Chapter 2 : Reincarnation 2

Chapter 2 : Reincarnation 2

“Please make my abilities average!”

“Huh….”

At Misato’s words, the young man claiming to be God has an agape look.

“No, the world that you’re going to be reincarnated into is far behind your own world you know? 

The security is bad, thieves are also running rampant on the world with swords and magic, there are magical monster too. If you do not have an outstanding ability, the safety of your life…”

Even though the God is anxious, Misato’s decision did not change.

“No, it does not matter. My abilities and appearance, and everything else I’m born with, please make it the average of that world’s . Reincarnation means that I’m born as human of that world isn’t it. 

Because of that, if I have the average abilities of that world, this time, I can be happy with my own power…

And also, even with only modern knowledge, it is enough advantage you know”

At Misato’s unchanging will, God nod.

“I understand. Additionally, at that world, a large scale interference and experiment case are performed, as the result magic can be used at that world you know. As you grow, a certain concentration of nanomachines will be sprayed automatically on you, which cause various phenomena to happen accordingly to a creature’s Vicious Mind¹ wave. 

Chemical change, physical change, various others , well, other unbelievable magical and unthinkable things for you. Actually, that world has greeted civilization collapse several times, because of the lost of all technology human barely survive, as the result of them messing around with large scale experiment that doubles as remedies, nanomachines in the form of magic beetle has become universal and some degree of civilization reconstruction is played out, unfortunately progress has stagnated. 

The reason for that fiasco is that nobody has been looking out for that world. We do feel some responsibility, the resident of that world live as they please, it’s not a bad world. But, the civilization endlessly continue without advancing, bad security, huge danger, people die easily so to say… ”

Wait that is [not so bad] world?

Misato thought, well, it would be men who go out of town frequently for work, I don’t think there would be so much danger for a woman who does not go out of town, Misato convinced herself.

Since I’m not transported from the original world², because I’m reborn again as a child of the other world, there is no need to hear the details about that world right now. Normally, she would learn it slowly as a child. She thinks so, Misato is not willing to listen too much about this and that. Therefore, after listening at the minimum explanation by God, Misato did not question it, especially about herself.

“Then, I will begin the reincarnation process. A married couple that is not supposed to be bestowed with a child, the soul of the child who is supposed to be born naturally, well do not worry about that. A fertilized egg has been prepared for you.

Thus, I wish a happy life for you, I’m praying to myself, who is not really a God³, it is a bit strange isn’t it.

I’m truly grateful to you. In my appreciation to you, the day where people of the earth will climb into a higher order of existence will come.

May you have a good life…”

And now, Misato is Viscount Ascham’s house only child, Adele von Ascham, 10 years old… or supposed to be.

However, it is funny.

The memories return at 10 years old, it is not like it is bad. Although it feels a bit slow, it is a large burden to an infant’s brain and body to receive the spirit of a 18-years-old, please pardon the infant who wants to play, because remembering words are cumbersome, a small growth caused by memory returning is a huge help.

But, as I try to ruminate the integrated “Adele’s memory”…

Two years ago.

On the day of a party on neighboring manor which my parents are supposed to attend, father suddenly has a bad physical condition. Hastily grandfather becomes the one to attend instead, at the way back, grandfather and mother are attacked by bandits and die.

Usually the security is good, few years have passed without bandits appearing, it can be said that there is absolutely no damage, why is it bandits appear just that one time.

The day after the funeral, a woman come to the viscount house, that woman brought a girl in the same age as Adele.

And then, on the party which father and that woman attend, as I was introduced as daughter, the woman brought out a prissy girl.

Adele was left to the viscount house.

The majority of the servant are replaced, the only one remains from old days, is the cook.

“… I wonder what to think about that kind of thing”

Ironically, in the previous life, parents and sisters are the heart’s only cornerstone, it seems like in this world those 3 people are enemy.

Rather than stepchild… that prissy⁴ is probably father’s illegitimate child… The people who didn’t like Adele is ignoring her, everyday Adele is made fool of and bullied.

But, 3 days after that.

To get rid of the riddance, the Viscount and mother-in-law decided into a boarding school on the Imperial City.

It was a big welcome for Misato, no, for Adele.

And 3 days later.

Without being seen off by the family, Adele rides the stagecoach towards the Imperial City.

As a matter of course, Adele is not allowed to use the Viscount House’s horse drawn carriage.

There is little luggage, just a small number of clothes, bathing kits and personal belonging only.

The destination is Ekland School on Imperial City.

Poor lower noble’s 3^rd son or less, and a small part of it, a very talented commoner who receive scholarship.

