Chapter 6: The Game's Otherworld

In the midst of vast darkness.

An object flickering with a faint light appeared.

It was a small crystal fragment, emitting a pale blue glow. Its surface was uneven and highly irregular.

It looked like a tiny shard chipped off from a larger, complete crystal.

"Snap!"

A crisp sound rang out.

The crystal shattered.

It transformed into a sky full of pale blue radiance and dissipated into nothingness.

Kana opened his eyes abruptly.

Such a familiar thing.

"Your Highness, you’re awake."

Hearing this, Kana quickly turned his head and saw Alirise struggling to stand up from the pile of straw.

He hurriedly got up and walked over.

He scanned her condition.

The minor wounds that hadn't been bandaged had already healed, and the bloodstains on the bandages had dried; there was no sign of fresh blood.

It was hard to tell how well her broken leg had recovered, but it shouldn't have healed completely that quickly.

"Just lie down. Let me take off the bandages and check."

As Kana spoke, he pressed Alirise back into the straw.

After unwrapping the bandages, he saw that the wounds had all scabbed over and had even healed by nearly half.

He had to admit, it was recovering too fast; just yesterday, the flesh had been mangled.

But then again, it made sense. For someone with even a little bit of strength, these wounds were merely superficial.

Plus, there were healing potions and standard medicinal powders.

This was a magical world, after all.

"To be safe, I'll wrap it again."

Kana said, discarding the blood-stained bandages and picking up the unused ones to continue dressing the wound.

Alirise wanted to stop him, but Kana silenced her with a look.

Her eyes remained fixed on Kana as he bandaged her.

"I never imagined you knew how to do this, Your Highness."

Here it comes.

Kana knew that the drastic change in his demeanor would be impossible to hide.

Even if he wanted to pretend, he honestly couldn't replicate the pathetic, useless nature of Prince Kana.

"How long have you known me? Before the fall of the Royal City, you had only been my knight for a week. Not to mention, you barely saw me during that week; your understanding of me must have come from those idle rumors."

Kana had already thought about how to answer.

Based on the original owner's memories in his mind and his knowledge of the game's plot and characters, he was prepared.

Hearing Kana say this, Alirise nodded involuntarily, as if it were true.

A week before the fall of the Royal City, she had just received her qualification from the Knights.

She had sworn her loyalty before Prince Kana.

And in that week, she probably hadn't even met him twice.

After that, the city fell, and they had been fleeing ever since—a journey defined entirely by fighting and running for their lives.

However, the way he had screamed and nearly wet himself at the sight of corpses and monsters during their escape couldn't have been faked.

Of course, she didn't actually say that out loud.

"I am only the Fourth Prince. As for the throne, it’s almost impossible for me. Since I can't compete for the throne, I might as well enjoy life. But as you’ve seen, given the situation on this journey, enjoying life is clearly out of the question."

As he spoke, Kana shrugged helplessly.

Seeing Kana like this, Alirise couldn't help but nod.

It was indeed true.

Seeing that Alirise believed him, Kana breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, the excuse was full of holes; it would only fool someone as blindly loyal as Alirise.

Even if he hadn't made an excuse and just brushed it off, Alirise wouldn't have cared; she would still be guarding his side.

"Hiss~" Alirise suddenly let out a pained gasp.

"Ah, sorry. It seems it’s only half-healed. To fully recover, the left leg will need another day or two."

Kana said, readjusting the tension of the wooden splints and carefully placing her left leg to the side.

"It's fine, it's just that I'm too incompetent," Alirise said quickly.

Hearing this, Kana looked at Alirise and smiled. "No, I have already seen your loyalty. Please continue to guard my side in the future, my knight."

Hearing Kana's words, Alirise's face flushed instantly, and she nodded in a flustered hurry.

She even tried to get up to salute.

But Kana immediately pressed his hand on her shoulder. "But before that, you should get some good rest so you can guard me better, don't you think?"

Looking at Kana's smile, Alirise nodded blankly and lay back down on the straw.

She stared at the ceiling, somewhat dazed.

So, so this is the real Prince?

He... is so kind.

A smile appeared on Alirise's face, one she didn't even notice herself.

Kana, sitting back down, checked himself.

The wounds on his body had completely healed, and the headache and fatigue from before were gone.

He checked his status window.

【Character: Kana Safro Sate】

【Level: 1】

【Status: Normal】

【HP: 10/12】

【MP: 4/12】

【Constitution: 6】

【Agility: 5】

【Spirit: 6】

【Evaluation: Clown Prince!】

All abnormal statuses were gone. It was impossible for his body to recover this quickly under normal circumstances.

It seems a digitized body has many advantages.

His Constitution and Spirit had also increased by one point.

He needed to clarify the role of these attributes.

Constitution, as the name suggests, is related to physical fitness, HP, strength, and so on.

The HP cap is twice the Constitution.

Agility does not refer to movement speed, but rather to agility in action, balance, hand-eye coordination, and other aspects related to athletic ability.

Spirit is not related to intelligence, but to the strength of the brain and soul; it is an attribute highly correlated with supernatural power.

The MP cap is twice the Spirit.

The two attribute points added were likely gained from his battle yesterday.

It probably wasn't experience points, but more like he had undergone training.

After all, his body had been far too weak before.

However, this evaluation... honestly, it's very inaccurate, and I don't like it.

The evaluation on the status window changed.

【Evaluation: A useless person with potential.】

Hmm, that's more like it.

He closed the status window.

Kana began to think about his future arrangements. Everything that happened after he transmigrated occurred too quickly for him to think.

First, he could confirm that he had transmigrated into a real world, one highly relevant to the background and plot of the virtual game "Stone of Genesis" he used to play.

As for whether it was possible that he had transmigrated into the game itself, like in those novels, Kana was skeptical.

Because he had played the game; although it was a virtual game, there were still very obvious differences from reality.

For example, it couldn't simulate the sense of smell or taste.

It could only simulate touch through vision and special wearable devices.

But even so, this virtual game was already very impressive.

Therefore, Kana was certain that he had transmigrated into a real world.

"Stone of Genesis" was a large-scale MMORPG built on a fantasy background.

Before he transmigrated, it had gone through several versions and accompanied players for 10 years.

According to his memory.

It should be the year 876 of the Holy Calendar.

The game's plot should begin in the year 878 of the Holy Calendar.

The Blood Conspiracy began this year; well, he was now a firsthand witness.

Next year, the Blood Disaster would break out. Before that, he had to leave this place, leave the country of Safro.

There were pursuers behind him who wanted to turn him into a vampire.

In the original plot, the original owner of this body was dragged back and turned into a vampire.

No, no, he absolutely could not accept becoming a vampire, let alone their lifestyle.

That was almost no different from death.

So, where did his power, this digitized power, come from?

In this world, there was only one possibility, especially combined with the dream he just had.

Kana seemed to have already reached a conclusion.