Chapter 7 (1/2)

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Yukkuri Oniisan

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Volume 1

Chapter 7

*Mira’s POV *

After my birthday had pa.s.sed, the Knights group from the Capital finally arrived.

Unexpectedly, they also came with another Knights group that had been tasked with guarding the village. I was told that they were to prevent my family and the villagers from being used as hostages against me.

Ah, so I don’t need to use my cheat. Thank you for the consideration.

After welcoming their arrival, to shake off their tiredness, they rested for one day, and then we departed the next day. We arrived at the capital around noon of the fifth day.

Captain-san’s group returned to the Knight’s Station. I was told that they’ll give their report and then apply for a vacation. Since they had completed the long journey of visiting various villages and got injured while doing so, they wanted to rest peacefully.

Meanwhile Gai and I were taken by Swyn-san to the Spirit Society Northern Branch. It was to formally register my customized form of Globus IgnisFire Ball.

In the capital there were five Spirit Society Branches, they were the Spirit Society Central Branch, East Branch, North Branch, West Branch and South Branch respectively.

The Ilga Village Branch only had one counter in the village hall and it performed many functions simultaneously. Compared with that small building ―― well it was a mistake to even compare them ―― the Capital’s Northern Branch was such a huge building. The building’s front façade structure was really magnificent. Gai and I, both of us were looking up together with our mouth agape.

「It’s huge.」(Gai)

「It’s big.」(Mira)

Although I was used to seeing high-rise building in my previous life, this had a different impression. After all, it was shaped like a castle.

「Now, now, let us go inside. After you demonstrate your magic, you’ll be issued a Society Member Card as a subst.i.tute for the identification papers. If we tarry here, then we will be late for lunch.」(Swyn)

Gai came to his sense when he heard Swyn’s words, pulled my hand and rushed into the building. If you enter the building in a rush, then it would cause an inconvenience for other people you know.

Even though we entered the building in a rush, we didn’t know where to go, so we only looked around restlessly at the vast room with counters that had people waiting in queue like a couple of country b.u.mpkins. While making a wry smile, Swyn-san headed to a counter that had “registration” written on its plate. We followed him from behind.

「I want to ask for new magic registration card issue, please.」(Swyn)

「Card issuing, is it?」(Counter Lady)

Swyn-san presented an amber colored card with white and violet lines in its lower right while requesting the counter lady. Then, the counter lady made a queer expression.

「Yes, it’s for the girl.」(Swyn)

Swyn-san said this while indicating to me. The counter lady examined me before speaking.

「Is it for that girl?」(Counter Lady)

「Yes. I believe I had previously made a call through the Wind Spirit King’s Terminal.」(Swyn)

「Pl-please wait a moment.」(Counter Lady)

The lady hurriedly entered the back room.

Wind Spirit King’s Terminal was a crystal ball that made communication possible between two connected terminals. I don’t know the detailed structure, but I think it’s similar to a telephone.

It’s only available in Society Branches and it’s impossible to carry while on a journey. So it’s like a landline telephone that’s installed in every house in the past. Although I can say that this kind of terminal couldn’t be developed any further and turn it into mobile phone.

The call that was previously made with that Terminal was to give the report about the you-know-what magic. Although it was possible to register a the village’s Branch, but it had the situation where the villagers knew each other, and my age is well, still very young. Because the magic development registration was a self-reporting system, it might be doubted as a fraud. That’s why we first contacted the Society in the capital and came there to do the formal registration.

Although we could’ve done this at the Eastern Branch when we entered the capital from the East Gate, but since I need to show the destructiveness of the magic in a demonstration, we headed to the Northern Branch. The Spirit Society Northern Branch was on the direction of Yggurd Mountain so they had a practice field where it’s possible to conduct a trial demonstration.

Even though she said it was a moment, we waited for quite a lot of time before the lady returned with a middle age man that looked like her superior.

「I’m sorry for causing you to wait. I am the manager of this Spirit Society Northern Branch, my name is Ma.n.u.s Hohen.」(Ma.n.u.s)

「Court Magician Swyn Coolyard.」(Swyn)

Both of them showed their amber colored cards to each other and then they shook each other hand. It seemed that card had similar use like a business card. The manager-san’s card didn’t have white line, so maybe the lines had meaning behind them.

「So you want to register a new attack magic. The demonstration is held outside.」(Ma.n.u.s)

Since Manager-san stole a glance towards my direction, Swyn-san gave an affirmation.

