Prince Henry

"I understand better!" exclaimed Adam when he saw the description of the tenth year.

His eyes opened wide.

"Talent detection can be performed before the age of 18, but whether the result is positive or negative, it was not possible to become a Jewel Master before the age of 18!"

But no matter Adam's thoughts and analysis, the system continued to scroll through the simulation.

[11 years : Your duel with the Earl's son has made you a legendary figure among the school's students. However, this is not without consequences. Humiliated students from the noble lines of viscount and count form a group to ostracize you. For their part, the children of barons begin to look to you as a natural leader. Your reputation grows, but your isolation among the elites becomes palpable].

[12 years: A jewel test is organized for all schoolchildren aged 12 or over. When the test reveals that you have the talent to become a jewel master, it creates an uproar at school. Teachers and instructors look at you differently. However, this revelation intensifies tensions with your half-brothers and some of the other noble students, who begin to fear potential repercussions].

[13: Your daily life changes. Your father is pleasantly surprised by your talent as a jewel master. You are the second future jewel master, the first being the family's eldest son. Considering your extraordinary natural strength, the Baron almost looks at you with stars in his eyes now. You thus enjoy the same privileges as your half-brothers in the family home, and your mother obtained a status almost equal to that of the principal wife, much to the latter's dismay].

[Age 13 (continued): At school, your martial skills begin to develop thanks to a personal fencing master assigned to you. Your rapid progress surprises your instructor, who notices that your strength is really too powerful for your age. So much so, in fact, that your instructor noticed that your strength was similar to that of a 13-year-old child! But because of your lack of combat experience and insufficient weapons mastery, your instructor always beat you easily].

[14 years : At an inter-school competition involving students from all over the empire, you are chosen by the principal to represent Count Portal's school. All the school's attention is focused on you and the few other students. Naturally, many parents objected to the principal's choice, but he remained firm in his stance].

[14 years (continued): You go by carriage to a large city in the Kingdom called Zetopia, where the competition was taking place. The other students at the school look at you strangely, and ostracize you completely due to their parents' request.

[14 years (continued): You arrive safely in Zetopia, and the tournament begins shortly afterwards. You pass the tournament pools with flying colors, despite the presence of powerful 18-year-old geniuses! But the public still despises you, thinking that a 14-year-old can't win against noble geniuses from all over the empire. But you're going to prove them wrong as you continue to rack up victory after victory until you reach the final!

[14 years (continued): Opposite you is Prince Henry, the 17-year-old youngest member of the royal family! He looks at you with fascination, having watched all your fights. You chat quickly with him, and find him rather likeable.

[14 years (continued): The referee announced the start of the match, and the fight that followed was absolutely breathtaking. Even with your physical strength, you can't find any ground to express it. As time goes by, you're more and more repressed, until the prince manages to disarm you of your sword. The audience literally goes into a frenzy of excitement, cheering not only the prince's name, but your name too! The prince shakes your hand, and whispers that he's looking forward to the awakening of talent. He tells you that if the talent proves good enough, he'll give you a great reward].

[Age 14 (ended): Thanks to the second-place prize, your own savings reach an astonishing amount. You're thinking of giving some of it to the Baron, because from your point of view, it doesn't matter about family disputes, as long as everyone's interests are respected then you'll have a good family. What's more, giving money to the baron may allow him to invest it in certain areas of the territory, which can only bring good to the family].

"Zetopia? Count portal? Prince Henry?" murmured Adam.

There was a lot of interesting information being revealed.

The important characters of this world were being revealed bit by bit, which intrigued Adam.

He couldn't wait for some of the information from his previous simulations to intersect with what he'd be doing in the future.

"So it's Count Portal who runs the city of Kassiopéa, interesting..."

"And at the same time, how strong is this prince?"

"At 13, I had the same strength as my instructor!"

"So at 15, plus 2 years of intensive training, I must have been invincible!"

"But I still lost..."

"This prince is really monstrous..."

[15 years: You give part of your savings to the Baron. The Baron is very happy, and you and your mother's status in the family improves. Even the principal wife looks at you differently after giving so much money. The Baron also introduces you to strategic discussions with his officers and your half-brother, although you participate as a mere spectator].

[15 years (continued): Your half-brothers are unhappy, especially seeing their mother in a bad mood. At a family dinner, Marc, the eldest having already awakened his talent as a master jeweler, provokes a direct confrontation. A ring adorned with a blue gem appeared on one of his fingers. The temperature suddenly cooled in power as your older brother's aura became very powerful. So much so that you felt an intense threat from your big brother. But the baron, though not a master of jewels himself, tapped his point on the table, and for the first time, publicly defended you].

[15 years (continued): Your brother looked at you for a moment, before finally sitting back down while making his ring disappear. The decision to pass on the family heritage and noble title was still in your father's hands, so, on the surface, your brother still respected him.

[16 years: A new tournament is organized in the Empire to pit all the young nobles against each other. However, your school receives word from the Emperor himself that you are forbidden to take part. You hear the news quickly and are disappointed. Indeed, this time you were totally confident of victory, for your strength continued to grow at an insane rate, as did your fighting skills, which you practiced every day. You weren't a genius at it, but your efforts and the advice of many teachers were enough to guarantee good progress every year].

[16 years (continued): However, many students of counts and viscounts, who had never faced you or seen you train, thought they were much better than a mere illegitimate child of a baron. They all said they'd make it to the quarter-finals. The son of an earl at your school, who recently turned 18, is particularly strong and confident. He even said he would win the final, unlike a certain loser].