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Original Translation: Blastron
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The [Appraisal] ceremony finished without a hitch, apart from that little commotion. It seems that what had everyone talking wasn’t just the fact that Sue’s stats and mine were both abnormally high. Thanks to my enhanced sense of hearing, I was able to eavesdrop a little on the nobles’ discussions. It seems that skill points are normally only supposed to be granted when you level up, so starting with a hundred thousand at level one isn’t normal at all. Sue, now that I think about it, has zero. I’d bet that this is because I’ve reincarnated, but what’s interesting is that I keep overhearing that “the duke’s daughter” also was born with skill points.
From what these nobles are saying, it sounds like the duke’s daughter was Appraised a few days ago. They found that not only did she have phenomenally high stats, she also had skill points she wasn’t supposed to. On top of that, they’re saying that she also has the same skill with the strange, glitchy name that I do.
I come to a sudden realization: if what I’m hearing is correct, I absolutely must meet this daughter of a duke. My chance, luckily, arrived quickly.
After the [Appraisal] ceremony, we were led to a different assembly hall, where a small party was being held. Accompanied by the king, we went to meet a group of young nobles that had lined up in the center of the room. These children are generally around my age or slightly older; it seems that this is a way for the younger generation of the nobility to introduce themselves to each other. There, I got a chance to meet the duke’s daughter.
“It is a great pleasure to meet you, my lord. I am the daughter of Duke Anabald, Karnatia Seri Anabald,” she says.
She is beautiful, with bright red hair like a raging flame and a fierce face that reveals her strong-willed disposition. Her presence captivates the attention with just a single glance. Not only that, I can see through my Mana Perception the huge mass of magical energy that billows around her. She has as much as Sue and I do.
Duke Anabald, incidentally, is among the country’s most renowned members of the aristocracy. House Anabald has served the country for many generations, and their proud lineage has produced royalty and heroes. Every child born to the House of Anabald is supremely gifted, and their talents are finely honed by rigorous education so that they may be raised as the finest servants of their country.
Even so, the girl before me is abnormal. She seems to have already surpassed her father, the red-haired man who stands next to her.
“Greetings,” I reply, “I am Schlain Zagan Analeit. 宜しく (Nice to meet you)”
To test my realization from earlier, I said the last part in Japanese. For an instant, her eyes went wide, and I knew at once that I had been completely right.
“Father, may I speak with this girl?” I ask. “Eh?” replies the king.
He seems a little puzzled by my actions. The duke and his daughter, after all, were at the head of a long line of other children, brought in to meet me. However, I couldn’t let this chance slip past me.
“Should I not?” “Hmm…“
The king glances at me, then at the duke, then at the other nobles still waiting in line, contemplating his options. Finally, he opens his mouth to speak.
“I don’t mind. Don’t be gone for too long. Come back in a little while.” “Yes, Father. Thank you.”
I grab the duke’s daughter’s hand and run off, like a little kid. Behind me, Sue started sulking incredibly, but I paid it no mind.
We left the assembly hall and found a private chamber off of the waiting room. Rooms such as these were set up near the assembly halls so that any nobles who needed to slip away to conduct private transactions could do so. This room is tightly soundproofed, and a guard stationed at the door outside adds additional security. “Ahh, this’ll do,” I say, talking in Japanese now that I have nothing to hide.
“I would have never guessed that the prince would seriously be another reincarnated person!” says the duke’s daughter, also speaking in Japanese. “Oh maaaan, it’s been so long since I heard Japanese coming out of another person’s mouth! I’m getting a little emotional here.” She still looks as strong-willed as ever, but her tone is light.
“So, I’d like to know… do you remember Heishin High School?” I ask, referring to my old school.
“Holy crap, yeah! We’re seriously both from the same school and reincarnated in this world, huh?”
As I feared, this young woman was, just like me, caught up in that mysterious mid-air crack in the classroom and transported here; a former classmate.
“My old name was Shunsuke Yamada,” I say. “What was yours?” “Bwha?!” As soon as I say my old name, her eyes practically fly out of their sockets. “Ahahahahaha! H… hahaha! Y… you’re… Shun! Shun, a prince, haha, as fucking iiiif!”
The young woman lets out an enormous roar of laughter. What’s with this deja vu? The girl in front of me looks nothing like anyone I know, but this style of speech, these mannerisms, I remember them.
“Are you… no way, are you Kanata?” I ask, incredulously. “Yeah!”
Now it’s my turn to laugh. Kanata, the guy I used to play games with all the time, my best friend, is now a young woman. I don’t know if it would have been possible for him to have been reincarnated as anything less like his old self.
“Man, don’t laugh! I was seriously depressed about this for a while after I was reborn, you know?” “Ahaaa, my bad. You were laughing at me just now though! Let’s call it even.” “Yeah. I’m so glad I met you again, though! It’s been rough so far, dealing with this all on my own.” “Ahh, yeah, I totally understand. I’m glad we met too.”
Kanata and I bump fists.
Immediately, an ear-splitting sound roars through the soundproofed door. “What the?!” yells Kanata, panicking. I also panic for an instant, but as soon as I realize who was on the other side, I calm down. Or, rather, I started panicking for a different reason.
With another roar, the door flies off its hinges and crashes into the room. On the other side, I see Sue, her body strengthened with [Magic Warfare] and [Magic Conferment] readying her fist for another strike. She peers at the two of us, then locks on to Kanata.
“Sue, no! Stop! Stop!!” I dive between them, just barely before Sue was going to blow Kanata to pieces.
Sue runs forward and clings to me tightly. “I won’t let anyone else have you,” she mumbles.
“お前の妹、こええ(Your sister’s scaaaary…)” says Kanata.
On that day, I met my first classmate.
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