Though the sun shone brightly overhead, he felt incredibly cold.

Having never killed anything except mosquitoes with his blood-filled stomach, he failed to recognize the thirst for blood that now filled the Bubat square.

His knees trembled, barely able to support his weight.

Cold sweat beaded on his forehead, but Aditya let it flow, oblivious to his own condition.

He was consumed by fear and confusion over what was happening. His last memory was how excited he was to play Pendant of War and win loads of money.

Yet, that had nothing to do with the dire situation he now found himself in.

Attempting to calm his thoughts, Aditya found parallels between the current situation and the history of the Bubat war he had once studied in high school.

And the blue panel appearing in front of his eyes confirmed his hypothesis.

[Welcome to Tutorial Mission!]

[Mission: Survive.]

[Background Story:

[It all started with a king named Hayam Wuruk who had no queen to marry.

[After seeing a painting of a beautiful Sundanese princess, Hayam Wuruk decided to propose to her.

[The king then sent his trusted advisor, Patih Mandu, to propose to the Sundanese king, Linggabuana Wisesa.

[The Sundanese king, pleased with the proposal and seeing an opportunity to form an alliance with Majapahit, the strongest kingdom in Java, gave his approval and decided to accompany his daughter to Majapahit for the wedding.

[In 1357, the Sundanese king and the royal family arrived in Majapahit after sailing across the Java Sea with a fleet of 200 large ships and 2000 small ships.

[The royal family boarded a nine-story Jung ship and landed at the port of Hujung Galuh, sailed to the mainland through the Brantas River, and arrived at the Canggu River port. The royal entourage then camped at the Bubat square in the northern part of Trowulan, the capital of Majapahit, and awaited the wedding ceremony.

[However, Gajah Mada, the prime minister of Majapahit, saw the event as an opportunity to demand the surrender of Sunda to the Majapahit kingdom, insisting that instead of becoming the queen consort of Majapahit, the princess should be presented as a symbol of surrender and treated merely as a concubine of the Majapahit king.

[The Sundanese king was angered and humiliated by Gajah Mada's demand and decided to return home and cancel the royal marriage. However, Majapahit demanded the hand of the Sundanese princess and besieged the Sundanese camp at the Bubat square.]

"This is a tutorial mission?" Aditya could only gape at how ridiculous the Pendant of War tutorial was.

Right now, he didn't have time to think about the strangeness of suddenly finding himself in the Bubat square during the legendary battle. He was too busy and confused about the mission ahead of him.

Survive!

The first thing Aditya did was to deny the reality of being in the Bubat square. His mind was trying to neutralize the mounting stress, making the gears in his brain work overtime.

"Hahaha... this is just a game... yes, it's just a game."

"It's impossible for me to suddenly teleport and leap through time to end up in this deadly place from my comfortable dorm room."

That's how Aditya tried to reassure himself, even though all his senses were telling him that he was indeed in the real world.

"Wisesa! You are surrounded and there is no way out for you! Surrender and submit to the leadership of Majapahit, and I will spare your life and allow your daughter to marry my king, Hayam Wuruk!"

A deep, commanding voice pulled Aditya back from his reverie.

He raised his head to the source of the voice and found Gajah Mada speaking. Instantly, his hair stood on end at the clarity of the commander's voice.