That's the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the scene right before my eyes.

I, Tyler Von Regulus, a few months over ten years old, Started my Journey as an adventurer just about a few months ago to claim the strength I might need to one day become a worthy king for my kingdom.

 But i had forgotten, even a world as beautiful as this one has its own rotten corners and right at this moment, that is exactly what i am looking at.

Currently, I am standing in a cave with my comrade. the cave is dimly lit with fire torches. In front of us is the Body of a girl. Beside me, my comrade, Jenny seems to be as shocked as me.

Even Jenny, a relatively veteran adventurer seems to have never come across something as vile as this scene. The girl has only few pieces of her clothes left on her body, with ...suspicious liquid sprayed all over. her body is full of fresh bruises.

Looking at the mark on her neck and body, anyone can tell she was alive just a little while ago and what had she gone through while she was.

'if only i had  not neglected those screams and rushed over....' i looked at the corpse with cold eyes, regretting my own choices of actions.

'Animalistic Scums....'

"Who goes there ?!" a scream suddenly came from behind. it seems like the magic wore off.

I can feel the presence of four men approaching us from behind.

 i turn around slowly to look at them, slowly coming out of the Darkness and there they were, the perpetrators of this disgusting scene. all of those scums were shirtless, with fresh scratch mark on their body and faces, marks left behind by the last ditch effort of self-defence from the poor girl.

"oh? its just two kids and one of them is even a pretty girl ...heh heh" one of them sneered, making wild fantasies about his next move.

'i will kill them'

It all started four years ago....  

"huh... huh.. what.. was that..."

I woke up with a jolt and looked around my room. a king size bed, golden cup and kettle on a luxurious table, a luxurious study table, over all it was a luxurious room.

 yes, it was my room. i got out of the bed and looked in the mirror and there i saw cute child of about six years old. He has raven black hair and amethyst purple eyes. a striking combination, i would say.

"is this... me ?"

i looked closely at the mirror.

"no, of course its me. i am Tyler Von Regulus, The third prince of the Regulus human nation."

I fell back onto the bed and squeezed my eyes shut.

"earth, Nick, Mom, Dad, School, science, Computer, Games... what are these memories then ?"

a lot of familiar yet unfamiliar images came flooding into my mind. my head starts to hurt all of a sudden so I got up. 'its as if a seal, deep in my soul has finally been unleashed'

"No, i actually know what these are. these are with no doubt the memories of my past life, when i was Nick, a normal software engineer on earth who died at the age of twenty three in a truck accident"

seems like i have been reincarnated but for some reason my memories were sealed and have awakened just now.

'maybe twenty three years old worth of memories would have been too much for a young brain' and so these memories somehow got sealed.

"whatever. i never thought i would get a chance to reincarnate in another world like those light novels, i read. and that too, in this world. i gotta Thank you a whole lot, truck-kun."

yes, 'this' world. i happen to know a lot about this world from my past life as a gaming nerd. This is without a doubt, the world of an academy Romance Fantasy Action RPG game, i used to play ...Maybe. Yes, this is not just a simple reincarnation but a transmigration in a game.. but first...

"lets see what is my situation in this world"

Tyler Von Regulus, a mob villainous character in the game 'Mage academy Saga'. He was pretty popular among female players because of his handsome character design and was even among the top five in male character popularity poles. He was prince who hailed as genius and magic prodigy in his childhood but grew up to be a calculative snake.

"What do i do now ?"

Tyler was not a character who would die or something in the story, much like those manhwa protags, as far i know. so, there is no need to take some extreme measures to prevent death like those manhwa protags. 

normally the protagonists make a plan to avoid death and live a happy slow life in some country side village, farming magical apples, away from his family, power struggles and last but not least, the original main game characters.

"making a plan following those stupid manhwa protagonist's footsteps would be hasty. so, let's see what options i have first"

i opened my personal diary and note my options. since i don't want anyone to find this out, lets use English. so, my i have three options....

one, participate in the tough royal succession war for the throne despite having the least chances of winning. no support, no grand lineage and my mother is the king's third wife, a concubine. So, getting support from other nobles is difficult if not impossible. 

second, marry myself off to a single daughter from a good noble house and become a good house husband and a pampered pet to my suga-- i mean rich wife.

third, my mother is a baronet, the second lowest noble title in this kingdom and thankfully, she owns a good amount of territory away from the capital. If i become her successor, i can a live happy and slow life.

"hmm..." I looked at the paper and contemplated.

the Second option is pretty good but an absolutely No-go. no way my pride will allow me to become a house husband. In marital relationships, where woman hold the power, the husband hardly ever get a happy ending.

the third option is something any typical protagonist would choose and it is the most feasible and the most stable one. maybe i should choose this one....

"...Like hell I would ever do that."

After living a dull life, using my life as an excuse to never try to achieve something great, what did i get ? a fateful encounter with truck-kun ? i died a meaningless death. I got a new chance at life and that too, as a prince. A lion cub should grow up to be what it is supposed to, a fucking Lion.

"i wont mess up this chance. since i am prince, shouldn't i aim to become a king."

"Option one, it is then" I grinned, my reflection in the mirror looking far more sinister than a six-year-old should.

"i really look handsome even while grinning" I muttered, turning my head to catch my best angle. "Even my villain face is a ten out of ten."

I focused on my reflection. Black color signifies power, authority, unknown and mystery while purple signifies power, royalty and luxury. its a fitting combination for a Royal Descendent.

Whatever, First i have to make a plan, but before i got to confirm something. Just when i was thinking about my next step, there was a knock at the door.