I Didn’t Even Want to Live, But God Forced Me to Reincarnate!
Author: LynneSuzuran
Chapter 11 â Magic Elements
I was thinking about prying into my past self and my past relations, but⦠I will look totally suspicious, right?!
Anyway, I am Lyra now⦠Reinst Carnatia has reincarnated. In addition, wouldnât they be suspicious if I knew too detailed about Reinst?
Iâm totally curious about why things happened the way they were when I was Reinst. I canât deny that I want to know what my familyâuh, past family honestly thought about the past me. But I also want to live a totally peaceful and quiet life as Lyra. I should keep it in my mind to be Lyra, not Reinst. Although itâs hard to not compare my life to the old life I had. Itâs like, my past plays a huge role, even now.
Thinking about that wonât solve anything, though. Sooner or later, I will have to make contact with my past acquaintances or even relatives. Itâs up to my future self and the circumstances at that time, then.
Anywayâ¦
After the feast, we played several games. Like⦠hitting the piñata while being blindfolded, hide-and-seek (THEY HID POORLY WHENEVER I WAS âITâ, THEY DID NOT KNOW IâM NOT YOUR ORDINARY KID), magic show by my mom, and water show by my dad.
Oh right. My dad has the most affinity with water element. Even during bedtime stories, to make the story more interesting, heâd recreate the scene with water. He told me that it was what his mom did when he was but a child, too. My momâs magic show included lots of magic element, but the highlight was the light show or the illumination.
Hmm?
Oh, I never explained the thing about magic and magic affinity, right?
Letâs have a breakdown, now, then. I should also review my past life knowledge now that I know I was reborn in the same setting, just a few years after
Reinst, died.
There are twelve magic elements. And itâs not impossible to use the elements you donât have the highest affinity with, but some may be hard to use if itâs not your affinity, plus itâd consume your mana more. Also, to be able to use other element, itâd be necessary to master your affinity first. Therefore, thereâs some magic tools that help you generate something that you canât using your magic affinity. The earliest age to detect magic affinity is 4, but most people will get it tested along with mana test some time when they go to school.
So here are the list of magic elements and their breakdowns :
Point of Interruption : Those eight magic elements above are common, especially for humans. The other four elements are rarer, and they include:
Let see⦠Hartmann family arts⦠Itâs all about illusion and transformation, so it should be categorized into [no attribute] type? But itâs a hard or high level [Neutral] magic, and the most people can do is just altering their appearance for a short while. But they canât manipulate their height or age. Basically, you can look like a male counterpart of yourself, but no changes in your height. You can also show illusion, but for a while. For example, if you are very broke that you can only eat instant noodles, you can cast an illusion of a steak so youâd be able to force yourself to believe that youâre eating a steak⦠The strongest they can keep this kind of magic is around 4 hours at best. And then theyâd just collapse for overexerting themselves in a complex magic.
But Hartmann family arts can do more than it. Once you master it, you can transform into anything you want or show the others any illusion you want for as long as you can maintain your own energy. Itâs like an innate talent, so youâd be able to use it at ease. Itâs said that in the past, the first Hartmann siblings used some of their illusion magic for a week to help [The Hero] in one of their strategies. The Hartmann family arts is so cool!!! I canât wait to use it! â¦I hope I can.
[The Hero] is actually the founder of Riviera country. And, incidentally, [The Greatest Magician] is his wife, which means the first Queen! The story of their adventure alongside with their companionsâthe first generation of the [Four Dukes] is really popular for all ages. It canât be helped, after all, the ones who freed the humans who were cornered, used, and enslaved in the past were them. They went as far as founding a human-based nation. Humans, the weakest race among all.
A-ny-wa~y!
After the party, Grandpa and Grandma stayed for a week. We were out to the Heartswaarth city and did many shopping sightseeing together. From those travels, I came to know that the new Hartmann house, the current one Iâm living in, is located waaaay closer to the border with the Capitol than the old Hartmann house. The old house is now functioning as the townhall, inn, and city garden. Yup, that explains properly how huge is the old Hartmann residence, eh?
