Surviving As The 5Th Prince Of Hellman Kingdom [EN]: Chapter 2

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Throb!

The headache I had forgotten throbbed in my head.

I returned to reality as if waking from a dream. It felt as though my consciousness, which had been thrown into the middle of space, was being called back by my body.

I looked around, wondering if I had been dreaming for a moment.

First, the ghost hand was as usual, loosening its finger joints in the air by itself.

However, the login window that had followed me all my life was nowhere to be found. It felt very strange not to see something that was always within reach.

‘What has changed?’

The moment I entered my ID and password and pressed [Login], something must have changed. But I couldn’t figure out what it was.

Swish, swish—

I moved the ghost hand around. The moment the ghost hand touched the flowerpot on the table next to the bed.

A ‘change’ occurred.

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[Cozy Nightmare]

Grade: Rare

A flower rarely found in some magic regions.

Care should be taken not to mistake it for [Silent Night], which grows naturally in the Elf Forest, due to its similar appearance and fragrance.

It emits a fragrance that clears the mind, but prolonged exposure leads to insomnia and nightmares, gradually weakening the person.

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The explanation window appeared before my eyes.

It even showed the sense to express words influenced by the Haml Empire, which uses ideograms [a writing system based on symbols representing concepts or words, rather than sounds] and is located northwest of the Lionel Kingdom, in Chinese characters.

After reading it calmly, I tapped the × in the upper right corner with my ghost hand. The translucent window gradually faded and then disappeared.

‘No wonder I had trouble sleeping.’

If it were my past life, I might have been amazed, thinking it was like playing a VR [Virtual Reality] game that was no different from reality.

Frowning, I walked to the table. I broke the stem of the [Cozy Nightmare] in half and threw the flowerpot into the trash can.

When did this get here······.

– Alfonso. That flower I haven’t seen before······.

– Ah, I heard that the envoy from the Arya Kingdom brought it as a gift this time. They say it helps with sleep and wards off evil spirits. I didn’t think we’d get it, but I guess one was left. Sleeping Night? Dreaming Night? That was the name······.

Did someone switch it in the middle?

Surely, [Silent Night], which occupies one side of the beds of all the royal family members, cannot be [Cozy Nightmare]. That’s something that could cause a national dispute the moment it’s discovered.

‘Who is it?’

There were plenty of people who would find me annoying just because I had a slight chance of inheriting the throne.

“Tsk.”

I clicked my tongue at the actions of the unknown culprit. I decided to do something more productive and tapped the table with my ghost hand.

‘Why doesn’t it tell me the information about the table?’

After pondering for a while, I came to my own conclusion.

Lost Saga, which I installed on my smartphone right before I died in my previous life, must be closely related to the abilities I possess in this life.

If I were the main character and the surroundings were the game screen, then that ghost hand would play the role of a finger touching the screen.

At least, I have never played a game that displays information windows for every object I touch. So, what can I get information from?

The answer came quickly.

Things that are not ordinary objects.

‘Items.’

To confirm, I decided to put my ghost hand on objects that could be recognized as items.

First, the pendant I’m wearing around my neck.

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[Brilliant Iana]

Grade: Rare

A 100% pure mithril [a fictional metal known for its lightness and strength] pendant. Protects the wearer from evil spirits and curses.

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Next, a pouch containing jewels and gold coins.

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[Expansion Pouch]

Grade: High

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Finally, a dagger in the corner of the drawer.

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[Iron Dagger]

Grade: Common

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Having checked everything, I nodded. I seemed to know roughly what things were treated as items.

What was interesting was that the color of the item name in the description window was different for each grade.

Common is white.

High is green.

Rare is blue.

There were no more valuable items around than the pendant, so further confirmation was impossible.

I guessed that there would be grades like history, legend, and myth after rare. Would the colors be purple, yellow, and rainbow?

I can find out slowly. More than that, I became more curious.

About my status window.

‘Will it work?’

I summoned the ghost hand in front of me.

