Yigret

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Chapter 1. The Heron Prince

“This must be the color of the legitimate line of the descent that is only born in the Royalty of the Ruvarsan Empire.”

Exactly. You are now the first prince who succeeded the direct lineage of the emperor here. Judas Ruvarsan Archidion.”

“……You knew it, indeed.”

Fufu. The wind knows everything.

Yuni landed on the back of his hand with a giggle. Judas’s golden eyes for her were slightly subdued.

“Why would I be here?”

Well? I’ve never seen anything like this before.

Never seen a dead man open his eyes from another body.

Judas became increasingly at a loss by Yuni’s firm claim. If even the Spirit King does not know, something must have gone badly wrong.

Maybe some god is involved.

Judas’s brow slightly narrowed. Then Yuni flew up and poked his forehead.

Don’t whine, Yigret.

“Hm, it would be embarrassing to have wrinkles from this age.”

……That’s not what I meant. You don’t look good frowning.

Yuni poked out her mouth and grumbled.

That body was only 12 years old in the first place.

He was seemingly seven years old, but the actual age of his body was 12 years old, anyway.

Stunned by the fact, Judas opened his eyes slightly wide and looked back at the desk mirror.

Small. So small. It was pitifully dry and tiny, and so he heaved a sigh.

“How could one have starved this child like this? Being called the royal family, I wonder if he’s being scolded.”

As far as I know, you are getting scolded. To the peers here.

“……being ostracized?”

Yes, maybe?

Pause.

In between two lives where nothing was similar, a similar point of contact arose. Judas kicked his tongue by the homogeneity that extended to the bad side.

What he’s had enough of in the life of the great sage ‘Yigret’ was getting bullied.

Ostracism from one’s own race, betrayal. This was so familiar to him.

It filled his heart with pity that this little boy must have been going through such things the same way.

Judas slowly raised his hand and put it over his head.

Yigret?

“It must have been hard.”

Pat pat.

Yuni blinked and watched Judas patting his own head and pacifying himself.

Although it was in a strange shape, in her eyes, Yigret’s youth was projected above it.

‘You too must have been lonely.’

‘I”m glad to hear that though. I”m glad to meet you like this.’

‘Why don”t you stay with me now?’

Sweet Yigret, Yuni buried the afterimage of the past and smiled as if she couldn’t help it. No matter how much the appearance changed, Yigret was Yigret.

……Yigret.

“Mm?”

We, I, will stay by your side.

Judas, who lowered his hand from his head, grinned.

“……Thank you for that.”

So don’t think about anything else now.

Flutter.

Yuni landed gently on Judas’ head, tapped him on the top of his head.

Live. As you wish.

“Well, then this child…….”

You don’t know the cause of this anyway, and you don’t know how to turn it around, right? Maybe there will be a day when you have to turn back, but in the meantime, Yigret, you have to live like that.

Judas blinked at Yuni’s firm arrangement of the situation.

That was the case. I don’t know why, but once I used the body, there was no way to hand it back to the original owner.

Even if the great sage and the spirit king put their heads together, and a silver bullet does not come out immediately, they would have no choice but to live as it is.

Judas looked perplexed.

“Still, I feel bad for this old man living here as he pleases.”

Why feel sorry about this? It’s not him who’s alive here, it’s you.

‘Being alive-’

Yigret held a wry smile. A look full of years on the child’s face made Yuni grumble, holding and rolling on to a strand of shiny silver hair.

Anyway, Yigret, you’ve always had a habit of thinking about others only. It would be better to live for you in this situation. Right?

“……Yuni.”

Got it? I’m definitely on the Yigret’s side.

With a spirit shining light green from head to toe on his head, Judas laughed like a sigh.

“I’m aware, my friend.”

***

It’s been three days since Judas ‘awakened’.

For those three days, Judas did not attend the class at all. Only focused on staying in his room, collecting this and that information from Yuni.

Yuni’s spirits of wind were excited to have something to do in a long time, so they gathered all kinds of information and delivered it.

