Chapter 19

Xierna saw no shocked expression on William's face; she calmly said, "It's fine, it's fine—he's only been unconscious for four days."

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But need to keep exact meaning. Let's produce: "Xierna did not see any shocked expression on William's face; she instead said in a light tone: 'All good, all good, just fainted for four days.'"

Make sure to keep punctuation.

"What do you mean 'just fainted for four days'? Four days is a long time! If you're still not awake after two more days, we'll have to go to the Adventurers' Guild and hire an intermediate adventurer to check on you!" Xierna said sternly.

Translate: "What do you mean 'just fainted for four days'! Four days is a long time, okay? If after two more days you still haven't woken up, we'll have to go to the Adventurers' Guild and commission an intermediate adventurer to come see you!" Xierna said solemnly.

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William scratched his head sheepishly; he couldn't possibly tell the other person that he had spent decades in another consciousness space, so he went downstairs with Hilina.

William scratched his head embarrassedly; he couldn't tell the other person that he had spent several decades in another consciousness space, so he went downstairs with Xierna.

William scratched his head sheepishly; he couldn't possibly tell them he'd spent decades in another consciousness space, so

Seeing their son awake, Father David and Mother Helena rushed forward, concerned, asking about his condition, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing his son awake, father David and mother Helena approached concernedly to inquire about his condition, and the two finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After dinner, Xierna and the others who had been taking turns watching over William returned to their respective villages; they'd been exhausted these past few days, and today they could finally rest properly.

The next day, upon hearing that William had woken up, Bulande arrived early in the morning with John and several kids to William's house to find him. William, hearing Bulande say he had something to discuss, changed his clothes and followed Bulande and the others to the small hillside grassland on the outskirts of the village, where the children often gathered to play.

After dinner, Xierna and the others who had been taking turns caring for William these past days also returned to their respective villages; they had been exhausted these days, and today they could finally rest properly.

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"What exactly do you want to say, Bulande? First, let me make it clear—I'm your lifesaver, so don't keep coming to me for trouble." William spoke up to avoid trouble, addressing Bulande and the group.

Next day, upon hearing the news that William had woken up, Bulande early in the morning brought John and several children to William's house to find William; hearing Bulande say he had something to discuss, William changed his clothes and followed Bulande and the others to the small hillside grassland near the village, where the children often gathered to play.

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"However, Bulande stepped forward, and under William's wary gaze, he suddenly bowed ninety degrees, saying, 'Thank you for saving my life!'"

"What exactly do you want to say, Bulande? First, let me make it clear—I'm your lifesaver, so don't come looking for trouble with me again." William said in advance to avoid trouble, addressing Bulande and the others.

Need to keep William, Bulande.

"'Huh?' William jumped at the sudden gesture, knowing Bulande was an extremely proud person who had always looked down on him—he never expected Bulande to thank him."

However, Bulande stepped forward, and under William's wary gaze, Bulande suddenly bowed at a ninety-degree angle and said: "Thank you for saving my life!"

Need to keep Bulande, William.

Before William could reply, Bulande straightened up, placed his hand on William's shoulder, wrapped his arm around him, and said to John and the other kids:

"Huh?" William was startled by the sudden gesture; he knew Bulande was a very proud person, and moreover, Bulande had always looked down on him, hadn't he? He never expected Bulande to thank him.

Need William, Bulande.

"From today on, William is my brother; you should treat him the same way you treat me—understood?"

Before William could reply, Bulande straightened up, placed his hand on William's shoulder and embraced him, then said to John and the several children:

Need William, Bulande, John.

John and the several kids replied in unison, "Understood, Bulande big brother! William big brother!"

"From today onward, William is my brother; you must treat him as you would treat me, understood!"

Need William.

Bulande patted William's back, flashing a grin with his neat white teeth, as if saying, "Look at my little brothers—aren't they great?"

John and the several kids said in unison: "Understood, Big Brother Bulande! Big Brother William!"

Need John, Bulande, William.

