5 Chapter 5: The Awaited Birthday Part 1

Note:Sorry for no chapter yesterday. There were some "events" that had to be addressed

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Also forgot to mention this, but Robert's birthday is the 7th day of the 8th month.

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Outside the demon king's castle, you could see several carriages, horses, and there were even some wyvern flying above, and then landing near the front gates.

This is due to the fact that it's the demon king's son's 4th birthday, and so, the demon king, Vulcan, invited quite a number of nobles and guests to come.

In the gigantic grand hall that is decorated sophisticated designs incorporating chandeliers, jewels, furnitures, and tables that are extravagant, you can see that guests have started to enter, and slowly but surely start to talk among other guests.

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In Robert's room...

"So today's the big day huh?" Robert said while being dressed by the red headed maid, Anastasia.

"Yep, it's your 4th birthday young master :)" Said Anastasia with a wide smile that could brighten up a sad person's day.

"Hmmmm well, today is an event where I'll surely see my "rare" father. I hope I can have a nice chat with him about proper parenting." Robert said in a joking manner.

" *giggles* Young master, you know your highness loves you very much. It's just that he really is too busy. The role of being the demon king isn't as easy task." Anastasia said.

"*sighs* Still, I'd hoped he'd visit me at least a couple of times a week. I only see him around once per week, and if that's not bad enough, most of the time he has this stressed out and annoyed face that looks scary even though he looks extremely young." Said Robert.

"Let your highness be, young master. Don't worry, I'm sure one of these days the king will take you on a trip with your mother to relax, but for now, he has to keep working." Said Anastasia.

"I sure hope so" Replied Robert.

Robert wanted to see his dad often as back in his past life, his dad and mother got into a conflict which resulted in them separating. Even though his mother got another man, this new man never seemed to treat Robert like his own even after so many years. This led Robert to be unable to experience what it felt like to have a father.

Moving on...

After being dressed up, Anastasia brought Robert towards his mother's room. Anastasia knocked on the room three times before a pleasant voice rang out from inside the room.

"Who is it?"

"Madam Astrith, Your maid, Anastasia, is here along with the young master." Said Anastasia.

"Come in" Replied Astrith

Opening the door, Anastasia and Robert saw the gorgeous Astrith wearing a a black and red dress that showcased a feeling of maturity that contrasts her innocent yet beautiful appearance. Ironically, the contrasting of the outfit and her looks just increased her appeal several fold.

"Hello, my son :). Are you ready to come out and greet the guests?" Asked Astrith.

Robert pondered for a moment along with the furrying of his brows before agreeing. This moment was noticed by Astrith.

"Awww, are you still shy?" Asked Astrith.

"Ughhh, Mom, it's not that I'm not shy, but I just don't like to be around a lot of people." Said Robert in an unenthusiastic tone.

"*chuckle* Son, you need to learn how to socialize more." Said Astrith with a smile.

In his past life, Robert was not really a fan of medium to large groups of people. As much as possible, he wanted to have the number of people in the area that he was in or go to a minimum. Robert found it suffocating to have a multitude of people confined in an area.

"*sighs* I'll try best my dear mother" Replied Robert.

Afterwards, Robert and Astrith went to the Grand hall to greet the guests whereas Anastasia went back to do her duties. Upon entering the Grand hall, the duo immediately saw the various types of beings that were spread across the hall. There were beings that ranged from sizes as small as dwarf to beings that were 12 feet tall. Their forms ranged from humanlike to downright slimes and insects. In short, the crowd had a lot of variety in them.

Robert was not all too surprised by this as he had seen a similar crowd back during his second birthday, but not his first birthday as he remembered that they celebrated it within themselves only for a reason that he did not know. Still, Robert was pretty damned annoyed at the large crowd as he really didn't like to be in these kinds of places with lots of "people".

After exchanging greetings with some guests here and there, Astrith saw a particular pair of individuals heading towards them immediately grabbing her attention. This pair composed of one individual that had a kind and friendly face, bright blue eyes, snow white hair, and he was even wearing a pure scholar robe. The other individual had looked similar to the other person, but his eyes were colored differently with it being jet black, and the robe he wore was pure black. Another thing, the white robed individual was showing a kind smile while the other's face was devoid of all emotion.

Once the pair got close enough, the white robed individual greeted Astrith.

"Greetings Queen Astrith. It is an honor to be invited here today to celebrate Prince Robert's 4th birthday." Said the white robed individual in a calm and soothing voice.

"Greetings. It is also a pleasure for my family to have both of the "Twin Celestial" teachers of the most prestigious academy of Arcusignis come to my son's birthday." Replied Astrith.

"You flatter us your queen. Hmmm I presume this adorable boy beside you is Prince Robert?" Said the white robed individual.

"Indeed. This is Robert, firstborn prince of Vulcan, the demon king and ruler of Arcusignis. Go on Robert, greet your two future teachers." Said Astrith while gesturing Robert to greet the pair.

'Ah fudge, I'm going to school soon aren't I?' Thought Robert.

"Greetings to honored teachers" Robert said while bowing slightly.

'Ah damn, and I still haven't gotten rid of this bowing habit of mine. Sooner or later I might end up bowing to someone's pet dog.' thought Robert.

Robert had developed a habit of bowing during his past life. At first, it was limited to older relatives and teachers, but as time went by, it progressed to using bowing as some sort of greeting even within casual conversations. It eventually ended up to the point that Robert even bowed to the neighborhood cats at times.

"No need to be too formal young highness." Said the white robed scholar.

"Indeed. You can save the formalities when your parents finally send you to our school" Added the black robed scholar using a voice lacking of any emotion.

"Thank you. May I ask, what are your names??" Asked Robert.

"My name is Seirios, and the one wearing the black robe is my brother, Kūgeki." Replied Seirios.

"Greetings again. Hmmm from what I've gathered so far, the two of you will be my future teachers?"Asked Robert.

"Indeed. As a prince of the ruler of Arcusignis, you are required to study at the most prestigious school in all of Arcusignis. The name of the school is Pinnacle. Your parents have already sent a letter regarding this along with all the required things" Said Seirios.

"Pinnacle?" Asked Robert raising one of his eyebrows.

"Indeed. Pinnacle as in the top. It may sound arrogant, but the school is deserving of this name, and you will see why in a couple of months once your parents send you over." Said Kūgeki.

"Yes my dear son. Pinnacle is the best Arcusignis can offer, and I'm sure you'll like it there. After your party, your father and I decided that you'll go to Pinnacle, and study there after 2 months." Added Astrith

"Hmmm Thank you for this honor." Said Robert while bowing slightly.

"Do not worry about it" Replied Seirios while smiling.

Suddenly, horns and drums begun to be heard along with a voice announcement coming afterwards.

"THE DEMON KING AND RULER OF ARCUSIGNIS, KING VULCAN, IS ENTERING"

To be continued....