1 Chapter 1: I Became the Successor of an Isekai Protagonist

Author's POV

"Haaaaah"

The cries of a baby could be heard in a dimly lit room.

"It's a boy, madam," declared an old woman in a soft voice, holding the freshly born child from his mother's womb.

"This child has not inherited anything from his father's appearance, but that's also very good," said the woman lying on the bed, who clearly looked exhausted.

She was drenched in sweat, but she wore a satisfied expression while holding the baby in her arms. She couldn't help but give a gentle smile while looking at the two black marks on his cheeks.

"You are the son of the noble Vaude family, and I hope you can become a divine chosen one, my dear Damien," she murmured to the infant in her arms with great maternal love.

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Damien's POV

"Young master, please come, breakfast is waiting," a maid informed in front of a door.

"I'll be right there," I simply replied as I got ready for the day.

It had already been 15 years since I reincarnated into this world.

My name is Damien in this reality, and yes, I have reincarnated, so I am not living my first life.

Before reincarnating into this world, I was an inhabitant of Earth, but one day, while crossing the street, I was hit by a truck that came out of nowhere.

When I woke up, I was in front of a bespectacled black-haired teenager.

He offered to let me inherit his power and a new life, but he wanted me to succeed at something he had failed.

I asked for more details, and fortunately for me, the teenager had the patience to explain the situation.

The teenager in front of me was called Hiiro Okumura, who should normally be a fictional character. It turns out he was accidentally summoned to another world along with his classmates.

He was not a chosen hero like them, and he distrusted the king who could sacrifice two of his daughters to summon them from Earth. So he chose not to face the enemies of humas, which is the equivalent of humanity in this reality.

Unfortunately, his choice was a major factor that would later cause the destruction of the world, a different situation from the manga I had read about Hiiro Okumura.

Now Hiiro regrets not being strong enough to save this world.

That's why, before his death, he used the power of his magic to find an heir and, at the same time, prevent another tragedy from happening one day.

After explaining his story to me, he entrusted me with his all, or precisely the very essence of his being, before using his magic one last time so that I could keep my memories during reincarnation.

Hence my first memory in another world is really unpleasant since I was pulled out from between a woman's legs, which is a unique experience, let's say.

To end up seeing an old woman speaking Japanese in a Western medieval setting.

In this new life, I had become the heir of an isekai protagonist named Hiiro Okumura, and I was Damien Vaude of the noble Vaude family of the Magic Kingdom.

Which is normally found in the Mashel manga, which logically should be a fictional world, but my existence here proves otherwise.

According to the information I got from Hiiro's essence, his choice about me was random, and the world where I would reincarnate would also be random.

So I am not a chosen being, and it's just a huge coincidence that I end up in a reality that should be fictional.

The information obtained from Hiiro's essence also informed me that Hiiro Okumura was not only gifted with his unique form of magic, Word Magic.

He was also surprisingly good with the sword and chaki or Red Ki, which is a form of energy different from magic, turning out to be a mixture of spiritual energy and mana.

"Here you are, young master,"said roberta with a little smile .

"Good morning, Roberta, how are you?" I asked with a slight smile.

Roberta is the only relatively normal person in my surroundings since my parents in this life are obsessed with the amount of mana their child possesses, but also their strength.

"Yes, I'm well, young master, and if you would follow me," she said, showing the way.

Along the way, I couldn't help but realize that I was already 15 years old today, so it would soon be time for me to prove myself to my new father, but also to participate in the major event of this world.

"There's no way I'm going to let the future of this world fall into the hands of a bodybuilding obsessive," I told myself mentally, clenching my fist.

"You got up a little late today, Damien, and on top of that, on this big day," declared a man emanating an aura of authority.

It turns out this man is Ledior Vaude, my father.

Sometimes I wonder if my mother didn't cheat on him since I haven't inherited anything from him except his blue eyes.

"Sorry for the delay, father," I said, bowing slightly as etiquette required.

After listening to my apology, Ledior Vaude just nodded at me and resumed eating his breakfast.

"Honey, don't be so hard on Damien," my mother declared, slightly reproaching my father with a look.

My mother in this life is named Liliane Vaude, and although she is similar to all the nobles of the Magic Kingdom, she has been a good mother to me.

"Damien, take a seat, you need to be in good shape today," she said to me, motioning for me to take a seat.

Roberta stood behind me to serve me if needed, as usual.

Breakfast was quiet, and the fact that it was just my new parents and me, none of us being very talkative by nature, often created this slightly awkward atmosphere from my point of view.

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Author's Note: This work will be published irregularly, so you are forewarned.