After taking a deep breath, I tapped my forehead.

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Evan Lionel

Gender: Male

Age: 13

Race: Human

[Stats]

[Skills]

[?]

[?]

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RP: 0

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Contrary to my worries, my status window appeared in front of me, dazzling my eyes.

It was expressing the name in a basic way that I use in real life, not the full name. When I put my ghost hand on it, my full name appeared.

Let’s skip this······.

I scanned it from top to bottom.

‘Why are there so many question marks?’

The [?]s were menus that seemed to be locked, with a dark gray color. Even when I put the ghost hand’s index finger on them, there was no response.

I stopped trying what didn’t work and tapped [Stats].

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Stamina: E+

Strength: E

Endurance: E

Cardiopulmonary Endurance: E

Agility: D

Flexibility: C-

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Magic Power: –

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Stats that were much more detailed than I expected. Except for magic power, everything was related to the body.

Most of the values were around E, with occasional alphabet D, and there was only one that started with C.

‘Flexibility is C-······.’

Objectively, my flexibility is excellent.

Even if I’m not a gymnast, I can do movements that are difficult for ordinary people, such as 180-degree leg splits.

Considering my age and the evaluation of my flexibility, I guessed that D would be the average for adult men.

It’s a problem that can be known more accurately if I check other people’s status windows and increase the sample size later. I decided to skip it for now.

Next, I opened the skill window.

From trivial things like [Breathing], [Walking], [Running], [Throwing], to qualities like [Calmness] and [Patience], they were listed as skills.

It seemed that a slightly wider area than what is usually treated in general games was grouped into the [Skill] category.

Skills that were not in alphabetical order and were jumbled up. I couldn’t figure out what the criteria were for listing them. It wasn’t very important, so I decided not to think deeply about it.

Starting with [Handsome], dark gray skill names began to fill the screen.

‘Is this all the skills I have?’

I felt a little drained.

I felt it when I opened the stat window, but if this is the same as the Lost Saga skill window, it’s definitely a bad game.

If you throw in this much excessive information from the beginning, most people will definitely delete the game.

But.

‘This is reality for me.’

Sitting on the bed, I jumped into the sea of information unfolding before my eyes. As I scrolled down the screen, I noticed one thing.

‘Lionel Style Swordsmanship?’

The basic swordsmanship that anyone in the kingdom’s military knows. Curious, I brought the ghost hand’s index finger to it.

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Consume 100 RP to learn [Lionel Style Swordsmanship]?

[Confirm] [Cancel]

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I frowned.

When I scanned the initial status window earlier, I clearly had 0 RP. They teach it for free if you just enlist······.

‘Doesn’t it even give information about what kind of skill it is?’

I scrolled down the screen to see what else was there.

Starting with things from unheard-of people like 「Gargamel’s Lionel Style Swordsmanship」.

‘Blood Wolf Spear Technique! Really?’

Even the things from a prestigious spear technique family.

Countless swordsmanship, spear technique, magic······. Even when I scrolled down the screen, the scroll bar next to the skill window didn’t move.

‘Wait a minute?’

I found a rule.

Only things related to combat within the Lionel Kingdom existed.

I couldn’t find skills related to daily life such as [Herbalism] and [Woodworking], or skills close to qualities such as [Genius] and [Weakly].

‘Let’s just look at this far.’

I temporarily put aside the seemingly endless skill window and stared at the RP possession amount in the initial status window. No matter how I looked at it, it was 0.

I don’t know what R stands for, but I guessed what P was.

Isn’t it Point?

‘What do I have to do to get RP?’

I looked around for help, but I couldn’t find it. Instead, I found [⌕] that seemed to be used for searching at the top of the skill window.

I pressed it once.

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[Category] [Price] ······

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UI [User Interface] that I’ve seen a lot when shopping online. Setting search options was blocked. It was like watching a free version of a program where you have to pay to use all the features.

‘Can’t I even search?’

