Breakers Chapter 2:
Chapter 1 - Entry #2
"Dushu . It is a little late but here is breakfast . ”
As soon as he stepped out of the tent, Carack was sitting at a foldable table with food on it .
In-gong looked around as he approached Carack’s table . There were dozens of tents lined up on a vacant lot the size of an elementary school playground .
'Is this a garrison base in the mountains?’
The blue sky surrounded him . In-gong sat at the table and examined the food . There was a piece of bread on a plate as well as vegetables and meat stew .
'Shutra, he is a prince right?’
He had a moment of doubt but it only lasted for a second . It would have been strange if this campsite was celebrating .
In-gong took a bite of the stew as a test . The taste was ordinary but the important thing wasn’t the taste . In-gong was convinced .
‘It is real . ’
Touch, vision, smell, hearing and even taste, everything around him was shouting that it was real .
“Hoo . ”
He couldn’t stop sighing . In-gong took a deep breath to calm down and asked Carack, who was staring at the distant mountains .
"Carack, what year is it now?”
Carack frowned at the somewhat awkward question . He asked In-gong a question instead of answering .
"Did you have a fever last night?”
In-gong quickly nodded at the question .
"Yes, my head was hurting when I woke up . My memories are confused . ”
In-gong thought it was a ridiculous story but decided to push it confidently . He still had many questions .
‘No, why is an orc treating a prince like this?’
Even if he was a prince, Shutra was known as the Yan Baihu of Knight Saga . He had little power, weak magic power, no friends, no prospects, no subordinates and no chance of becoming the heir .
‘He was ignored . Even the country ignored him . ’
Moreover, Carack was an orc . Knight Saga’s orcs were powerhouses and wouldn’t follow a weak prince .
Yet, this orc didn’t ignore him . His character itself was just a little rough .
In-gong couldn’t ignore the relationship between Carack and Shutra . Carack frowned as he searched through his memories .
"Yes, it is currently Year 512 and we are on the edge of the Jishuka Mountains . Prince, you came here for some practical experience . We just met yesterday . ”
"Practical experience? Is there a war going on right now?”
Carack’s expression changed at In-gong’s question . Unlike before, he was looking at In-gong with seriously worried eyes .
"That fever, was it really serious?”
"Just answer me . "
In-gong knew that he seemed strange . He was acting like a patient with amnesia .
Luckily, orcs were simple, so Carack continued talking after a moment .
"The Red Lightning orc tribe is causing chaos in the area . They think they can get away with it because they are acting on the outskirts . Anyway, an army was sent to the centre and another prince and princess came along . I became in charge of Prince . ”
"Then where is the other prince and princess?”
"They were each given command of one unit . Prince Chris is in that area while Princess Caitlin is over there . ”
Chris and Caitlin .
The Demon King’s seventh and eighth children . They were the children of the 4th queen, Elaine Moonlight - queen of the lycanthropes .
‘They gave me a hard time when I was playing Zephyr . ’
Their forces weren’t that strong by themselves but the lycanthropes were tricky to deal with . In particular, Chris and Caitlin were uniquely strong among the lycanthropes .
‘They are still young . ’
He didn’t know their exact ages but he was younger than Caitlin and Zephyr . Chris was only a few years older than Caitlin .
"Your meal seems to be finished, so I can start the training again . ”
Carack said, after looking at the plate of stew . In-gong had been eating breakfast while listening to the explanation and he reached the word ‘training . ’
“Training?”
It was natural to be affected . This seemed like a realistic game but this situation wasn’t a game .
‘Surely, I don’t have to spar with an orc?’
Carack’s arm muscles were almost the size of Shutra’s waist . It was obvious he would break his bones when sparring with a monster like that .
Carack clicked his tongue as In-gong’s complexion worsened .
“Don’t worry . I know how great Prince is . It will be like yesterday . I am well aware that Prince doesn’t have much physical strength . Oh, I won’t be as **** you due to the fever . ”
He looked In-gong up and down and decided on a course . A simple training course circled the vacant lot where the tents were set up .
After hearing that, In-gong sighed with relief and stood up . It wasn’t a bad proposition since he needed time to sort out his thoughts .
In-gong started to jog lightly .
'Caitlin and Chris . Is their situation the same as it was in Knight Saga?’
