The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?
“fantasy”
Ichinomiya Shingo, an everyday twenty-five-year-old office worker, wakes up as Wendelin, the 8th son of an impoverished noble family out in the sticks. He soon despairs at his lack of succession rights and knowledge to navigate the political world, but finds hope in his aptitude for magic. This is the story of that young man earning his keep and his freedom through magic, with no world saving involved, and spending quite a while escaping his solitude. Ultimately, it is also the story of him being unable to escape the shackles of society.
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The story begins when a 25‑year‑old office worker, Shingo Ichinomiya, inexplicably wakes up in the body of a five‑year‑old child named Wendelin von Benno Baumeister, the eighth son of a poor noble family in a fantasy world. Though he’s born into nobility, Wendelin’s family is impoverished, which leaves him with very limited prospects. Soon he discovers he possesses an extraordinary talent for magic—something rare in his setting—and this becomes his path to improving his status.
1.The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?
7.802-04-202024mA Japanese salaryman falls asleep before waking up and finding himself as a five year old boy named Wendelin von Benno Baumeister, during the wedding of his oldest brother Kurt and...
2.A Succession Dispute? Are You Kidding Me?
8.009-04-202024mWendelin decides to keep his magic a secret after learning it moves him ahead of Kurt in the line of family inheritance, risking assassination attempts from Kurt. Alfred discovers...
3.A Loner? Are You Kidding Me?
7.516-04-202024mAt Adventurers Academy Wendelin tries to make friends but due to his lack of communications skills and high level of magic, the rest of the students are too afraid to approach him....
4.Obligations? Are You Kidding Me?!
8.023-04-202024mWendelin and his friends are invited to his brother Erich’s wedding. An undead dragon attacks their airship so Brantack has Wendelin purge the dragon with holy magic before collect...
5.Political Marriage? Are You Kidding Me?
7.830-04-202024mHohenheim introduces Wendelin to Elize then, due to his naiveté, tricks Wendelin into forming a political marriage with Elize. Wendelin panics at the idea of marrying a woman he do...
6.A Bullet Tour? Are You Kidding Me?
8.007-05-202024mElize visits Louise, Lina and Erwin to learn exactly what sort of man Wendelin is. The King asks Wendelin and Brantack to slay an ancient dragon, Greigorland, as the kingdom needs...
7.No Magic? Are You Kidding Me?
8.014-05-202024mAt the wedding of his brother, Helmut, Wendelin learns he is expected to participate in a martial arts tournament, but as a noble he must use a sword instead of magic. Louise and L...
8.Presumed Dead? Are You Kidding Me?!
7.721-05-202024mThree years later Kurt, Wendelin’s eldest brother, receives a letter from Head Auditor Ruckner, Lord Commissioner Ruckners brother, that Wendelin has died. Five days previously Wen...
9.People Hate Me? Are You Kidding Me?!
7.728-05-202024mFor the ruins' treasures the King pays Wendelin’s party ten million gold. Wendelin decides to move their home to Breichburg to set up their adventuring careers. Armstrong reveals t...
10.Toxic? Are You Kidding Me?!
8.004-06-202024mBrantack explains to Wendelin’s father, Sir Artur, that the deceased expedition army, which Alfred Rainford was part of, are now zombies. As the zombies are on their land, Artur is...
11.Between a Rock and a Hard Place? Are You Kidding Me?!
7.711-06-202024mBrantack explains the King wants to develop the surrounding land but is unable due to the current land owning lords, like Sir Artur. Instead, the royal court has been secretly driv...
12.The 8th Son? I Guess That's Not So Bad!
8.018-06-202024mWith the magical Dragon's Flute that will summon a horde of dragons, Kurt lures Wendelin and company to an empty clearing in a forest. Kurt, after mocking Wendelin and Bramtack's f...
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