Reborn as the Hero’s Daughter! Time to Become the Hero Once More!
Chapter 63

After finishing up their height or weight measurements, the students moved on to the next one.

While in line for the weight measurement, I looked at the file in my hands to check the height measurements and secretly heaved a sigh.

I havent grown much.

Nicole is pretty tiny.

Dont call me tiny!

Peeking at the file in Letinas hand, I noticed shes 10cm taller than me.

Shes pretty tall in our class, so when lined up alongside me, she seems very mature, older than her age at least.

Conversely, I just give off the sense of being a doll.

Well, Id be grateful if the thorough examination revealed that my poor growth up to this point was a result of some underlying problem.

It wouldnt have been Marias fault, but naturally, this still makes me uneasy about the future.

Standing next to Letina, who is tall for our age, I have to crane my neck up. This is fine. not, it seriously grates on my nerves.

Everything should be ready for the full checkup after school today.

It cant be helped that I have to come here twice.

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I hope I can at least grow as tall as Cortina, its probably asking too much to reach Maria.

I dont see that happening

What was that!?

As a cat person, Cortina was slightly shorter than the average person. Maria had a dainty physique, but her stature was pretty average. Shes filled out fine while at the same time being eye-catchingly slender.

It goes without saying Lyells physique is good. Hes tall and toned, but not to the point that he seems sinewy.

Despite still being a child, Ill have to drop my expectations of reaching their heights.

Wait, Letina!

No way!

I left the line to chase down the smart- Letina.

However, I was stopped by being picked up from my armpits. Suffice to say, it was my homeroom teacher, Cortina.

Hey now! Line up properly.

But Letina

No excuses, get going.

And with that, I was lifted onto a weight scale like a doll.

As expected, the numbers were below average for a child my age.

Haaaa

How odd. Im feeding you quite a bit at home though.

You put out plenty, but my appetite cant handle it.

This bodys stomach is so small. Just half a piece of toast is enough to fill me up.

Its like Im only able to eat the bare minimum required to maintain basic activity.

Yeah, Ive heard youve only been eating a little, but you still seemed to have put on weight.

Dont call me fat!

I struck my fist at Cortinas belly, but it seemed to have as much effect as a gentle breeze.

It felt like a solid smack, but it just sounded like a silly thunk.

And so, after school, I once again went to the infirmary.

In addition to myself, I was being escorted by Cortina, Michelle, who had just come over from the adventurers school next door, and behind her was the add-on Letina.

Upon entering, there were various measuring devices strewn about.

Most likely everything was set up in a hurry after the physical measurements today.

Welcome. How about we get started immediately.

As soon as she saw my face, the doctor picked up a syringe with a -eating grin.

It seems she was showing an unnecessary large syringe off on purpose, which made Michelle take a step back.

Is that on purpose?

Yup.

I looked at the doctor who was showing a satisfied smile from seeing Michelles reaction.

Normally, kids get a little scared when I show them that but youre fine with it?

Im pretty used to the pain.

While impressive, isnt that pretty bad?

Im aware.

Pain is an important signal alerting you to life-threatening danger. Getting used to ignoring pain is like becoming indifferent to death.

Previously, Id grown numb to pain. The result was that brash decision the decision to face off with the demon.

Oww!

They say carelessness is ones greatest enemy. Sit still for a bit.

At that point, I had several tests done.

A blood exam, a magic power exam, and finally an eye exam.

At the end of it, she seemed to mull over the results for a bit.

So, how about it?

Yeah, I think Ive pretty much got it.

Then! What is it?

Probably Magic Buildup Disease.

Magic Buildup Disease?

Apparently even Cortina, with her extensive knowledge, hasnt heard of it.

Judging by the sound of it, an excess build-up of magic power was the cause?

Its a result of storing too much magic power inside the body. In other words, youre building up more magic power than you can handle.

So, how do we fix it?

I urged her to keep explaining.

Now that I knew the cause of my poor health, I felt impatient.

Ordinarily, people have a balance between their build-up of magic power and their release rate of it. However, thats not the case with you.

Uh-huh.

It rarely happens in children, and normally as they grow up, their ability to release magic increases, so the symptoms naturally abate and eventually disappear as the child matures.

In your case, the difference is too great to wait until you reach adulthood. Youre storing up so much up until you pass out and then balancing it out by releasing it slowly during your fainting spells.

Hm, hmm?

This kid is too cute. Let me have her a bit.

No way.

The doctor suddenly turned toward me while I clenched my fist listening to her talk.

While I was completely lost in thought, Cortina quickly blocked the doctor.

At any rate, if this goes on itll be dangerous.

Dangerous? She just has to expel excess mana in her sleep no?

Theres no immediate threat to her life. The rate of release is greater during her fainting spells than during normal times.

Then

But thats the limitation. Shes more likely to increase her absorption rate than her release rate. If it keeps up she may spend all day passed out.

Thats

Im still young so its manageable right now. But if this keeps going itll only get worse over time.

Can you fix it?

Nothing cant be cured. In short, everything will be fine if we just increase her rate of release by a greater degree.

If we could just do that, we wouldnt be in this mess, Cortina said with a look that seemed to scream What the hell are you even saying right now. She too was frustrated by her magical release rate. You could say her small rate of release was a major problem for her, so she knew full well the difficulties involved.

Normally speaking, you only improve it by constant training and natural growth. However, thereisjust a wonder drug for this.

What?

Saying that, the doctor gave us a sickly sweet smile.