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*''Father was praised as the most powerful warrior in the Seiker family. It was to the point where not just everyone in Hamel, but everyone in Elrios continent knew the name Hamel's White Colossus, 'Helputt Seiker'. But father had one worry and it was that for a long time he didn't have an heir to continue the family lineage.''

*''As if there was a blessing from the goddess, father finally had a son and that was me 'Prince Seiker'. Father once told me while smiling that he almost shed tears the moment when he saw the baby smile while looking up at him with blue eyes as if he had inherited the energy of Hamel, the blue city of water.''

*''I was sick often when I was young and my appearance looked like a girl so there were many that sent me worried gazes saying that I wasn't fit to inherit the Seiker family lineage.''

*''Every time father heard them talk like this, he boasted saying "this child will grow up to be the greatest warrior in Seiker family's history". But they took this as a funny joke and sometimes sternly advised father to think about it seriously.''

*''Father called me by a nickname as he stayed beside me until I fell asleep. Only time I could see my busy father's face properly was during training but unlike his strict side during training, I liked my father's kind side so much that I sometimes wished I was sick.''

*''There was a special tradition that was passed down in the Seiker family. Upon birth, boys of the family received their own guardian stone at the family's altar. This guardian stone would resonate with its master in the future to generate a weapon and armor that would fit the personality and traits of its master.''

*''I was also curious about this so there was a time when I asked father carefully. Father told me that 'it's because the emotions from the moment when you receive your guardian stone in your hand, towards the future of the family and firm resolution you make for Hamel is something special that you can only feel in that moment'.''

*''I was finally able to receive my guardian stone on my eighth birthday. How much rigorous efforts had been put into by so many people to get that small stone on top of my palm… and what kind of resolve I needed to make from now on for the sake of Seiker family and Hamel... It was a moment where so many emotions intersected.''

*''Father spoke to me with a strict face. I nodded silently then stood in front of the altar for a long time so that I won't ever forget the weight of the guardian stone on my palm.''

*''Boy who paired up with me trailed his words as he looked around. I occasionally had training with the kids around my age and we were going to have a pair mock battle today. But I couldn't find a partner even until all of the other kids found theirs.''

*''Kids said the battle must be 'fair' so they paired me up with the strongest kid among us. But kids who paired up with me muttered while looking gloomy.''

*''I pushed away kids in my way then left the training field as if I was running away. It felt like shouts were coming from behind me but I ignored them and randomly ran into a forest in the outskirts of the town that people didn't visit often.''

*''My face that got reflected on the water was no doubt a girl's. Not only did I lack stamina and strength, I also lacked skills. Father is 'Hamel's White Colossus' but the son is... did his father dote on him too much? I became disappointed in myself whenever people looked at me like this.''

*''I wanted to be strong like my father so I always trained until I got exhausted. But the result was always same. Never mind father, I couldn't even catch up to the kids around my age.''

*''Main characters from the books I read when I was young became heroes that saved the world after going through tremendous efforts and defeated the evil demon king. There was no way that something couldn't be achieved by effort. I shook my head strongly then got back up.''

*''Seiker family was a family that had protected the Principality of Senace's capital, Hamel for generations. As a member of the Seiker family, I had to someday become a person that could lead the family so I received combat training from father ever since I was very young.''

*''At father's scolding, I hurriedly fixed my pose and put strength in my arms that felt like they wouldn't move anymore. Father usually called me by my nickname 'Chung' but it was different during training. He never moved until I completed the given quota, and I also put in effort to complete the quota.''

*''In the end, I couldn't complete the quota today as well and let go of the spear in my hand. My two arms didn't move anymore. Father walked past me who was looking at the spear on the ground with my head down then left the training center.''

*''I was so frustrated whenever I had to accept my limit and lacking skills that I couldn't stand it. Thinking about how tomorrow will be the same as today made me feel more miserable.''

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