Volume 1: 03 - Virtuous Old Man, Your Magic is Also SSS-Ranked

I am with Angie in the mansion’s garden and we are having a lesson with a magic governess.

Now that we are both six years old, our bodies are at the level where they can handle the use of magic, and have decided to start taking magic lessons.

“Yes, to start let’s determine what attributes the Baron and his fiance are specialized in, yes.”

A governess who looked to be approaching his middle age began to talk us as he rubbed his hand.

Angie tilts her head and looks at the man and me in turn with a look that says, I don’t understand.

「Specialty and attribute? 」

「He’s talking about attributes like fire and ice 」

「Yes, it’s more efficient to extend your magic knowing what your strengths are, yes 」

「How do we do that? 」

「Yes, we will use the pond, yes 」

The governess in a low voice announced, 「Jan 」and showed us the pond behind us.

「The pond 」

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「In truth it could be anything. If you pour magic power into it, the nature of things can be changed. But the easiest thing to change is the air, which is hard to see, and if you don’t have enough magic power to change an object like a stone or a tree, which is easy to see, it’s hard to change it. That’s why water, which is easy to change and see, is the best to use in demonstrating magic 」

I explained to Angie some basic common sense of magic.

「Yes, that’s right it’s as the Baron says, yes 」

The governess complimented me while rubbing his hands together and said to Angie

「Yes, then, madam, hold this and stand by the pond, yes 」

「Is this…. A magic stick? 」

The man handed Angie a magical stick about the length of chopsticks, which has a star-shaped object stuck to the tip.

It is well founded that the ability to magic easily is greatly influenced by the mental state.

And when teaching children magic, these star-shaped decorated magic sticks are most enjoyable to use and the most effective method for them to use magic.

No surprise, like most children has a delighted look on her face when she received the magic stick and stood excitedly by the pond.

The governess then instructed her on how to go about using magic, and she released it – or rather, a pure form of magic – into the pond using the stick.

There was a slight sound of a pong, and a single water grass appeared in the middle of the pond.

「Oh, the grass has grown 」

「Yes, your fiancée looks to be more adept in healing, yes 」

「Healing magic, Alec-sama 」

「That’s a good thing. It means if I get hurt or something, I’ll ask Angie for help 」

「Yes! I am going to do my best to improve my healing magic! 」

Angie is so cute and passionate.

She has a diligent personality, I’m sure her magic will improve in no time.

「Yes, now the Baron is next, yes 」

「I’m fine without the stick 」

「Yes, as expected of the Baron, yes 」

I do not need the stick.

It is only for those who have zero grasp on magic and require its use, like children.

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I can rely on the knowledge from my former life.

Even my mind is considerably older than the governess in front of me.

When it comes to me, there is really no need for this level of elementary magic and stick.

In fact, I suspect it may be more difficult for me to use the stick.

It was not easy for this old man who has walked properly before, to be forced to start at waddling as a baby.

I stood in front of the pond, closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

Before my reincarnation I had fire attribute.

The water in my test that time had risen in temperature.

This time, my magic could be different.

My memories are one thing, as they were carried over, but my body now is completely new.

For example, the quality of my eyes has improved greatly.

In my last life, I could not read a book placed in front of me without wearing glasses, as of now, I can even see a man cutting down trees in the mountains in the distance.

How about the magic power, has it changed too?

I opened my eyes when I felt a warm sensation in my hand, and released my magic into the pond.

「What? 」

「………. 」

Angie’s startled voice, and the governess’s exclaimed breath.

I picked up on both of the sounds they made.

I wonder what is going on.

「Oh, the water is gone…… 」

What was once a pond earlier is now remains a gaping hole in the ground.

Not a single drop remains, is dry as a bone.

「This…. What does this mean? 」

「Yes, ….. no, yes 」

The governess is noticeably a little flustered.

「Yes, may I test you again, yes? 」

「Okay 」

The governess nods at me, and runs hurriedly into the mansion and came out bringing along servants of the house.

The servants, who came in large numbers, fetched water repeatedly with buckets and refilled the pond.

「Yes, then. Baron, I’ll ask you to release your magic again into it, yes 」

The governess, Angie, and the servants who fetched water, stood by.

With such a large crowd watching, I once again pour my magic power into the full pond.

A similar reaction happens, the pond evaporated in an instant.

「How do you attribute this, teacher? 」

I don’t understand this – I don’t remember anything of this happening in my last life, so I ask the governess.

「Yes, perhaps the Baron’s magic power is too huge, yes 」

「Too huge? 」

「Yes, I think the water couldn’t withstand the change and vanished, yes 」

「Wow, that’s amazing, Alec-sama 」

Angie is innocently pleased and the servants around me cheered me on, all going「oh 」.

This pond was too small, after all.

From this I have learned that my magic is extraordinarily large but could not determine my attribute.