Chapter 02: Reincarnation into Another World

 Albert Falconer, Baron Falconer’s son.

 He is the third and youngest son of Brain Falconer.

 The Falconer family is a relatively new noble family, a remote country noble. Besides the capital, there are only about four farming villages in the territory, and there is no particular agriculture or specialties. It’s just a territory with many forts.

 It is one of the noble families that fight as a shield for the people to protect the living area of humanity from the demons and demon tribes located on the frontier.

 Albert …… Al was born into such a Falconer family.

He hadn’t cried much when he was a baby, and had been a quiet and good listener from an early age.

 If it was in a big city like the royal capital, people might have wondered if he was possessed by an evil spirit, or or that it was a prank by a spirit,… but in a remote noble family, he grew up without being questioned.

He had a secret.

He was reincarnated into another world.

 Al has the memories of a man who spent time in a harmonious Japan. For some reason, he can’t remember proper nouns such as the man himself or the names of his family, but he has memories of detailed experiences.

 His memories of his previous life ended in his mid-forties, and he has no memories beyond that. He has no memory of dying, but since he is here now, he thinks that his previous life is probably dead.

 Al has been self-conscious since he was born, and at first he thought he was simply reincarnated into another world.

 This world is a so-called fantasy world.

 There is a power called magic, and humans use it to fight against demons and monsters.

 There is no status window, no level, no job system.

 There is only magic, and the art of manipulating the mysterious power called “mana” that is the source of magic.

And in this world, “nobles” are those who use magic and are obliged to fight against demons.

 Naturally, Al, who was born into a noble family, had the same mission, and he trained as a mage from an early age.

 The head of a noble family is a “noble”, and his children and relatives are “those who are related to nobles”.

 These people use their power, magic, to fight demons and protect the people.

 Weak people are not nobles. The people do not accept weak nobles.

 In this world, it is not enough to be born into a noble family, let alone a great noble family. Especially if you live in a remote area.

 Even if you have a previous life, you don’t have time to cheat on your knowledge, you just practice magic, and from the time you are an infant, you are forced to observe and do chores for demon hunters.

 By the time he was over ten years old, Al was being sent out as a warrior.

Image is the key to magic in this world, and there is a lot of individual original magic. Rather, it is no exaggeration to say that all magic except the basics is unique.

It is said that it is normal for a large noble family or an old noble family to have one or two powerful spells unique to their family that are passed down from generation to generation. Unfortunately, the Falconer family doesn’t have anything of that magnitude.

 During the days of training and hunting demons, Al thought to himself. I can’t do this.

I need a special move somehow.

It’s not for the sake of warriors or me-too, but just for survival.

To hunt demons with peace of mind.

If I don’t, I’ll die.

Knowledge cheat? Now is not the time for that. …… Those are Al’s earnest thoughts.

The Falconer family is of a brawns. Their main focus is gory melee combat.

Most magic is non-attributive, mainly buffs that strengthen the body, and long range attacks are done by strengthening the bow and arrow. For some reason, the vassals from other families also become brainy when they come to the Falconer family.

There is also personal aptitude, but attribute magic …… A family and group of close combatants who are not good at so-called “ordinary magic”. That’s the Falconer family.

Al’s aptitude is also non-attribute. The amount of mana is also at a normal level for a member of the nobility, not as much as the head of the family. There was no particular reincarnation cheat here either.

 Whenever he faced a demon with a sword or spear in his hand, he would say, “No more! I can’t take it anymore! I’m not going to do it again!” Al thought desperately. He wanted to learn a low-cost and effective long-distance attack magic.

 After learning the basics of magic to a certain extent, Al insists on constructing his own original magic based on the images he gained in his previous life.

 If he didn’t do so, he had a compulsion to believe that he would die in this life with a marginally lower than fortysomething years of his previous life.

 The magic created in this way was “Bullet”. Al’s original magic.

 It is simply a compressed lump of mana that is shot out at high speed, and the original image is the image from his previous life. The original image is an image from a previous life’s memory. It is mainly based on the direction of movies, anime and manga, and is strictly different from real guns and bullets. That’s not surprising.

 Fortunately, in this world, there are no objects that have the same speed as bullets, and there are few magic objects that exceed the speed of arrows in general.

 The exception to this is the magic of lightning, which is controlled by the royal family and boasts the speed of lightning.

Whether it is a matter of the amount of mana, the lack of magic composition, or the problem of qualities, no matter how much …… Al imagined “lightning” and “electricity,” he couldn’t make it work as magic.

On the other hand, the existence of the “gun,” which had a strong impression as a “weapon,” was relatively easy for Al to imagine, and so were the “bullets” that were fired from it. At least, from the very beginning, it was more responsive than “lightning.

 Even so, it took him several years of transition from childhood to adolescence before he could demonstrate satisfactory power and speed.

However, thanks to his efforts, the bullets could attack from outside the demons’ perception, mainly due to their speed, and their effectiveness was remarkable.

 It may not be a one-hit kill for some opponents. but unlike the days when he used swords and spears, he no longer needed to get that close to the demons, which stabilized Al’s spirit and brought back the light in his eyes that had become stagnant during his bleak demon hunting life.

Al now has a Trump card from a distance. It was when he was 14 years old that he began to feel a little better and more relaxed.

Finally, his attention turned to something other than the immediate demon hunt and Baron Falconer’s domain, and that’s when he realized something.

