While Bell Curious was being opened, his younger sister Seri was almost finished with her third year of elementary school at Levarden Magic School and was preparing for her graduation exam.
When Seri returned to the mansion for summer vacation, Lane bought a book at a bookstore and rode in the carriage with her.
My mother Brim gave birth to my younger brother Bran (now three years old), and this year she was very upset and insisted on coming to see him, so I had no choice but to go home.
"Brother, look at this! I'll show you how great Seri's magic has become!"
"I'm reading a book, so be quiet. 'A nobleman must be arrogant and act with confidence and self-assurance in everything he does'... Hmm?"
Should I be arrogant?
Is it okay to be arrogant?
Rain was momentarily dumbfounded and chuckled. There was no need for separate training for this. Of course, that's just how Lin lived.
- Lin, if you keep acting so sullen, you won't be able to make any friends in the future?
It was so bad that Frieda kept scolding him like that throughout the trip.
- A man has to be cute. If you live your life thinking you're great like that, who would find you cute?
So after being reborn, I tried to become a slightly different person… … Now, even if I don't like it, I have to live like I used to? Is that it?
The road back to Bellewin Manor was noisy with the sound of rain.
Because the summer rain that had started a week ago was unusually heavy and pounded on the carriage roof.
"Ugh! 『Introduction to Aristocratic Studies』... Such a strange book is more important than Se-ri?"
Her sister puffed out her cheeks, but Rain's eyes only scanned the words in the book quickly, and she only moved her mouth to answer.
"I thought I needed to do something special since I have to go to school soon."
"...?"
"You have been following the right path of a noble magician, while I have been completely following the evil path."
"That means my brother is that special!"
While praising Rain, Seri shrugged her shoulders as if showing off for some reason.
"Okay, I don't really know how a noble should treat other humans. It's like a short-term training session. If you know what I mean, just keep quiet."
At those words, young Seri Ludwig simply tilted her head. All Seri knew was that Rain was more special than anyone else in the world.
-Mom, why doesn't my brother go to school?
- Rain is special. He says he has nothing to learn by going to school.
Rain was a genius. Didn't he explain every magic question Seri asked more easily and perfectly than a school teacher?
Although Seri was called a genius at school, she simply studied diligently what Rain taught her.
'There's something that a brother like you doesn't know?'
I squinted my eyes, wondering if he was joking, when suddenly, with a bang, the carriage came to a sudden stop and the siblings' bodies rose up for a moment before sinking into the cushions.
"It hurts! What are you doing!"
As Seri became irritated, Guardian Knight Swan, who was riding beside the carriage, lowered his head. His rain-soaked cloak hung limply.
"I'm sorry, Miss. I realized too late that the road was flooded...."
"Flooding?"
Whoosh, besides the noise of the pouring rain, there was another commotion outside the carriage. Men were shouting, women were sighing, children were crying.
"What's going on?"
Lane asked, turning the pages expressionlessly.
"It looks like the water is overflowing due to the flood. It looks like they are building a levee. We will quickly find a detour."
"There are no wizards?"
"I can see those wearing robes, but they don't seem to be able to exert much force. At this point, the master of the mansion may need to come… but it's not something for you and your young lady to worry about."
The book that Rain was reading at that time was page 127, and the table of contents that page belonged to was
"The nobles have a duty to care for the people of the territory they rule… … The lord is the husband of the people of the territory, and must care for their suffering as a father cares for his son."
Rain frowned.
I don't know why the noble class has to do so many things. I don't know whether this status is a crown of honor or a chain of bondage.
"Oh, my lord?!"
When Rain suddenly closed his book and jumped out of the carriage and walked out into the rain, Swan jumped down from his horse in surprise.
"The rain is cold and harsh! My body will be damaged, how can I...!"
In an instant, Rain's black hair and black silk robe were soaked with rain, and the hems of her clothes were soaked in the mud. The flood that had come once in a hundred years was large and fierce.
"Is this the Siastulica?"
"...?"
"It's our family's territory. Don't you have an obligation to me?"
* * *
"This is ridiculous… Have we ever had such a bad flood in our entire life?"
"Hey, you punks! Instead of talking nonsense, bring me some more dirt!"
