After parting ways with Flora, albeit reluctantly, I returned to my room. It was 9:00 pm, approximately and it was midnight from their concern. After I took a shower, which was created by the efforts of magic stones, I came down to the room mirror and admired my body for a while.
In my previous life I didn't have a good body. I was frail and thin. So I could never get used to admiring my now athletic body. I flexed my muscles in different angles just as I have seen in those body building programs. The butler entered the room without knocking and saw my embarrassing side.
"I knocked the door Sir"
He said to his defence and bowed. Oh! Apparently he did knock, but I was the one who was lost in his narcissism and overlooked his trails.
"Good…"
He should be genuinely praised for his concern, but I feel like blowing of his head with my katana and burrow my shame along with his body.
"But, if you say a word of what you say…" I turned to him with an amicable smile and swiped along my neck with my right thumb horizontally.
" t,That wont happen Sir! I swear on my name!"
He gulped a few times and bowed his head. I could see a few drops of sweat dripping down his forehead. Why was he so scared? Was he really gonna reveal what he saw? Then I'll have to ask him to leave his head behind!
" more importantly, S,Sir! You have been ordered to pay a visit, tomorrow 10 am at the Royal Court "
'Hmm… that came faster that I expected ' I was searching for my katana to blow off his head, but that would have to wait It seems.
" Hmmm… Fine" I said as I gazed back to the top of his head. I wasn't looking anywhere specifically, I was just pondering blankly.
"hmmm" After I had sorted out my thoughts, I looked back to his face subconciously.
" What are you looking at? " he was staring blankly at me. When I looked down, I could follow up to where he was looking so intently, and my cringe intensified. My bare body, was covered from the waist by a thick towel thankfully, and he was gazing back at my muscles intently.
"Nope… you are better dead"
I said and took out the katana leaning against the wall. When I turned back, he saw the katana in my hands and my words finally clicked to him. He didn't even look back and ran away disappearing in the never ending corridors of the castle.
" just don't let see you the next time…After all there won't a next time again"
Tnuuu-! The door closed with a bang and silence re-reigned the corridor.
"oh Shit!"
Dam-! I opened the door with a bam!
" Bring me something to eattttt!"
I scream echoed down the corridor. But I knew better than waiting.
" and send in a maid this timeeeee!"
***
Chirp-Chirp!
It was early in the morning.
10'O clock
I was standing by the reception for vips that have been invited to the court for the day.
The Court worked in an orderly fashion. The hearings that had been pre-scheduled were held early in the morning. The people invited to the hearing were asked to wait upon the Vip counter.
The people, commonly the common populace who comes with various grievances and discoveries are asked to stand in the general counter. Their hearings are scheduled for the afternoon to evening batch.
Between 1-2 pm the council schedules upon the upcoming hearings. While the members of the royal family presiding over the hearings change out.
Yes, the king doesn't preside over all the hearings. Some are left out for his hiers and the other members of the royal family. But if the decision to be taken is of great national importance or concern, the date is rescheduled an the King is asked to finalize his judgement.
This system is pretty decent in my opinion.
" Are you ready sir? "
I was stretching a bit and gazing along the small garden that decorated the front of the vip counter. Unknown flowers of different origins grew together, oddly harmonizing with their views. A few small birds hummed along the perch. The view was oddly mesmerizing for a selfish person like me.
Yet, all things come to an end, and so was my time for idling around. I was mistaken by the lovely scenery in my view. 'My path will end on my doom and that's certain if I go by the plot'.
Thinking as much I gripped the hilt of my katana, and looked at its pitch black body.
" After all the curse shall reap your soul…"
I got up to my feet and turned to the soldier that had come to guide me to the Royal Court.
I smiled a bit at his unperturbed and indifferent gaze.
"lets go"
***
" Prince, you are to accompany the princess in her journey to The Northern Borders "
The Prince here referred to me. After a Hero is summoned, he has to be adopted by the Royal family and ranked a Prince. A real Prince has more authority than a Hero, and the fact is unquestionable. But the Hero is adopted no for his favour or to grant him authority. Its to strictly turn you into a Royal so that you can be betrothed to a Princess of their nation without much national discrepancy. And why they want to tie your knot to a Princess from the Royal household is….
" Prince, It may come out as rude, but may I inquire your current rank ?"
" I am level 4 right now… "
"l,Level 4!! Did he say…."
" That's a Hero for you.. Their growth is simply monsterous"
Yes, its all for the talent and to pass it down to the next generation of the royal family… Its disgusting to even look at the faces they are making right now, so I kept my head bowed all the while as I knelt before the aristocratic audience.
Fortunately, my martial partner was Flora. After getting summoned to this world, Zero was immediately adopted to the royal family and in 3 days of his adoption his engagement with Flora was held with a huge public banquet. Its has been 2 months since he was summoned to this world and tasked to Kill the Demon god of Abyss.
" Prince, you may raise your head. Please find yourself a seat beside your betrothed, Princess Flora Nox Darkstar."
I slowly raised my head like a gentleman and stood up. In the seats of the highest position, where the members from the Royal family were seated, I saw Flora wave her tiny hand at me. She moved her hands so vigorously, the mountains in her chest started to wiggle uncontrollably. Some of the noble who saw her blushed and turned away.
For the perverts who kept staring in a daze~
Swish-! Swish-!
"Hiiieeeeeeeee!!!!!!!"
Daggers came flying at their feet. Some screeched of shock, some glared back to me, while some turned a more vigilant.
As I took seat in my higher position, I returned a calm gaze-
" Next time it will be your eyes "
And the hall descended into silence again. Flora cocked her head, innocently, unaware of the reason. While the minister who commanded the hearing, looked back at me and the Prince who sat in the highest position right now, i.e the King's throne.
' I have to invent a bra somehow…' I sinked into another topic to ponder.
And that's when…
" Next hearing shall be proceeded onto. Vale van Asmond, The fifth Son of the Asmond Family "
The name in the announcement caught my interest and I leaned back towards Flora, while hanging my left leg to the armrest of the Chair.
The doors to the grand hall opened slowly. A young man, probably in his early twenties entered the room. He was dark-skinned yet handsome. His hair was short and black with cerulean blue eyes. His face was calm and his posture spoke for his confidence.
" its him.."
From my side Flora spoke up.
" Yeah" I said with an all-knowing smile as I looked down at the figure with renewed interest.