Ed could hear his new family's footsteps getting closer and he was getting nervous. Then Becky entered his room after knocking to announce that his family is here.
"Let them in"
As the four people walked in he could see that they were indeed worthy of being royalty, his 30 something-year-old father was tall almost 190 cm and looked strong with blond hair and blue eyes he also had a saber hanging down from his waist. His mother was a beautiful woman who was a bit short but that added even more to her charm she also had blond hair and blue eyes, she looked like she was in her twenties.
He could also see his little brother and sister walk in as well. They could only be described as handsome and beautiful; he knew they were both 16 and 8 years old respectively.
"Edward how are you feeling, "His father Arthur asked him with a stern attitude, Ed could feel the disappointment of his father for the state he was in.
"I'm okay now father thank you for your concern "Ed tried to emulate the previous prince's attitude the best he could, It was lucky that they had similar personalities.
"How can you be okay when you're so beat up?! Do you know what would have happened to me if you had died!!"His mother Elizabeth had tears falling down from her eyes.
"I really am okay mother" Ed felt touched by the worry his mother showed.
Although he didn't have a bad relationship with his parents in the world before, they were still separated most of the time due to work, school and even TV and internet.
"Humph if you had been stronger this wouldn't have happened" His brother Eric showed a cold attitude but Ed knew from his memories that this was the way his brother acted; he wanted to be tough all time.
"Are you really okay brother? You won't die will you?!"His sister Bella had tears in her eyes.
"I'm okay Bella don't worry hahaha"
Suddenly his father spoke "Here are a few pills I bought they should help you heal up in less than 3 days"
Just after he put the pills down he instructed Becky to feed the pills to Ed thinking that his hands were still unusable, and then left the room. After talking a bit more with Ed his family also left his room.
Becky came twice that day to feed him the pills and change his bandages; the embarrassment he felt was indescribable.
After he made sure no one would bother him for the rest of the day he got up and started to do some basic workout such as pushups, squats etc...
After he finished his workout he heard a notification from his system
Str+1, Sta+1.
"System how come I gained these stats without leveling up?"
[Reminder that host now lives like a game character, Continuous actions should help you gain stats. However, leveling up is still the best way possible to get stronger]
Ed nodded and got back to bed, it was already late at night so he wanted to sleep and review all that had happened that day since it was no normal day at all.
Ed passed his 3 days while training his body and enduring the embarrassment brought upon him by having a maid. In these 3 days, he was able to increase in Str and Sta stats by 3 more each and even got used to the feeling of dizziness when using the Sharingan, even he can't use it for more than 10 minutes at a times.
On the fourth day's morning, Ed woke up early, took off his bandages and wore his clothes that were, even more, embarrassing especially the coat he had to wear. He then left to meet his father after informing his maid Becky. He was planning to leave for the city market to buy things so he could practice his swordsmanship.
After meeting up with his father he immediately said "Father I would like to leave for the city market"
His father showed slight concern since he knew his son was weak and didn't usually leave the house.
"Are you going to be okay?"
"Yes father"
"Then ask Becky to go with in case something happens"
'So I even need a woman to accompany me ... how did you survive up till now you poor prince'
Ed then immediately headed towards the city market with 100 gold coins; with his attire, everyone knew he had a noble position so no dared to scam him.
He then went inside a blacksmith shop while asking Becky to wait for him. He was looking for a chance to bring out the Murata-tou Katana he had in the Inventory.
As he was strolling around the shop the system suddenly spoke after a while.
[Requesting for host to buy the sword in the corner as it is a rare grade sword]
"What do you mean rare grade? Weapons have grades?"
[All items have grades and they are divided into common, uncommon, rare, epic, legendary, mythical and supreme grade]
"Then why do I have to buy only a rare grade sword shouldn't there be better ones?"
[This sword is the best in the country right now that you can buy, all higher graded swords are part of people's property so you can't buy them, only steal them]
'I see that makes sense, although I wonder how the system knew who has what sword...'
Ed then picked up the sword and went to the counter to buy it.
The shopkeeper then spoke, "that sword is useless so you can have it for only 1 gold coin".
Ed was surprised since the system asked him to buy this sword specifically yet the shopkeeper told him it was useless. He then understood that the shopkeeper's skill was very inferior to what they should be.
Ed paid and immediately left while informing Becky to tell the family to watch out for weapons they buy from this shop.
After strolling around a bit more, Ed bought some herbs used for pill concoction and headed back to his home; he had ended up using only 20 gold coins.
If there are any mistakes please point them out to me so i can fix them, otherwise enjoy :)
After getting back from his market trip, Ed decided to check out his current state while training so he headed to the training grounds used by his family members.
While on his way, he met a handsome looking young man no older than him heading towards his father's room. He recognized this young as Griffin, the number one disciple of the glory sect. He was also the one that is most likely to reach the heavenly establishment in this sect.
