"I'm very sorry, young master. I shouldn't have given you such a terrible test. To see all your wishes and hard work go to waste when you have very good potential is very regretful."
Louis said it with his head lowered.
'…What is he talking about?' Aiden frowned as he looked at Louis.
"I don't remember anything, so stop it." Aiden said as he turned his head towards the window.
Louis kept his head lowered, but he remained silent for the rest of the journey.
"You are a tutor, aren't you?"
Unable to handle the awkwardly suffocating silence, Aiden decided to talk as he looked at Louis.
"…Yes." Louis replied with his head still lowered.
"Then act like one." Aiden said as Luise flinched.
Looking at it, Aiden decided to stop talking any more.
…
Their journey didn't last long, as in a matter of time, the carriage reached a big mansion, located at the corner of the city.
The mansion was huge, with a beautiful garden surrounding it.
'Beautiful.'
Maybe because the city was above the ground, but the moon seemed closer from here, and the light from the moon shone on the mansion and garden, giving a beautiful scenery.
Sniff
'…What's this scent?'
Smelling a beautiful scent, Aiden turned his head as his eyes laid on a blue flower that was directly facing the moon.
White and blue glitters were flowing around its petal as Aiden found it enchanting.
"…The moon flower. It was your favorite."
Noticing Aiden staring at the flower, Louis decided to talk about it, as he hoped it would help him remember some of his memories.
"…"
Turning his head towards the mansion, Aiden didn't say anything as Louis took the lead.
"This way, please," Louis said as he walked forward.
…
'This can't be.'
Aiden was alone, standing in a daze as he looked at his surroundings.
'Looks like you took over a very rich kid.'
Eden said as he looked at the surroundings from inside Aiden's consciousness.
It was a huge room with a king size bed in the middle. There were many decorative items inside the room that looked very expensive.
'Argh. First the huge mansion, and now this expensive looking room. I'm in huge trouble if they find out that I'm fake.' Aiden held his head as he crouched down.
'Calm down, calm down. Just go with what you have decided to do.' Eden said.
'Earlier, what did Biju exactly mean when she said that I took over this body?' Aiden asked, hoping Eden knew the answer.
'Eh, let's talk about it later. Now's not the best time.' Eden said, as he could see that Aiden wasn't exactly in the right mindset to deal with the information.
'…Ok.' Aiden replied, as he could understand Eden's intentions.
Aiden hesitated for a moment, but he slowly walked to the king-sized bed as he sat on it.
'Ugh. Just so you know, you have zero fault in taking over the body.' Eden could sense that Aiden was feeling guilty as he decided to keep the records straight.
'It was mainly because of me and the window… mostly the window.' Eden said as Aiden remembered something at the mention of the window—the talk he wanted to have with her.
"Window."
Calling her,
Ding
[Yes host.]
The window responded as Aiden nodded his head.
"You remember what we decided, right?"
Ding
[Yes, host, I remember. Please ask anything you want to know; I will answer to the best of my ability.]
"Ok. What are you?"
Ding
[I am your personal assistant, tasked with helping you. I come with various functions that can help you become strong.]
"And who tasked you with that?"
Ding
[This part of the information is locked. If the host wants to know it, you will have to upgrade the system to level 5.]
"What? What do you mean by that?" Aiden frowned, as he didn't feel good about it.
Ding
[The system level is currently 1, so you will have to level it to 5. I'm sorry, host; the information that you are looking for is locked; I can't access it.]
"Ugh." Feeling frustrated, Aiden looked at the window in anger.
"…Sigh. No worries. I have unlimited time; as I get my ass out of this situation, I will make sure to get every piece of information I need from you." Aiden calmed himself down as Eden raised his brows in slight surprise.
"How do I raise the system level?"
Ding
[As you get stronger and explore this world, the knowledge point of the system will increase. The faster you earn the knowledge point, the faster the system will level up.]
"I see. What do you mean by exploring this world?" Aiden asked, as that term could mean many things.
Ding
[Simply learning how things work around the globe.]
