Author Note: Wasn't really planning on writing a chapter today due to the fact that I have a doctor appointment for a few hours, and after that I need to head to school and register a few things with 'em. To put it simply, I am too busy to write a chapter. But! something happened and I had to re-read the previous chapters(Kai(MC)'s hair is long and red!)...in which case, I forgot to mention a lot of information. Thus, this chapter. So yeah, be warned, they'll be information dumping in this chapter!
P.S: @Draxul, no worries. I'm not good with writing boyxgirl, girlxgirl or boyxboy scenes. So! If I was ever forced to do 'em, i'll probably just hint at it. If not, then I will put it into a spoiler.
P.P.S: YAY! FINALLY! MY RATING IS ABOVE 3.5 *^*
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When I came to, I was in my familiar quarters, lying down in my comfy bed.
My whole body feels powerless, and every time I try to move, my muscles scream in pain.
“Oww...what happened yesterday?”
“Young master has been hit by countless ladies for being a cross-dressing pervert.”
A cold voice rang in the room--a familiar voice at that.
I clenched my teeth, as I lifted my body to look at the person who just spoke.
The person who just spoke was my very own personal attendant, and the first person I ever tainted.
So to say, she is my personal maid.
I have many more personal maids, but she’s the only one I bothered to remember her name.
“Garnet, do you realize the effect of what you have just said?!” I shouted.
“Of course I do. Karma is such a bitch, ain’t it?” Garnet smiled wickedly, and then said, “Esteemed Master informed me to convey a message.”
As soon as I heard that, my body froze.
“E-esteemed grandfather did...?”
“Yes! Esteemed Master said to meet him in his study as soon as you wake up.”
The mere thought of what he’ll do to me...makes my blood run cold.
I don’t want to go, I don’t want to go, I don’t want to go!
But if I don’t go...I’ll be skinned alive...
Esteemed Grandfather raised through the rank due to his effort, and is really known for his ruthlessness.
Although Esteemed Grandfather likes to spoil me, he is still very strict.
And...he cares very much to keep his image up-straight.
I-I was already trending on a thin line assaulting anyone who caught my eyes...but now that I’ve been knocked out and made to cross-dress...it won’t be pretty at all.
I noticed a wheelchair near my bed, and I immediately began to crawl onto it.
After I finished my crawling, I quickly began to push the wheelchair to Esteemed Grandfather’s study.
In the hallways, I bypassed countless servants...all who avoided any eye contact with me. Even those who I had enjoyed an evening with before.
I...really don’t have any time to dwell on this. I can punish all of them later!
Esteemed Grandfather is a well known swordsman, who raised through the ranks from a viscount to a duke in a matter of four decades.
Strength can come in any form, true, but the most common ones are either weapon users or magic casters.
There are a few special cases...for example, those who mix between the weapons and the magic, to create a superior hybrid. But that’s all beside the point.
Esteemed Grandfather is a Grand knight--a sixth level warrior.
Warriors have twelve levels of power. The first level is a soldier, the second and third being apprentice knight, the fourth being a knight. Reaching the first level is pretty easy, all you need is to build your foundation...As in, all you have to do is work out.
But. If you want to reach the second level...then you need more than working your body out, but rather build an aura. How exactly do you build an Aura? You simply have to master a weapon! Not any weapon, mind you--but crystallized weapons. After you get your hands on a crystallized weapon, then all that’s left is raw talent. The crystallized weapon feeds the body it’s own aura--basically put, you suck the aura of the weapon into your own body, making your own body more and more powerful. Of course, the better the weapon the better the aura. After you completely suck the weapon of its aura, then you’ll be able to unlock a special ability of the own crystal.
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The crystals themselves are the hearts of various beasts--their cores so to say. Using the sky and the earth to nutrition said heart, they are able to yield special skills or perhaps even use magic! So if you completely suck the aura of the crystallized weapon, you’ll be able to wield one of the skills of the crystal’s original owner. Of course, if you’re lucky, you’ll be able to use magic as well...and without casting!
After the knight, comes the White Knights, then Grand Knights, and after that Black knights.
Then comes the Saint Knights and Grand Saint Knights. As for the last two levels...they are lost forever in epic legends, and are known as the lost levels. As for their names? A lowly person like me who doesn’t wield any sort of power may never know.
The Mages follow the same system, but rather than wielding an aura and whatnot, they are judged by the highest level magic they are able to use. In this case, it is widely known that the emperor’s right hand man, the Grand Saint Mage is able to cast a level 10, earth shattering spells. The same goes to the the level eleven and twelve grand spells, no one knows if they still exist or not.
Just as I was thinking over how much fear I have to Esteemed Grandfather, I knocked on his study.
“Come in.”, Said an ancient voice in a hoarse tone.
This, ladies and gentlemen, is my Esteemed Grandfather, one of the dukes of the Crystal Empire, Arthur.
Each district has seven dukes, and being a duke in the capital of the empire is a special status...even within the ranks of dukes in the imperial court.
“Esteemed Grandfather...” I said, as soon as I entered the study.
Esteemed Grandfather was sitting behind a desk, dotting on a reading glasses and a black suit.
His structure was muscular for his age--being over sixty years old--and his height was around two meters tall. His sitting position alone was as tall as myself.
I closed the door behind me, and stopped the wheel chair a few steps away from Esteemed Grandfather’s desk.
“Would you mind telling me exactly what happened?”
Esteemed Grandfather asked rather impatiently.
It was apparent that he was holding back his wrath...at least enough for me to tell him my excuse.
“I-I was seduced by a woman...” I said, telling him my own little version of the story.
I could not tell him that I was going to assault a noble, now can I?
Although Esteemed Grandfather doesn’t have anything such as a sense of justice...but assaulting women is clearly a black stain in one’s imperial profile.
I told him how I was seduced by a woman, only to have a man the woman invited knock me out-cold, steal all of my money, forcing me to wear the woman’s dress, and throw me out into the worst place possible--right in the middle of the busiest street.
“Sigh. I guessed as much,” Said Esteemed Grandfather, unable to hide the anger from his tone. “They dared to mess with me...” As he said that, he stood up.
His majestic and noble figure would send shivers to run down anyone’s spine, as his expression began to warp in both anger and frustration.
“They dared to kill my Grandson...I shall decorate their corpses at my Grandson’s tomb!”
As he said that, he slammed both of his hands on the table, reducing it to nothing but a huge pile of dust.
“Eh...? E-esteemed Grandfather, I-I’m not dead!”
Esteemed Grandfather looked directly at me, “You are no longer my Grandson. From hereupon, you shall call me Duke Arthur. Also, you are not allowed to show your face in public! ...And Alastair, you are dead to me!! I shall turn the imperial capital upside down to look for your killers!!!”