This morning, during the chaotic time of organizing the tent and luggage, she overheard Morgan’s communication by chance.

“No. The attempt to lure the monsters failed.”

It was just one sentence. Liche and Pythos quickly grasped the meaning of those words.

‘Morgan lured the monsters to our camp.’

Morgan is an enemy.

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Udik Academy’s lodging building.

“Morgan.”

As Morgan entered through the entrance, Professor Declan, who was sitting in the first-floor living room, called him.

“Professor Declan.”

“You’re late.”

He was a young professor in his thirties with long eyes.

Even though Morgan had gone missing overnight and reappeared, there were no questions other than the remark about being late. It seemed as if Professor Declan had an attitude as if he knew Morgan would leave.

“Follow me.”

Morgan followed Declan, who was leading the way.

The place the two entered was a room that Professor Declan would use.

When Morgan closed the door, Declan, as if he had been waiting, opened his mouth.

“Why did it fail? You were supposed to provide the bait to lure the monsters when exploding the large magic stone.”

By planting a large magic stone in the ground and detonating it, monsters within a certain range could be summoned.

The head of Udik Academy and the high-ranking professors had planned to use this to counteract the Royal Academy of the Loxha Empire, which had joined forces with Triche Ludwick, judging that the academy posed a threat to their victory this year.

For the task, they had sent Morgan Dayle. His mission was to explode the magic stone near their campsite.

“Explain.”

Declan looked at Morgan in front of him, waiting for a response.

Despite the remaining youthful features, Morgan was not just an ordinary student.

Proficient in swordsmanship, and even the professors found his sword skills impressive. A student who hadn’t even graduated from the academy yet, yet proficient in handling the aura and skilled in using magic for combat.

For several years, the head had kept an eye on Morgan, who had been worthy of raising as the head’s dog.

“It’s as I communicated this morning. The students from the Royal Academy of the Loxha Empire were stronger than the monsters.”

The head’s dog. Morgan Dayle.

Looking at the now chilling gold coin, Declan clicked his tongue.

“Tsk. Then, you should have gone. You should have done whatever it took to prevent them from coming. You should have destroyed the magic stone and returned.”

“How could I? Besides, the head only told me to destroy the magic stone and return.”

Though he had a smile on his face, Morgan’s attitude was cold.

Declan furrowed his brows. This was why he didn’t like the head’s dog. He only listened to the head, who held the leash.

Declan asked Morgan.

“This is a different story, but you saved Hamad, who was being chased by an underground-type monster, right? Did you not see a ring there?”

“There was no ring.”

Hmm.

With Morgan’s words indicating there was nothing, Declan had nothing more to ask.

It was Jean who dropped the family crest while walking down the street.
As luck would have it, the moment the ring rolled away from him, monsters emerged from underground, splitting the ground. The ring got caught on the spikes of the monsters.

And then, three monsters started chasing Hamad, a nearby engineering student.

“Alright. Even if the mission failed, we can’t leave those Loxha guys alone. The most skilled among the students was Triche Ludwick, right? Today, during the qualification assessment, you will .”

“Professor Declan.”

Morgan’s firm voice called out to Declan.

A smiling face. It meant that the discomfort of the head’s dog was particularly unpleasant.

Morgan stared at Declan with cold eyes and spoke.

“Don’t touch Liche.”

“Liche? Are you talking about Triche? When did it become so familiar that you shorten the name?”

“I’m the one who shortens it freely. And.”

Even with Declan’s narrowed eyes, Morgan maintained a smiling face.

In the sunny atmosphere, Morgan spoke again.

“The head promised not to interfere with Triche until the finals.”

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Until the head’s communication arrived, Morgan left the room, saying he would focus on the competition like other students.

Then he went to find the assigned room for himself.

It was a neat room filled with basic furniture to stay for a few months.

“…….”

Thump.

Morgan, who had stood quietly in front of the closed door for a moment, slowly moved his heavy steps.

In the tired footsteps, the words of the past that had persistently followed his life for six years came to mind.

“Why did I come back?”

One step.

“Because I hope you don’t die. So that you can continue the generation, and my vessel will continue.”

Two steps.

“You don’t seem particularly interested, but how about this? If your death makes Lychiom die too?”

…Three steps.

“The fate of both of you is entangled in the past that Theta turned back.”

Thud.

Ian sat down on the chairback as if collapsing.

Six years ago.

About a month had passed since they arrived in the Gerwer Territory. Hekanka came to find him.

Theta, the star that created Lychiom, turned back Ian’s time once. In the process, their fates became entwined.

“If you die, Lychiom will also face the same end as before.”

If he died, Liche would die too.

Ian was 16, and Liche’s fate ended at 19.

Hekanka told Ian to run when he was 11.

To live somewhere else as someone else for five years to somewhat deceive the impending fate.

“How long do I have to run?”

“Until Lychiom turns 19? If even Lychiom escapes the predetermined death, past fate will miss you.”

Why were Liche and he the only ones threatened by fate?

Other ability users would also have lived longer lives than their previous lives.

Ian’s question was answered by Hekanka.

“Those ability users at that time died because of side effects. They didn’t live their predetermined lifespan entirely.”

But the deaths of Liche and Ian were deaths according to their predetermined lifespan.

“If you want to change the fate of you and Lychiom, leave this place. Ian Dwayne. I’ll help you disappear.”

Ian left the Loxha Empire like he was running away as soon as he heard Hekanka’s words.

He couldn’t even say goodbye to Liche. He didn’t have the courage to explain why he was leaving.

Since then, Ian abandoned everything to defy his fate and crossed over to the Pan Continent.

The family, the name, and even the ability temporarily taken away by Hekanka, the true owner of the ability.

The head of Udik Academy picked up Ian, who had thrown away everything to resist his fate.

“I needed a dog to raise. Perfectly.”

There was no choice.

Ian Dwayne Gerwer, a 2nd-year student at the Royal Academy of the Loxha Empire, became Morgan Dayle, a 1st-year student at Udik Academy in the same year.