「Yes. Please prepare a practice target as hard as possible, I believe I have requested this before.」(Swyn)

「Our Earth Magician had prepared a rock wall. It is 1 meter wide and 2 meters thick. Is this suffice?」(Ma.n.u.s)

「Yes. If it has that size then it will be fine.」(Swyn)

「The let me guide you.」(Ma.n.u.s)

We headed outside towards a vast sports ground like place next to the castle-like big building. There were already some people practicing, such as striking the target with Sagitta FlammaFire Arrow or exchanging blows using magic-clad sword. However, maybe because children like Gai and I rarely came to this place, they stopped what they were doing and turned their gazes upon us.

Aaah, I don’t want to be the center of attention. But I need to endure it. Endure it. If I registered my magic at the Society, then I would get a part of the fee that people would pay to learn the magic.

We stopped and then, from the corner that seemed to be the practice range’s managerial office, two people came out and made a rock wall at some distance from us. After that they returned to the managerial office. Maybe they did that so they wouldn’t get hit by the magic in case I missed the target.

「Then, Mira-san. Please shoot towards that wall.」(Swyn)

「Yes. Then, here I go!」(Mira)

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to shut out my surroundings. Ignore them, ignore them. They only pumpkins.

「Sala, take my Mana and grant me my wish. Globus Ignis creation. Suspension. Convergence. Pierce like a flash of light!」(Mira)

Different from how I performed previously, this time I performed the step in one go. The fire disappeared as if being sucked by the rock wall. Just like last time, there was no sound.

「It is finished. Please do a check. It’s possible that it didn’t pierce the rock.」(Swyn)

Hearing Swyn-san’s words, the surprised Manager regained his composure and then ran towards the wall. The people who made the wall were also came out. The three examined the target, and then Hohen-san came back with a stiff expression.

「Is this magic really from this five year old girl?」(Ma.n.u.s)

「I swear to the four Spirit Kings that this is true.」(Swyn)

Swyn-san nodded with serious expression and the manager-san shook his head slowly.

「Although it was something unbelievable, but since I had witnessed it myself, there is no other way than to believe it. Since the formal procedure for card issuing has finished, let’s return to the Society building.」(Ma.n.u.s)

When we returned, the practice ground was wrapped in a commotion different from the ruckus when we arrived. En route on leaving, I was wholeheartedly repeating the lines in my mind.

They are just pumpkins. They are just potatoes.[1]

「Seriously, that girl did it?」(Onlooker)

Such words reached my ears. Maybe they were only surprised and didn’t mean any harm. Yes it must be it.

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Issuing the card was simple. I wrote the explanation for the magic on a parchment in the counter, but I left the magic name as undecided before submitting it. Then, as instructed, I touched an ash brown crystal ball, then an amber card came out between the crystal ball and my hand

「Wa!」(Mira)

「Oh! It’s the card!」(Gai)

The issuing method was so “fantasy”-like.

While Gai and I were surprised, my fingertip was p.r.i.c.ked by wind magic. Since it was so sudden, I was dumbfounded. The blood leaked from the finger and dropped onto the card. And so, the personal card registration had finished.

Since it happened so fast and was painless, there was nothing I could say.

By the way, that crystal was an Earth Spirit King’s Terminal. Since there aren’t any Spirits inside it like during the academy entrance examination, then it might be just like the Wind Spirit King’s Terminal. It’s possible to have direct communication.

Because the card issuing was finished, Swyn-san explained how to use the card.

「While praying for the data display in your heart, tap the surface of the card.」(Swyn)

Doing as he had indicated, I tapped the card, and then words appeared on the surface.

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Name                         Mira

Age                             6 Years Old

Place of Origin         Ilga Village, Fimeria Kingdom

Occupation               Expected to Enrolled at Fimeria Kingdom Magic Academy

Criminal History       None

Attribute                     Fire・Water・Earth・Wind

Blessing                    Spirit Sight・Promise

Physical Power        20 / 30 (Current / Maximum Value)

Magic Power             29995/30000 (Current / Maximum Value)

Qualification             Magic Registrant of Spirit Society

Registered Magic     Globus Ignis Custom special designed type (temporary name)

Learned Magic         Special designed Earth Magic type / Globus Ignis

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Well, various things came out as I scrolled. To be honest, it’s like a status card.

