Chapter 1 - Rieager Clan, Eren Rieager
This is a small village surrounded by hills and mountains, the scenery breathtaking. The village's surroundings are filled with an abundance of flora and fauna. Even the quality of the air here is fragrant beyond comparison.
Sitting atop a hillside was a little boy, roughly about five years old. The little boy was frail and weak, with a very thin physique. Currently, the boy was in a daze. If anyone were to look at him at this moment, they would be flabbergasted! He could be considered considerably good-looking, with his delicate small face and a pair of beautiful black eyes. But in this instance, the sorrowful expression in his eyes was not fitting for his age. It was a look that no ordinary five-year-old should be able to emulate.
"It has been five years... Why did I appear in this world? This world and my original world are drastically different. I'm even unsure of what era of history this place belongs to. The only thing I know is that this continent is called Kyushuu.
"Everyone in my current family has the capability to practice martial arts. Why is it that I am a useless trash that is unable to cultivate?" Eren Rieager mumbled. The moment there were any hints of strenuous exercise, he would get exhausted, gasp for air, suffer palpitations, and even fall unconscious!
"I was originally playing Western Fantasy with my classmates. How on earth did I suddenly end up in this world!?"
"Eren! Eren!" The voice of a woman sounded. Upon hearing it, Eren gradually recovered from his melancholy and regained the bright-eyed, naive look of a 5-year-old child.
"Mom, I'm here!" he said, waving his hands and quickly running toward a woman who exuded a charm distinctively different from any ordinary village woman.
"Child, why did you travel so far to play? If you want to go that far in the future, let me accompany you, alright?" Holding his hands, the woman smiled with a tender look in her eyes as she gently berated Eren.
Eren felt warmth in his heart. When he came to this world, he was still a fetus developing inside this woman's body. Now, five years later, Eren was uncertain of the exact reason, but he no longer thought of things as before. He knew that this woman truly loved him. Other people treated him as trash, but she was the only one in this world who treated him like a treasure!
Since his birth, Eren had not seen his father. From infancy till now, it had always been this gentle and graceful woman before him, responsible for his upbringing.
As a result, Eren followed the surname of his mother. His mother's name was Alina Rieager, belonging to the Rieager Clan. The Rieager Clan, in this remote region, was considered the absolute authority. They were the most influential family within a 100-li radius because of their connections and their secret family martial arts techniques passed down through generations.
In this remote region, no one could afford to make an enemy of the Rieager Clan. Eren knew all of this because, in these five years, while the other kids in the family practiced martial arts, Eren was the exception. Therefore, he had plenty of free time and paid close attention to the information flowing around.
Even the commoner kids practiced some form of inferior martial arts. Even in his past life, Eren had dreamed of becoming a top-tier expert with heaven-shaking strength, able to sweep humanity off its feet.
The chance had finally come; he was reincarnated into a different world. However, he turned out to be a trash who could not cultivate! Thinking of this, he covertly glanced at the beautiful lady beside him. Alina was also gazing at him compassionately, but there were hints of doting, hope, and a sense of unfairness in her eyes…
As he caught sight of the hope in her eyes, Eren lowered his head. He was afraid Alina would be disappointed. All parents in this world wanted their child to achieve greatness. No parent would ever want their child to be trash! However, looking at the current circumstances, Eren feared he had no choice but to disappoint his mother.