Chapter 12

Joshua and Georg headed towards William with the cake, and William was having a great time over there.

"Miss Marina, do you want to become a magician?"

"Yes, I want to fly in the sky with magic!"

To the onlookers, it was a heartwarming scene, but through the harbor filter, it looked like a bearded, afro-haired homeless man chatting with a young girl.

That guy... won't he get caught? Policeman, over here!

"Peta..."

He couldn't help but call out his name from his previous life. I can't just stand by and watch.

"Ah! Lady Emma!"

Miss Marina, who noticed them, gave a cute little bow.

What should I do? She's such a cute girl. I can't suppress the disdainful look I give Peta.

"Miss Marina, let's eat the cake together."

He gently moved Marina away from Peta. Joshua offered the chocolate cake to Miss Marina.

"It's delicious! You used really good chocolate!"

While enjoying the cake with Marina, who could appreciate the taste, William asked if he had behaved properly.

"I was talking to Lord William about this book. It's about magicians."

She showed them a rather thick book for a six-year-old. It was the record of the great magician Conny.

The biography of the most famous historical figure in the country, the great magician Conny Mu, who went to the eastern unexplored land to slay a dragon.

That's right... a biography.

The joy of being reborn in another world, a world of swords and magic.

It is a world of swords and magic, but... the number of people who can use magic is extremely rare, with only one or none in a country.

Being so rare is almost the same as not existing. Of course, there was not a single one in the generations of the Stewart family.

I tried to see if I could use magic as a reborn cheat, but I didn't feel any magical power at all. I even shouted familiar spells like Fireball and Kamehameha, but there was no reaction, and I was only tormented by shame.

"By the way, there's a rumor that a magician might appear soon since none have appeared in the country for 30 years."

Joshua, who travels around the country with his father, knows many rumors.

"Really!?"

Miss Marina immediately latched onto this.

"Yes. Recently, the movements of monsters have become more active, and the number of hunters in various regions is insufficient, leading to an increase in requests for knight dispatches from the lords. The increase in monster activity suggests that the magical energy in the atmosphere is becoming more concentrated, which could lead to a mutation."

Magicians are not born but suddenly mutate into magicians.

"Indeed, I've felt that there are more monsters recently. Our territory has many hunters, so we manage, but other territories might be in trouble."

Brother Georg often goes monster hunting with their father, Leonardo. Monster hunting is the main job of the lords of the border territories, controlling the areas to prevent monsters from entering the living spaces of the people.

The country's territory is protected from monster invasions by the magicians' barriers. However, the effect weakens over time, and in the past 10 years, strong monsters have occasionally broken through the barriers, leading to unavoidable battles.

"I really hope a magician appears."

Miss Marina said anxiously. Living in a border territory, even children cannot ignore the threat of monsters, especially in the Palace, which is on the very edge of the barrier.

"Well, as long as you're in our territory, I'll protect you, Miss Marina."

Georg patted Marina's head gently.

"Lord Georg, you're so cool!"

Marina's eyes were full of hearts.

"Brother..."

William looked at Georg with a resentful gaze, remembering that his brother had always been popular with children.

William, who is Peta, felt his shoulders drop as he watched Georg charm Marina instantly. He consoled himself in a voice only Peta could hear.

"...In your previous life, you were a magician, Peta. It's a shame."

He wasn't consoling him; he was just digging the wound deeper.