The long night has finished and the celebration has come to an end. I was now alone in my room.

Hm? Did I mention to you that I always sleep alone in my room since four months ago? Or not. Oh well, now you know. You see, since four months ago, my mother was gotten so busy that she always shut herself in the study so after she was sure that I am sleeping soundly, she would leave me and go to her study.

Hm? You want to know why all of a sudden? I don’t know, maybe because father is always away and because mother was the queen, she was expected to do it in my father’s absence.

So much for that, Now that I’m alone, let’s gives this magic a go!

After seeing a practical example earlier, all that’s left to do is do it myself!

‘hm? What is it again? Etto, it’s this right…’

“Oh! Great warrior of light who vanished the Achoo……….”

‘Shit, I sneeze!’

Imagining the light which Sasha showed me, I spoke without any special theatrics, and my voice sounded childish, but I diligently recited the chant but it was an epic fail because of my sneeze.

I thought that the spell failed but my whole body began to warm up; not a feverish heat—closer to the relaxed, warm feeling after doing light exercise.

A pale sphere of light appeared in the palm of my hand.

It’s a little small compared to the one Sasha made; nothing special, but still- Finally, my first magic!

‘hahaha I did it! I don’t know why but I did it! Buwahahaha I’m a real genius!’

Although the principle behind it escapes me, especially when I didn’t finished that embarrassing ‘chuuni’ chant, however I’m very happy to have reached this first milestone.

‘Whoops. Frolicking around in celebration after only this much is unbecoming of a man! phew!

Let’s calm down and continue experimenting.’

Is what I thought when suddenly the surroundings started moving by themselves, it feels like the whole room, no the whole world is spinning around and then it slowly slanting to one side— no, I was collapsing.

‘eh?’

Before I could understand it I was already lying on my bed. An extreme tiredness enveloped me, and then darkness swallowed my consciousness.

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‘Uugh, what the hell was that!’

Not yet fully awake, I grumbled in my mind. I tried to move my body but to no avail because of the pain coursing within it when I move.  

My consciousness began to clear. Although it’s a little bit foggy before but now it slowly fades.

As I woke up, I found myself lying on a soft and comfortable bed. But that’s not what caught my attention. There are voices around me.

As soon as my vision cleared, I survey my surrounding.

I was startled from what I saw, there was my mom weeping beside me. At the back was Sasha, although she wasn’t crying but you can clearly see the big black bags under her eyes that cause her to look like a panda and also the color of her eyes which turned to red. There was also my father who was talking to someone I don’t recognize.

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When Sasha noticed that I am awake, she put her hands at her chest and began crying.

“Y-your majesty! L-lyle-sama has now opened his eyes!”

Sasha shouted. Because of this all the people turned around to look at me. My mother who was weeping at my side just now lift me and hug me so tightly I thought I’ll be crushed.

‘Just what happened when I was asleep? Did someone died or something?’

I couldn’t understand what happened and was left dumbfounded by this strange situation. I stared at my mother’s crying face and extend my right hand.

Although the pain cursing my body is in the point I couldn’t bear it anymore, I persisted to just to console her. I don’t know what happened but I don’t want to see my mom cry.

When I touched her face and wipe some of her face, my mother’s grip became stronger and she was now crying harder than before.

‘eh? Did I make it worse? Just what the hell happened when I was asleep?’

Couldn’t bear the pain aching from my body as well as the strong grip my mom exerting while hugging me, I look at my father pleading with my eyes for help.

As if noticing my plight my father approached us and hugged us.

‘Hey, stupid dad, that’s not what I meant….. aargh!’

Like reaching the boiling point, my tears swelled up and burst from my eyes and I began crying. Hearing this; mother and father loosen up.

“Sorry baby, I’m just a so happy that you’re already woke up! I really thought we’ve lost you because you didn’t wake up for five days.”

While saying this, mother again burst into tears.

'eh? F-five days?'

I can't still comprehend what my mother was saying. sleeping for five days? what the hell happen to me?

'no maybe just maybe, does it have something to do with me using magic? I thought it was just magic exhaustion?'

As I was pondering the reason for this situation, my father was asking the man in white.

"So, just what exactly happen to my son? Can’t you still find the reason for this? High-priest Jindo?"

The man in white seems to be a priest and is a capable healer. He looks at me and then looks again to my father.

"I'm sorry, your majesty but other than the mana fluctuating around him, there is no other symptoms that can help me find out just what happens to the prince"

Father looks at me and nod.

That night, refusing to leave me, mother together with father stays and sleep with me in my room.