Chapter 2
Chapter 2 – Demonic Sword Resistance
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 . ”
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“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 . ”
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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 .
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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 .
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