Chapter 52: The culprit
Kevin was still trying to wrap his head around everything.
Just a few days ago, he thought he’d meet the important characters once he got into the academy—one at a time, slowly, as the story unfolded. But now? One after another, they kept showing up in his life like fate had lost all patience.
First, he got that unexpected invitation from the King himself. Then came Grace. And not long after, the Protagonist.
And now...
Now he was walking beside someone who had once only existed in the pages of a book to him. His favorite character. The First Princess.
She wasn’t exactly one of the "main characters" in the beginning, but Kevin knew her role would only grow bigger with time. She’d become stronger. She’d rise in power. And in his heart, he believed she was the one who truly deserved the throne.
But that wasn’t the only reason she meant so much to him.
It wasn’t just her strength, or the way people naturally followed her.
It was the way she carried herself. The way her eyes held calm in chaos. The way she spoke—steady, yet full of quiet fire.
Maybe that made him sound shallow, but her beauty had always struck him harder than he liked to admit. Not just her looks, but everything about her. Her words. Her poise. The way she stood her ground when everything else fell apart.
And now...