"F*ck," Alden groaned as he woke. He looked around, not feeling any sharp pain from before.
'I'm healed,' he thought, still confused.
His eyes landed on a woman with brown hair and eyes, dressed in a maid outfit, holding a vial of potion in her hand, the one Cedric had thrown, now empty.
She was the maid assigned to him by the family.
Alice.
She had been his maid ever since he could rember.
She was one of the few people in the family mansion who treated him normally.
But ever since he could rember, he had never seen Alice smile or show any emotions.
He used to think she didn't care about him at all and that she just treated him as a duty or responsibility.
But now, with mories and experiences from his previous life, he could clearly see her concern and hesitation behind her indifferent face, which he hadn't noticed before.
"Are you okay, Young Master?" she asked, her voice devoid of any hint of concern or emotion, but he knew otherwise.
"Yes, I'm fine, Alice," he said with a bright smile.
This was the first ti he'd smiled so genuinely since he transmigrated.
---
Alice widened her eyes slightly, not expecting Alden to smile.
'I haven't seen him smile in a long ti,' she thought, maintaining her indifferent expression.
She had been trained by the family ever since she could rember to be indifferent—to not express any emotions.
It had always been difficult for her to show them.
She had watched him since childhood—his timid self, always passive, never making eye contact, never showing any reaction, never standing up for himself.
'But recently, sothing has changed.'
She thought as she looked at his smiling face.
'The young master is no longer the timid person he once was. It's as if he's beco a completely different person.'
"Is there anything you need, Young Master?" she asked quietly, her voice clear and calm.
"No, I'd like to rest for a bit," Alden replied in a tired voice.
Alice turned to leave, but then she heard Alden's voice, softer this ti.
"Thank you, Alice. Thank you for everything." His words were filled with warmth.
Alice turned around only to see the young master trying to sleep.
She silently exited the room, her steps light. With a small smile tugging at her lips.
--
After Alice left his room and he heard the door being closed, Alden got up from his bed.
He picked up a small device on desk He imdiately recognised it as smartphone.
Well it was not called smartphone here it was called ManaSync.
This world was as advance or even a bit more advanced than earth it's just that instead of science they used magic to create them.
ManaSync was created by studying the system awakened after a person Awakens mana.
He looked at the date,there are only six months until my awakening ceremony.
'I have to prepare for it. I think I know what I need for it.'
Thinking this, he opened the drawer where he kept book and opened a particular page of the book...
--
One month later
It had been a month since Alden arrived in the world of Eryndor.
Not much had happened since then.
After since their last confrontation, Cedric had stopped bothering .
Why?
Because of the awakening ceremony.
He's too busy training to waste ti on .'
Cedric was the sa age as Alden, and both of them were set to undergo the awakening ceremony at the sa ti.
Alden, too, had been preparing diligently.
The family had assigned him two ntors one for theoretical knowledge and another for combat training.
At this mont, he was seated in the study room, listening to his ntor, Seren.
She was responsible for his theoretical lessons.
Seren was a calm and kind woman in her mid-twenties.
She was explaining various aspects of mana and awakening.
However, most of it was information Alden already knew.
"Young Master, are you listening to ?" Seren asked seeing him lost in his thoughts.
"I am listening," Alden replied calmly.
"Then tell about mana and awakening," Seren challenged, tilting her head slightly.
He smiled faintly "Mana is everywhere, in the air, in the earth, even in us,"
He said as he recalled information from the novel.
"But without a mana core, it's just dormant and can only be moved through our mana vessel and nothing else."
"Awakening unlocks mana core which helps in storing and using atmospheric mana."
"Awakening occurs on the first day of every year for everyone turning 17 that year."
"Through it, they awaken their personal system and gain the ability to form a mana core, which allows them to store and manipulate atmospheric mana."
Alden smirked slightly and explained in a confident voice
Seren blinked.
Surprised by his flawless explanation.
"Good job, Young Master," Seren praised.
"Shall we continue where we left off?"
"Of course," He replied cheerfully.
Seren continued her lecture. "As you know, everyone has a potential rank asured at birth. However, potential doesn't dictate everything." She continued "A person with primordial rank potential may never reach their full potential"
She paused to see if Alden was paying attention before continuing, "In this generation, there are so individuals with primordial rank potential, but none have achieved it. The closer one gets to their potential, the harder it becos to advance further."
Alden raised his hand to ask a question "Is there anyone in the Draven family with primordial rank potential?"
He asked curiously.
"Yes," Seren answered calmly. "The current patriarch of the family, Young Master Rodrick, and Young Miss Seles all have primordial rank potential."
"What about Seraphina and Cedric?" Alden pressed, his curiosity taking over him.
"Young Master Cedric and Young Miss Seraphina both have overlord rank potential," Seren replied.
After explaining so more things the lesson ca to an end after 2 hours...
"That's it for today's lesson. I will get going now. Have a good day, Young Master." Seren said before leaving.
After Seren left, Alden sat alone in the room.
Thiinking about potential.
He was asured to have Ascendent rank potential.
But he wasn't so sure about it, as in the novel it was ntioned that the potential asured is not absolute, and sotis the potential asured might be wrong.
As he was lost in his thoughts the door to the room opened and Alice ca with tray of food.
After having dinner, Alden sat by the window
Gazing at the beautiful sight of two moons as they illuminated the garden in a mysterious glow.
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