At Last, My Reincarnation

Chapter V "New Beginnings"

[Alexander trips]

[Josephine hears the noise]

Josephine: Alexander?!

[Josephine rushes to Alexander]

Josephine: Are you hurt?!

[Alexander shakes his head]

Josephine: Good.

[Josephine sighs in relief]

Josephine: Never leave my side again, okay?

[Josephine grabs Alexander's hand]

Alexander: [nods]

[The two begin walking to buy the other ingredients]

Josephine: If anything bad happens to you, your mother would scold me.

Josephine: (Or even kill me...)

[Josephine imagines it]

[Josephine trembles in fear]

[Alexander looks back into the dark alley]

Alexander: (The light disappeared.)

Alexander: (And it's weird...)

Alexander: (There's no way Aunt Josephine spent so much time talking with the vendor.)

Alexander: (After all the time I've spent talking with God.)

Alexander: (Most likely...)

[Alexander looks up into the sky]

Alexander: (...time stopped while I was talking with God.)

Alexander: (And he said he gave me another gift?)

[Alexander raises his left forearm]

Josephine: What's wrong? Did you hurt your arm?

[Alexander shakes his head]

Alexander: (I guess I'll check it out at home.)

[At home]

Mary: Ah, Josephine. Did you buy everything that was written down?

Josephine: Yep, everything's here.

Mary: Good.

[Alexander takes off]

Alexander: I'm going upstairs, Mom!

Mary: Make sure you take a bath!

Alexander: Okay!

Mary: Hmm?

Mary: (I wonder why he's in such a hurry.)

[Alexander sits on his bed]

Alexander: Now, let's see what he gave me.

[Alexander opens his Status Report]

Alexander: Huh? It's a bit different now.

Alexander: Oh, there's just more stuff added to my status screen.

**STATUS SCREEN**

{Stats}

Strength

Agility

Dexterity

Intelligence

Endurance

Stamina

Physical Damage

Magic Damage

Physical Resistance

Magic Resistance

Willpower

Reflexes

Spells

Weapons

Defense

Magic Capacity

{Inventory}

Guide Book

{Levels of Gift}

Overpowered

Godly

Unlimited

Absolute

Ultimate

Mastered

Advanced

Enhanced

{Mastery of Skills}

Mastered

Highly skilled

Skilled

Slightly skilled

Excellent

Good

Above average

Average

Below average

Poor

Terrible

{Types of Magic}

Curse Magic

Dark Magic

Earth Magic

Fire Magic

Gravity Magic

Healing Magic

Ice Magic

Life Magic

Light Magic

Lightning Magic

Metal Magic

Sand Magic

Summoning Magic

Water Magic

Wind Magic

Wood Magic

Weather Magic

Forbidden Magic

{Categories of Magic}

Overpowered Category

Divine Category

King Category

Legendary Category

Epic Category

Grandmaster Category

Master Category

Advanced Category

Elite Category

Beginner Category

Alexander: So God gave me a guide book, huh.

Alexander: There's a whole bunch of stuff to check out!

Alexander: (Okay!)

Alexander: (Starting now...)

Alexander: (I will train myself hard...)

[Alexander raises his fist up into the air]

Alexander: (...and become the most powerful person in the world!)

Mary: Alexander! Dinner's ready!

Alexander: Coming, Mom!

[The next day]

James: Mary, I'm home!

Mary: Welcome back, dear!

Alexander: Welcome back, Father.

Alexander: I'm gonna go play outside.

Alexander: And don't worry about your horse, I'll take her to the stables.

[James pats Alexander on the head]

James: Be safe out there, Alex.

James: And don't go deep into the woods.

Alexander: Of course, Father.

Alexander: Bye-bye!

[James smiles and waves goodbye]

[In the woods]

Alexander: This is far enough.

Alexander: Now then...

Alexander: ...let's see what we're working with here.

