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I'll elaborate on option 1.

There is not reincarnation involved.

Chara is simply the apprentice of the apprentice of the apprentice of the apprentice of the Determination Wizard's apprentice.

Sure, this setup is easier- it lets us choose which traits get passed on from one generation of wizards to the next- but fortunately, that doesn't definitively wreck the probability.