They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 381: Path Carved in Steel and Shadow

@VibeOracle: Elira’s smile is scary tho. That woman doesn’t gift unless she sees triple ROI.

@BlushAndBlades: Forget love triangles, I want a corporate political thriller with Somto in the middle.

Meanwhile, the three CEOs bowed once more before stepping aside, looking visibly pleased with themselves.

They had done more than just pay tribute, they had placed their stakes in a rising empire, and judging by the awe on every face in the hall, it was a bet already paying off in influence.

Who did not know King Somto. He was the most powerful crown prince in the continent. Him being King now was just another title added to his already famous name.

Somto did not need to say a word.

Power moved around him like a tide, and everyone, nobles, commoners, rivals, could feel it.

The next guest waited to step forward, heart thudding. How were they supposed to follow that?

A soft stir of anticipation swept through the grand hall as the next figure stepped forward, a tall, silver haired man dressed in flowing white robes edged with crystal embroidery that shimmered under the lights.

Gasps erupted from all corners of the ballroom.

“It’s him, it’s White Night!”

“No way… THE White Night came in person?”

“Go have your ears cleaned! He was announced when he arrived.”

Even Somto’s gaze sharpened slightly. White Night was more than a global icon, he was a musical legend. A ghost in the industry. A name that commanded billions and bowed to no one.

White Night’s serene eyes swept across the silent room before he finally spoke in a smooth, melodic voice that felt like velvet laced with stars.

nor bowed for any crown. But today, I offer a gift not as

held up a scroll. Thick, heavy parchment. Bound with a dark

“crafted under the eclipse, titled ‘Solstice of Kings’. There are no duplicates. No recordings. The rights belong to no label.

scroll into the velvet lined hands of the king’s highest ranking chamberlain. The scroll alone looked like a relic glowing faintly, as

a single

the melody find your heart in times of

back into the crowd as

ballroom broke into

say no label

a billion

see his signature and King Somto

for White Night to dedicate

Livestream comments exploded

cry. A song

OMGGGGG white night!! this coronation keeps leveling

got gifted a SONG worth more than a warship and he hasn’t

is literally turning into a legend

the hall, his gift now resting

was history written in

And Somto?

unmoved

The ballroom dimmed.

a figure

suit stitched in silver thread and a pair of minimalist glasses perched on his nose, his aura

gentlemen,” he said, his voice crisp, the kind that demanded attention even in whispers, “Today, I present not a gift of gold

Majesty. You have walked a path carved in steel and shadow. I have taken the liberty to tell your story, your triumphs, your battles, your soul, through my

signaled to the