Chapter 10 – 5. Attribute Inspection and Destiny (2)
Mythical class attribute [Heaven]. It is an attribute that I have awakened to.
It is presumed to deal with the concept of ‘time’ based on the magical response, but nothing is known about it.
All of our class’ attribute tests have been completed.
Because I unintentionally destroyed the inspection device, my friends who needed to be tested after me went through the trouble of moving to another inspection center in the system the next day after waking up.
I never broke it because I wanted to break it, but in the end I apologized to the kids who went through such a hard time because of me. They were also very understanding.
The atmosphere in our class right now is very friendly. This is because all 22 people who were tested succeeded in awakening their attributes, except for the 5 missing people.
This attribute test is unprecedented in the history of the Empire. This is because two mythological properties that are only passed down in legends and three epic properties that changed history appeared at the same time.
Even if only one appeared, the empire would be a noisy issue for at least a few years, but since it appeared as a group, I can’t dare measure the impact.
22 people awakened 22 different attributes. There are 5 missing persons and 5 attributes that did not appear in the inspection.
According to the circumstances, among the missing people, there must be a friend who has obtained the [Shadow] Attribute, which is an epic level.
The empire, which had been losing its will in the search for missing persons without a promise, changed aggressively after the inspection. Not only the capital, but literally all over the country. But still no news.
Some claim they are undiscovered because they are on the eastern continent beyond the ‘Grand Wall’. But still there is nothing we know and can do.
I’m not sure. At the time of summoning, you may have fallen into a difficult place and are no longer a person of this world, or you may be on the other side of the Grand Wall, which is impossible to reach with the current technology of the Empire.
‘It’s none of my business.’
Frankly, I don’t care much about their whereabouts. I’m just happy that I’ve awakened the best attributes of all time, and I’m really looking forward to the future of my life.
“My name is Senri di Henriart, and I hold the position of head maid of the ‘Palace of the Sun’.”
“Hello. I’m Summoner Jung Ji-hu.”
“It is an honor to meet the owner of a mythical attribute.”
As the waist bent at 90 degrees straightened, the neatly arranged purple hair and crown disappeared from my sight.
“His Majesty conveyed his intention to reflect on the past for not knowing the true value of the summoners in advance.”
“No. Everyone was moved by the mercy and wisdom of His Majesty the Emperor, who did not execute us as mere intruders. Please tell His Majesty that we are very grateful.”
The ‘Palace of the Sun’, where I just entered the palace after receiving her call, is a palace located at the very center of the Imperial Palace and the space where the Emperor, the Sun of the Empire, resides.
Requesting a personal visit from me, she could be said to be a direct subordinate in charge of the Emperor’s residence.
“As an apology and compensation for the past days, His Majesty would like to present valuable property to the summoners.”
“If it’s a valuable asset… What?”
Gold and silver treasure? Or, since it’s another world, swords or magic books?
She led me to a room in the palace. Through the glass on the wall, I could see a number of mysterious women in maid uniforms sitting side by side on a soft sofa and taking a break.
“These are preliminary maids originally prepared to serve Your Majesty. It can be said that the best maids in the Empire have gathered.”
We could see the maids through the glass, but they didn’t notice us.
All of them were beautiful, befitting their reputation as top-notch maids.
“There are 22 maids in total. It is His Majesty’s will that one summoner be assigned as an exclusive maid.”
“This… You’re getting a completely unexpected gift today. I’m really happy. How should we distribute them?”
“We are planning to call each of the summoners and choose the maid they want. Also, I was instructed to give Jung Ji-hoo the first choice.”
I earned the right to choose a maid before anyone else in my class. Of course, the earlier you choose, the better maid you can get.
The lady-in-waiting’s subtle smile caught my eye.
The Empire treated me the most among all the kids in my class. They prioritized me, the deputy representative, over Park Min-ho, the class representative.
It must be because of my attributes.
Is it an exaggeration to say that this is a ploy to alienate Park Min-ho and me?
As long as we are in the eyes of the imperial family and nobles, we have no choice but to get involved in their politics. It smelled of her damn politics.
I started shopping for maids with a happy heart.
“Do you like a maid who has learned the art of the night, or do you prefer her as pure as white drawing paper? Oh, of course, she’s all a virgin who doesn’t know men.”
“I prefer pure.”
Not some kind of virgin bitch. I want to grow it to suit my taste.
