The Awakening Ceremony was an ancient ceremony that occurred whenever a member of the royal family and a member of the Duke family both awoke around the same time.
Although I state "same time," this ceremony took place when both parties awoke within a week of each other. And the same thing happened to me and the first princess, Angelina D. Merovingian.
She was the first to awaken, followed by me.
Because we both awakened our mana core in the same week, the ancient Awakening Ceremony was performed.
When this event occurred, it was thought that both the royal and duke families would succeed, leading the kingdom to a brighter future.
But, believe me, it's all bullshit, and I'm well aware of it.The outcome of this event will eventually lead to a war-torn future.
It all comes down to what happens tonight.
"Small things can make a big difference," as the saying goes.
But let's return to the topic at hand.
This incident is shown in flashback scenes with the princess.
After getting close to her, she would tell the hero or the character I portrayed in the game about it.
Two things stick out in these flashbacks. The first is the rejection of Eden Morton's marriage proposal.followed by a heinous attempt at r*pe on the first princess.
Well, it was a dark game, so there's that.
Both of these events were planned by separate monarchs.
The first plan was devised by our lovely king, who intended to use me as a pawn and a stepping stone for his daughter.
He had already broken our engagement, but few people were aware of it.
And now he wanted her to turn down my proposal in front of the entire nobility.
To be honest, it was Eden's fault for falling for such an obvious trap, but I can't blame him fully.
The princess was indicating that she would comply, even asking him for the first dance, which is only done with the ones you care about the most.
Eden proposed to her in the heat of the moment in front of everyone and was brutally rejected.
The following day, stories began to surface portraying me as the worst form of criminal possible.
Rumors spread from the nobles to the common people that I was a murderer, r*pist, and drug user.
While the last one was correct, the others were all part of a fabricated story.
The people turned against me suddenly, and despite the fact that I was completely innocent, I became their ultimate enemy.
The king, on the other hand, did his part flawlessly.He left no space for speculation.
He'd send people dressed as victims of my crimes to appeal for justice in front of our fortress.
This was the final straw for me.People would shun me, point fingers, and treat me as the lowest of the low if I tried to venture out.
And my dearest father, the ostensibly responsible patriarch, did nothing to dispel these rumors.
He just paid off the people who were mimicking my victims in front of the castle.
He was practically acknowledging that I was a criminal and compensating for my alleged wrongdoings.It's simply one more reason I loathe him.
This man would do anything for power, including sacrifice his own son. And those hypocrites pretend to be acting in the interests of the kingdom.
That's when I started putting on an arrogant front to hide my loneliness.
No one was actually close to me except Sarah.
Eden Morton's life in the game was irrevocably changed at this moment.
But that's only a small detail in the flashback.
The main event was arranged by the Darkoina continent's emperor—the same monarch with whom our loving king is attempting to establish contact.
This happened after the princess rejected me.
She was uncomfortable with what she did to me, but she went ahead with it anyway.But that comes as no surprise; she is, after all, a snake.
She walked to the garden for some fresh air that night and was ambushed by four assailants.
Because no energy could be used within the royal palace due to the runes from centuries ago, they were attacking her physically.
However, it was enough to bring a child down. Fate, or whatever name you choose to give it, stepped in.
Although she didn't do anything, the heroine with a fairy lineage came to her aid.Nonetheless, she managed to buy the queen enough time to detect her daughter's absence and save them both.
She viciously murdered all four attackers in the most heinous way imaginable.
Despite their class disparities, this occurrence pushed both heroines closer and later played a crucial role in the hero's connection with both of them.
Consider this: if their scheme had succeeded, the emperor would have had considerably more negotiating power.
He could have asked for more than what had originally been agreed upon because the princess was no longer a virgin, which is a major deal in this primitive culture because no one in the Nobles wants to marry a non-virgin.
They, however, underestimated the main heroine's tenacity, and everything backfired on them.
The assailants were eventually proven to be from the Darkoina empire, which their arrogant and ignorant second prince confessed to the hero.As a result, our foolish and hypocritical hero killed the prince in a fit of wrath.
This incident served as a catalyst for the subsequent war.
Angelina became obsessed with strength as a result of all of this because she never wanted to feel helpless again.
And, for some strange reason, I got obsessed with Angelina.
I wanted her to be with me, no matter what.
The carriage coming to a halt jolted me out of my reverie. I opened my eyes and began to walk outside.