Reincarnating in a different world, and recovering the memories of my previous life. Since then, a whole year passed.
I became the prince of a small country and lived a slow, laid back life …… Or so I expected, but I have been learning this world’s common sense by studying like a student cramming for his exams.
Getting immersed in studying, it’s a habit from my previous life I guess. Although I planned to get used to it gradually, there were things that I wanted to know about the new world; so reading became a daily routine.
Since I’ve started studying, I’ve gone through several hundreds of books. The idea of using「Kanji」like Japanese doesn’t exist; only「Hiragana」are used, making reading difficult. That’s why it took an exceedingly long time to read them. I read many books thin and thick, but I understood one thing for the time being.
This world is divided into three continents: Duarant, Ruwaind, and Gurant 1.
The Kingdom of Greshart exists in Duarant, the smallest of the three continents.
There is a sea to the south, and mountains to the north. The seaside is characterized by extended orchard fields; and on the mountain side there are rivers and thick forests.
There are no seasons, and the weather is warm around the year. And it’s an agricultural kingdom that produces many fruits, vegetables, grains, and so forth. It may be thanks to the warmth and the sea breeze, the produce is very delicious.
The mountains in the north separate this country from other countries, it seems like the solid rocks became a natural defensive wall.
Water streams down the mountain into a river, it seems that ore is swept away to the bottom of the river and is collected. It may be that ores are lying abundantly in the mountains.
The Kingdom of Greshart is small but rich. I’m very glad.
Specially since delicious food is overflowing, it’s the best. It yields heaps of seafood and fruits in harvest.
During my previous life I had quite a bitter dietary life. There were days where I had nothing but rice and soy sauce.
Hunger drives a person to ruin. I experienced it after all. It’s really tough to feel hunger, darkness, and cold.
Poverty is the enemy ! I want to yell loudly.
「Phil-sama, are you studying hard ? I brought some tea」
「Thank you」
Aria came into the room while pushing the wagon. The wagon had tea and various fruits.
When I saw Aria trying to carry them to the desk, I jumped off the chair in a hurry to stop her.
「I’ll do it later !」
「But ……」
「Please ! I’ll do it later !」
I desperately requested her while clinging to her.
Aria often falls over. Even when carrying tea, she somehow slips. I anxiously watch her every time …… But, finally yesterday, a cup full of hot tea flew towards me. I barely manage to avoid it. I just want to have a break from Aria’s dives.
「Then, I will place a stool beside the wagon. Please be careful with the tea and plates」
「…… Uh huh」
Those words, I want to return them to you.
「Phil-sama, around where have you reached in your studies ?」
Smiling gently, Aria looks at the desk curiously.
「The kingdom’s climate and industry, I understand the neighbouring countries’ positions and relations. Now, I’m studying the forest’s ecosystem」
I learned about the country, however, it’s strange that none of the books discussed agricultural production. I feel uneasy as I am biased to knowledge.
Aria’s eyes flickered in surprise.
「You have progressed quite a lot. Maybe, you may have exceeded Leila-sama and Hubert-sama’s studies」
「Huh ? Is that so ?」
This time I was surprised, the studies of this world are divided into elementary level, intermediate level, and advanced level. Right now, I am about to reach the intermediate level. From my point of view, I thought that the intermediate level was at the middle-school level at least ……
「Huh ? More than Hubert-niisama ?」
「Hubert-sama, it seems he is not very good at the studies of trade nor industry」
Aria showed a troubled smile.
…… I see. The person himself was saying that he hates studying. He also said it so decisively, it sure was refreshing.
「However, Hubert-sama is incredibly strong ! He will definitely be a wonderful general !」
Aria followed-up with a cheerful voice, and I draw back a bitter smile from my face.
「Tha, that’s right」
Certainly, Hubert-niisan’s martial arts’ skills are quite substantial. Even now when I look out the room’s window I can see the garden, I can see him straining himself and training harder than others. He’s a respectable brother.
Nevertheless, I believe that one needs some wisdom to become a general …… Well, I can only worry about the future when I think about that.
「Well then, please do your best」
「Yeah. Ah, Aria !」
I stopped Aria who was about to leave.
「Yes. What may it be ?」
「Well, about my studies, I want you to keep how far I progressed a secret」
When she knew that I wanted to hide such amazing news, Aria tilted her head.
「From the king and queen as well ?」
I nod in confirmation.
If anyone knows that a 4 year old exceeded his 13 year old brother’s studies, then they will definitely treat me like a child prodigy.
