Originally, if assignments had been handed out at random, their poor team leader might have been spared from ending up
in Raven''s ss.
But s, he had been far too enthusiastic-practically tripping over himself to volunteer as Raven''s instructor. Now, getting humbled by her in public?
Well, that was just fate catching up with him.
While students and instructors across other sses nursed their own thoughts- some smug, others sympathetic-Raven remained still, her gaze slowly sweeping across the rows of trainees.
She had zero interest in jogging a fewps herself. With her current physical condition, even running hundreds of circles wouldn''t do a thing to improve her strength.
She hadn''te to this military training to boost her own stats-she was here to raise theirs.
No point in wasting time on meaningless exercises.
After making a rough mental estimate of how manyps each student could finish
in two hours, Raven casually pulled out her phone and switched over to WhatsApp.
She tapped into Cassian''s chat and sent a short
essage.
On the other end, Cassian saw the notification sh on his screen immediately.
When he read what she wrote, he couldn''t help the faint smile tugging at the corner of his lips.
But then, for some reason, he snorted coldly, and fired back a curt little "Read" sticker with a nk-faced expression.
Raven saw the expression sticker and let out a small smirk. She''s kind of cute, she thought.
Cassian blinked at his screen, speechless.
He stared at the deadpan sticker he had just sent, wondering which part of that could possibly be interpreted as "cute."
But since Raven had, technically, justplimented him, he decided to be generous and asked her: [Aren''t you supposed to be in training? How do you have time to text?]
Raven replied smoothly: [What''s trainingpared to you? Do you miss me? Want toe find me?]
But before she could see his reply, a cold shout rang out from nearby. "You! What are you doing over there?"
Raven turned her head slightly-and met Jonah''s stern, rigid expression. The second Jonah saw who he had just yelled at, his whole body went stiff.
Today, all the students were in uniform. He''d simply seen someone messing with their phone and instinctively barked out a warning. Never in a million years did he expect that someone to be Raven.
Just as Jonah awkwardly prepared to swallow his words and slink off, Harvey- who had been on his way to speak with Jonah -caught sight of Raven. His expression instantly turned to ice.
"You''re not evenpleting your tenfold training quota, and you''ve got the nerve to y with your phone?" he barked. "Trash like you still dreams of getting into the Hundred-Man Unit? What a joke."
His own son had already been nominated for a spot in the uing unit-a rmendation secured by the Barrera family atst night''s banquet hosted by
Lorne.
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As long as his son stood out among the elite trainees nine days from now, he would officially be part of the Hundred- Man Unit. A future elitemander. Maybe even a ticket into the legendary Starlight Capital.
And if the new general happened to notice his son? The Barrera family could rise with him, basking in the glory.
But now, this nobody standing before him-this girl-was actually eyeing the same spot they had all been coveting. It was an insult. To the unit. To the Barrera family. To everything they were striving for.
Jonah, listening to Harvey''s words, looked at him like he was an idiot.
Apply to the Hundred-Man Unit? Raven didn''t need to apply. Without Raven, there wouldn''t even be a Hundred-Man Unit
But Harvey, oblivious to Jonah''s disbelief, continued coldly, "The academy''s rules follow military protocol during training
He turned to Jonah. "And ording to military regtion, how should we handle someone who disobeys an instructor''s orders and has the audacity to use a phone during training?"
Jonah froze. Handle? How the hell was he supposed to handle this?
What authority did he possibly have over his superior?
Harvey noticed Jonah''s hesitation and frowned slightly. He sighed. "I see. You''re worried she''s not a real soldier and can''t handle military punishment."
He turned back to Jonah and offered what he thought was a brilliant idea. "How about this? You supervise herpleting ten times the usual training. If she really does manage to join the Hundred-Man Unit, she''ll remember your kindness. Maybe even the new general will take note of it."
Jonah didn''t respond. He doubted the general would be impressed...
But Harvey, unaware of Jonah''s inner monologue, simply kept his eyes fixed on Raven, the malice in his gaze growing colder.
He knew Jonah''s character.
The man was strict and principled.
If he agreed to supervise her training, there was no way Raven would leave this field unscathed. With any luck, she''d be in the hospital by sundown.
And once she was, her n to speak with him in the president''s office after school would fall apartpletely.
Harvey turned back to Jonah, smiling as he said, "She''s your responsibility now. Don''t worry-if anything goes wrong, the academy will take the me."
Jonah was done.
At that moment, he finally understood exactly how Leopard must''ve felt back on the stage.
He thought of himself as a patient man.
But right now, he really wanted to punch someone.
While he debated the consequences of breaking Harvey''s jaw, Raven''s voice cut through the air, sharp and cold as a de.
"Harvey," she said, "I was nning to talk with you after school out of respect for your position. I didn''t want to damage Regalhold University''s reputation. But now,
I think I''ll be collecting some interest in advance."
Before Harvey could process her words, Raven tilted her chin ever so slightly toward Jonah-a subtle signal.
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Harvey blinked at the gesture, confused. Then he sneered.
If he didn''t know this was just some backwater bumpkin from Bastion-someone who could barely afford tuition and probably got in through a schrship-he might''ve felt nervous.
Bute on. She was bluffing. Just some ignorant upstart who didn''t know her
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After all, Jonah wasn''t just any instructor-he was the military''s youngest elitemander. One of the most trusted officers under the new general.
Hell, even his son needed connections to get into the Hundred-Man Unit. And this
girl thought she could order Jonah around?
Harvey snorted.
She was out of her mind.
Only... the moment he thought that....
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