"So, I heard you rejected another female cadet again."
Claudia narrowed her eyes slightly while staring at Ezra from across the office.
The evening sunlight entered through the open window behind her, casting long shadows across the room filled with stacked documents, weapon maintenance reports, and training schedules.
Ezra scratched his cheek awkwardly.
Compared to the weak and skinny new recruit who once fainted after ten laps during morning drills, he now looked completely different.
His shoulders had broadened.
His body finally carried proper muscle from constant training, and the childish look he once had had mostly disappeared. Even though Ezra still wasn't as physically imposing as some soldiers in the camp, the hidden potential in his appearance had finally surfaced after years of training and proper meals.
Without realizing it…
He had become popular, especially among the female recruits.
