0 - Isn't that a bad measuring instrument?
I'll spare you the details, but I was reincarnated into another world.
According to some goddess-like figure, it is a world where the power of magic is absolute. I'm not sure what to expect, since the explanation was a bit vague, but it seems that she also gave me some cheat abilities.
She also gave me a cheat ability, which makes me uneasy, but I heard that she gave me a cheat ability as well.
In the fall of junior high school, I withdrew from the school to escape bullies for five years. I was living a life without any hope for the future.
Even if I'm suddenly told to
All I want is a peaceful life.
Away from those who have no heart.
The best way to live was a life of self-indulgence, where I spent all day long playing anime and video games, and the next thing I knew I was asleep.
So I decided.
I will be a recluse in another world and live a life of idleness.
To do so, I'll make full use of my cheat abilities!
And so I was born.
In my blurred vision, I think I hear someone screaming.
I wondered if I could somehow hear what was being said, when suddenly the voice became clear.
"Your Majesty, it's a healthy boy!
"Oh! Giselotte, you've done it!"
My body is in someone's arms.
But I can't see anything. It's all blurry. I don't know who's who.
I strain my eyes to see.
Suddenly my vision becomes clear.
There was a dandy of an uncle.
Blond hair, chiseled face. He looks like a handsome Hollywood actor. He is wearing luxurious clothes.
The handsome guy walks away with me.
"What do you think, Giselotte? He's a beautiful boy, just like you and me. His hair and eyes are the same color as yours, but look! The king's crest appears on his left breast. I am sure he is my son.
I gently held her out to him, and there was a very beautiful woman.
She had dark hair and eyes. She was young. Her skin is pure white. Her face is weirdly too well-defined.
He is a good-looking old man and a king. I didn't know he had a young, pretty wife.
"No, sir. I wouldn't be unfaithful."
What is it? Is there a disturbing sound mixed in with the conversation?
Anyway, it seems I've been reincarnated as a prince of some country.
I was thinking to myself, "If I were an eighth son, I wouldn't have any complaints about being a recluse," when the king took me in his arms and moved me to a different room.
I entered some kind of a frightening room.
The windows were hidden by thick curtains, and the room shimmered in the light of candelabras placed in various places.
A large magic circle was painted on the floor of the large room, and a wooden crib was placed in the center of the circle.
"We have been waiting for you, Your Majesty. Everything is ready.
Then an old man in a black robe chuckles. I'm scared.
"Hmm. "Well, then, please."
The old man in the robe takes me and puts me in a crib.
The old man took out a crystal ball that could fit in the palm of my hand.
He was humming some kind of incantation.
Then his eyes widened. I told you I'm scared!
Then the crystal ball shone with a dazzling light. Whoa, it's dazzling.
Moreover, it trembled so much that it almost fell out of my hand, and a gust of wind was blowing even though I was indoors.
What the hell is going on?
My father was in a panic.
Soon the unusual phenomenon subsided.
"Mm-mm-mm-mm... ...... is this... ......?
"What do you think? What is the prince's maximum magic level?"
Apparently, they are now measuring my magic level.
According to the explanation of some goddess-like being, everyone in this world is born with a natural talent for magic, but the quality is determined at the moment of birth.
The maximum magic level is the maximum magic level a person can reach in his/her lifetime.
No matter how hard he tries, he will never exceed it.
"After all, I am the son of Giselotte. 40...... or perhaps even more than 50, considering this strange phenomenon!"
My father is very excited.
He explained to me that the highest magic level in the history is 77. He was revered as a great sage.
Generally speaking, the level over 30 is quite impressive. Even a commoner can become a nobleman by raising his level later.
However...
..................2,is."
"Hmm? What did you just say?"
"So, it appears that the prince's maximum magic level is 2, ....... Oh, and there is no indication of any attributes. This means that only boundary magic can be used.
According to the explanation, people in this world are born with
In addition to the four basic elements of fire, water, earth, and wind, there is also light and darkness.
If you have one or more of these, you can use magic of that system.
You cannot use magic with an attribute different from your own.
The only exception to this seems to be warding magic, but I didn't get an explanation about that.
The crystal ball showed [02]/[02]. Other than that, there is nothing.
"Ah, but you see. The current magic level is also 2. You were born at the maximum magic level. You're a prince!
The old man followed up, dripping with cold sweat.
But the king shuddered and let out an angry voice.
"You idiot! It's not that uncommon to find cases where the magic level is 2 at birth! 2......2 says ......? The maximum? And no attributes? Such a clunker was born from my seed, from the belly of a flash princess!"
The old man is stunned.
"No, it's the crystal of Mija that's broken. Yes, it must be!
Dad, he's desperate.
But I agree. It's common for measuring instruments to go bad.
I don't know what kind of cheat ability the goddess gave me, but even if it's not related to the maximum magic level, it can't be 2, can it?
"But even now, in the pre-measurement preparation, I have tested it on myself without any problem--"
"Grab another crystal and get in here right away!"
The old man got down on all fours and ran out of the room.
A few moments later, the old man and some other men in robes entered the room. One of them was holding a crystal ball the size of a basketball.
The same ritual begins.
The result is the same.
Dad, the highlights are gone from his eyes.
Maybe they're gone from mine, too.
"My son, Prince Reinhardt, born today, ............ is dead."
Hmm?
It was a stillbirth. Was it?
He glares around him.
Oh, shit, his eyes are serious. What? Am I going to get killed right after my reincarnation?
What about your cheat abilities? You said you'd give it to me, right? You don't have ......? I see.
Less than an hour after my reincarnation, my dream of a cheat hermit life seems to have been thwarted: .......
Right next to me, who can only express my regret and resentment with <
"Huh? But that's weird: ....... Why is it showing [02] instead of [2]?"
One of the men in robes was mumbling something like that--.
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Meanwhile, the goddess-like figure who reincarnated "him" was talking with her colleague.
"It looks bad, doesn't it? Did you give him the cheat ability properly?"
"Oh, I forgot to add the attribute," said the goddess-like something.
"That's not good, is it?"
"It's all right. I set the magic level as high as I could."
She says it with an air of nonchalance, and indeed, she has set "his" maximum magic level and current magic level a little too high.
His magic level is not 2.
The reason why I could not measure "his" magic level correctly is that the crystal for measuring the magic level could only display two digits.
The true magic level is--.
[1002] / [1002]
It really seems that I was too careless...