2.) The Duke’s Eldest Son Escaped to the Military

> A good read is this one with Achievement based system. MC died in his original planet and got transmigrated to another world with others scattered around the continent. MC was the last one to survive between all transmigrates then restarted with others also but he has his own perks and is still on the transmigrated body unlike others whose using their original body this time after the restart. MC uses the basic swordsmanship this time after the restart because it seems it is his only talent in swordsmanship. Smile.

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Tags: Action, Fantasy, Transmigration to another world, Restart, System.

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Synopsis:

Lee Junghoo died in a car accident. He braved each and every hardships in Jaiden's body in hope that he would survive once he cleared the game of the gods but just when the Empire's strongest family was about to fall and killed by the monsters…

[The Beta Test has been completed.]

Based on these words, it seemed like he still had another chance.

1. Stop the destruction of the continent.

2. Survive until the age of 35.

He was given these two main quests. He had tried to finish the first one during the beta test. However, he realized that there was no solution to this problem. So this time, he was going to pick the second.

And the first step for him to achieve this was to leave this crazy family of his.

"Maybe the answer is running away from home?"

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Chapter 1

Good Work. This was a Beta Test!

Blood slowly dripped down from the clouds that covered the sky. Just like a song, the eerie screams and shrieks rang loudly all over the place. A dying man shrieked next to him while a monster rushed in front of him with its horrendous mouth wide open.

"I'm so sick of these bastards!"

One man stepped hard on the ground as he mustered enough strength to slice the rushing monster in half. After the man cut off the monster, he quickly turned around and ran. He looked like he was running away from this gruesome battlefield as his comrades died one after another. However, everyone knew that this line of defense had long been lost.

"Retreat! Everyone retreat! Make sure to survive! Abandon the castle!"

The man shouted his order loudly. He screamed as best as he could hoping that they would all make a safe retreat. At the same time, he felt devastated and sorry that this was all that he could do for his subordinates. He was also saddened by the fact that this would be the last moments of his life.

It was disheartening that the ducal family that once fought for the position of the Empire's strongest was now on the verge of extinction. But what was more frustrating was the possibility that the entirety of the North would be occupied by monsters.

"I worked like a dog just for you to abandon me? You fucking trashes."

The problem was that he lacked talent. However, he disregarded that fact as he forcefully took the seat of the master of the ducal house. Even though he tried so hard to cover up his lacking talents with his personal connections, he was still used by those smart and tricky people. And in the end, he ended up like this.

"In the first place, I shouldn't have believed in reincarnation."

The memory of the bastard that led him here flashed in his head for a moment. However, it was only for a brief moment. He quickly erased the thought from his head. In a place like this where he couldn't even see an inch ahead of him, having miscellaneous thoughts was a surefire shortcut to his grave. Normally, something like this wouldn't even cross his mind but for some reason, there were lots of thoughts running in his head today.

"Will this place be my grave?"

The man smiled bitterly as he looked at the monsters surrounding him.

The walls of the castle were strong just like their title, the strongest family in the North. But the walls were useless from the monsters that rushed in like crazy dogs. Even the last bastion of the castle was not safe from their plundering.

"Hoo… This isn't my style."

It wasn't his style to sacrifice himself for the sake of others but he knew that his body had already been long spent. If that was the case, then he could just buy some time for his subordinates to run away. He thought that it was more than enough if he could at least bring them to safety.

"Come on!"

Let's look cool for the last time.

This was the thought that ran through the man's head as he held his sword tightly. The man shouted loudly at the monsters to get their attention. Seeing a prey that did not run away, the monsters all rushed towards him.

― We salute you for your courage to fight and not run away from a desperate situation. As a reward, we're giving you the Unique Title: 'Final Courage'.

― Final Courage: All abilities will increase by x3 during a moment of crisis.

"So they're giving me something since I'm dying."

The man clicked his tongue. However, he couldn't help but smile wryly at the immediate effect of his first ever useful and unique title.

He could feel that his body was suddenly overflowing with energy. Even his strength was growing tremendously. He knew that this huge show of strength was something that he could never dream of having before.

They sent them here saying that it was God's Game but there weren't any status windows or skills. The only thing that made them different from the people here were the titles and their innate abilities. However, even if they miraculously got a title, they would still not be able to jump to a Sword Master as long as they only have measly abilities.

