"How does one become strong?
Is it by forging oneself through relentless training?
Or by being reborn, carrying fragments of memories from a reincarnated life?
Or perhaps… by taking a master who has already reached the pinnacle of true strength?
...…
...…
But, there is one fastest way!
Find the MC!!
Help them achieve their ambition!!
Etch your name into the script!!
That is the path to obtaining buff—"
(…!!)
The strange book was suddenly snatched away by a graceful woman with a firm, motherly aura.
Her face looked youthful, as if time had stopped at the age of twenty-one.
"Enough."
Her voice was warm, accompanied by a smile full of control.
"There are no clues left by Ou-sama in there.
It's nothing more than the scribbles from his younger days."
She cast a sharp gaze at the two of them.
"You two… have already read that book three times since last night.
It's time you started acting more mature."
"Ahh… here she goes again," muttered a girl who looked about seventeen, letting out a long sigh.
"I'll leave it to you, Rei."
"What do you mean, Ellen?" replied Rei, a young man who appeared to be around nineteen.
"Who would be reckless enough to interrupt this naggi—"
His sentence stopped.
The woman smiled widely.
The air around them trembled.
A cluster of magical aura began to dance above her hand.... beautiful, yet suffocating.
[Using Skill]
> Water Ball <
The spell shot toward a tree behind them—
(BOOM!!)
(CRACK)
A large tree collapsed, never knowing what it had done wrong.
Seeing that, Ellen and Rei clung to each other in fear, as if reliving a past trauma.
The woman prepared a second attack.
"Seems like I… missed a little~!!"
"F-forgive us! W-we'll stop…!" Rei said in panic.
"T-that's right… We're done reading it too…" Ellen added.
"Stop, Seina."
Another voice appeared.... calm, yet full of authority.
"They simply miss Ou-sama."
...…
...…
Ou-sama.
The King.
At present, he is in a deep slumber that has lasted for a thousand years.
A king… and the one known as the very founder of magic itself.
And the five of them,
they are not merely his subordinates,
but his family, entrusted with a great responsibility.
...…
"If Shin says so… then fine," Seina said, glancing at Ellen and Rei.
"I'll be the one keeping this book."
"No… let us keep it, Seina-san… We promise we won't read it again today."
Seina turned her face away.
"Hhhh… Fine. But don't let me catch you reading it again."
"Of course, Seina-san!" Ellen and Rei replied in unison.
Shin, a man who appeared to be around twenty-two, simply smiled faintly.
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"Report. The Hero candidate has been found.
Requesting instructions to begin the trial."
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"Ara~," Seina hummed.
"Hm." Shin nodded calmly.
"Hoooh, that was fast," Ellen said, her excitement returning.
Rei smirked slightly.
"Good work, Siy. Test them… according to the procedure left by Ou-sama."
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"Understood.
Initiating operation: Find the MC."
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