Chapter 1-3 (2/2)

I ended up with free time after exercising. Normally I would… what did I do?

For now, a nap, I suppose.

However, I can’t sleep at all.

My mind is too clear.

With nothing else to do, I went to our house’s library.

Now that I think about it, it’s the first time I’ve come to the library.

The reason I call it a library is that it is so large that it makes you feel restrained.

A building with three floors with books lined up in shelves to the brim on each floor. Each floor is also respectively big and well suited to hide-and-seek…, what a great library!

“Well well, Young master. Welcome to the archives.”

The person who popped their head out from the second floor was Modan-jii. He is the manager of the library; I knew his face and name, but I don’t know what kind of person he is.

“How are you today?”

“Hey, Modan-jii. My mind is hopelessly clear. Are there any interesting books?”

“Umm, Even is you say that, what field do you have interest in? Also, My name is Moran.”

“Ah, Sorry Moran-jii.” It was Moran, huh. I didn’t even know his name.

“Mn, Then I’d like to try reading a magic tome.”

“A magic tome? You’ll start learning from fifteen at the academy, but there’s certainly no loss in establishing your fundamentals.”

After saying this, Moran-jii disapppeared into the back of the library, then reappearing after a short while.

“This, This book is very easy to read. It’s contents are mainly introduction and beginner’s level, but it’s written so that it’s extremely easy to read. This is the ideal book for making your foundation. Towards the end it has a section on application, if you’re interested.” After finishing speaking, Moran-jii threw a book down from the second floor.

I somehow managed to catch it, but this grandpa is quite bold in comparison to his looks.

Magic tome 1 Introduction by Chris Helan

Huh? The author is written as Helan. Perhaps an ancestor?

The book’s contents were, as Moran-jii said, very easy to understand.

In the three hours of my first day, I managed to squeeze out some mana.

Let’s learn how to change the property of mana tomorrow.

At evening, the food lined on the table seems to shine more than usual. Right now, I experienced the sensation of hunger for the very first time.

Because I had always been eating up until now.

From meat to vegetables, all of it is freshly pick from inside the territory. I took some of each for balance and enjoyed the meal.

“You were a little strange today, but you really are the usual Kururi-chan.”

Mother gave a relieved expression.

“Thanks for the food. It was delicious,” I tell the maids, and I drank not the usual sugar-added apple juice, but some natural water.

“As I thought, perhaps the effect of hitting his head is remaining.” Mother, seeing me drink water, ended up worried after all.

I entered the bath overlooking a flowerbed, then entered a bed unsuitably large for me.

A pleasant, luxurious life.

I fell into slumber in a satisfied mood.

Translation notes:

Both Modan and Kururi use the same word 書庫 (shoko, meaning archive, library, or book storage) I had Kururi say library and Moran say Archive since it felt more appropriate considering their behavior and positions.

The suffix -jii you can think of as gramps or something(though Modan isn’t Kururi’s grandfather).

Bonus – this is what it looks like when I’m in the middle of translating.