[Alexander opens his status screen]

**STATUS SCREEN**

{Stats}

Strength = (Rank F)~[Level 1]

Agility = (Rank F)~[Level 1]

Dexterity = (Rank F)~[Level 1]

Intelligence = (Rank D)~[Level 46]

Endurance = (Rank F)~[Level 1]

Reflexes = (Rank F)~[Level 1]

Physical Damage = (Rank F)~[Level 1]

Magic Damage = (Rank F)~[Level 1]

Physical Resistance = (Rank F)~[Level 1]

Magic Resistance = (Rank F)~[Level 1]

Willpower = (Rank F)~[Level 36]

Stamina = (Rank F)~[Level 1]

Spells = (None)

Weapons = (None)

Defense = (None)

Magic Capacity = (Rank F)~[Level 1]

Alexander: Most of them are very low.

Alexander: Well, I wouldn't expect much.

Alexander: I should focus on training myself physically first.

Alexander: Based from my observations on the village, kids normally start studying at five years old.

Alexander: So, I only have two years left before I turn five and start studying.

[Alexander makes his two-year training plan]

Alexander: Done!

Alexander: Two years is quite enough time for me to train.

{Alexander's training regime}

{Weekdays}

100 push-ups (4x a day)

100 sit-ups (4x a day)

100 squats (4x a day)

10km run (4x a day)

{Weekends}

Saturday - Punching trees (8 hours)

Sunday- Kicking trees (8 hours)

Alexander: I only have 8 hours of free time a day. So, this is the most suitable training regime for me.

Alexander: Although, I don't think this young body could keep up with it.

Alexander: But, I have to do everything I can to prepare for the worst...

Alexander: ...and most importantly...

[Alexander gets into a push-up position]

Alexander: To find my long lost friends!

[Two weeks later]

Alexander: This is harder than I thought. [panting]

Alexander: It is impossible to keep up with this...

[Alexander collapses]

Mary: Alexander! [rushes to Alexander]

[Mary touches his forehead]

Mary: You're not having a fever. What's wrong?

Mary: [gasp]

Mary: Your hands are bruised!

Mary: And your legs! Did someone hurt you?!

Alexander: Don't worry about it, Mom...

Alexander: I'll go take a bath now.

[Alexander stands up and proceeds to go upstairs]

Mary: Alexander Coastillon Tudor!

Mary: I want you to tell me what happened! Right now!

James: Let him go, Mary.

James: Let him rest first.

[Alexander closes the bathroom door]

Mary: ...

[Mary looks over at James]

Mary: You know something, don't you?

James: Don't worry, no one hurt our son.

James: He was just training.

Mary: Training?! He's still too young for that!

Mary: I already told you that he's not ready yet!

James: It's not me who's training him, Mary.

James: He's training by himself.

Mary: What?!

James: But I don't know the exact reason why he's training so hard.

James: From what I have observed...

[Flashback to when James was observing Alexander while he was training]

James: ...his training is far more harsh than what knights go through.

Mary: Are you serious?!

Mary: Why didn't you stop him?!

James: He is smart enough to be aware of what he is doing.

Mary: But this harsh training...

Mary: ...would endanger his health rather than make it better.

James: That much is true but sooner or later he will get the hang of it.

James: I'm sure our son has a good reason why he's training himself beyond his limits.

James: And by the end of all of it...

James: ...he would then be able to do more good in this world.

Mary: ...

James: I have a feeling...

James: ...that our son...

James: No-- Our children...

James: ...will become more famous than us...

James: ...and their deeds would be more glorious than what we did in the past.

Mary: [smiles]

[Mary looks away]

Mary: Don't remind me of those years.

Mary: The adventures we've had with the others already ended.

Mary: Everyone's married and retired now.

James: I also wish that I could see them again.

James: [sigh] I missed sparring with Daniel.

[James sits down]

Mary: He's your best friend.

Mary: You two were inseparable.

[Mary embraces James from behind]

James: He is my brother.

[James holds Mary's hand]

[One year and four months later]

Alexander: [panting]

Alexander: My training started to become easier and less tiring.

Alexander: I'm officially doubling it!

Alexander: Starting tomorrow!

Alexander: But first...

[Alexander lays down on the grass]

[Alexander looks at the horizon]

Alexander: I wish I had someone with me to share this beautiful view.

[Alexander puts on his shirt]

Alexander: s**t! It's almost sundown!

Alexander: Mom would be mad at me!