"I see," Aiden said as he went silent.
'What should I ask next?' He thought as he didn't have any hope to get the information he wanted now from the system.
'What should I even do now?' He thought as he felt lost.
'…I say use it.' Eden interrupted Aiden's thought process as Aiden turned his attention to Eden.
'What do you mean?' He asked, as he didn't fully understand the statement.
'You are scared that someone is probably using you through this window, aren't you?' Eden said as he laid on the bed lazily.
'…Yes.' Aiden confirmed, as Eden smirked.
'Then you do the same.' Eden said as Aiden flinched in realization.
'You're right. Currently, my main goal is to get strong enough to not fall into the city lord's hands. If I want to achieve that goal quickly, then I can use the window." Aiden thought as his eyes shone a little.
"Window."
Ding
[Yes host.]
"Can you really help me become strong?" He asked as a glimmer of hope arose within his pupils.
Ding
[Yes, host, I am mainly tasked with that.]
The window replied as Aiden smiled in excitement.
'Looks like we have something we can start with.' Eden said as Aiden nodded his head.
Ding
[Please say the command 'Status'].
"…Status."
The window requested as Aiden followed her.
Ding
[Race: Energy Beast
Beast core: not formed
Form: Human {See more}
Skills: [Energy sense], [Energy eyes], [Reflection], [This is me]
Items: [Broken sealing gourd]
Title: None
{Notification}
{Quests}
{DNA} ]
Looking at the screen that appeared in front of him, Aiden went through it as a lot of curiosity arose within him.
The {See more} option beside Human caught his attention as he raised his finger to touch it.
Click
As soon as he did, another window appeared beside the status window.
[Form: Human
Core: 2nd
Items: [Personal Sigil] ]
"… What is this?"
Looking at the item menu, Aiden saw that there was an item. Extending his finger, he clicked on it to see what it was.
Click
Whoosh
As soon as he did, a brown book appeared in front of him, taking him by surprise.
"What the-"
Looking at the brown book with surprise, Aiden backed down a little.
The book was brown, didn't have a lot of details, and was just plain, and floating in the air in front of him.
"What is this?"
He muttered as he slowly approached the book.
As he was about to touch it, the book opened up, showing the things inside it.
[Name: Aron Belur
Title: [Sword Master- 38%]
Skills: [Elemental sword coating], [Danger sense], [Emotion sight] ]
"Woah, sword master? I've heard it before. It's the game I heard those kids talk about at the park in my past life..." Aiden became a little excited, remembering that, but he soon became sour as he wondered what that had to do with it.
Gripping the book a little hard, he thought about the system and the book.
"It's like a game." He muttered.
"…Window?" He called as a window of what he wanted appeared in front of him.
Ding
[Title: Sword Master
Mastery: 38%
Description: A person who knows their way around any sword. Your learning experience with swords and sword arts has increased. Get familiar with as many types of swords and sword art as you can to increase your mastery.]
"I see." Aiden muttered as he nodded his head and looked at other things.
Ding
[Skill: Elemental sword coating
Quality: 3-Star
Type: Active skill
Description: Coat the blade of your sword with an element.
Requirement for trigger: possession of the elemental orb that contains the element you want the blade to be coated with.
Duration: 4 minutes {Can be dismissed with cancellation of skill.}
Cool down: 10 minutes ]
Ding
[Skill: Danger sense
Quality: 3-Star
Type: Passive
Description: Sense the danger that threatens you.
Requirement: No requirement
Duration: 5 seconds
Cool down: 5 minutes]
Ding
[Skill: Emotion sight
Quality: 2-Star
Type: Active
Description: See the emotions of people as ribbons attached to them. Different colors have different representations of emotion.
Requirement: Make eye contact with the target for 30 seconds {Doesn't need for target already used upon}
Duration: 5 seconds
Cool down: Primarily 10 minutes {Decreases according to the relationship with the target} ]
"Now this is an awkward skill." Aiden muttered as he wondered how he could even fulfill its requirements when he can't even look at a person's face.