Published: January 4, 2026
Inside the palace, in the emperor’s study.
Though called a study, it was more like a library, housing over a hundred thousand books and almost all the documents since the emperor’s ascension.
I was summoned there and was kneeling before my father—the emperor himself.
“Have you called for me, Father?”
“Yes.”
With a voice full of dignity, my father nodded graciously.
While I greeted him, he glanced over some documents, signed them, and handed them to the attendant eunuch.
After finishing his state affairs, my father finally looked up and met my gaze.
“How have you been?”
“I am diligently improving every day.”
“Good.”
He gave a small nod, then signaled the eunuch who had efficiently handled the documents to come over.
The trusted eunuch gave instructions to a lower-ranking eunuch, who then approached me.
He cast a spell.
The spell that reveals one’s status—a magic cast on me right after I was born, which had surprised everyone.
After a moment, my status appeared in a form visible to all.
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Name: Noah Alarate
Thirteenth prince of the ararat empire
Gender: Male
Level: 1/∞
HP: F Fire: F
MP: F Water: SS
Strength: E Wind: F
Stamina: E Earth: F
Intelligence: F Light: F
Spirit: F Darkness: F
Speed: F
Dexterity: E
Luck: E
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“Hmm, it’s improved again. Unlike last time, your Strength is now E.”
My father said with interest as he left his desk and came up closer to peer at my status.
“And yet your level remains at 1. Fascinating. I have never heard of anyone whose abilities improve without their level increasing. You truly are a mysterious child.”
“Thank you.”
That special constitution, which surprised everyone from that day and which my father now called “mysterious.”
Six years have passed since I reincarnated, and I have gradually begun to understand its cause.
It is linked to my “subordinates.”
The extra part after the “+” that only I can see, which increases or decreases depending on the people under my command or servants.
Thinking back, my status rose immediately after my territory was decided that time, and this time, after I took an entire village affected by the recent flood under my protection, my Strength, which had been F+F, appeared as E.
By the way, this is how I currently see it.
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Name: Noah Alarate
Thirteenth prince of the ararat empire
Gender: Male
Level: 1/∞
HP: F Fire: F
MP: F Water: E+S
Strength: F+F Wind: F
Stamina: F+F Earth: F
Intelligence: F Light: F
Spirit: F Darkness: F
Speed: F
Dexterity: F+F
Luck: F+F
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After noticing this, I investigated and asked around, but no one else seemed to have this “+” attribute.
It appeared to be unique to me.
Also, the “∞” in my level remains a mystery; no one else knows its meaning.
So for now, I keep this secret even from my father, the emperor.
“Is this why you summoned me, Father?”
“Hm? Ah, right, I have another matter. Noah, I hear you purchased an entire village.”
“...”
I swallowed hard.
I was surprised. It had happened just a few days ago, and I hadn’t even reported it yet. How did he know?
“Don’t be so surprised. I didn’t call you here to scold you. On the contrary.”
“Huh?”
“…”
Father clasped his hands behind his back and began pacing the study as if lost in thought.
“There will always be those who try to profit from disasters like that. Usually, by the time it reaches me, those people have already drained all the benefits. And then I—the nation—must send people and money to clean up the mess. A double disaster: natural and man-made.”
“...”
“How did you find out?”
He stopped and, still with his hands behind his back, turned his neck toward me.
I answered honestly.
“A maid from that village was serving at Prince Thirteen’s residence. I heard she was about to be sold into a brothel.”
“I see. So it was by chance.”
“...Yes, by chance.”
“Chance. Or heaven’s will. If it had been at Albert’s place, you would have been cleaning up a triple mess.”