Chapter 1: The So-Called Rebirth[Please turn on paragraph comments while reading. Due to some reasons, many paragraphs have been deleted. In places with [1], clicking on the paragraph comment will reveal screenshots of the original paragraphs. Also, the heroine has had a seven-star added to her.]"Hey, are you okay? Hang in there, we're almost at the hospital."I wanted to speak, but I found that I couldn't control my own body.This feeling was as uncomfortable as being deep at the bottom of a lake.By the way, where... is this?I sensed lights, and I also felt myself being pushed.A hospital...?I struggled to open my eyes, but I could only vaguely see people in nurse uniforms pushing something with great effort.Is this... a hospital bed...?Am I being pushed on a hospital bed?"The patient has a massive intracranial hemorrhage and multiple fractures throughout the body!"Me...? Did I get into some kind of accident?Come to think of it... my consciousness is becoming increasingly blurred..."The patient's breathing is getting weaker and weaker! They've almost stopped breathing."Have I stopped breathing...?No way, right? Am I going to die?I think I just graduated...Life is just beginning, right...?Thinking this, I struggled to open my mouth."Ah..."I don't know if my voice reached them, but the nurses seemed shocked that I could still make a sound.I don't want to die yet... There are so many things I haven't done yet... At least leave me a breath... Let me..."Ah..."..."Ahhh!!!"Screaming, I opened my eyes.I can still breathe... I can still see my surroundings clearly, I'm still alive...Before... was that a dream?But it wasn't long before I realized that I still seemed almost unable to move.No... it's not that I can't move... it's just that moving is extremely strenuous...I strained to lift my hand, and what came into view was an infant's arm.What... is going on...?Before I could fully react, a strange man and woman leaned close to my face."xxx --- xxx ---""xx --- xxxxxxxx ---"They were speaking a language I didn't understand, seemingly thanking someone for something...I raised my hand to push their faces away, but in their eyes, it was just the instinctive waving of arms after a baby is born."xxx --- xxxx!""xx --- xxx"Are you kidding me... Is this my hand??I opened my mouth and discovered that the only sounds I could make were "ah-woo, ah-woo" and crying....I fully realized the reality: I seem to have died.And after death, I was reincarnated into an infant's body.Inside the crib, I turned my head left and right, looking at this wooden object.There were no lights... and none of the appliances from my previous life... they were still using candles.Did I reincarnate into the Middle Ages?It doesn't really matter to me, but... I feel very sorry that I couldn't repay my mother.Mom must be crying for my death right now... Just thinking about it made me feel sad involuntarily; it seems the infant body is very hard to control emotionally.Although my movements weren't very loud, that blonde woman still came over to comfort me.Even though I wasn't crying or making any physical gestures, could she still sense that I was in a bad mood?I couldn't understand her language, but I could feel her gentleness.Are all mothers like this...?In the gentle singing, I fell asleep.
Chapter 2: So-called Magic?It has been about a year since I arrived in this world, and I can already understand its language.Though, to be fair, I could understand almost everything by the three-month mark."The Middle Ages, huh..."My house is a two-story wooden structure with five rooms, and we even have a maid, so it seems our family's status isn't low... In fact, we are almost certainly among the wealthy.Every day, I can see the man named Paul Greyrat practicing his swordsmanship, so it is highly likely that he is a so-called knight...If this is the Middle Ages, then which era of the Middle Ages are we in?Looking at this wooden house, I speculate that it is around the 12th century... The design is very consistent with that era.Hmm, the 12th century, huh...I pondered what I could do, hmm... Should I hasten the downfall of theology to bring about the Renaissance early? Or perhaps become a merchant and go on a sea adventure?These were all a bit unrealistic, so I stopped thinking and started crawling toward the second floor.The study on the second floor contained books from this era, even though I couldn't understand the text.This was very strange. Although I only knew a few languages from Asian countries in my previous life, I was at least familiar with the general characters used in most European languages. Yet, these books didn't feel even remotely familiar.The only words I could understand were those I had heard in my parents' daily conversations and later verified in the books.This didn't make sense... Or could it be that the writing system of this early medieval period hadn't fully developed yet?I looked at the bookshelf, which held only five books...I pulled a book from the bottom shelf."Hmm..."I lay on the floor and examined the book carefully, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't understand it.As I thought, this is a language completely different from any I have ever studied...Forget it, I'll just have Zenith teach me.I closed the book, and as I stood up, I felt a sharp pain in my head.A book had fallen off the shelf.Fortunately, the whole bookshelf hadn't collapsed... Otherwise, my life this time would have ended already."Ouch, ouch, ouch..."Should I say this is to be expected of a one-year-old's body? Being hit by just one book caused such intense pain.I rubbed the back of my head while hearing rapid footsteps coming from downstairs, drawing closer and closer until the door to the room was flung open.It was Zenith, the person who played the role of my mother in this world.After opening the door, she let out a cry before immediately picking me up."Rudy, are you okay?"I nodded, but my mother didn't seem to notice.Zenith hurriedly carried me downstairs and placed me on the bed.Seeing her so anxious, it seems that what just happened was quite dangerous for a one-year-old.After all, it hit my head; I might have been knocked stupid."Sit still, okay?" she said gently, while closing her eyes.Then she placed her hand on my head."Just to be safe... O holy power, the nectar of life, grant the strength to rise again to those who have lost their vigor—[ Healing ]"What did that mean? Was it some sort of teaching from this world's gods? Like, if you recite this passage after getting hurt, you receive divine protection?That thought didn't last long.Because I noticed that a faint light was emanating from Zenith's hand, and the pain vanished instantly.Eh?"There, that should be fine. Don't look at Mommy like that; I used to be a very famous Adventurer, you know."Zenith said to me proudly.I, on the other hand, was thrown into confusion.Adventurer... Healing spell... The person practicing swordsmanship outside is a genuine swordsman...?What was that just now? What did she do?
