~ On the border of the Kingdom of Lugnica, in the Mathers territory ~
Within a dimly lit room adorned with various intricately arranged instruments, and if you looked closely, it seemed like an altar.
At the center, in a special crystalline apparatus, lay a delicate-looking boy with short dark blue hair, sleeping peacefully with his eyes closed.
The instruments around him were operating methodically, and upon closer inspection, one could see tubes of various colors attached to him, transferring or rather injecting some mysterious substance into his body. The boy's complexion began to flush, indicating that the substance flowing through the tubes was beneficial to him.
Suddenly, the boy's eyes snapped open!
After surveying his surroundings, he understood where he was and what he was about to face...
He fell into a reverie as he absent mindedly gazed at the dark ceiling...
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He was not originally from this world; in fact, he is originally from a blue planet called Earth, from a place known as the Celestial Empire where he graduated from an ordinary university. [T/N: Celestial Empire is another name for China]
Due to an accident, a car crash, he lost consciousness, presumably dead... When he opened his eyes again, he found himself here, inhabiting a much younger and unfamiliar body.
It was not long after he had regained consciousness that snippets of new memories began to flood his mind. It was after skimming through these memories that he now knew the identity of his new body—Graham M. Mathers.
After searching through the memories, he felt that the information about this world felt somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
The Mathers family, to which he now belonged, had been nobility in the Kingdom of Lugnica for generations.
As a noble, he naturally possessed many privileges. Moreover, this world had magic, demi-humans, and even elves! it was the world of his dreams.
As a member of the Mathers family, his magical aptitude was exceptionally high. However, in this world, such talent was referred to as 'Divine Protection.'
'Divine Protection,' as the name suggests, is the world's favor bestowed upon humanity, a blessing if you will.
And Graham had the blessing known as 'Divine Protection of Sorcery,' which gave him compatibility with all six elements of 'Magic'. For him, with diligent practice and study of magic, becoming a great magician was not a matter of if, but when.
From birth, he was already ahead of many!
Another thing which set him apart is his mana capacity. Perhaps due to being a transmigrator/reincarnator, his mana was twice that of an ordinary person. 'Mana' is essentially magical power, the energy required to cast spells... So his potential had already surpassed all previous Mathers lords, setting a new record.
Yet, there was a glaring issue that he had noticed in the memories of the his host body... The boy had never seen his parents. So Graham decided to inquire about this matter to his butler, but the reply he got was, "The lord and madam have passed away, and you are the last hope of the Mathers family. Please do your best young master."
After that, Graham decided to let the matter go and enjoy his new life.
Just as he was preparing to enjoy the pleasant life of nobility and slowly grow stronger, the family butler suddenly said, "It's time for you to truly inherit the Mathers family, young master Graham. Please, come with me..."
Without objection, Graham followed the butler and formally arrived at the Mathers estate for the first time, meeting the current lord of the Mathers territory—Roswaal J. Mathers.
The person before Graham, dressed in a luxurious ducal gown, was beautiful, with the Mathers' signature deep blue hair and a radiant face, exuding the elegance of a noblewoman.
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Her expression seemed to smile, but her eyes were filled with coldness. Under her gaze, Graham felt extremely uncomfortable, his eyes instinctively darting away.
Her gaze was terrifying! It was the bloodthirsty stare of a predator ready to hunt its prey.
"Hehe, so you're this generation's Mathers heir? You seem quite promising~" said Roswaal. J. Mathers with anticipation evident in her voice.
"Yes," Graham responded neither humbly nor arrogantly, though his heart pounded with trepidation.
Meeting this person, a tremor from deep within his soul finally brought to surface his own memories of this world, and he recognized the identity of the person before him!
Roswaal J. Mathers appeared to be a beautiful woman, but her soul was that of a monster who had lived for hundreds of years!
Her true identity was Roswaal A. Mathers, a disciple of the Witch of Greed from centuries ago.
Note, Roswaal was a man who had now possessed a woman's body—a true old pervert.
By possessing the bodies of his direct bloodline throughout past generations, this individual had lived until now...
If Graham's guess was correct, as the current direct blood relative of the Mathers family, he was undoubtedly Roswaal's next possession target!
The whole idea of him truly inheriting the Mathers territory was just a deception!
Once Roswaal possessed him, wouldn't he still control the Mathers territory?
"Hehe, quite good. I am Roswaal J. Mathers, the current master of the Mathers territory. You seem afraid of me?"
"No, just... a bit nervous. Can I really become the lord of the Mathers territory?" Graham said, his face flushed with panic.
Thoughts raced through his mind; he felt he had to do something. Otherwise, it would be too late once he was possessed.
Roswaal would not spare him because his magical aptitude had already surpassed all previous direct descendants of the Mathers family.
Through possession, Roswaal could turn all of this into his own...
Hearing Graham's words, the old monster in the guise of a woman, chuckled softly and said gently, "Of course, you can. My time is running short, and from now on, I will nurture you until you become the true lord of the Mathers territory~"
"Mm," Graham suppressed his fear, nodded, and responded with a determined expression.
"Mm, good eyes~" Roswaal complemented Graham's resolve and then glanced towards the butler and said, "Lyle, take Graham down to rest."
"Yes, Lord Roswaal."
Lyle was Graham's butler, the man who had been by his side since childhood.
It seemed he was just another one of Roswaal's subordinates, meaning that from the beginning, everything about Graham was under Roswaal's surveillance!
Watching Graham's retreating figure, Roswaal smiled brilliantly.
"Graham, huh? What a fine name! Ehehehe~~!"
Hearing Roswaal's eerie words, Graham felt a chill in his heart, his steps faltered, but he followed the Butler Lyle without looking back.
Roswaal was indeed a terrifying figure.
Perhaps others might find Roswaal endearing, but Graham, who knew Roswaal's true nature, only felt panic!
In this world, he was still just a 10-year-old child who hadn't even started learning magic and was already facing the prospect of being possessed by this old pervert!
Graham felt extremely panicked!
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[T/N: so far I've read and therefore translated one chapter of this fic, and yes, it is in a Chinese fic as you'll notice when you follow the link, so keep your Google Translate on when visiting the link.
I don't like reading bad grammar, so instead of reading the Google Translated version, I first adjust the structure of the translation to be more tolerable, and then I fix all the grammatic errors I can find. I then cross reference everything with the info on the Re:Zero Fandom for accuracy and then upload the final product so that I can enjoy reading the fic. So Don't wait for me, I'll only do this once in a while.]