Math Is Magic Chapter 5: CHAPTER 5: Unsolved Mysteries

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Mirac read and reread those words, over and over again, making sure he hadn't misread anything. But upon reading the title for the third time in a row, Mirac noticed something highly unsettling: 'These letters… This language… They aren't the same as in my old world! It's absurd: without any effort, it seems I can read and understand the meaning of the words!' Caught off guard by this revelation, Mirac took a moment to think it over and analyze it more carefully and calmly: 'If I think about it, this is rather unsettling! When I read the words, I feel like I understand them, but at the same time, I don't. It's as if my old language is clashing with the new one, like a tug-of-war in my Wernicke's area. Furthermore, I assume my family, and everyone working here in the castle, have always spoken using this language, which is completely foreign to me. And yet, since my rebirth, I never noticed! Not until I saw the words written down. I wonder if, until now, I've been thinking and talking to myself in my old language or this new one. Even now, I'm unsure! But now that I've noticed it, I feel that from now on, I'll be able to clearly distinguish which of the two languages I'm using. With that settled, I shouldn't have any issues conversing with others in the future. At the same time, though, this discovery is incredible! My mind seems to automatically understand this new language, even though I've never seen it, studied it, or heard it distinctly from the other until now! And if it weren't for my vocal cords not being fully developed yet, I'm sure I could already speak it like a true native speaker!' All these thoughts, almost contradictory to each other, put Mirac in a serious inner conflict. After the revelation, he didn't know whether to smile with excitement or assume an expression of distress. 'But returning to the core of the matter…' thought little Mirac, wanting to conclude his long analysis once and for all. 'How is any of this possible?! Could it be some kind of "hereditary memory"? But that wouldn't make any sense! After all, this body belongs to a newborn who died on the very night he was born! He shouldn't have had time to acquire any linguistic knowledge. So, he can't logically be the source of this "hereditary memory" of mine. Assuming that's even what it is… Tsk, damn it! Another dead end…' As usual, Mirac tried to find a logical explanation for that strange phenomenon, but, once again, he was unsuccessful. He decided to set that enigma aside for the moment, just as he had done with all the others so far, waiting for the tools and information needed to solve them. And it was precisely in this way that, during his first 11 months of life, little Mirac had identified four main enigmas that he wanted to solve one day: The first was HOW he had resurrected in this other world… The second, assuming there was a reason, was WHY he had resurrected in this other world, and not, for example, in the normal one where he had previously lived… The third was to discover how Mirac had retained an eidetic memory of his entire previous life… 'The fourth mystery, then, is understanding how I can read, write, comprehend, and presumably speak this new language without ever having studied it…' Despite the myriad of unanswered questions, young Mirac was in no hurry to find answers to his questions. Not that he could realistically manage it right now. 'Finally, I wouldn't be surprised at all if I discovered that all these mysteries are somehow connected...' After this supposition, young Mirac took a deep breath to calm his mind after the long analytical process. Then, he turned his hazel eyes back to the book belonging to the presumed librarian, which remained still in place, anchored to the numerous pages just inches from his face. * * * "Advanced Magical Arts of Fire" "Armin J. Bellsing" After reading the title and author one more time, for the seventh time in a row, Mirac assumed a somewhat dubious expression as he slipped back into a refl