Chapter 13

The Beginning of a New Life

The Roxfall family doesnโ€™t have a dedicated cook. Sarah , the maid, prepares the meals, her granddaughter Lara  helps her, and Johnson, the butler, serves the dishes.

Lord Roxfall sits at the head of the table, while my mother and I sit across from each other, with him between us.

โ€œIt may not compare to the meals of the Lightstar family, but Iโ€™ll do my best to make you feel welcome. Welcome to Ashwood.โ€

The dishes on the table are simple, but that suits me just fine.

At the Lightstar family, even the detached house had a cook to prepare meals. But those meals often felt like French cuisine, with strict etiquette that made dining tense.

โ€œNo, weโ€™re grateful just to have a place to live and food to eat.โ€

โ€œThank you very much.โ€

For my mother, who had endured harsh conditions as a former slave, just having a large home and proper meals must feel like a blessing.

Thinking back to my earliest memories, this is a world apart from those times, so I have no complaints.

โ€œWe havenโ€™t formalized it yet, but the two of you are part of my family now. No need for such formal language; please feel free to be more casual with me.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆUnderstood. Iโ€™ll try to act as a wife from now on. But I may need some time to adjust my speech, so please bear with me.โ€

โ€œOf course. And as for you, Thomasโ€”no, letโ€™s just say that youโ€™re my son now. Donโ€™t call me Lord Roxfall. Please, call me Father.โ€

Calling him โ€œFatherโ€ right away feels a bit difficultโ€ฆ

โ€œโ€ฆMay I address you as โ€˜Fatherโ€™ instead?โ€

โ€œFair enough. Someday, though, I hope youโ€™ll call me Father.โ€

โ€œIโ€™ll try my best.โ€

โ€œAlright then, letโ€™s eat! In gratitude to the goddess of harvest, Nyrgnede.โ€

โ€œIn gratitude to the goddess of harvest, Nyrgnede.โ€

Nyrgnede is the goddess of harvest and the principal deity. In this kingdom of Kuldia, the polytheistic Nyrgnede faith is widely practiced, and Lord Roxfall is a follower as well.

For me, the only god I recognize in this world is โ€œThe One Whose Name Was Taken and Forgotten.โ€ I consider the other gods accomplices of that wretched being. So, I donโ€™t say words of gratitude to Nyrgnede.

โ€œItadakimasu.โ€

This is the only phrase I say aloud. Even if I donโ€™t offer thanks to Nyrgnede, I am grateful to those who cultivated or hunted the food, and to the ingredients that now nourish me.

Johnson, the butler, carves a roast bird for us. Itโ€™s seasoned simply with salt and herbs to remove any gamey odor, but itโ€™s delicious.

โ€œThis meat is amazing.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s from a magical bird called a Lightning Bird.โ€

โ€œWait, magical bird meat?โ€

โ€œI take it the Lightstar marquess family didnโ€™t serve monster meat. Here, however, itโ€™s quite common, so I hope youโ€™ll get used to it.โ€

โ€œHonestly, itโ€™s much tastier than the meat we ate in that mansion.โ€

โ€œIโ€™m glad to hear that! Go ahead, eat as much as you like.โ€

The meat is firm and has a great chewiness, but the more I chew, the more juices come out. And that sweetness in the juice harmonizes perfectly with the salt.

โ€œTomorrow, weโ€™ll go to the temple to formally complete the marriage and adoption processes. Be prepared.โ€

โ€œUnderstood. Thank you very much.โ€

โ€œYes.โ€

Lord Roxfallโ€ฆno, Father, truly seems like a kind person. Iโ€™m sure heโ€™ll make Mother happy. Iโ€™m so glad.


The next day, we headed to the temple.

Though it was a small building in a small village, it was well-kept. The garden was weeded, showing the villagersโ€™ devotion.

The temple was a stone building, but it reminded me of a Japanese shrine. Maybe it was the atmosphere.

Inside, there were statues of the godsโ€”thirteen in total. Aside from the chief deity Nyrgnede, there were eleven great gods. But why are there thirteen statues?

โ€œAliusha and I will handle the paperwork. Thomas, would you like to come with us?โ€

โ€œIโ€™ll wait here.โ€

Father and Mother went with the priest into the back room.

There were four villagers praying. They briefly nodded to Father before returning to their prayers. I took this time to examine each statue.

โ€œTch.โ€

The space god Tiraia. Heโ€™s also one of the great gods. I knew of him from the books at the Lightstar marquess family, but seeing his statue stirs anger within me. This statue looks eerily like that despicable person. Hatred wells up from deep within me.

โ€œJust wait. Iโ€™ll defeat you one day.โ€

I muttered a curse-filled whisper, ensuring no one could hear me.

Looking at the other statues, I noticed the thirteenth statue had no face. There should only be statues of the chief deity and the great gods, yet there were thirteen. The thirteenth statue was faceless, and the pedestal where the godโ€™s name should be carved was scratched away.

I realized this must be the statue of โ€œThe One Whose Name Was Taken and Forgotten.โ€ Iโ€™m not sure why, but I just knew.

My level isnโ€™t yet at a hundred. But kneeling before this statue, I offered a prayer.

Just relying on my abilities doesnโ€™t raise my level easily anymore. But reaching level one hundred is only a stepping stone. After seeing Fatherโ€™s level of three hundred and twenty, I canโ€™t help but feel that way.

โ€œThomas, weโ€™re heading home.โ€

โ€œYes.โ€

This was just to introduce myself. When I reach level one hundred, Iโ€™ll come again.


Thomas: The Reincarnated Person Who Became the Adopted Child of a Knightly Noble Family

Thomas: The Reincarnated Person Who Became the Adopted Child of a Knightly Noble Family

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Score 9.9
Up to Episode 11 features somewhat gloomy developments, while from Episode 12 onwards, it shifts to a heartwarming tone. <Up to Episode 11>
  • Thomas gets caught up in a living reincarnation summoning and is discarded in a dark world, but he is saved by a certain being.
  • Born to a slave mother, Thomas lives an unfortunate life as the illegitimate child of a marquis.
<From Episode 12 onwards>
  • He expresses gratitude to the being that saved him and vows to repay the favor.
  • Encouraged by his kind adoptive father and mother, Thomas begins to live his life with resilience.

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