The Imperial City have another school that is attended by the children of royalty, nobility, high merchant’s son and heir. Actually sister-in-law… and maybe because she is father’s child… prissy is supposed to attend there next week and parents seems to head together with prissy to the Imperial City. Of course, in a luxurious carriage of the Viscount house. And then in school, she'll go from a mansion in the Imperial City.

Because there is nothing else to do, on the spare horse-drawn carriage, Adele spend her time thinking.

As I thought, it is a way to get rid of me, what should I do. The previous wife's child is not needed, I wonder if the second wife’s child is taken in as daughter-in-law. As I am, my age would make it clear that prissy is an illegitimate daughter, and because if she is called a step-child, she can’t be the heir because a daughter-in-law did not have the Viscount House’s blood. Because of that, I’m forced to be the heir. Therefore, if I did not exist, prissy will be fit to have that position.  

Either killing me or declaring that I’m dead will be good. Maybe as a spare, or to be married off in a marriage of convenience, it seems to be more advantageous to keep me alive.  

In fact, at the time of admission, the parents announced to Adele [you are prohibited from claiming Ascham’s family name]. Apparently, prissy will be the eldest daughter and nobody should know about Adele. Adele is [might be useful, so let’s put her aside for the time being], thinking about that, at least it is better than death.  

Adele will learn a lot about that world in the span of 3 years in that school and after that is graduation and the dazzling future. Back at the Viscount territory, whether bullying or keeping her alive with bare necessity⁵, or sold to a middle-aged married man. Human trafficking in the name of [marriage of convenience].

Somehow, earn money and find a way to run.

That is Adele’s goal for school life.

But, I wonder why I’m born in the house of nobility. I ask for average abilities, position, and everything else… aaaa!

Adele responds when she found the answer after thinking about it for a long time.

Royal Family, Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount.

Slave, Commoner, Retainer, Baron, Viscount.

Fifth from the top. Fifth from the bottom. Yep, certainly in the middle…….

It’s wrong! What about the number(of people) distribution, the number distribution!

And besides, it is far from the average value, it is not even a [median]. Median is the center from all of the components, it is not by anyway the center of categories.

If it is not, at least leave it at “mode”…

Logically, mean, median, mode⁶ should be “commoner”. Moreover, how did such way of thinking come to be.

Because she is tired of thinking, she starts to make a doll by cutting a piece of wood picked up on the second day. She gets the talent and hand dexterity from the previous life.

Daughter of aristocracy always carry a small knife.

One day, if you are attacked by bandits or man and commit suicide before you are defiled.

No, rather than used to commit suicide, this should be used on the opponent, when I think about it, this knife shouldn’t be used to cut a piece of wood. Though, this wood is easily cut just like butter, I wonder if it is due to the quality of the knife, or a weird type of wood…

And then the gradually finished wooden doll, rather than a rustic wooden doll, it can be called a [figure], it is a novelty for this world.

Seeing a little girl cutting a piece of wood with a knife, supa supa⁷, the other carriage passengers’ mind is clouded… with worry that she’ll cut off her finger.

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¹ Vicious Mind (given by Google Translate-sama) is written as 思念 (shinen) which when I ask Google-sama, Google-sama leads me to a Wikipedia page about 残留思念 (zanryou shinen) which basically is those lingering strong thought of the dead… you know those ghost stories which a dead person’s will causes the place where they die to become cursed… and stuff… *cough* basically Vicious Mind == strong thought/will (maybe...).

² Something like Desumachi/Konjiki no wordmaster/Tsuki ga Michibiku/Overlord where the MC is immediately transported into the other world as they are

³ Last chapter he said that he someone who can be said to occupy the status that human labeled as God, but reality it is different

⁴ Adele is calling/nick-naming her sister-in-law “prissy”

⁵ 飼い殺し(kaigoroshi) according to commenter(thx!) is keeping a pet alive till it dies

⁶ If anyone is interested to know what mean, median, mode is, klik here (disclaimer : not mine)

⁷ Wood cutting sound effect 

 

[Teaser] 私、能力は平均値でって言ったよね！ Chapter 1 : Reincarnation 1

[Teaser]

私、能力は平均値でって言ったよね！

Watashi, nōryoku wa heikinchi dette itta yo ne!

I said make my abilities average!

Author : FUNA

Raw : http://ncode.syosetu.com/n6475db/

Summary : 

Viscount Ascham’s House’s eldest daughter, Adele von Ascham become 10 years old, remember everything along with intense headache.

The previous self, Kurihara Misato 18 years old Japanese, lost her life when trying to help a young girl, and then, she met God…

Somewhat capable person given too big expectation by surrounding people, Misato that cannot live as she wants, plead to the God.

