A C-Rank Magic Student Who Deludes Himself into Thinking He Is SSS-Rank - Chapter 2: Shion Kurosaki

Shion Kurosaki’s parents came from a lineage that had been engaged in commerce for generations and had nothing to do with magic.

The ability to handle magic power and magic is genetically inherited, and children born to excellent magicians are also blessed with these abilities.

Conversely, children born to parents who are neither magicians nor possess any magical power are born without the ability to handle magic or magical power.

Shion’s parents and Shion himself were no exception. As with their ancestors, Shion’s parents, who came from a line of merchants, had almost no magical power and had never dealt with magic in their lives.

Naturally, Shion was born to such parents without a shred of magical power or talent for handling magic.

Fourteen years ago, three years after Shion was born into this world, he could read, write, and understand the stories in books.

Shion read tales of magical heroes and aspired to become “the strongest magician who could save someone someday.”

It was a very common, adorable dream that many children have. His parents, considering it a “child’s dream,” never conveyed the harsh realities of life to him at the age of three and instead supported his dream with encouraging words.

During his childhood, Shion only wanted textbooks on magic and picture books about magicians. Showing no interest in anything else, his parents bought these for him.

His obsession with magic was significant from a young age, spending every moment engrossed in magical textbooks.

However, even though he could understand the composition of magic and correctly assemble the formulas, Shion could not activate any magic.

To activate magic, it’s necessary to channel magical power through the created magic circle, but naturally, Shion lacked such skills, and most importantly, he didn’t possess the essential magical power needed for activation.

Nevertheless, Shion’s passion for magic did not wane, and his parents enrolled him in a local school for magic when he turned six.

Two years after Shion entered the magic school, his peers, who had started learning magic much later than him, were rapidly improving.

Despite his efforts over those two years, Shion could never catch up with the other children; the gap only widened.

“Shion might soon realize that he doesn’t have the talent for magic.” 

His parents, knowing the reality of the situation, thought day after day about how to comfort their beloved son, who had broken his dreams.

However, Shion’s passion never faded, and the opportunity for his parents to offer those words of comfort never came.

Before they knew it, four years had passed since Shion’s enrollment in the magic school.

By the time Shion was ten, other children of the same age could handle basic magic and create fireballs the size of apples.

Finally, Shion manifested magic for the first time in his life.

The magic name was “Ignition,” a rudimentary fire attribute magic.

The magic he manifested was a small flame, no more than the light of a candle, which appeared and vanished instantly.

The magic Shion had successfully manifested for the first time was rudimentary, something his peers at school had already mastered at the beginning of their enrollment.

Yet, elated by his success, Shion eagerly reported his achievement to his parents.

Upon hearing this, his parents praised him, saying, “That’s amazing,” and “Good for you.” However, internally, they were troubled, wondering, “Doesn’t he realize that he lacks the talent for magic?”

Despite being the first among his peers to learn magic and putting in more effort than anyone, his results were far from matching those around him. Yet, he still saw the possibility of becoming a magician.

While his parents pondered this, Shion said to them,

“I may not have the talent like everyone else, but I’ll become a magician. If everyone is ten times better than me, I’ll work a hundred times harder. I’ll become the strongest magician.”

Ten-year-old Shion said this with a smile.

He had long understood that he lacked a natural talent for magic.

It’s common knowledge in magical textbooks that magical talent and power are inherited from parents.

Despite knowing this and seeing the absolute gap in talent between himself and others, he never stopped working hard.

He never considered his efforts unrewarded.

Believing steadfastly in his dream.

Faced with such a son, his parents regretted being unable to give birth to him in a family of magicians.

They felt ashamed for underestimating their beloved son and shed tears.

They resented the cruel fate that their son, blessed with the talent for effort more than anyone else, was born without magical talent.

And then, they vowed to support their son’s dream with everything they had going forward.

To this day, his parents have worked hard, sparing no expense to provide Shion with substances said to enhance magical power and academic books on magic. At the same time, Shion continues his efforts every day in response to his parents’ support.

All for the day when he reaches the pinnacle of strength───.