The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage's Carefree Life in Another World: Volume 3 [Parts 1 to 3] by Kotobuki Yasukiyo

Author:Kotobuki Yasukiyo
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 3: A Day in the Life of Croesus

Croesus von Solistia was the second son of the Solistia ducal house. He was a top student at the Istol Academy of Magic, and some considered him to be a genius of a mage.

A calm and collected young man interested in nothing but magic research, he was aware of the squabble over succession in his family but feigned ignorance to it, immersing himself in his studies instead. Ultimately, it was just something that those around him were always kicking up a fuss over; he was merely a magical researcher, and he had no interest whatsoever in succeeding the family.

Croesus wanted nothing more than to spend all his time pursuing knowledge, and believed he would die happy if he managed to spend his whole life doing just that.

And right now, he was buried under a mountain of books.

“This...isn’t going well. Just what am I missing?”

Croesus was in the middle of researching magic formulas. He also, of course, did research into potions and the like, but this was his specialty. Pursuing knowledge like this was what he lived for, and it was also his hobby. In short, it’d be fair to call him an otaku.

An overall attractive young man, he’d inherited his mother’s silver hair. His glasses looked good on him, but they also emphasized his rather chilly demeanor. Still, he was good at taking care of those around him and had come to gain their trust, acquiring him many a fan who sent passionate gazes in his direction. He was quite the popular boy—not that he knew it.

Regardless, that was only how he was viewed by other people. If he were to hear about his reputation, he’d completely deny it.

Croesus understood that his older brother was the more likely successor to the family. And so today, as on any other day, he was simply indulging his whims, diving deep into magic research.

He really didn’t see the appeal in political power anyway—as inconvenient as that was for those fighting over the family’s succession.

In a sense, he was similar to a certain middle-aged mage. Though Croesus was perhaps a little different, in that his magic research was all he cared about; looking after other people was just something he did to help optimize that work.

Ultimately, he aimed to be logical and efficient in everything he did—and the main thing he aimed to achieve with that logic and efficiency was his short-term enjoyment. Everything he did was for his own sake.

Croesus’s cold attitude toward others extended to his own family, too. As far as he saw it, his father Delthasis was a talented man, but had a bad habit of philandering; his mother was overly doting, and never left him alone whenever he went home; his older brother Zweit was ill-mannered, and had been turning into more and more of a fool over the past few years; and Zweit’s mother he saw as nothing but his own mother’s friend. His grandfather, meanwhile, had aspects that were

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