The night after rejecting Dragon’s Gate’s offer, Rama couldn’t sleep.
Sothing about that bodyguard’s smile bothered him. The way Hendra had accepted rejection so easily. The phone call while watching them leave.
Too smooth. Too accepting. Hendra Wijaya didn’t beco Indonesia’s second-ranked guild master by giving up after one rejection.
Beside him, Sekar slept peacefully, her arm draped possessively across his chest even in sleep. He smiled despite his concerns—even unconscious, she was territorial.
His phone buzzed. 2:47 AM. ssage from Yanto.
Yanto: You awake? We have a problem.
Rama: What kind of problem?
Yanto: The kind where Dragon’s Gate is spreading rumors. Check the hunter forums.
Rama carefully extracted himself from Sekar’s grip—she mumbled sothing possessive in her sleep but didn’t wake—and went to the living room.
He opened the hunter forums. The top trending thread made his blood run cold.
THREAD: "System Champion" Rama Kusuma - Fraud or Reality?
Posted by: Anonymous (verified Dragon’s Gate mber)
After yesterday’s eting between DG Guild Master and the so-called "Champion," so concerning information has erged. Claims of "System visions" explaining perfect dungeon knowledge. Refusal to demonstrate abilities outside his wife’s guild. Convenient "prophecies" that can’t be verified.
Question: Is Rama Kusuma actually a Champion with prophetic abilities? Or is he an E-rank who gained access to classified dungeon guides and is pretending to be special to boost his wife’s guild?
Evidence to consider: - Refuses all outside verification - Only performs for Eternal Bond (wife’s guild) - Claims "visions" that conveniently can’t be proven - Rose from E-rank to "50" impossibly fast - Perfect knowledge suggests prior intel, not prophecy
DG offered verification opportunity - neutral dungeon, independent witnesses. He refused. Why? What’s he hiding?
The thread had three hundred replies in two hours. Half defending Rama, half questioning. The doubt was spreading.
"Clever," Rama muttered. "Can’t recruit , so discredit instead."
His phone rang. Yanto.
"You saw it," Yanto said without preamble.
"Just now. Damage?"
"Spreading fast. Five other forums picked it up. Social dia starting to question. So of your fans are defending you, but the doubt is taking root." Yanto paused. "Dragon’s Gate played this smart. They’re not directly attacking. Just asking questions. Planting seeds."
"If I respond, I look defensive. If I ignore it, silence looks like guilt."
"Exactly. They’ve boxed you in." Yanto’s tone was grim. "There’s more. I’ve been monitoring Dragon’s Gate activities since yesterday. They’re organizing sothing. Multiple guild etings. International calls. Resource mobilization. Whatever Hendra’s planning, it’s bigger than a rumor campaign."
"Any specifics?"
"Not yet. But their activity level spiked right after your eting. That bodyguard who was watching you? Na’s Arif Santoso. Level 61 A-rank. Forr military intelligence. He specializes in—" Yanto hesitated.
"In what?"
"Asset acquisition. Corporate espionage. Competitive recruitnt through... unconventional thods."
"aning?"
"aning if Dragon’s Gate can’t recruit you willingly, Arif finds ways to make it happen anyway. Blackmail. Leverage. Creating situations where you need their help. He’s good at it."
Rama’s stomach tightened. "What kind of situations?"
"That’s what I’m trying to find out. But Rama—be careful. Watch your back. And watch Sekar’s. They know she’s your weak point."
The call ended.
Rama sat in the darkness, mind racing.
They’re targeting Sekar. Creating pressure through her. That’s the play.
Plant doubt about my abilities. Undermine Eternal Bond’s credibility. Create situations where Guild Master Aditya looks incompetent for supporting a possible fraud.
Then offer Dragon’s Gate as alternative. ’Join us and we’ll stop the rumors. Refuse and we’ll destroy your wife’s guild.’
Clever. Ruthless. Effective.
He needed to warn Sekar. But when he returned to the bedroom, she was awake, sitting up, her own phone glowing in the darkness.
"You saw," he said.
"I saw." Her voice was tight. Controlled. Angry. "Dragon’s Gate is calling you a fraud. Questioning your abilities. Suggesting you’re using classified guides instead of real perception."
"It’s a pressure campaign. Standard corporate warfare."
"It’s an attack on my husband and my guild." Her eyes flashed in the darkness. "They’re trying to discredit you to weaken Eternal Bond. Make look foolish for supporting a ’fraud.’"
"That’s the strategy."
"Then we respond. Publicly. Demonstrate your abilities in a neutral setting. Prove the claims are real."
"That’s what they want. Get performing for independent witnesses, create opportunities for their asset acquisition specialist to work."
"Asset acquisition specialist?"
Rama explained about Arif. About unconventional recruitnt thods. About the real danger.
Sekar’s expression went from angry to dangerous.
"They’re threatening to leverage against you. Use as pressure point to force recruitnt."
"That’s my assessnt."
"Then we increase security. I don’t go anywhere without guards. Neither do you. We make it impossible for them to create situations."
"Sekar—"
"No. Listen to ." She moved closer, taking his hands. "Dragon’s Gate doesn’t know who they’re dealing with. They think I’m just a Guild Master who’ll fold under pressure. They don’t know I’m the woman who married you when you were E-rank and everyone thought you were useless. They don’t know I’ll burn down their entire organization before I let them touch my husband."
