『Do you think a two-month-old baby can register as an adventurer?』
(Hmm, what do you think? I don’t think there is an age limit to become an adventurer though.)
In my previous life, I also registered as an adventurer. I didn’t intend to do anything in particular, but maybe they thought that my presence would have a publicity effect so the Adventurer’s Guild insisted on it. At that time, you can become an adventurer regardless of age or gender. Of course, criminals are rejected.
Well, that is what I know, and it was a long time ago. I’m not sure if it still works the same way.
(I can speak and communicate properly so it should be fine, right?)
『……To begin with, a two-month-old human baby cannot even walk, let alone speak. At most, it should be around a year old. 』
(In my previous life, I was able to run when I’m about six months old though.)
『……It was just that Master is already abnormal even from your previous life. 』
It would be difficult to get there on foot, so I decided to straddle the flying Lindwurm. It took a long time, but its magic is already almost full.
After flying for a while, the territory where I was born came into view. It is a fortress city with magnificent walls and gate, a barrier has also been set up in case of an attack by monsters from the sky.
“It’s a pretty fragile barrier though…”
It doesn’t seem to be able to withstand the lunge of an adult dragon, let alone the breath of Lindwurm. Well, that’s what I think.
I passed over the city and continued south.
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“W-Wonderful!! Hank-sama’s magical aptitude value is a whopping 98!”
“Whaat? Is that true!?”
Marquis Galia Brazel could not believe his ears when he heard the number that the priest had announced.
“Yes. Please look here!”
“C-Certainly… There’s no doubt about it!”
The needle of the divine tool was pointing to the position of the memory representing 98. This was an incredible value, far surpassing even the 65 held by Galia, the head of the prestigious Brazel family of magic.
“Ungaa- Ungaa!!”
Perhaps startled by Galia’s voice, the newborn baby started crying as if it had been set on fire. But he didn’t care, in excitement, Galia lifted his small body as hard as he could.
“Hahahaha! I never thought such a genius would be born!”
The baby was his son, born to the daughter of a servant in the castle. She is the daughter of a low-ranking nobleman, as for her magic, she can only use rudimentary life magic. Therefore, he did not expect such a result at all.
“……Galia-sama. Maybe this kid isn’t a normal kid.”
“What do you mean?”
Galia raised his eyebrows at the priest who suddenly said something mysterious.
“Considering this aptitude value, it’s obvious that he’s not an ordinary child, right?”
“No, actually… Well, this information is known only to a few people in our cathedral church… Just about six months ago, Saintess-sama received a serious prophecy from the gods.”
“Saintess-sama? What exactly is it?”
The content of the prophecy proclaimed by the priest was astonishing.
“It’s…. it is said that the legendary Great Sage will soon be reincarnated in this era… That’s what is prophesied.”
“Ah!?…”
Galia involuntarily exclaims. The legendary sage is said to have lived a long time ago. Due to the global catastrophe that occurred after his death, much of the literature of that time has been lost, and although his existence is questionable, everyone who aspires to the path of magic knows his name. According to the records that barely survive, he mastered a number of miraculous spells that were unthinkable even in this day and age.
“If it became widely known, there would be a lot of parents claiming that their child is the one. Thinking so, the information is thus withheld…. but there is a possibility that this child is the reincarnation of the great sage.”
“…I’m also sure of it. It must be so! This 98 is an unbelievable aptitude value! I can’t think of any other reason other than the fact that this child is the reincarnation of the Great Sage!”
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Just two months ago, the disappointment he felt when he knew the reading of his first child seemed like a lie. And with a start, Galia made a decision in mind.
“That’s right… I decided that my first child died soon after he was born but… there is a possibility that he is the reincarnation of the Great Sage. If I were to leak such information…”
From here on, it is possible to make this child into the child he had with his legal wife. If he does that, he will at least gain respect from the outside world. If it was that wife, she probably wouldn’t object.
“Hn? However, that divine tool, the memory needle goes around to 100… So, what happens if the aptitude score is over 100?”
A question suddenly occurred to him at that moment. That was a clue to the truth of what happened about two months ago, but unfortunately, he let it go easily.
“……No, it is impossible for a human being to have such a number. Perhaps this child’s 98 score is the highest aptitude for mankind.”
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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