It's 11.00 am (I think) and me and my whole family are searching around town and visiting every shop in the city. All to find a present for a girl.

Not, not for my sister my brother fiancé, and it's certainly no for my mother. Instead it's for the country's 4th princess.

Apparently she's going to have her birthday tomorrow. Since every nobles are obliged to send a present to the royal family we're now searching for one.

Usually for this kind of occasion you'll already find a gift a week before the big day, then again my family doesn't really care about that so we ended up forgetting it.

Actually if it weren't for the head maid telling us that, I'm pretty sure that everybody won't remember.

We looked through all bunch of stores, from the normal ones, to the expensive ones to find a suitable dress for the princess.I don't know what my parents are thinking when they went to a normal clothe store to find a dress for the princess.

Because it's pretty boring to be dragged on to different stores all the time, I end up making Whis do the “image” again.

I know it's risky, and plain stupid to use it again, after I'm so close to death but it's the most effective way to learn. Besides I'm only using it once my mana is fully recharged so nothing harmful, I think.

The things that I learn are about magic circles, and more things about Alchemy. Yeah, turns out what I learned before are only how to make potion, not things like refining the ingredients, transmutation, and some other things.

I also learn a few facts about the “image”. The first one is that image will only show you the thing you wish to know. I learn this the when I'm about to try making a higher level potion.

The second one, is that image will only be available as long as the book knows the knowledge that the user seek. I got this info, when I tired to ask the book about electricity.

The third one, is having enough mana to use it. Well I guess this is obvious since it's pretty similar tonhoww magic weapons work.

And the last one, is that the user mind must be strong enough to withstand receiving the knowledge. I learn this when I overused it.

Thee first, and the second one is a real bummer. Not only won't I be able to learn things that I might want to learn, but I have to learn things specifically as well.

The third, and the fourth didn't really surprise me, in fact I pretty much expect it. But, I do wonder just how much mana do I posses I mean Whis said that the “image” will cost about at least 2 times of a normal adult.

Continuing, after 5 hours or so all of us found our presents for tomorrow except for me since I'm still a child. Which is good considering that I have to give a present if I'm not one.

Grandpa bought a story book, dad bought a pair of shoes, mom bought a dress, while Cecilica, and Lyle bought accessories for the princess. At least it's decent, and not something weird.

After that, we went to a restaurant to have dinner. The food was delicious, but I prefer the ones at the mansion.

Then we head back to the mansion, and retire for the night.

***

The next day, we pretty much laze around the house and rest for tonight’s event.

We occupy ourselves by doing various activities. Mom, and Cecilica they're taking a walk around town. Grandpa,dad, and Lyle are having a spar with each others. While I coped up in my room practicing magic, learning things from Whis, and making some potions.

Then when night comes, all of us start preparing for the party. Unfortunately, I have to come as well, though I don't see the reason why.

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“Wearing this is sure a a pain….”

Since we're going to attend the princess birthday, naturally we need to wear clothes that are label as “appropriate”

I'm wearing a light blue outfit,and black pants. There are a few frill in the clothes, but not that much to the point where it'll stand out.

The others are also wearing similar outfits. Grandpa are wearing his Marquis outfit, white shirt, black pants, and a white mantle with many frills. You know the usual.

Dad, and Lyle are wearing your typical blue noble outfit, like me. Mom, and Cecilica are wearing red-black dress like one of those gothic vampires.

When we finished preparing for the party, we go to the castle where the party will be held with the carriage the royalty had prepared beforehand.

***

The Blueshere royal castle. It's as grand as how a castle should be. The size of the castle is about 3 times grandpa's mansion, which is really big.

Outside the castle there's a lot of carriage line up to the gates, with nobles coming out from the carriages.

Our carriage stop in front of the gate, we enter the castle bringing our presents along with us. A maid then guide us to the room where the party is being held.

The interior of the castle is really well done.The floors are made of pure white marbles, and the walls are pure white with many decorations in them. That's royalty forr you, using such rare just to make the castle pretty.

At the party, all kinds of nobles were present. From the lowest a viscount, until another royalty were present in this party.

It's most likely that the neighbouring kingdom royalty are attending this party to congratulate the princess.

We gave our presents to the maid, and wait for the princess to come while drinking the some drinks the maid gave us.

‘This is so boring…’

‘I know, it's too bad that I can't leave this place.’

‘Hmm, there may be a way for us to leave this place.’

‘I won't beg my mother with puppy eyes in front of so many people.’

‘What? Why?’

‘Although I'm a child, it's still embarrassing to do that you know.’

‘True, well I'm going to sleep now. Wake me up when something interesting happen.’

‘What? Don't you dare.. Tch, he's already asleep.’

With Whis asleep, I have no one to talk with to get rid of my boredom. So, I'm pretty much has the same face as a dead fish right now.

Mom notice that I'm getting bored. He pat my head, and told me that I can play outside. Nice!

I left the party as soon as I heard that, when I look back I can see that Cecilica is begging to go outside as well. Sorry sis, guess you'll have to endure it.

I took a deep breath, while staring at the sky. Alright let's explore this castle!

I used light magic to bend the light around me so no one can see me, and use dark magic to erase my presence. I should start naming these skills to make things easier. Then again, I don't have any sense for naming.

I explore the castle, and enter a few rooms naturally all of them are big so I need a few minutes to walk from a room to the other. Being royalty must be nice huh?

After a few minutes of exploring I got pretty tired, so take I plan on to take a rest under a nearby tree at the garden.

“Who's there?”

Just when I'm searching for a place to rest, someone suddenly said that behind me.