I found myself floating in the dark with only a single source of light gleaming in the distance. In front of me, I think I'm in a dream right now, since the last thing I remember is sleeping in my bed. Yes, I have to be dreaming. Oh, it's a light I mentioned previously. It seems to be getting closer. Uh, hell no, it seems to be exactly like reincarnation or an isekai happening. Why the hell would I be the protagonist? I'm just a normal high school student who didn't even reach 18. I was quite the genius at school. By saying "a high school student," that was only in terms of age because I already finished college. Boom, I was born again.

"Hello there, healthy children. Miss Leywin, congratulations." 

Wait a minute, first of all, Miss Leywin, isn't she Alice from "The Beginning After The End"? 

Could I have been sent here out of every other world?

 Second of all, they say I'm Arthur's twin brother. 

Wait, I'm a boy, right? Right, oh yeah, I'm a boy.

 I can see the family jewels. So, what's the plan here? 

Yeah, a war is coming, so I need to get stronger and form my Mana core. Make sure Elijah dies, Lucand as too. 

Protect Tessia at any cost since she's probably going to get kidnapped. 

Make sure Arthur gets his Aether core and masters fate. 

Get into integration, and have a better position at the war. Well, 

I'll start forming my Mana core today. I wouldn't tell Arthur anything because everything may be worse than the novel. I started meditating to feel the fragments inside my body. It was hard at first since I've never done anything similar in my life. But by following through with what Arthur did in the novel, I was able to gather a few fragments, and that was more than enough for my first day here.

ONE YEAR LATER

One year swiftly passed, and amidst that time, I managed to form a mana core without causing any household explosions. Seizing a moment when everyone was preoccupied, I stealthily sneaked out, avoiding any disturbances. Dad, presuming I was still asleep, was taken aback when the explosion resonated through the house. Upon Mum's return, she scolded him for napping while I awakened as a one-year-old mage. Observing Arthur's parallel journey, I contemplated revealing my reincarnation to him once he awakened. Today marks the commencement of my lessons in Mana rotation, I immersed myself in learning Mana Rotation first, enhancing my ability to manipulate and control mana usage. This served as a crucial step before delving into more advanced techniques. As a conjurer, my mana absorption proved limited, compelling me to emit more. Following Arthur's Aether channel formation, despite the pain, I began comprehending why Regis referred to him as a "masochist princess."

AFTER  ANOTHER YEAR

Fast-forwarding another year, Arthur is on the verge of core formation, needing just one more year.

The swifter progress on my end is attributed to my smaller body, shortening the distance for mana particles to traverse. In the preceding year,  as my journey progressed, I set my sights on the Mirage walk, a skill that conceals my mana signature from others. This technique follows the foundation laid by Mana Rotation, allowing me to use mana without being detected.

As I hone these abilities, I reflect on Arthur's journey, recalling the techniques he acquired.

Having harnessed all four elemental affinities, along with their advanced forms—Light, Ice, Gravity, and Sound—I attribute my early awakening and solid understanding of mana.

My recent year of training focused on refining conjuring techniques, manipulating element percentages in dirt for diverse metal conjurations, and mastering lightning, thunderclap impulse, sound, ice, and gravity magic.

My wind manipulation skills extend to controlling air pressure, creating floating platforms with a blend of wind and gravity, summoning tornadoes, and managing fog density.

I've integrated wind and sound magic into the shadow clone jutsu for creating illusions.

To gather information on betrayers, disrupt Tempus Warps in Beast Glades, and gain insights into Alacryans, I've devised an army of small golems. These golems, programmed with illusion magic for concealment, store data in a giant crystal beneath our house.

My penchant for programming seamlessly merges with mana manipulation. For discreet endeavors, I've fashioned an underground playroom and a training facility, ensuring secrecy from my unsuspecting parents.

This synthesis of magical prowess, strategic planning, and technological innovation forms the cornerstone of my mystical journey.

In my training journey, I utilized shadow clones to expedite my progress.

With a hundred shadow clones, I explored techniques like mana rotation, Mirage Walk, thunderclap impulse, and more.

Initiating a conversation with Arthur, I revealed his true identity as King Grey, both of us being reincarnated.

"Arthur, are you awake?" I asked.

"Yes, Tom, what do you need?" Arthur responded.

"Well, I know it might be hard, but I know that you're King Grey."

"What do you mean? Who's Grey?" Arthur questioned.

"I know that you're reincarnated. Just trust me, okay?"

"But how the hell do you know?"

"Because I'm also reincarnated."

"What the heck? You too?"

"Yes, had a life with its ups and downs, though. I was a genius, but loneliness crept in."

"Oh? How do you know my name, then, how do you know about me ?"

"Well, your life was a novel in my world."

"What? But I didn't really... That would be... game-changing stuff, do you think I'll believe in all of this, this easily, Is that even possible? "

"I don't really know what to tell you, but that is from the past now, you have a life to live, a new chance, and I hope you accept me as a brother, and please don't tell our parents," I said.

