What? I Actually Reincarnated As Stepping Stone In Another World?

Chapter 21 First Encounter With One Of The Heroines! Feeling A Sense Of Intimacy

?Arthur walked to the main mansion, which took quite a long time because the mansion grounds were huge!

It wasn't that he didn't want to take the carriage to make it faster, but he asked the old servant to walk instead of using the carriage.

At least he could observe everything perfectly now that he was on foot, instead of being in a carriage.

He felt that this mansion was dozens of times bigger than his previous mansion.

This made sense to him, especially since this was the place of the second most influential person in the Balka Empire!

He was also surprised to see that the guards around the mansion were extremely powerful.

Their average auras were at elemental cores four and five, not to mention the few masters in the main mansion who guarded Duke Asvold's mansion in the dark.

One can only imagine the size and power of a family that has existed since the birth of the Balka Empire!

It might sound strange, but he could sense the aura of an elemental and estimate the strength of those people.

He discovered this oddity a few years ago and doesn't know how this ability can be triggered.

Moreover, he also sensed a very strong aura from his mother - an elemental stage saint with a very strong water core.

He didn't expect that his mother was so hidden, and despite being close to her, he only realized her true power a few years ago.

Perhaps she was preparing everything for her revenge, and after realizing she wasn't strong enough to overthrow the Duke of Asvold, she decided to gather her strength.

"Hey, my beloved mother," Arthur muttered sadly in his heart.

However, he had only been able to sense the elemental saint, and as for the elemental supreme and above, he did not know.

He had never met a real peak character in such a world!

Right now was not the right time to meet such characters and deal with them. Perhaps in the future, that would be the time.

For now, it was better to focus on his original goal and develop his strength.

Soon, he took note of every corner and various places he could observe.

After all, this was a strange environment to him, and he did not know what attitude his father, who he considered to be cheap, would take toward him in the future.

Moreover, he already knew his father's power-hungry nature and that he would not let anyone threaten him, not even his own son!

So, at least he could recognize his surroundings and get used to them.

As he looked around curiously, he noticed a park and a little girl sitting by herself on a swing.

Her tear-streaked face and puffy red eyes indicated that she had been crying earlier.

Arthur stopped and asked the old servant curiously.

"Who is this little girl?"

"Why is she alone there?"

"Is she the daughter of the maid who works here?"

For some reason, he felt compelled to ask about the little girl he had just seen.

He didn't know why he felt so sad and why his heart seemed to ache upon seeing her cry.

It was as if she was someone he was close to and missed dearly since his reincarnation.

Other than his mother, who had been close to him since his birth in this world, he couldn't think of anyone else he would feel this way about.

How could he possibly feel so attached to the little girl he had just seen?

Many doubts and questions arose in his mind simultaneously.

The old servant immediately averted his gaze and looked at the little girl sitting on the swing.

After a moment of contemplation, he decided to explain the situation to Arthur.

"She is the daughter of the lord Duke and the third mistress, Lady Carina."

"The young lady, Alicia Asvold,"

The servant replied without any fluctuation in his eyes, as if it were common to see her like that.

Just hearing the old servant's answer made Arthur widen his eyes because this name was very familiar to him.

Alicia Asvold is one of Abel's future heroines and harem!

He didn't expect to see one of the heroines here so soon.

Instantly, he realized that Alicia was his sister in the novel!

"Damn, I forgot this!" Arthur was really annoyed with himself for forgetting this important thing.

There were so many things he had been thinking about and planning for in his plans that he had forgotten about Alicia, who was the heroine in this arc of the Balka Empire.

However, seeing Alicia now, he felt that familiar feeling again, and something in his mind said that he had to save her, otherwise he would regret it forever.

Of course, he wanted to cut off all of Abel's chances in the Balka Empire from the beginning, and Alicia had to be Abel's chance in the Balka Empire.

Immediately, he walked toward Alicia, who was still crying.

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"Woo, why does everyone hate me? Woo~"

"I just wanted to play with them, but why do they all hate me like that? Wooo~"

p?nd?`no??1--?o? Alicia sat on the swing and sobbed at the thought.

She had just wanted to play with the maids because she had no friends at all around her.

However, they all seemed to be avoiding her, and the stares she received were like those of a stranger.

Alicia, who was only three years old, didn't realize that at all, and she still invited the maids to play together.

It wasn't until she was about to ask the maids to play that she overheard one of the maids talking to her friend.

"Young lady Alicia is always acting spoilt and forcing us to play."

"In fact, she's just a daughter of a maid and the Lord Duke's mistress."

One of the maids sneered and said excitedly to the friend beside her.

"That's right! She's always been like that."

"If it wasn't for the Lord Duke letting her be born in the world, she would have died long ago!"

"The daughter of a mistress and a slut!"

The friend beside her replied excitedly as if she was venting all her grievances and jealousies to Alicia and her mother, Carina.

After hearing that, Alicia ran and found a swing and sat down while crying.

"No one cares about me, wooo~"

"My father, mother, and even the people around me don't love me woooo~"

Alicia continued to cry and rubbed away the tears that never stopped.

"Why are you crying, little girl?" Suddenly, a very soft voice interrupted Alicia's crying.

Immediately, she stopped crying and raised her head to see a very handsome boy smiling at her like the sun shining brightly.

"You?" Her tears unconsciously stopped after looking at the person in front of her.

"Me? I'm your hero, little lady~" The boy smiled and then looked at Alicia gently.