The baby never screamed.

　The birth mother and the woman who had taken the baby away paled.
　But when she looked at the baby, she saw that he was bright and breathing.

The mother looked relieved and said with a look of relief, "If he looks okay, let me hold him.
　She nodded and handed the baby to her mother. The mother looked at her baby lovingly, holding her child and looking at her face.

　The baby looked at her mother with an ugly, blank expression.

I think you've succeeded.

　He muttered in his mind as he was relieved.
　The Great Sage who had used the magic of reincarnation had reincarnated into this baby with his memories taken over .

　He knew there was no mistake in the magic he had created, but he was relieved to know that there was a chance that it would fail.

　The Great Sage looked around.
　The room, the birthing mother, and the mother didn't seem to have changed.
　She could not have chosen where to be born.
　It's a relief to be born somewhere decent.

What shall we name you? What shall we name her? Speaking of which, is it a boy? Girl?
"Oh, I'm sorry. I was a little surprised that I didn't tell you. It's a boy.

　The Great Sage took it as a good thing that he was a man in a previous life, so he didn't have to be confused.

　Then he heard a slamming sound from outside the room, as if someone was running.
　Then the door swung open with a mighty rush.

You were born!

　And a man came into the room, yelling, "You're the father.
　It's the father. He has a beard and a grim face.
　He's wearing an expensive coat, so he must be of high rank.

"Yes, he's a good little boy.
Man or .......
Let's give it a name.

　Her mother suggested it, but

Wait. I'm gonna test your instincts first.

　My father was like that.

Test your nature?

　I knew what natural ability was.
　There's one talent in every man that he was born with.
　It's a birthright.

　We can test it from the moment we're born, sure, but do we test it before we even give it a name? He wondered that.

"Well, is there any way to undo that ...... thing I was saying before I had the baby, now?
I can't. It's settled.

　What are you talking about? I was just wondering.

But ...... in case of an outlier, you don't want to dump her in the nearby Fuller's Forest.

　And then his mother said the one thing that really hit home to him.

　Throw it away? What if it's an outlier?

　The Great Forest of Frases is a den of demons. You'd be dead for sure if you were dumped there.

　She couldn't use her magic as a baby. He can't move his body. He can't hear voices.

　I thought I was sane earlier, but the Great Sage has changed his mind.

　Would you throw away a child's natural disposition?

　It is true that you will have a lot of trouble if you try to master a path other than your natural disposition.
　There are some natural talents that are not easily used, so there are certainly some outliers. Nevertheless, if you work hard, you can become anything you want to be.

　Don't you think it's unworthy of a parent to despair about your newborn child's future just because it's an outlier?

　The Great Sage wanted to complain about that, but as a baby, all he could do was ooh and aah.
　He felt quite irritated.

It's no use. Our family has a tradition that the eldest son must succeed to the house. We can't let a freak take over. If he's not, we'll say he was stillborn and dump him in the Great Forest.

　Apparently, the family the Great Sage had been born into was a good family .
　Even before he died he thought that being born into a prominent family would be more complicated than being from a commoner's family. It looks like his premonition was right.

''But to dump it in the Great Forest of Furazes ...... or at least dump it in the city ...... would kill you.
If we dump him in a nearby town and leave him alive, things could get messy. In case it's not the right choice, we should end its life right here ...... but that's just not an option. We have no choice but to dump them in the Great Forest.
'Wouldn't it be the same as killing them here to dump them in such a ...... great forest?
"It's a matter of emotion. Just check your nature. You know, there's nothing wrong with that.

　They can't help it if they're abandoned as babies.
　What was natural, the Great Sage began to remember.



(Peripheral to the magical nature, the military nature, and the alchemical nature.

　At the time of the Great Sage's death, there were three natural talents that were considered lucky. Not so much in this day and age.

　But at least magic was expected to be lucky.
　Magic is a super useful technique for fighting and living and all that.
　It shouldn't have fallen into disuse.

　To test your instincts, you take a sample of your blood and drop it on a special stone called the Judgment Stone.
　The stone is usually white, but when blood is dropped on it, it changes color.
　You can tell what your gift is from that color.
　The gem is very expensive. It's too expensive for ordinary people to reach.

　The father took the knife and cut the Great Sage's finger tips. That sends a rush of pain through me.
"You're not going to cry? His father reacted in surprise.

　Without worrying too much, he let the blood from his fingertips drip onto the stone he had taken from his bosom.
　The stone turned blue.

It was spellbinding. Bingo.

　I was relieved to hear that

Magic heavenly nature ...... is a big miss. ......

　His father muttered ruefully.