It has been a day since I have become 10 years old again. I feel...uneasy, even though I have gained everything that i had lost, but in turn lost everything that I had gained. Yesterday i got to meet my old man after 35 years, I remember the day he died it felt like the war took everything away from me but it was the day I had finally grown up, I miss my wife... but there's nothing I can do about it now.
"Good morning, young master, your bath is drawn and the clothes are laid out", "Would you like orange juice or a milkshake perhaps". "Alfred, its a given that ill have orange juice like always." "Right away Young Master".
If I'm going to be honest, I missed him, he only served me for 10 years but having him with us kept me at ease if I could, I will try to save him unlike in my previous life.
Today is my first day learning the etiquettes and the ways of nobles, this takes me way back in time when I first came to this world, when noble etiquettes mattered when we were not in a perpetual state of war, now I realize these nobles are some of the most corrupt and treacherous people in this wide landscape called the Kingdom of Azkalan.
How can I blame them though, I would also be greedy for power and attention if no one loved me and my family gave me up to a nanny. Well anyway I need to get stronger.
Time to meet my father, I don't think he is going to be upset towards me because at this point in the novel I'm just a kid who isn't evil, maybe a brat but not a villain so I think I just have to redeem him from the hell he would create in the future just like in my last life.
"Good morning Father, I have a proposal for The Lord of Pangea Mr. Logan de Rivian", "Speak thy request", "Father I would like to learn swordsmanship", "Why would you need my permission for such a trivial task, focus on your etiquette training and learn swordsmanship on the side." "Well, that leads me to my request, I was wondering if I could give the etiquette exam and focus on my swordsmanship full time."
"You are not ready", please my lord just give me one week and ill have completed the examination till then, "Hmm, Alfred!" "Yes, my lord", "Give him the required support to complete this resoundingly insurmountable task to complete.", "At your command, my lord."
Finally, I can make progress towards my goals. While reading up on the syllabus, I realized that I haven't spoken formally, nor have I participated in a tea ceremony in forever, however I have danced with my wife so that's an advantage for me.
"Young Master, shall we begin with your training then." "Alfred, how do we use cutlery formally?" "Well young master that criterion in the syllabus was to throw the candidate off, truthfully its the style of holding cutlery that you have been using your whole life."
I already knew that but I cant let Alfred find that out, so I had to ask him such a basic ass question.
"Alfred that's all well and good but how am I supposed to know that when I'm only 10 years old.", "May I speak frankly young master", "you may", "Young master, this test was meant to be taken up by people who are in line for succession and are already at that age."
"I'll just have to work hard I guess."