Another World Reincarnation Chronicle

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“Did you wake up?”

The familiar voice reached me the moment I got out of bed.

Turning to my side in a half-awake state, I saw Rain sitting there, draped in a blue robe, looking at me.

It seemed morning had come while I was asleep, as a bright light filtered in from outside the cave.

I quickly bowed my head to Rain.

The power known as mana and the ability to step into the realm of magic were entirely thanks to her.

Rain smiled awkwardly at my expression of gratitude.

She seemed eager to ask something as she covertly observed my reaction.

I tossed some firewood into the still-burning campfire and said,

“Is there something you’re curious about?”

Rain’s eyes sparkled at my question, and she nodded enthusiastically.

Then came her question.

“How did you do that?”

That “that” must refer to magic.

I was speaking of the scene I had shown Rain, where the starlight flowed like a sparkling river.

“I just showed you the magic I imagined.”

“That…”

I nodded and closed my eyes.

The inner world shaped with Rain’s help still flowed with that river of stars.

It was close enough to reach out and touch, yet it remained a distant power.

“By any chance, did you already have knowledge of mana and magic?”

I didn’t deny Rain’s question.

Even if it wasn’t magic of this world, what I had shown and used was indeed magic.

The world I had built was infinitely vast and incredibly solid.

“Where on earth did you learn that…”

I shared what I knew about magic with Rain.

I even tried drawing pictures with hard stones to explain it, but Rain simply looked confused.

I didn’t really expect her to understand.

After all, she was already managing mana and building knowledge about magic.

Just as my world created by feeling mana existed, she too must have her own magical realm.

“Who is your master?”

I couldn’t answer that question. Who could my master be?

Sometimes it took the form of an old wizard, wielding light to protect his world from cosmic entities.

Other times it appeared as a young woman, a daughter of the sea who had lost her parents to invaders from another dimension.

The entities I could call masters existed in myriad forms.

Would she believe it if I told her?

I was a person from another world, and I couldn’t claim the magic I knew was all imaginary.

So my best answer would be this.

“Not from this world.”

“Ah…”

Rain’s response trailed off, as if disappointed.

Silence followed. All that filled the cave was the sharp sound of the cold wind and the crackling of the campfire.

While I absentmindedly stared at my bag, I rummaged through it and pulled out some dried jerky and fruit.

“Let’s eat.”

Rain watched me intently as I ate.

Her gaze was so intense and overwhelming.

I had no choice but to awkwardly laugh and avoid her stare.

As much as I wanted to delve deeper into the study of magic, the mission wasn’t over yet.

I stepped out of the cave with Rain.

The cold, stale air made me shrink in on myself.

And at that moment, I realized the air I breathed contained a faint essence of mana.

I accepted it without resistance. The cold chill spread throughout my body, yet rather than tense, my muscles relaxed.

With my body at ease, my temperature stabilized to a comfortable level.

“Ah…”

What comes in easily tends to flow out just as easily.

I exhaled, watching the mana drift away.

I tried to catch the faint mana mingling in the air, but it was a futile effort.

Despite my efforts, the mana quickly slipped away from me.

Yet the power mana held was extraordinary. I felt a slight smile form at the vitality coursing through my body.

The minor cold I felt disappeared in an instant, and the muscle pain in my legs vanished.

If I had more time, I would have researched a way to firmly grasp the mana entering my body.

The exploration that had paused yesterday resumed.

Rain climbed the mountain with me, throwing me occasional questions.

“Seris.”

“Yes?”

“Were you perhaps a noble?”

“No.”

Sometimes cautiously, other times boldly.

Rain quickly closed the distance on her questions.

What could she be so curious about? It would have been easier if she’d asked about magic instead.

Rain wanted to know a lot about my family background.

As we ventured deeper into the mountains, the more remote places became, monsters began to appear more frequently.

Naturally, Rain and I soon encountered some monsters.

Three goblins with green skin.

They were lugging a large deer, and as soon as they spotted us, they displayed their hostility.

I instinctively removed my bag and drew my sword. Having fought goblins before, I was not worried in the slightest.

Besides, this time I had the solid support of a wizard with me.

“Rain, I need your support.”

My voice sounded surprisingly calm.

“Just buy me some time.”

The moment Rain’s reply ended, the goblins rushed towards us.

