Name: Yuki (Yuta)

Doki Dollars: 45

Strength: 7 ( Unlock: 10 DD)

Dexterity : 6 ( Unlock: 10 DD)

Magic: 0 ( Unlock: Unavailable)

Intelligence : 12 ( Unlock: 20 DD )

Missions:

5 DD: Complete sword and breathing techniques each day for one week. (Recurring Mission)

A few weeks had passed since the incident I had healed up rather well. Unfortunately, a small burn scar had appeared on my arm from the fireball, but to me, it wasn’t a big deal since I survived. Since then I had spent some points in my dexterity as well as unlocking Riku’s profile.

Surprisingly enough, the crown prince, as well as his brother, began coming to my residence to visit when the princess did. We spent our time talking about random topics and eating snacks. Considering how eventful my life had been up unto this point, I was somewhat grateful for the company.

The look on the princess’s face when I first presented her some red bean paste cakes was priceless. I didn’t think such a small child could have such a big grin! Her brothers seemed to approve as well.

I had been accumulating points for a while to unlock both the princes' profiles, and I was somewhat close with 50 DD. I had earned them by my weekly exercises as well as doing odd jobs like finishing a particular book in the night or making the second prince smile.

Finally, my father had come back. Apparently, on his business trip, he came across some medicine he wanted to try on me for my heart. Ishi had been concocting the drug with from what I was told, help from the Sato family as well as the herb that the second prince had given me.

Tonight was the night that I tried it.

[ Erh do I really have to drink this it smells like toilet water ]

I looked down at the brown goo that was attempting to harden in the medicine bowl. I was currently in my room surrounded by mother, father, Ishi as well as Ki. They looked at the medicine in my had like it was some sort of divine pill. I looked at it like it was attempting to grow six arms and three heads.

I held my nose and swallowed.

THUMP

THUMP

I had felt like my world was collapsing in on itself. The disgusting liquid made me shudder it landed in my stomach with what I could only imagine as a heavy thump. The medical goo rushed through my body like liquid lava.

I began to sweat

[ Are they trying to fix me or kill me? ]

Ishi grabs my wrist, and a refreshing feeling travels down my arm. The two competing forces of fire and ice were running rampant. I clutched at my chest.

{ Stamina + 1, Strength +1 }

{ Stamina + 1, Strength +1 }

{ Stamina + 1, Strength +1 }

Kibble's voice was repeating in my ears. It was the only thing that was stopping me from passing out. Finally, my heart constricted.

THUMP, THUMP

THUMP

THUMP, THUMP, THUMP

[ Am I going to have another heart attack? ]

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I could feel the beating of my chest grow erratic I clenched my teeth till blood dripped down.

The pillow that I had been resting in was covered in sweat. Finally just before I couldn't take anymore the feeling to vomit surged up through my intestines.

I couldn’t hold it any more and threw up some black inky substance.

A weak grey light emitted from my body. I grabbed at my bed covers still covered in ink. The bed covers had begun to vibrate as if they were being blown by a small wind. I gasped for air.

My father had rushed to my side and touched the back of my head. I fell asleep instantly.

I had woken up a few hours later to find key wiping my forehead with a cloth. My sheets had been changed, and it was bright and early the next morning. The soft warbles of birds had given me the time of day.

Ki looked at me with light bags under her eyes. It has seemed she spent the night looking after me diligently. A smile had broken out on her face.

“ Young master you have awakened! How do you feel” She said putting the cloth away. I checked my body, and somehow I felt a lot lighter than usual. I looked back at her slightly confused.

“ Oh, so you have noticed? Congratulations young master, it seems since your heart has gotten a little better your latent magical ability activated. You almost went berserk, lucky your father was there!” She said before signing.

She pinched my cheeks and then poked my nose then said “ could you stop worrying me so much. I will go grey before my time!” then pouted.

I coughed to clear the ambiguous air.

[ Please don't touch me like that ]

“ So what are my magical abilities?” I replied excitedly after a moment.

“ Mm we are not too sure, you will have to find out when your instructor gets here. Just keep doing the breathing exercises until then. Oh, Riku will be taking you into town tomorrow. He said that there is a cultural event that will be of some interest to your studies. Something about the Bright Festival?” She said before she pretended to hum and haw.

[ Festival?! Riku and I alone? A date?! No way! ]

The disappointment from my powers not being revealed instantly vanished. I thought about how festivals looked back home and imagined what it would be like to have gone with Riku. She watched my face go from the shades white to red before laughing.

“ Everyone has been watching you work hard, so your parents decided that you should do something fun for once. I would like to go, but I have matters to attend to. Your mother thought you may be lonely with just Riku, so we invited the princess and her brothers to go too” Ki had further mentioned.

[ No my perfect festival date is ruined !!!]

I hung my head dejectedly.

“ Don’t worry young master, I am sure your friends will come,” Ki replied. She must have thought I was worried about the princess.

I let her continue to believe it.

Next to my bedside was what I had been eating as per usual after I convinced Ishi to stop with the medical porridge. It looked precisely like bacon and eggs on toast, however…

The taste was revolting.

The eggs were overly salted, and the bacon was sweet like a dessert cake, even the toast tasted strange. I had wondered how my mother could go so wrong cooking. I had imagined a scene where my mother was standing in the kitchen blindfolded just putting in random ingredients and hoping for the best.

[ just think of how good she had been to you ]

I forced down every mouthful.

After I had finished I had noticed something else on my side table it was a clear liquid broth. Ki looked at me and then she took a spoon full and put it in my mouth.

Like an oasis in a desert, my mouth was filled with heavenly delights. It was not the best tasting soup I had ever tried but compared to everything else I had eaten here it was delicious.

My eyes had open wide, and my taste buds were dancing. Ki looked at me as if she was expecting something. I thought for a moment.

[ Did she make this? ]

My eye twitched.

[ Open up Ki’s profile ]

“ As you wish Meowster” Kibbles disembodied voice said in my head.

Name: Ki

Hobbies: Blank ( Unlock: 50 DD)

Heart Meters: 8/10 Green | 5/10 Red | 2/10 Black ( Unlock: 100 DD)

Thoughts: Blank ( Unlock: 30 DD)

Likes: Blank (Unlock: 20 DD)

Dislikes: Blank ( Unlock: 20 DD)

Kibbles Comments: Hmm.. is that spring I smell in the air?

I involuntarily flinched.

[How the hell did the red points go up?]

“ What do you mean Meowster? “

“ I mean she isn’t starting to fall for me, is she? Wasn’t it 2 points last time I checked? Even the green hearts have gone up by 1” I said inside my head.

“ Meowster it could be romantic, and it could be that she sees you as a little brother. You have to unlock her profile more to find out.” Kibbles responded seemly amused.

[ How many Doki Dollars do I have? ]

Name: Yuki

Doki Dollars: 50

Strength: 10 ( Unlock: 15 DD)

Dexterity : 9 ( Unlock: 15 DD)

Magic: 0 ( Unlock: Unavailable)

Intelligence : 15 ( Unlock: 20 DD )

“ Not enough meowster” Replied kibbles as my stats appeared.

[ Could you ask the system to pretty please give me some better missions, this lack of information is driving me nuts! ]

“ I can’t do that meowster!” Kibbled responded

This had all happened over a few moments. Ki was looking at me and smiling brilliantly as per usual.

“ This soup is delicious did you make it?”

Ki said nothing and just humbly blushed.

[ Crap ]