Chapter - 3 - ' Aster '

A Woman in a black Maid uniform wakes Me up, I rub My eyes and open them and the Maid kneels beside My Bed

' I greet Your Highness the first Prince'

I sit up

' Formal as always Heleia '

The Maid continues to keep kneeling

' It's only proper for Me to treat My Liege with the utmost Respect '

I sigh

' Well suit Yourself I guess. Now enough talking let's go to the training Grounds '

The Maid stands and opens My rooms Door for Me

' As You command Your Highness '

She silently follows behind Me as I head towards the training Grounds

( Inner thoughts )

It's been 9 years since I was born into this World and for the last 9 years I have mastered My control over mana and aura as well as gain some basic usage of the Imperial Grayworth bloodlines inherent ability while also learning to use a specialized ability on the basic level although I still cannot use spirit abilities at all , It's whatever at least I improved a lot.

This Maid is Heleia Apeiros despite only being 14 Years old She is a Genius who was selected for the Imperial Guard at the age of 12 but after a incident Her life changed , so I asked My Father to make Her Serve as My Bodyguard, Maid and Swordsmanship as well as Magic Instructor and pledge eternal loyalty to Me by becoming My Personal Attendant, She is a very formal and self disciplined Person despite Her Young Age, Honestly I feel bad for Her She could not join the Imperial Guard and instead was ordered pledge Her loyalty to Me , So I think She probably dislikes Me.

We arrive in the training Grounds

She brings Me a wooden sword.

I close My eyes and precisely embue the sword with aura as well as mana then instantaneously cut all the training dummies to shreds.

After I am finished with My daily training routine

Heleia claps in the corner with the usual blank look on Her face.

' Excellent as always Your Highness '

I look towards Her.

' cutting down a few training dummies hardly qualifies as excellent even if they are enhanced with mana '

' I am getting quite bored of this routine how about You spar with Me Heleia? '

She looks taken aback for a second but quickly returns to Her usual blank look

' Your Highness as Your personal Attendant causing any harm to You even during a training exercise qualifies as high treason for Me I humbly request that You reconsider '

' Well Heleia is asking Your Lord to reconsider His orders not high treason then? '

She looks somewhat surprised for moment then bows

' I apologise Your Highness I shall do as You have asked of Me '

She then goes and picks a wooden sword from the sword rack and then takes a combat stance

' Finally this will be interesting let's begin Heleia '

I charge towards Her with My wooden sword and position My strike at Her hands but She does not move or even attempt to dodge

I stop my sword just short of making contact

' What are You doing Heleia I did not think You were the type for such jests '

Heleia looks Me straight in the eye and without a shred of animosity in Her voice

' Your Highness as Your Attendant this is the best I can do if You wish to hit Me with Your sword then I will neither dodge nor parry because Your wishes take priority over My Safety, I swore My life to Your Highness and none in the Apeiros bloodline have ever made empty commitments. Your Highness You may punish Me however You wish but I will not wield My sword against You.'

I sigh

' You are unbelievably uptight Heleia but still I am grateful for Your loyalty also I apologise if I was a bit rude towards You I simply wanted to face You because I know You are quite strong '

Heleia looks a bit surprised and her face softens up slightly

' There is no need to apologize Your Highness but I am thankful for Your warm words and will serve You faithfully with My Life '

She bows to Me

' Let's go back to My Room Heleia I want to converse with You about something '

Heleia nods and We walk back to My Room

We arrive in My Room then I ask Heleia to cast a perception barrier around the Room to prevent any information leaks

I take a seat on the sofa while Heleia stands in front Me

' So Heleia I researched House Apeiros a bit and found out some interesting facts '

She stiffens up upon hearing My words

' Apparently House Apeiros used to be one of the four duchies of Grayworth but after a clash with House Crossbell 2 years ago the Heir to House Apeiros at the age of 12 slaughtered the entire House Crossbell on Her Own and was sentenced to solitary confinement but was chosen by the First Prince to be His Personal Attendant '

Heleia stands before Me silent

' Well does it ring a bell Heleia Apeiros Heir to House Apeiros? '

Heleia takes a deep breath and nods

' It is as You say Your Highness I did slaughter the entirety of House Crosswell 2 years ago and was sentenced to be executed once I came of age in accordance with Imperial laws and was to supposed remain in solitary confinement till then but then the Emperor summoned Me to the Imperial court and said that You had chosen Me as Your Personal Attendant '

Heleia seems a bit nervous but speaks up

' Ever since then I have been curious why did You choose Me Your Highness? everyone including the Emperor and the Imperial Court had declared Me a psychotic Monster when I was convicted so Why? '

I smile

' Your potential was absolutely beautiful You had such impressive dormant abilities that I could not let You die and had to make You Mine. That's all '

Heleia looks surprised and I stand up

' I won't ask why You did what You did 2 years ago as Your Lord I accept You sins and all but when You feel ready to reveal the events of 2 years ago I am here to listen '

I gently pat Her head

She trembles slightly then composes Herself and kneels before Me

' Your Highness Asterios Grayworth I am Yours to command for eternity. '

Her eyes shine with unwavering conviction

' I accept Your loyalty Heleia Apeiros '

The next day I use My Authority as the Crown Prince to pardon House Apeiros and appointed Heleia as the Duchess of Apeiros and asked Her to make Her Subordinates create a information gathering organization for Me and it takes a month to fully set up the organization.

One month later

I open My eyes and wake up

As always Heleia stands beside My door

' Good morning Your Highness '

She still has a somewhat blank look her face most of the time but now there's a playful smile on Her face whenever We are alone

' Haven't I told You Heleia when We are alone You can just refer to Me as Aster? '

Helena chuckles slightly

' I know I was simply jesting Lord Aster '

I sigh

' You sure have gotten playful these days well let's go to the training grounds Heleia '

' As You command My Lord '

We walk to the training grounds

Pretty neat I now have a stable source information in this World and a trustworthy subordinate too , This new World is pretty fun