That ‘godchild’ Rheinbach was talking about, that comes once every several years, are most likely earthlings just like himself, thought Ryouma. At the same time, Ryouma started to wonder whether they knew that he was an otherworlder, but after hearing from Rheinbach, he finally understood the situation.
The otherworlders who come into this world all leave behind some sort of mark in history. And there are even some who inherit the ideas of those otherworlders. Amongst the otherworlders are people who inherit important positions, people who discover a number of things, saving lives until today. And even those who claimed to others that they were called here to this world by the gods.
The people of this world couldn’t ascertain the authenticity of having been called here by the gods. But there was no denying that these people did exist, and they possessed knowledge and abilities that transcended others’. So the people of this world honored them, and were grateful. And with fear, they came to call these people that possessed transcendent knowledge and abilities as ‘godchild’ or ‘the apostles of god’.
“So I’m the same as those so-called ‘godchilds’” [Ryouma]
“Well yes, there shouldn’t be any mistake. Actually, on top of Shiva’s level 7 halberd arts and his position as a former knight commander, he is also the nations’ strongest knight. For a 12-year-old child such as yourself to fight him on equal footing, that is something that far surpasses the territory of ‘genius’. On top of that, you even have talent in various magic and knowledge in various areas. So just thinking about it a little, it’s not really a hard conclusion to arrive to.” [Rheinbach]
Said Rheinbach with a bright smile, to which Ryouma then asked with conviction,
“Not hard, then… Could it be that you knew from the start?” [Ryouma]
“Ever since you stayed with us at the Town of Gimuru actually. I told you before, right? You are too skilled, so you should be careful of bad people, or something, right? And besides, godchilds all possess high skill levels and special skills since a young age. And they all also appear as orphans or people with no relatives.” [Rheinbach]
He noticed that quickly, thought Ryouma to himself, shocked. But that was almost right after we had just met when we went to the church to get my status board made.
As Ryouma was thinking to himself, Sebasu said in a calming voice.