Became a Medieval Fantasy Wizard

TL/Editor: raei

Status: 5/week mon-fri

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Giants.

When did Ian first learn about giants' existence?

The answer was, as everyone expected...

During a lesson with Eredith, the Wikipedia goddess.

'There are beings called giants in this world!'

When Ian was still 11, a medieval elementary schooler.

To spark Ian's magical interest, Eredith told him all sorts of fantastic tales (though really, she just liked talking).

When telling him about giants, Eredith had absolute faith he'd get super excited.

I mean, he's a kid!

What kid stays calm hearing stories about giants?

That's grounds for revoking kid status!

Plus, Eredith really wanted to see her cute disciple's eyes sparkling while hearing an exciting story.

But...

'Ah. So there are giants too?'

'...Too?'

'It's nothing, Master.'

Contrary to Eredith's expectations, Ian brutally crushed his master's hopes!

Ian was reincarnated.

So he could stay calm hearing about giants existing in this world.

He'd seen plenty of giants (in fiction) in his past life!

In short, his kid status was revoked.

But failing as a kid meant passing as an adult.

True to his ruthless Korean origins, Ian started asking about combat strategies.

'What should we watch out for when facing giants?'

'...Try not to fight giants at all, dear.'

She'd wanted to hear her cute disciple go 'Wow~!'

Eredith got sulky and lost motivation.

So she drastically shortened the lesson content.

'Hill giants are the gentlest giants. Volcano giants are the most violent.'

'Oh ho.'

'Run immediately if you meet a volcano giant, but hill giants are likely to speak kindly to you.'

'I'll remember that.'

Ian stopped reminiscing.

'That happened.'

He'd heard about hill giants in passing from Eredith.

But while he knew they existed, he didn't know the details.

Professor Demonite could have explained more but...

That guy had vanished without a trace.

"I-Ian!"

Elia pressed against Ian's back and shouted.

"It's giants!"

He didn't mention that they'd agreed to drop formalities earlier.

She must be really rattled to forget.

"[Polymus! Look here! Real humans!]"

"[Wow, really! Humans!]"

BOOM-BOOM!

There were actually two giants.

When the two giants each spoke, vibrations like earthquakes spread out!

"Eeeek!"

Overwhelmed by the giants' voices, Elia's legs trembled.

And Elia's reaction was perfectly normal.

Even if they were the gentlest giants, hill giants stood over 4 meters tall.

One wrong step and humans would instantly head to heaven!

And "gentle" was just something Demonite had mentioned briefly.

The actual sight of hill giants was... truly terrifying.

Rough, overgrown hair and tattered clothes.

Cracked skin and bloodshot eyes!

If Ian had been a knight rather than a wizard, he'd have seriously considered reverse-charging at such an overwhelming sight.

No joke, three giants together could take down a dragon.

"I-Ian! Use dark magic!"

"What?"

"Cast dark magic! Then we'll escape in the darkness!"

For crisis response evaluation, that deserved 100 points.

Ian was a dark wizard who could call darkness even in daylight.

No matter how mighty the giants were, summoning darkness would render them useless.

But Ian rejected Elia's plea.

"Calm down and observe the giants."

"How can I be calm right now!"

Seeing terrified Elia, Ian clicked his tongue.

This is why he told her to study harder.

If Elia had at least learned summoning basics, she wouldn't be this scared.

She would have noticed there wasn't a single trace of violence in the giants' will.

"[They seem scared. Look how they're trembling?]"

"[Poor things!]"

The giants whispered.

"[Ah, should we give them some food?]"

"...!"

Though they were whispering, giants' voices were loud.

Thanks to that, Elia could overhear what the giants were saying.

Though Elia's Maronius language skills were terribly poor, by coincidence she understood exactly one word.

The word "eat."

"[Ah, should we # # # eat?]"

"[Yes.]"

Hearing the giants whisper, Elia was deeply shocked.

These crazy giants...!

They're planning to eat her and Ian!

At the same time, one giant reached for their huge box.

Surely...! They're reaching for murder weapons!!!

To make Elia delicious!

"Run! Ian!"

"???"

When Elia suddenly turned and fled, Ian tilted his head in confusion.

Then thought.

Ah, since Elia's a princess...

Maybe she's the type who won't accept food from strangers...?

"What are you doing! Ian!"

Elia was horrified seeing Ian hesitate.

