I was walking along the street when suddenly the ground started to shake gently, stopping me in my tracks. I looked around and realized I wasn't the only one who felt the tremor. The villagers all started running and rushing towards an unknown direction. Although I had no desire to know what was happening, I slowly moved towards the crowd that had gathered.

I squeezed myself into the crowd with difficulty, not having a clear view. The villagers were all staring in one direction. Following the wave of the crowd, I looked towards where they were staring.

*Stunned*

Was I seeing correctly? Isn't that the crown prince? What day is it today?

A boy who seemed slightly taller than my current height was riding his white horse through the crowd present in that place. His honey-blond hair was very striking in the sunlight, but he behaved like an adult.

How old was he?

"I'm seven years old, and he's three years older than me."

He's a ten-year-old boy, yet at this age, he's attending to the affairs of his land? Ah, what was I doing at this age? Right, in the castle of demons, I started killing people. His face looks like my own face in childhood.

I closed my eyes for a short moment to let the person I once hated pass by me.

*Thud*

Due to the crowd's push, I was shoved forward and fell in front of the crown prince's horse.