As if to prove those words, the man easily flew away after being hit by a monster. He was even embedded deep into the walls of the fortress.

"Ugh!"

His body was crushed and all of his organs were ruptured. And due to the strong impact from the blow, his consciousness had already begun to blur.

"Tastes like shit."

The man murmured to himself as he squinted through the blood flowing from his head. Through his blurry view, he could see the monsters feasting on the soldiers' dead bodies. There were even monsters snooping around trying to see if there were any bodies left to feast on.

After gauging his body's state, he knew that he would die as soon as his consciousness faded away. But when he saw the monsters running in his direction, he thought that it would be better if he could die right then and there. He definitely preferred having a decent death than being mauled to death by those monsters' gruesome fangs.

Then, suddenly…

"What's this…"

He looked around in shock. The monsters that were dashing towards him suddenly stopped in their tracks. Even the flowing blood and the dying people stopped moving. It was as if the whole world had stopped at that very moment.

Then, a ball of light was suddenly created in the air above him.

― Congratulations. Beta Tester 'Lee Junghoo'-nim has survived as Jaiden Leonhardt until the end of the God Game's beta test.

"Beta tester?"

He couldn't help but blink owlishly at the words beta tester.

As if to answer his question, the mechanical sound once again rang from the ball of light.

― Generating the quest completion during the survival period…

― Sub Quest: Survive until the end.

― Sub Quest: Survive 300 days of Void Surprise Attack

― Sub Quest: Acquire at least one title. (Survival King, Imperial Dog, North's shame, Final Courage)

― Sub Quest: Survive until the age of 30.

― You have failed the Main Quest: Protect the Continent.

― There are no listed related quests completed under the main quest.

The mechanical sound stopped as the bright light illuminated Jaiden's body.

Then, Jaiden's soul was slowly lifted out of his body and absorbed into the light. His body started to turn into a powder and disappear the moment his soul was sucked out of his body.

― The Beta Test has ended. You will now be officially reincarnated in Auzria Continent. Once you achieve your goal, you will be able to return to your original world. Your target quest is either to survive until the age or 35 or to stop the destruction of the continent. However! Please take note that the scale of the rewards might be small depending on your survival's circumstances.

― You will be returned ten years earlier compared to other users as a special privilege for becoming the last survivor.

― You have gained the innate ability 'Incomplete Family Aptitude' as a reward for your quest completion.

― We salute you for surviving excellently as a beta tester. We hope that you achieve your goal in the main game.

These were the last words that he had heard the mechanical sound say before his soul got sucked into the whirlpool of light.

That was when Lee Junghoo or Jaiden, who started and played as a beta tester, woke up once again to this world.

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Chapter 2

― You are the first user in the God Game. Save Auzria Continent from its imminent destruction.

― Beta Tester's Special Privilege: You have synchronized with the eight-year-old Jaiden Leonhardt's body.

― Thanks to your innate ability, you have incompletely expressed Leonhardt's Bloodline.

― The Main Quest: 'Become the master of the family' will be given to you. Breaking the main quest will bring you one step closer to the collapse of the continent.

Bombarded by the notifications, Lee Junghoo couldn't help but panic for a while after waking up once again in Jaiden's body. All he could do was stare blankly at the ceiling for two straight days. The fact that everything that he had done so far was just a beta test for this God-made game was quite shocking.

The maid that took care of him all his childhood brought him his meal with concern in her eyes. However, Jaiden couldn't care less about her. But thanks to the meal that she had brought him, he could barely calm down and pull himself together.

This ducal family was one of the Empire's strongest families. However, they would eventually collapse under the onslaught of monsters which would then lead to the destruction of the North. With that in mind, it was safe to say that the Empire's destruction was only a matter of time.

Compared to the beta test, there might be plenty of other people who would come to this place. However, regardless of their number they would still not be able to stop the destruction of the continent.

There was only one thought that flashed in Jaiden's head when his thoughts had gone towards this direction.

I need to endure and survive until I'm 35 years old.

Rather than preventing the destruction of the continent, he believed that the only choice that he could take was to come up with strategies to survive.

"Let's throw away the main quest."

He tried to break the main quest during the beta test but he was smashed and ground to powder so he was sure that this was not his way back home.

After deciding to throw away the main quest, the gears in his head turned as he immediately thought of ways on how he could survive.

