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Chapter 1: Rein Gray

Many Academy students had gathered on the walkway and stared at the scene before them.

A young man in the Academy uniform knelt on one knee.

He had a handsome face with well-proportioned features, bright sapphire-like eyes, and dark hair that accentuated an air of mystery.

At that moment, he held a bouquet of fresh flowers as he half-knelt before a cool and aloof woman clad in light armor with a single ponytail.

Suddenly his body trembled, and he looked at the flowers in his hand with a hint of confusion.

He thought he had just been asleep at his desk.

Where was he? Was he dreaming?

Before he could figure out what was happening, the woman in front of him furrowed her brow and began to speak.

“Rein, I am not considering marriage at the moment, and yet you come here to propose to me…does your father know?”

Her words made him even more confused.

He wondered, Rein? A proposal?

Was he really dreaming?

Yet the texture of the flowers in his hand and the noisy crowd made everything feel so real.

“Make way, please make way.”

A few steady voices mingled with the clanging of armor as they came from the crowd.

After a moment, several guards bearing lion insignias on their armor emerged from the circle of students.

Without a word, they lifted the still-kneeling and somewhat bewildered young man and took him away.

The bouquet fell from his hand as they carried him off.

Su Yu felt pain as their muscular arms pinched his own.

He realized that he was not dreaming, but…he had transmigrated.

The students watched Rein being led away by his family’s guards and gradually dispersed without saying much, treating it as after-dinner gossip.

After all, he was Rein, an utter rogue prone to all sorts of eccentric antics.

Ellipses lingered in the air.

Bang!

In an opulent and elegant room, a burly middle-aged man suddenly rose from his seat and angrily hurled a porcelain teacup onto the floor beside Rein, who was kneeling before his desk.

“Look at what you’ve done now! You actually had the nerve to openly court Sophia Ward at the Academy! Why couldn’t you like anyone else?”

The enraged man slammed his fist forcefully against the desk.

His final blow shattered the desk to splinters without a scratch on the floor, showing just how precise his control over his strength was.

“I, Fude Gray, Rank 6 Luminary Knight and the mightiest lion of House Gray, why do I have such a worthless son like you?”

His wrath unleashed a majestic aura that radiated off him like a full-grown lion.

“Lord.”

The well-dressed man in a suit, who had stood erect beside Fude Gray, spoke up.

He was Jonas Gray.

He was the butler of the marquis family… Gray.

Jonas’s reminder calmed Fude slightly; he drew a deep breath and reined in his aura.

Rein Gray, still on his knee, looked helpless as he listened to the fierce scolding of the stern man before him.

He had just transmigrated and been dragged here by a group of guards, only to be yelled at by the man in front of him.

Fude’s gaze fell on Rein’s bewildered expression, which angered him all the more.

“You damn brat, do you have any idea how big a mess you’ve caused today!?”

Suddenly, Rein’s head throbbed painfully as a flood of memories surged into his mind.

He clutched his head and pressed it hard against the wooden floor, hoping to relieve some of the pain.

Fude glared at Rein’s actions and cursed, “Damn it, he’s faking illness again; every time he gets into trouble, he plays sick… can’t he think of anything else?”

Seeing Rein’s pained expression, which didn’t seem feigned, Jonas frowned slightly.

He stepped forward, placed a hand on Rein’s head, sensed his condition with his Battle Qi, and then shook his head at Fude.

Jonas’s shake silenced Fude, who furrowed his brow in confusion… did the boy actually have a headache?

Rein gradually lost consciousness and slumped onto the floor.

The two men exchanged a glance over Rein’s prone body, and Fude lit a cigar, saying to Jonas.

“Jonas, take him back to his room and summon some court physicians to check on this brat. Hmph, he never fails to worry me.”

Jonas nodded, hoisted Rein up, opened the door, went upstairs, and soon placed Rein on his large bed.

He then instructed the maids nearby, “Do not disturb Master Rein; the court physicians will come to examine him shortly.”

The maids hurriedly nodded.

When he returned to Fude’s side, a new desk had already replaced the old one in the room.

Fude frowned over the desk, pondering how to smooth things over for Rein.

Sophia Ward was the Ward family’s brightest talent, who at only 18 had already attained the Rank 2 Intermediate Knight status.

She had broken the record as the youngest Rank 2 Knight in the Ecisia Empire and was one of its most dazzling prodigies.

The Ward family was also a marquis family like House Gray.

Since both families ranked among the top noble houses of the Ecisia Empire, each commanded several knight and warrior legions.

Therefore, even without ducal titles, both houses wielded power comparable to dukes.

As for Rein’s declaration of love for Sophia, it was on the surface just a young man’s romantic yearning for a girl.

At its core, however, it was…an alliance between House Gray and House Ward.

If Fude himself were the emperor, he would surely be suspicious of Rein’s actions today.

After all, the combined power of House Gray and House Ward could rival that of the imperial family.

Sigh, the real task now was to get the emperor to lower his guard.

Jonas quietly stood beside Fude, pouring him tea.

Clang, clang, clang.

A rhythmic knock sounded at the door.

“Come in.”

A well-dressed, full-figured woman opened the door.

Fude’s stern lionlike expression softened when he saw her.

“Leila, what brings you here?” he said as he asked Jonas to bring her a seat.