Chapter 3: Mother"What happened?"Hearing Zenith's scream, the man called Paul stuck his head in through the window.Perhaps because he had just been swinging his sword, he was covered in sweat."Honey, listen to me. Rudy just got hit on the head by a book from the bookshelf, and he must be terrified right now.""Oh, boys have to experience getting hurt to grow up."A slightly neurotic mother, and a father who responded casually with an open-minded attitude.This is a scene I have often seen since I came to this world.However, perhaps because my head had been hit this time, this mother called Zenith did not back down."But honey, this child was born only a year ago! You should be more worried about him!"Paul scratched the back of his head."Although you say that, children just need to fall down a few more times to grow up, especially since he's a boy. Besides, even if he gets hurt, as long as you're here, he'll be fine, right?""But... I just get so worried thinking about what might happen if he gets some serious injury that I can't treat...""It's no problem."Father said this, pulling both me and Mother into his embrace.A flush spread across Mother's face."He didn't cry even after getting hurt; as expected, my child will become a talented swordsman."Saying this, Father kissed Mother.Afterwards, they first took me to the room next door to let me lie down, and then moved upstairs to start the process of making a younger brother or sister.At first, I thought this was just an ordinary medieval setting. Perhaps that was why; people in the past didn't have much entertainment and could only make children for fun.But..."Magic, huh..."...After that, I began to carefully listen to the conversations between my parents and the servants.Consequently, I discovered many unfamiliar terms.Country names, knight titles, regional names, and so on—none of these had ever existed in the history I had studied.Therefore, this world... is not Earth.I did not reincarnate back into the past on Earth, but rather reincarnated from Earth into another world.Hmm... then everything I previously assumed I could do must be overturned.In a world with magic, the knowledge in my head from my previous life is highly unlikely to be of much use.Things that defy common sense are the main theme of this world.I held a book and crawled to find the family maid, Lilia.She was probably resting in her room right now.Every time I crawled over like this, she would pick me up and read to me.When I crawled to her bedroom door, I used the book to knock on it."Young Master Rudeus, you've come again?"I nodded and patted the book with my hand."Listen...""Very well, I will read it to you."Lilia picked me up, placed me on her bed, and began to read.Literacy—this is a very important step.Since this world is completely different from my previous life, even the language must be started from scratch.I enjoy experiencing the charm of different languages, and even in this world, I feel the same way.Lilia read very slowly, as if she knew I was trying to recognize the characters, and her voice was very gentle, which is why I always like to come to her.If I had to choose who in the house was more like a mother, Lilia clearly had more of a maternal air than Zenith.After an hour, the book was finished.Should I say it's because I'm a child? My ability to learn languages is much faster than I thought.I opened the book again; most of the text remained in my mind, not forgotten.It seems that after listening a few more times, I probably won't need to go find Lilia; I can just go to the study and read by myself."Th-thank you," I said, somewhat slurred, but that couldn't be helped—a one-year-old child can't speak clearly yet.Lilia smiled gently and picked me up."What does Young Master plan to do next?"Although I really wanted to say I wanted to go to the study, this body was truly a bit tired.I was tired just from listening to the book and looking at it for a while.A child's body is truly troublesome..."Sleep..."Lilia smiled and carried me back to the bed."Does Young Master want to sleep with me?"I nodded and closed my eyes directly."Mm..."