A ball of light had approached him when he was just about to die from a car accident in the real world. So perhaps, all the other beta testers had their own stories too. But even though those people were also desperate for the promised rewards, they were still swept away by the horrendous flow of the battle and failed to stop the destruction of the continent.

"I was 31 years old when I died…"

He had to last four years longer than the beta test. But if it went the same way as the beta test, then he would still die in the Empire's capital within two years even if he held his breath and pushed forward to fight.

He also couldn't ensure his safety and survival if he went and moved to another continent early on in the game. Just like in the North, a Void Gate might also open in that continent too.

"I can't hold out like that."

Jaiden sighed deeply as he abandoned the idea of hiding in a safe place.

When he became the head of the family, he tried all the means that he could get a hold of just to stop the crazy flow of monsters. However, he was only able to last two years in that arduous fight. He was already fortunate enough to block the monsters from entering the Empire's capital for 1~2 years even though they were swarming like crazy.

He had heard before that the rest of the continent would be able to last a bit longer. But he was sure that the difference would only be slight. But regardless of that fact, surviving a bit longer meant living longer.

"Then, that means that I should evacuate to the south of the Empire…"

In order for him to do that, Auzria Continent needed to be able to endure the monster flow to a certain extent. Only in that way, would he be able to survive in the South until he was 35 years old.

For that to happen, a prerequisite was needed. This meant that the Empire's frontlines, the North as well as the land of the barbarians needed to have the capacity and the ability to endure against the beings that came out of the Void Gate.

'You can't be swept away all at once just like you did back then.'

After thinking so far, Jaiden also looked back and took into consideration this family that was hailed as the strongest in the North.

This family was created by the ancient divine beast, the White Lion. This was a family that strictly believed and held lions as their deity. They even moved on their instincts and followed the path of the lion. This barbaric family worshipped and believed only in brute force and strength. They even had fraudulent skills and abilities that matched their crazy mentalities.

And Jaiden, the eldest born son of this family, only had an ordinary talent and an incomplete bloodline. It was hard for him to survive in this family since his abilities were only normal even in the outside world.

Back then, in order to survive in this place, he dragged his connections and made use of the palace to become the master of this place. And in the end, he was given the title.

"I messed up right away but…"

Jaiden smiled bitterly as he recalled the past.

After the death of his father, he was able to grab the seat as the head of the family with the help of the Imperial Palace. However, even though he became the head of the family, he was only able to survive and hold on for two years. In the end, the long lineage of his family ended with his generation.

He thought that something would be different if he completed each of the main quests but no miracle happened. He did not receive any rewards and his mediocre and unchanging talent eventually led to the demise and collapse of his family.

They might have called it God Game but there were no status windows nor skills. It was just another reality in another person's body. The innate ability was a power that could only be obtained from one's own bloodline so the only way that they could borrow the power of the game was to obtain a title. However, it was something that was extremely hard to obtain. In other words, there were no other game elements except for the title.

In order to survive in this kind of place, the only thing that he could do was to work hard and build up his strength.

"My talent is at the bottom so I have no choice but to borrow and make use of my brothers' hands…"

In order for the Leonhardt Family to work out properly and survive, one of his younger brothers needed to take control and become the head of the family. But if any of his bastard brothers became the head of the family, then they would definitely kill him, a person who was worse than a pest.

However, he was determined. He would definitely not become the head of the family again.

First of all, the family needs to return to normal so they can take their stand longer in the future.

"Maybe the answer is running away from home?"

It was best for him to run away from home at his young age so he could avoid his younger brothers. However, there was no way for him to escape from his family's eyes.

Then, he suddenly remembered a special place in the North. It was a place where murder weapons were raised to join the special troops that would prevent countless monsters. And if one had the talent for swordsmanship, magic or tactics, they would be able to develop and nurture them.

Northern Military Training Camp.

At the age of nine, most people would go to academies to learn basic numbers and letters. But in this place, instead of teaching basic materials, they would be taught how to wield a sword and kill their enemies. This was also a place where they only recognized talent, not one's identity. It was a place where commoners and noble families that were on the brink of extinction were given an opportunity to revive themselves. The same was true for those who failed to become the head of the family of ordinary noble families.

Nevertheless, their applicant numbers remained low. It was because their requirements for application and volunteering were quite difficult. First of all, one needed to serve at least 20 years once they volunteered. Second, one needed to serve in the northern frontlines.

Just these two things were enough to drive one crazy but they even had to discard their names and use aliases.

