"Hey violet, how do I strengthen my body? I want to try sorcery."
As someone who had always fantasized about using magic back on earth, how could he not wish to try such an awesome thing. Although he couldn't use magic, if he could do sorcery, then wouldn't it be so cool.
"You can't rush this boy. But rest assured, I will teach you the best method to make your body stronger."
"Then what should I start with ?"
"First, let's start by killing a weak monster."
"But I haven't practiced fighting at all. I am too weak right now."
"You don't necessarily need to kill a monster completely on your own. You just need to give the finishing strike."
"Oh… then I will ask Ruby to bring a weak monster. But first I want to go to the library."
(I need to learn more about this world. What if someone finds me suspicious? At least I have some excuse due to Arthur not being interested in learning anything at all.)
Arthur went out of his room and walked towards the royal palace's library. According to his memories, he had only gone there 3 times, and the last visit was almost 2 years ago. He followed along the long passages and reached a tall wooden door. He opened the door and saw the librarian sitting on his desk.
The librarian was an old man with white hair. His name was Thomas. He was sitting and reading a book when he saw Arthur entering the library. He was surprised a bit and stood up to greet Arthur.
"Good day, your highness. How can I help you today ?"
"Um… Mr. Thomas, can you show me some books about monsters ?"
"Your highness, you can just call me Thomas. I will find you the book right away."
Thomas raised his staff and a book came down floating from the large bookshelf. He held the book and gave it to Arthur.
"Thank you."
"If you need any assistance, please do not hesitate to call for me, your highness."
Arthur took the book and sat on a nearby table and started reading through it. After finishing the book, he read books about history, magic, herbs, and many other things. But he didn't find anything related to sorcerer in any of the books. He felt a bit disappointed that he couldn't find anything related to sorcerers. By the time he felt that he had read enough for the day, it was already afternoon.
He returned the book to Thomas and came towards his room. While walking, he saw Ruby looking out of a window. He was feeling hungry, so he called out to her.
"Ruby, I am hungry. Can you prepare some food ?"
Ruby was startled seeing Arthur suddenly appear but quickly replied
"Yes, your highness, I will prepare it right away."
Arthur ate lunch and went back to his room with Ruby. After reaching there, he asked her.
"Ruby, are there any slimes around here?"
"There are no monsters inside the capital, your highness. But some slimes should be found easily outside the city walls."
"Then let's go there."
"Your highness, you were on death's door just some days ago. Going outside the palace right now is very dangerous."
"But I want to fight the monsters and raise my level."
"Then I must take permission with her majesty first."
"Great!"
Ruby went to ask permission from the queen. Elize was also happy that her son wanted to get stronger, so she allowed him to go outside the castle. However, as a precaution, she asked Ruby to take some guards with them. Ruby returned and told Arthur that the queen had accepted his request.
"Finally! It's time to level up !"
"Your highness, It is already afternoon. We won't have enough time to return."
"Then we'll go tomorrow."
"Yes, your highness."
…
The next day, Arthur woke up early and drank some tea. After eating a quick breakfast, he departed from the castle with Ruby and some guards. It took them almost an hour to reach outside the capital.
After travelling for some more time, they got off the carriage. Arthur came out and stretched his body.
(The carriage is so damn uncomfortable! My back hurts. )
"Ruby, what is this place ?"
"Your highness, this is the Daemen forest. As it is near to the capital, most of the high-level monsters have already been exterminated. Only low-level monsters are found here."
"Ruby, can you damage a slime until it's almost dead but not quite dead ?"
"Yes, your highness."
"Then… oh there! I see a slime."
As soon as Arthur said that, Ruby took her dagger and stabbed the slime while holding back as much as possible. Arthur then proceeded to stab it with a sword.
(Haha! Finally!)
He waited for some time, but he didn't see anything showing level up.
(What the hell! Where's my level up ?)
(Boy, don't tell me you actually expected to level up by just stabbing a slime on the verge of death.)
Hearing Violet's mocking tone, Arthur sighed inwardly, feeling disappointed. After finding and killing slimes together with Ruby for almost an hour, he had finally killed more than 20 slimes. He could have killed more, but most of them died as soon as they were stabbed by Ruby. Meanwhile, the guards were scouting the area and making sure to protect him while also letting him get experience of fighting.
[Level +1]
(After so long…)
(Congratulations on your first level up, boy! Now check your attributes.)
Arthur thought of attributes, and then the glowing screen appeared in his vision.
Name : Arthur Von Dravier
Level : 2
Class : None
Title : None
HP : 7/7
MP : 102/102
STR : 5
AGI : 6
DEF: 3
Skills : Poison resistance LVL 1
Abnormal state : ?????????
(It went up by a little, but not that much. If I keep trying, I should be able to increase it some more before I go back today.)
"Your highness, you should take some rest, and then we can continue fighting monsters."
"Yea…"
Although his attributes had risen somewhat, he was still pretty weak. After taking a break, he continued killing weak monsters. He kept fighting until afternoon. Then, he ate some food and returned to the castle. On his way back, he fell asleep in the carriage because he was too tired. Ruby took him to his room and let him sleep peacefully.
She also reported all the things that happened the whole day to Elize. When Arthur woke up, it was already past dinner time. He asked Ruby to re-heat some food. After eating, he returned to his room.
"You sure look happy, boy."
"Of course. I managed to level up and increase my attributes. Do you think that now I am ready to learn sorcery ?"
"Not even close. Have some patience."
"Fine."
Arthur changed his clothes to sleep wear and looked at his attributes again before going to sleep.
Name : Arthur Von Dravier
Level : 4
Class : None
Title : None
HP : 9/9
MP : 110/110
STR : 8
AGI : 10
DEF: 6
Skills : Poison resistance LVL 1
Abnormal state : ?????????