Chapter 3: Panels

[Please choose Category]

 Character Panel

 Properties Panel

 Demonic Shop (unlocked after profession)

Character Panel, should be my personal information. But naming it character probably means this should be some sort of game system. I can probably guess what Properties Panel is, but Demonic Shop. By name, I know its function, but "unlocked after profession"?

Does that mean I need to wait until my profession is given by the temple or considering I am half slime. Will it even be given? Anyway, forget about that for now and start from the top.

Staring at the changes that occurred on the light curtain, Eric, feeling very curious about what will appear, clicks on Character Panel.

[Character Panel]

Name: Eric Lancher

Age: 8 (19)

Race: Demihuman

Bloodline: Low-level Slime (15% human/85% Slime)

Titles: Prince of Avalore, Demi-Human, Traveller

Items: None

This is so basic and totally not what I expected it to be, but it does look like I can click on titles to view their information. Although taken aback by the little information shown, he quickly moves on. 

"Hopefully Properties Panel won't let me down." With hope in his heart, he clicks on the next category.

[Properties Panel]

ATTRIBUTES

Attack: 7

Defence: 9 + 2=11

Speed: 11

Stamina: 13

Magic: 11 + 5=16

Charm: 12 + 4 + 2=18

Note: Normal human attributes amount to 10. Additional statistics come from Titles

SKILLS

Deformation Level 2

Transformation Level 1

Reformation Level 1

Cold resistance Level 1

Acid secretion Level 3

Mana Control Level 1

All my skills are correct, even ones I didn't know I had. My attributes, on the other hand, are super messed up. Although I know my attack sucks, but for it to be worse than the average adult is just insulting. 

Eric thought in frustration as his body started deforming and turning blue.

"Not again!"

Noticing this, he quickly regains his composer and concentrates his mana. Slowly, his deformation stopped, and skin returned to its previous colour.

With a deformed body, he wipes away the nonexistent sweat from his forehead. "Phew, controlling my body is getting harder and harder as time passes."

"It's probably because I have 15% human blood and 85% Slime uhh gew. Anyway, for now I should just focus on getting this body back into shape." With that, his body slowly starts reforming back together.

A minute later, Eric's body finally went back to the way it was.

'Knock, knock, knock."

A knock sounded on the door, attracting Eric's attention. Having just regained his human body, Eric stands up and walks towards the bedroom door. 

Opening it, he sees a white-haired girl dressed in maid clothing standing by the door.

"Oh, maid Sylvia, why are you here so late? Do you not know that I, Eric Lancher, do not let anyone in at night?" Eric jokingly questioned the maid named Sylvia, but rather than showing a response. 

All Sylvia did the moment she saw Eric was to cover her eyes with her hands.

Seeing this made Eric confused. Walking up towards Sylvia, he holds her hands, gently taking them away from her face and asks. "What's wrong?"

But when he saw Sylvia's blood-red face, his face turned into a look of concern.

"Maid Sylvia, do you have a fever?"

Not wanting to make eye contact, Sylvia lowered her head, looking downward as she shook her head, and spoke in a soft and nervous voice.

"Clothes..clothes...the prince.."

Hearing this, realisation hit Eric as his face instantly turned red from embarrassment.

"Wait here."

Closing the door hurriedly, he curses at himself for not noticing that he had been standing naked all along.

Normally, he would not be embarrassed, as it's normal to be seen naked when he's being bathed. But Silvia, well, she's not that kind of maid. 

Quickly running towards his bedroom closet, he takes out some clothes and changes into them. 

"Good thing I installed a closet in my bedroom when designing the mansion." Muttering to himself, he looks at the mess of clothes on the floor. Oops, but I don't have time for this.

Walking back towards the door (this time with clothes on), he opens it and sees Sylvia still standing with a blushed face.

Embarrassed not knowing what to do in such a situation, he could only proceed to ignore the situation. "What do you want maid Sylvia?"

Hearing this, Silvia suddenly remembers her original purpose for coming to the prince's room at this late hour. 

Turning serious, she says, "Prince Eric, the Chef sends her greetings and apologises for not being able to come herself. She had asked me to ask the prince, if Prince Eric may be so kind enough to grant her a leave of absence."

"After asking me of this, she also gave me a letter to present to the Prince." When she finished, she bowed down and presented a letter to Eric. 

Taken aback by this, Eric asks in confusion. "But should not the head maid handle these affairs?"

Slightly embarrassed by this, Sylvia stood up and leaned forward, then replies in a whisper. "Two days ago, the head maid and the chef had an argument about how the prince's food should taste, and ever since they had not spoken a single word to each other."

Raising one eyebrow in surprise, Eric looks towards the gossiping Sylvia and asks. "So, do you know why Chef Judy wants to take a leave of absence?"

Listening to the prince ask, Silvia's face turned red and spoke shyly. "Umm, it's because of uhh down..women.."

Eric instantly turned red when he found out what Silvia was trying to imply. "Ok, no more, no more."

"Tell Chef Judy, her request is granted, and she can take as many days of leave until her uhh matter is solved."

"You may go."

"Yes, Prince Eric." Silvia nodded in response, then turned around and headed off down the hallway.

But as she turns at the corner of the hallway, what greets her there is a woman with long red hair. Looking at the woman who suddenly appeared, Silvia swallows.

"Good evening, Head Maid June." She said bitterly, showing a wry smile.