“On the next life, please make my abilities average!”

Yet, somehow the story is wrong!

The girl with 3 name, is careful to not accidentally be an S-rank hunter, lets live normally.

I mean, I'm just average, common girl. No, seriously.

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Add : 24 August 2016

Good News~! Someone has re-TL & pick this up!
PS : just read the re-TL and save yourself from the headaches of reading gibberish bad grammar MTL

click here for 1-4 re-TL
click here for ch 5&6

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Chapter 1 : Reincarnation 1

"This place..."

When I wake up, there is a room that I didn't know.

White wall, pale pink curtain hanging by the window, antique-style furniture such as desk, closet and handmade stuffed animal. As if the room belongs to a young girl....

And, I'm lying on the bed, Kurihara Misato, 18 years old, Adele von Ascham, 10 years old.

... eh, e, what? I'm Kurihara Misato, 10 years old, eldest daughter of Ascham House, eh, wrong, what is this, my head, my head hurts.

Then the girl faint, and when she wake up, the pain on the head have disappear, and she remember everything.

"Aaa~, so it is like that"

I died. 10 years ago.

Kurihara Misato is the oldest sister of two siblings, born out of a very ordinary house. Her parents are seriously gentle, the two sisters are a little cheeky but they are cheerful and good child. And then there is Misato, a little more than the usual "capable child".

The glimpse of it has already appeared since she was a baby.

Quickly able to learn language. Rising on two feet is also faster than the average time taken for young children to walk.

In study. In sport. In art. In shogi. In conversation with adults.

In kindergarten, and then in elementary school, the "capable child" traits are displayed one after another. The teachers and the surrounding people piles excessive expectation on Misato. It was too much.

Grandparents are also elated, this child is a genius, in the future will surely be famous, or so they make a fuss.

And then paternal grandparents and maternal grandparents starts scrambling for Misato, comparing her with other grandchildren, comparing her with younger sisters, without thinking that it is painful for Misato, they sow the seed of discord between her and her relatives.

The salvation is that the parents raise her normally without caring about those things, thus the unusuality becomes normal, and the younger sisters are growing up as very good child.

However, although she can breathe at home, at school she always pays attention, she never bullies people, she is still not capable of having a good relationship with others. Everyone treated Misato as a special person.

Unfortunately, Misato is by no means a “genius”. If Misato has a different sensibility then other people, if she is a genius that produces innovative ideas by inspiration, it might have been a little more comfortable. However, Misato is a “smartass type”.

In the end, way of thinking and sensibility is that of a normal people. It is just that her head works faster and from early age has already performed logical thinking, the knowledge comes from numerous amount of books since she likes to read, in short “spec is pretty high but still a normal person”.

Therefore, people’s excessive expectations and the point of view of a special person is hard. I also, want to joke and talk about boys with everyone.

Although surrounded by people, everyday is lonely.

It continued even in high school, since Misato doesn't have friends to go out with, other than the occasional game as a breather, she had nothing to do but study, maybe because of that, the result is, just as the surrounding people expected, she was able to enter a certain high-barrier university.

And then the day of high school graduation ceremony came. She is pressed to give tactful answer about what to do after high school. Will university live be more free. The people who enroll to that university, I wonder if everyone also has the same thought as me. Thus she thinks about it…

Most of the people who walk on the road are the soon-to-be-graduates who are overflowing from the school. The current students who has yet to graduate. With relieved feeling, the high school students are walking playfully with each other, no, the people who is a high school student to the very end. And one of them, a young lady is messing around with her friend and her bag hit a bicycle that is ridden by a 10 years old girl, as the result the girl staggers and falls onto the roadway.

A large car is coming. Because he is not looking at the front road properly, the uncle that drive the car didn't react, and isn't likely to brake the car in time. When she sees it, Misato’s body is already moving. She jumps onto the roadway towards the girl.

Why am I… There are a lot of people closer to the girl and is able to help easily enough, why nobody move? I won’t make it in time…

Nobody move, they just look at Misato.

Because that person have good reflexes.

Because of that, surely she can save the girl.

Misato scoop the girl’s body and immediately throw her onto the side-walk then Misato’s body is hit by the car that finally starts to brake.

“Seems like you've wake up, Kurihara Misato-san”

When Misato regain consciousness, a twenty years old young man is looking down at her.

“This is… Certainly I have been splashed(hit) by the car…”

Misato mutters while looking at her body, the young man have a sorry look on his face.

“Yeah. And now you’re dead”

“Huh…”

How foolish, I want to say, I didn't know if that situation has been safely resolved. And when I look at the surrounding calmly, it somehow looks white. The ground, the surrounding, and also the clothes that the young men wear.  What do this mean…

At Misato’s confusion, the young man politely gives an explanation.