Once a person volunteered, they would be assigned a number by the military and would only be called by that number regardless of their family background. And once the person was deployed in the military after their training period, they would need to serve in the frontlines under the name that the military had given them. In other words, their identities would be erased from this world until they were discharged from the military.

Is there anyone who would be delighted at becoming a murder weapon without receiving the honor that they deserve?

"I have no other choice."

He had to take some risk just so he could avoid the bad end from his shitty talent. He felt bad about the 20 years of service period but there was nothing he could do.

However, this much was not enough. He needed to have at least one family member that favored him to ensure his safety.

The twins that were two years younger than him were complete and utter scoundrels so he needed to find someone that could keep them in check. These punks that were two years younger than him had already awakened their mana and had proceeded to beat their servants. To keep such crazy bastards in check, the person had to be both talented and kind-hearted.

The only problem was that this was the lion's family. Everyone had tremendous talent but the biggest problem was that they had a few loose screws somewhere in their heads.

"Haa… I'm going crazy."

The Leonhardts regarded the white lion as their deity and because of this, they tried to resemble the white lion's characteristics. One of them was to have many children in a short period of time. And to do that, they needed to have plenty of wives. It was also their custom to leave the family in the hands of the most superior among the children. This was what had been going on so far.

Just like the epitome of the lion family, his father had seven wives. He also had several children of the same age. He was only eight years old but there were already kids born after him. There was one who was seven years old, two six year olds and another one was four years old. The only reason this happened was because the head of the family made a pledge that he would only sire one child per wife. Otherwise, there would have been more than 30 children already just like what the other heads of the family did before.

Unlike the children, it was not that strange that only two of the head's women survived. This was because the Leonhardts believed that protecting their young descendants was only natural but protecting their wives who came from the outside was not. His mother had died because of this. And even the two surviving wives were in bad shape after surviving a bout with poison.

'In other words, this place is a mess.'

The more he thought about it, the more he wanted to get out of this family. He wanted to leave this place as soon as possible since no solution would come to him from staying in this messy place.

"Ha… It seems like the youngest is the most normal…"

He did not remember much about the youngest. It was because he died before he got synchronized in this body. However, he thought that he would definitely be better than the others.

After he got synchronized, he dug deep and found out things about the youngest. From what he had heard, the youngest was weak and left behind. Unfortunately, he had no backing so he died pitifully.

Perhaps one of my brothers killed him.

The second bastard tended to be like a berserker while the third was a psychopath. Even the twins were bastards who were perverted enough to like killing and murder. While the sixth bastard was a treacherous punk.

One of these lunatics must have killed the youngest.

Back then, rumors about the youngest's tremendous talents were widely spread so it was most likely that someone had killed him out of spite and jealousy.

He actually remembered having goosebumps when he heard the rumors that surrounded the youngest when he just synched up with this body. He couldn't help but shudder at the thought that this talentless body was still left alive.

The reason why he was kept alive was revealed to him not long after. It was because he had the privilege of being born as the eldest son. No matter how strong the members of the Leonhardt Family shouted at his lowly talents, the eldest son remained and enjoyed considerable authority. In a sense, they were quite similar to other noble families.

That was the only thing that kept him alive. And eventually, he was able to take the head's seat with the help of the Imperial Palace.

At this point, Jaiden couldn't help but shed tears as he remembered how hard he rolled around during the beta test.

"Hoo! Let's see if the rumors about the youngest are true!"

Thanks to his eldest son's privileges, he was able to learn Leonhardt's esoteric swordsmanship from a young age. He even memorized everything that he had learned from the past including the swordsmanship that only the head of the family could learn. If the rumors proved to be true, and the youngest's talent was monstrous enough to wipe the crazy guys out, then he would teach him everything that he knew.

In the meantime, he believed that it would be better for his future if the person who would lead this family was a good man rather than a lunatic.

If he piled this debt on the youngest, then it was highly likely that he would not come after him to kill him in the future. In addition, once he became a master, he would be of great help in the North's protection in the future.

"Ah!"

Jaiden immediately checked his physical condition before leaving his room. He needed to have some skills first before he could check his brother's talents.

Jaiden couldn't help but frown when he checked his physical condition through squats and stretches.

"This body is trash."

He had felt this ever since he had confirmed in the beta test that this body had no talent. But regardless of this body's talent, it seemed like the original owner had no motivation at all. Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense for this body to lack the muscles needed to move and practice swordsmanship.

