Chapter 6: Transmigration (3)
Through the window, he beheld a sight that defied all reason.
It wasn't a garden, it was a paradise.
Endless and serene, cloaked in an ethereal mist that drifted above a vast water pond. The surface shimmered like glass, mirroring graceful willows, blooming white flowers, and winding stone paths that flowed through the land like verses of a forgotten poem.
No noble estate could possess such grandeur.
This wasn't just a view.
It was the world he had awakened into.
As he was captivated by the beauty he heard loud noise.
As he look toward the area where the sound was coming from it was a crowd of people. Maybe around a thousand people have come.
All with happy expressions and some cheering the name " Our hero Aether Von Noctvain" "Our saviour Aether von Noctvain"
Wile saying this everyone kneel infront of the main house. The garden was filled with people gathering
As he stood there, captivated by the breathtaking beauty beyond the glass, a sudden uproar shattered the silence.
He turned toward the source of the noise. an enormous crowd had gathered at the edge of the garden. Hundreds no, perhaps a thousand people had come, their faces lit with joy and excitement. Cheers rang through the air like thunder.
"Our hero, Aether Von Noctvain!"
"Our saviour, Aether Von Noctvain!"
The voices blended into a chorus of reverence. And then, as if by silent command, they all knelt in unison before the main house. The once-tranquil garden now overflowed with life and devotion.
All of it… for him.
Naoki stood frozen, his breath caught in his throat.
Shock rippled through him as the crowd continued to chant, their eyes filled with admiration for him.
He hadn't done anything. He had only just arrived in this world, barely even grasped where he was. And yet, here they were… praising a name that now belonged to him.
Aether Von Noctvain
Who was he?
What had he done to earn this kind of devotion?
Naoki's mind raced. He didn't know the past of the body he now inhabited.
And yet, thousands knelt before him as if he were their salvation.
He could only stand there, speechless, drowning in a storm of unfamiliar glory.
* * *
It had been three days since Naoki arrived in this world, Eloria.
The body he now inhabited belonged to Aether Von Noctvain, the eldest son of a prestigious noble family.
Aether has one elder sister and three younger brothers, triplets, all equally mischievous and loud. And then there was the youngest, a six-year-old girl named Lyra Von Noctvain.
The young girl who looked just like Milly.
One day, their parents had vanished without warning. Leaving behind only questions and silence. With their sudden disappearance, Aether was forced to shoulder the family's burden. His sister had offered to take his place, but the family elders refused, insisting that a girl destined to marry into another house could not be the head of House Noctvain.
So she left.
She went to the Imperial Academy, the finest in the empire, and rose to student council president. Merit after merit, she earned everything. Not for herself but so her little brother Aether, wouldn't have to carry the weight alone.
And now, Naoki, wearing Aether's face, carrying his name, was left to play the role of heir.
A role that did not belong to him.
A legacy built by someone else.
A future that felt too heavy for shoulders not his own.
"So from today, I need to live as Aether and find the treasure left by my brother."
Sitting on the floor surrounded by books, Naoki's determination grew. He was resolved to uncover the treasures his older brother, Haruto, had left behind on Earth.