Although it seems that I have obligation to show my name and the likes when warranted, but the card possessor could choose to not show the information like attributes and the others on their own volition. However for me, there were three entries that, if possible, I don’t want to be seen by other people. Depending on the place, I might also be requested to show everything, though……

「Swyn-san, there’s something I want to consult about. What’s the maximum amount of magic power that a child of my age should have?」(Mira)

「Let’s see. A child of Mira’s age, is about 50 I guess.」(Swyn)

「Then, what about an adult?」(Mira)

「Generally about 200, but…… May I see the card?」(Swyn)

Maybe because he thought that my situation was indeed strange, Swyn-san look at the card from the front, so I presented the card to make it easier for him to see.

「So, it’s 30,000.」(Swyn)

「Yes. It’s 30,000.」(Mira)

「Physical power is 30. But the average is 50……」(Swyn)

Yes, yes, it’s shabby. As if it’s inversely related to my magic power, my physical power is shabby. Swyn-san looked at me with pitying eyes, or was it just my own persecution complex?

「Then Swyn-san, what is the meaning of “Promise” that’s after Spirit Sight in the Blessing section?」(Mira)

I forcibly change the topic to the next question.

I had heard that Spirit Sight is an ability to see mana and Spirit Sight, but what does “Promise” mean? Do I have promise with someone? Will it have the power to compel me to do something? Somehow I felt an unpleasant premonition.

「No, I never heard about it. However, if it is some kind of curse then we will know from the display, so I think it isn’t something bad.」(Swyn)

So, even curse exists. I was taken back. But if we could learn the curse from the card then we might be able to perform countermeasures for it.

「Criminal History is the record of criminal activities such as stealing. Of course if someone learned a Society registered magic without undergoing the official procedures to do it, that will also be showed in that column.」(Swyn)

「It’s amazing. But how would they be able to know the crime?」(Mira)

「It’s thanks to Earth Spirit King. Because he’s the one who records everything that exist in this world and he provides the information to the card. That’s why those who defy the law have nowhere to escape to. This time, Mira-san’s group was together with us so you guys could pa.s.s through the checkpoint without any problems, but if there were no guarantor, to pa.s.s the checkpoint, you would need to show the card. So the criminals will certainly be caught.」(Swyn)

How convenient. It wouldn’t be affected by false charges. But then…… this means that there’s no privacy?

「This card is a necessary identification doc.u.ment for the Academy, so you must always carry this closely. Gai-kun’s card will be issued when you enrolled into the Academy.」(Swyn)

「Yes~!」(Mira)(Gai)

We answered together like a pair of good children.

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Since the registration for the Spirit Society was completed, we went to eat a rather late lunch. We entered a popular restaurant in the business district and ordered the pasta that Swyn-san recommended. After waiting for a while, the ordered pasta, in Bolognese-style sauce with plenty of ground meat in tomato base arrived. Just when I had said “itadakimasu” and thrusting the fork into pasta in glee, the doorbell rung and new customers entered.

It was two Knights-sama in white uniform.

However, maybe since they had an appointment, they asked the waitress-san’s for information and looked around the inside.

「Sorry, but we are looking for a magician that lead a pair of little boy and girl ……」(Knights)

Were they looking for a kidnapper? Huh? But those characteristics…… Ah, our eyes met.

「Found them!」(Knights)

I knew it! It was us!

The Knights weaved their way through the tables and came to the table where we sat down. They presented a white card with scarlet and violet line in their right hand to Swyn-san.

「We are from the Royal Guard. Are you Magician Coolyard?」(Knights)

「Yes, that’s me.」(Swyn)

Swyn-san also presenting his card.

「Thank you for your cooperation. We received an order to inform that you had been summoned[3] by His Majesty, please come together with the children.」(Knights)

Eh? Summoned by the king? Had Swyn-san done something!? Or rather, even us too?

「Eh? Then the lunch?」(Gai)

Different from the panicked me, Gai was still twisting his fork in the pasta, and while munching it, he spoke with annoyed expression.

「…… it will be fine after lunch.」(Knights)

「My thanks.」(Gai)

「No need.」(Knights)

They couldn’t win against a hungry child. Gai, you are an amazing boy, in a sense.

