Awakening as Noble

"Greg!" It was cold here. General Leon trembled, unable to withstand the biting chill that kept cursing them.

He called the lieutenant's name many times, shaking his helpless body. Despair filled his face.

"This is... sad." Greg finally opened his mouth, his voice weak. His eyes barely opened, staring at General Leon.

Greg touched Leon's arm, his gaze soft and touching. General Leon immediately looked back, relief washing over his face, though the anxiety still lingered beneath.

His mouth trembled, and the way his eyes darted showed how restless he was.

The biggest possibility was that they would die together — or be executed. That was the only thought occupying both soldiers' minds. They had survived for quite a long time.

The snow kept falling, numbing their sanity. Were they still worthy of being called human?

General Leon's skin turned blue, his body pale. Parts of him had lost blood circulation, and thin layers of ice grew on his hands.

"This ends here," said the general. "We're trapped in enemy territory." He chuckled bitterly.

"You can still laugh, General?" Greg replied with a weak smile. They had given up.

Their gazes were calm — almost content — for now.

With effort, Lieutenant Greg pushed himself upright, leaning against a tree. He looked at General Leon and smiled faintly. Raising his hand to his brow with five straight fingers, he gave his final salute.

"It's an honor serving with you, General."

General Leon trembled, returning the smile. He saluted with all the strength left in his bloodied body before losing control, collapsing into the snow.

Is this the end? My body feels numb... but it seems everything has passed. The longer I wait, the warmer my body feels — like sunlight touching my skin.

The door creaked open.

Servants entered the room, followed by several others pushing an iron cart carrying clothes.

With luxurious grace, they moved inside, unlocking the door as if nothing had happened.

"Good morning, Young Master." His voice welcomed me awake, gentle but full of confidence, like the morning breeze carrying the scent of flowers in the garden. My eyes slowly opened, watching the silhouette of a person standing near my bed, his face blurred by the sunlight filtering through the curtains.

"Sorry to interfere with your sleep," he continued in a calm tone, as his hands tidied up the curtain so that the light filled the room. "But it's already morning, and your time to get ready for the academy."

I tried to gather consciousness while feeling the warmth of the morning touch my skin. His voice—soft and friendly—continued to fill the silence, like a melody flowing without pause.

While trying to remember all the things I did at night, whether last night I was just sleepy and fell asleep I felt a little comfortable in this world.

After I managed to gather my consciousness, I pulled myself up to sit on the bed first, the maid then tidied up several books that I didn't return to their place last night.

Then something entered my room, carrying a small cart with folds of clothes on it, the female servant then delivered it right in front of my bed.

Without saying a word then he left it and went out of the room, whether it was an order to just deliver or something like that.

"Alright, immediately wash yourself, sir, and get ready for breakfast." Said the man's servant, after he finished tidying the book, he stepped into a cart with folds of clothes on it and said, "This is the uniform you will wear." He said, "Use this after bathing." He said softly.

I didn't answer, instead I immediately walked towards the bathroom with unsteady movements and still collapsing consciousness.

Opened the bathroom door and...

My mouth opened wide, giving a shocked reaction when I saw the bathroom this big, I can't even describe how big this room is.

The thing that surprised me was that some of the marble materials and some of their extraordinary polishes could only be used by very rich people and this non-slip floor provided warmth and was definitely only owned by nobles.

I started to realize suddenly, because of the shock; this was too much, so I chuckled a bit, took off all my clothes, and started showering.

After that, I came out of the bathroom wearing only pants and a white shirt equipped with long sleeves and pockets located on the left chest with the academy logo Aetheris.

I took the vest that was on the cart,, which was shiny like an iron car,t, and immediately put it on, the prestigious acade, my, but the uniform looked very normal with a dark blue vest and several details with white and gold stri, pes, which showed its luxury.

I cast a little charm on the wardrobe mirror that was located in front of me, moving to the right and left showing his ideal and muscular body, showing that he had extraordinary speed and agility.

His handsome face, slightly brown golden eyes, and wavy black hair were very manly and looked absolutely extraordinary and definitely captured the heart of any girl I passed.

OK, I'm ready!

I walked out of the room and opened the large door, which was abnormal and not available to people whose castes were below nobles except for the rich.

I saw a large hallway that was quite long, with luxurious lighting decorations on it, and two female servants were waiting for me. Then I closed the door behind me and stepped between the two maids.

"Does Young Master want to head downstairs?" The maid asked as I passed them, her voice soft and calm. I'm not an arrogant nobleman.

"Yes," I answered while smiling at one of the servants who asked, then looked away and walked straight again.

Until, on one road, I was faced with a choice that I thought was more difficult than fighting because I was faced with two paths which one would lead down?

Which one is it?

OK, how about we go to the right first? I'm walking, and I want to turn, but I have a feeling in my heart, I have a feeling that the left side will lead to the ground floor.

I turned my body, and now I was prepared to get to the left side of the road. After only a few steps, I passed through the wall that distinguished this road, but the sound of screams calling my name was heard from the hallway in front of the door of my room.

"Young master! The road down on the right. " He said with a calm expression and a reminded voice, whether he knew or there was nothing there but this made me a little embarrassed.

Then I turned around again and walked at a slightly faster pace so that the servants wouldn't see my slightly panicked face.

I hope there are no troublesome roads after this and go straight downstairs. It looks like this house is big enough for nobles, and this is definitely a high-ranking noble.

****

I spent a little time trying to trace or, more precisely, was lost in this big house, and I immediately sat at the dining table, and some servants quickly served food.

I ate with the old woman in front of me, she sat wearing a dress not like a servant or anything else, but rather one who owned a house.

Whether-

I looked at her with affection and positive things even though I didn't do it. I think it was because of the thoughts that Wein had set, and I continued.

"It doesn't feel like fifteen years have passed," she said softly. Telling a story about myself.