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The Reincarnated Thirty-Something Woman’s Otherworldly Reform Life

[Fellow Travelers on a Journey, The World is Full of Kindness - Moving to Azenda]

Translated by: ME

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SOS! SOS!! We are currently in a pinch.

Just as the five of us were having a rather late breakfast, picnic-style, something that looked like giant ants (about two meters long) suddenly poured out from the shadows of the quiet lakeside forest. We are currently surrounded by five of them.

...They are absolutely gross (teary eyes).

「...Aren't magic bugth only thupposed to appear in the northern foretht?」

「This whole area is part of the northern forest, y'know.」

Gai explains with zero sense of tension.

...I see. Across the vast, vast forest lies the Monteorona Theocracy, if I recall correctly.

Magnolia, whose senses from her previous life are still strong, has a hard time intuitively grasping the concept of borders here. Japan was surrounded by the sea on all four sides. Foreign countries were always across the ocean.

Because of that, she tends to forget that the deep, deep interior of a contiguous forest serves as a national border.

「Giant Ants, looks like.」

Servas explains the insects.

(I mean, that's exactly what they are!!)

Just as I was shouting a retort in my heart with great gusto, the giant ant let out a strange voice, crying out 「Kissyiii!」.

(Since when do ants roar?!)

While I was mentally retorting again with dead eyes, Claude—also known as the 'Black Lion of Azenda'—swept the long sword at his waist while running, slicing the Giant Ant in a straight line in an instant. Truly like the wind.

With a death scream, the ant (upper body) comes collapsing right next to Magnolia and Lily. A moment later, dust clouds rise.

「「Hiiiiiii~~!!」」

Our eyes met the ant's round, beady eyes (massive), and Lily and I hugged each other, shivering zo-wa-wa-wa, and then, a moment later, the jagged edges of its tilted, thick legs grazed past our faces, making us even more teary-eyed.

What is this?! For an isekai that doesn't even have magic (Note: Apparently the neighboring Monteorona Theocracy has it), I really wish you wouldn't bring out this unwanted fantasy vibe in a place like this!!

Aren't reincarnators supposed to have that "Look at me, I'm OP!" vibe? I don't have a shred of that, so what gives?

It is a case of "Grandpa is OP" and "Uncle is OP", but they are locals residents of this world, you know.

While I was complaining greatly about the world view in my heart, the legendary knight known as the 'Devil General' (age 60) punched an ant through with his fist, and kicked another one flying, slamming it into a large tree about three meters away. Down for the count.

Legendary Knight... was he a martial artist?

Well, he is a 'Devil' after all. Not much difference.

While I was thinking that, Gai steadily chops up Ant Number Four—plainly and without error—using a dual-wield style with a short sword and long sword. I don't know why, but his method is subtly scary.

Seizing that momentary opening—Ant Number Five, clicking its large mandibles and teeth, reared back hugely right in front of Magnolia and Lily. We are here now!

Yes, believe it or not, Magnolia is a reincarnator (provisional).

Why (provisional)? Because basically, normally, according to common sense, she should be dreaming in the studio apartment near the station that she, a twenty-first-century Japanese woman, contracted.

On a fragrant spring day about five months ago from now.

A thirty-three-year-old woman from a country called Japan on Earth woke up in the morning to find herself as the three-year-old daughter of a certain Marquis house in a country called the Ascald Kingdom, which seems to be another world. Impossible, right?

And so, on a certain autumn day in November, about five months into this reincarnated life.

There was a bit (kind) of trouble at my parents' home. So, I have just come to live as a dependent in the Azenda Margrave territory where my grandfather and uncle live.

I had just met Lily's parents three days ago and exchanged greetings.

We had just shaken hands stiffly, bowing and apologizing to each other for some reason.

I had just been released from house arrest.

I had just had several cute outfits bought for me during the trip (I refused firmly, but they couldn't bear to let a small child be the only one dressed in rags).

(If you're going to reincarnate someone into another world, I wish you'd select someone with useful specialized knowledge. If you're bringing an average person, couldn't you give them amazing abilities or, you know, some kind of nice bonus perks?!)

Magnolia is verging on snapping.

(My original memories are full of holes! I can't use magic!! I'm not strong!!! I'm not a genius!!!!)

I'm mad now! I am geki-oko (obsolete slang) at this unreasonable and absurd world.