This place can be explained as your people’s concept of [heaven], I’m standing at the position that can be properly called [God]. Though it is actually different…

According to the young man’s story, it seems like it goes like this. The world is in accordance to the law of entropy enlargement.

Entropy is, thermodynamic, a state of excessiveness that is defined in statistical mechanics and information theory. A measure of randomness, or so it can be said…

In a closed system, if left alone, entropy will head towards the direction of enlargement.

If hot water and cold water is poured into a cup, eventually their temperature will be the same. And vice versa, even if lukewarm water is poured, it won’t become hot and cold water. Strictly speaking, it is not affirmed like that in theory, though it is okay to think like that in general I think.

As natural phenomena of the world, most of life’s activities are made up of the imbalance between substances and energy. Everything will be mingled equally, the world’s energy is no exception. Until eventually nothing will change, the world of stationary death.

All worlds are moving towards death.

Rather than the work of the devil, it is done by the hand of the absolute God named physics.

But there is something that can counter it.

Life.

The intermingled things are separated to creating things with regularity. It seems like the activity to reduce entropy. Actually, I wonder if entropy is growing if you look at a wider closed system. The creation and separation of things, life activity itself doesn't consume energy.

However, that frantic activity is a heart-warming thing to watch. A long time ago that gradation occurs beyond our predecessor.

And then the life activities reach a civilization level to some extent, many cases leads to ruin. Why, a specific theory said that the probability value is higher. It was like, as if they have one of the existing “World’s law”.

And then, to waste time goes said, finding a civilization that reach a dangerous stage is the characteristic of “Them”. Without lots of overt assistance, as to maintain the appearance that the individual overcome it by their own, they secretly give special individuals hint or knowledge in their sleep through form of [I saw it in a dream]…

However for some reason, the individual that is given knowledge dies more easily. The death rate is clearly beyond normal probability value. The reason for that, even “They” didn't know. The balance of life is subtly collapsing, could it really be like that, do “Will of the World” really exist…

“Eee…, then, my suffering and death is entirely your fault”

“Is not”

“Eee?”

“The one I give assistance to is the girl you help. You’re not involved at all with this. And also, your suffering is all your own.”

“………”

Misato is heartbroken and both hands are on the ground.

Apparently, this is Misato’s original fate.

“Actually, I call you here to thank you.”

“Huh…”

“That girl is supposed to die there. Whether it is due to accident or illness, for some reason suddenly fall, and then the driver was distracted by mobile phone as it happens. I have short term future prediction for the occurrence of that event, nai waaa (no way/don't want it)! Seriously, I wonder what is going on….

And thus, in order to cover it in anyway, I was searching for something that can be used instantly, that is why everything is usable… For some reason, at that time, the people near that girl do not react at all. It is as if that the girl’s death has been decided from the beginning. Yes, it is like, it is referred as your world’s [Arranged Harmony].

In the end, even though it is early, I was about to give up on the struggle that is subjected to the girl, and then you appear. The distance should make you unable to get there in time. I feel like there is no need to move you because there are closer people. The presence that is outside of my scope of search and short-term future prediction. Even though you’re just an ordinary human, you break the world’s arranged harmony, you bypass my short term future prediction, and save that girl at the expense of your life.

Do you know. That girl, in the future will make up the basic theory that will enable the human race to go to other stellar system.”

Is that so… I haven’t accomplish anything myself, it can’t be helped. In that case, my existence, there is a meaning in my life

“And so, to you, I feel grateful from the bottom of my heart, I was thinking about giving you a new life. The so called reincarnation with memories intact.”

 “E, eeeeeee~”

Misato is surprised.

It's just like that game that I tried as a breather from studying...but, if it's a game, after this......

“So, in order to live comfortably than in your previous world, I'm giving you whatever special ability you want, so what kind of ability do you wish for?”

I… it has finally cameeeee

Misato answer immediately

“Please make my abilities average!”

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Uh... due to some reason, I machine translated this first chapter... and so I thought, "might as well post it so that people can read it?"

The whole talk about entropy is confusing, I honestly feel that there is a lot of mistranslation and grammatical mistake... I try my best though... sorry about that...

I'll most probably only do this till either ch 4 or someone pick this up, which ever comes first 

It would be nice if someone is willing to continue from where I left this... would be even nicer if someone is willing to do it from ch 1 :), I'm a reader(leecher) to the core, so I would really love to read an accurate translation of these :D (Edit : 24 August 2016) 

In case you didn't read it at the top, 
click here for 1-4 re-TL
click here for ch 5&6