In anticipation that opening it would greet me with Achievements and Privileges like ‘Noble Blood’ and ‘First Reincarnator’, I closed my eyes tight and shouted ‘Status Window’ four times in a row!
As I slowly opened my eyes, a black object floated before them and then quickly disappeared.
I think I closed my eyes too tightly…
‘No!
Since I shouted it four times, it must have turned on and off repeatedly!’ ‘This time, I’ll say it out loud so the whole Universe knows how desperate I am.’ “Waaa!
(Status Window!)” When I shouted for the Status Window, the nearby maids glanced at me for a moment and returned to their positions.
Did they say the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment?
My happy delusion of ‘How do I raise my Status?’ was shattered, and all that was left was this unsatisfactory body.
As I stared blankly into the Empty air with Dead Eyes, the Mana particles began to sneakily gather around me.
‘Where do These bastards think they’re going to Stab me again!’ I glared and swung my arms, pushing the Mana particles away.
As if in response, they sluggishly backed away with a sense of ‘Whoa, whoa, I get it, feisty one’.
I was grateful that they at least listened to me.
If they had ganged up on me and poked me all over like yesterday, all I could have done was be in pain, let the mages outside in, or shout that heart-wrenching famous line, ‘Stop it, you’ve hit me enough.’ No, I can’t even speak yet, so I couldn’t even say it in a monologue.
Just as I was about to laugh it off, accept reality, and set the first grand plan of my life to Eat, Poop, Sleep, a thought crossed my mind.
‘It’s not that they’re listening to me, they’re moving according to my will, aren’t they?’ Come to think of it, touching one or two of them yesterday didn’t cause any problems with my body either.
And yet, my learned fear made me reluctant to touch these Mana particles—no, these Toxic Substances.
‘Hmm…
Honestly, I just call it Mana because this is a fantasy world, but it could be some kind of Soul only Imperial Family Members can see, and I have no knowledge right now, so it’s a bit scary to touch…’ I pondered for a long while about what these things were, and I realized they were the only things I could use to do anything.
‘Right, come what may, I can’t start this story with ‘I ate, pooped, and slept’!
I have to try something!’ So, I reached out my hand, glared, and repeated the thought as if sending Telepathy to a nearby mana particle.
‘Hey you, Mana over there.
I like the look of you, you Guy.
Get ready and come into my Cradle right now.’ As I thought that, the one I was looking at rushed towards me.
The moment the Mana touched my hand, it turned into smoke and entered my body, excitedly running around inside me.
‘Hmm…
They say when you drink strong liquor, you can feel it going down your esophagus.
It feels like that.’ The Mana excitedly roamed around inside my body before its energy seemed to run out, and its movement quieted down around my chest.
‘Experiment success!
It seems a small amount isn’t a big problem!’ The thought that I could do something to escape the Eat, Poop, Sleep Route made me laugh.
‘This will definitely be helpful.
In any subculture, there’s no place where Magic Power isn’t used, and if I handle it well, it could become an Elixir that puts the herb of eternal youth to shame.’ As I was grinning at that thought, the door opened and the Empress and her father walked in.
“Was there anything wrong with the Imperial Prince during the night?” “No.
The Imperial Prince was fine.” At that, the Empress picked me up with an Expression of relief.
“My son, This Mother was worried all night.
How much trouble are you planning to cause when you grow up, to be acting like this already.” Her forehead touched mine, and she gently stroked my back.
Her Touch was very careful and full of affection, as if she were holding a fragile piece of pottery.
Next to her, the Handsome Middle-aged Man introduced himself with a pleased expression.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Your Highness.
I am Marquis Nigel Florence, your Grandfather.” It was the grandfather who helped me yesterday.
Feeling grateful, I reached out my hand and smiled.
“Oh my, Father, it seems the Imperial Prince recognizes you.
Hehe…
Could he be saying thank you?” At that, my grandfather also took me in his Embrace, smiled, and spoke while looking into my eyes.
“Hehe, Lyla, it seems like just yesterday you were this small.
The first time you were in my Embrace, you smiled brightly and grabbed my Necktie, pulling it with such strength…
Hmm?” As he was holding me, my grandfather suddenly placed his hand on my heart and was checking something.
Sensing the unusual atmosphere, the Empress looked back and forth between me and my grandfather with a worried expression.
“Father, what’s wrong?
Is there something wrong with Liam?” The Empress Pressed her father with a look on her face as if she was about to faint.
And my grandfather said this.
“This Child…
his Mana Circuit has opened.”