That the one inside this body is a college student, it will not occur to them, not even in their dreams.
If they are told I’m a genius or something like that, and they start to hold expectations of me, I’ll be troubled. Living a 「Laid-back life」is my dream after all.
「I got it ! You want to surprise them about it later right ?」
Aria had a magnificent misunderstanding about me.
「Y, Yeah」
「I will definitely not say a word about it until then」
「I, I’ll be in your care」
Aria left with a wink, and I felt drained.
Really …… Will she really keep quiet about it ?
Feeling uneasy, I set the tea by using the stool.
When I took a sip of tea, an elegant sweet flavor spread in my mouth. This tea is Greshart’s specialty and the tea leaves are made of the berry fruit’s leaves. The tea is sweet enough even without adding sugar, it hits the right spot when one is tired.
After that, I insert my fork into a piece of fruit near me. It’s a fruit called Calch, both its taste and texture resembles apples; but the color of its flesh is slightly pink.
I see, it is a country that has abundant resources, but it’s a weakness that commodity manufacturing is scarce. There is fish and meat that are pickled in salt, but smoked and dried foods don’t exist. There are also nearly no fruit-based desserts; fruits are just eaten as they are.
1 This was “デュアラント、ルワインド、グラント”, I hope I did them justice, I didn’t want the continents to be called “Durant”, “Rewind”, and “Grant”, it just feels wrong…
……
I decided to move my notes to the bottom here instead of leaving them all over the place..
So first I’d like to thank you again for all the likes, comments, and follows. Can you believe that we reached around 2k views in a single day this week
What do you like better though, like previous chapters, having the next chapter raw and you have access at any time (by following the navigation buttons, you get to see translation as I update) ? Or do you prefer me posting the next chapter once I’m done translating (like this chapter) ?
p.s. Sorry I didn’t edit the previous chapter yet, I’ll do it soon (hope I don’t forget again)..
p.p.s. This chapter is even longer than the previous one … 2 ~ 2.3k characters per part is what I’m thinking, which means we’re going to have around 6 parts.. I need to get faster at this so I can reduce the number of parts
p.p.p.s. I just wanted to point out that I have starting using ko-fi so please support me if you enjoy my translations !
Reincarnating in a different world, and recovering the memories of my previous life. Since then, a whole year passed.
I became the prince of a small country and lived a slow, laid back life …… Or so I expected, but I have been learning this world’s common sense by studying like a student cramming for his exams.
Getting immersed in studying, it’s a habit from my previous life I guess. Although I planned to get used to it gradually, there were things that I wanted to know about the new world; so reading became a daily routine.
Since I’ve started studying, I’ve gone through several hundreds of books. The idea of using「Kanji」like Japanese doesn’t exist; only「Hiragana」are used, making reading difficult. That’s why it took an exceedingly long time to read them. I read many books thin and thick, but I understood one thing for the time being.
This world is divided into three continents: Duarant, Ruwaind, and Gurant 1.
The Kingdom of Greshart exists in Duarant, the smallest of the three continents.
There is a sea to the south, and mountains to the north. The seaside is characterized by extended orchard fields; and on the mountain side there are rivers and thick forests.
There are no seasons, and the weather is warm around the year. And it’s an agricultural kingdom that produces many fruits, vegetables, grains, and so forth. It may be thanks to the warmth and the sea breeze, the produce is very delicious.
The mountains in the north separate this country from other countries, it seems like the solid rocks became a natural defensive wall.
Water streams down the mountain into a river, it seems that ore is swept away to the bottom of the river and is collected. It may be that ores are lying abundantly in the mountains.
The Kingdom of Greshart is small but rich. I’m very glad.
Specially since delicious food is overflowing, it’s the best. It yields heaps of seafood and fruits in harvest.
During my previous life I had quite a bitter dietary life. There were days where I had nothing but rice and soy sauce.
Hunger drives a person to ruin. I experienced it after all. It’s really tough to feel hunger, darkness, and cold.
Poverty is the enemy ! I want to yell loudly.
「Phil-sama, are you studying hard ? I brought some tea」
「Thank you」
Aria came into the room while pushing the wagon. The wagon had tea and various fruits.
When I saw Aria trying to carry them to the desk, I jumped off the chair in a hurry to stop her.
「I’ll do it later !」
「But ……」
「Please ! I’ll do it later !」
I desperately requested her while clinging to her.
