We see the bright face of a man — very different from the previous boy’s face — showing a look of elegance.

  The young man lay on an exquisitely crafted bed, similar to those of royal families in medieval Earth’s period.

  His eyes were closed as sunlight continuously manifested on his face through the luxurious window.

  He wore a white robe with a red, neat cape on his left shoulder and pure black silk pants.

  On the white robe were four bronze lines, seemingly coated in light gold, spreading from his neck to the middle of the robe.

  On the opposite side, the same four bronze–gold lines ran from neck to middle, connected to the other side’s lines.

  The red cape on his left shoulder had a bronze–gold line outlining its edges.

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  “Ha…” The young man opened his eyes slightly but couldn’t fully open them because of the direct light shining on his face.

  He instantly sat up on the bed.

  Heavily breathing, he murmured to himself, “Where am I? WHAT THE HELL? Didn’t I die inside the canal?”

  His face showed panic — a mix of his near-death experience and the current anomaly of where he was.

  **[System Interface: Stats]**

  **Level:** 15

  **Reincarnated into:** Prince Cristus

  **Original Name:** Arther

  **Current Name:** Cristus

  **Stats:**

  * Strength: 28

  * Speed: 12

  * Agility: 34

  * Durability: 20

  * Endurance: 37 (22 + 15)

  * Age: 22

  **Activated Core Skills:** Slaying the Immortal, Call of the Wind, Indomitable Wings

  **Trait:** Kingly Bloodline

  **National Achievement:** Goblin Slayer (Common Grade Achievement)

  *Hunted 1000 goblins without killing any other creature within a week – +15 Endurance (scales with level).*

  “Ha… Huh?” The young man (Arther) was startled, unable to comprehend what was happening.

  “Rein… what? I don’t believe this. I must be in a dream,” he said, slapping himself twice — but nothing changed, though the pain felt real.

  “Maybe I fell into a deep sleep… what if I’m in a coma after someone rescued me from the canal?” He pondered, deciding to wait until he returned to consciousness.

  He thought, “If I just wait until I wake up from this coma… isn’t that a good idea?”

  **[Ding]**

  Suddenly, a high-pitched bell sound echoed from nowhere, startling Arther — or Cristus — once again.

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  **End of Chapter 3**