Since he was an anime addict, Ash wasn't too surprised when he realized he had been reincarnated. No, to be more exact, at first, he was so surprised that he almost fainted, but after a while, he calmed down.
Because now, Ash needed to know where he was and whether he was in danger or not.
Almost immediately, he asked the girl in the silver armor the question that any normal person would ask in this situation:
"Hey, where am I? And who am I?"
Although she was still a bit puzzled by her master's strange actions, she quickly answered Ash's question, not making him wait too long:
"My Prince, we are at the edge of the Voidveil Empire to deal with the remaining remnants of the Ur Kingdom, a kingdom that was destroyed by our mighty Empire."
"WHAT!?!?!?!?" Ash shouted loudly, causing the girl to be startled.
'Voidveil...Voidveil...Voidveil...' He kept muttering that name in surprise and panic.
And Ash's reaction was also understandable because Voidveil was an extremely familiar name to him, a name that he had always heard and read for the past 6 years.
To put it simply, Voidveil was the name of the Empire in the game False Horizon, which was also the game with that hellish difficulty level. And somehow, Ash was reincarnated into this damned place.
Why, out of all the worlds, all the possible scenarios, was he reincarnated into this place?
It could also be said that being reincarnated into this game was even worse than spending the rest of his life in hell.
Here, if he was lucky, he would die quickly without pain, but if he was unlucky, Ash would be tortured in the most brutal way, unable to die or live.
But!
If Ash was lucky enough to be reincarnated into a strong character in the game, a character who had awakened the system, then his chances of survival would increase quite a bit.
He still had hope, and he had to believe in it.
So, he couldn't help but eagerly ask the girl what his name was:
"Then what's my name?"
"What are you talking about my Prince? You are the Third Prince of the Voidveil Empire, named Ash "Worthless" Voidveil." Still in a gentle but firm voice, the girl replied.
Hearing this, Ash's body completely froze, he didn't know what to say anymore.
"Why…why…why…why…" Ash muttered like a madman, completely unable to control himself anymore.
"FUCK! WHY AM I, OF ALL THE CHARACTERS, REINCARNATED INTO ASH "WORTHLESS" VOIDVEIL?????" Ash was completely blown away.
The game False Horizon was a game with over 500 different powerful characters, but, among the 500 characters that had awakened the system, he was reincarnated into the body of the Third Prince Ash.
Or there were other names such as: The Useless Prince, the hated one, the one who only knew how to destroy, the bastard, the piece of trash, ...
Ash "Worthless" Voidveil was an extremely special and memorable character for Ash because after all, it was a gift that the game developer gave him when he became the most famous streamer about False Horizon.
The Third Prince Ash was designed based on his real face, so all of his and Ash's features were exactly the same, not even a little different.
His face was slim, the sharp lines as if carved.
His eyes were cold and deep, his gaze was full of confidence and contempt.
His short, soft black hair fell lightly, hugging his forehead and highlighting his smooth, white skin.
However, Ash "Worthless" Voidveil was a bug character. It wasn't because he had the power to unbalance the game, but because he was too weak, pathetically weak.
Furthermore, the tutorial to obtain this character was designed to be so difficult that no one could pass no matter what they did.
Together, they made it completely impossible to possess the Third Prince Ash.
Even Ash, the top player, couldn't possess this character because no matter what he did, the Third Prince Ash would definitely die and the tutorial would fail.
It was as if that was the intention of the game developer.
And ironically, now, he was in the body of this useless Prince.
'Should I kill myself?' Ash stared at the short sword on the table as if he was looking at jewels.
If he killed himself now, at least he would have a gentle death without suffering pain. But…was that what he really wanted?
Just as Ash was about to let go of everything, slowly reaching for the short sword, the images of his parents, his brothers, his loyal viewers, and everything good he had experienced suddenly flashed through his mind like a shooting star.
It was those memories that made Ash's eyes come alive again and filled with hope like before he was reincarnated.
He smiled softly and slowly withdrew his arm, determined not to kill himself anymore.
Ash would survive in this world and return to his old world. No matter how much pain or torture he had to go through, Ash would continue to move forward.
His only goal was to return to his old world, to continue to enjoy that beautiful life until his hair turned white and his body became weaker.
Even if the tutorial of the Third Prince Ash was unreasonably difficult. Even if the character he was in was a pathetic, useless character…
…Ash would always move forward, do everything and return to his world. After all, he was the number 1 player of False Horizon and the first person to complete that game.
'Heh, someone who has cleared this deadly difficult game has now been reincarnated into The Useless Prince? It's truly unimaginable.'
***
"Then you, what's your name?" Ash asked the cool girl, who was still standing in front of him, observing his every action closely.
"Why are you asking such strange questions today, my Prince?" The girl wondered, and she really had the right to react like that.
But so what? Currently, Ash was the Third Prince of the Voidveil Empire, and he would make good use of his family background:
"Huh? Who are you to have the right to question me? I am the Third Prince of the mighty Voidveil Empire, and you have no right to ask me like that."
Ash was confident that the girl would hastily apologize for her rude behavior just now, but contrary to his expectations, she just stood there, looking at him with a somewhat puzzled and strange gaze.
'Huh? Did I say something wrong?'
Then, with a helpless sigh, the girl slowly spoke, but still without any trace of remorse towards Ash:
"I am Serena, and also your servant and your sword, Your Highness. Have you forgotten me?"
'Wait, if that's the case, shouldn't she show me some respect? Why is she suddenly acting like we're on the same level?'
But suddenly,
"Wait, what did you say your name was?" Ash asked again, his eyes looking as if he had just remembered something important.
"Uhm…my name is Serena, why are you asking that?"
Hearing this, Ash couldn't help but gasp in surprise and shock.