Why? Why wasn't a wizard of Ian's caliber running away?

Could it be...!

'He's... trying to protect me?!'

Elia desperately swallowed her tears.

She thought stories of loyal subjects sacrificing themselves for their rulers only existed in minstrels' songs.

But...!

To witness such sacrifice right before her eyes!

"Grrrr...♬"

The giant growled while rummaging through the box.

And pulled out a weapon to crush Ian!

'No! Ian!'

Seeing the giant's sinister smile, Elia screamed inside.

The giant's weapon was indeed terrifying.

That!

A sausage as big as a calf!

With that sausage, the giant would smash Ian without a trace...

"...?"

Elia tilted her head.

But the weapon seems a bit... creative?

If Ian had seen it he'd have thought 'Ah~ you bought a weapon skin?'

But unlike Ian, Elia was a properly sane medieval person.

'It's not... a weapon?!'

"[Oh, this one's not trembling much?]"

"[Good boy~ Good~]"

The giant broke off a piece of sausage and handed it to Ian.

Though small by giant standards, it was quite large for Ian.

Taking the piece of sausage, Ian said:

"[Thank you.]"

"[???]"

"[Wh-what? You! How can you speak our...]"

Since the piece was too big to eat alone, Ian gestured for Elia to come over.

Elia approached hesitantly.

"Why'd you run when they're offering food?"

"...I-I didn't know..."

"Really? Then go back and..."

"I get it! I'll study! I said I'll study!"

Elia was so angry she stuffed the sausage in her mouth.

Ian thought she was taking her anger out on the food but.

"[Wow! She eats so well~!]"

"[Must have been hungry~ So cute~]"

Unexpectedly, the giants really liked Elia.

#

Ian chatted with the hill giants for a while.

And realized a few things.

Demonite had said hill giants were "friendly to humans."

But Ian felt that description fell way short.

Hill giants were... "fucking" friendly to humans.

In other words, they were "human moms."

"[How can they be so cute!]"

"[Look at those blinking eyes!]"

"[Look at them walk- oh my! They're running!]"

"..."

To test the giants' interest, Ian told Elia to dance.

"What? Why me?!"

"Because I can't dance?"

"Even a farmer's son should know how to dance!"

"I've only studied under Master my whole life?"

"Ugh...!"

In the end, Elia started her princess dance time in front of the two giants and Ian.

Ian hadn't made Elia dance just for fun.

Dance was a language expressed through the body.

Though Elia couldn't talk with the giants, she could send a message of peace through gentle dance.

"[That's right~! Well done!]"

"[So adorable!]"

Ian tilted his head at the giants' enthusiastic response.

'Hmm... is it that good?'

Even though Ian had no interest in dance... he could tell Elia's dancing was terrible.

Elia was just randomly moving around!

"Why, why are you looking at me like that!"

Feeling Ian's gaze, Elia stopped dancing and screeched.

Seeing her red face, he might get dragged to the execution ground if he teased her...

So Ian immediately got to the point.

"I get it."

"...What do you get?"

"Hill giants really love humans."

Honestly, even Elia's parents at a school recital wouldn't praise this much.

But the reason the giants totally approved of Elia was simple.

Because she was human...!

Though he wasn't sure what the giants' aesthetic sense was like.

To giant eyes, humans seemed to be incredibly cute and adorable creatures.

After Elia softened the mood with her (random) dancing.

Ian greeted the giants.

"[Hello, honored giants.]"

"[Y-yes! Hello!]"

"[Ah, hello~! Human! Hahaha!]"

The giants melted just from a greeting.

Their eyes seemed to float with text saying 'cute cute cute cute~'

...Ian started finding the giants a bit scary.

It made him wonder.

'How exactly do humans look to them?'

Not being a giant, there was no way to know.

"[How can you speak our language?]"

"[I'm not speaking giant language. I'm conveying my will through magical language.]"

"[???]"

The giants didn't easily understand Ian's words.

Giants had no concept of magic.

"[Though I'm glad to meet you by chance... what brings you here?]"

At Ian's words, the giants made an 'oh right!' expression.

...Ian was certain.

These bastards were so distracted watching Elia's cute act they'd forgotten the main point.

"[We came to warn you!]"

"[Warn us?]"

The hill giant shouted energetically.

"[Yes! One of our kind is targeting your humans!]"

"..."

Ian laughed dryly.

Well that was quick. You bastards.

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