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

Chapter 518: What Am I Forgetting...?

Stepping out of the laboratory, Nnenna inhaled deeply, air free of tension, free of questions and invigilators and ticking clocks.

The breath she exhaled felt lighter than it had in days. Examless air, she thought with a small smile.

This was it, the first major step toward skipping grades. And she believed, deep down, that she had done remarkably well.

Only the exams for her remaining three majors stood between her and history.

She made her way along the now familiar corridors, her steps calm, her thoughts finally beginning to slow. The hallways were quieter now, filled only with the distant murmur of other departments still neck deep in their own papers.

She walked toward the Year One Medicine and Surgery exam hall, choosing a quiet shaded spot nearby to wait for her friends.

But now that the adrenaline had faded, her mind began to drift.

For the first time in days, she let herself truly think about what had happened on the training grounds, the day she collapsed.

She had been so focused on recovery and exam prep that she had not processed it properly. But now...

Her brows furrowed slightly as pieces of memory fell back into place.

That moment, the move she used against Arthur.

She remembered it clearly now.

She had moved on instinct. There was a surge in her body, a speed and precision that felt... alien, yet familiar. Her stance, her breathing, the energy flow, it did not feel like anything Lady Rose or Arthur had ever taught her.

And yet, it worked.

It broke Arthur’s defense.

Not because he could not counter it.

But because he looked... stunned.

That image lingered in her mind. His eyes wide. Not with pain or anger. But with shock. As if... he recognized something.

What was that move?

did not know. And that unsettled

longer than a few months. He never held back. He taught her everything with diligence, precision, and clarity.

maybe the

did it come

back against the wall and looked up at

many questions and not

wondered, her brows drawn together as she stared blankly

had seen almost everything. Taught her almost everything in year two and three curriculum that she needed to

that move

was out of the

more importantly... where

forward, trying to dig deeper into her memory, to peel back the layers of her training and instincts for a clue. But all she got in return was a sharp, stabbing pain in her head

formed on

Her heart pounded harder.

gave up and let her back hit the

remember?" she muttered under her breath. "Where did that move come from...? Is there something I’m missing? Something I’ve

unsettling thought crept

it... I’ve never been able to recall

remembered anything from their early childhood. At best,

did not sit

before the Royal House of Lionara was

Not even a

Nothing.

Just emptiness.

royal palace. Like someone had flipped a switch, giving

could not be right...

knees up, resting her chin on

really was before all of this. Instead, I feel

reacting with a reflex even her

a ghost from a life she never lived, or perhaps

sliver of fear traced its way

What am I forgetting...?

Or worse

was taken from