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The sound of wooden swords clashing echoed through the quiet forest.

“You’ve improved a lot since the beginning,” said Siegfried, smiling faintly as he blocked my strikes with minimal effort. Unlike me, who was drenched in sweat and swinging the sword with everything I had, he remained perfectly composed.

It seemed he was pleased with my progress.

“You’ve even lost some weight,” he added.

“Hah… just a little,” I panted in response.

As he pointed out, I had lost about 5 kg over the course of our training. It seemed my teacher's brutal Spartan-style training was paying off, even with Raphne’s diet.

“Come on, Ken, you’re slowing down. Keep moving,” Siegfried ordered.

“Yes, sir!” I responded quickly.

It had been about a week since we resolved Emily’s time loop event. The eerie woman responsible for the loop was now in the hands of the Academy's security department, under hypnosis. They were likely interrogating her to find out where she came from. If they discovered her connection to the Demon King's army, things would get chaotic soon enough, though preventing it seemed impossible.

This time loop event was one of the Demon King's army’s random invasion events in the game. The Dreadis Academy, known for housing children of high-ranking officials from various nations, had security comparable to a royal palace. Despite that, forces from the Demon King’s army would infiltrate in secret, always searching for one thing— the Child of Prophecy.

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