As he walked towards the door, Alex could see Linda pouting with a bit of anger in her beautiful green eyes. Paying her antics no heed, he patted her head.
"I am planning to tour the city and I would love your company. Be ready in 30 gorgs."
With that, he walked out of the door and rejoined his guards.
"Sylvia, Ingrid, go freshen up and come to my room in 30 gorgs. The rest of you, go and rest in the guard's quarters. You know your rooms."
'Gorgs' was a unit of time and was equivalent to 'hours' on Earth. The guards hit their left chest with their right fist and bowed. Alex then walked towards his room, which was adjacent to his sister's room. The previous Alex often visited his sister, so he and his guards had their own rooms in the castle. Opening the door, Alex quickly undressed and hopped into the bathtub. Thankfully, this world had soap and the one he was using was quite the luxurious one. Additionally, thanks to magic, the bathtub could produce warm water instantly.
Enjoying the warmth and pleasant aroma, Alex thought about the memories he just awakened. There was a lot of information this time and Alex finally learned something about the power system here.
This world had no name, unlike 'Earth' in his previous life. Nobody had ever proposed that they lived in an spherical planet because nobody had ventured beyond the central continent. The continent was surrounded on three sides by Death Sea, The Eternal Fog and The Primordial Forest. These three were natural barriers which only a few dared to cross and hence the exploration of the world was still at standstill.
This world had a lot of mystical energies and hence there were lots of 'classes', or so to say, a path to supernatural. But people could not choose their own path. It was mainly decided on the day of the 'Awakening', which could happen anytime between the age of 16 to 20. What it did, was to awaken the dormant affinity the person had towards one or more type of energy. Therefore, the awakened individual had to choose his/her path among the energy types he/she awakened. The most optimum choice was to choose the path which one had the maximum affinity for.
For example, when his sister awakened, her max affinity was for the energy called mana, which was the path of a Mage. It was one of the most common path among the supernatural and 40% of individual who underwent 'Awakening' normally awakened to mana as well.
Alex exhaled as he pondered about his own situation. He was 16 in this world and in two months, he would enroll in the Royal Academy, where he would undergo his 'Awakening' on the very first day. Royal Academy was the best academy for mystical arts, which was what the people in this world called the use of any mystical energy, and it had an 'Awakening Orb' which could forcefully awaken any individual at the age of 16. While mediocre people waited to awaken naturally, the talented and the privileged already had a head-start in the race to power.
Shaking his head, Alex stood up and dried his body with a towel. Walking out of the bath chamber, Alex stood in front of the mirror to have a good look at his body. He had raven black hair and golden eyes, the later being 'very cool' in Alex's mind. His face was quite attractive and his body was quite toned. His little brother was even bigger than his past life, which delighted Alex. Overall, he would rate himself a solid 8/10.
Soon, Alex got dressed and sat on his king sized bed. While he waited for Sylvia, Ingrid and Linda, he tried going through all his new memories and absorb them properly. A few moments later, there was a knock on his door and Sylvia's voice came through.
"Alex, we are ready to go."
Due to their special bond, Sylvia never used polite words in the absence of others. Alex grabbed his coin purse from his old clothes and attached it to his waist. With that, he was ready, so he opened the door and walked out. Sylvia was no longer dressed as a knight and was wearing normal clothes, which made her look even more beautiful. Maybe it was because of his compliment earlier, but her dress was more revealing than what she usually wore and she had slight makeup on. Seeing her fair skin and eye-catching cleavage, Alex swallowed his saliva.
'What luck! It's almost feels like I am on a date with some model' Alex inwardly shouted as he grinned.
"Wow! You almost gave me a heart-attack with your beauty! Sylvia, you truly look stunning in that dress."
Ofcourse, Alex couldn't forget to compliment the beauty. Hearing his words, Sylvia's eyes brightened and she had a sweet smile on her face.
"Thanks. You look quite handsome yourself. Ingrid and Linda are waiting downstairs, so let's go."
Alex nodded and the two of them made their way downstairs. Soon, Alex saw Ingrid and Linda chatting with each other. Both of them were dressed more casually and Ingrid no longer had that cold look on her face. Everyone in the younger generation, especially the Nightseel siblings, had a lot of respect for Ingrid in their hearts. She once served the Count's wife and she had saved her life many times with her mighty sword and fearless battle style. Now, she served the Count's heir under his mother's orders. In private, Alex always called her 'Aunt Ingrid'.
"Aunt, Linda, let's go".
Ingrid and Linda turned to look at him and nodded. A carriage was waiting for them when they walked out. Boarding the carriage, Linda asked him.
"Where do you wanna go?"
"Hmm, how about the 3rd district? I might need to stock up on some gifts before going to the capital."
Alex replied after some thought. He remembered that he had lots of friends in the capital and it was customary for nobles to gift something when visiting another noble's mansion after a long time.
Linda nodded and then whispered something to the driver. Soon, the carriage was on the move and the four of them started chatting casually.