Chapter 7

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Having been reincarnated in this world for half a month.

Every day, I practice magic in secret, hiding from Tina. I also make it a daily routine to sneak into my father's study and read the magic books stored there.

I haven't been told not to enter the study, so it should be fine, right?

It's unclear whether it's due to my characteristic as a Sage or a reincarnation bonus, but I can read the language of this world.

The magic books in my father's study contain content that the real Halt, who just turned five, would never understand. However, thanks to my current occupation as a Sage, I can comprehend it.

There are a few books written in languages I can't read, but even in those, there are some words I recognize. By comparing these words with those in other books, I gradually become able to read them.

The other day, I managed to fully read a book written in what seems to be the ancient Runes language, which is considered difficult even in this world.

I'm growing!!

I feel happy to realize that I'm growing.

My status is fixed due to the evil god's curse, so no matter how much I train, my status won't improve. However, I can increase my knowledge through studying.

The next book I plan to read is written in Elvish. However, there's only one book in my father's study, and it's difficult to decipher.

I think I could ask the half-elf Tina, who takes care of me, to teach me, but it's apparently abnormal for a human child in this world to read Elvish. While not as difficult as ancient Runes, Elvish is still a very challenging language for humans.

So, I've given up on asking Tina.

When I get a bit older, I'll say I'm interested in the words she uses and ask her to teach me. There are many other magic books in my father's study, so I don't need to force myself to learn Elvish.

"Which book should I read today?"

There are hundreds of books stored in the study, and each one is fascinating to me now.

Among them, my eyes landed on one book.

"Feels nostalgic... 'The Basics of Magic'"

This book is the one Tina read to me when I was around four years old. I was reincarnated into Halt's body at the age of five, but I still have the memories of Halt's life up to that point.

At that time, Halt couldn't read the text in this book.

Now that I've been reincarnated and become a Sage—

"Yeah, I can read it."

The content was a bit difficult, but I managed to read it. It seems like an introductory book on magic, but it's not.

It contains the fundamental knowledge that forms the basis of magic in this world, explained in great detail. Even as a Sage, I find it a bit challenging.

Tina must have extracted the most important parts from this book and simplified them so that a four-year-old could understand. I'm once again impressed by her competence.

Thanks to her reading this book to me, I now have a solid foundation in magic.

Probably, the difference in the power of magic in the future will be significant between those who understand this book and those who don't. It's that important a magic book.

"Wow, this book. Who could have—"

Curious about the author, I look at the last page.

There, I found the reason why she could perfectly understand the content of this book and explain it clearly to me at the age of four.

Author: Tina Haribell