I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability

A gift before dying. Commoner.

I'll give you a chance to strike me.

Let's see your magic.

Pathetic.

But what else do you expect

from a lowly peasant?

"A superior mage

requires three things:

They must possess lineage,

talent, and diligence".

As the father of sorcery,

William Bordeaux, so eloquently put it.

Don't misunderstand me.

No matter how much you practice,

you'll fail.

One can't make up

for a lack of talent and breeding, after all.

Magic is directly tied to class.

It will never consent

to be mastered by someone as lowly as you.

This is.

Absolutely...

magnificent!

Truly.

A gifted noble can wield this kind of power?

It's so hot. So painful.

So beautiful!

How spectacular!

If I could have one thing,

just one,

I'd wish I could have learned even more.

And become a master.

Of magic!

Who are they?

Where am I?

They must be giants!

Better defend myself with a fireball.

Wait, my hands.

Why're they so small?

Read all about it!

The Saloum Kingdom's seventh prince is born!

The kingdom welcomes the arrival of Prince Lloyd!

What a great day!

Extra, extra! Thanks for your business.

Here you go.

Prince Lloyd!

Where did you run off to?

Can't find him anywhere.

Let's try searching that corridor.

Finally.

Ah, Prince Lloyd!

Hm?

When the maids ask if you know where I am,

could you do me a favor and tell them

you haven't seen me today?

Absolutely.

It's our secret, my prince.

But since you're here,

would you care to join us for a hunt?

A fine pastime for royalty, I must say.

Your Highness!

Think we should follow him?

Come on now,

you do realize he's the seventh prince?

That child is the youngest

out of all the king's sons.

He'll never wear the crown.

It's pointless gaining

any favor with him.

Don't be a fool!

The boy was able to speak

shortly after birth,

and preferred spell tomes over picture books.

Plus he refuses breast milk,

like any proper gentleman should.

I've seen enough evidence.

If you want my opinion,

Prince Lloyd is in fact

the great William Bordeaux, reborn!

The father of sorcery?

Don't be ridiculous.

He's right! I have been reborn!

Reincarnated!

Granted,

I was just a normal Saloumite in my past life.

Where are you, Prince?

We know you're around here somewhere!

I'm not sure why I have all my old memories.

Or how I was lucky enough

to come back as the privileged

seventh son of the royal family.

But...

I honestly don't care about standing or glory.

I'm following the same philosophy

I did in my past life.

In other words:

I have to read and learn as much as I can about magic!

And there's no shortage of material here!

At the end of the day, that's all I care about!

What an incredible collection!

It easily dwarfs the Saloum Magic Academy's library!

There you are, Prince Lloyd.

You naughty boy.

Sylpha.

I'm a seventh prince with no shot at the throne.

How important is it for me to learn swordplay?

There's more to this life than succession.

As a member of the royal family,

you must have some skill with a blade.

It's been three years

since I was placed in charge of your education.

I take it seriously,

and it's become my purpose in this life.

Better put on a good show,

or Sylpha will have me practicing all evening.

Now, then.

Wonderful form.

I see you're growing stronger with every passing day.

Can you win?

Well, I'm holding my own.

Sylpha always holds back when we spar.

Plus.

At the moment, I'm using

Control-Type magic to trace all of her moves.

So for her,

it's like fighting a mirror image.

In short, I'm cheating.

I just wanna go read!

That said,

there's still a gap in our arm strength,

stamina, and height.

I can copy her techniques,

but those little wrinkles

]are enough to put me at a disadvantage.

Which calls for today's experiment!

I'll take that difference.

And compensate just enough to make it fair!

Biotic Growth!

Physical Enhancement!

Levitation.

That ought to do it. We're on even footing now.

When you're fighting against a reflection,

what happens if your opponent

suddenly makes a different move?

Let's find out!

Trace release!

Sorry, Sylpha.

But I've got a library worth of magic waiting for me!

What the...?

Caught you cheating.

You know better, Prince Lloyd.

Urk!

If you thought I wouldn't notice

such a blatant disregard for the rules,

then you're insulting my intelligence.

Not only did you

extend the length of your wooden sword,

you also used levitation,

making up for our height difference

and almost standing at my level.

Did I already mention how you continuously amaze me?

What a display of talent!

You're already able to wield two spells at once

at such a young age!

Even the court's magicians

have a difficult time mastering that ability!

Would you stop trying to grow up so fast?

Don't get me wrong, I love how motivated you are,

but there's nothing wrong...

She didn't notice

the physical enhancement and control magic.