CH 5

“Kuh, dazzling ……”

I felt like the gold plate was shining so brightly, unlike the other kids. So I could barely keep my eyes open. Then the priest broke into a cold sweat and muttered to himself.

“This is the golden aurora that appears only once in …… hundreds of years! I never thought I’d be able to see it in my lifetime!”

“What!? Is it really that great?”

“Oh, Lars has great skills ……!”

I was amazed and Dad was shaking with joy. He must have heard what the priest was saying, because I heard him get up from his chair with a clatter behind him.

“You-, you’ve got better skills than me ……!”

“Don’t worry, Ryuuze! He’s only Roen’s son ……!”

As I watched on, annoyed at the man’s selfishness, I noticed that the rush of light had subsided and letters were appearing on the plate. The priest hurried to the plate.

“Now, now, what kind of skills do you think Mr. Roen’s son must have …… What ……?”

“Uwah!?”

The smiling priest’s expression hardened, and now he began to sweat. That amount of volume is bad so I’m quite interested, but the words “Mr. Roen’s son” were more interesting. But the next thing the priest said made me and Dad stiffen.

“…… La, Lars’ skills is ……”

“Is ……?”

Dad gulps. I look at the plate, and there it is.

“Your skill is ……”Jack-of-all-Trades” ……”

“What!?”

“It’s true, it says “Super Jack-of-all-Trades”.”

I point to the plate and the priest tilts his head and takes the plate and hands it to me.

“? No, it’s [Jack-of-all-Trades], okay? I mean …… it’s a shame …….”

“…… Hah~, I didn’t think a skill of once in a hundred years would be so bad ……”

The priest and the father look disappointed, I ask. Well, I know what you mean ……

“Um, what kind of skill is [Jack-of-all-Trades]?”

“It’s just what it means. Lars can do a lot of things very well. But that’s really all …… No matter how much you loves it, you’ll never be top-notch.”

“What ……!?”

In my previous life, I was called that I was a Jack-of-all-Trades, but if I had to focus on one thing in the end, I could have done it if I wanted to.

But from what Dad says, the Me now can do anything, but that’s why I can’t do anything.

“What ……”

My plan to get a good skill, make money, and make my parents happy was quickly thwarted …… and it’s when I was five years old …… As I crumpled to the ground, the priest followed me.

“Lars …… it has been written that there was a man who received this skill over a hundred years ago. According to him, the skill was a “Failure” ……”

“……”

What a terrible priest, giving despair to a child. I suddenly burst into tears as if he was talking about my previous life. Then, Dad took me in his arms and said.

“You can’t do anything about it. What, it’s not like you’re going to die! It’s good, I envy you that you can do anything, you know? Dad can only tinker in the dirt. Let’s go, Lars.”

“Ugh …… Dad ……”

“But that light is definitely a miracle light …… although I’m wondering why it’s a “Failure”.”

I could tell he was comforting me and I cried a little as I hugged my dad. In the end, the priest smiled in confusion and said, “Don’t lose heart and do your best.” I nodded my head and walked down the altar hand in hand with my father. There, the lord and his son stood in the way.

“Haha! I’ve heard that [Jack-of-all-Trades] is the worst skill ever! That’s what happens when you disobey me!”

“Roen, if parents are parents, then children are children. Ryuuze has been given the skill of [Magic Swordsman], you know? It’s a valuable skill that allows you to use both swords and magic, as well as combine them. If I train him as an adventurer while he’s young and change lords, my retirement will be safe. You’ll be better off living in a dirty house for the rest of your life.”

I got angry at the way he said it and shouted at the old man.

“My brother got the “Charisma” skill! He’ll get us out of poverty in no time!”

“Hoh~, that’s a fairly unusual skill, isn’t that? But that’s impossible …… Kukku ……”

“……”

“Dad! Say something back to him!”

I can’t contain my anger at the old man who says what he wants to say and walk away. But Dad only muttered a single word.

…… I think it’s normal to think that he’s got some kind of weakness in him. But if you don’t know what it is, it’s hard to make him taste his own medicine.

“…… Oh, bye bye.”

“Luciel, don’t get involved …… A, haha! Well then!”

On the way home, I met a blue-haired girl named Luciel who waved at me, but her father quickly picked her up and left. I would have liked to hear what skill she had acquired. Well, it’s just an excuse to talk to girls.

“U, um ……”

“Hmm?”

Although I had a lot of room to think, I was about to walk back to the house with my father when a voice suddenly called out to me. I turned my head towards the voice and saw a brown-haired kid with bangs that reached the bridge of his nose standing there, talking to me.

“A-A Failure Skill, that’s a shame, huh ……”

“Nn …… Well, that’s just the way it is. So, who are you?”

“Oh, my name is Nord!”

“Nord, right. Nice to meet you. What’s your skill?”

“I’m an “Animal Lover”, It’s a skill that makes me get along with animals …… Haha, I wanted to be an adventurer so I could fight, though ……”

If you look closely at him, you can see that his clothes are tattered, his hair is not fashionable, and his eyes are deep because he cannot cut them. The other children are with their parents, like me, but there is no sign of Nord’s parents.

“Did you come alone?”

“Yes. My father is a drunkard and a bastard. My mom didn’t run away.”

“I see ……”

I feel pity for him, as if he were me in my previous life. It’s times like this that I really want to resent the fact that children can’t choose their parents.

“W-Well, I’m off …… I wanted to say good luck to each other.”

“H, hey! I’m Lars! Let’s hang out again!”

“……! Yeah!”

I said this to Nord, who was leaving quickly, and he turned around and replied with a smile on his face. I hope we can be friends, I thought as I headed home.

“Well, a skill is a skill. Some people use them to their advantage, while others get jobs that have nothing to do with them, so there’s no need to be depressed”.

“You’re right. Yeah, I’ll do my best.”

…… Although, my eyes are drawn to the words on the gold plate I received.

[Super Jack-of-all-Trades]

I knew I hadn’t misread the letters at that time. The priest only said that it was [Jack-of-all-Trades], but what about Dad?

“Dad, am I right that the skill is “Super Jack-of-all-Trades”?”

“Hmm? You said something like that earlier. No, there’s no super.”

Dad doesn’t seem to be able to see these words either. What is the meaning of this ……?

It’s not like there’s an answer to that question. If it’s the Failure skill, I’m really going to have to collect the money to go to school. I walked back to my house, looking around the town.

(T/N: I translated “Hazure” as “Failure” because many of them only see his skill as the “Jack-of-all-Trades” that can’t master anything, that’s why I translated it as a Failure. And a conversation with the lord’s son shows him saying that the skill “Jack-of-all-Trades”, is the worst skill ever.)

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This is where the power relationship ends. The rest is up to you, Lars ……!

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“It’s like a template.”

This one still feels very popular. Rather than the Imperial Ensign ……

“You liked that one, didn’t you? Well …… give it up!”

Ugh ……