Volume 1 - CH 2

“–Then, Mom, I’m off!”

It was the sixteen-year-old Cyclo who raised his voice in high spirits at that time.

“Come back without making any detours, okay?”

The mother who sees Cyclo off — Sarina Owen.

And then there is a little girl who chases after him.

“Geez, big brother! Wait for me!”

This girl is the same age as Cyclo. She is Cyclo’s younger sister, Alice Owen.

On this day, Cyclo was heading to a church in town to undergo the “Skill-Giving Ceremony”.

The “Skill-Giving Ceremony” is, as the name suggests, a ceremony in which skills are gifted by praying to the Skill Giving God.

In the Kingdom of Heinburg, this is to be received in the year the person turns 16 years old.

By the way, today, not only Cyclo but also his younger sister Alice will undergo the ceremony.

Cyclo was born early and Alice was born late, so they are older brother and younger sister, born in the same year.

Therefore, Alice is also going to the ceremony with Cyclo.

“Big brother! I said wait!”

“Yes, yes, all right, Alice.”

Cyclo was walking slowly to begin with, but stopped when Alice started to whine.

Then he looked at Alice and saw that she was dressed up with a lot of enthusiasm today.

Among other things, the sparkling pendant on her chest stood out.

“Alice. Could that pendant be?”

“H-Hmph! It’s not that I really wanted to wear this! I was just trying to think of the most suitable to my outfit for this special day, and this just happened to be it!”

Alice denies it, as if she were rambling on to Cyclo, who has noticed something.

In fact, this pendant is also a magical tool that Cyclo made when he was 12 years old.

The contents of the pendant are set to put up a barrier using stored magic power when danger threatens you. It is a wonderful gem, as if made by a first-rate magic tool craftsman.

After all, at the age of six, Cyclo had already grasped the theory of magical tool making, and had actually created a simple magical tool.

Therefore, many adults working in the craftsmen’s guild have high expectations for him, saying that he will surely become a great craftsman in the future.

And that is why.

“Hey, Cyclo!”

“Oh, Maria! Over here!”

His fiancée – Maria-Florence – is there.

“The day has finally arrived, the day of the skill giving ceremony. I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of skill Cyclo will receive♪.”

“Ahaha. What would I do if I got a bad skill or something?”

“Someone as great as Cyclo to get a bad skill! That’s impossible!”

“If Maria says so, I have a feeling we’re going to get some really good skills.”

Cyclo and Maria were talking happily as they headed for the church.

Alice follows them, glaring at them enviously.

Cyclo and Maria’s engagement was decided when they were both 10 years old.

Maria’s parents are the founders of a large and famous trading company called Florence Chamber of Commerce. Their main merchandise is magical tools that they procure from the craftsmen’s guild.

Therefore, they wanted to be related to a boy genius like Cyclo at any cost.

Although they got engaged for such a politically motivated reason, they get along well with each other. A situation in which both parties seem to like each other.

Everything was smooth sailing for Cyclo at this time.

That’s right — if only he could have received at least an ordinary skill at the skill giving ceremony.

That would have been good in itself.

The gears were going haywire.