As a Second Reincarnation Bonus, I Kept Rerolling and Ended Up Reincarnating as the Character Who Should’ve Had the Easiest Life... or So I Thought - Episode 13: Blade of Wind

Episode 13: Blade of Wind

In this world, there are many weapons and armor that contain magical power.

Unlike mages, they don’t require the process of imagining activation symbols in your mind. So they are thought to be easier to use.

However, magic in the end is largely influenced by talent.

Among muscular warriors, there are many who do not possess magic power. That’s why there are few warriors who can handle magic-infused weapons.

Atlas drew the sword from its sheath, looked at the beautiful white blade, and quietly took a stance.

Iru watched him closely from the side. He was trying not to miss even the slightest movement.

(Ah, the way to use it is pretty much the same as in my past life.)

When he focused his magic into his hand gripping the sword, the magic stone began to glow mysteriously. A faint light of fresh green covered the entire sword. And before long, a strange wind began to blow around them.

Then Atlas raised the sword above his shoulder and lightly swung it down toward an empty direction.

The green light was the same color as grass. It became a blade of light and flew forward.

It was unmistakably wind magic itself.

“Woooow! So cool! Onii-chan, how did you do that!?”

Seeing the whole movement, the younger brother jumped in excitement. He quickly ran over to his brother.

“Imagine pouring your magic into the area around the magic stone. If you do it right, you’ll be able to use it.”

“Amazing! But Onii-chan, didn’t you not have any magic power?”

“Apparently I had a little. As long as you have a little, that’s enough to use magical weapons.”

At this point, Atlas no longer tried to hide his magic power.

Continuing to lie about not having any also felt exhausting. And in fact, his magic power at this time was nothing significant.

“Hmm! But it’s still amazing that you can use it just like that. Hey hey, can I try too?”

“Sure.”

Iru was full of excitement. He took the sword and immediately tried to focus his magic as he was told.

The knights watching from the garden had been murmuring after seeing Atlas’ earlier display.

“No way, using a magic sword at the age of nine.”

“He must have considerable talent in martial arts.”

“They say even half of warriors can’t use them.”

“Atlas-sama truly has the talent of a warrior!”

“I’m shocked…!”

Being able to use a magic sword so easily despite being a child was truly shocking to them.

The shopkeeper also stared at the scene in the garden with a dazed look.

Though he had been in the business of selling weapons and armor for a long time, he had almost never seen a nine-year-old handle a magical weapon.

Now it was Iru’s turn to swing the sword. And it looked as if energy was overflowing from his entire body.

He closed his eyes for a while, focusing. He then began releasing his magic.

“Pour it into the magic stone… pour it into the magic stone…”

Iru mumbled to himself for a bit. He was trying to pour in magic that was high in power for a boy his age.

But somehow, he couldn’t feel it working. The feeling didn’t differ from just holding a regular sword.

Growing impatient, and as if he had lost patience, Iru opened his eyes and swung the sword wide in front of him.

“Taah!”

At that moment, the knights shouted, “Ohh!”

But the effect they were hoping for didn’t appear.

There was no green blade—he had simply swung the sword.

“Huh? Why didn’t it work?”

“There are various tricks to it. Magic and magic swords are different.”

“Ehhh—I thought I could do it right away.”

Afterward, Atlas gently comforted his slightly disappointed younger brother.

Back from the garden, and with his cheerfulness restored, Iru handed the short sword to Atlas.

“Onii-chan, why don’t you buy this sword? You’re way better than me. And I feel like it suits you.”

“You think so?”

“Yeah, I really do! But let me use it sometimes too, okay? I’ll definitely get the hang of it!”

Iru somehow felt his big brother should be the one to have it.

Although Iru was always curious and wanted everything, recently he had also started to learn how to share with others.

The knights were watching the relationship between the two. They couldn’t help but feel the future of the Lothian family looked bright.

Even the shopkeeper seemed happy watching the two young nobles.

“Well now, Atlas-sama is really something. He looked like he used it casually. But that was an incredibly practical way to use it. Before and after the sword swing, and even after the magic was released, there were no openings at all.”

“He looked so relaxed that it gave that impression.”

“No no! I’m certain you could become a swordsman. You might even give Prince Regnas a run for his money.”

At the mention of the name Regnas, Iru gasped.

“He’s the number one prince in Glowarth, right? Is he really that strong?”

“Very much so. He’s only nine years old, but he’s already won martial arts matches against adults. That boy is without a doubt, a true genius.”

“Martial arts tournament?”

Hearing an unfamiliar word, Iru’s interest sparked.

“It’s a tournament that’s been held in Glowarth since long ago. You can use your favorite weapon in matches. And if you win, you gain honor and wealth. If you lose, you lose it all—it’s a thrilling competition.”

“That sounds fun! Hey, Onii-chan, wanna go watch? No wait, let’s join it!”

“There’ll be lots of scary adults there. Better not.”

So there is something like that, Atlas thought in his mind.

There had been arenas in his past life as well—this was probably something similar.

But this world was peaceful. So it probably wasn’t as dangerous as back then.

The world he once lived in had been harsh and filthy in every way.

“Mister! Tell me more about the tournament next time. And about the prince too!”

“If it’s something I know, I’ll gladly tell you anything!”

“Thanks. We’ll visit again.”

Atlas politely said thanks. And the shopkeeper hurriedly bowed his head.

(When you think of nobles, they’re usually arrogant. But these two are so pleasant. As expected of Shade-sama’s children.)

Watching their departing backs, the weapon shop owner was deeply impressed.

Even though they were children, they didn’t act like typical nobles.

However, eventually, they would enter a world of authority, pride, and small vanities where people fight against each other.

Many hoped the two wouldn’t change.

But once touched by the corruption of the world, even the purest heart can be lost.

And in this world, the threat of monsters was gradually growing.

There were six more years before that danger would fully reveal itself.

Atlas and Iru continued to live peaceful days for a while after that.

Meanwhile, Prince Regnas would play a big role in this world. He and Saint Lilica were also walking forward in their own separate ways.

However, sometimes their paths would cross.

One year later, during a trip to a certain island. Atlas, as if led by fate, was going to meet someone.