The yandere energy was overwhelming. But also... reassuring.
"I believe you."
"Good. Because I ant every word." Her grip tightened. "You’re mine. Mine before you were Champion. Mine before you were valuable. Mine when everyone thought you were nothing. And now that everyone wants you, that doesn’t change. If anything, it makes my claim stronger."
"I’m not arguing."
"Good. Because I’m about to do sothing very public and very possessive and you’re going to support it."
"What are you planning?"
"Tomorrow morning, I’m calling a press conference. Eternal Bond official statent. Where I stand beside my husband and make it crystal clear to Dragon’s Gate and everyone else that Rama Kusuma is taken. Married. Committed. And anyone who tries to recruit him or leverage against him will face consequences."
"That might escalate things."
"Good. Let them escalate. Let Dragon’s Gate see what happens when they threaten what’s mine." Her smile was dangerous and beautiful. "I’m S-rank Guild Master. I didn’t get here by backing down from rivals. If they want a fight, they’ll get one."
"The void war is in thirty-three days. We don’t have ti for guild conflicts."
"Then Dragon’s Gate should’ve thought about that before attacking my husband." She pulled him closer. "I’m doing this. Press conference tomorrow. Public statent. Marking territory so clearly that even Dragon’s Gate’s intelligence specialist understands you’re off limits."
Rama considered. A public statent could work. Make it politically costly for Dragon’s Gate to continue pressure. Show united front between Guild Master and Champion.
"Okay. Press conference. But I’m there beside you. United presentation."
"Obviously. That’s the point. Power couple. Unbreakable partnership. Clear ssage that we’re together in this."
"And if they escalate anyway?"
"Then we escalate back. I didn’t survive three years competing with Dragon’s Gate by being passive." Her expression softened slightly. "But thank you. For warning . For telling about Arif and the threats. For not trying to handle this alone."
"We’re partners. That ans sharing burdens. Even dangerous ones."
"Partners," she agreed. "In everything. Against everyone."
They returned to bed, but sleep was difficult. Both thinking about tomorrow’s press conference. About Dragon’s Gate’s next move. About the escalating conflict.
Around 5 AM, Rama’s phone buzzed again. Unknown number.
Unknown: Saw the forum thread. Unfortunate. Could’ve been avoided if you’d accepted our offer. But there’s still ti to reconsider before things get worse. Think about your wife’s reputation. Her guild’s credibility. How much damage can Eternal Bond sustain before mbers start questioning her leadership? -H.W.
Rama showed it to Sekar. She read it and her expression went ice cold.
"He’s threatening my guild. My leadership. Using you as leverage."
"That’s the strategy."
"Then tomorrow’s press conference just beca war declaration." She grabbed her phone, typing rapidly. "I’m mobilizing. Security details. Legal team. PR specialists. If Dragon’s Gate wants to play politics, they’ll learn why Eternal Bond survived three years of their competition."
"Sekar—"
"They threatened my husband and my guild. In one ssage. That’s not business. That’s personal." She looked at him, eyes blazing. "I’m done being diplomatic. Done being asured. They want to see possessive Guild Master protecting her Champion? They’ll get exactly that."
Rama watched her work, making calls at 5 AM, waking up her entire leadership team, mobilizing resources for tomorrow’s press conference.
The yandere wife had transford into protective Guild Master defending her territory.
And honestly? It was impressive.
And slightly terrifying.
But also exactly what they needed.
Tiline 1, Sekar was always asured. Diplomatic. Professional. It got her respected but also made her vulnerable to aggressive rivals.
Tiline 2 Sekar? Possessive. Territorial. Willing to burn bridges to protect what’s hers.
Better. Much better.
By 6 AM, the press conference was scheduled for 10 AM. Venue secured. dia invited. Eternal Bond leadership assembled.
Sekar stood in their bedroom, dressed in full Guild Master formal attire, radiating authority and danger.
"How do I look?"
"Terrifying. Powerful. Beautiful. Very yandere."
"Perfect." She adjusted her collar. "Today, Dragon’s Gate learns what happens when they threaten my husband. And everyone else learns that Rama Kusuma is taken. Permanently. Non-negotiably. Mine."
"Yours," Rama agreed. "Always yours."
"Damn right."
They headed to guild headquarters together for final preparations.
But as they left the apartnt, Rama noticed a car parked across the street. Engine running. Tinted windows.
Sa car that had been there yesterday. And the day before.
Surveillance.
He didn’t ntion it to Sekar—she was already in war mode. But he noted the license plate, sent it to Yanto.
The response ca within minutes.
Yanto: That’s Arif’s team. They’re watching you. Probably have been since the café eting. Be careful.
Rama deleted the ssage and followed Sekar to the car.
Surveillance. Rumors. Pressure campaigns. Threats.
Dragon’s Gate is committed to this. Whatever Hendra’s planning, it’s already in motion.
And we’re walking into a press conference that might make everything worse.
But also might be exactly what we need to force their hand.
Make them commit. Show their strategy. Give us sothing to counter.
The ga was escalating.
And Rama had no choice but to play.
Because Dragon’s Gate had made one critical mistake.
They’d threatened Sekar.
And protective, possessive, yandere Sekar?
She didn’t lose gracefully.
She burned down anyone who threatened what was hers.
Dragon’s Gate was about to learn that the hard way.
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