Almost two years have passed since I came to this world.My lower body has also become stronger, so I no longer need to crawl and can walk on my two feet.And I have also roughly understood the language of this world....Inside the study, I was lying there reading a magic textbook I had just found.After reading the contents, I obtained the basic knowledge of magic in this world.One: First of all, magic is roughly divided into three categories."Attack Magic""Healing Magic""Summoning Magic"You can tell the meaning of these three just by looking at their names.I feel like these types of magic could do much more, but the textbook records that magic originated and developed through combat, so it seems it is not often used in aspects unrelated to fighting or hunting.I don't understand the magic of this world, so I'd better stick to the textbook for now.Two: To use magic, one must have mana.As long as one has mana, anyone can use magic.There are two ways to use mana."Using the mana within one's own body""Using mana extracted from substances containing it"Three: There are two ways to cast magic."Incantation""Magic Circle"So, it's either chanting with your mouth to cast magic or drawing a Magic Circle to cast magic...Four: "An individual's mana is basically determined at birth."Determined at birth? These words really make me feel annoyed.I tore that page off, crumpled it into a paper ball, and threw it aside....In any case, I will start by challenging myself with the simplest magic.The magic textbook records both Magic Circle and incantation methods, but incantation seems to be the mainstream.Since it's the mainstream, I'll practice using the mainstream method.The larger the scale of the magic, the longer the incantation time will be. It seems that for later, larger spells, one also needs to use a Magic Circle, but since I've just started, it should be fine.I held the magic textbook in my left hand, extended my right hand forward, and began to chant."May the protection of the great Water descend upon the place you seek, let the cool shallow stream appear here --- [Water Ball]"After I finished chanting, I felt a sensation of blood concentrating in my right hand.Then, there was a feeling of blood being pushed outward, and then I saw a fist-sized water ball appear in front of my right hand."Oh, oh!"This was the first time I had cast magic on my own, so I was a little excited.But next, I didn't know what to do.How should I launch this water ball? Or is this the limit because I have too little mana?But if I reached the limit, wouldn't my body give me some kind of warning? I don't feel anything at all right now...I focused my attention and thought about what to do."Hmm... anyway, let's make this water ball disappear first."I lowered my right hand, and the water ball disappeared as a result.As long as you chant, you can use magic; this world is really convenient.The excitement hadn't faded yet, so I cast that magic again."May the protection of the great Water descend upon the place you seek..."But this time, before I finished chanting, the water ball had already appeared.The textbook said that skilled mages can shorten the number of words and the time of the incantation.Am I already a skilled mage?Such a thought is pure arrogance; think carefully about why this happened...Just now, my brain imagined it first, and the magic naturally came out...I focused my mind again, but this time I didn't chant.As I expected, that water ball appeared again; it appeared without needing an incantation...But didn't the textbook write that there were only two methods, incantation and Magic Circle?It seems that what was written in that book isn't entirely correct...To test my limits, I kept maintaining the magic, letting the water ball float in the air."Hmm... feels like this will take a long time."So, I focused my attention and made the water ball into two, three, four... and finally seven water balls.After maintaining seven water balls for nearly two hours, I felt exhausted.A very sudden exhaustion, as if my mana level reached a threshold and suddenly I became very tired.I glanced at the first floor, and after confirming no one was there, I splashed all the water balls down."Ah... let's rest for a while, so tired!"Lying on the wooden floor, I fell asleep....When I woke up again, I was already in the crib next to Zenith.And Zenith and Paul Greyrat were once again working on the project of creating a younger brother or sister for me on the side.I must speed up my magic learning and let Soundproofing Magic be born into this world...No, perhaps Soundproofing Magic already exists.Thinking this, I closed my eyes to avoid listening.After all, hearing my own mother's voice always feels a bit strange....The next day, I started magic training again.This time, even when the water balls reached 12, there was no problem."Strange."The textbook wrote that the total amount of mana does not change... but today I clearly feel that my mana has increased.That textbook... is full of errors.To think it would presumptuously say such stupid words as "An individual's mana is determined at birth."Surely many people have had their lives denied because of this kind of textbook, right? It's really annoying.Since the total mana can grow, there is only one thing I need to do.Practice desperately....From that day on, I would use up all my mana every day and then fall asleep from exhaustion.Lilia would also manage to come to the study right on time every time to carry me, who had fallen asleep, to the room to sleep.Every day I tried different magic, but I tried my best to avoid using Fire Magic; after all, my home is made of wood, and if it caught fire, it would be a big deal.I practiced Water Magic the most, mainly because it's safe, and it's also the magic I like the most.I feel like it will have many uses, because Water Magic even includes Ice Magic.According to my experience playing online games in my previous life, Water attribute and Ice attribute should be two different attributes, but in this world, they are the same one, which makes me very happy."Hmm..."At this moment, I am worried.Every time I shoot a water ball out the window, it only goes a distance of a few meters, and the speed isn't fast either.Magic like this can't hurt anyone at all...Why? The book clearly states that this is an attack-type magic.Did I get something wrong somewhere?Let's try this: after creating a water ball, keep pouring mana into it to control it.Let's give it a try; after all, I've already proven two of the four knowledge points in that book to be wrong.Since that's the case, I'll research it myself.Pouring mana into the water ball... focus attention..."Hmm?"The water ball got bigger.But it still couldn't be shot out quickly, I can feel that.Then... I used Wind Magic again, trying to push the water ball to make it faster."Launch!"I shot the water ball out, but it still only went a few meters; perhaps it's because there's a problem with my control?In any case, this is not the result I wanted..."Forget it, let's take it slow; I don't have much mana left for today."