It was unfortunate that I couldn't take all of Stephan's memories at once, but I didn't want to cause permanent damage to my brain. I accepted the first memory from the status screen.
My head started spinning and my eyes were closing.
****
A young man, overcome with fear, was throwing objects he found in his hands or around him at the people around him. He was clearly afraid of something. That was Stephan. Everyone left the room anxiously. Stephan locked the door and looked around anxiously. Suddenly, a figure appeared in the air. It was a two-horned, male, black-haired creature—clearly a demon.
The demon laughed while in the air.
"Haha, Stephan, you're overreacting. If you don't want your family to find out that you made a deal with a demon, you should be careful."
The demon laughed again. As Stephan heard the laughter, his hair stood on end. There was fear in his eyes.
He had been forced into making a deal with a demon.
The demon stopped laughing and looked at Stephan seriously.
"If you tell your family about me, you and your entire family will die. I can't defeat your father, but I can definitely kill the others. As long as you fulfill the task I gave you, no one will be harmed."
The demon vanished after speaking.
****
I saw many more memories, and these were Stephan's childhood memories, but after seeing him make a deal with the demon, I became worried because those who make deals with demons are considered traitors. When Stephan dies, the deal will end, but I am still alive, and he is the only one who knows about me. He must die. He can destroy everything.
After I stopped thinking about the memories, I took a breath and focused on the next reward. The Death King may look beautiful, but he is definitely very risky. I will grow stronger quickly, but if I lose myself, everything will be in vain. That's why I eliminated him without thinking.
The Knight's Oath looks very powerful, but I don't want to work under anyone. I want to be someone who does what I want. I have to eliminate this one too.
The Silent Samurai is the only option with no negative effects, so I'll choose this one. This ability is good because I'll gain more skills as I level up.
But why are the class descriptions so bad?
'PING'
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Memories 1/5 acquired.
Silent Samurai class selected.
Skills being granted.
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Oh... It's over. I really worked hard today. It was late enough, so I changed my clothes and got into bed to get a good night's sleep.
"A long journey awaits me."
Stephan, who had fallen into a deep sleep for a world that would soon be in chaos, did not know what would happen in a week.
****
Sunlight hit my eyes, and I slowly opened them. Anna had opened the curtains and was waiting for me to wake up.
"My prince, Prince Astrid will come to meet you today. The king wants you to prepare and meet him."
Isn't it too early? I only found out yesterday that I was getting married, and today I'm meeting him. They seem to want to rush things. If they said they were having the wedding tomorrow, I wouldn't be surprised.
"Alright, give me a moment to get dressed and I'll be right there."
Anna nodded and left the room.
I put on the outfit I had worn at dinner yesterday; it clearly suited me.
****
I was waiting for Astrid in the palace square. A few minutes later, a carriage stopped in the square, and a woman and a man got out.
She had jet-black hair, a childlike face, but a sweet expression, and her blue dress revealed a hint of her modestly sized chest. I stared at her—she was like an angel. I had thought that because of my mischievous nickname, they wouldn't send such a beautiful prince. My mouth opened slightly, and Astrid stood in front of me and greeted me with a curtsy. My reaction was a little delayed, and I composed myself and bowed slightly in response.
Astrid returned to her normal stance and opened her mouth.
"
I've heard your name many times, Prince Stephan. To be honest, I wasn't expecting someone so handsome. I guess you're not that bad after all," she said and giggled.
Her giggle was so beautiful. What's happening to me? Could she be using a spell? There are many spells in this world designed to charm people, and my behavior isn't normal, but being captivated by such beauty isn't a bad idea.
"Princess Astrid, to be honest, I didn't expect you to be this beautiful. I think they sent me the wrong person because I feel like there's a goddess of beauty standing before me," I said, bowing slightly, taking her hand, and kissing it.
The princess smiled and said,
"Thank you for your compliments. I suppose you're thinking of leaving me at the door."
I composed myself, apologized, and invited her inside. The man beside Astrid was clearly her bodyguard, and his strength was at level D. He began to follow her.
