Chapter 14

Since it would be long, I will omit the status, skills, and magic sections in the middle.

So, it was around 2 a.m. (probably) when I woke up.

(This is just like my previous life...)

In my previous life, I had a special ability to wake up at this time without fail, with a 30-minute margin, unless I was exhausted from working night shifts.

(But forget that, magic!)

Looking to the side, I saw the maid sleeping in a chair.

(Are you guys on guard or something...?)

Apparently, due to the current times and Father's wariness of the Second Lady, he had hired top-notch maids when he found out I was in his belly.

(He really is a schemer despite his usually enthusiastic and passionate personality...)

...Is she really sleeping? She is sleeping, right?

I don't want her to wake up the moment I make a sound.

Well, there's no point in hesitating, so I'll just do it.

I immediately began chanting the spell.

"Inyokiamiyo, wagya, niegani kotaete, syasyayakaniyarushite, shukyufukyuo tatakai shimo ni atae tamae, shumyou ru atatak"

Translation:

[O God of Fire, answer my plea, bestow a humble blessing upon the warrior, Small Attack]

I couldn't say it at all.

My throat and tongue weren't used to speaking.

I couldn't produce any sound.

But,

(Huh? Oh! ...Huh?)

For a moment, I felt magic flow through my body, then it disappeared.

(Huh? Did magic just flow through me? Huh? Why?

But I don't feel any different...

Should I check with the Divine Eye?)

[Rain Duke of Orion / Lv. 1]

[1/10] (Late Bloomer)

[Male / AB / 6533 / 7 / 8]

[Human / Orion Duke Family]

[HP 26/26

MP 123/123

STR 21

VIT 12

AGI 18 (+36)]

[Magic]

[Skills

Rare 4: High MP Increase Rate

Rare 5: Godspeed

Rare 6: My Spear is the Weakest, My Shield is the Strongest

Rare 7: Full Magic Absorption

Rare 7: No Incantation

Rare 9: Mage King

Rare 10: Divine Eye

Extra: Language Understanding]

(...Nothing has changed?

Ah!! No, my status experience has increased by 1!

So, did it succeed?

But why hasn't anything improved?

Is it something I need to sense?

...Ah, Full Magic Absorption!!

Seriously? So it includes support magic too!

I see, I see... huh?

That means I can cast spells on myself as much as I want!!

Damn, I'll level up in no time!!

But I didn't chant it like a song at all?

My pronunciation was all over the place...

Ah, maybe it's the Language Understanding?

Are you making your appearance here?

If that's what you meant, then on a grand scale, the world will recognize it that way?

Since it's an Extra Skill given by God, it's possible...)

Since I couldn't figure it out, I stopped thinking and decided to cast Small Attack on myself, but I stopped.

(Come to think of it, I didn't use No Incantation...

Okay, let's go with Small Attack)

This time, I felt magic flow through my body and then disappear.

(Oh! Did it succeed? So, I really need to chant it out loud once.

I wish they had written that in the description...

Alright, let's focus. Small Attack 8 times!

Small Attack, Small Attack, Small Attack, Small Attack, Small Attack, Small Attack, Small Attack, Small Attack, Small Attack... Okay, 8 times!

Did my level go up? I don't feel any particular changes, but...

Let's check with the Divine Eye)

[Rain Duke of Orion / Lv. 2]

[0/30] (Late Bloomer)

[Male / AB / 6533 / 7 / 8]

[Human / Orion Duke Family]

[HP 29/29

MP 215/215

STR 23

VIT 15

AGI 21 (+42)]

[Magic]

[Skills

Rare 4: High MP Increase Rate

Rare 5: Godspeed

Rare 6: My Spear is the Weakest, My Shield is the Strongest

Rare 7: Full Magic Absorption

Rare 7: No Incantation

Rare 9: Mage King

Rare 10: Divine Eye

Extra: Language Understanding]

(Oh! My level has gone up!

Especially my MP, it's increased way too much! It's up by about 90, right?

