While he was in the process of being carried before Arthur lost consciousness, he looked at Daniel, on the verge of fainting, and said:
"Please, take care of my sister's body."
Daniel replied:
"Don't worry, I'll take you both to my mansion, and I'll take good care of her. Just focus on your task and don't worry about anything else."
Arthur smiled because, finally, he was given the opportunity to help his sister and save the last of his family. And so, he lost consciousness.
Arthur began to feel a heaviness in his body and a sharp pain, so he slowly opened his eyes to find himself in the body of a child, only 11 years old. He was surprised and said:
"How was I transferred so quickly? And who is this child? Where am I?"
As he tried to stand, he couldn't, then a great pain hit his head, and he began to recall all the memories of this child.
The memories of this child came quickly. His name was also Arthur, his full name Arthur Dragonith, and he was the son of the noble Dragonith family. This was a ducal family that directly served the royal lineage, and its members were considered knights and protectors of the Draksia kingdom and family.
The Dragonith family had produced many great warriors throughout history, and one of them was Arthur's father, Vlad Dragonith, who was considered one of the top ten fighters in the Draksia Empire, and one of the top ten human warriors.
But on the contrary, Arthur lived a very difficult life. He had five siblings:
The oldest was named Esta, his second brother was Vern, his third sister was Luna, and his youngest sister was Isabel.
All his siblings were strong and brilliant, while Arthur could barely control mana and couldn't even handle a sword.
In this world, if you couldn't control mana or didn't excel with swords, you were considered a failure and worthless. Especially if you came from a noble family like the famous Dragonith family, you would carry a huge burden, and the pressure would be unbearable. The mother's status would plummet greatly because of her weak son.
Arthur was the weakest of his siblings, and his mother was the only one who felt the pain of living with him, while his father didn't care about him at all. His mother was always ridiculed by other women, while his other siblings were sources of pride for their mothers.
Arthur's mother, Victoria, was one of the most powerful talents in the entire Draksia Empire. She was very beautiful and strong, but her life was ruined after giving birth to a weak son who became her weakness and the cause of her suffering in a time when strength was valued and weakness was despised. Victoria lived a real hell in her youth.
Because of his weakness, his mother would beat him frequently and scream at him saying:
"Why? Why did I give birth to such a weak boy like you? I wish I had never given birth to you! Because of you, your father doesn't visit me much anymore, you've brought me shame!"
And she would cry heavily. Arthur lived a very difficult life. His older brother and second brother would bully him a lot, calling him the family's disgrace. Arthur's life was truly hellish, in every sense of the word.
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Then, after seeing all these memories, Arthur felt pity for this small child. He gripped his hand tightly, with anger evident on his face, and then said:
"How could such a small boy live through such suffering? No wonder he decided to end his life, no wonder he never became stronger. The pressure on him was enormous, and instead of his mother standing by him, she became against him. Instead of supporting her son during his hardest times, she preferred fame and what people said. What a pitiful boy born into this cursed family, even monsters wouldn't treat someone like this."
In this world, strength is what determines your value, and the stronger you become, the more valuable you are. So I must become stronger and get out of this cursed family quickly, because it will hinder me from achieving my goal.
"Well, the first thing I need to do is pretend to be weak so I don't raise any unnecessary suspicions. It seems I had a maid who took care of me, a good girl, her name was Leila."
Arthur called out her name:
"Leila."
Leila entered the room, extremely surprised, as though she had seen something strange. Arthur felt something strange, as if she had discovered that he had entered the body of this child. She quickly approached and hugged him, saying:
"You've finally woken up! I was so worried about you!" And then she started crying.
Arthur had fainted and hadn't regained consciousness for an entire week, so the maid was very worried about him.
Arthur hugged Leila and said:
"Don't worry, I'm fine. It's okay."
Leila answered, crying:
"Really, you're fine? Don't you feel any pain? Does any part of you hurt?"
Arthur replied:
"No, I'm fine."
Of course, he was lying. He felt a great deal of pain. It seemed that young Arthur had been poisoned, and someone from his brothers, his mother, or anyone who hated him must have done it to get rid of him.
Arthur sighed and said:
"This is to be expected. I had many enemies and no one to defend me except this maid. I've managed to live this long by a miracle."
Then Arthur said:
"Leila, don't tell anyone that I've woken up. I want to stay in my room. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
Leila responded:
"Why do you want to do that? Are you sure about this?"
Arthur replied:
"Do as I told you, and don't worry."
He then smiled at her gently to reassure her.
Leila said to herself:
"I'm happy to see my young master smile. I haven't seen him like this in a long time. I hope he stays like this forever."
And so, Arthur began closed training for a week.
Arthur started meditating and feeling his mana. Then he sighed and said:
"It seems that all my vessels are blocked, and my physical condition is poor. It looks like I have to start from scratch."
But since Arthur had a lot of experience handling mana, this wasn't strange for someone who was number one in his world.
Arthur began gathering mana around his body. Unlike most fighters who gather mana in their hearts, Arthur gathered it around his body to reduce effort and protect his heart. This was one of the secrets that made him stronger.
The mana began to form around his body, and he started healing his internal wounds and unblocking his vessels. He continued like this for a week, until the last day of the week, still training in the same manner.
Arthur breathed slowly, feeling that he had healed from all his internal wounds and was able to form mana around his body. There was only one thing left: to expel the poison from his body.
Arthur gathered all the mana in his stomach, then released it all at once, striking his stomach violently to vomit and expel all the impurities and toxins from his body. He began vomiting something black and blood. He continued like this for a minute, suffering from the effects of the vomiting, because this was a rash decision. If he hadn't had experience, he might have suffered a serious injury or even died.
And so, Arthur got out of bed. This was the first time he was able to stand. He then clenched his fist and said:
"It's okay, it seems I've improved a little, but I need to put in more effort."
Then Arthur decided to try controlling the mana. He released a little and began trying to control it, but he got a severe headache.
Arthur leaned against the wall and said:
"It seems I need to focus on my physical strength first, because I'm very weak in this condition. I won't be able to control mana right now, and I might fall the first time I use it."