PK stepped out of the Dean's office, the door closing softly behind him.
The corridor looked the same—students walking, voices echoing, lectures ongoing—but something had shifted. Not in the world around him, but in how the world would now respond to him.
He exhaled slowly.
So this is how it works…
Power doesn't announce itself. It simply moves things aside.
As he walked back toward his classroom, a few faculty members who noticed him subtly straightened their posture. One of them even offered an awkward nod of acknowledgment, though they weren't sure why they did it.
PK almost laughed.
Word travels fast.
When he entered the classroom, the lecturer paused mid-sentence.
"Oh—PK," the professor said hesitantly. "Everything alright?"
"Yes, sir," PK replied calmly. "Just some administrative work."
The professor nodded, not daring to ask further.
"Please… take your seat."
The students stared.
Lana and Luna exchanged a glance the moment PK walked in. They could sense it—something had happened. PK sat down as if nothing had changed.
But whispers began.
"Why was the Dean with him?"
"Did you see the Army Head uniform?"
"Isn't PK just a student?"
PK ignored all of it.
Let them wonder.
Classes ended sooner than he expected. Just as the bell rang, PK's phone vibrated.
Unknown Secure Line
He stepped outside and answered.
"Yes?"
A disciplined voice responded.
"Captain PK. Training clearance has been approved. Private facility. No records. You may begin whenever you wish."
PK's eyes darkened slightly.
They move fast.
"Understood," he replied. "Send the location."
The call ended.
PK looked up at the sky. Clouds drifted lazily, unaware of the quiet shifts happening beneath them.
Accelerated degree.
Private training clearance.
Freedom of movement.
The walls he felt yesterday were already cracking.
Lana and Luna approached him together.
"You disappeared suddenly," Luna said softly.
"And came back looking… different," Lana added.
PK smiled faintly.
"Just some boring formalities."
"Boring formalities don't involve Army Heads visiting colleges." - Luna smirked
PK met her gaze.
"Soon," he said simply. "I'll explain everything."
They didn't push.
They trusted him.
As they walked together across campus, jealous stares followed—some from students, some from those who sensed his rising presence without understanding it.
PK's thoughts turned inward again.
I'll sharpen everything—body, mind, authority—until even the shadows know my name.
Far away, unseen by him, a secure office lit up with his profile.
STATUS: ACTIVE
THREAT LEVEL: UNKNOWN
POTENTIAL: UNRESTRICTED
The game had shifted.
And PK had just stepped onto the real board.