chapter 2

The Thirteenth Prince’s Palace .

It was one of the residences of the imperial princes that surrounded the perimeter of the Emperor’s Palace .

That was where I woke up in the morning .

It’s been six years since I moved here, and in those six years of my life, I’ve gotten used to my new life .

After I woke up, I got off the bed and stood still in my pajamas .

Then, the maids waiting outside the room soon entered and washed my face, did my hair, and changed my clothes .

I don’t know who hired them, but the maids were pretty much all around ten years old except for the head maid .

Having my buck naked body being seen my young girls every day made me feel excited — only for the first week or so . I quickly got used to it .

The maids continued to dress me until one of them gave me the okay .

“Master, I have finished dressing you . ”

“I am very handsome as always . ”

“Yep . ”

With a gentle nod, she left the bedroom .

From here, I head to the dining room .

“Noah is a handful, ain’t he . ”

“Really?”

“Yep, yep . Normally, you’d be embarrassed at that stuff, but he teases you young ‘uns like nothing . And he stays calm . Quite like the Emperor . ”

Turning my back to the gossiping of the maids, I headed to the grand dining room .

(TL note: I’ve changed the status page from the raws to look a bit better in English)

Name: Noah Aralight Gender: Male Aralight Empire’s Thirteenth Imperial Prince Level: 1/∞ HP: F MP: F STR: F VIT: F+F INT: F MND: F AGI: F DEX: F+F LUK: F+F Fire: F Water: E+S Wind: F Earth: F Light: F Dark: F

While walking, I brought out my status page in a corner of my vision .

I have a few questions about my status page, but in the six years since I reincarnated, I was able to answer one of them .

The plusses change whenever my — no, the The Thirteenth Imperial Prince Noah Aralight’s subordinates change .

I don’t know all the numbers, but the plusses change every time I gain or lose a subordinate .

And the plus is invisible to everyone but me .

With the few dozen maids I had now, a few of my stats had a small buff .

I get stronger with more subordinates, but as a prince, I have various ties of obligation .

I couldn’t do anything as a six-year-old; I had to wait a few more years .

In the spare time walking through the halls, I thought about a few things .

I soon reached the dining room and was served breakfast by a different maid .

“Master . ”

Just a bit after I finished eating, a maid came in .

She wasn’t one of the maids that served my daily needs . She was trained as a reception maid for visitors .

“The Crown Prince as well as the Fourth Imperial Prince have come to see you . ”

“Huh? Right now?”

“They are waiting in the living room . The Crown Prince wishes for Master to come after Master eats . ”

“Lead me to them . ”

It would be rude to keep the Crown Prince waiting, regardless of what he said .

I stood up from my chair, and the maid guided me to the living room .

When I entered the living room, I saw the two men there .

The Second Prince and Crown Prince, Albert Aralight .

The Fourth Prince, Henry Aralight .

The two of them were Noah’s elder brothers, but as one might tell from me being the Thirteenth Prince, they were both middle-aged . The Crown Prince even had tufts of grey hair above his ears .

I performed the customary bow to my brothers, who were old enough to be my father .

“Good morning, elder brothers . ”

“Oh, you finally came . ”

“Dispense with the formality, sit down . ”

“Thank you very much . ”

I sat down in a lower seat .

The highest seat was, of course, being sat on by the Crown Prince, Albert .

Although he was my sibling, he was also the Crown Prince .

He was a major part of ruling the country, a sort of half-Emperor .

I have my retainers to thank for learning formal etiquette .

“Hmm, you’re very polite and smart for your age . ”

Albert complimented me .

“The four other kids around your age are much more childish compared to you . ”

By “the four other kids,” I assumed he meant the eleventh through fifteenth Imperial Children, not including me .

“Thank you very much, elder brother . ”

“Wise beyond his age, I see promise in you . We might have our future Prime Minister . ”

“I will work hard to achieve that goal . ”

“I bet you will . Hey, Henry . ”

“Yeah . ”

The Fourth Prince, Henry, gave a silent nod then looked at me .

He was younger than Albert, but based off the calmness in his eyes, one could easily believe that he was the older one .

“Noah understands…… . his intelligence is bounds above his siblings . ”

I felt that there was some deeper meaning to this, but I also felt that I shouldn’t overthink it .

“Excuse me for changing the topic . What might you have come here for, today?”

“Yeah, I almost forgot . I have a present for you . ”

Albert clapped his hands twice .

Right after, a servant came from outside the room, holding a box .

For some reason, the servant had a pale face and was shaking .

“Open it . ”

With a commandeering tone of voice, Albert gave the servant a single order .

The servant, with a face as white as paper, opened the box .

Inside the box was a sword .

“This is?”

“Didn’t I say? It’s your present . ”

“Haahhh…”

“Try holding it . ”

I didn’t know where this was going .

I looked over at Henry, and he gave a silent nod .

With the two of them giving approval, I took the adult-size sword to my hand .

It was slightly heavy, and the tip of the scabbard fell and bumped into the floor .

Even so, it wasn’t something that I couldn’t carry .

For a six-year-old to carry it, it must be fairly light .

However, I noticed something .

When I took the sword out of the box, the servant’s face began to regain color .

I had no idea what to make out of that fact .

“Oh, amazing . ”

Albert gave me another word of praise .

“What is?”

“That sword’s name is Leviathan . ”

“Levia…than . ”

“It’s also called the Blade of the Sea Demon . It ranks up pretty high amongst other demonic swords, and around a hundred and twenty people died before it was first tamed . ”

“What!?”

I was so surprised that I almost instinctively dropped the sword .

It was a gift from the Crown Prince, so it would be quite rude to drop it .

“Don’t worry . ”

Probably as he saw how uneasy I looked, Henry consoled me .

“Those who can’t hold it instantly die the moment they wield it . ”

“Exactly . You have SS in water, don’t you? S-ranked users of demonic swords are basically incarnations of death, but what about SS-ranked users?”

“Hahhh…”

What kind of reason was that, sh*tty Crown Prince — oh, wait .

If I continued to say insults like those in my head, it might accidentally be said aloud someday .

“Hey, Noah, do you really feel fine?”

“Yes . Well, it is a bit heavy . ”

“Huh, amazing . Well, I got to see something good . ”

My SS-rank was praised with the demonic sword, but I still felt that there was something missing .