Although William felt a bit speechless about suddenly gaining Bulande's friendship and a few little brothers, after all, his memories and personality weren't those of a child, and he didn't share Bulande's childish notion of being an older brother.

Bulande patted William's back, showing two rows of neat white teeth as he gave a goofy smile, as if saying, "Check out my little brothers—aren't they all pretty good?"

Need Bulande, William.

But then he realized that the approximate time of the goblin attack on Bigen Village was less than six months away; alone, he could do very little, but if Bulande and the others were willing to follow his orders, they could certainly make far more preparations before the goblins arrived.

For William, who had suddenly gained Bulande's friendship and a few little brothers, he was actually somewhat speechless, after all his memories and personality weren't those of a child, and he didn't have that childish notion of being an older brother.

Need William, Bulande.

Of course, if only he could get Grían and the others to believe his words, though that seemed rather unrealistic.

But then he thought: the approximate time of the goblin attack on Bigen Village should be less than half a year away; relying solely on himself, what he could do is quite limited, but if Bulande and the others were willing to follow his orders, they could certainly make far more preparations before the goblins arrive.

Need Bulande, goblin, Bigen Village. Use Goblin, Bigen Village.

First, he couldn't reveal that he was a reincarnator, because Grían and the others would never believe a child's story.

Of course, if Geilan and the others could also believe what he said, that would be great, but that's somewhat unrealistic.

Need Geilan.

Second, while training, he had half-jokingly told his father David about a possible large-scale goblin attack on Bigen Village; his father David merely waved his hand and laughed, saying:

First, I cannot reveal that I am a Reincarnated Person; Geilan and the others would definitely not believe a child's words.

Need Reincarnated Person (from glossary). Also Geilan.

"That kind of thing could never happen—goblins mostly live in the middle of the Magic Forest, rarely appear in its outer regions, let alone attack human villages."

Second, while training earlier, he had half-jokingly proposed to his father David the hypothesis of a large-scale goblin attack on Bigen Village, and Father David, waving his hand and laughing, said:

Need David, goblin, Bigen Village.

Thus William looked at the kids and asked, "Since you acknowledge me as your big brother, will you also obey my words?"

"That kind of thing could never happen; goblins mostly live in the central area of the Magic Forest, rarely appearing in the outer regions, let alone attacking human villages."

Need Goblin, Magic Forest.

Seeing their agreement, Bulande said, "William's words are my words—you must obey them well!"

Thus William looked at the several children and asked: "Since you acknowledge me as big brother, will you also follow my words?"

Need William.

John and the several kids immediately replied, "William big brother's words we will absolutely obey!"

Seeing the several people, Bulande said: "William's words are my words; you must obey them well!"

Need Bulande, William.

"Good," William nodded, saying, "Starting today, each of you, regardless of whether you have awakened magical aptitude or what kind of magical aptitude you have,

John and the several children immediately replied: "We will absolutely obey Big Brother William's words!"

Need John, William.

must train every day! Of course, as repayment, I will teach you all I know about martial techniques and magic without reservation."

"Alright," William nodded and said: "Then from today onward, each of you, regardless of whether you have awakened magical aptitude and regardless of how your awakened magical aptitude is,

Need William.

Hearing this, the several kids all showed delighted expressions.

you must persist in training every day! Of course, as repayment, I will teach you without reservation any martial arts and magic I know."

Need William.

One must know that even Bulande, the wealthiest family in the village, is only a bronze-ranked adventurer providing guidance, while the one teaching William is a member of the White Eagle Squad, a silver-ranked adventurer.

Upon hearing this, the several children all showed delighted expressions.

Being taught by William is essentially equivalent to being indirectly taught by five silver-ranked adventurers—something these kids, who come from ordinary farming families, could only dream of.

You should know that even Bulande, whose family background is the wealthiest in the whole village, only receives guidance as a bronze-ranked adventurer, whereas the ones teaching William are the five members of the White Eagle Squad, who are silver-ranked adventurers.

"All right, William big brother! We will definitely train every day!"

Being taught by William is essentially the same as being indirectly taught by five silver‑rank adventurers—something these few children from ordinary farming families can only dream of but never achieve.

