One month pa.s.sed. During that time, I have seen a total of three people. It was merely that much. Furthermore, among those people neither seemed to be Mother or Father.
Nevertheless, having just maids in this situation is weird. Aren’t there any relative who look after me… it would be better to gather information a bit more longer before coming to a conclusion.
No matter what, in this place… the knowledge I currently have does not apply here, this is a different.
The door is opening. For the time being I faked unconsciousness as I waited for them to approach. I didn’t cry. I wanted to say something but I was embarra.s.sed. Imitating a baby’s awkward speech is something I just can’t do. For now I’ll stay silent, so that be would be my last resort. The possibility of someone noticing that this is just an act is nonexistent.
There were rustling sounds as the two maids approached. So it was time for breakfast. I sneaked a look at a maid. The skin of her right hand was the same as of a snake. Not only that. Her irises aren’t black either. Her eyes were similar to those reptiles I saw from the zoo at that time.
When I was lifted to change the sheets, I incidentally noticed something. I praised myself for not suddenly shouting out loud.
The maid’s hair color was yellow green that I found it weird. I mean, it’s too flashy. The staff recruitment agency wouldn’t be able to ignore something like that, wouldn’t they?
And then there’s also the language. It’s not j.a.panese or English. It’s a language I’m completely unaware of.
These reasons supported my conclusion that this is a different world.
My diapers and clothes were changed as I lay side wards and looked at the sky. The aforementioned two people went out. I examined the view outside the window.
Without any building to obstruct the view, two suns could be seen in the sky.
I woke up a while back thinking that I will not be surprised anymore even if anything happens. This is the result of my efforts.
I found out that I can move my body and get up but the bed’s structure prevented me from leaving.
I tried to pull on the clothes I was changed into a while ago. The fabric looked high quality from the way it stretched. The clothes were blue. I did not know whether it was stylish or not because I have absolutely no fashion sense.
Why were my clothes changed even though it’s still morning? Could it be that I peed?
How embarra.s.sing… I’ll be careful from now on. I need to pay attention to my body’s needs.
I lied back down again and buried my face in the bed sheets. I’ll just sleep through this embarra.s.sment. Also, I need to stop being careless.
I don’t want to look at the ceiling somehow, so I tossed about in bed to find a better sleeping position.
Aah, I feel really betrayed. No one cares about me, no one comes to see me. Maid-san, please be be more concerned about me.
How boring…
n.o.body really comes to entertain this baby so there were so much free time. Though it was the same at the hospital, a lot of people came to play.
That reminds me, I was unable to graduate from high school after all. Was it in the beginning of my second year in high school…? Back then, I sensed something wrong with my body and went for a checkup, and then I was hospitalized. The cure for the disease was never found. Gradually, I was robbed of my body’s freedom. A year ago I was still having fun doing club activities… however it was only a matter of time before I died.
Why was I reborn? I dimly thought about it, but never came up with a reason.
Reincarnation… This could be my chance. Well, this is definitely my chance.
I’ll be able to do what I want. Play with friends, go to school… I’ll be able to go back to being a kid… I thought of it, but is this really actually possible?
The thought really lifted my spirits.
I leaned at the edge of the bed and looked down… it’s surprisingly low. This might be a good thing.
From that day onward I started to train my body strength secretly by crawling. And then one day… I was able to peel off the bed sheets and remove the bed’s frame.
Today’s a success!
I held on and got down from the bed. I broke into a smile when it went smoothly.
But I came to a realization while getting down.
Eh? Does a baby act like this?
Of course I can’t remember even from my little brother’s time as an infant. Well, nevertheless… surely it was like this.
I landed on the floor and observed my room. It’s a somewhat dull room.
Bed, bookshelves, desk, closet… there werenothing but the basic furniture. I took a book from the shelves and leafed through the pages.
I can’t read. Of course that would be the case, I haven’t taken any lessons and this is an entirely different language. I never had any expectations that it would be j.a.panese, so I was not a bit depressed as I gathered more books. I’ll just learn what I don’t understand.
Even though I hated studying for finals and midterms before, I missed doing it the moment it became impossible for me to do so.
The heavy books caused me to further walk unsteadily so I worried that someone might notice that something’s moving in the room.
This is bad. There’s no doubt that a baby born just after a few weeks behaving like this is too strange.
Sad to say, I unconsciously acted as I did before. I tried playing dead…
No sounds could be heard. After waiting for a while, I raised my head slowly and surveyed the room. When I calmed down, I realized that a baby playing dead infront of a bookshelf is weird. I need to be more careful after this.
Pachi, my eyes met with a baby’s. Pale skin and silver hair. Large eyes with pupils tinged of blue. When I stretch my hand it b.u.mped against something. Ah, it’s a mirror. That means… this person is me.
Entranced, I looked at the mirror again. I understood completely that I really became another person. I don’t know what kind of standards these foreigners have and I also don’t know what I would look like in the future but it seems to be normal face. Perhaps, attractive even.
Good, good.
Relieved, I went back to bed. Of course, I didn’t forget to place back the bed sheets. It’s near dinner time after all. I started reading the book.
Even if I still don’t get it, a child’s memory is awesome. I was able to learn words and memorize difficult ones immediately… I should carry on reading!
More time pa.s.sed. As usual I only saw those three maids. But since reading is fun… I decided not to care anymore.
I read several books and understood them. The thing that surprised me the most was the existence of magic.
Now that I think about it, the maid before was most likely not a human. Also, hair color seems to reflect a person’s affinity to magic. The stronger the color, the more potent the power is.
I lift my hair and examined it. It seemed to be dyed silver. When I noticed this I was extremely disappointed.
Even so, it doesn’t really mean I can’t entirely use magic. Though it doesn’t really matter whether I could use it or not, I recovered.
That’s right. Life isn’t something definite.
This is what I understood from dying once.