I--Kurt has been incarnating for a thousand years.

　I told him the truth.
　At first I thought he would be surprised.

"...Reincarnated?

　Lara has a pompous face.
　Apparently, she still hasn't grasped the situation.

''Such an outlandish thing........''

　Marise didn't seem to believe it, and seemed to be crossing her arms in contemplation.

'Even if Kurt is saying.... this is indeed...'

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

　Hmm, I guess it can't be helped.
　But this reaction is still to be expected.

'Can't you believe it?'
".........................

　I asked them, but I didn't get a response from the three of them.
　Or rather, you seem to be confused as to how to respond.

''Well you're right. You should read this book once.''

　With a snap of my fingers, a book starts to move from the bookshelf and settles into my hands.
　I hand it to the three of them.

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

　Lara is lined up in the center, with Marise and Cynthia on either side, and everyone is seriously looking down at the contents of the book.

''Taking down 126 dragons in one day.''
'We could move mountains and dry up the seawater if we wanted to,'
'In front of him, even if we stopped time, it would be meaningless because we would transcend it.'

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

'What is this guy.......he's not human.'
'No I think I look like someone else...'
Where have I seen...?

　Hey, hey, it's not human........that's pretty rude,
　I told the three of them, who were puzzled.


It's all about me a thousand years ago.


""What?"

　The three of them take their gaze off the book in unison.

'A thousand years ago - people called me a heretic for bringing about the magical revolution. That book contains the records of such a heretic.

　A thousand years from now, I'm looking for someone stronger than me, and at the same time, I'm looking for peace.
　It is hard to believe, but I am a lover of peace.
　Hence, in this era, I am quiet.
　It's not that I can't do it.

"Kurt you mean...?

　Cynthia nods her head.

'Ah. Although, a thousand years ago, he wasn't named 'Kurt', though. Either way, it's the same person.

　I'll explain, but it looks like all three of them haven't caught up with the understanding yet.

　........Is it too early to talk about this?

''What's the matter?　If you don't believe me, then that won't help. Forget about today....
Wait!

　I was about to end the conversation when Lara spoke up.

I can't believe it but I want to know more about Kurt. So can you tell me more?
''Me too. What does reincarnation magic look like?
Why did you.........reincarnate.......?

　Following Lara, Marise and Cynthia also voiced that.

　It doesn't matter if they don't believe me - I thought so at first.

　However, it's hard to do, and before I knew it, I wanted at least these three people to know me.

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

''Alright, 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. At that time, I despaired that there was no one stronger than me, so I was reincarnated in the present day.
　However, this world had been in decline for a thousand years. It was the fault of the Demon God Fonbasque the Fosindo family as they call it in this world.
　Slowly, I explained it while watching the three of them react.
　Initially, the three of them still don't seem to know how to react to the outlandish story.
　Still, I thought the three of them would believe me, so I continued to explain politely.


''I mean.... You still don't believe me?

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

　But........after a while, Lara shook her head to the side.

''........Nope. I believe it because it's what Kurt says. Besides, if it was Kurt, I think he would do something.

　Following that, Marise and Cynthia gradually opened their mouths.

''Yes. Reincarnation magic is an absurd imitation, and Kurt would probably do it.''
I'm surprised that the Fosind family has caused the decline of magical civilization in this world, but I believe Kurt because he says so.

　Good.
　I'm relieved.

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

　I thought about the fact that they wouldn't believe me.
　Or I was afraid they'd be creeped out and the three of them would walk away from me.

　But - the three of them were even stronger than I thought they were.

'Haha. But it's a disaster that I came to reincarnate looking for someone stronger than me, and my magical civilization was in decline. No matter how much Kurt was depressed, didn't he?

　Lara scratches her cheek and asks me a question.

'Hmmm ... that was definitely disappointing at first.
'Do you wish you could go back a thousand years?　There were a lot more powerful wizards a thousand years ago, right?
What do you mean?

　I put a hand on Lara's head with a pop.

'I like this time(s) better,'

　This may be the first time I've ever uttered this thought.

"A thousand years ago, I've never made friends. I thought anyone who came near me was an enemy. But ... how about these days?

　I have Lara, Marise and Cynthia.
　I'm proud to have such trustworthy and lovely people in my life.


And if there's no one stronger than me, I love this world.


　This is a hundred times more interesting.

I'm not going to stop looking for someone stronger than me, though. From now on, if the three of you are good, I'd like you to help me with that too.
Yeah!
Of course.
Where Kurt is Cynthia will follow....

　The three of them put their faces close to mine.

　And - I'm also expecting another possibility.
　The possibility that one of the three of them will become a stronger guy than me.

　That possibility is enough for the three of us.
　When you think about it, Lara's question, "Do you want to go back to a thousand years ago?" is still missing the point. I still want to enjoy this world to the fullest.

'Well you may not fully believe it yet. Time will tell. And one more thing ... there's a reason I'm here.

　I was just about to say it when I heard a loud alarm sounding in the house.
　A loud alarm sounded in the house.

"What's this?
Is it another malfunction like the one with the cleaning robot?
It makes me feel ... uneasy ...

　The three of them strengthen their faces at the tension.

'No this is a bit different. It looks like the alarm system has been activated.

　They created such a system a thousand years ago to keep trespassers from getting in.
　It doesn't seem to have worked until now, but I guess that means it started working with a time lag. It's like the time of the cleaning robot, but after a thousand years, it seems like every part of it is broken.

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

　We sprinted out of the study and down the long hallway.

　But.

'Oh my God!　There's something weird out there!

　Some sort of tube like thing shot out of the walls and ceiling of the corridor, from which flames and electric shocks were fired.

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

　We continue onward, nullifying them with warding magic.

''Kurt. We can at least use warding magic too...
'No, Marise. If I may say so myself I'm able to do it because it's me. I don't care if Marise tries to cast a warding spell, it will be in vain.

　Even if Maryse and the others put up warding magic, it would be like a piece of paper in front of this attack system.
　Each and every one of those shots is filled with power that can defeat at least a low grade demon race.
　However, even though I was bombarded with such an attack, I pushed through the corridor without a care in the world.

''Here it is!''

　I arrive at a door.
　I place my hand on the door and hack into the authentication system.
　A system that is supposed to authenticate to my standards from a thousand years ago. I'm not sure I'm the same person today.

But it's not a problem.

　After confirming that, I'll trick the authentication system.
　They'll try to fool me into thinking I'm the same guy I was a thousand years ago.

　Eventually.

"Okay, the door is open.
Kurt, is this...?
The control room. You'll need to get into the control room to shut down the alarm system. We can talk about it later. We have to shut down the alarm system now.

　I said, and stepped into the control room.