The Royal Military Academy's Impostor Owns a Dungeon [BL] novel Chapter 429

Chapter 429: One Ring

Ira did not think that today would be anything special for someone like her.

At best, she’d hoped for a glimpse of greatness—something to remember, something to fangirl about later. But like always, she figured she’d be content looking, smelling, and imagining from afar until one day an unexpected gift from the heavens landed on her plate.

A giant golden hoop.

It gleamed in all its glory, and she could’ve sworn it would’ve passed as a mythical artifact.

But the bigger question was why said artifact was now sitting on her tray, garnering looks from practically everyone, including the instructors who had also been craning their necks to see better.

"Y-your Highness, wha-what is this?" she asked, voice nearly a whisper—as if naming it too loudly would result in a catastrophe. "And why is it on my tray?"

They wouldn’t frame her for stealing something so valuable, would they?

But Ira couldn’t really think about that since the Princess may have been overbearing, but she had always been a great sister-in-arms.

"Lady Ira, I bestow this to you with permission from our leadership, for your contribution toward moving mountains that had been stuck for a long time."

"???"

Mountains?

Stuck?

Contribution?!

Ira hadn’t even gone outside, always stuck staring at her terminal or using the virtual pod, so what kind of mountain did she move???

The surprise and confusion were visible on her face, and Ada thanked nature that her Royal Highness did not elaborate on how her fanfiction, "I Thought He Was Just My Roommate," had managed to help their guild leader when push came to shove.

Also, the aide could only be glad that the princess only asked if she could share a bit of her food, instead of telling Lord Luca that she would be out there rewarding a fanfiction writer.

However, she figured she’d have to say something or Ira might end up asking for a detailed explanation.

"Lady Ira, your most recent work was greatly appreciated, and so Her Royal Highness has decided to bestow this upon you as a token of our thanks. It’s an onion ring."

"Princess Kira, Lady Ada, are you serious? Thi-this is for me?"

"Yes, please enjoy it to your heart’s content."

But then Ira looked at all her other friends, and her heart thudded because they looked at her with gleaming, pleading eyes.

And she almost gave in.

Thankfully, she didn’t have to offer up her future because the Princess said, "As for the others, your efforts were also commendable, so for that, here is the biggest piece I have; you could equally divide these amongst yourselves."

They were ecstatic. And was even more surprised when Ada decided to add to the prize by offering her largest onion ring so they could share more.

And one best believe that this garnered the attention of more people after realizing that seven regular cadets would actually be able to get a chance to taste the rumored food of the gods.

Honestly, Ira felt like it was all in slow motion as she felt her back sweating from all the stares. And yet she stood, more like sat her ground, guarding the artifact with her life before she gave in to its call.

Crunch!

Her pupils dilated.

And for a second, she forgot her name. Forgot the concept of restraint. She forgot war, sorrow, centralized exams, and how she was being observed by nearly every soul around.

What remained was that sudden explosion of something in her mouth that’s got her heart beating and her blood rushing.

She blinked down at it like it had personally changed her life.

Oh.

Wow.