“Huh? Isn’t this world supposed to be a game world?”

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“Al. You’re going to be fifteen next year, aren’t you? The aristocracy urged me to let you come to the academy soon. How time flies, not long ago you were just a little kid.”

“…… (you didn’t care about my growth at all ……)”

Brain Falconer, head of the family.

If one were to look at him without knowing his title or status, he would look like a bandit chieftain. You would never guess that he was the head of a noble family.

However, he is the head of a noble family in the middle of nowhere, and he is a user of a body-enhancing magic that allows him to carry a large sword and cut into a crowd of demons all by himself, disintegrating the enemies with his body alone.

Although he hasn’t tried it, Al is convinced that if he wears the mana of body enhancement strongly enough, he will probably be able to repel even a bullet. He is truly a superhuman.

Brian, the man, has a rough personality, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have love for his family or pride in being a nobleman. It’s just that he doesn’t pay attention to details.

“Father, I don’t know anything about the academy in the first place, do I?”

“Hmm? Did you? Didn’t you hear from anyone else? From your brothers?”

(…… Who was the one who took me around to hunt demons all the time? …… My brothers went out to various places, and we never had a chance to meet each other calmly. ……)

Although he complains inwardly, Al does not dislike his father and brothers. The way he fights for the people is the right way for a nobleman to be in this world, and he is proud of the Baron’s private army and the trust his father and brothers have earned from the people. 

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“In short. As a member of a noble family. Children between the ages of thirteen and sixteen. Spend two to four years at the “Radford Royal Academy of Magic” in the royal capital. ……?”

“Yes. That’s right, Master Al. You can say that it is the duty of those who are members of the nobility ……, but the original purpose was to gain acquaintance with other families outside the territory.”

“With all due respect, there are many people other than the eldest child or the second child who will not inherit the family name like Al-sama, who have their own purposes, such as horizontal connections to find a place to work or to recruit a marriage partner ……. I’ve heard that Calvin, the eldest brother, got married to Melissa because of their relationship at the academy, although he hides it from me. Don’t you know that, Master Al?”

Brian was not the right person to talk to, so Al went to talk to Old Hobbs, who was a key figure in the family’s internal affairs. ……

“(The reason I couldn’t even attend the wedding of my brother is because you guys dragged me around hunting demons!)..

“…. In my case, I can’t take over the baronial family, so I guess my goal is to find a place to work in order to make myself useful. It would be nice to stay in Falconer territory, but it doesn’t seem to fit my temperament.”

“What do you mean? What are you saying? Since you were a child, Master Al has been killing demons at the drop of a hat. Everyone said it was the lord’s son after all.”

“..(That’s because you brainiacs took the infant out into the battlefield!)..”

I don’t hate them. I am loved by everyone. But I definitely don’t want a future serving the Falconer family. Please forgive me. I’ve had enough of the frontier.

 Of course, Al doesn’t say how he really feels.

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(Radford Royal Academy of Magic: …… If it sounds familiar anywhere, it’s …… It’s a memory of the man from my previous life. It must have been in one of the RPGs I played when I was in my twenties. It was an orthodox sword and sorcery world, from the days at the academy to the battle against the demon tribe. …… haha.)

 Al recalls it now.

A game that I played in a previous life. And it’s not something I’ve done anything special with, just completed the regular story once.

(That game has multiple scenarios and multiple endings. …… What the hell am I supposed to do when I can’t even remember the regular story?

 No, wait, wait. Even if there is a game setting in the first place, this is nothing but reality. There are no statuses or anything. There is no resurrection magic, and when you die, you’re dead. Well, as a mortal, a zombie, or a skeleton, it’s possible to come back to life. I don’t like it. Rejected.

 Also, I don’t know if the time of the game story is the same as the current time period. (I’m pretty sure there was a timeline in the …… Game setting, but there’s no way I can remember that much ……).

Al sits on a bench in the garden, thinking quietly and silently by himself.

It is a familiar sight in the Falconer household, and even the family vassals and servants now pass over the sight of Al, saying, “Oh, just another habit of the little boy.”

When he was a child, the servants were worried about him, but …… Now it has become a familiar sight.

(I didn’t meet any gods or anything when I was reincarnated. I think it’s …… the “Goddess Elinora” or …… no revelation to do something special regarding this world.

 Even if the time period is the same as the game’s story, the main characters, when they grow up, should be human-level even by this world’s standards. And I don’t think Albert Falconer was an important character in the regular story. I don’t know if it’s another route or a challenging side story. My appearance doesn’t make me feel like an important character. Rather, with my father’s visuals and abilities, he might be in there somewhere. ……

 To begin with. From the protagonist’s point of view. It would be annoying to have a mob character who can’t even remember the regular story chugging along. Is it a good idea to keep things casual?

 And what if there are other characters besides me who have knowledge of the original story or previous lives? …… I have a feeling it’s going to be a pain in the ass. If I say anything unnecessary, I could be brought before the Inquisition.

 But if the story is as it should be,… there are hordes of demons attacking, conflicts between the new noble families and the old noble families; the suffering of those who cannot bear the burden of nobility; the sweet and sour love story of the main characters,… well, the last one is not important.

 Towards the end of the story, there must have been a war with the demon tribe. In the game, there was a sense that only the main character was fighting, but if there is a war, those who are associated with the nobility will be conscripted as a matter of course. (Please don’t let it be a school mobilization.)”