[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun":3,"chapter-the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-chapter-143":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Royal Military Academy's Impostor Owns a Dungeon [BL]",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},630103,871,"Chapter 143: Guides","the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-chapter-143",143,"\u003Cp>Xavier was catatonic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of it was easy to digest and sounded like a bunch of conspiracy theories thrown together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was sitting inside Luca’s space and experiencing said conspiracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brain felt frozen as he listened to Luca’s explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was really trying his best to listen, ignoring his conscience, which kept screaming, ’Criminal!’ at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Luca started by prefacing his story with how he really was \"Luca Soren Kyros,\" Xavier already figured that this was going to turn into something bigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he mentioned how he didn’t think so when he initially got here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve been here for over a month and a half.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here? You mean at school?\" Xavier asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That too, but here as in, in this body.\" Luca pointed to himself as if that was a given fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the place or planet, but an actual body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, Xavier, a normal human being, was having difficulty understanding how a person could be in his body for just a month and a half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t understand it either, and my parents are still in the process of figuring it out. But after dying back there, I just suddenly woke up inside the medical pod back in the assessment room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you just say, ’dying’?\" Xavier caught on, although Luca tried brushing through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the little chipmunk just nodded, clearly uncomfortable with the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who would be comfortable talking about how they died?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wasn’t really a long story. I didn’t get to do many things back then since I was too different to be allowed amongst the people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too different?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca wasn’t exactly sure how he would explain being a defective Guide, but he figured he’d try. It wasn’t like he could give that much information when he himself had limited knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The people of Tesseris were divided into the non-awakened and the awakened. And in that category were what we called Esper and Guides.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Apparently, that wasn’t the original case, but when Dungeon Gates suddenly started appearing, some people evolved into entities that could fight in those Dungeons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the chipmunk tried explaining the existence of the awakened and his rather unique ’issue.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back then, I was told I was an awakened Guide, but personally, I hadn’t guided anyone until I got here. All I really knew was how to make the Pills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t really say much about Guiding because I didn’t get to learn much as someone who was locked up. But I figured you should know about it because that’s how I dealt with the corruption.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little chipmunk was locked up. That’s why he was always so concerned about being incarcerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xavier felt like he was going to be sick from what he was hearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luca, how long... How long were you locked up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little money grubber fiddled with his fingers before chuckling awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uhm, not so sure since they don’t really tell us the date, and I was just in an induced coma back in the medical tank, but it was after my stint at the Guiding Center...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d say, a few years, maybe?\" Luca scratched his neck as his eyes darted everywhere but Xavier’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was made into a lab rat and practically died one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I guess it was safer in the tank, somehow. Outside of the lab was a little...yeah.\" He tried thinking of words to describe his short stint in ’society’ but realized that maybe it’d be better not to mention everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the little chipmunk just thought he’d say a few things about the outside, the usual dangers he faced as a defective Guide, while leaving out the more brutal ones that had him hiding in his space for days on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca was actually nervous and concerned about this. While his father mentioned that his defect may likely be the cause of being in the wrong body, that was merely just a hypothesis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if it just took longer for him to drive people crazy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would he get locked up, then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xavier said he wouldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xavier said he’d be safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Luca held on to the promise like a lifeline as he tried getting through his awkward life story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I—I had my Dungeon space, so I managed to survive. At least there’s that, right?\" He laughed, even when it wasn’t funny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he didn’t really know what else to say about his life back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really didn’t get to live, so what experiences could he share save for the differences in the environment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Xavier was being hit with artillery from everywhere, and his conscience had no place to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the looks of it, everything and everyone from back then had it out for the little chipmunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he really wanted to ask how he died, but the cabin floor was already littered with icicles from his inability to control his emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next time, he’ll touch on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere with an open space where he wouldn’t damage the small cabin likely built by the little chipmunk with his own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even need to ask if his life was at least passable there. Luca was like a small animal because he’d likely always felt like he was being hunted. No wonder he looked like he was ready to bolt at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xavier’s physical constitution wasn’t superior, he would’ve likely grounded his teeth with how vicious he was in clenching his jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he saw how Luca panicked when he saw his expression and decided to breathe through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the Crown Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a likely possibility of being able to find that damned planet for a little visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every now and then, it’s good to purge humans who were worse than beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before that, he probably had to purge himself first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was likely the biggest offender in Luca’s current life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xavier rarely prayed, but right now, he was praying that he’d be wrong somehow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what would he do if he was right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much does he know about this world if he’s only been here for a month and a half?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xavier ever had reservations about going to hell, well, he pretty much guaranteed his spot with this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luca, back then, when we made that contract, what kind of contract did you think we were making?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca didn’t expect that question; in fact, he thought that Xavier would want to know more about the Dungeon or Guiding, but now he’s asking about the contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he want to terminate it after hearing his life story?Luca panicked as he thought about it and clutched at his ring like a lifeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xavier, why? Are you thinking about terminating our contract?\" The little chipmunk’s eyes trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if Xavier felt guilty based on his assumptions, he was now full-on feeling like a scumbag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only try to regulate his breathing before comforting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, and I realized you need to understand this contract that you entered into.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No? So, you’re not terminating it?\" Luca wanted to verify. He didn’t want to get fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, there’s no terminating this, Luca.\" Xavier looked at the hopeful chipmunk while preparing himself for the worst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re married until one of us dies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In which case, we’d both likely die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1228,"2026-06-02T06:16:21.520Z",1,"novelbin.me","7f90c6be2e9c3579aef7fc3c6b4af04e97410d2b38deda41504cdf5ead37ec73","the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-chapter-144","the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-chapter-142",1073,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-cover.jpg"]