episode_0010

A bright morning has arrived.

＇Chu, going to work.?＇

I woke up instinctively without even realizing it.

I feel once again that my instincts are so scary.

Even though the loud alarm announcing the morning didn’t go off again, I could feel that it was around 6 am when I woke up.

‘Ah… that’s right.’

I just bury my face in the warmth of the bed, which feels softer than usual.

Soft feel.

My languid young body was showing me that this was not my past life, but my current life. I don’t panic anymore.

The chilly temperatures outside the window hinted that winter was approaching.

***

＂Janes… I want to go to the library!＂

I certainly hadn’t forgotten that there was a library that my father and I occasionally visited.

It was a moment when I could understand Janes’ embarrassed expression because, not only did I skip breakfast, I usually woke up late. But what can I do? Just as the habits of this life do not go away, this tiresome habit from my past life was not forgotten either, so I had to accept it.

＂I will take you there. young master..”

I thought a lot last night before going to sleep. I want to know more about this world of today.

Therefore, I urgently needed a variety of information to make up for my lack of knowledge.

That’s what I wanted to do first in this world.

An undeniable desire to learn.

The strong curiosity that drives me becomes this small driving force that allows me to move. It’s not a bad feeling.

Trap, trudge…

“young master?”

It was that moment.

Janes stopped me in a questioning tone as I was about to go out the door.

It was none other than… I, who had been hugged by her wherever I was heading, walked out the door on my own.

‘ah..’

There was no need to hastily show such a sudden change. There is no need to deliberately create unnecessary doubts.

After stopping for a moment, I raise my arms and gesture for her to hug me.

“Oh, please hug me.”

Of course, the shame is mine. I can feel my ears turning red and getting hot in real time.

“All right. young master.”

No sooner had Janes finished answering, which was both hard and soft at the same time, she naturally hugged me. It’s a familiar behavior.

Rattling rattling..

Fortunately, it seemed to have passed without any trouble. Janes’ rattling armor, which has always been the same without any changes, feels cold and hard.

＇This is why I can’t develop my stamina..＇

Why are you so overprotective of me? I was very curious about that.

I’m not blaming my weak body, which gets tired quickly even if I run just a little, and makes me want to sit down just by standing.

There was no way that the people around me would not know that the longer I continued to live like this, the worse my health would become.

Just like that, I guessed that there was a bigger reason and was soon able to get to where the library was.

‘But for the time being… let’s move as usual.’

Shake it off…

“Boy, our knights cannot enter the library without the lord’s permission.”

“Please do not climb high places.”

After giving some advice, Janes carefully lowers his head with his eyes closed. As always, seeing her thinking of me makes me smile.

“If there is a problem, please give me a signal, even if it’s just a small sound.”

＂I will be on standby at all times.＂

With those words, Janes began waiting in front of the door. This is the ethical attitude we always see. Where on earth does this loyalty come from? I also knew this because I had worked under someone for 5 years, but it was all just a false loyalty to get a paycheck.

On the one hand, it is difficult to understand, but I think that this is also the culture of today’s life and decide to accept it. That seemed comfortable.

＂Thank you Janes. I’ll be careful.”

Turf.. plod.. plod..

Of course, the purpose of my entering the library was to find out what the world of this world is like, but it was also to find out how the source of the power called “magic power” that exists for me is generated and how it can be used.

‘I can’t forget that feeling.’

I definitely guessed that the strange sensation I felt when I opened the heavy door last night was not just the muscle strength I knew.

＇I still don’t know how to use this magic power.. ＇

So I look around the library filled with the smell of books. The soft sunlight shining on the approaching cold made me feel like I was going to fall asleep.

＇Let’s wait..＇

There are not a few, but not too many, books that welcome me. Judging by the rough texture of the paper, it was a good example of the world’s level of ability to make items of this level.

Following Janes’ advice, I excluded high places as much as possible, and mainly checked low places.

“tribe?”