Alexander: (Our house is around 800 meters away...)

Alexander: (It would take an average person four to six minutes to get to my house...)

Alexander: (...but for me...)

[Alexander starts to run]

Alexander: (...it only takes two minutes.)

[Alexander arrives at his house]

Alexander: (This is the result of my training.)

Alexander: (And it's not enough.)

Alexander: I'm home!

Mary: [smiles]

Mary: Welcome back, Alex!

Mary: How was your training?

Alexander: I'm getting used to it.

Alexander: It's become less tiring now.

Mary: (I see...)

Mary: (I guess James was right.)

Alexander: What's for dinner?

Mary: Go take a bath first.

Alexander: Oh, sorry.

[Alexander scratches the back of his head]

Alexander: I forgot, hehe. I'll go take a bath right away.

[The front door opens]

James: I'm home!

Mary: Welcome home, dear!

James: What's for dinner?

Mary: Go take a bath first.

Mary: Your clothes are all dirty.

James: Oh, about that...

James: I was in a rush to get here.

Mary: Why? It's very unusual for you to arrive at this hour.

James: Just wanted to make sure to arrive at the right time.

James: I don't want Alexander to hear us.

Mary: Is there something you want to talk about?

Mary: That you don't want Alexander to hear?

James: There is.

**FLASHBACK**

???: Another child?!

James: Yes father, my wife is pregnant again.

???: I see...

???: Based on the previous births, it's gonna be another boy, isn't it?

[James laughs nervously]

James: I cannot predict the future, Father.

James: (But there is a possibility!)

James: Well, I'll take my leave then.

James: That will be all, Father.

[James begins to leave]

???: James.

James: Hm?

[James turns around]

James: Yes, Father?

???: I very much appreciate everything you've done for me.

???: But, if you don't mind--

???: May I ask you for another favor?

James: Of course, Father.

James: What is your request?

???: The day after the birth of your next child...

???: ...nine months from now...

**END OF FLASHBACK**

James: My father wants me to bring Alexander to his court.

[In the bathroom]

Alexander: [humming]

Mary: Really?!

Alexander: Hm?

Alexander: (What's going on downstairs?)

[Alexander gets closer to the door and pays attention to the conversation]

Mary: He finally wants to meet him?

James: Yes.

[Mary starts jumping with joy]

James: And he also wants Alexander to continue his training there...

James: ...and study at the same time.

[Mary stops celebrating]

Mary: WHAT?!!

Alexander: Gah!

[Alexander covers his ears]

James: (As expected...)

Mary: He wants to keep him there?!

James: Not exactly.

James: We're allowed to visit him.

James: My father wants Alexander to study under his advisors.

Mary: So he wants Alexander to be his heir, then?

James: I'm not sure...

James: Since I abdicated my title and became a knight, my brothers were next in line for the throne.

James: But my brothers abdicated their titles afterwards.

James: I guess my brothers wanted to seek glory in battle like I did.

[James laughs]

Mary: ...

James: Oh, sorry.

[James smiles nervously]

James: He has no heirs and he's also getting old.

James: In addition to that, my brothers haven't had any children yet.

James: He might actually want Alexander to be his heir.

Mary: But...

Mary: When is Alexander leaving us?

James: Nine months from now...

James: After our child is born.

Mary: (Nine months?!)

Mary: For how long?

James: I don't know...

James: It depends on the amount of time it takes for the advisors to teach him everything they know.

Mary: I can't wait that long...

[Mary begins to cry like a baby]

James: Hmph!

James: It would take a lot of effort for those advisors to keep up with our little genius. [says proudly]

[Alexander hears this]

Alexander: Father... [says while crying]

Mary: I refuse.

Mary: I've been in that city...

Mary: ...and it had many big libraries...

Mary: Knowing our son, he would read all those books nonstop!

Mary: And that city is where all the greatest knights in the region live in!

Mary: That's where all our adventures began!

Alexander: (I wanna go there so badly!)

[Alexander starts breathing heavily]

James: We can still send letters to him.

James: Our son would do more good out there than in this tiny village.

James: Mary, our son is strong...

James: ...and a very smart kid.

James: We can't just protect him forever.