“Hmm…Then how about this child? Her name is Seria. She comes from an orphanage that only handles girls, and among those gathered here, her figure is in one hand.”
Seria let her blonde hair hang down and chatted amicably with the maid sitting next to her.
The lady-in-waiting recommended several others, such as the sales staff at the department store. All of them were beautiful women who could not be easily met on Earth.
However, I pointed at the maid who had been eyeing me since the first time I looked into the room.
“Can you tell me about that woman?”
“Ah…She is Ireina. She was originally a descendant of an aristocrat, but she lost her surname and became her slave a while ago when her family collapsed due to embezzlement of public money.”
I read her contempt in the maid’s eyes.
“She is from a family that has tarnished the name of a noble, so she is a defective product that has not awakened her attributes despite the flow of noble blood. According to the law that former noble slaves must be owned by the imperial family unconditionally, she is here. …”
Also, I read despair in Ireina’s red eyes. She was the only one sitting alone in her room.
Her red hair flowing down to the sides of her ears, her head bowed down, and her expressionless face gave off an exhausted atmosphere.
She was a fragile rose, ready to wither and die at any moment.
“Anyway, since she’s from a noble family, her beauty is the best among them, but it doesn’t suit Jeong Ji-hoo–“
“Let’s do it with Ireina.”
“Yes?”
“I will make Ireina my exclusive maid.”
That’s how I got the expressionless maid in the middle of the day.
* * *
All of our class members were relieved of their worries and anxieties about the future by obtaining the status of prospective nobles and preferential treatment for academy scholarships.
In March, when flowers bloom after winter, we will enter the academy as scholarship students and learn how to handle attributes, combat skills such as swordsmanship and magic, and culture as the next noble.
If you graduate safely from the academy, your status as a noble is guaranteed. There is a high probability of starting as a baron, the lowest rank in the aristocratic class, but it is possible to become a viscount or an earl if you record very good grades in the academy.
So, along with the hopefuls, I started pre-learning in preparation for academy grades in the winter. Under the support of the imperial family, Ji-hye, Ah-young, and Princess Amer are studying magic, while Min-ho, Ji-hoon Choi, and Hye-rin are training in swordsmanship.
It seems that Hyerin is slightly disappointed that I learn magic, not swordsmanship. But I’d rather be protected in the back row than fight in the front row with all sorts of wounds.
My comfort always comes first.
“How about the swordsmanship class? Is it worth it?”
“Yeah. It’s tiring after it’s over, but it’s quite fun. I feel like I’m improving more and more with each class, so I feel a sense of accomplishment…”
Hyerin and I went to the flower garden in the palace to take a walk together on our way back to our rooms after the meeting with the executives.
Since her attribute check, her personality has become more lively.
In the meantime, Min Hye-rin has been a voluntary individualist, blocking conversations with her other friends with short answers and focusing only on her studies. She said I was the only person in my class who could have a short, but down-to-earth, conversation with her.
Now, she often has moderate conversations with her other friends as well. It seems that while awakening the Shinhwa-level attributes in the attribute test, he also recovered his self-esteem that had been cut off because of me and became more relaxed.
“It would have been nice if you could learn swordsmanship together… I’m sorry.”
“Because I’m not good at using my body. You’ve never seen me exercise, have you?”
“Come to think of it, there’s none. Heh, it reminds me of high school. Even during PE class, you and I only studied in the corner of the gym…”
“Actually, it’s only been a few months, but it feels like a story from the past. In the meantime, a lot happened. Starting with Hyerin’s tears—-“
“Ahh, I told you not to bring that up!!”
We passed through an arch of flowers in full bloom with magic, even in the middle of winter, while having silly conversations.
I am the only person in my class that Hyerin is close enough to go for a walk together. My dominance still holds.
He led her to a bench in the corner of her flower garden. Because of this, I felt strange because I felt like I had become a flirt with another woman over her wisdom.
You should pay more attention to the fish that are almost caught rather than the fish that you have already caught.
In this world, polygamy and polygamy are possible, so long as I have the ability, I am innocent.
Pink petals landed on Min Hye-rin’s ears.
I slowly reached out my hand toward her immaculate face.
Her pupils trembled and her eyes slowly closed. Her detailed features were so beautiful that it took her breath away.
‘Soon, boys who are attracted to her attributes or beauty will attack Hyerin. Before that… I have Hyerin.’
My fingers cleared the petals and ran them through the sides of her hair. Black hair brushed gently over her ears.
“It has petals.”
“······.”