As we walked, I began to introduce Astrid to the palace. Eventually, we arrived at the throne room where everyone had gathered. The king was seated on the throne, and the queen was beside him. After greeting them, Astrid looked at the king and spoke.
"My father couldn't come due to his many duties, so I'm here on his behalf."
"It doesn't matter," said King Julian.
"To be honest, I didn't think you would agree when I wanted to marry my son to you."
Astrid looked at the king.
"My father's wish is my wish."
Astrid's answer left me a little disappointed. It was only because her father wanted it, but that wasn't so bad. All I had to do was make sure she didn't regret her decision.Wait, something is happening to me again, so many thoughts for a girl I met for the first time. Could it be that I have lost my previous self?.
My previous job was as a participant working for the mafia. I've done all the dirty work. The reason I fell off the building was because they wanted to silence me in the end.There were two options: either to be killed by them or by myself.2.I chose the year and jumped off the building. I didn't want him to think they killed me themselves. I was very well known inside and outside the Mafia, and by the time he stopped counting, I had killed 100 people.
The king shook his head and continued.
"You're too young to get married. Your father and I have decided that you will both get married in 3 years. You will start the academy together. That's why I want you to get to know each other all the way to the academy."
We were both the same age, and it's normal for us to start academia together like this. Astrid and the king spoke several times. All the while, I just listened.
The king looked at me first and then at the astri.
"You're tired on the trip. I'll make a room for you. You can go and rest."
Astrid thanked her and left the hall under the leadership of the maid.
"Take care of him. She's a good girl. Don't make him regret his decision." and Julian left the hall.
I nodded and followed the astrid. Our rooms were next to each other.
****
A certain 5 days passed when Astrid arrived. I had many impressions of him. Her strength is at F level and she is very mature for girls her age. She loved sweets. I didn't even need to observe for a long time to figure this out. Even if he looked mature around everyone, he was a little childish next to his bodyguard.
His bodyguard was a very beautiful woman with blue eyes and green hair. It was comfortable for him to show his normal side because he was a witness. Hayla is not comfortable around me, so I had to watch from afar to find out. I'm definitely not a pervert. I only saw it when I was passing by.
Right now, Astrid had her hands covered and we were heading to the dining room together. He asked me to accompany him to the dining room. The dress she wore was red, with a few flower-shaped embellishments and jewelry.
We stopped in front of the familiar door and waited for the guards to open the door. We both greeted the king and queen and went to the armchairs to sit down. So I pulled up the seat and waited for him to sit down. He smiled at me and sat down. Her smile was so sweet. Julian motioned for everyone to eat. While I was eating, I would occasionally look at the astr. I don't know, but it makes me feel the need to look at it all the time. He definitely uses magic. That's the only explanation why I'm so obsessed with her all of a sudden. As the king was about to speak, some one entered with quick steps and exchanged a letter with the king. While everyone looked at the king in amazement, the atmosphere was getting more and more serious every second. The king finally exhaled and motioned to the person who brought the letter to leave.
'SIGH'
I thought something was definitely going to happen.
The king looked at everyone one by one and finally spoke.
"The war with the demons has begun.With a round table plan, they made a breakthrough to 350 S and 7 SS levels at the same time.as a result, the demons were worried about the sudden rise of people and declared war.The war will start tomorrow.The demons will attack all the kingdoms one by one.Since they know we don't have enough power, the round table will send us 2 S level individuals. The academy has been stopped until further notice. Jin and Samuel will come home tomorrow. After the S level commanders arrive, we will think about our strategy. Since the demons are very close to our lands, we will defend the lands until the S levels arrive.Astrid, you're back at home "Go back. It will be safer for you there." After the king's words, the hall fell completely silent. The king said such a big news so suddenly. How could they not be shocked? I was expecting this but not this soon. I learned that the skills are useless, they are not enough for anyone except one.I couldn't learn the sword style and I could definitely die in this battle. Fuck. Why did you start the battle so early? Just as I was about to look at the astride and talk
I heard the 'PING' sound.
------------------- Mission: Survive for 1 hour.
Reward: Sword style
Failure:death
NOTE: GOOD LUCK
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Before we could even recover from the shock of the mission, the building shook with the sound of 'BOOM'.
