"What?" Listening to this, my mom stood up. There was a visible anger and disbelief on her face.
"How can it be an accident? After your accident, the authorities found you and your father. Unfortunately, it was too late for your father, but you were still breathing.
They quickly sent you to our home, and after that, the King ordered to investigate the sudden beast horde.
You know your father was a good friend of our King. He made sure that the authorities did a thorough investigation.
It was found that because of some high-level Tier 5 beast's breakthrough, all the lower-level beasts started running away from that place, and you were unlucky to encounter them".
"I know that, but you know that father was a good merchant and a tier 4 mage.
Those few beasts could not harm him, and even if they had overwhelmed him, Father would have easily escaped with me.
But when he was facing those beasts, one of the beasts was able to dodge him and run towards me at full speed. Dad could not save me on the time, and that beast dashed into me and threw me on the rock."
"After seeing me in that condition, he quickly handled those beasts and ran towards me, but at that moment, one black figure came in front of him and kicked him in the chest. The impact was so sudden that Dad could not protect himself and was pushed towards the level 4 beasts running in our direction. And after that, he was…"
I didn't complete the sentence, but Nancy knew what happened next as she had seen Jacob's body.
When I stopped talking, there was a moment of profound silence. Then, his mother's eyes welled up with tears. She clasped her hands to her chest, her shoulders shaking as she tried to contain her sobs. Lila, sitting beside her, was already crying, her small frame trembling with each sob.
The sight of them in such distress broke my heart. I reached out to comfort them, but the reality of his new form and the weight of his words held him back. I watched helplessly as both Nancy and Lila wept, their cries filling the room with a feeling of sorrow that seemed to echo my inner turmoil.
After what felt like an eternity, their sobs began to subside. Nancy, wiping her tear-streaked face, took a deep, shuddering breath. Lila clung to her, sniffling quietly, her tears finally slowing.
Nancy stood up and came near me.
"Don't worry. I will talk with your grandfather. He will make sure that the culprit is captured and we are brought to justice."
I was not concerned about justice. I hardly knew Jacob, but he was my father in this life.
And the culprit wanted to kill me together with him. I don't know what happened to him since I lost consciousness after seeing Jacob getting pushed by that black figure.
I don't even know if, before dying, Jacob injured him or not. But it's better to be safe than sorry.
The Grandfather of this, Michael, refers to Nancy's father, who was one of the Duke of the Kingdom.
Jacob was an orphan, but his magic talent impressed Duke Leon White. He took Jacob under his wing and trained him to become a good mage. Years later, his daughter Nancy fell in love with Jacob, and they married.
Duke White was happy to see his talented disciple and daughter getting married.
After that, he and Nancy talked for a few more minutes, and then Nancy asked him to go to sleep early as he was still not completely fine.
Nancy hugged him and went back to her room. This little girl was too clingy to him, but he didn't hate that feeling.
In his past life, he was the only son of his parents. They were not rich, but they raised him well. It was only because Michael could not find a good job that he was forced to work as a van driver. Having a cute little sister was not too bad.
Thinking this, he went to his room.
As soon as he entered his room, he heard System's voice.
"Ding! New Mission"
"A good merchant is nothing without a healthy body. Complete your first trade and earn 100,000 gold coins as a profit from it (You cannot take help from your family's existing business)
Reward – A body cleansing pill and Bronze Tier Spiritual roots."
"System what is a Spiritual root."
"Ding! Host the power system in this world has been divided into two categories. First is the Mage System, and second is the Martial Arts System.
Spiritual roots are something that will help you cultivate Martial arts."
"Can you tell me more about both systems?"
"Ding! No host. This is a merchant system, not some information desk. Henceforth, you must pay System points to get any information.
Also, the price will double with each question, so ask the questions carefully, or else prepare to donate some money. "
"Damn you, System, you can't be so blackhearted. I just died today and came into this strange world. Can't you take some pity on me?"
"Ding! Host, do you want the answer for 1000 Gold coins?"
"Okay, get lost. At least show me some information related to me. Something like my status."
A screen popped up in front of him.
>> Host Name: Michael Ashbluff
>> Age: 16
>> Level: A mortal with a thrash body.
>> Current Wealth: 10,000 Gold coins.
>>SP(System Points): 0
>> Mission: A good merchant is nothing without a healthy body. Complete your first trade and earn 100,000 gold coins as a profit from it (You cannot take help from your family's existing business)
Woah! What's with this Level? How come the son of a Fourth Tier mage has a trash body?
After checking my status, I was surprised that I already had 10,000 Gold coins.
The currency of this world is standard like any other world.
One Gold coin equals 100 Silver coins, and one Silver coin equals 100 bronze coins.
People hardly use gold coins in their normal transactions as not everyone is so rich.
Well, it's given since I am the only son of one of the richest merchants in the Kingdom.
I wanted to explore the System but didn't know if it was because of my reincarnation or my weak body. As soon as I slept on the bed, I fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, I woke up at around 10 am. The time system here is the same as in my past world.
Today, I decided to visit the outside world. This body was cooped up inside the room for the past month. It's time to get some vitamin D and find out how to complete my first mission.
I took a bath and went downstairs to eat breakfast. During breakfast, I mentioned my small stroll to my mother. After begging her for over half an hour, she permitted me to go, but I had to take some guards.
I readily agreed to it. Since this world is unlike my past world, and I already have that black figure to deal with, I decided not to take any chances. Either way, those guards can help me with direction and stuff.
Michael was an introvert in the past, so his knowledge of the outside world was not great. Thanks to that, I don't have to pretend and can act like a novice.
To his surprise, his burly guards, Tom and Jason, were First-tier mages of the demon kin race. Despite being the lowest rank, they had great magical abilities. At least in their presence, he thought no mortals would try to harm him.
As he went outside his mansion, he found himself in a world that seemed to blend the best of myth and history. The era resembled the 16th century of his previous life, characterized by its medieval architecture and lack of modern technology.
From time to time, he noticed beings from different races. Some elves were selling potions in their stores while some dwarfs were outside their smithy advertising their latest invention.
He noticed that the guards standing outside most of the big stores were Demons.
When I asked Tom about it, he started talking about how Humans and Demons were the strongest beings in this world only after the legendary Dragons. Demons also took pride in their jobs as the guards because they loved showing their strength.
Although he went off-topic, I listened to his talks carefully, as they were new to me. I never thought demons were this talkative.
Although the original owner of this body was an introvert who knew few things, he was aware of some basic facts about the world.
Through his memory, he discovered that the Kingdom he currently resides in is called Yearwood Kingdom. A human King ruled it.
This world has 14 Continents, unlike the 7 Continents of his past world. The capital city where he is currently staying is as big as the past Britain. This was just one city, and there were 80 such cities in this Kingdom alone.
This continent is home to 12 Kingdoms with different areas. In terms of coverage area, his Yearwood Kingdom ranks 6th. You can only imagine the size of those top 3 Kingdoms.
Life in this world had its challenges, but it was not without its moments of peace and prosperity. After all, it was only five hundred years since the Supreme Being stopped the Big Race war, and everyone was forced to cohabit.
After such a long time, most people have gotten over their prejudices; although there was some racism, it was not to the extent where one would kill the other.
While roaming the area, he saw many people looking at him and discussing something. It was given since he was walking with 2 strong guards beside him.
He was thinking about what he should do to complete his first mission when he came across one shop that made him stop.
"Now, this is where I will earn my first pot of gold."