Being taught by William would essentially mean indirectly being taught by those five silver-ranked adventurers, which is something unattainable for these few children from ordinary farming families.

Need William.

The group's voices rang out loudly; although they had previously shown respect to William merely because they were following Bulande's words, now they sincerely wanted to acknowledge William as their big brother.

"Okay, Big Brother William! We will definitely persist in training every day!"

Need William.

Bulande was also surprised by William's request, but William is no longer the object of his envy; instead, he is a comrade-in-arms who has fought alongside him, a brother who can share life and death. Bulande laughed, patted William's shoulder, and said to everyone:

This time, the several people's response was incredibly loud; whereas before they had shown respect toward William merely because they were following Bulande's words, now they genuinely wanted to acknowledge William as big brother from the heart.

Need William, Bulande.

"Since William has said all that, I, as the older brother, can't be stingy—starting today, I'll take out all the supplements my father bought for me and share them equally with everyone; each person gets a share."

Bulande was also surprised by William's request, but William is no longer the object of his envy; instead, he is a comrade-in-arms who has fought side by side with him, a brother who can share life and death, so he laughed, patted William's shoulder, and said to everyone:

Need Bulande, William.

At this, John and the several kids cheered even louder: "Long live William big brother! Long live Bulande big brother!"

"Since William has said all that, I, as the big brother, cannot be stingy; from today onward, I will take out the supplements and medicines my father bought for me and share them equally with everyone, so each person gets a share!"

Need William, Bulande.

William quickly adapted to his new role as the children's champion and became Bigen Village's second new children's champion.

At this, John and the several kids cheered even louder: "Long live Big Brother William! Long live Big Brother Bulande!"

Need John, William, Bulande.

As William's maturity gradually showed before the children, Bulande felt a vague sense that William was taking the lead.

William, having become the kids' king, quickly adapted to his new identity, the second-generation kids' king of Bigen Village.

Need William, Bigen Village.

William spends half of each morning receiving instruction from the White Eagle Squad's five members; in the afternoon, he both guides Bulande and the others in training and takes them to the outer edges of the Magic Forest to hunt slimes and gather materials needed for making traps.

As William's displayed maturity gradually unfolded before the children, Bulande also had a vague sense of being led by William.

Need William, Bulande.

At first, the kids were still uneasy about their previous encounter with the huge black slime, worrying they might run into other dangerous magical beasts, but William felt completely at ease about that.

William still receives half-day morning instruction from the five members of the White Eagle Squad; in the afternoon, he both guides Bulande and the several others in training and takes them to hunt slimes in the outer regions of the Magic Forest, gathering materials needed to craft traps.

Need William, White Eagle Squad, Bulande, Magic Forest.

In his past life, he had only heard similar legendary monster tales discussed by adventurers drinking in taverns; in this life, being able to encounter even one such creature is already remarkable—let alone a second, which would make him either extraordinarily lucky or terribly unlucky.

At first, the children were still uneasy about the previous encounter with the black giant slime, worrying they might run into other dangerous magical beasts, but William felt quite at ease about that.

Need William.

That night, returning home exhausted, William ate dinner, went back to his room, took out all the materials he had gathered that day from his sack, and, following Professor Finley's method, crafted trap after trap, continuously infusing the first‑tier magic crystals left behind by slain slimes with magical runes.

In my previous life, such mutant magical beasts were only talked about in taverns over drinks by adventurers as similar legendary tales; in this life, being able to encounter even one is already remarkable—where would a second appear? If that happened, I'd be either incredibly lucky or terribly unlucky.

Need William? Actually line is narrator. No specific names.

After completing a dozen or so distinct traps, William's magical power was completely depleted.

At night, returning home, William was utterly exhausted; after dinner he went back to his room, took out all the materials he had gathered during the day from the cloth bag, and, following Professor Finley's method, crafted trap after trap, continuously infusing magical runes into the first-tier magic crystals left behind by slain slimes.

We need William, Finley, and a first‑tier magic crystal; use the magic crystal.

