At the first prince's palace.Prince Albert was sitting on his chair with his face leaning on his hand. He was thinking. For the last few days, the first prince's palace has been on a total uproar. The first reason was obviously his awakening, which caused a wave not only inside his palace but throughout the whole country.Specially inside the nobles of the kingdom. Some were pulling out their hair in frustration while some threw celebration parties. Of course there were those who stayed neutral as always, like the Dicarious duchy, and those that were trying to take advantage of the chaos, like the DOD guys.And the second reason, which was very private and only limited between the people under the first prince, was the sudden activeness that the prince was showing. It wasn't anything grand like declaring was against the third prince or anything. It was something relatively simple, at least from first prince Albert's view. He wanted to know more abou
"Why are my ears so itchy?"Ian wondered who was it that kept talking behind his back as he lay flat on the bed. There was a list of people in his previous world that'd be glad now that he was gone.''No.. It'd be too long even for a list.."He looked back and wondered what kind of life he was leading to get to this point, but after thinking about it for a while, he concluded that it wasn't too bad of a life either.Knock knock."Young Master, the carriage is ready."Ian stood up slowly as he let the voice sink in. It was the day when he was going to check the shops that his father had bought for him, at a high price on top of that. He decided to visit the shops in the evening since that'd attract less attention from the public.He came out of the mansion being escorted by Corner and the other three knights including Arthur and they boarded a very plain and simple looking carriage, unlike any carriage that
Ian, who exchanged his extra spicy chicken chili with Arthur in an attempt to improve his mode, was very successful. After that day, just like in the novel, Arthur became a huge fan of spicy food and would always happily exchange his dishes with Ian's whenever they ate outside. But that's a story for later.Currently, Ian was in the middle of a serious meeting with Rob. Actually, it was only him who thought the meeting was serious. He was planning on persuading Rob to help him with new construction plans that he had for those shops. And he thought it'd be quite difficult since the plans he had in mind would look unreasonable to Rob.SLAM!Ian slammed his hand on top of the table where papers were laid out detailing about his plan."-so, as I was saying, I know this doesn't make sense, but that's what I want."He ended his sentence with that as he waited for Rob's judging gaze and disapproving reply. But there wasn't.
Clap clap clap"Wow. That was impressive!""You improved so much since the last time, man! I'm jealous.""That was great. I couldn't find any opening the whole time."The junior knights and the seniors, including Corner himself, all praised Arthur as he showed off his progress. It looked like a scene from a novel where the protagonist was being acknowledged by his colleagues or peers.'Really. So novel like..'Ian, who was resting his chin on his palm, sighed as he watched the main character bask in glory. He was literally shining, well, it was the sun, but anyway! Ian liked scenes like these where Arthur got the recognition that he deserved. But now that it was happening in real life-'So cringey..'He could feel goosebumps rising on his arm as he tried not to think like that. And since he had no intention of ruining the moment for Art, he kept silent throughout the whole time, erasing his presence li
"You actually came."Arthur said as he looked at the robed individual in front of him. He came here with the worst possible outcome in mind so he was actually relieved when someone finally appeared. But the person in front of him, they gave off an weird aura. Arthur, who had honed his skills to the maximum when it came to judging a person or their strength level at least, he couldn't figure out the robed man's level.'He looks weak but what's this sense of danger?'That's what Arthur was feeling from the person in front of him. The eyes hidden within the mask curved up in a smile as he replied."Of course, can't keep my hero waiting, can I?"Arthur, who couldn't figure out if the voice was a male or a female due to it's neutral tone, frowned when he heard what the Robed guy said."Your hero?"He asked back, displeasure visible on his face."Mhm. Now then, shall we go inside?"Ian asked
"Why am I so busy?"Ian wondered as he sat down on his bed. He wasn't the protagonist. And the impact his character had on the original storyline also wasn't something so significant that it'd change the storyline. All that made him come to the realisation that he was working too hard."I should take a break!"He stilled his will as he sprang up on his feet. All he had been doing since he came to this world was set the platform here and there for the protagonists benefit. He didn't even travel anywhere outside the duchy because he had too much to do."Outside the Duchy..."Ian mumbled as he tried to recall the novel's settings. There was indeed many beautiful places described in the novel. Although those places will soon turn into battle ground, that didn't mean Ian didn't have a chance. He still had his chance of travelling those places.Ian grabbed his pen and paper and sat down in his table. As he recalled all those important arcs, he not
Knock Knock."Mother.. Are you inside?"Ian asked as he knocked on Olivia's door, thinking about how he should bring up the topic of the tour to her."Huh? Ian? Come on in!"Olivia, who came out to open the door as soon as she could after hearing Ian's voice, opened the door wide as she smiled. She wasn't expecting Ian to come at this time of the day since Ian usually woke up late. And nowadays, since Ian was busy with many things, he couldn't spend too much time with her either. So the amount of joy she was feeling at Ian's sudden visit couldn't be described into words."Were you in the middle of work, mother?"Ian asked as he sat down on the soft couch, glancing towards the table that was beside Olivia's bed. A huge pile of paper was placed in it and signs of someone working could be seen clearly. Since it was the harvest season, both the Duke and the Duchess was very busy with the work related to the management of
"I'm done!"Ian said as he kept the last pile of clothes inside his storage ring. The amount of clothes and food, medicine, potion and other travel necessities Rob prepared within a single day was astronomical. Ian almost dropped his jaw when he entered him study and saw the huge pile."Is there anything else you need, young master?"Rob asked as he fixed his glasses. Ian looked at him with a judging look as he placed a lemon candy in his mouth, trying to stop himself from swearing."You do realise I'm only going there for a week, right?""Ahem! This is what the Duchess ordered. You can talk to her if you're unsatisfied.""Ahhh.. Now that I think about it, I'll probably need that much."Ian said as he went back to his seat. He looked outside, which was already dark. The moon was very bright as it was just the day after the full moon. It was almost time for him to leave."Well then