Then, before I even notice it, the time for my training is approaching!
Anyway, I am Lyra now⦠Reinst Carnatia has reincarnated. In addition, wouldnât they be suspicious if I knew too detailed about Reinst?
Iâm totally curious about why things happened the way they were when I was Reinst. I canât deny that I want to know what my familyâuh, past family honestly thought about the past me. But I also want to live a totally peaceful and quiet life as Lyra. I should keep it in my mind to be Lyra, not Reinst. Although itâs hard to not compare my life to the old life I had. Itâs like, my past plays a huge role, even now.
Thinking about that wonât solve anything, though. Sooner or later, I will have to make contact with my past acquaintances or even relatives. Itâs up to my future self and the circumstances at that time, then.
Anywayâ¦
After the feast, we played several games. Like⦠hitting the piñata while being blindfolded, hide-and-seek (THEY HID POORLY WHENEVER I WAS âITâ, THEY DID NOT KNOW IâM NOT YOUR ORDINARY KID), magic show by my mom, and water show by my dad.
Oh right. My dad has the most affinity with water element. Even during bedtime stories, to make the story more interesting, heâd recreate the scene with water. He told me that it was what his mom did when he was but a child, too. My momâs magic show included lots of magic element, but the highlight was the light show or the illumination.
Hmm?
Oh, I never explained the thing about magic and magic affinity, right?
Letâs have a breakdown, now, then. I should also review my past life knowledge now that I know I was reborn in the same setting, just a few years after
Reinst, died.
There are twelve magic elements. And itâs not impossible to use the elements you donât have the highest affinity with, but some may be hard to use if itâs not your affinity, plus itâd consume your mana more. Also, to be able to use other element, itâd be necessary to master your affinity first. Therefore, thereâs some magic tools that help you generate something that you canât using your magic affinity. The earliest age to detect magic affinity is 4, but most people will get it tested along with mana test some time when they go to school.
So here are the list of magic elements and their breakdowns :
Point of Interruption : Those eight magic elements above are common, especially for humans. The other four elements are rarer, and they include:
Let see⦠Hartmann family arts⦠Itâs all about illusion and transformation, so it should be categorized into [no attribute] type? But itâs a hard or high level [Neutral] magic, and the most people can do is just altering their appearance for a short while. But they canât manipulate their height or age. Basically, you can look like a male counterpart of yourself, but no changes in your height. You can also show illusion, but for a while. For example, if you are very broke that you can only eat instant noodles, you can cast an illusion of a steak so youâd be able to force yourself to believe that youâre eating a steak⦠The strongest they can keep this kind of magic is around 4 hours at best. And then theyâd just collapse for overexerting themselves in a complex magic.
But Hartmann family arts can do more than it. Once you master it, you can transform into anything you want or show the others any illusion you want for as long as you can maintain your own energy. Itâs like an innate talent, so youâd be able to use it at ease. Itâs said that in the past, the first Hartmann siblings used some of their illusion magic for a week to help [The Hero] in one of their strategies. The Hartmann family arts is so cool!!! I canât wait to use it! â¦I hope I can.
[The Hero] is actually the founder of Riviera country. And, incidentally, [The Greatest Magician] is his wife, which means the first Queen! The story of their adventure alongside with their companionsâthe first generation of the [Four Dukes] is really popular for all ages. It canât be helped, after all, the ones who freed the humans who were cornered, used, and enslaved in the past were them. They went as far as founding a human-based nation. Humans, the weakest race among all.
A-ny-wa~y!
After the party, Grandpa and Grandma stayed for a week. We were out to the Heartswaarth city and did many shopping sightseeing together. From those travels, I came to know that the new Hartmann house, the current one Iâm living in, is located waaaay closer to the border with the Capitol than the old Hartmann house. The old house is now functioning as the townhall, inn, and city garden. Yup, that explains properly how huge is the old Hartmann residence, eh?
Then, before I even notice it, the time for my training is approaching!