Another Isekai Story : Lazy Life is The Best in Another World

Chapter 2. I'm a Genius!

Oh no no no no....i made a grave mistake.

"Alan, where are you..?" (Mom)

Oh shit, mom is coming. When she saw me like this, she would fainted. Need to think something fast.

Okay, back to one hour ago.

I wake from my deep slumber after yesterday spending all my energy on our monstrous neighbour's kids. I don't understand where the hell they got their limitless energy. Is that really normal for this world? They can throw me around using their tiny hands, and they just laughing when watching me tossed around. I believe one of them will become a psychopath in the future, or maybe all of them...

I guess i woke up too early today. The sky is still dark, and i don't hear the usual bustling of people outside. Okay then, i guess some light workout won't hurt. I am 2 years old now, so i must be the only two years old kid in this world who train his muscle at this age. My goal is to lift my father's gift, that hunting knife, and throw that to my neighbour's kids, so they won't mess with me again.

So i climb down my baby basket and begin to trot my way to the door. I climbed my way down the stairs to the first floor. And then i saw something interesting. The door to the basement is unlocked, which never happened before since my birth. I have seen all the town, but never see what is inside my own basement, funny right? I guess dad or mom went there yesterday and forgot to lock it again. All the door in this house in never locked, except this one, so of course it picked my interest.

I then walked to the door, open it wider, and see stairs that lead down to the basement. I walked down the stairs, and arrived at the middle of a room. This room feels like a warehouse, lots of book shelf, and lots of strange items. Maybe this room means to be a library of some sort, but why is it always locked? I looked around and try to take out some books.

'Encyclopedia of Monsters'
'Fundamentals of Mana'
'Basic of Magic Chanting'
'History of Magic'
'Maps of South Continent'
Etc...

Wow...i'm speechless. This room is filled with book of magic and books about outside world. As i see clearly, i can see there are some weapons here, such as swords, magic staff, spear, shield, etc. There are also some armor, like chainmail, leather armor, and helmet. Now i'm really curious, who are exactly my parents? I don't think my father is the owner of this room, so it must be Mom. Hmmm....i never see her here downstair, and judging by how dusty this place is, i think no one go down here before until recently.

Out of curiosity, i open the book 'fundamentals of mana' and read the first few pages. Interesting...this book explains that mana is already in this world since the beginning, and maybe the world is filled with mana because God use magic and mana to create this world. Because of that, mana is always exist, no matter when or where. It exists in ocean, mountain, forest, air, even in some stone on the road. Mana can't be destroyed or created, and magic just convert mana to something substantial, like fire, or water.

Okay, this has the same concept as energy in my previous world, so i guess magic doesn't create thing from nothingness, but using mana, magic can convert things, like using mana to change the water vapor in the air into water droplets and than freeze it into ice, so it can become an offensive spell called ice lance. I get the principle, but how can people control mana?

Oh, the next chapter explains about mana control principle. I'm afraid mom will wake up and then terrified when find my bed empty. But this book is very interesting. I don't think this room will be accidentally unlocked again next time. Well, i guess one more chapter won't be long.

So the second chapter explains that mana can be controlled using your own mana. Every human has mana inside their body, and human can use that mana to help controlling mana outside their body, like in the air, and then cause some phenomenon. When people exhaust their internal mana, they won't be able to control outside mana, and they become powerless. The same can also happens to outside mana. When all the surrounding mana have been converted into magic, it needs time for converted mana to be turned back into mana, and also it takes time for mana from another area to replenish the drained area.

Oh, the third chapter explains about the mana flow. Maybe this is about the strange pattern that formed every time mom used magic. Ugh, i need to return to my room soon, but this book tempts me so much. Okay, last chapter, this time i will really go upstairs after this chapter.

The third chapter doesn't explain the mana pattern with detail. It explains that when someone cast a magic, the mana inside their body and mana outside their body will flow in certain way before activating. Chanting helps control this flow, and at the end of the chant, magic will be released as a result of mana activity. This chapter also explain that no one can see this flow, just some exceptional individuals can 'feel' the flow, but can't interfere with it. Wait, so what did i see then? Was it not a mana flow? Was it hallucination? I don't think i am crazy, but no crazy man know they are crazy, right?

I'm so curious right now, so i reach out to 'Basic of Magic Chanting' book, and flip some pages. There it is, the chant for basic magic, 'Breeze', one of the basic wind magic. I don't want to try fire or water because it can damage the books here. And so, i begin reading the chant that is written in the book. I can speak and read fluently now, so i have confidence in my pronunciation, only if the words aren't too difficult for my child tongue.

As i begin chanting, i can feel something moving inside my body. Oh, is that mana? In the middle of the chant, i can feel something flowing around my body. As i look aroud, i can see some transparent bluish thread flowing slowly around my body, and stop flowing when i stop my chant.

Interesting!! I'm sure now. I can feel and see the flow of mana.
Oh my god... I am a genius!!

Oh, and i find something too. The pattern. There really is a pattern. The flow of mana is not random, it flows according to some pattern. Interestingly, when i focus hard enough on the mana thread, i can make it move and bend it to another direction. I also can speed it up as i want or slow it down. Maybe this is an ability of reincarnated people. I can't say for sure, until i meet my ex-clasmates, although i don't really want to meet them.

Wait, something strange, the thread moves quickly now. Shit, i lose my focus, the mana pattern is distorted now. This is the limit of 2 years old concentration power, i guess. And i also feel weak somehow, maybe from mana depletion. What should i do? I don't know what will happen if the mana go out of control. Suddenly, the air around me start moving, but not 'Breeze', because the wind keep stronger and stronger.

And....back to first sentence

"Alan, where are you..?" (Mom)

Oh shit, mom is coming. When she saw me like this, she would fainted. Need to think something fast.

So, with all my left over strength and concentration, i try to stop the mana from moving.

"Come on.....stoppppp!"

It works!! Suddenly, the mana stop flowing and the pattern dispersed. But, something strange happens. The wind don't stop moving, i can feel that wind don't disperse like the mana around me, instead it moves to one spot in front of me, creating a ball, something like a wind ball.

"Oh oh, not good" (stupid me)
"Hey, why is this room not locked? Alan, are you down there?" (Mom)

And.....KABOM!

At the last second, i drop my body to the floor and cover my head with my two hands. But still, the impact throw my body to the bookshelf at the back. I can hear my ear ringing and i feel dizzy. As i see my mom run down the stairs, followed by my dad, i guess the impact and the mana depletion hit my body limit.

Well, okay, time to back to sleep.

-End of chapter 2-