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In a world governed by the Archive, a relentless system that pushes humanity to its limits through brutal discipline and constant tasks, Kael awakens in a new body with no memory of his past.

His version of the Archive is different.

Its demands are bizarre, its punishments excruciating, and its rewards nonsensical.

While other strive for glory and power, he just wants to be left alone, dreaming of a quiet life and, ideally, a long nap.

But fate, and the ever-present eye of the Archive, have other plans.

Thrust into the continent's most elite academy and forced into a cutthroat competition fueled by ancient bloodlines and dark secrets, he finds himself on a path he never chose. He's not here to win, or even to survive with grace. He's just trying to dodge the next absurd task.

System, please just shut up

It had been thirty minutes since Theo had told him about his supposed feat.

But Kael still couldn't believe it.

He remembered well that before passing out, that bastard Elderbeast had still been filled with energy.

So how? Was he possessed by a spirit? Or did the previous owner of the body take over?

Theo sat across from him, quietly watching Kael cycle through a thousand ridiculous theories, but didn't interrupt him.

They sat like that for a little while longer before Theo sighed, a soft, almost imperceptible sound.

"I don't know why you're overthinking it," Theo said, his voice flat. "What you said is true: I did see you weak on the ground, about to pass out. But after you did, the Guardian followed quickly. You must have probably done more damage than you think." He finished with a shrug, as if discussing the weather.

School