I Have been Reincarnated As a Lazy, Arrogant Noble, but When I Destroyed The Scenario Through Effort, I Became The Most Powerful With Extraordinary Magical Power - 22

022 – Commoner, Alan

Karel Village, a place rich in nature, that’s my hometown.

There was nothing deep in the mountains, but at the same time, everything was there.

My father, mother, younger sister, and me, the four of us lived together.

Rubbing my sleepy eyes to wake up and working late in the fields until night, that was my daily life.

On days off, we played by the nearby river or in the mountains, and on special occasions, there would be festivals.

It was an ordinary, yet blissful village, where such things were common.

Some of my friends talked about going on adventures when they grew up, but I could never feel that way.

I had heard that there were scary monsters and conflicts between people in the outside world.

For me, who knew nothing but peace, the fear of the unknown was immeasurable.

Then, one day, when I went alone to retrieve a set trap.

I found a rare rabbit and wandered deeper into the mountains, and that’s when I got lost.

When I finally returned to the village, it was no longer the village I knew.

There were remnants of people scattered all around…

In the midst of the shocking scene, giant and ferocious monsters attacked.

I was almost done for, but then someone from a certain kingdom saved me.

Later, I learned that a nearby dungeon had collapsed, and the monsters had escaped from it.

Afterward, I ended up being raised in an orphanage.

But the caretaker was kind, and I made many friends, and I learned about the outside world.

However, the scars in my heart never healed.

“Poor Alan,” that was the phrase I heard the most in my life.

Eventually, my hatred turned toward nature and monsters.

I began to think that I would become strong and exterminate them.

But I wasn’t strong. Even in fights with my friends, I would be defeated quickly.

To become strong, I had to change my way of thinking.

To gain something, I had to sacrifice something.

It was something the caretaker at the orphanage often said.

Justice alone cannot save people.

And I learned that there were many dungeons in the world, and other villages like the one I was attacked in existed.

To prevent repeating the same mistake, I wanted to become strong, very strong.

But I didn’t even know the means to do so.

Even when I tried to learn martial arts, being a commoner without parents, I was treated as a nuisance.

“It’s useless.” “Go away.” “We don’t know what you’re up to.”

So, I had no choice but to learn on my own.

Every day, I swung a stick, trying desperately to become stronger.

It took me several years just to be able to defeat small monsters.

…It’s not going to be enough.

No matter how much time passes, this won’t do.

I can’t save anyone, I can’t do anything.

At such a time, I happened to meet the person who had saved me.

He was the captain of the kingdom’s knights.

“Please, I want to become stronger.”

Knowing it was impolite, I pleaded with him repeatedly.

I wanted him to teach me swordsmanship, magic, and how to fight.

At first, I was rejected, no, I was rejected many times.

But I had no choice. All I could do was beg.

On the twentieth request, I finally gained a mentor.

He was gruff to the point of being unfit for the title of captain, but he taught me true strength.

The Way of Battle, Taught by Him

“Alan, doing the right thing in this world is not easy. To wield strength and justice, you have to become strong enough to destroy unreasonable things. That’s what you want, right? Destroying dungeons, abolishing slavery, exterminating monsters – those are wishes that a mere commoner like you can’t even utter.”

“I understand… but, I… don’t want to compromise.”

“Haha, for someone who can’t even use magic properly, your aspirations are quite impressive. If that’s the case, don’t waste a single day. You don’t have much time. You must work a hundred times harder to barely reach an average level.”

For several years, my mentor watched over me every day.

Thanks to him, I became strong. Although I didn’t have any aptitude for magic, I possessed something called a Gift of Ability.

However, I couldn’t report it to him.

Because my mentor suddenly resigned from the knight order and disappeared from my sight.

After that, I saved a girl being attacked by thugs and met Shari.

She was a viscount’s daughter, and at first, she looked down on commoners. But as we spent more time together, she said that noble titles were meaningless.

She was a wonderful girl, kind and understanding of others’ hearts.

From her, I learned about “Noblesse Academy.”

“If you go there… Can you get a noble title?”

“It’s said that you’ll get one after graduating. You’ll be allowed to enter dungeons worldwide, and traveling between countries will become easier. Isn’t that what you want to do? But, the difficulty of the entrance exam is…”

“I’ve decided. I will take the entrance exam for Noblesse Academy.”

Shari strongly opposed it, but I made up my mind to take the exam. Meeting Darius, my second mentor, thanks to Shari, was fortunate.

But unfortunately, my exam scores were terrible.

Weiss Fancent.

He was terrifyingly powerful.

I couldn’t even lay a finger on him. Everything I tried was returned, and he saw through all my attacks.

That’s what genius means, I realized.

“Why didn’t you use your Gift of Ability?”

“Because… it felt like cheating… I didn’t want to use it at the academy.”

“Really, Alan, you’re so serious.”

I thought I would fail for sure, but I passed.

I was surprised by the points system, but I had no intention of giving up on graduation.

“Upperclassman number 15, Gibbet, incapacitated, incapacitated. Lowerclassmen Weiss Fancent and Karta Violet, currently leading in points.”

“As expected of Weiss… Alan, what will you do? Upperclassmen are waiting ahead.”

“…Lowerclassmen fighting each other won’t yield many points. Let’s aim higher. I don’t want to lose to Weiss. From here on, we’ll fight using our Gift of Ability. I can’t complain about cheating anymore. I… want to win.”

“I see… understood. Then, we’ll definitely win. Alan, I’ll protect you.”

I’ve had enough of having my life taken away from me.

I will reclaim everything.

If I want to be right, I must become strong—just as Master Zebis said.