It has been a month since my status was discovered by His Majesty and Father, but my life has remained unchanged.
As always, I was called to the royal castle to play Reversi with His Majesty.
Regarding Reversi, it seems I still can't beat Duke Eric.
Regarding Tiphana, the commander of the royal guard, it seems that permission has been granted from home. A letter came saying that she would introduce me when she comes to the capital next time, and the momentum has only increased.
His Majesty also saw the letter and reluctantly acknowledged the engagement.
As for Father Garm, he only said, "I won't say anything more. Do as you please," and seems to have given up.
Although Kain did not acknowledge it, it was officially decided because His Majesty and Father did.
The announcement was made after Kain turned ten and entered the academy.
Now, Kain is drinking tea in one of the rooms in the royal castle.
In front of him are Tereisia and Silk.
Silk is as usual, but Tereisia is looking at Kain with a serious gaze.
"Lord Kain, why are you engaged to Commander Tiphana?"
Tereisia glares at him accusingly.
"It happened after I had a mock battle with the commander..."
Kain answers weakly.
"It can't be helped since it's Kain-kun. I wonder how many more there will be by the time he comes of age. I'm with Tere, and it's fun, so it's fine. My father has three, too."
Miss Silk seems to be quite tolerant about this.
"Father said that the engagement would be officially announced when I enter the academy at ten, so please don't increase the number of fiancés."
"...Understood."
Kain nods.
The tea party ends, and as they walk towards the exit of the royal castle, they meet Tiphana.
"Kain! There you are. Let's have a mock battle!"
Every time Kain meets her, she asks for a battle. Tiphana seems to be quite a brainy type, and Daim, her deputy, is the one who manages the knight corps. This has become clear as Kain spends more time with Tiphana.
Since Kain is only five, he is carried off by Tiphana to the training ground. The knights training there look at Kain with pity.
To an outsider, it looks like a knight is kidnapping a child.
As usual, the five-year-old Kain and the commander of the knight corps face each other with swords in the training ground.
"Here comes Baron Kain again."
The knights on break are talking. It has become a daily routine, and no one is surprised anymore.
Kain, with his superior status, never loses, but the mock battles serve as sword training for him. He has also gained the title of Sword Saint, just like Tiphana.
Tiphana's sword skills have also improved, as she holds the title of Sword Saint. Their mock battles are so fast that the other knights can't even follow with their eyes.
After about an hour of mock battles, they stop when Tiphana is exhausted. After greeting the other knights, Kain leaves the castle.
"Phew. Tiphana has gotten stronger."
Kain sighs as he leaves the castle and heads towards the commercial district through the noble district.
He is going to the Salakhan Trading Company, where he provides ideas and entrusts manufacturing and sales.
He regularly provides ideas that are commercialized. So far, he has sold Reversi, a shower-equipped toilet, and Venetian glass, which only he can make, on consignment. The sales of these products have been very successful, and both the manufacturing site and the company have prospered.
"Baron Kain, I can't sleep with my feet facing you. I was thinking of having Palma apprentice at the store, but with the extra funds, I can hire employees. I plan to send her to the academy when she turns ten, just like Baron Kain. I hope you will take care of her."
It's Tamani. Palma is also studying to enter the academy while practicing running the store and keeping accounts.
"Lord Kain, please continue to take care of me."
When Palma looks up at him with her big eyes, Kain can't help but agree. By the way, he hasn't let her touch his cat ears yet.
After saying goodbye to Tamani and Palma, Kain gets into the carriage and returns to his mansion.
Kain enters the study and opens the magic book entrusted to him by His Majesty. Of course, it's an imperial-level magic book.
"It's written in Japanese, so only I can read it, but this book is the reason my status was discovered."
He sighs and flips through the pages.
The magic book contains explanations of magic interspersed with diary entries. From reading the diary parts, Kain learned several things.
The first king, Yuuya Tera Hirazawa Effort, was in an accident in Japan and thought he had died, but found himself in this world. He became an adventurer, gained fame, and founded a country.
"He's not a reincarnated person but a transferred one. There might be others."
Kain thought to himself.
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In the divine realm, the seven gods were gathered around a screen.
"See? Giving him a blessing of level 10 caused all this trouble."
The magic god Renu scolds the creation god Zenom.
The screen shows the moment when Kain's status was discovered by the kings.
"It's fine. He still needs to be much stronger."
"Is there a purpose to making him so strong?"
The war god Sarnos asks Zenom.
"Yes, I think it will be about ten years before Aarun's seal is broken."
"““““““Aarun!!!””””””
The other gods are shocked.
"He has fallen to the mortal world. We can't do anything about it, so I thought I would have Kain deal with him."
"If Aarun comes out, the world will be in trouble again..."
Laim is trembling.
"Yes, three hundred years ago, he sealed Aarun early, which minimized the damage. But this time, who knows what will happen."
"Then we should make him stronger. When he comes to the church next time, we'll tell him. If Aarun revives, the fertile land will be destroyed again."
The earth god Bella says.
"Aye. He's still young, so I plan to start his training in earnest when he turns ten. There's someone who seems like a good teacher for him."
"Indeed, that child is the perfect candidate. He plans to become an adventurer, so we'll have him train there."
Kain, unaware, had his fate decided by the gods.
And a few years passed, and Kain turned ten.
Thank you for always reading.
The last part was a bit rushed, but this concludes the first chapter.
Details about "that person" and Aarun will be revealed later.
From the next chapter, we will start "Chapter 2: Academy and Adventurer Chapter."
For a while, I plan to post two chapters a day (up to about 15 chapters).