[{"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-534":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},630494,871,"Chapter 534: Second Batch","the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-chapter-534",534,"\u003Cp>What to do when the queue didn’t take forever?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Give or take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the average breaking point of the candidates who stopped the earliest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And while many of them dragged themselves out looking defeated, maybe someone should have told them that before today, they wouldn’t have even lasted half as long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention how they’d probably lose their lives by the time they were done. Because just how were they going to replenish all that spiritual energy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, no one could blame them. Not when a biomecha was at stake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least when they came out, there were snacks waiting to ease their wounded pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, seeing those remaining candidates through the eyes of people who have experienced similar hell, they couldn’t help but admire them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chatter started almost immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oi! You said you’d definitely get a spot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s because you jinxed me, you bastard! And anyway... You don’t understand what it’s like in there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh yeah? Then explain it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the candidates who’d exited early groaned loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Imagine you’re a giant magnet. And the floor’s another giant magnet. And you just wanna stick. Forever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha! Nah. More like carrying the weight of the world. You know? That saying? That’s not a metaphor anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heads turned as someone else shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa! Look at Anya! She’s still inside!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People crowded closer to the display.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s sitting down?! Like that?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhhh! Shit! Why didn’t I think of that?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One onlooker blinked. \"Wait... why is that better?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the former candidates explained, rubbing his sore shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inside, you’ve gotta coat yourself with spiritual energy to keep from being crushed, right? At first, I tried putting up a big barrier. But the bigger it is, the faster your energy drains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So by sitting and keeping herself bundled like that, she’s reducing the surface area she needs to protect. Less wasted energy. Smarter conservation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another guy groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s allowed?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah! The rules said you just can’t collapse or lie flat! Sitting upright still counts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You idiot! Why would you say that out loud?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Like I’m still making it in? There are only ten slots! If the next batch thinks of better ideas to last longer, at least I can learn something for next time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, you don’t see it, but when you’re there, it’s like you’re being subjected to those random pressure attacks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I want to see how they’d deal with it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd quieted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then... ears perked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could practically hear brains turning on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And among those ears... were Ollie’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ollie, who was currently staring blankly at the chamber door like a condemned man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still didn’t know how he ended up here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One minute, he was standing to the side watching people crumble under invisible weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then next, his good brother was smiling at him like a fox wearing sheep’s clothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now here he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the forty-five-minute mark, there were only five candidates left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones who’d already finished?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They practically rolled on the floor when they left the simulation chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them eventually wanted to try jumping just to feel how light they were now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anya, who, unknown to her, had somehow made it to forty-seven minutes, finally decided to stop when she started seeing floating fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She figured through gritted teeth that if she was seeing fruit hallucinations in a real battle, she’d probably already be dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she stood. Or more accurately, crawled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when she emerged from the chamber...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheers erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anya! You’re third! Third place!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at the clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forty-seven minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that... actually good enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart thudded. Maybe... maybe she had a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the final candidate exited with a time of fifty-two minutes, Duchess Amelia finally told the physicians to stand by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And sure enough, the last contender staggered out, barely upright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His knees buckled, but he caught himself and glared at the medics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You little shits better not disqualify me. My eyelids just feel heavy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughter erupted around the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone relaxed just a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone except Ollie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was still standing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because through the noise, he alone could hear D-29’s cheerful voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next group,\" the mecha chirped. \"Please enter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ollie swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this how his life would end?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not with glory, but with gravity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew? But at least Ollie wasn’t the only nervous one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, he wasn’t even the oddest one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, everyone had been overjoyed by the results of the first batch. Sure, some looked rightfully envious, but overall, the mood stayed positive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top contenders got nods of respect. The ones who didn’t last as long still got pats on the back after everyone realized how difficult it really was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then someone heard the uncanniest volunteers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And suddenly, everyone went on high alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah, for one, actually thought this would be a good time to volunteer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he couldn’t believe that Luca had already planned to make him a biomecha for the expo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And while he was grateful, the idea of just... receiving one, without proving himself even a little?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That didn’t sit right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not when he could see how hard everyone else was working just to earn a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he opened his mouth, fully intending to tell Luca he’d join.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to hear someone else beat him to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll join the next batch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Princess Kira.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, please!\" she added enthusiastically, to Ollie’s absolute horror. \"This endurance test sounds like something I’d like to try!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ollie visibly paled at the sight of another unhinged friend. He tried to say something, but his voice caught in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Noah could process that, another voice chimed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it’s okay, I’ll join as well,\" Theo said evenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah whipped his head around, startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theo adjusted his glasses, calm as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For pharmacists, the ability to release consistent spiritual energy even under duress is critical. A lot of it is really endurance. So this seems like an ideal way to test that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That statement, perfectly logical and delivered without a shred of hesitation, somehow sparked something in the rest of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because all at once, a quiet murmur spread through the onlookers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re telling me the little pharmacist is joining?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the Princess?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Lord Ollie???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People started whispering. And then more voices joined in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It became clear this was about to snowball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just the mecha pilots anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was now talk of having B-rankers like Steward Han. And if he’s joining, Butler Gary and Gisella were definitely joining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But most shocking of all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Kyros family decided to join.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Duke. The Duchess. Even the Young Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time word got around, everyone was staring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People couldn’t decide if they should panic or just admire the sheer chaos of it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For his part, Luca was surprised at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hadn’t occurred to him that others would want to try too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he stood there watching his family and friends file up with determined faces, his heart swelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually... this wasn’t bad. It was great in fact!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just how much data would he be able to get from this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled like the little saint he was.\u003C\u002Fp>",1219,"2026-06-02T06:16:33.822Z",1,"novelbin.me","3bf5ed415e91da667124734eed5c539817927038b9c4bed71e4ee8548a9f0e43","the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-chapter-535","the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-chapter-533",1073,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-cover.jpg"]