I randomly tapped the virtual keyboard with my ghost hand.

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nrzdgb ⌕

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It seems that the search itself is possible.

To check if there are really only things within the Lionel region in the skill window, I searched for the Haml Empire Black Knights’ infamous spear technique, ‘Black Flame Spear’.

「You do not have access.」

If I get access, can I learn Black Flame Spear too? How do I get access?

Suddenly, I wondered if the martial arts from my previous life would be in the skill window.

I searched for Taekwondo.

「You do not have access.」

“Huh?”

I was a little embarrassed by the unexpected notification.

Just in case, I searched for martial arts that only existed in my imagination.

‘Demonic Art of Heavenly Demon.’

「You do not have access.」

‘Indestructible Body.’

「You do not have access.」

‘Plum Blossom Sword Technique.’

「You do not have access.」

Same results.

I stopped searching for martial arts and searched for something that was definitely not there.

‘Evan Lionel Style Dragon Slayer Sword.’

The swordsmanship I created when I was playing hero as a child.

「No results found.」

A completely different result from before came out.

It seemed that skills that did not exist at all displayed a message that there were no search results.

The question that followed was whether the skills I searched for matched what I had in mind.

What if the Taekwondo that I don’t have access to is the Taekwondo in the cartoon that splits the sea and destroys mountains with one kick?

Demonic Art of Heavenly Demon, Indestructible Body, Plum Blossom Sword Technique could all be the same name. There may be martial arts that are translated that way in the Haml Empire, which uses ideograms, and countries influenced by it.

‘But does plum blossom exist in this life too?’

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I strongly felt that it seemed to be displaying notification windows by accurately pinpointing everything I was thinking.

‘It’s unsettling.’

I looked around for no reason, thinking that someone might be reading my every move, even my thoughts.

After that, I continued to explore the skill window.

The secrets of the families and magic towers belonging to the Lionel Kingdom could all be found by searching. When I saw [Lionel Imperial Swordsmanship], which is only inherited by the crown prince, I once again doubted whether I could really learn it.

I wanted to check, but I had no RP.

‘How do I get RP?’

The time of 고민 [Korean word for “worry” or “contemplation”] got longer.

Knock, knock.

In the meantime, I heard a knock.

Even though no one could see it, I unconsciously closed all the windows in front of me in a hurry.

“Prince Evan! Dinner······.”

“I’m not eating.”

“Haha, I knew you would say that, so I brought it so you can eat in your room.”

“······Come in.”

Alfonso opens the door and enters at my permission. On the tray that the guy is holding in his left hand, there is a steaming soup plate.

The savory smell was enough to make my mouth water, but I didn’t feel any appetite at all.

“I asked the chef to put in a lot of meat. Haha, you don’t have to thank me.”

Alfonso is smiling cheerfully.

Where, shall we see if I can see the information of others besides me?

I poked the guy’s forehead with the ghost hand’s index finger.

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Alfonso Einberg

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Race: Human

[Stats]

[Skills]

[Relationship: Caution]

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A very simplified status window.

[Relationship: Caution], which is not in mine, stood out. It was inevitable because only that was light red among all the white letters.

‘Caution······.’

Alfonso’s usual attitude towards me was beyond friendly, even respectful. He seems to be a different guy on the inside.

I watched him put the tray on the table with bitter eyes.

But what, something’s strange?

I looked at his status window in detail again.

‘Ah!’

I quickly found the cause of the foreign feeling.

Name.

The guy’s surname that I remembered was different from what the status window was telling me.

‘Not Heimdel, but Einberg?’

Was my memory wrong in the process of my head breaking and realizing my previous life? But the name Einberg was not unfamiliar.

‘Where is it? Where have I heard it?’

Even in the throbbing headache, I searched through my jumbled head. Eventually, I was able to recall the face of a middle-aged woman.

My nanny, whom I can no longer meet.

Her name, whom I believe was falsely accused and dragged to the guillotine, was clearly Olivia Einberg.