After searching for a while, I was finally able to find an unusual book called [Understanding Race], which had a stiff texture.

Naturally, the word ‘race’ aroused strong curiosity. Because in my memories of my past life, there was no race other than humans…

So I take out the heavy book in one go, sit down at the desk in the center of the library, and begin to struggle to open the book, which is larger than my face.

fluttering. Slurp..

＇As expected… it reads smoothly…’

Of course, there were many characters and terms I had never seen before, but I was naturally aware of them and was able to understand them. It was telling me that one of my abilities, {World Language}, was operating normally.

‘I don’t feel the same way as I did back then.’

After confirming that “magic power” was not being activated when using the ability {Language of the World}, I was able to recognize that most of the abilities in the [Ability Window] could be used without the additional condition of magic power.

As I read for a while, I was able to find out a lot of information about the relationship between men and women, which had previously felt disparate.

***

It is said that all living beings in this world, regardless of their species, are born with a special driving force of power called a magic stone somewhere around their heart.

Of course, men are also born with magic stones, but it is said that women’s bodies can accept and use them, while men cannot. For some reason, the reason was not written down. Nothing was revealed yet.

According to the contents of this book, all men in this world… that is, regardless of what species they are, are born with an innate problem of being unable to accept magical power.

It is said that men are unable to release the magical power accumulated in their bodies on their own, so if they overdo it even a little, their magical energy will run out of control internally and end their lives.

On the other hand, using the magic stone, accepting it, and making it your own is said to be a privilege and unique power that only women can achieve.

It’s only now that I understand everything…

The reason why I tried so hard to control my actions… The moment I tried to open the heavy door last night, the magical power that I could faintly feel was all understandable.

‘So that the magical energy in my body does not run away…’

‘That’s why you couldn’t move me.’

I turn the pages of the book and decide to finish reading.

Therefore, women who know how to use magic power can grow faster and stronger than ordinary men, and in most cases, they are able to take the upper hand in the politics and class systems of all societies.

A “hunter” who hunts strange beasts called “monsters,” an “adventurer” who discovers and explores unknown paths, and even a “mercenary” who is hired to fight in war. Almost all women take on these dangerous jobs. I did it. This is the natural rule of this world.

As a result, not only is the overall ratio of women higher than that of men. It seemed like he was naturally seen as someone who had to protect a weak man who couldn’t use magical powers.

Also, the reason why this phenomenon occurs is briefly explained.

When a child is conceived in a woman’s body… If the child is a boy who cannot accept magical power, the placenta is said to be an abortion because the body of the fetus cannot withstand the direct vast magical power of the mother carrying the child.

Therefore, all women who grew up in this environment naturally developed the idea of “chivalry,” which dictates that they should protect men who were born in difficult times.

Perhaps because of this situation, the way women treat men and the phenomenon of them expressing interest by approaching men more often. Unlike the life of the previous life, this world of the present life has reached a situation where the positions of men and women are completely opposite.

‘That’s how it happened..’

Additionally, in the book [Understanding Races], it was stated that there are several races other than humans. This means that we live together by accepting and exchanging each other’s cultures.

Representative examples include the “beast race,” who are partially born in the form of monsters, the “dwarf race,” who easily manipulate fire like a toy and create various legendary weapons, and the “elf race,” which determines the order of the forest and further treats all living things equally. In addition, it was written that numerous other, yet unknown races live together.

‘It contains quite a lot of information.’

I was able to obtain more information from this one book than I expected. Why are only men of all races unable to accept magical power? Then, why can I, as a man, use magical power through the magic stone in my body? Although I had doubts, I was able to recognize to some extent that it was due to the {Divine Magic} in the [Ability Window].

＇It’s frustrating because I can’t ask anyone..＇

I knew that no matter how much I tried to find the reason alone, I wouldn’t get the answer I wanted, so I decided to go back to my room. If you stay too quiet in the library, Janes might burst in at any moment and break your concentration.

＇It was useful information.. this book＇

It became clear.