Aria often falls over. Even when carrying tea, she somehow slips. I anxiously watch her every time …… But, finally yesterday, a cup full of hot tea flew towards me. I barely manage to avoid it. I just want to have a break from Aria’s dives.
「Then, I will place a stool beside the wagon. Please be careful with the tea and plates」
「…… Uh huh」
Those words, I want to return them to you.
「Phil-sama, around where have you reached in your studies ?」
Smiling gently, Aria looks at the desk curiously.
「The kingdom’s climate and industry, I understand the neighbouring countries’ positions and relations. Now, I’m studying the forest’s ecosystem」
I learned about the country, however, it’s strange that none of the books discussed agricultural production. I feel uneasy as I am biased to knowledge.
Aria’s eyes flickered in surprise.
「You have progressed quite a lot. Maybe, you may have exceeded Leila-sama and Hubert-sama’s studies」
「Huh ? Is that so ?」
This time I was surprised, the studies of this world are divided into elementary level, intermediate level, and advanced level. Right now, I am about to reach the intermediate level. From my point of view, I thought that the intermediate level was at the middle-school level at least ……
「Huh ? More than Hubert-niisama ?」
「Hubert-sama, it seems he is not very good at the studies of trade nor industry」
Aria showed a troubled smile.
…… I see. The person himself was saying that he hates studying. He also said it so decisively, it sure was refreshing.
「However, Hubert-sama is incredibly strong ! He will definitely be a wonderful general !」
Aria followed-up with a cheerful voice, and I draw back a bitter smile from my face.
「Tha, that’s right」
Certainly, Hubert-niisan’s martial arts’ skills are quite substantial. Even now when I look out the room’s window I can see the garden, I can see him straining himself and training harder than others. He’s a respectable brother.
Nevertheless, I believe that one needs some wisdom to become a general …… Well, I can only worry about the future when I think about that.
「Well then, please do your best」
「Yeah. Ah, Aria !」
I stopped Aria who was about to leave.
「Yes. What may it be ?」
「Well, about my studies, I want you to keep how far I progressed a secret」
When she knew that I wanted to hide such amazing news, Aria tilted her head.
「From the king and queen as well ?」
I nod in confirmation.
If anyone knows that a 4 year old exceeded his 13 year old brother’s studies, then they will definitely treat me like a child prodigy.
That the one inside this body is a college student, it will not occur to them, not even in their dreams.
If they are told I’m a genius or something like that, and they start to hold expectations of me, I’ll be troubled. Living a 「Laid-back life」is my dream after all.
「I got it ! You want to surprise them about it later right ?」
Aria had a magnificent misunderstanding about me.
「Y, Yeah」
「I will definitely not say a word about it until then」
「I, I’ll be in your care」
Aria left with a wink, and I felt drained.
Really …… Will she really keep quiet about it ?
Feeling uneasy, I set the tea by using the stool.
When I took a sip of tea, an elegant sweet flavor spread in my mouth. This tea is Greshart’s specialty and the tea leaves are made of the berry fruit’s leaves. The tea is sweet enough even without adding sugar, it hits the right spot when one is tired.
After that, I insert my fork into a piece of fruit near me. It’s a fruit called Calch, both its taste and texture resembles apples; but the color of its flesh is slightly pink.
I see, it is a country that has abundant resources, but it’s a weakness that commodity manufacturing is scarce. There is fish and meat that are pickled in salt, but smoked and dried foods don’t exist. There are also nearly no fruit-based desserts; fruits are just eaten as they are.
1 This was “デュアラント、ルワインド、グラント”, I hope I did them justice, I didn’t want the continents to be called “Durant”, “Rewind”, and “Grant”, it just feels wrong…
……
I decided to move my notes to the bottom here instead of leaving them all over the place..
So first I’d like to thank you again for all the likes, comments, and follows. Can you believe that we reached around 2k views in a single day this week
What do you like better though, like previous chapters, having the next chapter raw and you have access at any time (by following the navigation buttons, you get to see translation as I update) ? Or do you prefer me posting the next chapter once I’m done translating (like this chapter) ?
p.s. Sorry I didn’t edit the previous chapter yet, I’ll do it soon (hope I don’t forget again)..
p.p.s. This chapter is even longer than the previous one … 2 ~ 2.3k characters per part is what I’m thinking, which means we’re going to have around 6 parts.. I need to get faster at this so I can reduce the number of parts
p.p.p.s. I just wanted to point out that I have starting using ko-fi so please support me if you enjoy my translations !
