Became a Strategist with a 100 Intelligence and 100% Accuracy

A few hours earlier.

"Huff… Huff… Haah… Haah…"

Reika woke up abruptly, beads of cold sweat clinging to her forehead.

As her mind gradually cleared, she looked around and confirmed that she was still in her room.

A dream…?

It had been a horrifying nightmare.

But it wasn’t a dream where she herself was the focus.

Instead, she had seen Swen.
In the dream, he had been walking straight into a sea of flames, willingly, deliberately.

No matter how desperately she had tried to call out to him, her voice never reached him.
No matter how hard she had tried to follow, the distance between them had been impossible to close.

She had struggled, fought against the dream itself—only to wake up, realizing that it had been nothing but a vision.

Why… why would I have a dream like that?

Reika wasn’t someone who dreamed often.
And nightmares? Even less so.

That alone made the lingering unease in her chest grow heavier.

Could something be happening to him?

Now that she thought about it, she hadn’t seen him in the past few days.
The more she dwelled on it, the more her thoughts spiraled, as if something irreversible was about to occur.

As she absentmindedly bit her nails, debating what to do, she suddenly remembered—
Her father was home today.

Maybe… just maybe, if she asked, he would know something.

Without hesitation, she changed clothes and went straight to the study, where she found her father, Jinor Nighhardt.

"Swen?"

"Yes. I was wondering when he might visit next… if there’s a set schedule…"

"Why do you ask? I thought you didn’t need to worry about your magic training for the time being."@@novelbin@@

Reika had improved rapidly under Swen’s guidance.
However, after the recent incident at Hisphil Castle, Jinor had decided that she was better off staying home for the time being—
Spending her days quietly meditating rather than going out.

At this point, she could manage her meditation practice alone.

"Well…"

Jinor studied her carefully, his expression unreadable.