage rocked gently beneath them as it rolled through the cobbled streets. Suri sat with one leg crossed, arms folded with the smugness of someone who knew she looked good. Rin, meanwhile, kept fidgeting with the hem of her dress, glancing out the window every few seconds. Kana sat motionless beside her, staring ahead like she was preparing for battle.
Boris tugged at the collar of his fitted black coat for who knows how many times.
“We should’ve just walked,” Kana mu...
2025-06-24 10:26:17 +0000 UTC
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“You’re eating a lot,” Kana said, eyeing the stack of empty bowls in front of Suri.
Suri didn’t look up. She was too busy tearing into grilled meat with different spices. “Don’t mind me. I’m so hungry today.”
She’d even spent her own coins—rare, considering Suri usually hoarded silver like a dragon counting its breath for her own other personal expenditures.
Boris frowned from across the table. “I wonder if you have.. A some sort of monster in ...
2025-06-23 10:08:09 +0000 UTC
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It was finally their free day, a free week for the copper class students.
Most of the Gold and Silver class students were off cramming their schedules with special lectures or duels, desperate to climb the Academy rankings. But Copper class? They overslept, at least most of them.
By noon, the trio found themselves gathered in the cafeteria, trays piled with food.
“I’m planning to found an orphanage,” Kana said between bites.
Boris and Suri choked at the ...
2025-06-21 14:10:54 +0000 UTC
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A moment later, Suri arrived.
She hadn’t expected the sudden weight in her chest—not when she already knew something had happened. She’d caught wind of the rumor moments after the illusion she cast whispered the image of Kana sprinting through the Academy’s halls, soaked and holding a child.
But the reality of it—Kana sitting there, towel draped over her head, hair still damp, her face pale and hollow like something had been scooped out of her—hit different.
Suri...
2025-06-20 10:10:34 +0000 UTC
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Kana rose early, determined to follow the student council president’s instructions. The morning sun had already crept over the horizon by the time she left the academy grounds. The slum district was nearly an hour’s walk away.
“Want to come with me?” she asked as she laced her boots. Hoping Suri would agree this time, “I’m headed to the slums.”
Suri, still half-asleep, mumbled from her pillow. “No thanks. I have plans with Rin later. That’s your duty, Kana...
2025-06-19 10:35:29 +0000 UTC
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It was evening, the sky an inky sea dotted with stars. Kana stood next to Suri just outside the boarding house where few people come around, the grass beneath their feet rustling gently with the breeze. Suri, as usual, couldn’t stand still—her eyes were locked onto the sky with giddy anticipation.
A flutter of wings caught their attention. They could see it flapping its wings but there was no sound..
Descending from the sky was a bird—black as pitch, smaller than a cro...
2025-06-18 10:30:24 +0000 UTC
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“What’s up?” Kana asked, glancing down at her hand, still being held by Toby.
Toby immediately let go, grinning wide with excitement. “I healed someone infected with a curse yesterday!”
“It was from a noble house, so they paid me generously. The Adventurer’s Guild even gave me a special license. They said they’ll contact me if anything curse-related comes up.”
He dug into his pocket and handed her five silver coins. “Thank you. Please accept this. Without...
2025-06-17 10:22:11 +0000 UTC
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Kana asked about her charity duties, Jorge explained, “Once in a month, usually at the end of the month, you’ll pay a visit to the slum district, you must invite the children there, give them soup and bread. To alleviate their hunger.”
Kana nodded, she had been in the slum district, it shouldn’t be that hard. Why did they have those reactions?
“You will also be given twenty five silver coins monthly allowance. “ Elle leaned forward slightly, her sm...
2025-06-16 04:36:32 +0000 UTC
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Kana and Suri both woke up just before noon. Still drowsy, they washed their faces, changed into their academy uniforms, and made their way to the student cafeteria. Suri worst as she had been casting some spell last night before she slept while using the [Blue Eye Staff].
It was a large hall filled with rows of white rectangular tables, most already occupied by students chatting and eating. Despite the crowd, there was still space for anyone wanting to eat. The...
2025-06-14 12:07:05 +0000 UTC
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The fee was one silver coin to exit the wall—and another to return through the hidden entrance.
Beyond the kingdom’s walls, the world felt different. No crowds, no lantern lights, only a biting wind and the still, heavy silence of the wilderness. Darkness stretched in every direction. Suri took the lead, her steps sure, guiding them toward the low-to-mid level dungeon she had discovered before from her summons.
Kana walked beside her, every sense on edge, eyes scanning for mov...
2025-06-13 10:03:48 +0000 UTC
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The blacksmiths were farther than they’d expected. The first row of shops displayed a wide array of swords and spears, gleaming under the sunlight. Boris was instantly drawn in, eagerly testing several weapons before settling on a sturdy spear—and picking out a spare, just in case.
They also purchased a light, oval-shaped shield for Suri, which paired well with the staff they had looted—she would wield the staff in her right hand, the shield in her left.
Their next stop was ...
2025-06-12 10:27:39 +0000 UTC
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Their lunch ended with a loud, unapologetic burp from Suri.
“Classy,” Kana muttered, though she couldn’t help but chuckle.
“It’s a perfect time to nap,” Suri declared, patting her now full stomach.
Despite the delicious feast, the price tag left a sting. Kana tried not to think about how many meals in the village they could’ve bought with what they’d just spent. Still, the experience was worth it—especially the taste of something new. She hadn’t even know...
2025-06-11 09:26:39 +0000 UTC
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The sun was about to set, long shadows could be seen across the academy grounds. One by one, the students of the Copper Class left the classroom, their voices exhausted, their footsteps dragging just a little more than they had that morning.
Kana and Suri exited together, their armbands catching the fading light—a dull bronze shimmer that marked them, unmistakably, as Copper-rank students.
Boris had already wandered off with Adam, the two vanishing into the distance to do whatev...
2025-06-10 10:26:19 +0000 UTC
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Wor-en scribbled the final item onto the chalkboard, then turned to face the class.
“These are your subject choices,” he said, tapping the board. “Each of you must enroll in at least three and pass them. This room will remain open after lunch for your use—studying, practicing, whatever you like. I’ll be here Monday and Wednesday morning unless I’m called away. I have other obligations, and I won’t always be on campus. If you need me, go through the principal.”
He g...
2025-06-09 05:37:04 +0000 UTC
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