If so, they would become problems in the future . What events would happen soon in Knight Saga?
For reference, Knight Saga started in Year 513 . It was currently Year 512, so there would be five years left until the ‘Day of the Massacre’ took place in Year 517 .
'Now that I am living as Shutra . . . What should I do next?’
Firstly, run away and hide .
Secondly, work hard to become close to Zephyr .
Thirdly, work hard to oppose Zephyr .
Needless to say, he dismissed the first two options . Zephyr killed his enemies and allies unconditionally on the Day of the Massacre . He found and killed the ones hiding and tortured the siblings who supported him .
There was only one choice remaining .
'Pant pant . By the way, my stamina is so low . ’
He had only completed a few laps but was already breathing heavily . Even if he was the Yan Baihu of Knight Saga, wasn’t this too terrible? He couldn’t face Zephyr with this body .
It was at that moment .
[Your level has risen . ]
There was a ringing sound, a woman’s voice was heard and his body was surrounded by white light .
"Eh eh eh?”
In-gong blinked his eyes with bemusement . His breath calmed down and strength returned to his legs .
"Prince? What type of magic is that?”
Carack asked with a startled expression .
"Wait, wait a minute . ”
In-gong raised his hand to stop Carack and looked at himself .
‘I will check it once . ’
It was absurd that he had levelled up through running but that wasn’t the important part .
In other words, it was possible for him to level up . If so, what had changed?
In-gong hurriedly activated his status window .
[Name: Shutra Ignus]
[Age: 14]
[Species: Gandharva]
[Occupation: Hero]
[Uniqueness: Prince/ Conquest Knight]
[Level: 2]
Strength: 7
Intelligence: 7
Agility: 7
Talent: 7
Persistence: 7
Durability: 7
Mental Power: 7
Magic Power: 7
Charm: 7
Extra points: 2
‘Heok! All my stats were raised by two?’
His stats were still shabby but that didn’t matter .
‘How much will my stats rise with the next level up? Isn’t this a scam?’
It was like a fraudulent job in Knight Saga .
‘Skills, let’s look at the skill window . ’
In-gong’s hands trembled as he opened the skills window .
[Conquest Lv -]
[Protagonist Correction Lv 1]
They were skills that he didn’t know . Moreover, the skill Conquest was deactivated for some reason .
‘If Protagonist Correction is what I think it is . . . Is this right?’
It seemed like a passive skill but unfortunately, there wasn’t any explanation .
'And what is Conquest? Ah, that reminds me . . . '
The uniqueness stated that he was a prince and Conquest Knight . Conquest was obviously a skill related with Conquest Knight .
‘My level rose . It also seems like I can use skills . ’
It wasn’t just that . He hadn’t thought about it but features like the mini-map were still active . The finishing strike was the inventory feature .
In-gong instantly picked something up .
‘Store . ’
He mumbled in reaction . The item in his hand disappeared and appeared in the inventory .
[Stone]
“A success! It worked!"
In-gong formed a fist and cheered .
"Prince?"
Carack called out but In-gong didn’t pay attention to him .
He wasn’t just excited about the inventory feature .
Shutra was definitely the worst prince but what would happen if he kept levelling up?
The mini-map and inventory features were also amazing . Depending on the way they were used, truly magical things could happen .
There was one more important fact .
‘My knowledge . ’
There was no guarantee that all the events that occurred in Knight Saga would happen . Even if they didn’t, there was something that wouldn’t disappear .
Information .
Who and where . The locations of items . The secrets of his competitors . He knew the Human World as well as the Demon World .
‘I can, I can do it!’
He could oppose Zephyr . No, it was possible to become the Demon King!
'Yes, it is better to go back . But if I can’t, then isn’t it better to move forward?’
His thoughts were running wild but they weren’t wrong .
He had no idea how he came to this world or how to return . Therefore, he needed to find a way to survive .
“Uh . . . Prince? Are you okay?”
Carack asked with a confused expression once again . In-gong nodded absentmindedly and Carack narrowed his eyes .
“You- there is something different . All of a sudden, you have eyes filled with burning ambition . ”
Maybe he had become too excited .
Thanks to Carack, In-gong regained his spirit .
‘It is still too early . I need more information .
In-gong looked at Carack and asked something that could solve a number of questions instantly .
“Carack, what level are you?”