Reborn as a Barrier Master (Manga) Volume 1

Reborn as a Barrier Master (Manga) Volume 1 - 148 pages

Souichi (Artist); Kataoka Naotaro (Original Creator); Shizuki Hitomi (Character Design)

Summary (From Goodreads)

At 34 years old, Kubo Tamotsu works at an exploitative company only to wake up one day in an unfamiliar world, reincarnated into the body of a six-year-old. Not aware of his innate "Barrier Master" skills, he finds himself on the slave market, and up for auction! When no one bids on him and he's queued for disposal, he is rescued in the nick of time by Marquess Basam. He will be raised as the Marquess' personal Barrier Master under a new name, "Linus," and his talent as a Barrier Master will grow day by day. His troubles never seem to end, as he struggles to survive!

Review

Something I can definitely appreciate about Linus's character is how he has succeeded thus far not so much by simply being "overpowered," but rather by his own creativity in using the magic he now possesses.  The abundance of time-skips did make this feel a bit rushed - like they were trying to get a lot of backstory and exposition out of the way before getting on with the main plot.  A bit more showing and a bit less telling could have helped in this regard.