The SSS-rank Guide Doesn't Need Saving novel Chapter 48

Chapter 48: How About a Bet?

Her nonchalant words left them completely dumbstruck.

It took a long time before they could recover from their shock!

Kane was the first to snap out of it, though his voice trembled in fear when he finally managed to speak. "Aisha, what did you just do?"

Aisha looked at him like the answer should have been obvious. She said, "He wanted it back, didn’t he? There was no need to walk all the way over there. As long as the result is the same, the method shouldn’t matter."

That silenced them even further.

It wasn’t just the absurdity of what she’d said, or the fact that she’d thrown a full-sized spear across the training field like it was nothing. It was that, somewhere underneath their shock, none of them could quite argue with her logic either.

It felt correct in some strange way, even if it wasn’t anything they’d ever consider doing themselves.

Aisha turned to Kane, her expression knowing and benign, like an older person speaking to a young child. "Bowing your head to someone above isn’t always wrong. Sometimes it’s the right thing to do, depending on the situation. But this wasn’t one of those times."

She glanced toward the student still sprawled on the ground across the field, then back at Kane.

"You shouldn’t let people like that trample on you. And you definitely shouldn’t let anyone put your life at risk over something this stupid. People like him won’t ever appreciate you for lowering yourself. So tell me, who exactly were you doing it for?" Her eyes locked onto his. "Are you truly willing to die for someone like that?"

Kane was rendered entirely speechless.

Her words were harsh, but there was truth buried in them, enough that he couldn’t find anything to refute it. Still, something bout the way she’d said it bothered him.

"What would you know about lowering your head to someone above you?" he finally asked, anger rising in his chest. "You’re from a wealthy family. You were one of the top students before all this. And you’re engaged to the prince. You won’t have to worry about your future."

Aisha didn’t deny any of it. "There’s no wealthy or poor when it’s your life that’s in danger."

A memory of herself running in an alley, desperate for someone to save her while she was being chased by someone flashed across her mind before she pressed it down.

"And what does being engaged to the prince have to do with any of this?" Then, casting a careless glance aside, she added sneeringly, "Besides. That engagement will be dissolved eventually."

Kane’s pupils shrank slightly. "What do you mean by that?"

Did he hear her correctly?

"That’s enough, Kane," Vesper interrupted, stepping in before Kane could press her for an answer. Just shut up for a moment."

Kane turned to him, surprised.

"I know you’re clever, and we’ve been friends since the day we met," Vesper said, crossing his arms. "But she’s right. You can’t continue treating your own life as something so cheap."

Sabel closed the distance, her hand landing lightly on Kane’s shoulder. "Don’t worry so much. I’m sure Aisha’s already thought this through. She wouldn’t have done something like that without considering what happens next."

In truth, it’s completely the opposite.

Aisha hadn’t planned a single thing. She hd acted entirely out of annoyance, witnessing a situation that struck too close to home. It reminded her of her past life, where the weak had no choice but to submit simply because someone else held more power, might, and background.

She briefly recalled her own weakness in the past. Before she learned the art of survival, she had made countless sacrifices out of fear for the strong. So many lives had been lost simply because people allowed themselves to be trampled upon just because others had the power to do so.

Kane reminded her that past self far too much.

The word ’lower-ranked’ stung deeply, instantly snapping his remaining restraint. Shoving himself upright, he glared across the field, his face contorting with pure fury. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

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