Kazushi

Kairon doesn’t want to rule the world—he just wants a quiet nap.

But when he accidentally activates a mysterious Upgrade System and touches a volatile warrior named Brix, his life turns upside down. Now, every time Kairon touches someone, they gain power… terrifying power. One by one, seven chaotic students gather around him, each embodying one of the Seven Deadly Sins—Wrath, Pride, Lust, Gluttony, Envy, Greed, and Sloth.

They form factions. Wage wars in his name. Create cults behind his back. All while Kairon naps through revolutions, mutters life-changing advice in his sleep, and becomes a mythic figure feared across the world.

The twist? He has no idea.

As Kairon sleepwalks into legendary status, two holy warriors from the Seven Virtuous Blades begin hunting his students. But with each deadly encounter, one truth becomes clear:

You don’t wake the Master.You survive his disciples.

The Sleeping Master

❖ Inside the Archive

Envy remained kneeling on the floor of the Archive, surrounded by the shards of the mimicry aura he had once wielded like a weapon. His chest rose and fell in ragged pulses, lips trembling, eyes open but unfocused.

[Candidate: ENVY. Stabilization 74%. Loyalty Anchor Undefined.]

[Status: Consent Required.]

Not with power, but with patience.

He crouched before the boy—no longer a monster, no longer a shadow, just a body too thin, too frayed, too tired.

Then his eyes moved—green-black, ringed with veins from too many nights without rest. He stared not at Kairon's face, but just beneath his chin. Afraid to meet his eyes.

"You saw all of us," Envy whispered.

"Because I wasn't ready to carry the weight of what you'd show me."

"You needed to be believed. That's harder."

Behind him, the students stood silent.

Brix's fists were curled, not in tension, but restraint.Lio had sheathed his blade, watching with that same unreadable calm.Mav leaned against the spiral stair's lower rail, expression softer than usual.Nair sat near the corner, still hugging his knees, watching with wide eyes.

"But if you stay—you don't follow them."

Then, for the first time since they had known him—not as Master, not as the Sleeper, not as the Axis—he answered:

"And if you take my hand, I'll never look away again."

[Consent Detected.]

[Student Slot Assigned – 5 of 7]

[SIN: ENVY – Class: Mirror]

[Student Name: Veyle]

[Title Assigned: The Hollow Reflection]

[EXP Transfer – Deferred. Emotional Bond Priority.]

Envy—Veyle—reached up.

His fingers curled slowly around Kairon's.

And when he stood, he didn't tower.

Chapter 10, Part 1: The Terms of Recognition