I, Kurt, have been reincarnated for a thousand years.

　I told you the truth.
　I thought you'd be surprised at first.

"Reincarnation ...... birth ......?

　Lara looked puzzled.
　Apparently she still hasn't figured it out.

"It's such an outlandish ...... thing.

　You'll be able to find a lot more information on the web.

"Even with what Kurt is saying, ...... this is ...... indeed.

　Even Cynthia, who is probably the most obedient, seemed to doubt my words.

　Well, it can't be helped.
　But this reaction was still expected.

"You don't believe me?
""............"

　I asked, but received no response from the three of them.
　Rather, they seem to be at a loss as to how to respond.

...... You're right. You might want to read this book.

　I snapped my fingers, and a book started to move from the bookshelf and fell into my hands.
　I handed it to the three of them.

"This is a book about a certain person. What do you think about it?

　With Lara in the middle and Marise and Cynthia on either side of her, they all look down at the contents of the book.

"'Slay 126 dragons in one day.
"He could move mountains and dry up the sea if he wanted to.
"In front of him, even if you stop time, it's meaningless because he transcends it.

　One of the phrases that caught my attention was the one that the three of us read in turn.

What is this guy ...... not human?
No, he ...... looks like someone else. ......
"I've seen him before. ......?

　"I've seen him before. ......?" "Oh, come on, that's not human ......, that's pretty rude.
　To the three confused people, I said.


"This is all about me a thousand years ago.


""What?"

　The three of them look away from the book in unison.

"A thousand years ago, I brought about a magical revolution, and everyone called me a heretic. That book contains the records of such a heretic.

　A thousand years later, in this world, I'm looking for someone stronger than me, but at the same time, I'm looking for a peaceful life.
　It's hard for people to believe, but I love peace.
　That's why I stay quiet in this era.
　You could say I can't take it seriously.

"You mean Kurt ......?

　Cynthia nods her head.

"Yeah. Although, a thousand years ago, his name wasn't 'Kurt'. Either way, it's the same person.

　I explain, but none of the three of us seem to have caught up yet.

　...... I guess it's too early to talk about this.

What's wrong?　If you don't believe me, I don't blame you. Forget about today. ......
Wait!

　When I tried to end the conversation, Lara raised her voice.

I can't believe it. ...... But I want to know more about Kurt. So can you tell me more?
"Me too. What is reincarnation magic?
How did you ...... come to be reincarnated?

　Following Lara's lead, Marise and Cynthia also spoke up.

　I don't care if you don't believe me - that's what I thought at first.

　At first, I thought that I didn't care if they didn't believe me, but then I realized that I wanted at least these three people to know about me.

　A thousand years ago, I had no interest in others.
　But now that I want others to understand me, it means I've changed.

Okay, I get it. First, let's talk about reincarnation magic. ......


　I then told the three of them everything.
　A thousand years ago, I defeated the demon god Fombasque. I was despairing that there was no one stronger than me at that time, so I was reincarnated in the present day.
　But this world has been in decline for a thousand years. This is because of the demon god Fombasque ...... and the Fosind family in this world.
　Slowly, I explained the story to the three of them, watching their reactions.
　At first, the three of them didn't seem to know how to react to the unexpected story.
　Still, I thought they would believe me, so I continued to explain carefully.


It's called ....... Still don't believe me?

　I asked the three of them, but they remained silent.

　But ...... after a while, Lara shook her head sideways.

...... "No. I believe Kurt when he says it. And I'm sure Kurt's going to do something about it.

　Following that, Marise and Cynthia gradually opened their mouths.



"Yes. I think Kurt would do something crazy like reincarnation magic.
I'm surprised that the Fosynds are responsible for the ...... decline of magical civilization in this world, but I believe Kurt when he says so.

　Thank God.
　I patted my chest.

"Thank you, all three of you. I'm lucky to have friends like Lara and Marise and Cynthia.

　I considered the possibility that they wouldn't believe me.
　Or I was afraid they'd be creeped out and leave me alone.

　But they're even stronger than I thought.

"Haha. But it's a shame that I came here looking for someone stronger than me, but I found a declining magical civilization. Even Kurt must have been depressed.

　Lara scratches her cheek and asks me a question.

"Mm ...... sure was disappointing at first.
"Would you want to go back a thousand years?　Would you want to go back a thousand years ago, when there were a lot more powerful wizards?
"What do you mean?

　I put my hand on Lara's head.

I like it better this time.

　This might be the first time I've ever said this to her.

"A thousand years ago, I never made friends. I thought everyone who came close to me was an enemy. But ......, in this day and age...

　There's Lara and Marise and Cynthia.
　I'm proud to have such trustworthy and lovely friends like them.


I love this world, even if there is no one stronger than me.


　It's hundreds of times more interesting.

I'm not going to ...... stop looking for someone stronger than me, though. From now on, if you three want, you can help me with that too.
Yes!
Of course.
Where Kurt is, ...... Cynthia will follow .......

　The three of them put their faces close to mine.

　And - I'm hoping for another possibility.
　The possibility that one of the three will become 'stronger than me'.

　That's a good possibility for all three of us.
　Considering this, Lara's question, "Do you want to go back to 1000 years ago? I still want to enjoy this world to the fullest.

I still want to enjoy this world as much as I can. "Well, ......, you may not fully believe it yet. Time will tell. And there's another reason why I'm here .......

　That was when I was about to say it.
　Just as he was about to say this, a loud alarm sounded in the house.

"What the hell is that?
"Is it another malfunction like the one with the cleaning robot?
It's making me ...... nervous.

　The three of us tensed up.

No, ...... this is a little different. It seems that the alarm system has been triggered.

　We built this system a thousand years ago to keep suspicious people from coming in.
　It doesn't seem to have worked until now, but it's starting to work in time. As in the case of the cleaning robot, it seems that after a thousand years, everything has broken down.

Either way, it's too noisy. Let's go stop it.

　We left the study and sprinted down the long corridor.

　But...

"Whoa!　Something weird is coming out!

　From the walls and ceiling of the corridor, something like a tube shot out, shooting fire and electric shocks.

It's to keep out suspicious people. We've included this kind of attack system.

　I'll use warding magic to neutralize them and move on.

"Kurt. We can at least use warding magic too. ......
No, Marise. I'm not sure if I can say it myself, but ...... I can do it. I'm not sure what you're talking about.

　Even if Maryse and her team were to cast a warding spell, it would be like a piece of paper in front of this attack system.
　Each one of them contains enough power to defeat even a low class demon.
　However, even though I was hit with such attacks, I pushed forward down the corridor without a care in the world.

"Here.

　I arrived in front of a door.
　I put my hand on the door and hacked into the authentication system.
　It's a system that authenticates based on my standards from ......1000 years ago. It doesn't work for me now.

But that's not a problem.

　After confirming that, I'm going to trick the authentication system.
　I try to fool it into thinking I'm the me of a thousand years ago.

　Eventually.

"Okay, the door is open.


Kurt, what is this place, ......?
It's a control room. You need to get in here to shut down the alarm system. We'll talk about it later. We need to shut it down now.

　And with that, I stepped into the control room.