Ainz Ooal Gown: Noble Knight.

In the year 225 of the Kingdom Calendar, the capital of the Kingdom of Ri Yesteje.

Inside the Eindora family mansion, a six-year-old child stares blankly out the window at the azure sky, utterly dejected.

The white clouds, as light as feathers, float leisurely in the azure sky, which is vast and deep, like an endless sapphire.

"It's so beautiful, but unfortunately we don't have much time left."

The boy murmured softly, his lovely face devoid of a smile, replaced by a melancholy beyond his years. A gentle breeze ruffled his loose, golden hair, as if trying to pull his mind away from his endless worries.

The boy was none other than Aragaki Tomoya. He was supposed to be the president of a large guild with more than ten world-class items, ruling the world in a fantasy novel, but he was unexpectedly reborn into a noble family in the Kingdom of Reyestige in this world.

Having lost all his power, and with combat strength equivalent to that of the natives, Aragaki Tomoya is not only unlikely to become a king, but it's also questionable how he will survive in Ainz Ooal Gown's clutches in the future.

Over the course of six years, Tomoya pondered countless reasons that led to his own downfall.

"Could it be that YGGDRASIL has a serious bug? When the servers shut down, the Asgard world I logged into had a bug, causing me to arrive here completely naked? Or am I not the only player experiencing this? Are players arriving at max level and with full gear a minority?"

"So, if I had listened to Selshana and stayed with them through the war, I would be one of the Seven Great Gods of the Theocracy," Aragaki Tomoya lamented.

Although doing this would prevent me from traveling through Faltiel's cathedral with me, it's still much better than being naked now.

"So, you've ended up punishing me, Hakisha?" Aragaki Tomoya forcibly stopped this train of thought, knowing he'd fall out if he kept thinking about it. "Or maybe, which old dragon king conducted some kind of primordial magic experiment and summoned me to another world?"

This is not impossible. In my previous life, no, I should say the life before that, there were rumors that the strongest Dragon Emperor accidentally opened a connection between two worlds while studying primordial magic. This was known as the "Dragon Emperor's Filth," which caused a new wave of players to descend every hundred years or so, known as the "Centennial Aftershocks."

There are also rumors that the Dragon Emperor deliberately opened the connection because he coveted the power of a world-class artifact. In either case, Primal Magic is inextricably linked.

Although the new generation of dragon kings cannot use primordial magic, there are still a few old dragon kings who can.

"Maybe some Dragon King was trying to use primordial magic to shut down the connection, and just happened to trap me?" Aragaki Tomoya couldn't believe he could be that unlucky. "Could it be that chuckling really does turn you into a villain?"

However, this is already the second most likely of the many possibilities.

"It's impossible that some kind of cheat code suddenly appeared in my house and created a game for me just a second before the server shuts down." After making a daily self-deprecating remark, Aragaki Tomoya's mood improved considerably.

Fortunately, he was a nobleman; if he had been dressed as a commoner, he probably wouldn't have been able to even make a living.

As a nobleman, Zhiye—no, he should be addressed as His Excellency Lucian Alvein Dale Aindra. In this world, Lucian has a subtle connotation of dawn, and using this name usually implies that one is likely to be the heir of the family.

Therefore, as the first in line to inherit the throne of the Aindra family, one of the kingdom's oldest and most prestigious noble families, even without Rune's deliberate inquiries, he could still glean some of the corrupt practices of the nobles.

This mere glimpse, the tip of the iceberg of hearsay, was enough to give Rune an immense shock. How come the world gets darker the more he travels through time?

"Onii-chan, you're sleeping here again. It's time to go to class. If you don't go soon, Cecilia-sensei will scold you again." A cute and soothing voice rang out, and a delicate, doll-like face appeared before Rune's eyes.

Rune took back what he said. Where in this world is there darkness? The world is truly wonderful.

Lakyus Alvein Dale Aindra, the captain of the Blue Rose in the original work, is a future faith-based magic caster (priest-warrior) with an overall level of approximately 29, having already entered the "hero" realm.

Now she's become Rune's twin sister, Spalashi, having such a beautiful sister from another world, coupled with a noble status.

If it weren't for the fact that Ainz Ooal Gown was about to descend in thirteen years, and that the Sword of Damocles was constantly threatening him, Rune would definitely be a winner in life.

"Seriously, if you don't get up soon, Onii-chan, I'm not calling you Onii-chan anymore."

"I'm already up," Rune replied, getting up at lightning speed and straightening his clothes.

This was something I tricked Laju into saying when she was still young and didn't understand. This kind of perk can't be cut off so soon.

"My brother is so strange. He only gets motivated when he calls me 'Onii-chan'," Lagisu said with a hint of disdain.

Thanks to the fact that communication is seamless in this other world, Lajus clearly understands that her older brother and her younger brother share the same idea. Otherwise, no matter how much Rune tries to persuade her, little Lajus would still have her own bottom line.

"Heh, wait until you go through your chuunibyou phase, then I'll record it all with my recording magic," Rune silently noted in his mind.

But for now, let's put on a sweet act. "Lahagi, let's hurry to the classroom. We can't keep Teacher Cecilia waiting too long," Rune said, pretending not to hear his sister's complaints.

"It's always because of you, brother, that I'm late~"

Rune grabbed his sister's hand and ran off, interrupting Lajus's spellcasting. After all, a wise and powerful older brother couldn't always be the subject of his sister's complaints.

Walking through the long corridor, Rune held Lahoz's hand and walked briskly down the deep red carpet.

Every few steps along both sides of the corridor, there is a magic crystal wall lamp, whose soft light illuminates the entire space warmly and brightly.

The wall lamps were made of silver, with a simple and elegant design. The base was cast in the shape of a stretching vine, supporting a fist-sized magic crystal.

These low-grade magic crystals only need to be charged once a month to glow day and night, making them the most common lighting method in noble residences—not too extravagant, but certainly not affordable for commoners.

In stark contrast to the dimly lit environment of the low-rent apartment in his previous life, Rune was momentarily stunned.

On the wall hang portraits of the Eindora family patriarchs, their stern faces scrutinizing each passing descendant.

"A descendant of the Thirteen Heroes? If this identity is used well, it might have a good effect in the future." Under heavy pressure, Rune habitually thought of his family's history.

"Onii-chan, hurry up!" Lajus complained softly, already impatiently crossing the courtyard corridor, where the classrooms were just ahead.

Rune nodded to her, gave her a reassuring smile, and quickly followed after her.

No matter what the future holds, at least for now, he still has a younger sister who needs his protection.

This is enough.