"If you don't have talent then you have to work hard. Tch! You lack effort."

There was nothing wrong with what the elders said.

If you're not good at it then work hard. If working hard is still not enough, then you have to wooooooooooooork harder.

Of course, it would be impossible to keep up with the geniuses especially with their monstrous talents but after 10 or 20 years of hard work, a trashy talent would still be able to catch up and graze the periphery of the area where the talented people play around.

He had proven it himself during the beta test.

"I haven't awakened my mana and my body is a mess."

Even if his body was a mess, he was sure that he still had room for improvement once he had awakened his mana. However, this body was still not at that point yet.

The first time this body had awakened was when he was 13 years old. This body awakened a bit faster than a shitty talent but the fact that he needed the support of an elixir meant that he was a dunce.

"Hoo… I first need to build up my body."

Jaiden sighed deeply as he started to do some simple warm ups in his room.

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Chapter 3

After realizing that his body was truly trash, he immediately headed straight towards his private training hall after doing a simple warm up. Although small, since it was only meant for a child to use, the fact that the training hall was private was more important.

"The young master went to the training hall!"

"What's the big deal? Everyone goes there, you know."

A maid with freckles on her face replied to the shouting maid nonchalantly. It was not something new to them after all. But the other maid spoke hurriedly in frustration. She knew that the freckled maid did not understand her words at all.

"I'm talking about the first young master."

"For real?"

"Yeah."

The freckled girl looked at the other maid in surprise when she answered with great resolution.

Although all of the young masters with the exception of the youngest master had awakened their mana, the oldest son was not able to achieve his mana awakening. Even though he trained and breathed mana while he drank elixirs regularly, he was still not able to awaken his mana yet. This meant that he was not fit to be a Leonhardt. So why was he still allowed to stay in the mansion? The reason was simple. It was the head's warning to others to not become such trash. Whenever everyone saw the eldest son, they would say that they should work hard if they did not want to be like that. And all of the smart and cunning young masters knew this fact.

The first young master had noticed this. So he fell into a slump as he locked himself in his room and withered away.

"D… did he awaken his mana?"

"Everyone thought so, so I decided to take a peek too. But he did not."

"How did you know that?"

"One of the knights secretly checked it out."

"Ah…"

The freckled girl looked sad when she heard the maid's words. Then, the maid that was just chatting beside her disappeared as she continued to chatter with the other maids.

Rumors about Leonhardt's eldest son rapidly spread in the mansion. They said that the eldest son began to train again. However, these rumors waned and died down just as fast as it spread. He was not someone that they needed to pay attention to since his mana still did not awaken yet.

Just as the servants spread gossip about the dunce and went back to their work, Jaiden was also working hard in the training hall. He was currently swinging his wooden sword inside. His wooden sword was a special sword with an iron embedded deep inside.

"As expected, the Lion Sword Technique does not suit me at all."

Jaiden's thoughts were all tangled up at the moment. He wiped his sweaty furrowed brows as he stopped training in the Lion Sword Technique.

"Maybe the elder's advice was really correct?"

Before he became the head of the family, an elderly man looked at him with regret. He wasn't a great master or something like that. He was just your run-of-the-mill retired mercenary. However, he left these words to Jaiden.

"The young master is wielding a sword that does not fit you. You would have been a lot better than you are now if you had just continued training with the Basic Swordsmanship"

Back then, Jaiden looked at the old man incredulously. He couldn't understand why his tone was so lamentable. He was so dumbfounded that he investigated the old man's identity later.

Steel Mercenary.

He was once a popular mercenary but his talents remained common in the entire Empire. He was able to enter the 5th Stage in his later years but in the end, he just amounted to that much. The 5th Stage was not that common in Leonhardt but there were quite a few people who were on different stages.

Nevertheless, his words continued to remain in his mind.

"Basic…"

He picked his sword again as he continued to ponder on the old man's words. The Basic Swordsmanship was a swordsmanship that was learned by all the soldiers.

A wide slash.

A horizontal slash going from one side to the other.

A diagonal slash going from one side to the other.

A strike going up.

A stab.

A block.

These were the eight basic movements in Basic Swordsmanship. This was the first thing that he had learned when he joined the military back then. This swordsmanship would become the Basic Imperial Swordsmanship once mana and steps were added to its movements.

Vwoong!