They were wielding sharp stones in their hands.

– Kyaaah!

With a shout, the first goblin sprang at me.

Behind it, the second and third goblins simultaneously charged from the left and right.

Retreating would be the right move. If I could stall them while keeping them at bay, Rain’s magic would intercept them.

But for some reason, I felt inexplicably confident.

I realized my arms and legs felt lighter than before.

Suddenly, a thought crossed my mind: what if I infused my swordsmanship with magic?

I knew it wasn’t impossible.

The instant the thought formed, my body began to move.

With a powerful kick-off, my leg extended, and my sword flew upward above my head.

As I gripped the sword with both hands, starlight surged from my heart.

The starlight climbed up my hands and wrapped around the sword blade, creating a phenomenon.

Bang-!

What emerged faintly was a large moonlight. Surrounded by countless starlights, the moon cleaved through the goblin blocking its path.

The moonlight didn’t stop there. It spiraled down to the ground, executing a small rotation while holding the starlight intertwined around itself.

The moment the red blood scattered and covered the pure white snow, my body began to spin.

The direction of my pivoting leg changed as my waist twisted.

That rotation blended with the countless starlights, preparing me for the next attack.

I altered my descending position, pulling my sword-hand back in the process.

At that moment, new starlight surged from my heart.

In a straight line.

As the withdrawn sword drove forward.

The moonlight mingled with starlight shot up towards the sky on the blade.

The moment I saw the sword split the goblin’s head, a black shadow dropped down to my right.

Crash!

The shadow turned out to be a spear made of stone.

A hard mass of stone had shaped itself into the spear.

That spear pierced through the goblin’s body.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Oh, no…”

I nodded at Rain’s question while assessing my condition.

My breathing was steady. I was definitely still fit for fighting.

However, Rain’s expression seemed unusual. Her eyes sparkled, and she was hesitating to say something.

I wiped the blood off my eyes with my sword and asked,

“Do you have something you are curious about…?”

“Yes!”

An overly excited Rain bombarded me with questions.

She wanted to know what the essence of the starlight erupting from my sword was, even asking if I possessed an artifact.

“I just infused magic into my sword.”

“You infused magic…? Is that sword made from a mana stone?”

I shook my head. This sword was simply an ordinary iron sword.

I didn’t possess any mana stones.

Rain didn’t relent in her skepticism, even with my answer.

Eventually, I handed her the iron sword I had been holding.

The magic I used was not something grand.

I had merely sharpened the mana.

It was similar to how Rain created wind using mana.

She could do it too. Even without a mana stone.

Rain inspected the sword for a long while before ultimately returning it to me.

“Hey, Seris.”

“Yes?”

“After this mission is over, would you like to come to the Mage Tower with me? No, you really should go to the Mage Tower.”

“The Mage Tower?”

“Yes.”

“You mean to become a wizard?”

“Exactly!”

Rain began explaining the benefits of becoming a mage under the Mage Tower.

She talked about the absurd support funds released every month, the access rights to a grand library filled with magical tomes, the mentors to teach magic, and how you would be granted the rank of honorary noble.

However, to receive all these benefits, there were several conditions.

Rain continued on with her explanation.

Free external activities were only permitted one day a month, and tasks from the Mage Tower had to take priority.

Of course, it was also mentioned that you could go outside while performing these tasks.

“And lastly, you must not leak the knowledge from the Mage Tower to the outside world. How’s that? Good, right?”

“No.”

“Why not?”

I rejected Rain’s offer without hesitation.

Sure, entering the Mage Tower and becoming a wizard would mean living without worries about money for a lifetime.

That would be a dream come true for an ordinary village girl.

However, I was the one who ran away to avoid an arranged marriage.

I still wanted to explore this world. I desired to roam freely and see the new world with my own two eyes, without being tied down anywhere.

That’s why I hadn’t chosen the path of an adventurer.

“This isn’t freedom.”

“B-but…”

“I’m happy as I am now.”

“Umm…”

Rain seemed reluctant to give up on pulling me to the Mage Tower.

Throughout our exploration of the Karum Mountain Range, she kept pitching the idea of going to the Mage Tower.

Even until the last moment of the mission.

“Are you really not going?”

“No.”

“You’ll regret it!”

“Maybe.”

“Sigh…”

Rain handed me the promised reward and walked away with a defeated look.