With the 2x MP Increase Rate and 4x from Mage King, that's 8x in total, so it must have increased by about 12 in one go. That's way more than others...)

This made me realize how abnormal I really am.

(Next, let's try Water Magic.

The first support magic in Water is Small Regeneration)

"Mijunyokiamiyo, wagya niegai ni kotaete, tatakai shimo wo iyashite tamae, shumyou ryu reshene tebyu"

Translation:

[O God of Water, answer my plea, continue to heal the warrior, Small Regeneration]

Again, I felt magic flow through my body and then disappear. Checking with the Divine Eye, my experience had increased by 1.

(It worked! Language Understanding is the best!!

Next, let's try Wind Magic)

I decided to go through it quickly.

As expected, when I cast Wind Magic, magic flowed through my body, and my experience increased by 1.

After that, I did Earth, Light, and Dark, and the same thing happened. However, for Light and Dark, my experience increased by 2 with each incantation.

Currently:

[Rain Duke of Orion / Lv. 2]

[7/30] (Late Bloomer)

[Male / AB / 6533 / 7 / 8]

[Human / Orion Duke Family]

[HP 29/29

MP 215/215

STR 23

VIT 15

AGI 21 (+42)]

[Magic]

[Skills

Rare 4: High MP Increase Rate

Rare 5: Godspeed

Rare 6: My Spear is the Weakest, My Shield is the Strongest

Rare 7: Full Magic Absorption

Rare 7: No Incantation

Rare 9: Mage King

Rare 10: Divine Eye

Extra: Language Understanding]

(Okay, okay, I should prioritize leveling up my magic first.

Water it is, then)

In case of emergencies, the most useful magic in my current state, where I can only use support and recovery spells, would be Water, which focuses on recovery.

Okay, Small Regeneration, Small Regeneration...

(Omitted)

Small Regeneration, and that's 23 times...

Let's check with the Divine Eye)

[Rain Duke of Orion / Lv. 3]

[0/85] (Late Bloomer)

[Male / AB / 6533 / 7 / 8]

[Human / Orion Duke Family]

[HP 33/33

MP 302/302

STR 25

VIT 18

AGI 25 (+50)]

(It's gone up, as usual, my MP is ridiculously high...

By the time I reach level 10, I'll easily surpass Mother's MP...

I'm a scary kid...)

I was getting carried away and joking around, but then I realized something.

(The Water part of my Mage King talent hasn't gone up yet...

Well, that makes sense, it's something you spend a lifetime improving.

If it went up easily after just a few dozen incantations, no one would have to work hard.)

Since there was nothing else to do, I kept chanting Water Magic in my head and eventually fell asleep.

The next morning, I woke up feeling hungry as usual, and Mother was looking at me with a very strange expression.

(...? What? Is she mad that I brought a book? No, that's not the look of someone who's angry...

Then what? Is there something about me learning magic?

No, that can't be it. I haven't even learned to read yet. No one would think I could read normally.

What could it be...?)

"Rain, are you interested in magic?"

(She's asking me? I haven't taught her that I can speak yet, so she's just asking, right?)

"Aru" (YES!)

I said it with all the agreement I could muster.

"That was agreement, right..."

"O" (YES!)

When I said that, she looked incredibly sad, almost on the verge of tears.

(Huh? Huh? Why? Why is she looking like she's about to cry? Is it bad for me to use magic?

No, no, no, I'll leave the succession to my other siblings. I need this to survive, there are monsters, right?)

After thinking about the reason for a while, I hit upon one possibility.

(Could she be thinking that I'll start a rebellion and kill all my siblings?

No, no, no, that's way too much of a stretch!!)

I decided to write in my mental notebook that I would tell her someday, when I can speak, that I will leave home and travel.

Then Mother said to the maid,

"If this child tries to enter the study and take a magic book, stop him.

I will give permission."

"Yes, understood."

(!!!???

What? Why? No way!! Without magic, I can't survive!!

Damn!! Parents are all the same!!

I'll definitely find a way to get into the study!!)

I decided to leave home a bit earlier.