Mother-sama is a Witch

Riana Crystal. Ria for short. That was her name in this life.

That's right, her.

The stoic man who had spent over forty years doing nothing but tempering his body and skills had been reborn as an utterly adorable little girl.

(I definitely… never asked what would happen with gender… Maybe it was determined by the Gift…)

She hadn't been shaken when told she had died, nor when told she would reincarnate into another world. But being reborn as a woman? That was too much.

After all, the son who had accompanied her for so many years was gone…

She was depressed when she realized it. Sleep, eat, excrete, then get depressed again.

Looking through world history, there were hardly any renowned female warriors.

In Japan, perhaps Tomoe Gozen of the Genpei War was famous?

Since this world was described as one of swords and magic, there were probably many battles to be had.

Walking the path of martial arts as a woman, with all the physical disadvantages that entailed, would surely be difficult.

Setting that aside… time to assess the current situation.

First, her mother's name was Agatha. Her occupation: running a magic shop.

Black hair and dark eyes. The same as Ria, apparently. Perhaps it was just a daughter's bias, but she was quite the beauty.

She owned a combined shop and residence, primarily selling magical medicine. She also offered magical healing and fortune-telling.

Judging by conversations with customers, she seemed to be quite skilled.

There was no father. She was apparently a single mother.

The topic never even came up.

There was one other person living with them.

Her name was Fei. A girl in her mid-teens. Her hair was a color that didn't exist on Earth: blue.

She was both an employee and an apprentice at Agatha's shop, and also helped take care of Ria.

From Ria's room, that was about all the information she could gather.

For now, she slept, drank mother's milk, excreted, cried, and was occasionally washed with hot water as the days passed by.

Even with memories from a previous life, there was nothing she could do in a baby's body. Her desire to sleep was overwhelming to begin with, and she spent most of each day asleep.

The turning point came six months after birth.

"Hmm, this is strange."

Placing a finger to her lips, Agatha stared at Ria. They were at the shop's counter.

"What's wrong, Manager?"

Fei asked while dusting a shelf. She usually addressed Agatha as 'Manager.'

"Even when I use Identify magic, I can't see her Status."

"Oh, maybe she has a Gift like that?"

Gifts were rare, but Fei herself had one. Though compared to Agatha's Gift, it probably didn't seem all that valuable.

Being unable to have one's abilities seen by others could be quite useful depending on the situation, couldn't it?

Meanwhile, hearing this, Ria was holding her head at her own carelessness.

From birth until now, she hadn't once checked her own abilities.

(Self Check… do I just have to think about it?)

A semi-transparent screen floated before her eyes. It showed abilities, skills, and blessings. Since they were called Gifts, they were probably under blessings.

[Dragon's Bloodline] [Self Check] — these were fine. These were fine, but…

[Divine Protection of the Goddess]

[Divine Protection of the War God]

(What the heck?)

She had only chosen two Gifts. Yet there were clearly two entries here she had no memory of.

(Divine Protection of the Goddess… did I receive something like that? And what's this Divine Protection of the War God…)

Could it be that the obviously indoor-type goddess was actually also a god of war?

While pondering such thoughts, Ria focused on the Divine Protection of the Goddess.

[Divine Protection of the Goddess]

Slight bonus to defense. Slight bonus to intelligence.

Thinking back on her exchange with the goddess, she did seem to have held some goodwill toward her.

She didn't know how much effect it would have, but it was certainly something to be grateful for.

(The problem is this other one…)

[Divine Protection of the War God]

Raises the morale of soldiers under your command.

Greatly boosts the abilities of soldiers under your command.

Will not be struck by stray arrows or stray bullets.

Bird's-eye view of battlefield situations.

Weather becomes favorable for your army.

Allied morale does not decrease even in disadvantageous situations. Etc.

(What is this?)

These effects were practically telling her to go to war. And in a commanding position, no less.

Female warriors were rare, but weren't female commanders even rarer?

Was she supposed to become someone like Joan of Arc from the West?

"Still, her magic power is quite high, isn't it?"

Agatha and Fei's conversation continued.

"Yes. It's already about the same as mine, and it's stable without going out of control. I'd say she has considerable talent."

The two were having that sort of conversation. Incidentally, [Dragon's Bloodline] contained something called [Insight Resistance], which seemed to be blocking the Identify magic.

"The Millennium is ending again soon… the Demon Lord's revival should be close."

After muttering something ominous, Agatha raised her head sharply and declared:

"I've decided! I'll make this child into a top-tier mage and have her join the hero's party!"

… How did it come to this?