Chapter 2

Chapter 1 – Entry #2

"Dushu . It is a little late but here is breakfast . ”

As soon as he stepped out of the tent, Carack was sitting at a foldable table with food on it .

In-gong looked around as he approached Carack’s table . There were dozens of tents lined up on a vacant lot the size of an elementary school playground .

'Is this a garrison base in the mountains?’

The blue sky surrounded him . In-gong sat at the table and examined the food . There was a piece of bread on a plate as well as vegetables and meat stew .

'Shutra, he is a prince right?’

He had a moment of doubt but it only lasted for a second . It would have been strange if this campsite was celebrating .

In-gong took a bite of the stew as a test . The taste was ordinary but the important thing wasn’t the taste . In-gong was convinced .

‘It is real . ’

Touch, vision, smell, hearing and even taste, everything around him was shouting that it was real .

“Hoo . ”

He couldn’t stop sighing . In-gong took a deep breath to calm down and asked Carack, who was staring at the distant mountains .

"Carack, what year is it now?”

Carack frowned at the somewhat awkward question . He asked In-gong a question instead of answering .

"Did you have a fever last night?”

In-gong quickly nodded at the question .

"Yes, my head was hurting when I woke up . My memories are confused . ”

In-gong thought it was a ridiculous story but decided to push it confidently . He still had many questions .

‘No, why is an orc treating a prince like this?’

Even if he was a prince, Shutra was known as the Yan Baihu of Knight Saga . He had little power, weak magic power, no friends, no prospects, no subordinates and no chance of becoming the heir .

‘He was ignored . Even the country ignored him . ’

Moreover, Carack was an orc . Knight Saga’s orcs were powerhouses and wouldn’t follow a weak prince .

Yet, this orc didn’t ignore him . His character itself was just a little rough .

In-gong couldn’t ignore the relationship between Carack and Shutra . Carack frowned as he searched through his memories .

"Yes, it is currently Year 512 and we are on the edge of the Jishuka Mountains . Prince, you came here for some practical experience . We just met yesterday . ”

"Practical experience? Is there a war going on right now?”

Carack’s expression changed at In-gong’s question . Unlike before, he was looking at In-gong with seriously worried eyes .

"That fever, was it really serious?”

"Just answer me . "

In-gong knew that he seemed strange . He was acting like a patient with amnesia .

Luckily, orcs were simple, so Carack continued talking after a moment .

"The Red Lightning orc tribe is causing chaos in the area . They think they can get away with it because they are acting on the outskirts . Anyway, an army was sent to the centre and another prince and princess came along . I became in charge of Prince . ”

"Then where is the other prince and princess?”

"They were each given command of one unit . Prince Chris is in that area while Princess Caitlin is over there . ”

Chris and Caitlin .

The Demon King’s seventh and eighth children . They were the children of the 4th queen, Elaine Moonlight – queen of the lycanthropes .

‘They gave me a hard time when I was playing Zephyr . ’

Their forces weren’t that strong by themselves but the lycanthropes were tricky to deal with . In particular, Chris and Caitlin were uniquely strong among the lycanthropes .

‘They are still young . ’

He didn’t know their exact ages but he was younger than Caitlin and Zephyr . Chris was only a few years older than Caitlin .

"Your meal seems to be finished, so I can start the training again . ”

Carack said, after looking at the plate of stew . In-gong had been eating breakfast while listening to the explanation and he reached the word ‘training . ’

“Training?”

It was natural to be affected . This seemed like a realistic game but this situation wasn’t a game .

‘Surely, I don’t have to spar with an orc?’

Carack’s arm muscles were almost the size of Shutra’s waist . It was obvious he would break his bones when sparring with a monster like that .

Carack clicked his tongue as In-gong’s complexion worsened .

“Don’t worry . I know how great Prince is . It will be like yesterday . I am well aware that Prince doesn’t have much physical strength . Oh, I won’t be as hard on you due to the fever . ”

He looked In-gong up and down and decided on a course . A simple training course circled the vacant lot where the tents were set up .

After hearing that, In-gong sighed with relief and stood up . It wasn’t a bad proposition since he needed time to sort out his thoughts .

In-gong started to jog lightly .

'Caitlin and Chris . Is their situation the same as it was in Knight Saga?’