"It's no use, Grandfather! Look, the dirt we just piled up is already collapsing!"
The men who were building a levee with earth and sandbags in the rapids where the muddy water rose up to their knees stuck out their tongues and stepped back.
"What on earth do these wizards do?"
"Do I understand! Those humans have been incompetent for more than one time!"
The Imperial Magic Alliance had one or two civilian relief wizards stationed in each small town, but it was truly absurd that they were always showing off but could do nothing when needed.
"Stop it and come up! This is too much! If we keep going like this, we'll all die in the flood!"
The women who were carrying dirt in baskets shouted to the men as they saw the flood growing more violent. But the village chief shook his head.
"If these tulips all die, we will die too! We have to sell these to get food!"
"Then you'll die! Escape to higher ground!"
"If you can't stop this, you'll die!"
That was when.
While the mother was arguing with the village chief, a child swimming in the rapids that had risen to chest height was swept away by the torrential current that surged forward like a tidal wave.
"Oh my god!"
"Oh, mister! Our, our child!"
The men who had tied ropes around their waists somehow managed to avoid being swept away by the flood... ... but that was it. The flood was so violent that they had no idea how to swim to rescue them.
"Magic, wizards! What are you doing! Please save that child! There's nothing I can do, how!"
"Shut up! Do you think calculating coordinate equations is child's play? How can you use magic on something that moves that fast!"
In this case, you must use telekinesis magic.
To use telekinesis, you have to calculate the coordinate equation, interpret it, and then twist the equation to intervene in providence and capture the child… … .
The problem was that the civilian relief wizards deployed by the Magic Alliance to small towns were so-called drop-out wizards who could not go to the Magic Tower or the palace.
"What should we do, us, us...."
It was at that moment that a boy walked quietly into a world filled with noise and panic.
Black hair that hangs down after being hit by rain, and red eyes that shine more beautifully than ruby between the hair strands.
"Hey, kid! Where are you going!"
Because it was difficult to see his son-in-law in the pouring rain and wind, people did not make out the Madosega emblem carved into the boy's back.
Red eyes drawn in a black circle.
That the sentence belongs to the Ludwig family, one of the five magic families of the empire, which holds influence in the central region.
"Soon the embankment will collapse and above─"
Before the man who was trying to catch Rain could finish speaking, a dazzling tail of light sprouted from the boy's palm and weaved intricately into a magic square.
A magic square is a three-layer rectangle.
The runes that are carved are Kyeol (闋), Du (阧), and On (鞰).
Earth attribute magic
'Kyeol (闋): close the door',
'Du (阧): soaring',
'On (鞰): stacking'
Gives character.
The mathematical formula used in the solution is 'Cembella Page's polynomial theorem'.
Kookookookookook… … .
Those standing at the scene were speechless at the miracle that occurred as the earth shook.
Du (阧), the ground on both sides of the rapids that had been swaying like waves suddenly rose up like cliffs, and On (鞰), forming a huge earthen castle, headed towards the end of the horizon.
It was a moment when the great waves of nature, which could not be stopped no matter how many levees were built, were isolated in an instant.
"to?"
"uh?"
The wizards who had been grabbing each other by the collars and shouting stopped moving and blinked blankly.
"What, what is this...."
"What the heck, what just happened…?"
"Has the extreme wizard come? Where?"
It was only natural that the shock of this incident would be greater for magicians than for ordinary people who did not know magic.
The sophistication of the magic was near perfection, for the rising earth even caught a child who had been swept away by the flood and brought him back to land.
"Mom, mom!"
A woman who was crying while holding a child drenched in water repeatedly bowed her head to Rain.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you."
The black-haired boy yawned and turned around after looking at the sight in the rain, then walked towards the road where the family carriage was.
"I've set a time limit, so by the time the flood is over, this ugly mud wall will slowly subside. It's my first time doing this, so if it doesn't work out, then don't worry."
The young man who had been stopping the boy earlier looked up at the mud wall blankly and then looked back at Rain. The only two people who were clearly aware of this situation were the woman and the young man.
"How could you do something like this in one breath…? You, ah, no, no, who the hell are you, Nari…?"
