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

Chapter 627

Chapter 627: Short but... Fulfilled

Every step was measured, deliberate, echoing with the weight of history. Somto wasn’t just a king, he was the general, the one whose victories had been studied, imitated, and revered across continents.

When the coffin reached the center platform, the generals set it down gently. Then, in one synchronized motion, they saluted.

A command rang out.

"Honor Guard, prepare!"

From the side, a unit of elite soldiers raised their rifles skyward.

"Fire!"

Three rounds of blank shots cracked into the sky, the sound rolling over the graveyard like thunder. Several younger dignitaries flinched; Chidera gripped the edge of his seat, his small hands trembling slightly until Queen Chioma placed a firm hand over his.

Arthur, sitting rigidly in his seat at the front, didn’t so much as blink, but his jaw tightened, betraying the storm inside. Carl, on Nnenna’s other side, drew in a steadying breath, shoulders squared as if he were carrying his Somto’s legacy in that moment.

Nnenna sat between them, her wheelchair slightly angled so she could see the coffin clearly. She kept her face calm, but her knuckles whitened where she gripped the armrest. Arthur noticed, his hand twitching as if he wanted to reach out, but he held back.

slightly in his row, eyes sharp, scanning not the ceremony itself but the people, gauging reactions, searching

among Somto’s closest comrades, but a subtle space was kept around him, as though the

They bowed their heads respectfully, but their presence alone spoke volumes, this was not merely Lionara’s loss. It was the world’s. And

notes of the funeral call pierced the still air, long and drawn

lowered his head, lips pressed tight against a grief he


yet the silence itself carried the weight of a

faded, a heavy silence settled over the graveyard. No

softly, his voice low but

locked on the coffin, her

something cool landed on her cheek. A single

in, thick and heavy, as if the heavens themselves had chosen to mourn with them. For a split second, Nnenna wondered if her emotions were somehow spilling into the sky.

Click.

unfolded above her, shielding her just as the rain began to fall

like a silent army of shields. But no one’s eyes left the front.

pressed down on her, and Nnenna realized there was

rain. She stopped at the very front, the coffin lying just a few feet away,

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