If so, they would become problems in the future . What events would happen soon in Knight Saga?

For reference, Knight Saga started in Year 513 . It was currently Year 512, so there would be five years left until the ‘Day of the Massacre’ took place in Year 517 .

'Now that I am living as Shutra . . . What should I do next?’

Firstly, run away and hide .

Secondly, work hard to become close to Zephyr .

Thirdly, work hard to oppose Zephyr .

Needless to say, he dismissed the first two options . Zephyr killed his enemies and allies unconditionally on the Day of the Massacre . He found and killed the ones hiding and tortured the siblings who supported him .

There was only one choice remaining .

'Pant pant . By the way, my stamina is so low . ’

He had only completed a few laps but was already breathing heavily . Even if he was the Yan Baihu of Knight Saga, wasn’t this too terrible? He couldn’t face Zephyr with this body .

It was at that moment .

[Your level has risen . ]

There was a ringing sound, a woman’s voice was heard and his body was surrounded by white light .

"Eh eh eh?”

In-gong blinked his eyes with bemusement . His breath calmed down and strength returned to his legs .

"Prince? What type of magic is that?”

Carack asked with a startled expression .

"Wait, wait a minute . ”

In-gong raised his hand to stop Carack and looked at himself .

‘I will check it once . ’

It was absurd that he had levelled up through running but that wasn’t the important part .

In other words, it was possible for him to level up . If so, what had changed?

In-gong hurriedly activated his status window .

[Name: Shutra Ignus]

[Age: 14]

[Species: Gandharva]

[Occupation: Hero]

[Uniqueness: Prince/ Conquest Knight]

[Level: 2]

Strength: 7

Intelligence: 7

Agility: 7

Talent: 7

Persistence: 7

Durability: 7

Mental Power: 7

Magic Power: 7

Charm: 7

Extra points: 2

‘Heok! All my stats were raised by two?’

His stats were still shabby but that didn’t matter .

‘How much will my stats rise with the next level up? Isn’t this a scam?’

It was like a fraudulent job in Knight Saga .

‘Skills, let’s look at the skill window . ’

In-gong’s hands trembled as he opened the skills window .

[Conquest Lv -]

[Protagonist Correction Lv 1]

They were skills that he didn’t know . Moreover, the skill Conquest was deactivated for some reason .

‘If Protagonist Correction is what I think it is . . . Is this right?’

It seemed like a passive skill but unfortunately, there wasn’t any explanation .

'And what is Conquest? Ah, that reminds me . . . '

The uniqueness stated that he was a prince and Conquest Knight . Conquest was obviously a skill related with Conquest Knight .

‘My level rose . It also seems like I can use skills . ’

It wasn’t just that . He hadn’t thought about it but features like the mini-map were still active . The finishing strike was the inventory feature .

In-gong instantly picked something up .

‘Store . ’

He mumbled in reaction . The item in his hand disappeared and appeared in the inventory .

[Stone]

“A success! It worked!"

In-gong formed a fist and cheered .

"Prince?"

Carack called out but In-gong didn’t pay attention to him .

He wasn’t just excited about the inventory feature .

Shutra was definitely the worst prince but what would happen if he kept levelling up?

The mini-map and inventory features were also amazing . Depending on the way they were used, truly magical things could happen .

There was one more important fact .

‘My knowledge . ’

There was no guarantee that all the events that occurred in Knight Saga would happen . Even if they didn’t, there was something that wouldn’t disappear .

Information .

Who and where . The locations of items . The secrets of his competitors . He knew the Human World as well as the Demon World .

‘I can, I can do it!’

He could oppose Zephyr . No, it was possible to become the Demon King!

'Yes, it is better to go back . But if I can’t, then isn’t it better to move forward?’

His thoughts were running wild but they weren’t wrong .

He had no idea how he came to this world or how to return . Therefore, he needed to find a way to survive .

“Uh . . . Prince? Are you okay?”

Carack asked with a confused expression once again . In-gong nodded absentmindedly and Carack narrowed his eyes .

“You- there is something different . All of a sudden, you have eyes filled with burning ambition . ”

Maybe he had become too excited .

Thanks to Carack, In-gong regained his spirit .

‘It is still too early . I need more information .

In-gong looked at Carack and asked something that could solve a number of questions instantly .

“Carack, what level are you?”