“Look, Saintess-sama. Surprisingly, my son, Hank, has a magic aptitude of 98. Perhaps, even if you look all over the world, you won’t find anyone with such an aptitude value.”
A newborn son with an overwhelming talent. The person who proudly praises this is Galia Brazel, the current head of the prestigious magical family, House Brazel. Not only did he leave his territory, but he had also left the country and came to the headquarters of the Cathedral Church.
Of course, his purpose is to have an audience with the Saintess who stands as the head of the church. He wants to report that his son is the reincarnation of the Great Sage.
Next to him was the figure of his wife, Meliena Radruf. Although she sends a loving glance to the baby she is holding, she is not the biological mother. Because her real son was a failure, her husband had his vassal dispose of him. On the other hand, the child that Galia had with the daughter of a servant showed an unexpected magical aptitude value. The head of the family decided to pretend that he is their real child.
“There is no doubt that this child is the reincarnation of the legendary Great Sage.”
“Yes, that’s true. When I use magic nearby, this child will try to imitate it. Even if he is just a baby, he could do it. Perhaps the memories of when he mastered magic in his previous life are engraved in his soul.”
—The two of them did not conceal anything and they strongly assert that the child they hold is the reincarnation of the Great Sage.
The young Saintess, who is still in her mid-teens, closed her eyes and was silent as if praying. Finally, she slowly opened her mouth. But—
“This child is… Unfortunately, he is not the reincarnation of the Great Sage.”
““Whaaat!?””
To the couple who exclaimed, the saintess explained,
“It is said that the magic aptitude value of the Great Sage is beyond human comprehension. One thing is sure though, it is not to that extent.”
“Bu-, Saintess, he has a score value of 98, you know!? Are you saying it’s not that grade?”
Forgetting that the other party was a saintess, Galia involuntarily rushed closer.
“Yes. However, if he is trully the Great Sage, he should have more than 1000 score value.”
““Thous-, 1000!?””
The two of them are both appalled by the number that far exceed their expectations.
“But it’s strange…. I’ve deliberately kept this information secret until now but, according to the prophecy of the gods, the place of birth, family background, and timing are completely consistent…”
The Saintess tilts her head in confusion. Then, with a look of thought on her face, she asked the couple in front of her.
“You don’t have any other children born close to this child, do you?”
“C-Certainly….”
“N-None….”
Galia immediately denied it, but inwardly it sent chills down his spine.
((D-Don’t tell me…. That child is actually better?…. uh!))
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“Haaah~, it’s your fault! You even made it that he died of illness!”
“You said that I could throw away that kind of crap!”
The couple were quarreling, and they cursed each other with foul words.
“Ah! Now that I think about it, that number 3 was made after the needle of the divine tool had gone around many times! It probably spun around 10 times. In other words, his aptitude score was over 1000!”
“Aren’t you really an idiot for not even noticing something that simple!?”
“I-, I’m not the only one who didn’t realize that! It was those incompetent priests! Even though they’re used to using divine tools on a regular basis… Damn!”
The two of them, who continued to have such an ugly argument, were now in the carriage. It is also running at breakneck speed on the road.
“I need to go back to the territory immediately and investigate the demon domain… Tsk!”
“What are you going to do about it!? There is no way that newborn baby could be alive!”
“B-But…. That doesn’t mean we can just leave him alone, right!? If that child is really the reincarnation of the Great Sage….”
Galia grabbed the hair on his head, feeling remorse that he had done something outrageous.
For those who live in the path of magic, the legendary Great Sage is equivalent to a god. If the reincarnated baby were to die, the reputation of the Brazel family would fall to the bottom of the earth.
But nearly two months have already passed. The chances of the baby being alive is extremely low. Still, in the glimmer of hope, they continued to drive their carriages day and night.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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