Shikkaku kara Hajimeru Nariagari Madoushi ! ～ Jumon Kaihatsu Tokidoki Senki ～

[Rinvelt]

Original Title : 失格から始める成り上がり魔導師道！～呪文開発ときどき戦記～ (Shikkaku kara Hajimeru Nariagari Madoushi ! ～ Jumon Kaihatsu Tokidoki Senki ～)
Author : Hanakara Gyuuniku/Hitsuji Gamei
Status : 111 WN chapters (06/09/2020)
Length : 0.69 Million Japanese Characters (06/09/2020)
Web Novel : Syosetsu

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Spoiler for Synopsis:

At 6 years old, Arks Leiseft, son of a Viscount Military family, got disowned because of his poor mana reserve.
A few weeks later he got a fever and see the life of someone else, someone from a different world, in his dream.
With these new knowledge, he'll try to make new magics and becomes strong to make his parents look back at him.

Spoiler for FAQ:

1. Is the MC OP?
No. He manages to make some strong magics using little mana, but he quickly use it all, so even if he can kill a few easily, he can't win against numbers and strong people.
He has perfect memory, if that counts as OP, though. He can remember everything he sees or hears.

2. Is this a harem?
So far no.

3. Is there snusnu in this novel?
No.

From Isekai Mahou author. So yeah, you can guess, it's mainly about magic. Contrary to all the Narou works that are about chantless magic, this novel is all about the spells. Words are power. So if you want something with some thoughts given to the magic system, I recommend it.
Next is the MC. In term of power he's average. Like said in the synopsis, his mana reserve is average, and the average isn't much actually. Also, you can't improve your mana reserve (or at least no way was found yet). So the novel is all about MC creating magics using little mana.

[Endscape]

From Isekai Mahou author? Yeah, this warrants a read.

[Kyureki]

The MC and that girl on the cover look way too similar to a certain hetare runaway and his yandere little sister....

[Rinvelt]

^Yeah, thought the same when I saw the cover.

[wuhugm]

So he can just teach his magics to everyone else
And everyone else will be stronger than him lol

[Rinvelt]

^He can for some, but not all. While magic is based on words, you need to know the phenomenon it's based on. So the magics using guns as their basis can't be used by others.
Another example is the magic of the Royalty. It's Thunder Magic. But because people in this world don't understand the phenomenom of thunder, only the Royalty (which likely know it because they use it) can. And well, if the MC learnt the spell he should be able too, though it most likely is costly in term of mana.

[zztop]

^Any major/interesting plot developments so far?

PS. I heard author started this series while waiting for Overlap to start publishing Isekai Mahou again...

[Rinvelt]

^Not "again", he started when the thing with vol 9 happened.

In recent chapters:

Spoiler:

Arks (12yo) went with the Prince army to fight against the treason army. During the fight he realises he wants to serve the Prince and will do is best for that from now on instead of just to have his parents look back at him. In latest chapter he meets one of the two Spirits of legend in his dream, and she asks him to do something for her, and he accept though he says that what he wants to do comes first.

[wuhugm]

Originally Posted by Rinvelt

^He can for some, but not all. While magic is based on words, you need to know the phenomenon it's based on. So the magics using guns as their basis can't be used by others.
Another example is the magic of the Royalty. It's Thunder Magic. But because people in this world don't understand the phenomenom of thunder, only the Royalty (which likely know it because they use it) can. And well, if the MC learnt the spell he should be able too, though it most likely is costly in term of mana.

Explain then, lol~
These japanese look down on isekai people intelligence too much

use explosion to propel object, see, that wasn't too difficult, right?

Anyway gun magic is dumb, just move object to extreme speed, like really fast arrow or throwing stone. Those things do exist here, right? lol

[Rinvelt]

^Magic doesn't use explosion when imitating guns. Just the principle of a bullet flying at high speed.
In recent chapters there was an explanation that Mages have a law called Falcon Flying Down Law. The law says that you can't create a magic faster than a falcon flying down to catch his prey because that's the fastest thing in this world. (they don't have things going at the speed of sound, and don't know about thunder and speed of light)

He doesn't look down on them. He actually shares his magics. Just that other people can't use some of them.

Also MC isn't Japanese. He has memories of a Japanese guy, but he's his own person. He thinks of himself as Arks, and the Japanese guy as "that man" (we don't even know his name).

