🏰 The Royal Palace – A Week Later
The capital was on fire with gossip.
"The powerless prince won the elite duel?""He shattered Valessia's sword with a touch!?""Could he… be a hidden weapon of the queen?"
Kael, now half-forced into the spotlight, was summoned home—to the royal palace.
He hadn't been here in years.
👑 Royal Family Gathering
At the long table sat:
The Emperor: Cold, calculating, distant. Barely acknowledged Kael.
Queen Lyrelle: Kael's mother, watching him with silent pride.
The Empress (Step-Mother): Eyes sharp like daggers.
Second Prince Zephiel: Smug. Arrogant. Magical prodigy.
Third Princess Seria: A small girl… who lit up and ran to Kael.
"Big brother!!! You're back!!!"She jumped into his arms before the guards could react.
Kael's heart softened.
"Of course, Seria. I promised I'd protect you, remember?"
🍷 Dinner Turns into Battle of Wits
Zephiel scoffed.
"You may have impressed the commoners, but you're still the weakest Virelion."
Kael sipped his wine.
"Funny, I heard your tutor fainted when you couldn't solve a third-tier spell matrix."
The room froze. Even the Emperor glanced at Zephiel.
Kael smirked inwardly.
"You want war? I'll give you one… but I'll make you beg for peace."
🏫 Back at the Academy
Rumors swirled faster than ever. Kael's dorm? Surrounded daily by girls.
His companions? Not pleased.
Lyria sparred more aggressively.
Elira quietly stalked his fans.
Myra started writing spicy fanfiction about herself and Kael.
Valessia now slept just one room away from him "for protection."
Then… a new storm hit.
🚪 Mysterious Arrival – A Fallen Noble Girl
She walked into the academy without announcement—no invitation, no guards.
Golden eyes, raven-black hair. Dressed in old noble fashion.Carried a tome made of obsidian feathers.
"My name is Rivenya Elenor Draythorn," she said."I'm here to reclaim my title… and him."
Everyone turned to Kael.
"You… know her?" Lyria asked coldly.
Kael stood. Frozen.
"Rivenya…?"
💔 Flashback: A God's Greatest Sin
In Zareth's final life—when the gods turned on each other—he had one lover among the enemy pantheon.
A woman of shadow and prophecy.
"If you betray them for me, I will rewrite your fate," she once whispered.
He failed her.
He killed her… to save the world.
And now…
"She's been reborn too?"
🩷 Harem Status: Chaotic
Rivenya walked straight to him. Lifted his chin with one finger.
"We're not done, Zareth."
The girls lost it.
Lyria: "Back off, shadow witch."Valessia: "You want him? Earn him—on the battlefield."Elira: "Whoever you are… if you hurt him again, I'll bury you."Myra: Already writing "Enemies to lovers" part 1.
Rivenya just smiled.
"Don't worry. I'll remind him why he once chose me over the world."
📜 Meanwhile… In the Shadows
A hidden chamber beneath the academy buzzed with dark magic.
A cloaked professor reported to an unseen figure.
"My lord… the boy's power is accelerating. We must act before the tournament."
"Then begin. Unleash the mimic-bloods. Let's see how 'godly' he is… when death comes from within."