James: Let him enjoy his youth...

James: ...like we did.

Mary: [pouts] Fine...

Mary: But the little ones would miss him very much.

James: Yes...

James: ...they would.

**FLASHBACK**

???: Brother! Wait!

???: Why are you leaving us?

James: [sigh]

James: I've already told you before, Roland.

James: I'm abdicating my title but I won't abandon my family.

James: I will never abandon my brothers.

???: Big brother!

James: Louis!

James: I'm glad you're also here to see me off.

Young boy: [peeks at the conversation]

James: I know you're there, Marcello.

James: You can come out now.

Marcello: (He found me?!)

[Marcello comes out]

James: Well, now that you're all here.

James: I know that I'm next in line for the throne...

James: ...and I know that I must not leave.

James: But I don't want to live my life protected by guards...

James: ...and spend most of my time inside a castle.

James: I want to go out there.

James: I want to live a free man.

[James points to the horizon]

James: I want to go on an adventure...

James: ...and forge friendships with the people I meet along the way.

James: I want to gain fame and glory this way.

James: Not through politics or war.

James: Besides, we wouldn't be going to war any sooner.

James: That's why...

James: I will start living as a hero! As an adventurer!

[James raises his fist up into the air]

Roland: You don't mean...

James: Yes, brother.

James: Our neighboring kingdoms won't be declaring war on us any sooner.

James: To seek glory in battle, I will fight the monsters that threaten our villages!

James: Not only monsters...

James: ...but also criminals who cause unrest inside our cities!

James' brothers: So cool...

James: And don't worry, I'll come visit when I can.

[James starts leaving]

James: Farewell, my brothers.

James: Till we meet again...

**END OF FLASHBACK**

James: (I was just 15 years old when I left them.

James: (It's been so long since I saw them...)

{Year 412, 13th of November}

Josephine: You're almost there, Mary!

Josephine: One more push!

Mary: Ahh!!

[Mary breathes heavily]

Josephine: Good job.

Josephine: Does Alexander really need all these luggages? [panting]

Mary: Of course, he does. [panting]

Josephine: And why are they so heavy?

Mary: I packed some food in there.

Josephine: EH?!?

Josephine: You what?!

[Josephine opens the luggage]

Josephine: Are you crazy?! There's too much food in here!

Mary: You never know...

Mary: They might not provide him with any food at court after their journey.

Josephine: His grandfather is literally one of the most powerful people in the kingdom!

Mary: But I never saw him cook, not even once!

Josephine: He has cooks of his own!

Mary: Nope, never saw them cook either.

[Josephine gets frustrated]

James: Cut it out, you two.

James: We're going to be late.

Josephine: ...Fine.

[Josephine continues to put the luggages in the carriage]

Mary: Come to think of it. I never saw you cook either.

[Josephine gets annoyed]

Josephine: Now, see here--

[baby starts to cryi]

Mary: I'm coming, Matthew.

Mary: There, there, Matthew.

Mary: Mama's here.

Alexander: Father?

James: What is it, Alex?

Alexander: What exactly is my grandfather like?

Alexander: Who is he?

Alexander: What's his position at the court?

James: [laughs]

James: All of your questions will be answered once we get there.

Alexander: (I think my life is about to undergo a big change.)

Josephine: That's all of it. [panting]

James: Good, we're ready to head out.

Mary: Have a safe travel, boys!

Mary: Make sure to eat all the food I packed for you or they'll all go to waste!

Josephine: Are you serious right now?

Mary: Bye-bye!

[The carriage begins to move]

[Alexander looks out the window]

Alexander: (I wonder how the others are doing.)

???: Gregory!

???: Are you ready to go?

Gregory: I'm coming, Mom!

Gregory: (I have been reincarnated into this world five years ago.

Gregory: (By far, life had been easy on me.)

[Gregory heads downstairs]

Gregory: (With my gift...

Gregory: (My goal to become the greatest magician had never been easier.)

Butler: Are you excited, my lord?

Gregory: Of course I am, Edgar.

Gregory: (My name is Gregory Castor.)

Gregory: (But in my past life, my friends knew me as...)

Gregory: (...Justin.)

**TO BE CONTINUED**