I Became the First Prince: Legend of Sword's Song

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𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢²

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An unexpected visitor visited the mana heart facility today.

"His Highness is coming! Hurry up and arrange your garments! Prepare yourselves for His Highness's arrival!" echoed in the hall as workers tried their best to look presentable to the prince.

From the look of their faces, one could only assume that the mana heart facility was the last place they would expect Prince Adrian to be, especially after his near-death experience.

"No, why is this man not paying attention even after he almost died?" I found myself thinking out loud

The maid who was helping the general manager looked at me and blushed.

I recalled my current situation, how the prince died at the tip of my blade. And how his body belongs to me now. Closing my mouth seems like the correct thing to do now.

"You can go now. His Majesty, the King, needs your service." Nogisa dismissed the maid and turned her attention to me, displeased.

"Why do you pretend not to know?" Nogisa's voice sounded impatient, almost disappointed.

Based on the situation, I can tell that Nogisa was the prince's teacher whose body I took over. I have no clue what she taught the prince, and I have no way of pretending to know even if I wanted to.

"Your Highness?" her expression changed. She was staring at me as if she saw something strange. I could feel her eyes probing into me, looking for an aberration to analyze.

"Perhaps the trauma of the incident messed up your memories," she said, "and you may not remember everything about who you are."

Amnesia was a convenient excuse handed out to me in a silver platter. Finally, I had an alibi.

"I guess?" I replied, feigning ignorance.

Nogisa asked for a bit of rice cake from one of the servants. But before she could savor her meal, the king arrived.

I could not help but admire the king as I watched him enter the hall. He was a brilliant middle-aged man standing proud and tall amongst his attendants-the complete opposite of his son who lost his life because of his carelessness.

Meeting Prince Adrian made me think that perhaps over the centuries that I remained asleep in my sheath, my old friend's bloodline was watered down until the mighty lion became a shriveling cat. But the king in front of me seemed to have no shortage of the charisma and dignity needed to lead an entire nation.

"You look much better than I heard," the king said, his words heavy with affection for a son he almost lost.

"You didn't even say hello to your father," he continued, "I thought you were going to die."

"Your Majesty, it seems Prince Adrian has lost his memory due to the accident," Nogisa replied for me.

The king turned his head to me, waiting for confirmation. I nodded.

"Oh my god! How could this be?" The king exclaimed, losing a bit of his composure "Why wasn't I informed immediately? Call the physicians to figure out how to remedy this!"

Ui-Yu arrived at a moment's notice.

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"I cannot find any abnormality in His Highness's head," Ui-Yu reports, "the temporary memory loss may be due to mental shock."