While passing by Ed, Griffin greeted him with a smile "Hello young master Edward".
Ed couldn't help but return his greeting thinking that he was a cheerful fellow; however, he couldn't help but shake the feeling that something was wrong with him. It was just a feeling so he decided to let go of it and move on.
Finally, Ed got to the training grounds and then proceeded to try out his Murata-tou along with his One-sword style.
Although Ed never used a sword in his life he could feel like he was connected to his sword, sword movements kept popping up in his head one after the other.
He could now perform almost all basic sword skills such as overhead strikes and counter strikes, however, he could not perform the more complicated skills, as his was body was still too weak to perform them.
Ed kept training for about 2 hours and then started to rest. It was the most training he had done in his life, but the extra stats he got before helped him out. He even got extra stats in Str and Sta as well as Agl this time.
"System show me my stats currently"
[String scan...scan complete]
Name: Edward Avalon.
Level: 1.
Stats:
Str : 15.
Agl: 12.
Int: 10.
Def: 10.
Sta: 15.
Skills: One-sword style, Etiquette, Haggling.
Abilities: Sharingan, Spectral Shadow Steps.
Monsters: None.
Evaluation: a slight improvement, but you'll still have a hard time.
Ed felt a little disappointed that his evaluation didn't change for a bit. But he still got back to training after his res; this time he wanted to test the new sword he got and regretted not being able to use It alongside his Murata-tou.
"System, is there any way to learn how to use 2 swords?"
[Host can try to learn how to use them by continuous training or use the Upgrade card he got earlier]
Ed then remembered that he had gotten some cards when he used the Gacha for the first time.
"System use the Upgrade card on the One-sword style skill"
[Confirm use of Upgrade card?]
"Yes!!" Ed didn't hesitate at all since he knew Two-sword style skills can help him a lot with both offense and defense.
*Ding*
Acquired Two-sword style.
"System will I still be able to use one sword skills even after losing the skill?" Ed couldn't help but ask since he noticed his One-sword style skill was replaced.
[Yes. Since the skill was upgraded not removed, all previous skills can still be used]
Ed felt relieved after hearing what the system said since he was wondering whether to use the Upgrade card on his sword skill or the Sharingan. But since his body still can't keep up with the use of the Sharingan it was better to upgrade the One-sword style.
After equipping both Murata-tou and his new sword, which he named Murasame, he took a stance similar to the Niten Ichi Ryu, which made him look very imposing. Ed also activated his Sharingan wanting to get used to it and started training that way.
It took him 10-12 minutes before collapsing to the ground this time, but this training helped improve a lot as he gained bonuses in all of his stats.
Ed noticed that he was sweating a lot and decided to take a bath, It was his first bath in almost a week!! He didn't get the chance to take the bath as he was pretending to be injured before but now there was no problem.
As he turned around to make his way for the bath, he noticed his little sister Bella sitting there with her eyes sparkling with anticipation. He immediately got a chill thinking that she saw his red eyes because of the Sharingan. But his fears were soon swept away after she spoke.
"Brother what were those moves that you just did?!! they were so beautiful!"Bella said with excitement in her voice.
'Seems she didn't notice after all...' Thinking that he told her "It's just something I picked up after watching my dad and general Leonard all these years" Ed remembered the name of the sword loving general at a convenient time.
Even then Bella didn't stop her assault " But brother your moves were a lot more beautiful, can you please teach me how to do them?!"
"Sure sometimes let us both train together" Bella was only 8 years old yet she showed such interest in sword training; Ed thought that this was the difference between his previous world and this one.
After promising to train Bella she finally let him go and find the bath. Ed then asked Becky to prepare his clothes, as if he tried to do it himself they would all think he was possessed or something.
Entering the bath he felt both nostalgic and surprised. The bath looked like a public bathroom but it was bigger and more luxurious with 2 lion heads constantly pouring the hot water into the bathtub.
As he was about to enter the bath he caught his reflection in the water and thought that this was the first time he saw his face in this world. He had features similar to his father more than his mother but he was still a handsome man nonetheless. The only weird thing he noticed was that his eyes were black rather than blue like his parents; even his brother who had heterochromia was still normal compared to him.
Ed entered the bath and was ready to relax when he suddenly heard the bath door opening and immediately got a fright. It was his father Arthur.
'Why the hell is my father here?!! Becky should have told him I was here!!'
Arthur then broke the silence "Hey Ed, how have you been? I heard you were here and wanted to have a talk with you"
In case anybody is wondering the Murata-tou is the weapon Saeko (from H.O.T.D) got and is considered quite the good katana. As for the sword styles, everybody probably guessed already but they're from Zoro of one piece , I like his character so i decided to use him for sword related skills.
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