''Fuck.''
That disgusting woman was exactly the same one Aquamarine remembered from the game in his past life, from her way of moving to her appearance. Leia Shina Hakarian, a noblewoman who publicly had a frontage of being kind and cherishing the lives of needy and weakened people, but inside she was nothing more than a rotten person who only cared about her own benefit.
When the war between the races became more violent than ever, that bitch simply fled with all her fortune, leaving thousands of people starving to death in the streets of the kingdom.
She would later be confronted by the protagonist and his companions, but that would still take a long time.
Leia didn't say anything, just looking at the boy with a huge smile on her face. It was almost as if she wanted to make it clear that she was a 'saint' with a good heart, but Aquamarine wasn't fooled by that mask she wore on the outside.
''Have you felt any pain in the last few hours?''
''Did you feel sick or tired?''
''blablablabla...''
A barrage of questions was fired at the boy, completely overwhelming him in just a few minutes. The doctor with the long mustache placed a stethoscope-like object on Aquamarine's chest, examining his body gently.
Of course, there was nothing unusual about his physical condition other than a few minor aches and pains that didn't pose any danger. A few moments after finishing examining him, the doctor diagnosed that Aquamarine was healthy and that he could be sent to the royal palace soon.
The youth was quite anxious, thinking that some trouble would happen after or during the visit of these two people before him. But now he was happy, smiling like a child, because contrary to his expectations, everything went smoothly.
He liked the news the doctor gave him and even had a casual conversation with the middle-aged man. The mustachioed guy had a gentle personality that differed from his stocky appearance and felt sorry for the prince's accident, sympathizing with the boy.
He patted the lad on the back and chatted with him with animation in his voice, making some comments related to the teachings of the palace academy teachers, that would start in the next day, and even asked several times how Aquamarine lost his balance and ended up in the river.
Hearing the doctor ask the same question three times, the boy managed to understand something. That man had a wrong idea of the situation Aquamarine had been subjected to before, but he faithfully believed he had a keen understanding of what had happened to the young kid.
Aquamarine couldn't deny that the situation he was found in gave the impression that he might have attempted suicide. But the people around him who thought that were wrong.
From what his mind told him, having ended up in that river seemed to have been some intervention by Delarossi so that he finally regained his true consciousness.
But who the hell would believe he'd traveled through time and worlds, similar to dimensional time travel movies?
After all, no one in that world but him knew about special effects technology, let alone the movies he had in mind.
At least, that was what he thought.
''We have already contacted Baron Hartford, who is currently responsible for organizing the academy issues, but we have not yet received any response.''
''I see, thank you.''
''Don't worry too much", the woman who hadn't spoken so far, opened her mouth for the first time since arriving in the room.
"You must know that he is a very busy person, and he must be busy these days due to the growing demand of candidates for the academy teachings. Baron Hartford is a great businessman and one of the best swordsmen in the realm, but he has a good heart, so you can trust him. He needs to focus on a lot of important things, so his answer might take a while to arrive, but you'll be able to meet the test without any problems. Do you understand?''
"Yes, of course, I understand, ma'am."
Although he had a hatred for that walking piece of shit before him, Aquamarine currently didn't have the power to kill her. But he swore inwardly that he would make her pay for her sins, as well as cleanse the world of the other useless vermin that inhabited it, even because, maybe that was one of the only ways he could use to survive.
He would create a world worth living in, create a kingdom where people could spend their lives in peace. No doubt he would. His mission would be a success, as long as he didn't give up halfway.
His expression hardened a little at the thought of these things, and Leia and the doctor thought he was feeling sad or sick.
The doctor hurriedly added: "Just as Ms. Hakarian told you, you don't have to worry about anything and for now you should just rest. Your participation in tomorrow's entrance exam is guaranteed, so cheer up young man!''
''And for this day, while you're still settled here, some local employees will bring your meals from the restaurant to you.''
"Thank you, Ms. Chakarian and Mr. Doctor." He bowed slightly.
''No need to thank me for it, I'm just doing my job helping people when they need it.''
Aquamarine looked straight at Leia's eyes, as he controlled himself to not make a mistake there.
'I didn't ask you, you worthless slut', he thought.
"Goodbye young man, I hope you perform well on your admission test", the doctor said, waving at the lad before leaving the room.
And as soon as Leia and the doctor left the room, Aquamarine nearly bit his tongue violently after hearing what that bitch had said. She would insist on maintaining that holy appearance for far too long... and he would have to put up with it and swallow his rage until he had the strength to banish her from the world of the living.
He may have lived a miserable life up until now, but he would certainly make up for it with his own effort and the help of the system he got. He had training methods developed by himself while he was still a military man, and others developed by his peers, which were more effective methods than those scattered around the world today, and also unknown to the others.
And above all, his prior knowledge of the events and things important to the story would help him a lot. Without a shadow of a doubt.
There were many ways he could use to strengthen himself, and many things he could practice, even things he had never done before. Surely the system would help him with all this, he thought.
If that system really worked the way Aquamarine remembered it from the games, then maybe by completing these quests he would end up getting stronger and unlocking more abilities.
The prince got up from the chair he was in and began to exercise, thinking about the mission system window, which appeared before his eyes at the same instant, and seeing the number of squats increase each time he finished a repetition.
Some time passed that way, and his previously dry body was covered in sweat. His clothes were soaked to the point that he looked like he'd just gotten out of a heavy rain that had messed him completely.
He was dripping buckets of sweat, but he didn't even stop to rest.
[Daily Quest]
[Squats done so far: 22/30]
[Squats remaining for quest completion: 8]
His leg was sore, but he fought to keep going, so he could finish the mission given him by the system as quickly as possible.
''23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28...'', he counted breathlessly, standing up and crouching down again and again.
Huff. Huff, Huff
The sound of his heavy breathing filled the empty room.
As soon as he reached the maximum amount of moves, the screen appeared in front of him again and a new notification message appeared with a red glow, alerting him that the mission had been successfully completed.
[Daily Quest completed]
[5 exp was granted to the user as a reward]
[Level 1 (0.05%)]
[Experience Index: 5/100]
His chest, which rose and fell repeatedly as he breathed heavily, was filled with an invigorating feeling of happiness as soon as he read that message.
''This...this is good...now I know how this thing works...'', Aquamarine said lying on the floor, he was panting but the satisfaction was evident in the tone of his voice.
He then jumped up off the floor, thinking about some serious things as he walked towards his bed.
In his past live, once he became an adult and assumed various responsibilities, rest was indescribable to him. While other people rested and enjoyed vacations or holidays, he was always given work and also diligently training to get stronger.
He never traveled around the world for fun like other people, always prioritizing his position above all else - this had happened in all his life as Garrick, and so, while still living on earth he didn't even have a passport to his name.
That bed in front of him was like heaven itself, even more so after he forced his already sore body to exercise.
"At least I can finally sleep properly in decades."
The boy comfortably rested his head on the soft bed after plopping himself on top of it. At the moment, he was away from deadlines and demanding jobs, so he could finally feel comfortable stretching out on the blankets as if he were buried in cotton candy and clouds.
The first step in building a proper civilization was to acquire contacts and help from influential people. And what better place to get those things than the Royal Teaching Academy?
If his assumption was right, and he managed to do good in the entrance exam, he might end up meeting some people who would be crucial to the game's story later. But the youth would be careful, because after all, he could also come across some of the traitors and villains who were dispersed around the campus of the place.
''Tomorrow will be a great day.''
Finally, he surrendered to sleep, there was a strange smile plastered on his face from ear to ear as his eyelids closed completely.