He lifted his sword up as he stabbed straight forward. He completely erased the Lion Sword Technique and other advanced and complicated swordsmanship from his head as he focused on simply repeating the basic movements of the sword. He continued to slash, stab and lower his sword. He removed all of the tricky swordsmanship that he learned for his survival as a talentless person. Right now, his head was filled with only this set of sword strokes.

Even without a status window or skills, he still gained plenty of experiences during that time. And all of the experiences and hardships that he had accumulated were slowly being melted into this Basic Swordsmanship.

Although he forcefully and artificially created the stepping stone to the 5th stage with the fragments of the heart of the fire dragon and the Imperial Family's elixirs, all of his hands-on experiences remained in his head. So even though this body was left alone for quite a long time, his movements still came out pretty well.

"Hoo…"

Jaiden wiped his sweat as he tilted his head up.

"I felt something…"

Jaden couldn't help but frown when he felt something familiar so he continued to swing his sword.

He was still young so he needed to take plenty of breaks in between. Objectively evaluating his performance in this child's body, he could still give it a pass. He knew that the simple repetition of these movements was already meaningful enough.

Let's do some stretching.

Running.

And sword swinging.

Then eat.

And sleep.

Just repeating these five things alone gave him a completely different feeling than when he was practicing the Lion Sword Technique. Somehow, he could feel that the sword that he was holding was attached to his hand. It was a different feeling from when he was training in the complex movements of the Lion Sword Technique. Although it was just a simple swing of the sword, for some reason, he felt comfortable and in place.

It was a bit ironic that someone like him, someone who had seen plenty of complicated and high level sword techniques ever since he became the head, was only fit for Basic Swordsmanship.

However, he felt that it was better for him to be simple. It was because he did not need to think too much about it. Besides he also felt that the more he swung his sword, the more he felt the movements being imprinted on his body.

"This feeling?"

It was the same wide slash but compared to before, he felt like the quality of his swordsmanship had gone up by quite a bit.

Jaiden focused on his entire body as he continued to wield his sword. He did not just repeat the movements but he also tried to grasp the subtle feeling that flowed in his body. As he continued to do this, he felt like he was getting better at grasping and holding his sword.

Although the feeling was subtle, he tried his hardest to grasp it so he swung his sword like crazy. He continuously and obsessively swung his sword like a drug addict exposed to strong drugs.

He also made sure to exercise to improve his stamina just so he could swing his sword more.

A month had passed since he started this routine. His body, which had been stuck in his room for quite a long time, had almost completely recovered. And since he was training so hard, his physical recovery progressed faster.

With this quick progress, he finally confirmed that Jaiden's body should be trained on Basic Swordsmanship. And as if to drive the nail further, he could feel a flow of mana running through his body. This was something that would have never been there if he continued to train in the Lion Sword Technique.

"The elder's words were right."

Jaiden smiled bitterly when he was finally convinced that the old man's words were right. In fact, Jaiden would have been hailed as a genius if he just took the time to swing a few basic swordsmanship movements but unfortunately, he did not do something like that.

He didn't even do anything special to awaken his mana. The only thing that he did was find the right swordsmanship for this body.

The lump of mana that he had accumulated in his body remained unresponsive because he stubbornly used the Lion Sword Technique in the past. However, the mana finally reacted when he found the right sword art. In the end, it led to his mana awakening.

"It seems like there are more reasons for me to leave this family."

There was no more reason for him to stay here especially since he did not fit the Lion Sword Technique. This also proved that his choice to go to the Northern Military Training Camp was correct. He knew that the Northern Military Training Camp was a training camp that taught Basic Imperial Swordsmanship in the most systematic way.

The Basic Imperial Swordsmanship was a swordsmanship developed from Basic Swordsmanship. It was a swordsmanship that was divided into Beginner―Intermediate―Advanced levels and as the swordsmanship progressed further, it would become as complex and as complicated as other advanced swordsmanship from noble families. However, it's form had always been based on Basic Swordsmanship.

Perhaps this was the reason why it fit him.

If I follow this simple form of swordsmanship then I will probably be able to have my own sword art someday.

It was a stage that he could never reach in his past life. A stage that he could only touch in his dreams.

"Can I challenge it this time?"

The only way for his mana to gain special characteristics was to have his unique sword art after the 5th Stage before moving towards the 6th stage. Even in his dreams, he couldn't dare to challenge the 7th Stage or the master level. But right now, he thought that perhaps he could challenge it if he included the experiences of his past life.

