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Chapter 3

The Black Haired King ~The Rise of a Magical Swordsman Who Cannot Use Magic~ Chapter 3

「…..Morning huh. Mnnn!」 (stretching sfx)

I got up before the sun even rose. It was a daily routine of mine—to the point where my body now did it unconsciously.

I changed out of my sleep wear into clothes that are easy to move in, and then…

「I’ll work hard today too!」

I went out, holding the sword mother gifted me.

Walking to the courtyard of Baron Glemond’s home, once I reached I did a few light warmup exercises.

After, I jogged to warm up my body. A single lap around the courtyard was about 300 metres. I guess I'll run 10 laps.

After which, I do a few hundred pushups and drew my sword. (TL: That abruptness though)

3 years ago, even holding it was difficult, but lately I’ve been able to swing it countless times. 3 years since my mom pa.s.sed away.

Ever since then, I've sworn before my mother's grave to do my best that I could; and so I’ve made sure to train my body daily.

Still, it’s only at the level of self-study; only at the level of moving a little bit better than the other kids.

Maybe if I had been able to see other people using swords, it would have been different, but Balt and my elder sister took lessons in magic, so they’ve never been taught swordsmans.h.i.+p.

I think Balt was taught a little, but it was only for a moment.

The soldiers of the manor had swords at their waist, but I’ve never seen them wield them.

So, for the past 3 years, I've just put in effort to build up my body, afterwhich, swing the sword around I guess.

The sword was pretty heavy in the beginning, and it felt unsteady,  but lately it’s been exactly as the book said it would be, losing all its unsteadiness.

Staying true to the basics: Get in stance, Swing up, Swing down. That’s it.

This is what I do on a daily basis, thousands of times.

I also asked my my elder sister to teach me about this world, about magic.

While I learnt about magic, It was heart-wrenching, but I wanted to at least be able to use a little of it.

Firstly, about where I am from. This world is apparently called Grinotia. 1 Year is 360 days, 1 month is 30 days for 12 months a year. Every day has 24 hours.

Every week has 6 days, named after the magic attributes; Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Dark, and Light, with day of Light being the day of rest. (TL: that last bit might be inaccurate)

Finally, the country I live in is called 『Albast Kingdom』. It’s located in the center of the Yumeria continent, surrounded by other countries.

The total population is around 500,000.

The surrounding area was where mid-leveled countries gathered, and there were around 10 similar countries gathered here.

There’s a mountain with a large plain to the south, but the development hasn’t progressed because there are too many monsters. All the while, various countries are gunning to develop the south. There seems to be a country beyond it, but to get there you’d need to cross the monster infested mountain and then pa.s.s through another country, which is apparently not good, so I guess it's impossible.

To the north of the『Albast Kingdom』, there are several countries joined together to form the 『Belgirus Empire』, to the east is the 『Melt Faria Kingdom』.

These two countries are beyond the Melt river, which has a width of 10 kilometers, but my sister said they are in a situation where their ceasefire could explode at any moment.  But, that doesn’t really have anything to do with me.

As for magic, to put it simply, I was taught how to cover my body in magical power.

It’s basically the so called body strengthening.

With just this, I can raise my running speed, strength and eyesight.

My elder sister showed me an example, but when I jumped in that form, I was surprised when I was able to jump to the second floor of the mansion.

According to my Sister,  while it’s true I don’t have an element, I have the magical power comparable to a 3 element possessor.

I was very happy when I found out. If I train, it could grow to be comparable to even a 5 element possessor.

After that, I trained by covering my body in magical power and meditating daily.

In the beginning, I didn’t really understand what exactly magical power was, but lately, I’ve become conscious to the warm current flowing through my body.

I got so over my head from being able to feel it that I thrust into the wall while covered in magical power.Elder Sister was very scary that time.

Mia also got angry at me for it.

Before I knew it, 3 years have gone by.

It seemed Balt didn’t have any interest in me anymore, since there hasn’t been a time I’ve been hit in the last 2 years. Madam Keri also doesn’t meddle with me anymore since my mother had pa.s.sed.

The servants of the house are the same as before, but it’s better for nothing to happen.

But, this lifestyle ends today.

The reason being, I’m leaving the manor.

This year, Elder Sister turns 14, which is the age when n.o.ble children attend school.

For that reason, she has to go live in the capital, leaving the Barony  and living in a dormitory.

So, the people who would protect me in here  would be gone.

Until now, my elder sister helped me if anything happened, but that won’t be the case anymore.

I guess Gelman also thought the same, so he personally called me earlier to inform me about my sister's enrollment, but also about my disinheritance.

Well, my black hair also played a part in it.

Either way, I gave an immediate reply.

I knew I wouldn’t be able to keep my promise to my mom if I stayed.