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After finis.h.i.+ng the lunch in a hurry, we boarded the carriage that was parked in front of the store, and headed to the royal palace. And currently we are in the audience doom…… sorry, I mean, audience room.[4]

I was told that this room is a smaller room to hold a private audience, but really? The entirety of my family’s house can fit into it, you know? If this is small then how big is the room for official audience? Is it the size of the Tokyo Dome?[5] But I never went there so I don’t really know.

Or rather, why we always compare things using Tokyo Dome as a scale? Can’t we use the Kous.h.i.+en Stadium[6] instead? It’s the holy land for high-school baseball players, right? But, well, I also never went there.

Something like this crossed my mind as I tried to run away from reality, but in front of me was His Majesty the King as we entered the room. He inherited the Founder Queen’s blood, so perhaps the Royal Family also inherited her personality.

His Majesty had silver swept back hair that was neatly combed. He was quite a dandy elderly.[7] He relaxed in the sofa with a rather pet.i.te Her Majesty the Queen and exchanging laugh and smile with each other. I couldn’t imagine that they were already in their fifties.

In the sofa on the right side of them, was the Crown Prince and his Consort. Although the Crown Prince had pa.s.sed his prime, he was more or less still able to be called as a silver haired handsome gentleman. The Consort, the Crown Princess is a beautiful blond-haired beauty. I couldn’t have believed she was a mother of two with that body proportion…… *cough*cough* What am I? An old man?

Then on the left sofa, were the Crown Prince’s two children. The Prince who was 14-15 years old and the Princess who I believe was on the same age with Gai and me.

The Prince was the template Prince with blond hair and blue eyes. He was the template Prince who had sweet-looking smile and his s.h.i.+ning glossy blond hair. This is important so I repeat this twice. However ―― even with these appearances, this person also descended from the Founder Queen.

The Princess had a silver hair and blue eyes. I think it could be called as platina blond. She had a small face like a doll and small red lips. She had big eyes that glittered which shows her determined spirit. Bordering her eyes were thick and tufty eyelashes.

Was the Royal Family an art exhibition object? Although I had thought this when Guno grew up, but, is in this world the beauties from 2D world materialized into 3D forms?

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「I’m sorry to make you come to this place even when you just arrived in the capital. However, since your supporter has been decided, it was decided that you need to greet them as soon as possible.」(Crown Prince)

While smiling widely, the Crown Prince made a shocking statement. My eyes opened wide. Who can imagine that Gai’s and my supporter was the Royal Family?

「You are a person who not only possess four attributes and immense magic power but also Spirit Sight. If you are entrusted to one of the n.o.ble, then it will be unfair to the other n.o.ble. Since it will be rea.s.suring if you have someone from the same village by your side, then Gai-kun also will be together with you. However if I have to be honest to you, this is just the surface story.」(Crown Prince)

Yeah, I can understand it. At any rate, this Royal Family’s policy is to make the adversary give up before the battle.

「Even if they didn’t have any will to rebellion right now, the n.o.ble who hold you as their piece will have their power amplified, then if they gain an ambition… So we need to prevent the other country take advantage of the domestic discord to do some “intervention”. There are still many other reason, though.」(Crown Prince)

What is this… This is scary… This story made my stomach ached…

「Of course, it is also to protect you. There is no place with more stringent security than a castle after all.」(Crown Prince)

I’m worried if he spoke vaguely just because we are still children, so I’m glad that he explained honestly in detail. But, I have a hunch that…… My stomach would ache. This is not good. I shouldn’t think too much about this. After all, nothing had happened yet.

Since I had reborn, I don’t want to be inflicted with dyspepsia again. In the first place, I haven’t confirmed if in this world there is a medicine that can be consumed by children and I also worried about the state of medical science. Can they treat a stomach ulcer?

Although I more or less predicted this, I am under the patronage of the person with the highest authority……

The Royal Family is always surrounded by people. To be near them means always being watched by others, so it’ll be nerve wrecking. After all, currently, I’m just a commoner. Ah, no, I’m currently just a peasant, I think. Gai is a child who can’t read the atmosphere, although not to the point where it will cause a lese majeste.[8]

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「How do you do? My name is Ainseld Yule Fimeria[9]. This is my imouto, Filseria Mile Fimeria[10].」(Ainseld)

After we ended with the meeting, the Prince and the Princess walked together towards the sofa where we were sitting and formally greeted us. Gai and I also hurriedly stood up to return the greetings. However, they had such a long name, I almost bite my tongue.

「Think this as a honor desuno. You people, will become my cla.s.smates, desunoyo.」[11](Filseria)