'I don't know yet but perhaps it's possible in this life.'

Jaiden checked his physical condition as this thought flashed in his head.

"Hoo… I think this is enough for the moment."

Now that he had built up his body to some extent and awakened his mana, he thought that he could slowly go and meet with his youngest brother.

Jaiden changed out of his sweaty clothes as he made his way to the room where his youngest brother would be in. He needed to find out if the rumors about his talents were real as well as find out about the extent of his potential.

"Yo… young master?"

The maid that was cleaning the youngest's room was shocked to see him enter.

"Where is the youngest?"

"That…"

"I asked you where he is."

The maid was startled when he heard Jaiden's firm tone. She hurriedly led him to where his youngest brother was.

"He's here."

"Here?"

Jaiden glared at the maid when she told him that his brother was inside a small closet. No matter how much the others treated him like a fool in this mansion, the maid was still not in a position where she could make fun of him.

"I… I'm not lying. He really is here."

"So you guys are treating the youngest like this, huh?"

The maid was suddenly scared when she saw the look on Jaiden's face. She hurriedly shook her head to prove her innocence.

"No, not at all! The youngest master wanted this by himself."

"What kind of ridiculous nonsense?"

Jaiden glared at the maid as he opened the door to the closest. When the door opened, he could see his youngest brother crouching inside. He looked at his brother incredulously as he asked him…

"What are you doing there?"

"Hyu… hyung-nim?"

His youngest brother was startled at the sight of light pouring in the small space. He was shocked to see Jaiden outside the closet. Jaiden looked at his brother with disapproval as he signaled for the maid to go out of the room.

Then, he closed the door of the closet. Once the door closed, the light went out. This meant that Jaiden could not see his brother at all.

"What are you doing in a place like this?"

The youngest did not answer Jaiden's question.

"I asked you what you're doing here."

Jaiden should not have awakened his mana at this point in time but right now, his mana was well and fully awakened. This body could now let his vitality flow out of his body and express it outside, an achievement that he couldn't do back then. Mimicking his past experiences, he let a thick and strong force of vitality spread out in the room.

"Come out."

"I… I don't want to!"

Jaiden opened the door as he tried to drag his brother out of the closet. However, when he was already halfway out of the closet, his brother fiercely resisted and struggled against his hold. Jaiden looked at his brother strangely. Then, he tried to drag him away again. But the youngest resisted again, showing a great power that no ordinary boy could have.

"You…"

He realized that his youngest brother had his mana awakening. Jaden couldn't help but look at his brother incredulously. But the brat just struggled free of his hold as he crouched down in the corner of the closet with a frightened look on his face.

Jaiden noticed his strange behavior so he closed the door again before asking him calmly.

"You have already awakened your mana so what are you doing in a place like this?"

"That…"

"If you're scared of something, you can just tell the knight to protect you. Or you can also build up your own strength. What are you staying here for?"

"I… I can hear ghosts."

Jaiden tilted his head in thought when he heard the youngest's tearful voice.

"Is it some kind of spirit…"

"No!"

Jaiden was shocked when the youngest firmly shouted 'No!'. He couldn't help but ask him curiously.

"How can you be so sure?"

"I asked the Spirit Ahjussi. I also checked it with a book. It's also not a divine beast."

Jaiden looked at the door of the closet with a frown. He thought that it was a mental problem but based on his words, it did not seem to be the case. If it wasn't a divine beast or a spirit talking to him and it was simply a ghost or a spectre monster, then it did not make sense at all. He knew that the family would not allow any ghosts or spectre monsters to roam around in the heart of the Leonhardts.

'Don't tell me!'

Jaiden looked at the closet where the youngest, Aiden, was with an unbelievable expression on his face.

"Aiden."

"Yes?"

"Come out. I need to check something."

"I… I don't want to. If I get out of here then I will hear them again…"

When Aiden refused to leave the confines of the closet, Jaiden spoke to him with a firm and confident voice.

"If you're good and you come out then I think I will be able to fix your problem."

Aiden's eyes widened when he heard Jaiden's words. He was trying to determine if he was telling him the truth or not.

"I have a hunch so come out. If you don't then you'll be haunted for the rest of your life."

Tears welled up in Aiden's eyes when he heard his words but the brat still slowly rose from his seat.

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