Leila Russell accepted the chair Jonas offered and nodded slightly.

She gracefully sat and addressed Fude in the main seat, “Darling, you’re still worried about Rein’s incident today, aren’t you?”

Fude nodded, “Yes, that brat gets into trouble every day, and this time he really stirred up a huge mess.”

Leila took out several documents from her Magic Ring and handed them to Fude.

“My dear husband is merely afraid the emperor will misunderstand and suspect House Gray.”

“Now, before the matter escalates, we should quickly find a wife for Rein, then engineer a rift with House Ward so the emperor will understand our intention and not believe outside rumors.”

“These are Adele Hill’s files; I’ve had someone investigate her, and I think she’s suitable. My dear husband, take a look; if you agree, let us arrange their betrothal as soon as possible.”

Leila’s words brightened Fude’s expression; he set down his teacup and immediately began reviewing Adele Hill’s files.

On the second floor, Rein’s room.

“Master Rein is out of danger; he only experienced a temporary surge of Qi and blood. Here is a calming elixir… take one small vial daily, and he should recover within a week.”

Eve Julie, the Gray family’s head maid, accepted several vials from the elderly physician, nodded, and personally escorted him downstairs to depart by carriage.

Still in his Academy uniform, Rein addressed the cluster of maids beside him.

“Everyone out, let me be alone.”

“Yes, Master.” The maids bowed slightly to Rein, who was sitting on the bed, and one by one exited the room.

Rein leaned back and fell onto the soft bed, staring up at the ceiling of his room.

The evening sun streamed through the large floor-to-ceiling window, bathing the room in golden light.

He was a corporate slave from Blue Star who had graduated from a third-rate diploma mill with state assistance.

He had unexpectedly transmigrated.

He had crossed into this sword-and-magic world.

However, magic was in sharp decline in Rein’s era, known as the Dharma Decline Era.

Centuries ago, when the continent of Soltis was unified by a superpower, its king, for unknown reasons, ordered the slaughter of mages and the burning of spellbooks.

This led to the near extinction of magical professions across the continent.

Currently, the main combat forces on the continent were knights, warriors, or assassins who cultivated Battle Qi through various breathing techniques.

Of course, some still studied magic, but they were exceedingly rare.

First, the loss of spellbooks and meditation methods; second, the scarcity of individuals with magical talent.

Perhaps only one in 10,000 humans studied magic, not counting elves and elf hybrids.

Take Brisley Royal Academy, where Rein studied, which had tens of thousands of students but only a handful of them learning magic.

As the scion of a knightly family, Rein wanted to cultivate Battle Qi but…could not.

Because he lacked the innate talent for Battle Qi.

Even House Gray’s supreme breathing technique… the Dauntless Lion Breathing Technique… could not enable Rein, who lacked the gift, to produce Battle Qi.

However, Rein’s magical gift was unprecedentedly powerful… an all-attribute magic talent.

This meant that Rein could wield any elemental magic: lightning, light, darkness, even spatial magic.

But it was useless, for there was no meditation method to match his great talent, and he could not fully utilize it.

It was like giving water to a six-cylinder turbocharged engine, causing Rein’s cultivation progress to crawl like a turtle.

As a result, Rein once fell into despair and became a rogue nobleman who spent his days bullying others and picking fights under House Gray’s prestige.

Reflecting on the absurd deeds of his predecessor, Rein let out a bitter smile.

What a catastrophic beginning.

Although the start was chaotic, the predecessor had never paid attention to noble etiquette, so Rein did not have to bother imitating such customs.

That was the only consolation he could find.

Clang, clang, clang.

“Enter.”

Rein lay in bed without getting up and said.

Head maid Eve Julie pushed a serving cart into Rein’s room and approached him.

“Master, change your clothes and eat first; today I’ve prepared your favorite azure lobster tail.”

Rein lay in bed and turned his head to look at Eve, who was tall and statuesque, making her clothes strain to contain her figure.

Feeling Rein’s gaze, Eve said lightly, “Master, do you wish for me to sleep with you? If Madam approves, I can do so at any time.”

Rein sat up and shook his head, then allowed Eve to help him change.

He had experienced a lot today and felt worn out; otherwise, he might have asked his mother to bring Eve to his quarters.

After all, a mature sister like Eve was his favorite type, though…lolis were great too.

Watching Eve, who was taller than him, diligently change his clothes, he couldn’t help but sigh at how wonderful this wicked society was.

As soon as he had finished changing his shirt, Eve noticed the necklace around his neck and asked in puzzlement.

“Master, where did this necklace come from? I’ve never seen it before; it looks like the one in the book.”

Rein raised an eyebrow in confusion.

He thought to himself, a necklace? A book?

He didn’t remember the original host ever wearing a necklace.

He looked down at the necklace around his neck.

His pupils contracted instantly.

It was the very one!

It was the necklace he had on Blue Star, picked up at a street stall.

It had traveled with him through the transmigration!

Could it be his golden cheat?

Hiding his surprise, Rein casually said, “Oh, I bought it recently; it just looked nice to me.”

Eve nodded without comment, as asking about her master’s necklace was impolite, especially for a head maid.

With Eve’s assistance, Rein quickly changed into the silk-like loungewear.

Eve then wheeled the serving cart to Rein’s bedside and lifted the silver lids from the dishes.

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