****
There was a pessimistic atmosphere on the faces of the people around the round table. They were expecting 1000 S-level people but only 350 people rose. Only 7 out of the 12 round table members rose. The reason is simple, a spy.One of Atvin's assistant directors turned out to be a demon spy and their plans were leaked, resulting in 650 A-level individuals, who were the highest chance of rising to S-level, all dying. Two of the Round Table members also died. Three others lost their chance of rising because they were seriously injured.It would take a year for them to recover even with the best potions. 100 S-level demons infiltrated the facility and started killing everyone. The humans... The reason why they all didn't die was because the first S-ranked Eren Mitisa, the son of the Duke, held back the demons and gave the other humans enough time to rise. With the others also being S-ranked and Magnus and the others coming to support, they killed 25 of the demons and the others retreated.
Everyone in the room had a sullen expression. If they had achieved the result they wanted, the humans could have risen again. Now they have to deal with the endless attacks of the demons. Magnus slammed his hand on the table and started speaking.
"The plan failed but not completely. Even if it's not a perfect result, 350 S is good enough. Our goal now is war strategy. The demons have a lot of population and it will definitely be hard for us to deal with them. We will have to make hard decisions. We have no choice but to leave the countries on the border.They will be destroyed before we can send enough support. The support we send will only be a clear target. Atvin will publish the second declaration. All humanity will be united under a single administration. The name of the new administration is: "HUMANITY FEDERATION". All 5 and 4 kingdoms will retreat to their lands of 3 and higher level kingdoms.The new administration will send support for the withdrawal of 4-5 kingdoms.We will discuss the new regulations after we get over the first wave."
Everyone nodded. Some were angry, some were a little hopeful.The fact that a traitor had emerged among them certainly angered them.
Magnus continued his speech after receiving approval.
"200 S seviye ve Emma,misa And you, Atvin, help the other kingdoms retreat to Metava. That is the most important front and the most difficult.I think the demons will attack in a few hours.Use the most powerful portal and gather people in metava as soon as possible.Every loss brings us one step closer to the defeat of humanity. Save as many people as possible.If there is someone we cannot defeat, retreat. Although everyone is important, you are more important to me and to humanity.Now everyone should go to their assigned places."
Everyone nodded and left the room.Magnus was left alone in the great hall. Even though he was angrier than the others, he had to hold himself back. His eldest son and daughter died during the attack.Now his anger towards the demons was greater than the others.He shook his hand and the elves, fairies,He had to talk to the dragons and orcs.If all the demons' power were directed towards humans, they would definitely lose.So he would send his clone to the other races' territory to negotiate with the other races.One of Magnus' most important abilities is that he can create multiple clones and each clone would be A rank and now that he is SS he can even create S rank clones.The downside is that it needs to use all the mana in its main body and the clone cannot generate mana.While S-rank humans can regenerate mana in a few hours, a clone can only use as much mana as is given.Since this mission was very important, he had to give all his mana to his clone.If the mission failed, humanity's future was bleak.
****
The living room started shaking with the sound of the explosion. The chandelier and the items on the table started to fall.I released Astrid and prevented anything from falling on her.Even if he is stronger than me.The shaking stopped and everyone tried to understand what had happened.The king looked very serious.He seemed to understand what was happening.He spoke while looking towards the door.
"The demons have already attacked.Elizabeth, take your mother and sisters to a safe place.Alvin, go and control the soldiers. Organize everyone who can fight and protect the people.Reinforcements will arrive in 1 hour, stay alive until then."
After the king's words, everyone was in a panic but they pulled themselves together. Elizabeth left to take Lucille and my other siblings to a safe place.Alvin nodded solemnly after my father's words.He drew his sword and left the hall with his guard.
My father, me and ASTRID were left in the room.My father looked at me before slowly walking away.
""Stay alive, my child"
I looked at him in surprise and remembered from Stephan's memories how his father treated him.He always treated her well. He protected her even though he knew she had made a deal with the devil.I looked at her back before she left the room and 'You too survive'I added it from my heart.I turned to Astrid and took her hand as I left the room.