The boy paused for a moment, wondering how to respond, as the contents of the book flashed through his mind.
A nobleman must be arrogant.
No, you can just be arrogant.
There's no need to smile brightly like Rista here, you can act like you used to.
"Just a nobleman walking down the street?"
So he just waved his hand as if to say "okay" and didn't even look back.
But that was precisely why the young man could clearly see the Madosega crest embroidered in a luxurious manner on the boy's robe.
His mouth was wide open.
"Master Ludwig...?"
* * *
"Is it okay if we just end it like this?"
When Rain returned, Swan asked cautiously.
"hmm?"
"You could have definitely let me know that it was your highness's doing."
As magic sparked in Rain's eyes once again, the rainwater that had soaked his entire body separated from his body and clothes and floated into the air. It was an incredible level of magic control.
"The people of Yeongji will also live with a grateful heart to the young master, and through word of mouth through those wizards, they may even receive a commendation from the Magic Alliance."
Then, Rain raised his eyebrows as if he didn't understand.
"The lord's son is only doing his natural duty of helping the people of the territory, so should he receive separate thanks or commendation?"
It was a remark that came out naturally, without any selfish intentions.
Then, Swan's eyes shook greatly as a hot thrill struck deep inside his heart.
The family guards, most of whom were selected from among the people of Yeongji, stared blankly at Rain and then slowly lowered their heads one by one.
'Our master… … .'
'Master Rain… … .'
The moment when a person commits a lifetime of loyalty to someone is not necessarily a dramatic story.
When people see the sincerity hidden in a person's words and actions, they are deeply moved and fall to their knees with all their heart.
'I will serve you for the rest of my life.'
Meanwhile, Rain, who had no way of knowing the feelings of Swan or the soldiers, was smiling contentedly for another reason.
'Hey… … .'
Being noble might be better than I thought. I acted as shamelessly as I used to, but why is the reaction so different?
* * *
The Kiriten region of Shiastulika is a town located at the intersection of the road to the Rainbow Garden, and was originally a place where adventurers, merchants, and other travelers would occasionally stop by.
However, the town prospered greatly within half a year as tourists flocked to see the Saturn that was said to have been created overnight by an unknown high-ranking wizard.
A village youth said that it was the work of Rein Ludwig, but no one believed that the Prince of Ludwig, who was known for his incompetence, would do such a thing.
"Did you hear that?"
"What do you mean?"
"I heard that Prince Ludwig has submitted his application to
"Oh my, you're just going to embarrass yourself. If it were me, I would have made up all sorts of excuses to not go."
At that moment, when the bar clerk slammed the glass down on the table, the merchants momentarily fell silent, but then became furious.
"This is crazy right now─"
"─You merchants don't know anything. Disgrace? Our master?"
"What don't you know, you idiot? There are rumors going around that the Ludwig family is lacking a successor. Hey, tsk tsk tsk."
As the merchants clicked their tongues, the young man suddenly burst into laughter. The townspeople working at the tavern also simply smiled meaningfully.
"Haha! Then, gentlemen, if you are confident, let's make a bet with me."
"What kind of bet are you talking about?"
"I'll bet this bar that Master Rain will graduate at the top of his class with an overwhelming score. So, what are you guys going to bet?"
* * *
"There are a lot of excellent applicants this time."
Magic University,
The faculty office in the fantastic main building, where a diamond-shaped dragon statue elegantly wraps around the exterior wall.
Seven professors sat around a round table, looking over application forms that had poured in from all over the empire.
"Shouldn't we see them as polar opposites? Christa Warden, who is called the genius of the century… On the other hand, Rein Ludwig, who is more famously known by the derogatory nickname of genius Confucius."
Rain Ludwig… … .
He had never attended a magic school, won a prize in a magic contest, or taken a magic rank test. He was a being with virtually no data.
'He showed up once at the Sega Conference when he was seven, but it is said that he had absolutely no talent for magic... ... .'
That's why his nickname is genius Confucius.
It doesn't mean a talent given by heaven, but rather a disaster brought by heaven upon the Ludwig family, so it's called a genius.
It was a mystery how such a person could have been born from such excellent parents. One of the professors sighed.
"There's no need to check the first and last place of the next group separately."