Kaiden stood up as he tried to familiarize himself with his current small and frail body.

'Am I this weak when I was young?'

He clenched his fist and punched the air to try and measure his strength…

"Haa!"

His posture was good but he's too weak…

He smiled wryly at himself but he wasn't disappointed. He knows that his future would allow him to get even stronger…

Now that he returned to the past, he's confident that he'll exceed his previous powers… It's just a matter of time.

"Ahh… How old am I now?"

Kaiden couldn't properly remember his age as he wasn't celebrating his birthday…

He wanted to ask for the date but there was no one in this house at the moment.

He then tried looking for yesterday's newspaper on his father's bed…

Apparently, his father would always bring the day's newspaper every night after his work, so he wouldn't be able to find the latest newspaper at the moment.

At this time, his father should still be working as a coachman.

"Right… Father…."

Kaiden suddenly remembered his father's accident that took his arm…

It happened during the winter when he had to transport some food supplies to a nearby town…

'Don't worry… I won't let that happen this time.' Kaiden promised himself as he started looking for the newspaper.

It's Gram Year 891!

"This… The Players are already here!"

Kaiden sat on the bed as he tried to remember all the events that were about to happen.

Gram Year 891 is the year where the reports about the existence of Players started spreading throughout the continent…

At this time, they were still weak and trying to get used to this land, and perhaps they were still planning on how to take everything in this land.

"Tsk… It should be fine… I still have some time."

Kaiden took a deep breath as he calmed himself down.

"Ahh... Rian would be born this year…"

He recalled his soon-to-be younger brother and of course, his beautiful mother. She is a previous palace maid but was sent away to this city after being pregnant… He's unsure whether it is to protect her mother or not but he felt that the king was too irresponsible...

Well, he wasn't sure if the King knows his existence but it doesn't matter to him... The moment that he did something to his mother, the King should've taken care of her instead of sending her away and letting her live in the slums.

'Ahh, No... I guess it's not that bad since he met father...'

He was accepted by his current father and that's more than enough. He would never recognize the king as his father.

"Mom would die after giving birth to Rian… I can still save her if I have that medicine…" He muttered.

As soon as he calmed down, he started remembering all the things that he must change for the sake of his future and everyone else.

"Gram Year 895 when the Players started their conquest to take over the small nations in the south…"

The people just ignored them and no one thought that they'll be successful except the angelic Priestess who tried to repeatedly warn them.

As a matter of fact, the Priestess must be trying her best now to appeal to the King and have the Players eliminated.

Then, two years after, the southern nations were conquered as they set their eyes on the powerful Oberi Kingdom where almost half of the human population was living.

Their conquest was extremely fast as they reached Asravale City, the closest city to the capital, after only a single year of war declaration.

That's right, it was Gram Year 898 when the Asravale City was taken over by the Players where he discovered the existence of the medallion…

As the forces of the Kingdom were exhausted, the final defense at the capital didn't last long as it has fallen almost a year after Asravale was taken down…

A lot of people were curious about the Player's actions… Their fast and decisive actions seemed so reckless as many of them died in the process…

However, the Priestess discovered the reason behind their actions after several years…

Kaiden clearly remembered the Priestess' words…

"They are trying to delay our Awakening… We should've awakened earlier but their actions hindered our growth…"

Their group of eight was appalled by the realization… It means that the Players were truly knowledgeable in this aspect.

It took them several years before they even discovered it… and even if they have themselves Awakened, many of them could not even use it effectively. It was too unfair for them.

"Haa~ I can't wait that long to be Awakened…"

'I need to begin the plan as quickly as possible.'

Kaiden didn't return to the past without any plans. After the Priestess gave them an idea to defeat the Players, he already made some plans on how to hasten his growth in strength.

Growl~

"But before that… I need to eat first…"

He looked at the table and saw that his mother left some food for him… There were some baked sweet potatoes and some dried fish being covered by a wooden plate.

He gobbled up his food as if he hadn't eaten for a long time…

Burp!

"That was good…"

Kaiden commented after having a taste of a familiar delicacy.

After the Players conquered the Kingdom, the crops have been changed and sweet potatoes became a rare commodity in the Kingdom. It came to the point that they have to start importing crops to feed their less fortunate citizens.

After cleaning the table and washing the dishes, Kaiden decided to go out of the house.

As he opened the door, he saw the familiar slums where he grew up…

"Mother is pregnant with Rian… She must be at the clinic and will be back later in the afternoon…"

It was just late in the morning so he still has some time to check a place in the market. He wasn't going there to buy something as he doesn't have any money with him…

Apparently, the Awakening process that happened at Gram Year 901 wasn't something that they have expected or planned about…

During the Awakening Process, they would be given 19 choices for the ability or superpower they can have. However, they can only select one and there's no turning back after selecting them.

At that time, he selected the Transformation Arts and had difficulty mastering its abilities…

However, he now had a chance to prepare, so he can identify what ability would be perfect for him…

Once he selected a superpower that fits him, his growth rate would drastically improve, mastering the 1st-Tier to 4th-Tier ability would be faster, and he can easily contend against the Players even if he's late…

"I'm already familiar with the nineteen abilities… It shouldn't be a problem as long as it's not Necromancy, Divine Magic, or Summoning Arts…"

Kaiden muttered confidently as he moved his feet and went to the market…