" No, I'm not going to, and I'm going to consider what you said. " Arthur said.

AFTER A FEW MONTHS

we'll be sparring today, both Arthur and me.

He seems to have accepted what I said. Or at least that's what it seemed like.

I didn't want to teach Arthur anything from the future techniques that he'll have because he'll learn them on his own, and his mana core gets destroyed anyway.

"Arthur, can you share with me, and teach me how to use the sword ?" I asked.

"Are you sure? , you know we're 3 years old now " Arthur said.

"yes I am sure, I don't know how to fight, I know a lot about theoretical stuff but not practical, I would like you to train me," I said

"Why do you think I'm experienced enough to train you ?" he asked

"I read it in the novel," I said

"It's strange to know that my life was a novel, was it popular ?" he asked

"very very popular, now train me, " I said

"We need wooden swords," He said

"I'll make Father buy them for us tonight," I said

And with this, I finished my conversation with Arthur, left a clone up there, and went to my underground hideout, I was receiving reports from the golems I sent to the beast glades, they were able to finally find Alacryans, and they sent this report to the crystal.

Then I had this idea, how about I make golems out of Radioactive elements and send them to the Alacryan camps, wouldn't that kill them right away, I will give it a try later on, they didn't seem to be getting information about The Tempus warps or the communication devices but that wasn't a big deal, yet, I made clones to write this information we collect in notebooks, and write the pieces of information I know about the original novel, I would need these pieces of information later on. These clones made their room and called it the Reports room.

I'll focus now entirely on improving my core level and combat abilities, and with shadow clones improving my skills and growth rate it wouldn't take me that long to become very strong. I made also other clones to improve my hand-to-hand combat skills.

It's dinner time, and I'm sitting with Arthur, facing Mom and Father.

It was like going to war, I bet Arthur could feel that too, the stress in the air.

My mother was wearing a light green robe, mixing perfectly with her brownish hair, and my father was wearing a blue t-shirt-like top.

But, they seemed to like wearing battle-type clothes for me and Arthur.

A battle a battle of speech.

"Dad, can I ask you something?" I said in my child's's's voice.

"what is it Tom?" my father said.

"I want you to buy us swords, wooden ones so we can sparr together," I said.

"why this all of a sudden? " My father asked.

"Are you considering it, Reynolds, I won't let my children learn how to fight, They're 3 years old" shouted my mom.

"Mother we just want to play together" Arthur and I said.

I looked straight into Arthur's eyes. We have to use that technique.

Arthur and I, used the forbidden technique, the cute puppy face.

"No, we're not going to buy you swords..." She went silent, seems like our technique worked on her.

"I'll bring it tomorrow ok,," Father said.

It's our victory after all. We went upstairs, as soon as we finished dinner.

"We've won brother,,," I said.

"it was going to be a hard battle without the forbidden skill," He said.

"Well they say a great warrior has to use all the weapons in his arsenal" Arthur and I said at the same time.

"A man of culture,,," we said, at the same time again.

"We're twins after all", again.

"JINX" we shouted.

"that was fun" I said.

"yes, I'm glad I have a family now, a brother..." Arthur said with a sad face.

"Forget about the past brother, this is a new life, a new beginning," I said.

We slept after this discussion, Morning quickly came by.

"Today, I'm going to train you, in the same way I was trained, don't expect it to be easy," Arthur said.

"I'm very prepared for your training, I expect the best from you brother," I said.

"First of all, augment your body with mana to make it stronger, then we're going to work on your movement And reaction speed, then we're going to work on swinging, blocking, and moving with your sword, then we'll sparr, me and you," He said.

The training was long, hard, and tiresome, but it was bearable mom kept watching us, just in case any of us got hurt, she was very proud of us.

"It was a long day, isn't Arthur?" I asked.

"It was indeed a long day, so what do you think about this training session?" Arthur asked.

"I learned a lot thanks to you brother,,," I said.

"Now let's eat dinner kids, Reynolds" Mom said.

"How was training kids" Reynolds said.

"It was good we had a lot of fun today, and I learned a lot thanks to Brother," I said.

"I also learned a lot from you," Arthur said.

"I was worried about you hurting each other but seems like things were quite chill," Mom said.

"oh come on Mom it's just wooden swords, how could we hurt each other," Arthur said.

After dinner, I went to try something new, with my clones, what if I used them to purify mana to improve my core faster?

And it failed, that would've been too op for me to have.

But at least, I could use them to improve my swordsmanship and hand-to-hand combat.

And then an idea struck me, those golems that I sent to the beast glades, I might use them to kill the Alacryans, by making golems out of Radioactive materials, but that would need a lot of training to be able to achieve.

I was quite happy to gain mana rotation and mirage walk, golems even thunderclap impulse, but most of the things I learned cannot be practiced in combat, and my growth is limited by the lack of talent, since i was never the person to fight, I was just a weeb after all.

I was quite happy to gain mana rotation and mirage walk, golems even thunderclap impulse, but most of the things I learned cannot be practiced in combat, and my growth is limited by the lack of talent since I was never the person to fight, I was just a weeb after all.

