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Chapter 53 - Chapter 3: Council of Power

Battler season 3 chapter 3

Battler chapter 53

Battler: - Kingdom Of Battlers 

Battler Season 3

The Royal Council Hall of Battle Kingdom was built to intimidate.

Black stone pillars rose like silent judges. Ancient banners of past kings hung unmoving, as if even air feared this place. At the center stood a circular table carved with karma-seals—each mark representing authority, bloodline, or overwhelming strength.

Kenji stood alone.

No chains.

No guards touching him.

Yet the pressure was worse than any prison.

At the highest seat sat King Itsuki Imoja—calm, dignified, eyes sharp with experience. To his right stood Chairman Daku, leaning on his cane, expression unreadable. Beside him, Kei stood perfectly straight.

Other council members—guild heads, royal battlers, legal enforcers—watched silently.

"This council convenes," the King said, voice echoing,

"to judge the existence known as Kenji."

Kenji met his gaze without kneeling.

A ripple went through the room.

Kei spoke first.

"He violated standard entry protocol. Displayed excessive power. Injured Royal Battlers."

Ryo's voice echoed from the gallery.

"They attacked first!"

"Silence," a councilor snapped.

Chairman Daku raised one finger.

The room quieted instantly.

"Kenji," Daku said calmly,

"do you know why Battle Kingdom still exists while others fall?"

Kenji answered honestly.

"Because you control power."

Daku smiled faintly.

"Wrong. Because we measure it."

He tapped his cane.

"Your power does not behave like normal karma. It doesn't flare. It doesn't leak. It condenses."

Murmurs.

King Itsuki leaned forward.

"Tell me, Kenji… where did your power originate?"

For the first time—

Kenji hesitated.

Images flashed.

Blood.

Darkness.

A contract he never spoke of.

"I don't know," he said.

"But it's mine."

Silence followed.

Then—

"Enough," the King declared.

"This council will not execute him."

Shock spread instantly.

Kei's eyes widened slightly.

"Your Majesty—"

"He will be observed," the King continued.

"Registered as a provisional Battler under Kingdom jurisdiction."

Chairman Daku nodded slowly.

"And if he breaks the law—"

"I'll handle it," the King finished.

Kenji felt it.

Not mercy.

Interest.

As the council dismissed, a pair of eyes watched him from behind a pillar.

Yumi Imoja.

She had seen everything.

And her heart… was not calm.

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