「Kishaaaaa!! (Intimidation)」

「Mukki~~~!!!! (Intimidation)」

...She is unaware of it herself, but she has been given incredible beauty. However, since she is still a toddler, it falls under the category of "Super cute!".

Although her original personal data is gone, her memories of Earth are not sealed.

In this world where the medieval and early modern eras are jumbled together, having knowledge from hundreds of years in the future is quite an advantage.

However, since those things are extremely common on twenty-first-century Earth, she herself doesn't feel grateful for it at all.

She contorts her supposedly very cute face into a dangerous expression, screwing up her eyebrows and eyes tightly—gyu-gyu-gyu!!

To protect Lily, who bravely followed her to this frontier land, she gripped the Lila-brand morning star attached to her waist.

I always wonder why our positions are reversed. Wasn't she the young lady who should be protected?

No, I mean, there's a Devil, a Black Lion, and an Assassin right next to us, right? Before standing up to the enemy yourself, wouldn't you normally ask for help? That's what I think, but anyway.

(...I'll get them before they get me.)

「Lady Magnolia!」

「Fungaaaa!!」

...Since things were turning out to be rather interesting, the Azenda Trio (Grandfather, Uncle, Ninja) decided to leisurely watch the battle between the toddler and the ant.

Of course, they would crush the ant before it became a crisis. Physically.

To them, a Giant Ant is not that dangerous of a creature.

...No, generally speaking, it is a very dangerous creature. Just to be clear.

More importantly, the behavior of the toddler in front of them is very strange.

Despite how she looks, she currently holds the status of the number one unmarried beauty in the Ascald Kingdom.

And she is quite excellent and shrewd.

...It's understandable since there is a thirty-three-year-old inside a four-year-old, but they don't know that.

Pitter-patter-pitter-patter-patter! She speewalk... runs, and strikes the ant's rear leg—since it is rearing up, that is the easiest spot to aim for!!

「Toou!」

Boop.

「Buffo!」

The morning star didn't breathe fire, but Gai burst out laughing magnificently.

「Kisha...?」

「Kisha? Don't you 'Kisha' me, hey! Beeeeeeeeeep!! Beeeeeep!!!」

The barrage of insults, unbecoming of a young lady, was censored.

The ant, seemingly confused, tilted its head left and right, but it seemed to sense that the toddler in front of it was very angry. It is quite a sensible ant.

Grandfather and Uncle are looking at Magnolia with sour faces.

...Especially the Uncle, who is the most common-sense person in this group—or rather, he is young enough that he should be called a brother rather than an uncle—is fully intending to lecture her later on her foul language, which is unbecoming of a noble daughter.

As expected, Gai, whose funny bone was thoroughly tickled, is on his hands and knees beside them, trembling.

「…………(Troubled)」

「…………(Angry)」

After glaring at each other for a while, the ant took a small crystal out of its joint? Connection point? And gently handed it to Magnolia.

「Hm?」

And then it scuttled back into the forest in a hurry———— The End.

「????」

Gai peeks at Magnolia's hand as she tilts her head magnificently.

「It's a honey crystal, ssu. It probably felt like it was giving you candy or somethin', don't ya think?」

Gufu, gufu. He laughs in an unpleasant way.

Candy... She stares at the pale yellow lump, sparkling and about the size of Magnolia's palm.

The magic insect ant apparently gave the angry toddler a treat (?).

While thinking it's surprisingly smart, for some reason, I feel a little irritated.

「...I mean, ith it okay to let it ethcape?」

「It gave you candy, so it would be a pity to kill it, wouldn't it? More importantly...」

Her uncle replies with a calm baritone voice.

As always, it's a uselessly good voice. And with a deep valley forming between his eyebrows, the atmosphere is somewhat disquieting...

「Ehhhh?」

(You cut them in half without questions asked, so why are you being righteous only about that one?)

...In any case. Magnolia realized that a life of hiding in the forest was impossible for her.

The body of the defeated magic insect disappeared before anyone noticed, leaving behind a small magic stone. Apparently, these magic stones are used to power magic tools made in the Monteorona Theocracy.

I thought it was a bit fantasy-like, but thinking about the ant that was moving just moments ago makes me feel gloomy.

I stare at the light purple magic stone rolling on the soil.

Gai picked it up carefully and seemed to offer a small prayer.

Magnolia gently strokes the back of Lily, who is still frozen.

As if nothing had happened, the party began to move to advance the carriage.

Next time, we arrive at the mansion, and life in the Azenda territory finally begins.

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TL note: with more character, come more chaos.

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