Judas roughly understood what life was like as the first prince and finally got up on the fourth day.

“It was school. Haha, that’s an interesting place.”

He wasn’t called a great sage for nothing. He was enthusiastic about learning anything, eager to learn, and had a tremendous talent for learning beyond that motivation.

It wasn’t just about his brain. He enters and understands everything in his head as if he was organizing books on a wide open bookshelf.

It was a kind of talent, a genius. And the enthusiasm and learning have been imprinted on the soul and have continued to this day.

Judas took out his Ruvarh academy uniform from his closet and put it on. The school uniform, which covers a small body, is a navy blue color that symbolizes wisdom. Wearing an antique vest and jacket together and a gold button, they made a clumsy shape as if a kindergarten student was wearing a middle school uniform.

The length was perfect, as if it had been customized, but since he was so thin and small, it was spacious. Judas forcefully fixed the jacket that was about to slip down, and smiled softly and stared into the mirror.

“My goodness, I’m going to have to grow a little taller.”

Yes, it’s a lot smaller for your age. Of course, you’re cute even when you’re tiny.

“Mmm? It’s you who’s cute. Yuni.”

Yuni puffed her cheeks fatly at Judas, who still smiles as if she were a child.

……It’s good to be considered cute, but considering the years I’ve lived, I’m muuuch older!

“Ah yes, right.”

And you’re laughing again. You really are.. anyway.

Yuni laid flat on Judas’ head as if she had lost.

Her light green body was a spirit that ordinary people could not discover.

No one could see the spirit in person unless they were a spiritualist. And spiritualist were no average person.

“Not like it matters if you show yourself.”

The Spirit empress of the Wind contracting with humans was a story from a long time ago that was not recorded in history books.

Not only the wind, but also all the four spirit kings were like that. Like a legend heard before sleeping from his grandfather, the existence of the Spirit King was truly a mystery.

An ordinary human can not recognize its being. In that respect, Yigret was special too.

What a spiritualist who monopolized the love of the four spirit kings at once!

Yuni swept Judas’ hair with a loving touch.

’Should I keep it a secret to the rest of the guys for a while?’

There is no way for spirits to come to him first unless he wants to.

Due to his gentle nature, the rest of the spirits will soon be called, but Yuni was determined to enjoy the merit of being called first by the contractor for the time being.

This was the only desire of monopoly she had as a spirit king.

Not knowing what she was thinking about, Judas simply exited the accommodation with a calm face.

The speed of walking was frustrating to the viewer because he was weak and also relaxed due to his personality.

There were no other classmates besides maids because it was in the middle of class in the morning.

Judas walked slowly and looked at the scenery. It’s been decades since he’s been alone in the mountains.

Every time the maids passed by with their heads down, he smiled and nodded back. Even this was unfamiliar and pleasant.

Outside the accommodation, it was a luxury-built schoolhouse and various facilities.

Ruvarh, an academy that fosters talented people of noble status, was different in size from ordinary buildings.

It was like a city. All buildings had different teaching disciplines, and there were seven types of sports field alone.

The use was different for each place, such as general sports, a drill hall for swordsmanship, the arena for events, and the horseback riding course.

While Judas was walking and observing everything one by one, he finally saw a boy wearing the same school uniform for the first time.

“…….”

The boy, who agonized as he looked in with a booklet in his hand, was much bigger than Judas.

His tall and well-trained body, which seemed to be in its infancy, gave the impression of thorough self-management.

As if there was a will in martial arts, there was a sword attached to his waist.

Neat black hair, equally black eyes, was reminiscent of a well-managed black Labrador retriever.

Black, which can be dull at first, was harmonized with the navy school uniform he was wearing, showing off its elegance.

The boy, struggling with the booklet, noticed Judas standing in front of him at some point and flinchingly put his hand on the sword handle.

“……?!”

Surprised that he had not read the presence, he almost pulled out his sword, but the man in front of him seemed too small and weak.

Not only that, but he was a Ruvarh student, wearing the same school uniform as himself.

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TL by shir104

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