Minhye-rin shyly lowered her flushed face.
She is mine
I will make it.
* * *
“First of all, Amerya, congratulations on awakening the continental level attributes.”
“Thank you, Father.”
“Do you know why I called you?”
Her 3rd Princess, Amer di Kairos, transferred her two eyes from her father, the Emperor, to her older sister, the 2nd Princess.
“Jung Ji-hoo and the summoner, Park Min-ho. It must be because of the two of you.”
“…Have you ever read the future?”
At the emperor’s question, her second princess, Soniel di Kairos, nodded her head with a mysterious smile. Amer sighed in surprise.
Future poetry.
It is the highest authority of the [Star Cluster] Attribute, and it is an ability that only Soniel can use in the present world.
“I haven’t read everything, but one thing is certain. My future husband will be Jung Ji-hoo.”
Haha!! Oh, it’s a slope, a slope…”
The Emperor smiled cheerfully, shook his head, and met Amer’s eyes, who widened his eyes.
“Mythical and narrative-level attributes. Jung Ji-hoo and Park Min-ho, who have awakened the two attributes, must become members of our imperial family no matter what. Otherwise, they could become the seeds of the division of the empire. “
The emperor’s request is no different from an order.
“Each of you take on one person and seduce them both. Since Soniel is said to be connected with Jung Ji-hoo, Amer, you can take on Park Min-ho.”
Amer blushed as she recalled her first meeting with Park Min-ho in her audience room and his handsome face celebrating her awakening as if it were his own job at the examination center.
He didn’t dislike the Emperor’s instructions, which would normally have made him feel repulsed. Rather good.
He felt a little guilty about the information that he had a girlfriend named Seong Ah-young, but she soon turned her nerves off.
His girlfriend cannot be her obstacle. This is because Amer’s attribute, [Beauty], Exerts an absolute effect on temptation.
‘Hmmmm, she’ll accept her as long as he’s his concubine.’
Park Min-ho falling into her swamp called Amer was a pre-determined ending for her.
“Yes! Got it!”
Amer left the emperor’s office with Soniel. Amer’s face did not leave a smile. Sonny Elle, who was looking at her like that, was expressionless.
“Amer.”
“Huh? Sister, why?”
“You can’t fall in love with Park Min-ho.”
“······Yes?”
Amer stopped her merry pace and looked at Soniel. Sonny Elle told her, wrapped in the mysticism of her seer.
“The person your fate points to is not Park Min-ho.”
My poor little brother
“I can’t see who your wife will be.”
It’s a lie. In order to fulfill her destiny, the only lie allowed to avoid her restrictions.
“You will definitely be happy at the end of your life.”
Regardless of your will.
“So you can’t allow your heart to Park Min-ho.”
It seems like it’s already too late.
Fate whispers to Soniel. You can’t change anything
Amer said, “Uh, yes… I’ll get it…” And she went back to her palace.
Soniel also returned to her abode, the ‘Palace of Heaven’. She lay in the middle of the wide bed, staring at the ceiling.
Her holy eyes see the essence of the night sky hidden by the ceiling.
Two moons floating in the sky. A cluster of stars in the sky.
The stars flow without will along the path set by the sky. All a star can do is emit weak light and guide the way it should go. The road can only be changed by heaven.
She is but a pitiful star.
Soniel recalled the scene where all time stopped at the imperial palace inspection station.
The moment he touched the [Heaven] Attribute, Soniel’s star was embedded in the sky after the stop.
Even today, her attributes subordinate to the sky urge her to go see her master immediately.
That moment was not far off.
* * *
Do you know the difference between a maid and a maid?
In light novels or web novels, ‘maid’ is usually expressed without much difference, but the status of maid and maid is vastly different.
Handmaids are the master’s assistants. She assists the owner in his work, manages the property, and gives professional advice. Usually, a nobleman of a lower rank than the master becomes a maid.
Senri di Henriart, the emperor’s maid of honor whom I met this morning, is a member of the royal family of the Henriart Kingdom, which divided the continent into halves before the founding of the Empire, judging by her surname.
On the other hand, the status of a maid is a slave. A maid is the property of her master and merely obeys her given orders.
“What do you plan to do with me?”
Ireina, the maid who was not caught, looked at me from my room and said. Even though she was very nervous, it was clear that she was trying hard to pretend to be calm.
I have a plan.
First of all, it’s time to educate this cheeky maid who spits unflattering words at her rightful owner.