The next day, I made the clones underground train the same training I was receiving, so that would help me get stronger real quick.

Not practicing sparring only, but They were also practicing,  all of the other skills that I had obtained in these years.

Compared to the original novel, I think Arthur will be used to his body more, because of the daily sparring that we'll be doing.

That would leave him more time to improve his core and technique while adventuring with Jasmine.

Like this, I have made the first big change in this world.

Even with the help of everything I had obtained, I was still at the light red stage, but I had more time to train and more time to get stronger.

ARTHUR'S POV

As soon as I woke up today, I went to check on my "brother", I never really believed in what he said about my world being a novel in his past life how could everything that I did in my life, be just a story to read in another world. And this so-called "brother" seemed like a dangerous person, someone who knows potentially everything about me.

Or that was what I thought at first,

then there were always these theories about our world being a simulation, I never believed in it,  never had the time to, I only wanted a single thing in my previous life,

I wanted revenge against those who destroyed our orphanage.

But now, I have got a second chance at life, I have got a family, my "brother" might be a random person, but life got us together, He's the only person, who resembles me, at least in something, if I can't accept him as a brother, then my so-called family can't accept me as a son either.

And if this so-called "brother" was a dangerous person, he would have probably used this information way sooner, because I am still weak currently, why would he leave me to get stronger?

"Arthur we have to get breakfast and get ready to train again," Tom said.

"Yes, you 're right brother," I said

The sooner I accepted him, the better, was what I thought.

We got our breakfast and then grabbed our swords.

"Kids you' 're going to play again," Mom said.

"Yes Mom" we shouted.

"I can't believe I permitted you to, " Mom said.

"oh come on Mom, we aren't going to kill each other okay ?" I said.

"You better be done before launch,"  Mom said.

And with this, we went to training, together

I was better than Tom in terms of hand-to-hand combat, and swordsmanship, but Tom had the better hand in the mana manipulation-related stuff, we were always stuck in a draw while sparring. But sparring was fun, because it wasn't something that I did to get my revenge, to kill people, but it was to get stronger and be able to protect this little family. I had now.

After we had finished our training, we went to eat dinner.

And, I started to meditate to get my core level better, I couldn't feel the mana coming from Tom's core, It's probably due to some technique he learned or something.

But if he didn't want to teach it to me, he probably has a reason to, I can't press on him to know that. 

SPEEDING UP ANOTHER YEAR

Today we "'re going to spare against our father, even though we will be using wooden swords, but that's more than enough for us, Tom, and me We have both improved a lot, in this past year.

I turned out to be an augmenter, and Tom was a conjurer.

I was able to reach light red, and Tom is at solid orange at this point.

Lunch came by, and Father was here.

"Ready kids?" he asked.

"Yes Father let's start this," I said.

A loud shouting voice said :

" NO ONE IS GOING ANYWHERE, LUNCH IS READY, EAT THEN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT," Alice said with red eyes. She seemed like a devilish monster.

" ok," Father, Tom, and I said calmly.

We all feared moMomhen she was angry.

After eating lunch, we went to the yard, father stood on one part, Tom and me on the other.

"Tom you're a conjurer, you must stay back, try and send attacks from far away I'll go fight our father since I'm the best in close-range combat," I said.

"Okay, brother I 'll try my best from here, I can help you in close-range combat too," Tom said and a second Tom appeared.

"what the heck is this" I said.

"This is a technique I learned, I can divide my mana to make clones of myself, but they're limited to my core level," Tom said.

"You keep amazing me brother, but there's no time,   you can do that if you can keep it up while conjuring from long range," I said, I'm glad he's a fan of mine e and not a hater.

I went directly to my father, Father used his gauntlets just like usual, and Tom's clone followed me, I could feel myself moving faster because of Tom manipulating gravity around me, he kept sending wind and water attacks from far away, and my father dodged most of these while dodging my slashes at the same time, he does have a lot of experience in fighting.

Tom's clone sent an attack to the knee, My father jumped to avoid it and gave a hit to the clone sending it far away, but that was the opening I needed, I sent a hit to the head, but but he avoided it again in mid air this time, how can he keep up with this much.

Father was giving me a hard time, but due to Tom manipulating gravity, I was able to doge Father's attacks.

Tom sent 4 wind tornadoes towards Fathur. He avoided them again but that was the trap, he used his clone to control these tornadoes, to imprison Father.

And my manipulating gravity a little bit made him unable to doge my last blow. But he was just going easy on us, there was no way we would beat him up this easily.

"We raised some strong kids, Alice, how did you learn this kid? , you were able to beat this old man just because I went easy on you get it? "  Father said

"The teamwork you did guys was impressive, locking your father down, and Arthur finishing with an augmented blow,  How did you master sword fighting to this degree Arthur? And Tom, how did you make the second Tom, that was helping your brother, and how did you unlock wind and water? " Mom asked.

" books and sparring " Tom and I saiD