The Royal Military Academy's Impostor Owns a Dungeon [BL] novel Chapter 780

Chapter 780: The Bow Before the World

The crowd, who had just recovered from the confetti burst, jerked their heads to find the shocking source.

And that was when they saw it. Him.

Perched proudly on Ada Marn’s shoulder was something small.

A tortoise.

Sure. But not just any tortoise.

A creature who carried itself with the gravitas of a seasoned performer taking the spotlight on the grandest stage of its career.

Its tiny red scarf—picked and customized especially for today—fluttered with just enough flair to suggest it had been waiting for this exact moment. Its neck stretched upward in a slow, majestic rise, as if acknowledging the heavens and granting them permission to admire it.

The children were the first to react.

They did not just gasp.

They screeched.

Screeched so loudly that several parents snapped their heads around, worried that someone had been injured, only to find their offspring shaking with delight, pointing wildly at the regal little diva basking in its newfound fame.

Some of the kids even hopped in place with their hands over their mouths, as if witnessing a living legend.

Adults were no better. They blinked. Then squinted. Then blinked again, because surely they were hallucinating a turtle-shaped monarch radiating this much self-importance.

Several foreign delegates muttered urgently among themselves.

"Is that allowed?"

Nobody had answers.

Then again, if they had known where to look, they would have found the answer in the trembling knees of the soldiers from Zone Four.

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DG’s parade segment was everything and more. And yet, beneath the grandeur of this march, which people had never really witnessed before, a certain privileged group was just holding on to each other for emotional and moral support.

Nia, in particular, had been busy swallowing her curses because clearly, people didn’t know what kind of army had just walked in.

Of course, everything looked absolutely bonkers, and even she couldn’t take her eyes away from the display of lights, sounds, and power.

But if they had known what exactly they were looking at, none of them would be standing so improperly.

Then again, it wasn’t just her, for their group just couldn’t help being sensitive to anything DG did.

Maybe that was why they tuned into it faster than anyone else.

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Tak tak tak.

Tak tak tak.

Tak tak tak.

Tak tak tak.

The rhythm of the mechas above suddenly intensified, and the soldiers of Zone Four eyed each other knowingly.

After all, they knew better than to think of that as the full line-up.

Then Luca, followed by the cadets, took a step, and they came.

From up in the sky, they descended like celestial bodies.

The sky shifted.

The air thinned, the temperature dipped, and a hush spread across the crowd as a pale shape slipped out of the cloudline.

The mecha didn’t fall, nor did it crash. Instead, it shocked everyone by suddenly appearing with the quiet inevitability of moonrise.

Its armor shimmered with a cold, crystalline glow, traced with delicate lines of icy blue that pulsed softly like frost forming on glass.

The people gaped. And somewhere, several masters forgot their names as they witnessed wings unfurl then settle in elegant arcs, translucent and radiant, catching the light in a way that made them look almost sculpted from frozen starlight.

But even that carried power as a cold ripple spread from its point of impact, a light mist rising where spiritual energy brushed the air. Frosty blue light rippled gently across his frame, announcing his presence with a quiet authority that made even the more stoic spectators straighten instinctively.

It was breathtaking.

Yet that was not the end.

Because with a sudden rumble of metal, the sky brightened.

Then blazed.

A second figure tore through the cloudline with the confident explosion of someone who had waited on purpose.

Light refracted violently across the heavens as a brilliant white and gold entity descended with theatrical force.

But it was not simply a descent.

It was a declaration.

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