[wuhugm]

^Author is Japanese so he can claim himself martian for all I care but he's still Japanese anyway

Originally Posted by Rinvelt

In recent chapters there was an explanation that Mages have a law called Falcon Flying Down Law. The law says that you can't create a magic faster than a falcon flying down to catch his prey because that's the fastest thing in this world.

Okay, this is backward in different sense than Okureteru
Just like in his previous work, the isekai behaves in weird way so not going to question the logic no more

Wanna read but can't count on this author for romance

[DanielSong39]

So the girl is not his imouto?

A bit disappointed but a cute waifu is a good consolation prize

[guyy]

I read this within a few days, I liked it. Chapter 95 also felt like a decent "cliff hanger" ending for a book so I feel fine just leaving it there and coming back to it a lot later.

The magic system is well thought out in a way that I like. As in, the MC gets a big boost for modern knowledge and imagination while still being limited by the magic system itself in a way that doesn't make it feel like he is retarded, or is not exploring all possibilites.

The magic is basically created by deciphering ancient books written in the magic language, similar to the bible for example, to find the meaning of words, and then building a spell out of them, with a matching imagination for it's effect. People are unable to properly imagine things they haven't seen or things they don't understand, but still imagination is the limit. The MC understands the mechanism of a gun and how the explosion can push the bullet fast, so he emulates that with his spells. In addition to the pistol which does make a bang sound, he has a minigun spell which spins while making the spinning sound, that actually makes his arm so hot he can't use it for long. So I think it's more than "Just the principle of a bullet flying at high speed." The people of the world don't really even understand what an explosion is so they can't use it or imagine how an object could gain such speed. A little bit like for us, though we understand the concept of "speed of light", I don't think anyone can really imagine an object flying at that speed. It's not like you cast the spell by setting a numerical speed for the object in your head. But if there was a mechanism you understood, which caused an object to reach the speed of light, you could probably make it into a spell. If the MC understood a railgun I imagine he could still make a faster bullet than what the pistol spell shoots

The magic system is like, basically, if the bible was a magic book, and from it you figured out the phrase: "And God said: 'Let there be light.' And there was light." you could use the phrase(s) or the world "light" itself as part of your spell to create light, as long as you find matching words of the right strength to further balance the spell and designate the target and effect etc. etc. Other example would be summoning one of the four horsemen to ride and kill your enemies... ofc the actual bible isn't there, but that's how the magic system works. I find it pretty cool.

[zztop]

Browsing through the WN, I wonder why the prince is always wearing a mask and full-length clothes.

Maybe the "prince" is actually a princess, the mysterious Suu who keeps visiting Arks.

[Rinvelt]

It's heavily implied that it's Suu, and that the family name that Suu uses is a fake noble house used to hide the true identity of the Impreial house members until they take the throne.

[tsunade666]

whose the girl beside him? is she his sister? I was slightly interested when you link it from isekai mahou but this is not being translated. what's the arc/plot about? prince? what's happening in this story?

[Rinvelt]

^She's his cousin. His parents adopted her because her parents died, and they made her the true heir after finding out about Arks small mana reserve.

The plot is basically Arks studying magic and trying to become stronger with his small mana reserve. Then later politics come in, he meets the imperial prince and decide to serve him.

[zztop]

Originally Posted by Rinvelt

^She's his cousin. His parents adopted her because her parents died, and they made her the true heir after finding out about Arks small mana reserve.

The plot is basically Arks studying magic and trying to become stronger with his small mana reserve. Then later politics come in, he meets the imperial prince and decide to serve him.

Speaking of Ark's parents, I was almost expecting them to be recurring antagonists getting in the way of his efforts (like the evil family members in some Korean/Chinese webtoons).
Instead they don't appear very much, and have largely left Arks to his own devices (we get random corrupt nobles as villains of the week iirc...)

Btw Arks still wants to show them up in the very long term, correct?

Spoiler for spoiler:

Because I recall Arks didn't think his invention of the magic-mometer was enough to show off his superiority to them just yet.

[Rinvelt]

^It was his main goal at first, but now it's something that he'll do while proving himself useful to the prince.

[zztop]

J Novel Club will translate the LN version of Shikkaku Kara Hajimeru under the title
The Magician Who Rose From Failure: Tales of War and Magic.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...elease/.165039