[How To Save The World]
It was a popular choice for new readers. It was about a tragic hero—Rein, seeking revenge after witnessing everything he had taken away from him, unable to do anything. It was known for its great writing and world building. Although the character designs were a little strange, the story made up for it.
It ended with Rein forgiving his enemies. Normally, that would've been a great ending but many readers didn't like the fact that he simply forgave his enemies after destroying half the kingdom and faced no consequences at all. The author received harsh criticisms and even death threats.
I still can't understand, why did the readers go as far as to send death threats? It was only a novel that they read out of their free will. This looked completely absurd to me. Not long after the novel ended, the author was found dead. Even then, the harsh criticisms followed. Why couldn't they let a dead person rest in peace? The number of reviews nearly matched the number of total readers.
"—Your Highness," A soft, bell-like voice called out to me.
I turned around to see a young girl wearing a maid outfit. Her green hair fell to the length of her waist.
"Um.. I apologize, my lord—It seems I've interrupted your thoughts." She wasn't looking into my eyes. She must've been quite nervous.
"No, it's fine," I replied. "What were you saying?"
"His Majesty has told me to inform you that there will be a celebration for your recovery, My Lord." Her fingers were fidgeting; it looked like she was still nervous. Well, That is a given. I am The Prince, after all.
"Alright." I didn't say anything else.
She seemed like a good person to have around. Perhaps I could assign her as my personal maid.
She bowed then turned to the door to leave but—
"What was your name again?" I asked the greenhead.
"It's Lye, My Lord." She turned around to answer before leaving.
Lye, huh? Quite a unique name. She looked quite smart even though she was just a maid. Maybe I could get Liona to turn her into a battle-maid? Ohoho...
That aside, I don't know what the 'celebration' will be like. But still, I should dress up a little.
...
"You look ridiculous." Father gave me quite the feedback.
I looked down at myself and—Well, he wasn't wrong.
The banquet was a grand one. There were many guests and now that he's come to me, their eyes were fixated on us. Well of course, they were focused on my father—The Emperor.
Those eyes will be fixated only on me in the future.
"Nonetheless, this is a celebration for you. You don't know any of these people, probably. So—" He pointed to the knight that came along with him.
"He is on par with the young Volt, so don't worry." He added.
"I, Rein, am honored to serve you, Prince Sorrel." He knelt on one knee. The guests watched in silence. So embarrassing, I will never get used to thi— Wait. Rein?