Utterly drained of both stamina and magic, William flung himself into bed and fell asleep instantly; his sleep quality, despite this daily routine, was surprisingly good.

After more than ten traps with various functions were completed, William's internal magic was completely depleted.

Need William.

"Bang!"

William, whose stamina and magic were both exhausted, flopped into bed and instantly fell asleep; William, who does this every day, has surprisingly good sleep quality.

Need William.

"Crack!"

"Boom!"

"Splash..."

"Crack—"

A fireball exploded, striking a large tree and shattering its trunk; the tree fell with a crash, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Rumble..."

Not far away, after William finished casting the Fireball spell, his spiritual focus gathered, his magic power circulated again, the magical runes formed instantly, and another fireball appeared in his hand.

A fireball exploded, the trunk of the tree it struck shattering apart; the tree crashed down with a bang, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"How terrifying!"

Not far away, William, having just finished casting the fireball spell, focused his mental energy; his magic once again circulated within his body, the magical runes were instantly formed, and another fireball appeared in his hand.

Need William.

Grían sighed in awe at seeing William successfully cast magic for the first time.

"How terrifying!"

Oli and the others nodded in agreement, fully endorsing Grían's remark.

Geilan, seeing William successfully cast magic for the first time, exclaimed:

Need Geilan, William.

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Oli and the several others also nodded in agreement, fully endorsing Geilan's statement.

Do we need Oli? It's not in the glossary; we should treat Oli as a name. Since it's a person's name, we romanize it as Oli per the rule, so we keep it as Oli.

Xierna said, "Right? I've been telling you all—just a few days have passed, and little William can already cast Fireball so perfectly, when before he couldn't even cast it at all!"

Xierna said: "Right? I've been telling you all, it's only been a few days, and little William can already perfectly cast this fireball spell—clearly before he couldn't even cast it!"

Need Xierna, William.

Grían said, "When you first told me this, I really didn't believe it; even now, seeing it with my own eyes, I still doubt my vision—the perfect flow of magical power, the flawless construction of magical runes, the precise control of magical power—aside from the magic power consumed by the spell itself, there is no waste whatsoever. Can a ten‑year‑old really do this? It looks just like..."

Geilan said: "When you first told me, I really didn't believe it; even now, having seen it with my own eyes, I still doubt my eyes—perfect magic power trajectory, perfect magical rune construction, perfect magic power control, aside from the magic power consumed by the spell itself, there is no other waste of magic power—can this truly be something a ten-year-old child can do? It looks like......"

Need Geilan.

"... practicing this spell for decades." David finished Grían's thought.

"Just like having practiced this move for several decades." David supplemented what Geilan had left unsaid.

Need David, Geilan.

Grían nodded, unable to deny it.

Geilan nodded, unable to deny it.

Need Geilan.

Oli sighed, "Are star‑rated talents really this frightening nowadays?"

Oli exclaimed: "Are star-tier talents now this terrifying?"

Need Oli.

Finley glanced at Oli listlessly, as if looking at something insignificant.

Finley glanced at Oli listlessly, as if looking at something insignificant.

Need Finley, Oli.

Xierna said, "Oli, you surely don't think this is something a star‑rated talent can do, do you?! Without awakened magical power, one can still perform martial techniques; the body contains demonic magic power; without instruction, one can master several martial techniques and magic, and now suddenly displays a terrifying magical talent comparable to a legendary‑rated talent—little William's secrets keep piling up, really leaving us baffled."

Xierna said: "Oli, you surely don't really think this is something star-tier talent can achieve, right?! Being able to use martial arts without awakening magic power, harboring demonic magic power within one's body, mastering several martial arts and magic without anyone teaching, and now suddenly displaying terrifying magical talent comparable to legendary-tier talent—little William's secrets keep piling up, truly unfathomable."

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David seemed to be thinking about something, remaining silent.

David seemed to be thinking about something, falling silent without speaking.

Need David.

Geilan suddenly asked: "By the way, what does that brat William do every day besides cultivating with us?"